BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies and England will begin fine-tuning preparations for the ICC Males’s Twenty20 Worldwide Cricket World Cup 2024 within the Caribbean and the US on Tuesday in Barbados.
The 2 groups will meet within the first match of a sequence of 5 T20Is at Kensington Oval and shall be eager to begin discovering the system which will finally result in them profitable the worldwide showpiece subsequent June-July on the iconic floor.
“It’s a really, essential sequence,” West Indies captain Rovman Powell stated on the eve of the opener. “It’s good that we now have performed the T20I sequence earlier than, so we now have an thought of the squad and the combos that can work out for us.
“These 5 video games towards England present one other alternative for us to take a look at that and one other alternative to fine-tune no matter areas we have to fine-tune.”
The Caribbean facet shall be excessive on confidence, having received the previous One-day Worldwide sequence 2-1, but it surely additionally units a tricky act for Powell’s facet to observe, although 9 members of that squad have been retained for the T20I sequence.
“It’s necessary to attempt my finest and lead from the entrance,” Powell stated. “When you lead from the entrance, the gamers will observe. I’m my recreation, and as soon as I come to the get together as a pacesetter, naturally, the fellows will observe.”
Each side have introduced sturdy squads bearing the World Cup in thoughts, and there shall be vital deal with Andre Russell after the rugged all-rounder was recalled to the 15-member West Indies squad for the sequence for the primary time for the reason that T20I World Cup two years in the past.
“It’s at all times good to have a participant resembling Andre Russell within the squad,” Powell stated. “We all know the standard that he comes with, and he’s match and prepared and raring to go, and he’s able to placed on the maroon once more for the individuals of the Caribbean, so it’s an thrilling time for not solely me, as captain, but it surely’s additionally thrilling occasions for the followers.”
Former captain Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran and ambidextrous all-rounder Kyle Mayers weren’t obtainable for the ODI sequence. Nonetheless, they may return for this sequence, hoping to make a big impression.
“All of it comes right down to man-management, the way you deal with gamers,” Powell stated. “On the worldwide degree, it’s at all times finest to not handle gamers as a collective unit, however from a person perspective, so I attempt to do this as captain. I attempt to take care of particular person personalities and see how finest I can get them on board.”
All-rounder Matthew Forde can also be one of many gamers to look at after he acquired his maiden ODI cap this previous Saturday and responded with a glowing spell of tempo bowling to finish with three for 29 and made 11 not out in a match-winning partnership with fellow all-rounder Romario Shepherd within the deciding ODI towards the guests to seal a four-wicket win for the Caribbean facet to clinch the sequence 2-1.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, one of many new centrally contracted gamers, might also play a big half after lacking the India sequence in August resulting from harm and will type a dynamic spin duo with fellow left-arm tweaker Akeal Hosein.
West Indies lead the head-to-head battles with 14 wins within the 24 T20Is the 2 sides have performed up to now, so England might want to provide you with a strong technique to enhance their file.
The hosts have seven wins in 13 matches on Caribbean soil, together with one other bilateral T20I sequence in January final yr once they clinched one other five-match affair 3-2, and they are going to be aiming to place collectively one other formidable problem.
Not like the ODI squad, England have banked on a number of skilled gamers and white-ball captain Jos Buttler to get them by way of this brief tour.
Off-spin-bowing all-rounder Moeen Ali, leg-spinner Adil Rashid, pace-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes, and left-arm pacer Reece Topley add an edge to their squad.
Batting all-rounder Will Jacks has been in elegant type in T20 cricket this yr, having slammed greater than 1,000 runs moreover scalping 19 wickets at 12.84 together with his uncomplicated off-spin, and Harry Brook stays their most gifted batting expertise and could possibly be a match-winner on his day.
Squads:
WEST INDIES (from): Rovman Powell (captain), Shai Hope (vice-captain), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.
ENGLAND (from): Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes.
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