Westwood brought the British Masters back to Close House in 2020 and hosted the event for a second time, with the contest having extra significance as it marked the European Tour's first full field event in four months due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I really enjoyed the mix of our team," Jones said. "I think we had an average age of about 25, which puts us in a good position to be around the peak, prime age for the World Cup. Despite his healthy strike-rate, Malan is something of a slow starter and given that he is often in during the powerplay, even during good times when it seemed that he was racking up a half-century every time he batted, there were questions over whether he was eating up too many deliveries during the most favourable time to bat. Another of the previous mainstays of Jones' England team to come to the fore against Tonga was one who was initially left out of the Autumn Nations Series squad and only recalled due to injuries in Jamie George.