Allrounder concerns he might no' fit the formwork' in Brendon McCullum's England government
Sam Curran believes that a pivotal role on England's white-ball trip of the Caribbean may repeat his credentials across platforms despite being "bit gutted" to be left out for a Examine recall in the midst of Ben Stokes ' hamstring injury this summer.
Even though he was named Player of the Final and Tournament two years ago for England's T20 World Cup victory in Australia, his international career is at a turning point at the age of 26 because he lacks the role clarity in white ball cricket that has helped him succeed as a franchise owner and because he feels he does n't quite "fit the mold" of what England are looking for now that Brendon McCullum has taken over as head coach in all formats.
Curran took three innings at 38 in England's upsetting T20 title defense in the Caribbean earlier this year. 33 while batting for a total of 11 pellets in five games, and he has n't featured in the ODI format since December 2023, having been a fall-guy for England's doomed World Cup campaign earlier that spring.
In red-ball cricket, however, Curran's most Test look came against India in August 2021, meaning he has n't featured in any of the 30 games to date of McCullum's England career. This is despite his uncanny knack of contributing to winning triggers, with 16 victories in his 24 hats to date, including seven in a string from the start of his discovery summer, as a 20-year-old, even against India in 2018.
Partly that is a result of Stokes ' position as England's older allrounder. But Curran even suspects that his natural limitations are hardly helping his cause. Though his left-arm line is a point of difference, his 5ft9in medium-pacers do not chime with the zeitgeist, as shown when Leicestershire's 20-year-old left-armer, Josh Hull ( 6ft7in and high-80s pace ) was called up for a surprise Test debut at Curran's home ground, the Kia Oval, last month.
" The way the team are being set up now, people are getting picked for specific skills and a little out of the unfamiliar," Curran told talkSPORT. " As a state player, it's an exciting one, because you've got to expect that you fit that casting right now. And if you do n't, you've only got to bite on and earn games for your company and your regions, and only hope that that visit comes.
" There's really everything you can do about it. If you fit what they're looking for, you're wonderful. But if you do n't, it actually might not be an ability thing. "
Curran's absence from the current Test set against Sri Lanka heightened that perception. When Stokes tore his quadriceps during the Hundred in early August, which likewise prevented him from playing the first Check against Pakistan in Multan, he accepted that a chance for a Test remember had come.
" I'll be completely honest, when Stokesy got injured, I did likely think that was my way back into the Test team," he said. I met with Keysy [ Rob Key, director of cricket], just a few weeks ago, to learn more about the group's goals and how I see myself returning to the Test side.
" Being a younger player who experienced Test cricket so young, I feel like I had an advantage to understand what it's about, to hear what winning a Test match is, and the grind and the toughness and mindset that you need … but I was a little bit gutted. Selection is choice, but I thought that was my way up into the area at the moment.
" They've got their own structure at the moment, and they're picking the guys that fit that atmosphere, and there's a huge issue going on at the moment about more speed and stuff like that. And I guess for 12 months ' time, and the Ashes, these are the guys they want, so you ca n't question it until the plan comes to an end. "
But, England's eight-game trip of the Caribbean offers Curran the chance to take center stage for the time being, especially given the tour's schedule, which could coincide with the start of the New Zealand visit and the end of the Pakistan Test collection.
" At the Oval Invincibles and Surrey, and a couple of the franchise teams, I feel like my role has been pretty nailed on, whereas with England, there's been myself, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone … Woakesy [ Chris Woakes ] as well, all these allrounders at 6, 7, 8 and 9, and it can be confusing.
" Sometimes you take the new ball, and then [the selectors ] go to four seamers, and you're the one to lose out, so it's a frustrating role. My strongest part in most clubs is batting in the best six and ball, but I love playing all sorts of tasks.
There is only one way to score runs, take batsmen, and win activities for England or the companies, and that is always my goal to try to get back into the England teams. I'd like to participate in an Ashes visit or a Champions Trophy success without a doubt. I like to show a place, but keep your hopes up for the upcoming months. "
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