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England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler suffered a major setback during his rehabilitation from calf injury ahead of the upcoming tour to West Indies. The wicket-keeper batter has to wait a bit longer to make his comeback as he will not be seen leading England in the upcoming 50-overs series. Notably, England are scheduled to play three ODIs in the Caribbean starting on October 31, followed by a five-match T20I series starting November 10.
In place of Jos Buttler, all-rounder Liam Livingstone will be seen leading England in a three-match ODI series in West Indies later this month. Buttler also wasn’t a part of the home ODI series for England against Australia, which led to Harry Brook getting the responsibility of leading the team. However, Brook won’t be a part of the ODI series due his involvement in the ongoing Test series in Pakistan.
Jos Buttler has to wait for his comeback in white-ball cricket
Jos Buttler suffered a calf injury in preparation of turning up for the Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2024. The wicket-keeper hasn’t played any professional cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final against India. However, he was recovering well from the calf injury, but the recent setback has meant that he will have to wait a bit more for his comeback in professional cricket. He is expected to return for the T20I series against West Indies as captain of England.
England’s squad for ODI series against West Indies: Liam Livingstone (c), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Jafer Chohan, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, John Turner.
England’s squad for T20I series against West Indies: Jos Buttler (c), 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.
