England’s tour of the West Indies 2019: Test and ODI squads, fixtures, match start times, TV

England cricket selectors have named a 16-man Test squad and 15-man one-day squad for the tour of the West Indies in 2019.

Starting in January, the Caribbean tour will see England take on the Windies in three Test matches, five one-day internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 (T20) games.

Joe Root’s Test squad is unchanged from the one that beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in the recent series. Joe Denly retains his place as Ollie Pope is left out.

England’s one-day squad, skippered by Eoin Morgan, sees Tom Curran and David Willey included but Sam Curran, Liam Dawson and Olly Stone miss out.

The England and Wales Cricket Board says the T20 squad will be announced “in due course”.

Stokes and Hales included

Following the Cricket Disciplinary Commission hearing into the fight outside a Bristol nightclub last year, Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been cleared to join the tour. Stokes is included in both squads while Hales has been named in the ODI squad.

Management changes

The ECB announced in December that Ashley Giles has been appointed as the new managing director of England men’s cricket.

Giles played 54 Test matches for England and was formerly a national team selector from 2008 to 2014. He replaces Andrew Strauss who stepped down last October.

“I am delighted to be joining the ECB and shaping the future of England cricket throughout the men’s game,” said Giles, 45. “I am very grateful for the opportunity and excited about working with some talented people.”

Meanwhile, the BBC reports that the West Indies have named Richard Pybus as interim head coach. The 54-year-old will be in charge for the series against England and the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

“We’ve got a great home series against England coming up,” he said. “England are a high-quality side who will be an excellent test of the team in our home conditions.”

England squads

England 16-man Test squad

Joe Root (Yorkshire, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jimmy Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) 

England 15-man ODI squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Fixtures and TV guide (all times UK)

Two-day warm-up matches

• 15-16 January 2019: WI Board XI vs. England (2pm start UK time; Three Ws Oval, Barbados) 
• 17-18 January 2019: WI Board XI vs. England (2pm; Three Ws Oval, Barbados)

Test matches

• 23-27 January 2019: 1st Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados (2pm)
• 31 January-4 February 2019: 2nd Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (2pm)
• 9-13 February 2018: 3rd Test at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (2pm)

One-day warm-up match

• 17 February 2019: Vice Chancellor’s XI vs. England (2pm; Three Ws Oval, Barbados)

One-day international (ODI) matches

• 20 February 2019: 1st ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados (3pm)
• 22 February 2019: 2nd ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados (3pm)
• 25 February 2019: 3rd ODI at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada (1.30pm)
• 27 February 2019: 4th ODI at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada (1.30pm)
• 2 March 2019: 5th ODI at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (3pm)

International Twenty20s (IT20)

• 5 March 2019: 1st IT20 at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (8pm)
• 8 March 2019: 2nd IT20 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis (8pm)
• 10 March 2019: 3rd IT20 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis (8pm)

How to watch on TV

The West Indies vs. England cricket series will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket. Sky’s punditry team will include David Lloyd, Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton.