Eoin Morgan Tips Tymal Mills To Challenge For England T20 World Cup Place

England captain Eoin Morgan believes the "outstanding" Tymal Mills can force his way into the squad for October's Twenty20 World Cup where there are only currently "half a dozen guys nailed down"

"Playing for Sussex, given the journey that he's been on, on a regular basis, is way better for him than trying to get fit for sporadic T20 series through the year."

England overwhelmed Sri Lanka despite Jos Buttler missing the final two matches because of a small tear in his right calf. The injury will keep the limited-overs vice-captain out of action during the three-match one-day international series between the sides, starting at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler's injury means he is doubtful for three ODIs and three T20s against Pakistan next month. England will also want multi-format star Buttler involved in a five-Test series at home to India starting in August, the T20 World Cup and the subsequent Ashes tour of Australia

"Calves are sometimes difficult to come back with, it depends how they present themselves in the first week, so we'll be constantly monitoring that," said Morgan.

"Certainly at the moment, it's not a priority that Jos is 100 percent fit for the white-ball stuff that we're coming through - given the cricket he has coming up with Tests, T20 World Cup and a possible Ashes down the line. I think there are other priorities that he needs to be fit for."