London : England’s star opener Jason Roy has been left out as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Australia in October-November. Jos Buttler, who was named the limited-overs captain following the retirement of Eoin Morgan, will lead the English side in the global tournament. The squad also features Chris Woakes and Mark Wood, who had been recovering from their respective injuries â both players had last played for England in March earlier this year. Roy had been struggling for form over the past few months, having scored only 78 runs in six T20Is this summer. During the ongoing âThe Hundredâ, Roy had registered three ducks in his first four innings.
Phil Salt, who has appeared in four T20Is for England so far, has been named in the English squad and is likely to replace Roy in the opening role, partering captain Jos Buttler.Chris Jordan and Liam Livingstone, who are undergoing rehab for finger and ankle injuries respectively, have also been included in the squad.Buttler is also recovering from a calf injury.Meanwhile, Star England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow suffered an injury caused by a “freak accident” while playing golf, which has ruled him out of the rest of England’s summer season and more importantly, the 2022 T20 World Cup in October-November. “England and Yorkshire batter Jonathan Bairstow has been ruled out of the rest of the summer and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Bairstow sustained a lower limb injury in a freak accident whilst playing golf on Friday in Leeds,” the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Friday.Bairstow will see a specialist next week so the full extent of the injury can be ascertained, the board added. Bairstow took to social media to put out a statement about his injury.”Unfortunately I am going to be unavailable of all games/tours in the immediate future. The reason being is that I have injured by lower leg in a freak accident and it shall need an operation,” Bairstow said.