Sky Sports Cricket's Nasser Hussain believes England should prioritize experienced players like Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, and Joe Root when rebuilding their ODI squad.
Sky Sports Cricket 's Nasser Hussain says England should restore experienced players to their ODI set-up and build the team around them. White-ball captain Jos Buttler was missing from England 's series against Australia through injury, with Joe Root rested, while Ben Stokes has indicated he would return to the white-ball set-up if asked. England drew their T20 series against Australia 1-1, with the ODI series going 3-2 in favour of the visitors.
Despite a lack of experience in the side there was encouragement in the performances of Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Will Jacks, and Ben Duckett. But Hussain is clear that England must establish the roles of key stars Buttler, Root, and Stokes before deciding the rest of the team as England build towards competitions such as the Champions Trophy. 'Buttler comes back, Stokes has said if asked he will come back, and then there is Root,' said Hussain. 'They are brilliant white-ball players. 'They deserve the right to know what their position is - they are Joe Root and Ben Stokes. 'Do we want them back? That is they key decision McCullum and Buttler have to make. 'Stokes, I am a bit worried about workload - and now he is a complete all-rounder if he comes back. 'He is Test match captain and all-rounder which is so important. You want to use him in as many Test matches as possible. 'Joe Root, when that collapse was happening he may have been, he would have been one, who would have been like 'woah it is spinning now. We were hitting down the ground. We are going to have sweeps and reverse sweeps. Get our scores down a bit and go for 350 instead of 400'. 'He would have used his nous. He is such a good player of spin. 'The Champions Trophy is in Pakistan, it will be played in spinning conditions, sub-continent, you would want Root aroun
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