London: Strike bowler Stuart Broad, one of the heroes of England’s 3-1 Test series victory against India, was on Monday left out of a 15-man squad for the five One-day Internationals between the two teams.
Broad, who played for England at The Oval despite having a broken nose and two black eyes following an injury suffered during the fourth Test in Manchester, will miss the series to have specialist examination and treatment of a chronic right knee injury.
Test captain Alastair Cook, who led England’s triumphant recovery after they had trailed 1-0 following defeat in the second Test, was selected to captain the one-day side. Eleven of the 15 selected players were involved in the Test series.
Batsmen Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan and bowlers Harry Gurney and James Tredwell have also been selected. The series begins in Bristol next Monday.
Former English skipper Michael Vaughan, meanwhile feels the young Indian players must come out of the cash-rich IPL’s shadow and play County cricket.
“The Board Of Control for Cricket in India has some tough calls to make. My main recommendation is to get their players to play County cricket,” Vaughan wrote in his column for Daily Telegraph.
Vaughan said it is important for the Indian youngsters to learn to play in English conditions for their overall development as cricketers.
“Young Indian players need exposing to a wider world outside the pampering and riches of the Indian Premier League. They need to learn how to bat and bowl in our conditions,” said the former captain.
“All the greats of the past 30 years had spells in County cricket. It would do their development a great deal of good to come here,” he added.
Vaughan took criticism to another level after he posted a “white flag” on his twitter handle, terming it as the new Indian cricket flag following Dhoni and Co’s abject surrender at The Oval.
