Defending world champions hurt by lack of ODI preparationRoot defends the captaincy of ‘incredible’ Jos Buttler
Joe Root has admitted English players no longer experience enough 50-over cricket either for their counties or their country to go into global tournaments with any realistic prospect of success.
England are bottom of the World Cup table having lost three of their opening four games and Root’s experience illustrates the fading focus on the format since they hosted and won the tournament in 2019.
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