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T20 Blast Finals Day | ECB release Harry Brook, Phil Salt, and Matt Parkinson

On Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released Yorkshire's Harry Brook and Lancashire duo of Matt Parkinson and Phil Salt for the Vitality T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday. 


ECB have permitted the trio to link up with their respective counties ahead of Saturday's T20 Blast final in Birmingham. None of them took part in the first two one-dayers of the ongoing three-match series against India.



The trio will return to the squad for the series decider


The released players will return to the full group for the third ODI at Emirates, Old Trafford on Sunday (July 17). However, it's highly unlikely that they will get a chance to play in the series decider. England are likely to stick to the winning combination, which means the hosts will field an unchanged eleven in the series decider.


"The trio will travel to Edgbaston today to join their respective counties before returning to the England squad ahead of the third Royal London International at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday," the ECB stated.



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The tournament so far 


All three players have done well in the T20 Blast for their respective counties so far. Brook has smashed 434 runs at an average of 43.40 for Yorkshire. 


Salt has struck 344 runs at an average of 28.66 for Lancashire, while leg-spinner Parkinson has claimed eight wickets in ten appearances. Among these players, only Salt was released earlier to participate in the T20 Blast quarter-final.


The semi-finals and final of the T20 Blast 2022 are all staged on the same day. Yorkshire and Lancashire will face off in the opening semi-final, the first Roses match in Finals Day history, before Somerset takes on Hampshire.

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