Promotion to No. follows promising all-around show. 4 for series against Australia
Liam Livingstone believes he may use advertising in England's T20I team to pitch his situation for a understand to their ODI set-up. Jeremy led England in the T20 World Cups with 37 points from No. 3. England used him as a winner in each of the previous three tournaments. 4 in their Utilita Bowl battle to Australia on Wednesday evening, having previously taken 3 for 22 with his legbreaks.
Along with Sam Curran, Livingstone was one of two title errors from England's squad for the five-match ODI line which starts following Thursday, successfully losing his position to Jacob Bethell. Livingstone said he was told he had been dropped by Rob Key-" the ancient good news, negative news"- in a short phone call, and is unclear how he can win his place again.
England's best white-ball players no longer have in their local 50-over opposition, which clashes with the Hundred, and Livingstone has never played in the County Championship for two centuries. While he could have in November's ODI set in the Caribbean, with Test players unlikely to become accessible, his chances of featuring in February's Champions Trophy good sleep on his T20 type.
" I do n't really know- that's one of my challenges", Livingstone said. " That's why I'm glad that I've got an opportunity to bird up the order]in the T20Is]. I feel like I've shown over the last couple of weeks, sometimes a quarter, that the longer I get to bird in sports, the more of a chance I have to change activities.
If you take the World Cup away, I feel like I've done that further down the order, which is true for 50-over cricket as well. But it is what it is: I'm 31, I'm not going to sit here and cry about not being picked. There's plenty of cricket to be played around the world, and if I'm not involved in the ODI stuff then there's plenty more opportunities.
" I want to play as much cricket for England as I possibly can. Unfortunately, I wo n't be playing in the ODIs but it's still not something I'm giving up on. I've had a difficult couple of years. My body has probably let me down a little bit, and maybe I have n't been up to scratch physically, with a couple of niggles here and there".
Livingstone's breakthrough as an international cricketer was remarkable. Recalled to the T20I side after a four-year absence, he was the undisputed star of the 2021 English summer, hitting a 42-ball century against Pakistan and launching Haris Rauf for a 117-metre straight six at Headingley. He was also the inaugural Hundred MVP, and impressed at the 2022 IPL.
He has since faded and is now hoping to win an international role this week. If England's Test batters had been available for this series- including Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith- then Livingstone's spot in the side would have been at risk. Instead, he has been promoted to No. 4 and performed the best on Wednesday night.
Livingstone blames regular injuries for his drop-off, having rushed back from an ankle injury to be fit for the 2022 T20 World Cup and injuring his knee on Test debut weeks after the final. He is now fully fit:" I can run around at 100 percent in the field and I can bowl and bat to the best of my ability, which is something I probably have n't been able to do for two-and-a-half years".
He has been told that he will get a run at No. 4 in this series, a role he prefers to being a finisher. He said," It's up to me to make sure I try to do everything I can to give them a little headache for the next series." " I do n't think you'll see anybody that wants to bat lower down the order.
" I want that responsibility. You have a better chance of winning England cricket games the higher up the order. There's less people that can play that role]at No. 6] and sometimes you've got to take it on the chin…]but ] this is a chance for me to stake my claim."
At 31, Livingstone is the second-oldest player in England's squad for this series behind Adil Rashid". It feels weird, but I feel really old in this team, "he said". I've got to give the younger boys a steer and take a bit of pressure off them. I enjoyed the responsibility.
" There's a bit of a fresh look, a fresh environment", he added. " Things are going to change. When you hire new players, but especially when you hire new coaches, that is natural. Things have felt different: it's like a new beginning".
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