Plunkett happy to be ODI ‘bad guy’ amid Ashes talk

AFP,  BRISTOL: England fast bowler Liam Plunkett is happy enough with his position as a one-day international "bad guy" despite suggestions he could be an outside pick for the Ashes squad set to tour Australia.

The Yorkshire quick took his maiden five-wicket ODI haul as England completed a 124-run win over West Indies at Bristol on Sunday to go 2-0 up in a five-match series.

Amid all the blazing hitting, which saw England hundred hero Moeen Ali hit eight sixes in his 102 and West Indies opener Chris Gayle six in his dashing 94, Plunkett still find a way to take five for 52. One-day international cricket may be set up to put the emphasis on big-hitting enjoyed by so many spectators at limited-overs matches, but Plunkett has no qualms about being cast as the fans 'pantomime villain' if he succeeds in stopping a blizzard of boundaries.

Plunkett happy to be ODI bad guy amid Ashes talk

AFP, BRISTOL: England fast bowler Liam Plunkett is happy enough with his position as a one-day international bad guy despite suggestions he could be an outside pick for the Ashes squad set to tour Australia. The Yorkshire quick took his maiden five-wicket ODI haul as England completed a 124-run win over West Indies at Bristol on Sunday to go 2-0 up in a five-match series. Amid all the blazing hitting, which saw England hundred hero Moeen Ali hit eight sixes in his 102 and West Indies opener Chris Gayle six in his dashing 94, Plunkett still find a way to take five for 52. One-day international cricket may be set up to put the emphasis on big-hitting enjoyed by so many spectators at limited-overs matches, but Plunkett has no qualms about being cast as the fans pantomime villain if he succeeds in stopping a blizzard of boundaries.