Pacer Chris Jordan is ready to function in England’s semifinal in opposition to India on the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, as there are doubts over Mark Wood‘s health. Wood has been unimaginable for England within the shorter format since his return after an harm in the course of the sequence in opposition to Pakistan. Consistently clocking 145 kmph or extra, the bowler has taken 9 wickets within the match to this point, with an economic system price of seven.71. But Wood has hardly bowled in the course of the coaching periods at Adelaide Oval this week on account of an harm which has been described by the English camp as muscle stiffness. As per ESPNCricinfo, he’s unlikely to function in opposition to Men in Blue.

But Jordan however has barely managed to get recreation time, having performed just one aggressive recreation in opposition to Australia final month since recovering from a finger harm. He went wicketless within the match.

Jordan’s expertise will present skipper Jos Buttler an possibility at dying overs alongside Sam Curran. He can be one among England’s finest fielders.

Phil Salt may additionally function within the match for the primary time ever, with left-hand batter Dawid Malan struggling to beat the groin pressure sustained in opposition to Sri Lanka of their closing group stage match. He may bat at quantity three, however it is usually potential that he slides down the order given how versatile England has been within the match with its batting line-up.

Another different possibility for Malan may very well be David Wlley, who can bat down the order. Ben Stokes will be promoted to quantity three. This would imply England fielding a time with eight bowling choices, together with 5 seamers. Willey’s left-arm swing with the brand new ball will be potent in opposition to India’s opening pair of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.

Buttler mentioned that Wood and Malan could be given “as long as possible” to show their health. “We will see how they pull up,” he mentioned. “Dawid left the field the other day with a small niggle and Woody has had a little bit of stiffness, but we trust the medical team. We trust those two guys as well and we will give them as long as possible.”

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“You need guys to be fit to participate in the game. In all sport, you have players that do not always play at 100 per cent, but you have to be able to fulfill your role in the team. We have 15 guys preparing to play and there is been some really tough selections throughout the whole tournament. We have got some fantastic players who have not yet played in the tournament and they are all desperate to make their mark if given a chance,” he added.

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