By Paul Newman for the Daily Mail
Published: 19:25 BST, 20 May 2019 | Updated: 19:37 BST, 20 May 2019
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David Willey looks certain to be confirmed as the unluckiest bowler in English cricket on Tuesday when he becomes the odd man out in England's final World Cup squad.
A long meeting of the selectors at Lord's on Monday appeared to conclude that Willey must make way for Jofra Archer to claim the final bowling place in England's squad that has seemed certain to be his ever since he qualified for the land of his father.
There will also be disappointment for Joe Denly who is set to miss out, with Hampshire's Liam Dawson coming in as back-up spinner even though he was not selected for England's 17-man squad for their warm-up series against Pakistan.
David Willey looks certain to be confirmed as unluckiest bowler in English cricket on Tuesday
Probable World Cup squad: Morgan (captain), Bairstow, Roy, Root, Buttler (keeper), Stokes, Moeen, Woakes, Rashid, Archer, Plunkett, Vince, Curran, Wood, Dawson
It will be a cruel blow for Willey who has been a regular member of England's squad on their rise to the top of the one-day rankings ever since they identified the need for a left-arm swing bowler in their white-ball attack.
But an impressive series against Pakistan with both ball and bat for his nearest rival in Tom
