England selectors name Test, ODI squads for Caribbean tour
London, Dec 11 (IBNS): England National Cricket Selectors have named a 16-strong squad for the three-match Test series in the Caribbean starting in Jan and a 15-strong squad for the ODI series against the Windies starting in February.
The Test squad is unchanged from the recent 3-0 series victory against Sri Lanka.
Two players return to the ODI set-up having missed the series in Sri Lanka. Tom Curran and David Willey are included. Sam Curran, Liam Dawson and Olly Stone all miss out.
England will name their IT20 squad for the three-match series against in the Windies in due course.
England Caribbean tour schedule:
Two-day warm-up match, WI Board XI v England, 15-16 January 2019, Three Ws Oval, Barbados
Two-day warm-up match, WI Board XI v England, 17-18 January 2019, Three Ws Oval, Barbados
1st Test, Windies v England, 23-27 January 2019, Kensington Oval, Barbados
2nd Test, Windies v England, 31 January-4 February 2019, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
3rd Test, Windies v England, 9-13 February 2018, Darren Sammy Oval, St Lucia
One-Day warm-up, Vice Chancellor’s XI v England, 17 February 2019, Three Ws Oval, Barbados
1st ODI, Windies v England, 20 February 2019, Kensington Oval, Barbados
2nd ODI, Windies v England, 22 February 2019, Kensington Oval, Barbados
3rd ODI, Windies v England, 25 February 2019, National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
4th ODI, Windies v England, 27 February 2019, National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
5th ODI, Windies v England, 2 March 2019, Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
1st IT20, Windies v England, 5 March 2019, Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
2nd IT20, Windies v England, 8 March 2019, Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis
3rd IT20, Windies v England, 10 March 2019, Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis
The England squads are given below:
Test squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
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