England white-ball coach Matthew Mott has repeatedly spoken of his desire to tempt Ben Stokes out of ODI retirement ahead of the 50-over World Cup later this year.
Stokes walked away from the format last summer, citing the "unsustainable" schedule as the main reason behind his decision. But as the hero of England's 2019 victory, scoring an unbeaten 84 in the final, Mott has retained hope the all-rounder would reverse his decision ahead of their World Cup defence.
After Stokes struck an unbeaten 52 in the final of last year's T20 World Cup, helping England become double world champions in the process, Mott said: "I did say he could always unretire.
