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Sam Curran Proved his worth with the bat at the start of England’s huge winter and led harry brook Tipping the all-rounder to retain his recently reclaimed T20 spot for some time.
While the much-awaited Ashes series starting next month is already on everyone’s lips, England First three T20s and then three ODIs across the Tasman Sea will have to be negotiated. new zealand,
The T20 World Cup early next year means this trip could be a crucial one for many players, not least Curran, who was not selected in the playing XI under the England head coach. Brendon McCullum Till last month.
After being dropped from England’s limited-overs squad amid poor returns late last year, Curran was told by McCullum to “blow the door down” with bat and ball for a recall.
A series of starring roles for Surrey and the Oval Invincibles this summer opened the door for him again and he bailed England out of trouble in their first T20I against the Kiwis, which was abandoned due to rain.
The tourists slipped to 81 for five after being invited to bat first, but Curran’s unbeaten 49 from 35 balls helped them reach 153 for six, a competitive total on favorable bowling conditions and a difficult pitch.
While he was dropped twice and bounced back after being given out LBW, England white-ball captain Brook was pleased with the determination of Curran, who won the Player of the Tournament award at the 2022 T20 World Cup.
“Everyone in world cricket knows he has done it everywhere,” Brook said. “To have him back in the team, he is now a very valuable player for us with bat, ball and in the field.
“Baz gave him very honest reasons why he wasn’t picked in the first place. He went back, worked hard and he performed the same way and performed really well over the last year and a half.
“He’s a very valuable player in the middle, also left-handed. I think he’ll be with us for a while. It’s good to have him back.”
Five of England’s top seven players reached double figures, but Curran was the only batsman to reach 30, a strong batting performance, before the first match of the series was abandoned due to rain.
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Tom Banton and Jordan Cox were all caught in the deep, but Brook, speaking after his 50th T20 International, expressed no regrets about England’s approach of swinging the bat.
“Obviously we didn’t get the start we wanted, but the message is going to be doubled,” Brooks said.
“That’s one of the reasons why we chose that batting order and the team is structured that way, because if we get into a situation like that, we always have someone who can get us out of that problem.”