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England name ODI / T20I squad for India and Champions Trophy

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Joe Root returns to the ODI squad, and James says the choice is about "managing his workload" for Test cricket.

1. Cricket Badger Podcast focuses on England's ODI and T20I squads for India and the Champions Trophy. 2. James and Lucas lead the discussion, with James reading the squads and Lucas reacting to the selections. 3. The episode asks whether England have chosen a squad that can handle India and a major ODI tournament. 4. James lists Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, and Mark Wood. 5. He says Joe Root is the only ODI-only difference from the T20 squad, with Rehan Ahmed appearing in the T20 side instead. 6. James calls the Root decision a workload issue because Root is central to Test cricket and England want him available for bigger matches. 7. Sam Curran is the main omission raised on social media, and James says his highs are high but his consistency is the problem. 8. Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton are discussed as the all-rounder options that now sit ahead of Curran. 9. James compares Overton's role to the Liam Plunkett role from the 2019 World Cup. 10. Jacob Bethell is presented as the selection that pushed Will Jacks out of the conversation after Jacks opened in the Caribbean. 11. James says Bethell deserves the call-up because he has done little wrong in international cricket so far. 12. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are discussed as fast bowlers who need rotation because England have a long run of cricket ahead. 13. James says England will not want to "batter him to death" and risk Archer breaking down again. 14. The keeper-batter discussion becomes a theme because Buttler, Salt, and Jamie Smith are already in the squad. 15. James says England are "not exactly short of keeper options," which leaves little room for Ollie Pope or Sam Billings. 16. Lucas and James both say Buttler is better as an outfielder and captain than as a keeper-captain because he can focus on field settings. 17. The tone is conversational and argumentative, with both hosts jumping between England, Australia, and listener questions. 18. The format mixes squad analysis, live reaction, and a few digressions into Big Bash and Test selections. 19. Listeners who follow England white-ball cricket and squad selection would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting only match highlights or short summaries may skip it.

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