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Stokes was not included in England's 15-man preliminary squad as
he extends his break from cricket to focus on his mental health,
while Archer ruled himself out after he suffered a recurrence of
a stress fracture in his right elbow.
Coach Chris Silverwood named batter Liam Livingstone and fast
bowler Tymal Mills as the replacements in the England squad for
the World Cup, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates
and Oman from Oct. 17.
"We are certainly one of the favourites, we are a brilliant
team," Buttler said on Saturday. "I know we're going to be
missing Ben and Jofra, two superstars, but you still look down
that list and there's some real match-winners in our side.
"Liam Livingstone, with the way his game was in those T20 series
against Sri Lanka and Pakistan and The Hundred, he will go into
the World Cup with fantastic confidence.
"And seeing Tymal Mills... coming back is a fantastic story for
him. He has that left-arm angle, that extreme pace and he's got
a pretty good slower ball as well so he is a great guy to have
in your squad who can pose a lot of problems."
England lost to West Indies in the final of the 2016 T20 World
Cup but bounced back by winning the 50-over World Cup in 2019.
Led by captain Eoin Morgan, they take on West Indies in the
opening match of this year's World Cup on Oct. 23 in Dubai.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri
Navaratnam)
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