Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes selected for IT20 West Indies series

Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes have been named in a 16 player IT20 squad to tour the West Indies in December.

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2023-11-12T09:49:56.000Z

As reigning champions, England will play five matches just before Christmas as preparations for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA continue.

The duo, who were both part of the winning squad and played in the final, will be looking to nail down a starting berth ahead of the competition in June.

Ali has made 78 IT20 appearances to date, scoring 1,109 runs and taking 43 wickets, while Woakes has dismissed 27 in 29 appearances.

IT20 squad (16 players)

Jos Buttler (captain – Lancashire)Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)**Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)**Gus Atkinson (Surrey)Harry Brook (Yorkshire)Sam Curran (Surrey)Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)Will Jacks (Surrey)Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)Tymal Mills (Sussex)Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)Phil Salt (Lancashire)Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)Reece Topley (Surrey)John Turner (Hampshire)Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

In addition, England have selected a 15 player squad for a three-match ODI series prior to the IT20 fixtures in early Decemeber.

Ali and Woakes, who have both been part of England's ICC Men’s 50 Over Cricket World Cup squad, miss out, as does Sam Hain, who made his ODI debut this summer.

ODI squad (15 players)

Jos Buttler (captain – Lancashire)Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)Gus Atkinson (Surrey)Harry Brook (Yorkshire)Brydon Carse (Durham)Zak Crawley (Kent)Sam Curran (Surrey)Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)Tom Hartley (Lancashire)Will Jacks (Surrey)Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)Ollie Pope (Surrey)Phil Salt (Lancashire)Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)John Turner (Hampshire)

Six players (Atkinson, Brook, Buttler, Carse, Curran, Livingstone) in the ODI group remain from the squad that represented England at the ICC Men’s 50 Over Cricket World Cup in India.

Uncapped seamers Josh Tongue and John Turner are included in both squads.

England Men’s Tour of the Caribbean schedule:

One-Day Internationals:

1st ODI: West Indies v England - 3 December, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua2nd ODI: West Indies v England - 6 December, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua3rd ODI: West Indies v England - 9 December, Kensington Oval, Barbados

T20 Internationals:

1st T20I: West Indies v England - 12 December, Kensington Oval, Barbados2nd T20I: West Indies v England - 14 December, Grenada National Stadium, Grenada3rd T20I: West Indies v England - 16 December, Grenada National Stadium, Grenada4th T20I: West Indies v England - 19 December, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad5th T20I: West Indies v England - 21 December, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad