England’s white-ball Head Coach Matthew Mott has given the clarity on star all-rounder Ben Stokes role. He said that he will bat at the number four position in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. Ben Stokes was rested for the recently concluded seven-match T20I series against Pakistan.
Mott also happy with the performance of the talented batter Harry Brooks who had Played brilliant Innings against the Pakistan recently.
Stokes has not had a clear role in the squad: Matthew Mott
“One of the things that’s been said for a while is that he hasn’t had a clear role. And Jos (Buttler) in particular is clear that he’s a top-four player. Those conditions in Australia will suit the way he plays. You always have a bit of flexibility with the batting but he will be expected to be higher in the innings,” said Mott.
Mott Said that Brook had a good chance to make into the XI.
“He’d have to go pretty close, I think. It depends on what balance we go with – whether we go with an extra batter or an extra all-rounder. But he couldn’t have done any more to push his case in this series,” Mott added.
Mott Said that Mark Wood is an X- Factor Bowler and management doesn’t want to take any risk with him.
“We probably talked him out of playing, to be honest. He always wants to play but we didn’t want to take that risk. He’s one of those bowlers, the X-factor bowler. A bit like Jos, he could maybe have played the back end of the series but those two guys are hard to replace so we’re trying to box a bit smarter and not take the risk on what is going to be a long campaign,” said Mott.
