England's miserable end to 2023 continued with a 2-1 loss to hosts West Indies in their ongoing tour of the country. Jos Buttler and Co had no answer for the likes of Shai Hope, who easily guided the home side toward a victory. Presently, the attention turns to the five-game T20 International series, with the first of those games taking place at Kensington Oval in Barbados. (Cricket News)
England will be boosted by their returning stars, with all of Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Tymal Mills, and Reece Topley linking up with the squad. West Indies, meanwhile, will have Andre Russell to bank upon again after the hitman was cleared to play in the T20I series.
West Indies and England are no stranger to each other in this format, with the pair charting an incredible ICC T20 World Cup final in 2016 which ended in Carlos Braithwaite hitting Ben Stokes for four successive sixed to win the trophy.
Weather Update:
Barbados is set for a sunny day, with sunshine expected to greet the two sets of players when they enter the pitch.
Head-To-Head:
England and West Indies have partaken in 24 T20 Internationals jointly, with the former winning ten and the latter 14.
Squads:
West Indies
Rovman Powell (c), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.
England
Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Philip Salt, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes.
