England captain Jos Buttler returns in limited-overs squads for Caribbean tour

England limited-overs captain Jos Buttler has returned to the England squad for the upcoming limited-over tours in the West Indies. 

After the completion of the England tour of Pakistan for a three-match Test series, England will tour the West Indies for a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series. North Sound will host the first two ODIs on October 31 and November 2, while Bridgetown will host the last ODI of the series. 

Later, Bridgetown will host the first two T20Is on November 10 and 11. Gros Islet will host the last three T20Is on November 15, 17, and 18.  

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Jos Buttler is returning from an injury

The 34-year-old English cricketer Jos Buttler hasn’t played in professional cricket since England’s semi-final defeat against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States last June. 

Before his match in the Hundreds, Buttler sustained a calf injury in the training session. Although he was expected to be fit before the recently concluded home white-ball series against Australia, his recovery took longer. 

Jafer Chohan created a history

The 22-year-old leg-spinner Jafer Chohan has earned his maiden national team call-up. He is the first from the South Asian Cricket Academy to be selected to an England men's squad.

All-rounder Dan Mousley and right-arm pacer John Turner are the other uncapped names in the 14-member white-ball squad for the upcoming West Indies tour. While both were selected in the recently concluded home white-ball series against Australia, Turner also previously toured in the West Indies last December.

Two more players will be named

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also confirmed that two more players from the Pakistan Test series squad will join in the white-ball series for the West Indies tour. These two names will be confirmed after the selection of the third Test team, which Rawalpindi will host from October 24.   

Before the West Indies tour, England will travel to Pakistan for a three-match Test series, which will also be a part of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship.   

Jos Buttler (Captain), 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.