The West Indies' preparations for the next ICC Men's Cricket World Cup have begun as the Caribbean team named a 15-player squad for next month's ODI series at home against England.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced its men's squad for the upcoming home ODI series against England starting December 3 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The squad, led by Shai Hope, includes two uncapped players, Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde, as well as notable returns and omissions.

The West Indies squad was recently announced as some new faces were selected. Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde were the two uncapped players selected for the team captained by Shai Hope. Shane Dowrich, who played 35 Tests for the West Indies and just one ODI in 2019, was called up after an excellent domestic Super50 Cup in which he finished with 234 runs in five innings at an average of 78, the equivalent of a century and a fifty .

Opening batsman Kjorn Ottley, who was the third highest run-scorer in the Super50 Cup with 317 runs in eight innings at an average of 45.28, including a century and a fifty, was also recalled and missed the two ODIs he played in January. supplement 2021.

The injured Justin Greaves was not available for selection while Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder skipped the series to prepare for the T20I format. Holder is also focusing on red-ball cricket. Meanwhile, Darren Bravo, who had an impressive Super50 campaign, was not selected.

It was the first World Cup ever in which the West Indies did not take part. The two-time world champion will be happy to make amends by performing well in the upcoming series and setting the tone for the next World Cup. Chief selector and former opener Desmond Haynes hinted that the West Indies are already focused on the next World Cup.

“England are always full of excitement and anticipation when touring the West Indies,” said Haynes.

“We expect this to be a hard-fought series but also believe this team will do well in our home conditions. We have a clear vision. Our focus is on building a solid team. Our main focus is to achieve success again in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027,” he added.

The three-match ODI series is scheduled to begin on December 3 in Antigua. Meanwhile, England will also be looking to bounce back from a disappointing World Cup campaign in which they failed to defend their title. The Jos Buttler-led side finished seventh in the table having managed just three wins in nine games.

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

ODI schedule:

• First ODI: December 3, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
• Second ODI: December 6, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
• Third ODI: December 9, Kensington Oval, Barbados