England name new captain as Jos Buttler ruled out of West Indies ODIs
England will be without the services of Jos Buttler for the One Day International leg of the upcoming tour of West Indies, as the captain continues to recover from a calf injury.
Buttler missed England’s ODI and T20 series against Australia in September and did not feature in The Hundred due to a calf injury he sustained earlier in the English summer.
Harry Brook deputised for Buttler against Australia, but with Brook on tour with the Test team in Pakistan, Liam Livingstone has been named as the captain for England’s three-match ODI series in the Caribbean, starting on 31 October.
Buttler will return for the T20 leg of the tour, which follows the ODIs, but his absence means that the ODI squad is down to 13 members, with two players due to be added from the Test squad following selection for the third Test in Rawalpindi.
A media release from the ECB said that, “a decision on whether to add a replacement player to the squad is still to be decided”.
This will be the first time that Livingstone has captained England across formats. The 31-year-old has captaincy experience with Lancashire and, with 81 international caps, is the third most experienced member of the travelling squad, behind spinner Adil Rashid and all-rounder Sam Curran.
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Liam Livingstone will step in as captain for the ODI series with the Lancashire all-rounder set to lead England for the first time whilst Jos Buttler continues his recovery from injury.
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England Men’s squad for white-ball tour of West Indies
Jos Buttler (T20I series only), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Jafer Chohan, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, John Turner
Two further players will be added from the Test squad currently in Pakistan.
West Indies v England – Tour Schedule (all times in GMT)
ODI Series
Thursday 31 October: 1st ODI - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (6.00pm)
Saturday 2 November: 2nd ODI - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (1.30pm)
Wednesday 6 November: 3rd ODI - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (6.00pm)
T20 Series
Saturday 9 November: 1st T20 - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (8.00pm)
Sunday 10 November: 2nd T20 - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (8.00pm)
Thursday 14 November: 3rd T20 - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia (8.00pm)
Saturday 16 November: 4th T20 - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia (8.00pm)
Sunday 17 November: 5th T20 - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia (8.00pm)