Ben Stokes to bat at No. 4 in England T20 World Cup Squad

Matthew Mott says England will be "clear with everyone on their parts" as they idea for Australia. Ben Stokes will be carded to bat at No.4 in England T20 World Cup team after white-ball skipper Jos Buttler insisted that he is wasted down the order as a finisher. Stokes was relaxed from England's tour to Pakistan after a busy summer captaining the Test team and has not played a T20 international since March 2021.

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Ben Stokes to bat at No. 4 in England T20 World Cup Squad.

But left for Australia on Sunday and is seen as a key part of the full-strength side, contempt an underwhelming best across his short-form career. He has only batted above No. 5 three times in his T20I career, most lately in 2016, but had success opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020 and will effectively be a conservative swap for Ben Duckett at No. 4 in England T20 World Cup plans.

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"One of the things that have been said for a while is that he hasn't had a healthy role," Matthew Mott, England's white-ball head coach, said. "And Jos in exact is clear that he's a top-four player. Those situations in Australia will suit the way he plays. You always have a bit of suppleness with the batting but he will be expected to be higher in the innings.

I got a twosome of texts [from Stokes] on Sunday. He jumped on that flight ready to go. We've purposely left him alone. He's had a busy summer. There's a lot of time before that first T20 World Cup game and when we get to Australia, we'll be clear with everyone on what the expectations are with their roles.

As decent as this tour has been, new expressions are coming in and some are left as well. So, like we try and do for every tour, we'll make sure the starting XI is clear on what we imagine from them and what role we want them to play. Stokes is likely to be combined in the mid-order by Harry Brook, whom Mott said "couldn't have done any more" to seal a spot in the World Cup team after a dominant presentation at No. 5 during their 4-3 series win in Pakistan. To know more about England Vs Australia Tickets click here.

Matthew Mott says England will be “clear with everyone on their parts” as they idea for Australia. 

Harry Brook

Brook capped an advanced series in international cricket with 46 not out off 29 balls in Sunday's decider in Lahore, making him England's highest run-scorer on the tour with a collective of 237 across six innings while striking at 163.01. He was also named Player of the Series. "He'd have to go pretty close, I think," Mott said. "It is contingent on what balance we go with - whether we go with an extra batter or an extra allrounder - but he couldn't have done any more to drive his case in this series.

"To me, batting at No. 5 is about as hard as it gets. You don't often get it your way: you're either under heaviness with early wickets or you're having to throw your wicket away at the end. Whatever the state was, he always looked like he had a plan. That came out fairly clearly and for a young player to be so clear in such a complicated role showed a lot."

Brook spent much of the English summer as the Test team's spare batter, with his playing timetable disrupted as a result. "Brooky has been greedy of cricket for a bit," Mott added. "He's watched a lot from the sidelines and he just sees the chance. He looked right at home in that essential role at No. 5, which is quite difficult usually."

Joss Buttler

England T20 World Cup Captain Buttler is due to return in England's three-match series against Australia, which twitches in Perth on Sunday, after a lay-off with a calf strain kept him on the sidelines throughout the Pakistan tour, while Liam Livingstone is making good development after an ankle injury and is inked into England's middle order. With Dawid Malan repeating his status as England's first-choice No. 3 in the decider in Lahore on Sunday night, the main question around their batting line-up concerns the individuality of Buttler's opening partner.

Alex Hales

 Alex Hales' experience in Australia means he is the favorite, but Phil Salt's form in Lahore means the debate remains life. “That’s the big question," Mott said. I don't think that's resolved, which is probably not a bad thing. We've got four games before that first T20 World Cup game [including a warm-up against Pakistan in Brisbane] so there's still plenty of time. Hales did well at the start [of the tour] but Salt took his opportunities… he presented all the signs we're looking for. There are a lot of choices there, which is a good headache to have.

Alex Hales’ experience in Australia means he is the favorite.

Chris Woakes and Mark Wood

England managed players' returns from wound carefully, with Chris Woakes and Mark Wood playing two games each after losing the whole home summer.  England T20 World Cup Player Wood was originally due to play the decider in Lahore, but he was one of several England players to suffer some illness last week and the organization decided against risking him. "We possibly talked him out of playing, to be honest," Mott said.

"He unceasingly wants to play but we didn't want to take that risk. We're attractive and happy with what he got through. He's 1 of those bowlers, the X-factor bowler. A bit similar Jos, he could maybe have played the back end of the series but those two persons are hard to replace so we're trying to box a bit keener and not take the risk on what is going to be a long movement."

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