England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler will miss the upcoming one-day international series against West Indies due to slow recovery from injury.
Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone will replace him and captain England for the first time in three-day ODIs starting October 31 in Antigua.
England said Buttler, who has not played since the T20 World Cup in June, had suffered a “slight setback in his rehabilitation” due to a calf injury.
The 34-year-old also missed England’s T20 series and ODI series against Australia in September.
However, Buttler will remain with the touring squad and will instead join up with the Barbados squad, hoping to make a comeback for the next five-match T20 series starting on November 9.
A decision has not yet been made as to whether a replacement player will be added to the squad.
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Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain and Ricky Ponting talk about England players at risk of leaving after Jos Buttler’s return
England squad on white-ball tour to West Indies
Jos Buttler (Lancashire – Captain) T20 series only
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Jacob Bethel (Warwickshire)
Jafar Chauhan (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Saquib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Dan Mousley (Warwickshire)
Jamie Overton (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
John Turner (Hampshire)
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Highlights of England vs Australia in the 5th and final ODI at Bristol
West Indies vs England schedule (all UK time)
ODI series
First ODI: Antigua – Thursday, October 31st, 6:00 p.m.
2nd ODI: Antigua – Saturday, November 2, 1:30 p.m.
3rd ODI: Barbados – Wednesday, November 6th, 6pm
T20 series
First T20: Barbados – Saturday, November 9th, 8pm
Second T20: Barbados – Sunday, November 10th, 8pm
Third T20: St. Lucia – Thursday, November 14th, 8:00 p.m.
4th T20: St. Lucia – Saturday, November 16th, 8:00 p.m.
5th T20: Saint Lucia – Sunday, November 17th, 8:00 p.m.
Watch the third and final Test between Pakistan and England live on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event as both teams head to Rawalpindi ahead of the first ball at 6am on Thursday 24th October.
