Ben Stokes made England World Cup decision shortly after Ashes, says Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are 2 of lone 4 men - alongside Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid - to person played successful England's World Cup finals wins of 2019 and 2022

Ben Stokes made the determination to reverse his one-day planetary status "a week oregon 10 days aft the Ashes", says England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler.

"I conscionable near it to him to travel to maine if helium wanted to travel back," said Buttler.

"Any clip a subordinate of his prime is disposable again is fantastic. We're delighted to invited him back."

All-rounder Stokes has been named successful England's squad for the four-match one-day bid against New Zealand successful September, with the aforesaid 15-man enactment heading to the World Cup.

"It was Ben's call," added Buttler. "You each cognize Ben beauteous good by present - I don't deliberation anyone talking to him would transportation him.

"We had immoderate conversations rather a portion agone astir it."

In July, earlier the last lucifer of the Ashes series, which England drew 2-2 with Australia, Test skipper Stokes said helium remained retired from ODIs and would not beryllium going to the World Cup.

But past weekend, successful an interrogation with the Daily Mail, England white-ball manager Matthew Mott said that Buttler would beryllium speaking to Stokes astir a return.

And Buttler revealed that Stokes had been contemplating a instrumentality for "a while" earlier making the determination soon aft winning the 5th and last Ashes Test of the summer.

"Ben is precise overmuch his ain man, helium makes his ain decisions," said Buttler.

"I've played with him for a precise agelong time, I'm bully friends with him. Me badgering him and saying 'come back, travel back' is not truly the mode things enactment with Ben.

"He precise overmuch makes up his ain caput and decides. We had immoderate conversations astir it and conscionable near it successful his court. I'm definite the lure of playing successful a World Cup is rather large for idiosyncratic arsenic competitory and arsenic driven arsenic helium is to play successful an England shirt."

Stokes, who has played 105 ODIs, was subordinate of the lucifer successful the thrilling 2019 last erstwhile England defeated New Zealand astatine Lord's to assistance the 50-over World Cup for the archetypal time.

He past played a starring relation successful the T20 World Cup last decision of Pakistan past twelvemonth arsenic England became the archetypal men's squad to clasp some limited-overs satellite titles simultaneously.

Before opting to play astatine the World Cup, Stokes had planned to usage a six-month interruption from Test cricket to code a long-standing contented with his near knee.

Now, without that spread successful his schedule, helium volition question to India with England intending to usage him arsenic a specializer batter.

"I don't deliberation you request maine to archer you what Ben Stokes brings to a team," said Buttler.

"I'm precise happy. I'm delighted if helium feels acceptable to travel backmost and immoderate clip you tin invited him backmost into the squad is great."

England statesman the defence of the World Cup successful a repetition of the last from years agone against New Zealand successful Ahmedabad connected 5 October.