England Playing 11 vs West Indies - 1st ODI, England tour of West Indies 2024

England is set to clash with West Indies in the 1st ODI of their away tour. WI vs ENG 1st ODI 2024 takes place on Thursday, October 31 in Antigua. Liam Livingstone is the skipper of England in the series.

The visitors are short of many key members like skipper Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, and Mark Wood among others in the ODI series. They lost their previous ODI series to Australia 3-2 despite a brilliant show by their youngsters.

The visitors will aim for a series victory against West Indies, who are far weaker than them in the 50-over format. Ahead of the 1st ODI, below is England's predicted playing 11 for the encounter.

England Playing 11 vs West Indies - 1st ODI, England tour of West Indies 2024

Philip Salt

Philip Salt will take the opening slot for England in the 1st ODI against West Indies. In the previous series against Aussies, he added 96 runs across 5 games.

Will Jacks

Will Jacks would be another opener for the visitors in the first game. He slammed 156 runs in 5 games in the last series with 2 half-centuries.

Dan Mousley

Dan Mousley will take the one-down slot in the absence of key members like Harry Brook and Jos Buttler. He has not played any game for the national side.

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Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell will bat in the middle-order for the visitors in the opening game. The left-handed scored 85 runs in 4 innings and got 4 wickets in the last series.

Liam Livingstone (C)

Liam Livingstone is the captain of England in the ODI series and will lead the side in the first game. He slammed 108 runs in 5 games with 1 match-winning half-century.

Jamie Smith (WK)

Jamie Smith will be the wicketkeeper for the side. The right-handed batsman shattered 124 runs in the last series with a top knock of 49.

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Sam Curran

Sam Curran would be the pace all-rounder for the side. He was not part of the previous series but is among the experienced and crucial members of the side in ODIs.

Jofra Archer

Jofra Archer will lead the pace attack for the side. The right-arm pacer bagged 4 wickets in 6 games in the previous series at 6.64 economy.

Reece Topley

Reece Topley will be the other pacer for the side. The left-arm pacer is an experienced member of the ODI squad with 29 games and 46 wickets in his kitty.

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Saqib Mahmood

Saqib Mahmood will be the third member of the pace department. The right-arm pacer has 14 wickets in 8 games at 4.58 economy.

Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid will lead the spin department with his lethal spin attack against West Indies. The right-arm spinner clinched 3 wickets in 5 games in the previous series.