Potts Back In Ashes Contention After T20 Release

Pace bowler Matthew Potts could beryllium backmost successful contention for England's Ashes circuit aft being released from nan T20s squad successful Ireland successful bid to play successful nan County Championship.

The move is 1 of 3 changes to England's white-ball squads, pinch opener Ben Duckett fixed a overmuch needed remainder from nan T20s against South Africa and all-rounder Sam Curran recalled for nan first clip nether caput coach Brendon McCullum.

Potts, 26, won nan past of his 10 caps against New Zealand successful Hamilton successful December.

The Durham man has a cardinal statement and had been a regular astir nan England Test squad nether McCullum earlier being overlooked for nan location bid against India successful nan summer.

Potts fell down nan pecking bid down Jamie Overton, who played successful nan last Test against India successful July.

But Overton retired from red-ball cricket connected Monday, ruling himself retired of this winter's Ashes series.

With Chris Woakes battling to retrieve from a dislocated shoulder, and perchance improbable to circuit Australia anyhow fixed his past struggles down under, location is 1 gait bowling slot disposable successful an England squad to beryllium announced astatine nan extremity of this month.

Exciting imaginable Sonny Baker looked to beryllium favourite to use from Overton's retirement, but nan 22-year-old struggled connected his one-day world debut against South Africa astatine Headingley connected Tuesday.

Potts is not portion of nan squad for nan ODIs aliases T20s against South Africa and has now been freed from nan statement for nan 3 T20s against Ireland successful Dublin, opening connected 17 September.

England felt he would not beryllium first-choice for those matches and, fixed he is now backmost successful contention for nan Ashes, would beryllium amended served being disposable to Durham for nan last 3 rounds of nan County Championship season.

Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue are apt to beryllium nan quicks successful nan Ashes squad, pinch Potts successful nan framework for nan sixth spot.

Opener Duckett looked visibly jaded successful nan conclusion by South Africa successful nan 2nd one-day world astatine Lord's connected Thursday.

The left-hander, 30, went consecutive from nan gruelling 5 Tests against India into The Hundred, past to nan bid against nan Proteas.

At Lord's he was acold from his fluent best, taking 33 balls complete a scratchy 14. Though England person already mislaid nan bid 2-0, Duckett will play successful nan last ODI successful Southampton connected Sunday, past return a break.

He is apt to beryllium successful nan squad for October's white-ball bid successful New Zealand arsenic portion of nan build-up to nan Ashes opener successful Perth connected 21 November.

Curran has been rewarded for his good shape successful The Hundred and gets nan opportunity to impressment McCullum.

Once an England white-ball regular, nan 27-year-old has not featured since McCullum assumed power of nan limited-overs teams astatine nan opening of nan year.

Curran goes consecutive into nan squad for nan 3 T20s against South Africa and will stay for nan T20s successful Ireland.

Having past played for England successful West Indies 10 months ago, he gives England a seam-bowling all-round action they severely missed astatine Lord's connected Thursday.

Spinners Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks were employed arsenic nan 5th bowler, conceding 112 runs successful their mixed 10 overs.