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Alex Hales, Sam Billings and David Willey have decided to skip the series against Bangladesh in March to play franchise cricket instead. Butler told ‘ESPN Cricinfo’: “We want to pick our best available team.”
England limited-overs captain Jos Buttler has admitted he is upset that players are unable to pick the best team for international tournaments due to their preference for franchise cricket. Alex Hales, Sam Billings and David Willey have decided to skip the series against Bangladesh in March to play franchise cricket instead. Butler told ‘ESPN Cricinfo’: “We want to pick our best available team.” In the World Cup and big ICC tournaments. Sometimes there is frustration that we can’t do it, but I understand the decision of the players.
England have picked 37 players in the 33 ODIs they have played since the 2019 World Cup. Butler said: “It’s a strange situation. The way games are scheduled, we have to understand both sides. Being the captain of England, I want the best players to play, but then, thinking from the players’ point of view, there is a lot of difference between playing for England and winning playing franchise cricket, which has to be understood. players Tom Abel and Rehan Ahmed have been selected in the squad. Butler said: “In these circumstances, you must choose the best available option. If someone doesn’t play, someone else will have a chance, but I don’t want to get into a situation where you say this player will never play for England again.
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