T20 WC: England drops opener Roy; Woakes, Wood back

A few hours after the squad was announced, Jonny Bairstow was ruled out after injuring his lower leg in a freak accident on a golf course. His replacement is yet to be named.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:3rd Sep, 2022 at 12:27 AM

LONDON: England dropped out-of-form opener Jason Roy and welcomed back fit-again pacers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood into its squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. The 32-year-old Roy has struggled this summer and hit just 76 runs in his last six T20 Internationals, which made his position untenable for the World Cup and the preceding seven-match shortest format series in Pakistan. A few hours after the squad was announced, Jonny Bairstow was ruled out after injuring his lower leg in a freak accident on a golf course. His replacement is yet to be named.

SQUAD: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood

T20 WC: England drops opener Roy; Woakes, Wood back

A few hours after the squad was announced, Jonny Bairstow was ruled out after injuring his lower leg in a freak accident on a golf course. His replacement is yet to be named.

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