- Zak Crawley captains a second-string squad together with 4 uncapped gamers
- He desires to play extra white-ball cricket for England following his Take a look at success
A brand new-look England aspect will on Wednesday take the primary steps in what they hope can be a altering of the 50-over white-ball guard.
Zak Crawley captains a second-string squad together with 4 uncapped gamers in Jamie Smith, Sam Hain, George Scrimshaw and Tom Hartley at Headingley within the first of three one-day internationals in opposition to Eire shoe-horned on the finish of a packed programme.
And the person who loved such a productive Ashes desires his fees to seize the chance to stake their declare for a spot within the new period which can come after the best white-ball group in England’s historical past try and defend the World Cup in India subsequent month.
‘We’re making an attempt to get this group to be the principle aspect someday,’ mentioned Crawley, whose senior captaincy expertise solely extends to 2 Championship and two T20 Blast video games with Kent. ‘We’re trying on the future, making an attempt to emulate the blokes above us taking part in in the identical optimistic approach and copying them as a lot as doable.’
No one is best outfitted to drive their approach into an England white-ball group that do appear to be reaching the top of an period than Crawley. Gone are the times when Take a look at gamers must play in another way in limited-overs cricket. He may be his normal expansive self.
Zak Crawley captains a second-string squad together with 4 uncapped gamers in opposition to Eire
Crawley desires to play extra white-ball cricket for England following his Take a look at success
‘I am very eager,’ mentioned Crawley when requested if he needed to play extra white-ball cricket for England. ‘It is at all times been a aim of mine and it will be cool someday to play in a World Cup. I feel that is everybody’s dream, is not it?
‘I do suppose the way in which I play in 50-over cricket can be similar to Exams. There’s perhaps a little bit extra pre-meditation on this format however I will attempt to play the identical photographs.’
And Crawley vowed to comply with within the footsteps of Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler in being an ultra-attacking chief. ‘The messaging would be the similar,’ he mentioned. ‘I keep in mind Shane Warne saying it’s best to at all times suppose like a captain if you’re taking part in and I’ve tried to try this since I used to be a child.’
Joe Root, the one World Cup participant who will function on this collection, was a late addition rather than Harry Brook and can play in simply the primary sport.
However Root’s quest to get into 50-over rhythm could also be affected by the Leeds climate that threatens to show this right into a shortened sport at finest.
