Chris Jordan, the England paceman, wants to push himself into contention for all three formats by impressing in the one-off Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka on Saturday, 27 October. The last of his 31 ODI appearances came in 2016 in Cardiff against Pakistan, and his eighth and last Test appearance was in 2015 against the Windies in Bridgetown.
“I don’t regard myself as just a T20 player for England, but that’s the format I’m involved in at the moment,” Jordan told Sky Sports.
“I do have ambitions and aspirations of being involved in all three formats, but that is down to me putting in the hard work. If the guys in possession aren’t being pushed it’s almost too easy.”
That said, Jordan stressed that he cherished every chance he got to play for England. “Any time you get the opportunity to be involved with this amazing squad is something you look forward to,” he said.
“Any chance to put on the England shirt you have to grab it with both hands, whether it’s one game or 10 games. That’s part and parcel of being a professional.”
Jordan, however, hoped more T20Is would be added to bilateral schedules, and argued that T20s had helped the one-day game. “T20 cricket has allowed 50-over cricket to evolve – you see that with the type of scores and the different facets of the game,” he said.
“The closest tournament in international cricket is the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, so 50-over cricket may be taking the lead. Going forward [I would like more T20Is], given that at the moment I am only involved in T20.”
