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jamie overton He has no regrets about taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket as England’s bid to regain the Ashes is in jeopardy.
The fast bowling all-rounder performed in the most recent Test against England India at the Kia Oval in July, their second appearance in the longest format, before their shock hiatus announcement last month.
While it was difficult to be in the England team to face them AustraliaOverton cited concerns about the physical and mental exertion of playing all three formats as a major factor in his decision.
Overton admitted that he has faced a little backlash, but after recovering from multiple stress fractures in his back, he is content to focus exclusively on. ODI And the T20 format for England now.
“Obviously I’ve gotten some comments here and there,” Overton said. “But I am happy with the decision I took.
“It’s one of those things – my body feels great at the moment. Obviously I’m not going to be in the Ashes, that’s what you want to play when you grow up.
“But my body is the main thing and it was just trying to do the right thing at the right time and it felt like the right thing to do.”
Despite being primarily a fast bowler, Overton came to the fore with the bat when England reached the crease at 56 for six at Mount Maunganui in Sunday’s first ODI against New Zealand.
- 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui, 26 October – New Zealand won by four wickets
- Second ODA, Hamilton, October
- 3rd ODI, Wellington, 1 November
Jack Foulkes and Matt Henry wreaked havoc in favorable bowling conditions, but Overton contributed 46 runs in a valuable partnership of 87 runs with one ball apiece. harry brookWho scored 135 runs in England’s 223 runs.
Ultimately it was not enough to prevent the Black Caps claiming a four-wicket victory at the Bay Oval to go 1–0 up in the three-match series, although Overton was surprised by the England captain’s batting.
“That was ridiculous,” Overton said. “The way he puts pressure on the bowlers is amazing. It was as if he was playing on a different wicket to the rest of us.”
“Brookie obviously wanders into the crease a bit and tries to stop the bowler. I tried to do that with some success, at times I was thinking ‘What am I doing here? I don’t know what I’m doing’, but it’s just trying to do something within your game.”
England could field talismanic fast bowler Jofra Archer for the first time this winter as they look to level the series in Hamilton on Wednesday.
Archer missed the curtain raiser on Sunday as he arrived in New Zealand just 24 hours earlier as part of a plan to be in peak condition for the first Ashes Test starting in Perth on November 21.
After bowling out New Zealand for 66 for four at the weekend, England struggled to take wickets in the middle overs and Brook later admitted that they could not always rely on the “magic” of leg spinner Adil Rashid.
If Archer makes his first appearance after the seven-week break, he would add extra firepower to the England line-up, which would likely mean Luke Wood missing out from the XI.