Eoin Morgan to lead England squad in WC
England selectors on Saturday announced a 15-man squad for the tri-series against Australia and India next month and the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Morgan replaced Alastair Cook as the ODI skipper.
"Selectors have made three changes to the one-day squad that lost 5-2 to Sri Lanka earlier this month. Led by Eoin Morgan, James Anderson and Stuart Broad return from injury with batsman Gary Ballancealso included. Alastair Cook, Ben Stokes and Harry Gurney are the three players to miss out from the most recent one-day squad," read an official statement issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The squad will leave for Australia on Jan 6 for a tri-series against Australia and
India ahead of the World Cup. England will open their World Cup campaign on Feb 14 against Australia in Melbourne.
National Selector, James Whitaker, said in the statement: “We have had to make some difficult decisions to get to our final squad but firmly believe that the 15 players selected offer the very best chance of success at the World Cup."
Cook said he felt "gutted" after he was left out of World Cup squad.
"I'm gutted to be left out of the World Cup squad and it is likely to take me a while to get over the disappointment," he was quoted as saying by BBC.
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