Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox added to England squad for West Indies tour
England have added Jordan Cox and Rehan Ahmed to their white-ball squads for the upcoming Caribbean tour, which begins next Thursday

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Posted - 2024-10-24T19:22:43+06:00
Updated - 2024-10-24T19:22:43+06:00
England have added Jordan Cox and Rehan Ahmed to their white-ball squads for the upcoming Caribbean tour, which begins next Thursday. Both players are currently with England's Test team in Pakistan. Cox is scheduled to fly home after the first day of the series decider in Rawalpindi, ahead of the white-ball squad's departure for Antigua on Monday. Rehan, who has been named in England's XI for the third Test, will join the team in the Caribbean later and is unlikely to play in the first ODI against West Indies on Thursday.
Cox, the Essex wicketkeeper-batter, is set to make his Test debut during England's tour of New Zealand, which follows closely after the West Indies tour. He may leave the Caribbean early and is expected to miss the five-match T20I series. Cox will join the New Zealand tour in time for England's warm-up game in Queenstown on the weekend of November 23, ahead of the first Test on November 27.
Cox made his international debut in England's T20I series against Australia last month and is likely to earn his first ODI cap during the Caribbean tour. With Jos Buttler sidelined from the 50-over matches due to a setback in his recovery from a calf injury, Cox is expected to step in. He will also serve as England’s wicketkeeper at some point during the New Zealand series, as Jamie Smith is expected to miss at least one Test, and possibly all three, due to paternity leave.
Rehan's participation in the third Test in Pakistan will likely prevent him from playing in at least the first ODI, and he may not be considered until the T20I series. He is one of three wrist-spinners in England's squads, alongside Adil Rashid, the regular in their white-ball teams, and uncapped Yorkshire leg-spinner Jafer Chohan.
England ODI and T20I squads: Jos Buttler (captain, T20Is only), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Jafer Chohan, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone (ODI captain), Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, John Turner.