late arrival

McCullum also defended the late arrival of bowling consultant James Anderson, so instrumental in England’s success two years ago when he was still a player.

This year’s fall in butterfly numbers is thought to have been made worse by the wet spring coupled with the late arrival of summer heat.

This year’s fall in numbers has been exacerbated by the wet spring and late arrival of summer temperatures.

Buttler’s Rajasthan Royals are leading the group table and it can be argued the IPL is the best possible way to tune-up for a T20 World Cup, but the late arrival of the skipper will be another beating stick if it ultimately does not go well for England.

That would include Ragen and Roldan, but Schmetzer could replace Arreaga with Yeimar Gomez Andrade, who was on the bench for the March match because of his late arrival to training camp.