ICC World Cup 2015 : England announces their 15 member squad, Eoin Morgan to captain, Cook sacked

Dec 20, 2014
England have become the first team to announce their 15 member squad for the ICC World cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.

Eoin Morgan to Captain England in World Cup 2015 [Image from flickr by ASHISH1987]

The biggest omissions from the squad are that of Test captain Alastair Cook, allrounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Harry Gurney. Middle order batsman Gary Ballance makes his return to the side after being dropped for the Sri Lanka ODI series.

The bowling becomes more potent with the inclusion of Stuart Broad and James Anderson, both who were injured from their respective knee injuries.

Ben Stokes paid for poor form in recent series vs Sri Lanka [Image taken from Flickr]

Ben Stokes, the only man to come out with some respect from the dreaded Ashes tour in Australia, was not in any sort of form in international cricket, sending down 8 overs for 85 runs in the three matches he played in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka.

National Selector James Whitaker congratulated all the players who made it to the squad for the World cup and wished them success in the elite competition.

England Squad:
Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Board, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes