ICC World Cup 2023: 'England Have An Embarrassment Of Riches..'- James Anderson Fires Massive Warning Ahead Of Cricket WC 2023

Veteran English pacer, James Anderson praised Ben Stokes and Joe Root ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023 and said that they are for big moments. Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes have been included in the England squad for the upcoming 50-over World Cup.

Ben Stokes overturned his retirement decision before the team was announced and the team selectors wasted no time to include an experienced player in the squad. Following this, Harry Brook was excluded from the squad to make space for Stokes.

However, England coach Matthew Mott hinted at Harry Brook’s return to the squad when he said that there is still room for changes in the ODI World Cup 2023 squad but he did not mention the youngster’s inclusion in the team.

England’s provisional squad for the ODI World Cup 2023: Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

Ben Stokes retired from the 50-over format during the summer of 2022 and continued to lead the England Test side. The 32-year-old was also the skipper of the English side during the Ashes 2023.

They’ve got so much experience in that team: James Anderson on the presence of Joe Root and Ben Stokes in the squad

While speaking to BBC’s Test match special, James Anderson talked about the ODI World Cup 2023 squad and said that they have got much experience and added that players like Ben Stokes and Joe Root love these big tournaments.

James Anderson talked about the depth of the squad and said that all the 16-17 players have the potential to make it into the playing eleven.

“England have an embarrassment of riches. They’ve got so much experience in that team. Ben Stokes, Joe Root, these guys love this competition and the big moments. You feel like you’ve got a group of players where any one of them can play in any 11 out of that 16/17 players could do a great job,” James Anderson said.

The 41-year-old pacer said that the squad will have more depth once Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy come back from injury.

“It will always be the case, there are always players you will leave out. There are 17 in the squad when [Jonny] Bairstow and [Jason] Roy are back [from injury], they come straight back in, that probably takes out Brook and [Liam] Livingstone, meaning Moeen [Ali] to come back in,” he added.

England, the defending champions will take on New Zealand in the inaugural match of the ODI World Cup 2023 on October 5th at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.