Deadlines are not what they were, although there may be some harrumphing in the office if I don’t get this there on time. In the wider world there have been some high-profile failures to meet deadlines and life goes on. Meanwhile there is an ICC directive that requires each nation competing in the Cricket World Cup to submit its preliminary squad by 23 April. But this is another soft deadline. Every country can make changes to its squad until 23 May. I suppose the system helps those who have to write player profiles of the 150 players who will be involved in the World Cup.
Ed Smith will be announcing England’s preliminary squad of 15 on Wednesday as well as the names of two other players who will be involved in the games against Ireland and Pakistan that precede the World Cup. This will be his first significant act in a summer which holds such huge expectations for English cricket.
Written by Vic Marks
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/apr/16/the-spin-jofra-archer-england-world-cup-ed-smith under the title “The Spin | Jofra Archer can hit the target for England as World Cup beckons”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
