England Drop 9 Players As They Announce ODI And T20I Squads For West Indies Series

England, on Sunday (November 12), announced their ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. The reigning ODI and T20I world champions are scheduled to play three ODIs and five T20Is against the Caribbean outfit in December.

Only six players from the World Cup squad have been picked in the squad for the upcoming series. England have had a disappointing campaign in the World Cup as they finished in the seventh spot with just 3 wins from 9 games. Jos Buttler has also retained his captaincy for the upcoming series. There were rumors suggesting that the ECB might sack the wicketkeeper-batsman as the captain of the team after the poor World Cup campaign.

Apart from Jos Buttler, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, and Liam Livingstone have retained their spots in the ODI team. The players who have faced the axe are – Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.

Stokes was not expected to be a part of the squad as he had come out of the ODI retirement just for the World Cup while David Willey had already announced that he would retire after the World Cup. Uncapped fast bowlers Josh Tongue and John Turner have found a place in both the squads.

England ODI squad vs West Indies:

Jos Buttler (C), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, John Turner

England T20I squad vs West Indies:

Jos Buttler (C), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mils, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes

Six players (Atkinson, Brook, Buttler, Carse, Curran, Livingstone) remain from the squad that represented England at the ICC Men’s 50 Over World Cup in India.

England Men’s Tour of the Caribbean schedule:

ODI series schedule:

1st ODI: West Indies v England – 3 December, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
2nd ODI: West Indies v England – 6 December, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
3rd ODI: West Indies v England – 9 December, Kensington Oval, Barbados

T20I series schedule:

1st T20I: West Indies v England – 12 December, Kensington Oval, Barbados
2nd T20I: West Indies v England – 14 December, Grenada National Stadium, Grenada
3rd T20I: West Indies v England – 16 December, Grenada National Stadium, Grenada
4th T20I: West Indies v England – 19 December, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
5th T20I: West Indies v England – 21 December, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad