West Indies A will host England Lions in a multi-format series starting from November 1. Here are the squads, full schedule, and all you need to know.
England Lions are scheduled to play three unofficial T20Is and five unofficial ODIs on their tour of West Indies from November 1 to November 16. All three ‘T20Is' are to be played at Conaree Sports Club in St Kitts, with the venue also hosting the third ‘ODI’. The other four unofficial ODIs will be played at Warner Park, with the series opener on November 7.
As for the squads, Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty will lead the West Indies A 'T20I' and 'ODI' squads, respectively. Athanaze will have capped players in Jewel Andrew, Vitel Lawes, Quentin Sampson, and Kamil Pooran for support. The ODI side will feature Kevlon Anderson, Jediah Blades, Kirk McKenzie, and Oshane Thomas apart from Carty, Athanaze, Lawes and Andrew. It is an important series for the West Indies, with the World Cup qualifiers coming up in February.
England Lions will be led by Thomas Rew in ‘T20Is' and Dan Lawrence in ‘ODIs’, with Rehan Ahmed included in both squads after losing his spot in the England senior men's side. The team includes six other players with ECB contracts - Ben McKinney, Eddie Jack, Liam Patterson-White, Mason Crane, James Coles, and Sam Cook.
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WI-A vs England Lions: Full schedule and venues
All three ‘T20Is’ and four ‘ODIs’ start at 2pm local time (11:30pm IST, 6pm UK time). The third ‘ODI’ is a day game and begins at 9:30am local time (7pm IST, 1.30pm UK time).
| Date | Match | Venue | Local Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 1st unofficial T20I | Conaree Sports Club | 2pm |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 2nd unofficial T20I | Conaree Sports Club | 2pm |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 3rd unofficial T20I | Conaree Sports Club | 2pm |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 1st Unofficial ODI | Warner Park | 2pm |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2nd Unofficial ODI | Warner Park | 2pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3rd Unofficial ODI | Conaree Sports Club | 9:30am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4th Unofficial ODI | Warner Park | 2pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5th Unofficial ODI | Warner Park | 2pm |
Squads for England Lions tour of West Indies
Alick Athanaze (c), Jewel Andrew, Zachary Carter, Shadrack Descarte, Keon Gaston, Karima Gore, Joshua James, Vitel Lawes, Zishan Motara, Jakeem Pollard, Kamil Pooran, Quentin Sampson, Stewart Thompson.
West Indies A 'ODI' squad
Keacy Carty (c), Kevlon Anderson, Jewel Andrew, Alick Athanaze, Jediah Blades, Rivaldo Clarke, Shadrack Descarte, Jyd Goolie, Vitel Lawes, Kirk McKenzie, Micah McKenzie, Shaqkere Parris, Jakeem Pollard, Shamar Springer, Oshane Thomas.
England Lions 'T20I' squad
Thomas Rew (c), Rehan Ahmed, Scott Currie, Adam Finch, Calvin Harrison, Jack Haynes, Eddie Jack, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, James Rew, Naavya Sharma, Ekansh Singh, Asa Tribe.
England Lions 'ODI' squad
Dan Lawrence (c), Rehan Ahmed, James Coles*, Sam Cook, Mason Crane, Adam Finch, Jack Haynes, Eddie Jack*, Ben Kellaway, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, James Rew, Thomas Rew*, Naavya Sharma, Ekansh Singh, Asa Tribe.
*players will leave after the third 'ODI'
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