Stokes potential ODI return tops England selectors agenda

They may announce their World Cup squad alongside it given the ICC requires groups to pick a provisional squad by September 5 and to finalise their squads by September 28, leaving groups scope to make late adjustments. While England’s remaining squad will encompass 15 gamers, together with three travelling reserves, they may follow Australia’s lead in naming an preliminary 18-man group which they then trim down to fifteen names nearer to the beginning of the event.