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Malik Ouzia

David Willey hopes ‘donkey’ work avoids repeat of Cricket World Cup heartbreak amid Jofra Archer return

David Willey says he will not be sure of his place in England’s Cricket World Cup squad until he is on the plane to India - and he’s ready to take on the “donkey” work in a bid to make up for the heartbreak of missing out in 2019.

Willey had been a major part of England’s white-ball revolution in the aftermath of the 2015 World Cup, but was famously dropped on the eve of the 2019 edition after Jofra Archer was fast-tracked into the side at the last minute.

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