Hard-hitting batsman Phil Salt has passed fit as England named their team for their first match in the T20 World Cup.
He will open the batting alongside wicket-keeper Jos Buttler against Nepal at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday in Group ‘C’.
Salt missed Tuesday’s third T20 against Sri Lanka with a back spasm but trained successfully on Friday and will take his place at the top of the order.
Tom Banton, fresh from a sparkling 54 off 33 balls against Sri Lanka five days ago, is preferred to Ben Duckett and will bat at number four.
Left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood gets the nod ahead of Jamie Overton and joins express man Jofra Archer and Sam Curran in the seam attack.
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