National selector Ed Smith revealed the 15 man preliminary World Cup squad at Lord's, as reported by Mirror Sport, with Archer and Chris Jordan added to the list for the Pakistan series. It means that the Barbados born 24-year-old could have a maximum of six one day caps under his belt before going into a World Cup that England are hot favourites to win. “In line with ICC regulations, we have to name a preliminary squad of 15 for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup before April 23. Englan 17-man squad versus Pakistan ODIsMorgan (c), Ali, Archer, Bairstow, Buttler, Curran, Denly, Jordan, Hales, Plunkett, Rashid, Root, Roy, Stokes, Willey, Woakes, Wood. England World Cup fixtures

Source: Daily Mirror April 17, 2019 10:00 UTC