England wicket keeper-batsmen Matt Prior, has been included in the final 15 man squad that look set to take on the challenge of winning the cricket World Cup. Priors form and aggression shown throughout the test series in Australia, coupled with i
njury to Craig Keiswetter look to of sealed him a place in the squad.
“It was a tough decision,” England team director Andy Flower said.
“Steve Davies was picked in our last one-day series, he did OK against Pakistan.
“We picked him for this series in Australia because of the conditions out here, but as we get closer to the World Cup we’ve made that adjustment and we want Prior to get a few games under his belt before we get out there.”
Prior looks set to come straight back into the team to face Australia in Hobart on Friday and will partner skipper Andrew Strauss at the top of the order. However, Prior struggled there previously where he averaged just over 25 for his country.
Prior joined up with state side Victoria after the test series for a series of Twenty20 games and showed some good form. It’s thought Prior is said to be delighted at the inclusion over Steve Davies.
