Alzarri Joseph named vice-captain as West Indies name squad for England ODIs, Pooran and Holder missing

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West Indies picked uncapped all rounders Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde in a 15-man squad to face visiting England in one-day internationals next month. There were also recalls for wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich, who played his only ODI in 2019, and opening batter Kjorn Ottley, who played two ODIs in January 2021.

Rutherford is a 25-year-old middle-order batter who has played six Twenty20s, but not since 2020, and Forde is a 21-year-old medium-pacer. The team led by Shai Hope faces England on December 3 and 6 in Antigua, and on December 9 in Barbados.

Pacer Alzarri Joseph has been named as the new vice captain of the West Indies ODI team. Allrounder Justin Greaves was injured while Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran were unavailable because they were prioritising other formats.

“We named Alzarri Joseph as vice captain as he demonstrated maturity and good leadership qualities for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes during the recent CG United Super50 Cup. We believe with exposure and opportunities he could be a future leader in West Indies cricket," chief selector Desmond Haynes said.

"Matthew Forde is a whole-hearted cricketer who has been impressive. He is one of the players coming through the West Indies Academy program who can form part of the future," he added.

After the completion of the ODI series, West Indies and England will lock horns in a 5-match T20I series. The first T20I will be played in Barbados from Wednesday, December 13. The fifty and final T20I will be played in Trinidad on December 22. Grenada will host the second and third T20I on December 15 and December 17. The fourth T20I will be played on December 20 in Trinidad.

West Indies squad for ODI series against England: Shai Hope (captain), Alick Athanaze, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Kjorn Ottley, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas.