Stokes retired from ODIs last July, two months after being named England's test captain, and the reversal opens the door for him to play in their 50-overs World Cup title defence in October and November. "I am certain that every fan will enjoy seeing (Stokes) back in an England ODI shirt again," national selector Luke Wright said in a statement. He also hit a match-winning unbeaten 52 to lead England to the Twenty20 World Cup title last year, with victory over Pakistan in the final in Melbourne. White-ball coach Matthew Mott had said earlier that Stokes would be welcomed back into the ODI squad with open arms. England will play four T20s against New Zealand starting on Aug. 30, followed by a four-match ODI series from Sept. 8-15They face New Zealand in their World Cup opener on Oct. 5 in Ahmedabad, India.

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Persons: Ben Stokes, Australia's Pat Cummins, England's Moeen, Andrew Boyers, Stokes, Luke Wright, Matthew Mott, Gus Atkinson, Atkinson, Josh Tongue, John Turner, Hritika Sharma, Simon Jennings, Peter Rutherford Organizations: England, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, New, Zealand, Thomson Locations: Australia, London, Britain, England, Pakistan, Melbourne, Surrey, New Zealand, Ahmedabad, India, Hyderabad