Roy performed a key half in England’s 2019 World Cup success on dwelling soil however has endured extended intervals of poor type over the previous two years and, crucially, missed all 4 matches of this month’s sequence in opposition to New Zealand with again spasms.
He now seems to be nailed on to open the batting alongside Jonny Bairstow in India, which means Roy’s position would have been because the squad’s spare batter and given considerations over the Surrey man’s health, in addition to his lack of versatility to bat decrease down the order, England have deemed Brook a greater match for that spot.
“The strength of the group has meant we have had to make some tough decisions on world-class players,” stated nationwide selector Luke Wright.
Nonetheless, the news will come as a bitter blow to Roy, who scored ODI a whole lot in his two most up-to-date sequence – away to South Africa and Bangladesh at first of the yr – and was additionally dropped on the eve of final yr’s T20 World Cup triumph.
Brook already has a World Cup winners’ medal to his title from that event and has endured a outstanding begin to life as a Test cricketer, averaging 62 at a strike charge above 90 to this point in his quick profession.
Commitments in different codecs have a number of restricted the 24-year-old’s alternatives in ODI cricket to date and his document is unremarkable, with an innings of 80 on the tour of South Africa his solely rating above 25 in six knocks.
However, two of these got here as a makeshift opener within the latest New Zealand sequence and Brook’s type this summer season has in any other case been wonderful, the Yorkshire batter having fun with an more and more spectacular debut Ashes after which hanging the Hundred’s quickest century simply days after being disregarded of the provisional World Cup squad.
Brook had been named in a second-string squad to face Ireland in a three-match sequence beginning on Wednesday however will now sit out these video games to relaxation forward of England’s departure for the subcontinent.
England are but to call their three travelling reserves for the event, who may come into the squad in case of harm, however are anticipated to take action on Monday.
Brydon Carse, who like Brook performed within the latest New Zealand sequence regardless of not being within the World Cup squad, could possibly be included as a type of, as may Jofra Archer, who returned to gentle coaching with the workforce this week as he builds his manner again from a stress fracture of the elbow.
England’s World Cup squad:
Jos Buttler (Lancashire – captain)
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
David Willey (Northamptonshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
