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Ben Stokes is a doubt for England’s World Cup opener in opposition to New Zealand on Thursday due to a hip subject.
Captain Jos Buttler performed down the brand new subject on Wednesday however England are unlikely to take a danger on Stokes firstly of a seven-week match.
England’s Take a look at captain, 32, came out of retirement for the defence of their 50-over world title regardless of his long-running knee damage .
“It is not the time to take large dangers on somebody,” stated Buttler.
“Nearer the tip, perhaps you do take extra of a danger with individuals’s accidents however it should be a protracted match.”
If Stokes is just not match, batter Harry Brook, who was solely known as up as a late change for Jason Roy, is the apparent substitute.
England practice on the cavernous 130,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in a while Wednesday – the venue of the match curtain-raiser a day later.
Stokes has not performed since hitting an England-record 182 within the third one-day worldwide in opposition to New Zealand on 13 September, having sat out Monday’s warm-up recreation in opposition to Bangladesh.
“He is acquired a slight niggle along with his hip,” stated Buttler.
“However fingers crossed that it will be excellent news for us. We’ll see.
“He is working onerous with the physios and we’ll know extra when the fellows arrive for coaching.
“We’ll make the correct name. If he isn’t match to play, he isn’t match to play. If he’s, we will make that call.”
Stokes’ knee troubles already imply he’s in India purely as a batter, reasonably than enjoying his full function as an all-rounder.
The match begins with a 10-team round-robin stage, with the highest 4 qualifying for the semi-finals, giving England time to be cautious with Stokes.
He famously was player-of-the-match within the 2019 closing as England beat New Zealand to win the 50-over World Cup for the primary time.
Buttler stated that exceptional victory – by way of boundary countback after a tied common match and tremendous over – may have no bearing on Thursday’s assembly.
“4 years in the past is a very long time,” he stated.
“We’ve had incredible video games in opposition to them the entire time in ICC and bilateral sequence. They’re a superb workforce. We count on a tricky match.”
England accomplished a 3-1 ODI sequence win over New Zealand lower than three weeks in the past however in solely totally different situations, with temperatures forecast to succeed in 35 levels on Thursday.
New Zealand have their very own damage points.
Captain Kane Williamson is just not but match after rupturing knee ligaments in March and bowler Tim Southee is sidelined after surgical procedure on a dislocated thumb.
However they’ve an excellent file in latest tournaments, having additionally reached the 2015 50-over World Cup closing, plus two semi-finals and a closing prior to now three T20 World Cups.
Buttler not eager on ‘defending champions’ tag
England went into the 2019 occasion on dwelling soil having by no means gained a males’s 50-over World Cup.
Now they return as one of many favourites following the transformation began by former captain Eoin Morgan and carried on by Buttler.
Final autumn England gained the T20 crown to turn out to be double world champions and at the moment are trying to turn out to be the primary facet to defend the 50-over title since Australia in 2007.
“It’s clearly a superb place to be having had the success of successful the 2019 one,” Buttler advised BBC Sport.
“I’ve stated numerous instances I do not see us as defending champions now.
“We’re firstly of a brand new World Cup and it’s about going on the market and creating new recollections and making an attempt to win it once more.
“I most likely do not just like the phrase defend both. I need us to assault as a facet and assault this World Cup.”