Australia made changes in their squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies as they brought in opener Jake Fraser-McGurk and pacer Xavier Bartlett to replace Spencer Johnson and Josh Hazlewood, respectively.
The first Test of the three-match series will be held in Barbados. It will mark the start of Australia's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle after its loss to South Africa in the final of the 2023-25 WTC cycle.
Australia batter Travis Head has called on his teammates to swiftly put their recent ICC World Test Championship Final loss to South Africa behind them, as the side prepares to kick off a new cycle against the West Indies in Barbados.
Overton, 31, suffered the injury after bowling his second ball of England's eventual 238-run win, as he dropped a fast-travelling return catch off Keacy Carty and immediately sprinted off the field for treatment.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced squads for the upcoming white-ball matches against West Indies, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is. The team will be led by newly-appointed white-ball captain Harry Brook
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the 15-member Test squad for the upcoming West Indies series, which is scheduled to be played in Multan from January 17-21 and January 25-29.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side, with all of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Titas Sadhu, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur, Minnu Mani, and Priya Mishra included in the squads across both formats.
The dynamic middle-order batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has returned to Sri Lanka's squad for the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies, but the former skipper Dasun Shanaka has been left on the sidelines.
Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during The Hundred in August. This ruled him out of England's triumph against Sri Lanka (2-1) and it was Ollie Pope who led the side in the veteran's absence. On the other hand, Crawley suffered a broken finger during the West Indies series, which caused hi