England’s white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, has challenged players on the fringe of the first team to raise their game and stake a claim for a place in the Twenty20 World Cup squad. Having said that he sees little difference between the two formats under his remit and the 50-over series starting on Tuesday is another chance for these players to impress him.
“I don’t think it’s all locked in yet,” Mott said of his plans for October’s World Cup in Australia. “We’ve got a fair idea of what we think the right make-up is, but you want players to come in and perform and really warrant that spot. It’s still open for a lot of players and that’s why we are having looks at different combinations and trying to learn a bit about what our best make-up is.”
