Team owner Mukesh Kochhar hails 'outstanding’ ladies as he pays tribute to his tried and tested squad of players
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Jofra Archer was left off England's preliminary 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup, a month after the paceman qualified to play for the country on residency rules.
Archer was, however, called up for England's warm-up games against Pakistan and Ireland, where impressive performances could yet earn him a late spot in the World Cup squad.
England plays Ireland on May 3, then begins a five-match ODI series against Pakistan on May 8.
The 24-year-old Archer, who was born in Barbados but has an English father and holds a British passport, completed a three-year qualification period on March 17.
There were no major surprises in the squad, which is unchanged from the winter series against West Indies.
England will finalize its squad after the last game of the series against Pakistan on May 19. The squad can be changed up to a week before the World Cup starts on May 30.
England preliminary 15-man World Cup squad:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
England 17-man squad for Pakistan ODIs:
Morgan (capt), Ali, Jofra Archer (Sussex), Bairstow, Buttler (wkt), Curran, Denly, Chris Jordan (Sussex), Hales, Plunkett, Rashid, Root, Roy, Stokes, Willey, Woakes, Wood
England 14-man squad versus Ireland ODI and Pakistan IT20:
Morgan (capt), Archer, Sam Billings (Kent), Curran, Denly, Jordan, Hales, Plunkett, Rashid, Root, Roy, James Vince (Hampshire), Willey, Wood
Fixtures (all times GMT):
May 3: Ireland v England ODI, Dublin (0945)
May 5: England v Pakistan T20, Cardiff (1330)
May 8: England v Pakistan 1st ODI, The Oval (1200)
May 11: England v Pakistan 2nd ODI, Southampton (1000)
May 14: England v Pakistan 3rd ODI, Bristol (1200)
May 17: England v Pakistan 4th ODI, Trent Bridge (1200)
May 19: England v Pakistan 5th ODI, Headingley (1000)
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