Nasser Hussain says Ben Stokes is the "final bit of the jigsaw" England need for their 50-over World Cup defence, with white-ball coach Matthew Mott hoping to tempt the all-rounder out of ODI retirement.
Stokes walked away from the format last year due to the "unsustainable" schedule, leaving a hole in England's side that has yet to be filled. Earlier this month, Mott said Stokes was "non-committal" about a return and said England would "leave the door open" for him ahead of the tournament.
England have struggled to replace Stokes' all-round skills and he has proven himself to be a "match winner under pressure" in the biggest of games. Stokes scored unbeaten half-centuries in both England's 50-over World Cup win in 2019 and their T20 World Cup win last year, as well as one of the greatest hundreds in Test history to keep the 2019 Ashes series alive.
