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    "excerpt": "ODI World Cup: England's left-arm pace all-rounder David Willey revealed that he thought his career in international cricket was over post being omitted from the 2019 World Cup winning squad, if not for the Covid-19 pandemic.",
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    "editor1": "<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Score<\/a><\/p><p><strong>ODI World Cup:<\/strong>&nbsp;England&#39;s left-arm pace all-rounder David Willey revealed that he thought his career in international cricket was over post being omitted from the 2019 World Cup winning squad, if not for the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">Willey was a last-minute omission from England&rsquo;s squad for the mega event at home in favour of Jofra Archer, who would bowl the Super Over which gave the squad the trophy in a dramatic final at Lord&rsquo;s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">&quot;If it wasn&#39;t for Covid, I probably thought that my England career was done. They picked the two squads (to stay in bubbles) for the Test matches in Manchester and one-dayers in Southampton,&quot; Willey was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">Since then, Willey made a comeback to the team and has picked 36 wickets at an average of 22.19, apart from being a regular contributor with the bat and in fielding as well in the cycle in run-up to the 2023 Men&rsquo;s ODI World Cup in India, where he&rsquo;s a member of the provisional 15-man squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">Willey feels the heartbreak of not being a part of World Cup squad at home can serve him well in other areas in life once he&rsquo;s done with the sport. &quot;I&#39;d been a big part of that from 2015 through to that World Cup, so there were mixed emotions the day they won it. I was obviously delighted for the lads, but it hurt.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">&quot;I&#39;d have probably given my left arm to be a part of that. I think anything that happens to me in cricket now is never going to be as bad as that. As my career in the game goes on, and whatever I do after, I think that&#39;s probably a difficult but great experience for me to have - hopefully it can serve me well in other areas of my life.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">With Archer, named as a travelling reserve for the mega event in India, recently resuming bowling after suffering reoccurrence of the stress fracture in elbow, Willey hoped he doesn&#39;t have to sacrifice his spot, just like it happened before the 2019 World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">&quot;He looks in a good place. I don&#39;t know where he is at, fitness-wise, but he was bowling with good wheels out there today. Everyone knows how good he is, what he&#39;s capable of and how he can impact games. So to have him close, or not far away from being fit, is fantastic news.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" style=\"font-weight:400\">&quot;Things change, and if it changes for me, it&#39;s nothing I haven&#39;t been through before. I&#39;m going to go out there and perform, try to win games of cricket for England. It&#39;s not my job to decide who goes on the plane,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n",
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