Dawid Malans Lords century secures his place in Englands World Cup XI but there appears serious doubt over whether Jason Roy will be in the 15-man squad after back spasms prevent him from featuring at all against New Zealand in four-match ODI series
But it has quietened now, with Brook's returns in the ODI series after being called up as batting cover, initially for Jonny Bairstow and Malan , a meagre 25, two and 10.Harry Brook missed his opportunity to stake a claim for a place in the World Cup squad as he fell for 10 in the fourth ODI
If there was doubt about the make-up of England's top six to face New Zealand at the World Cup, then there probably isn't any more. It would be a surprise if it was not Malan, Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Livingstone in that order. "The biggest concern now is Roy's level of fitness," Morgan said of a player who scored 443 runs in eight matches at an average of 63.28 as England won the World Cup four years ago.
"He has played a bit of Vitality Blast, a bit of Major League Cricket in America, a bit of Hundred, so this series would have been the opportunity to reacquaint with the rhythms of 50-over cricket which are markedly different to T20, particularly at the top of the order.
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