West Indies A will host England Lions in a multi-format series starting on November 1, running until November 16. The tour features three unofficial T20Is and five unofficial ODIs.
England Lions are scheduled to play three unofficial T20Is and five unofficial ODIs during the tour. All three T20Is will be played at Conaree Sports Club in St Kitts, which will also host the third ODI. The other four unofficial ODIs will be played at Warner Park, with the series opener on November 7.
Squads and leadership
Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty will lead the West Indies A T20I and ODI squads, respectively. Athanaze will have capped players Jewel Andrew, Vitel Lawes, Quentin Sampson and Kamil Pooran in support. The ODI squad will also feature Kevlon Anderson, Jediah Blades, Kirk McKenzie and Oshane Thomas, alongside Carty, Athanaze, Lawes and Andrew. The series is an important one for West Indies, with the World Cup qualifiers coming up in February.
Thomas Rew will lead England Lions in the T20Is, while Dan Lawrence will captain them in the ODIs. Rehan Ahmed has been included in both squads after losing his place in the England senior men’s side. The team also includes six other players with ECB contracts: Ben McKinney, Eddie Jack, Liam Patterson-White, Mason Crane, James Coles and Sam Cook.
Full schedule and venues
All three T20Is and the first four ODIs start at 2pm local time, which is 11:30pm IST and 6pm UK time. The third ODI is a day game and begins at 9:30am local time, which is 7pm IST and 1.30pm UK time.
West Indies A T20I squad
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 (leaving after the third ODI), Sam Cook, Mason Crane, Adam Finch, Jack Haynes, Eddie Jack (leaving after the third ODI), Ben Kellaway, Ben Mayes, Ben McKinney, Liam Patterson-White, James Rew, Thomas Rew (leaving after the third ODI), Naavya Sharma, Ekansh Singh, Asa Tribe.