England have recalled all-rounder Chris Jordan in place of fast bowler Mark Wood as they look to secure a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a heavy win against the United States on Sunday.
Jordan missed the first two of England’s three second round matches but returned to his home country of Barbados to play in the Super Eight final against one of the tournament’s surprise teams, the United States, at Kensington Oval.
The USA was no different in their nine-wicket defeat to fellow co-hosts the West Indies.
England, the defending champions who have never faced the United States in a senior international match before, elected to field first as captain Jos Buttler won the coin toss and tried to bounce back after a narrow seven-run loss to South Africa.
The West Indies and South Africa will play in Antigua later on Sunday to decide their place in Group 2, and a comfortable victory for unbeaten England will seal a place in the last four.
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USA: Steven Taylor, Andries Guth (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (captain), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Nostash Kensinghe, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (captain/wicket), Jonny Bairstow, Moin Ali, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
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Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Joel Wilson (WIS)
TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel (Australia)
Match Referee: David Boon (Australia)
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