England are set to begin their tour of the West Indies this Thursday as they play the first of three ODIs in the Caribbean. 

Liam Livingstone will captain the team for the trio of games that will be taking place before a five-match T20 series gets going straight after. 

Livingstone is replacing the injured Buttler as captainGetty

England are aiming for a victory in the Caribbean following a poor collapse against Pakistan in their recent Test series. 

Only two players have made the switch to this squad after that defeat, with a fresh, young team looking to get off to a winning start against the Windies. 

West Indies vs England: Date and how to follow

The First ODI of this tour will take place on Thursday, October 31. 

It will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Saint George, Antigua.

Play is scheduled to get started at 6pm UK time. 

talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of this match. 

Our commentary team will include Steve Harmison, Darren Gough, Mark Butcher, Philo Wallace, Neil Manthorp, Andrew McKenna and Machel St. Patrick. 

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. 

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The action will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports. More details on how to sign up and watch the match can be found here. 

Archer is part of the England squad for the West Indies tourGetty

West Indies vs England: Teams 

England captain Joss Buttler will not be taking part in the ODI series. 

Buttler has suffered a setback in his recovery from a calf injury, meaning he will only be fit for the T20 series following the three ODIs. 

It means Livingstone leads an England squad that includes Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Adil Rashid.

England squad

Liam Livingstone

Jofra Archer 

Adil Rashid 

Will Jacks 

Sam Curran 

Reece Topley

Phil Salt 

Michael Pepper 

John Turner 

Jacob Bethell

Jafer Chohan 

Saqib Mahmood 

Dan Mousley 

Jamie Overton 

Rehan Ahmed 

Jordan Cox 

West Indies vs England: What has been said? 

Livingstone has spoken about his pride at being appointed England captain with Buttler out injured for the ODI series against West Indies. 

He was dropped from the squad against Australia in September, but now he’s back to lead his country on this tour after impressing in T20 clashes against the Aussies. 

“It’s not every day someone tells you you’re going to be England captain, it’s an incredibly proud thing for me,” Livingstone told PA.

“Being left out is all part of professional sport but we’d had a couple of difficult tournaments and maybe I didn’t get out of that rut as quickly as I could have.

“I sat down with Rob Key, had a really honest conversation with him and said, ‘All I want is another opportunity and hopefully I can prove you wrong’. In the series against Australia, I certainly felt I did that. 

“I’m in a very different place to where I was six or 12 months ago, I feel like a kid, like I’m almost at the start of a new career. I feel like the best of me is still to come.”