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West Indies vs England first T20 LIVE commentary: UK start time, scorecard, team news and how to follow as visitors look to hit back

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England lost their ODI series against the West Indies and they will now hope to hit back as their T20 clashes start this weekend.

Liam Livingstone‘s side were crushed by the Windies at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday, losing the series 2-1.

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS - NOVEMBER 06: Romario Shepherd of the West Indies celebrates with Sherfane Rutherford after dismissing Jacob Bethell of England during the 3rd One Day International between the West Indies and England at Kensington Oval on November 06, 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
England will hope the T20 series is more successful than the ODI one
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But the tourists can’t dwell on that, and they now start a five-match T20 series.

England have a lot of inexperienced players for this tour, but there is undoubted talent there.

It is now about them proving they can deliver on the international stage, starting here.

West Indies vs England: Date and how to follow

The first T20 of this five-match series takes place on Saturday, November 9.

The action at the Kensington Oval is set to get going at 8pm UK time.

talkSPORT 2 will be providing live coverage of the ODI. 

Our commentary team includes Steve Harmison, David “Bumble” Lloyd, Mark Butcher, Philo Wallace, Neil Manthorp, Barry Wilkinson and Jon Norman

To tune in to talkSPORT 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.

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

West Indies vs England schedule

ODI Series

  • First ODI: West Indies win by eight wickets (DLS)
  • Second ODI: England win by five wickets
  • Third ODI: West Indies win by eight wickets

T20 Series

  • First T20: Saturday, November 9 – 8pm
  • Second T20: Sunday, November 10 – 8pm
  • Third T20: Thursday, November 14 – 8pm
  • Fourth T20: Saturday, November 16 – 8pm
  • Fifth T20: Sunday, November 17 – 8pm

West Indies vs England: Team news

England are set to welcome Jos Buttler back from injury.

The England white-ball skipper will re-take the captaincy, but he won’t keep wicket.

Phil Salt is set to remain as wicket-keeper.

For the Windies, they are unlikely to make too many changes.

England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Jafer Chohan, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wk), Reece Topley, John Turner

West Indies squad: Shai Hope (c) (wk), Jewel Andrew, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA - JUNE 27: Jos Buttler of England reacts as he walks off after being caught out during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 Semi-Final match between India and England at Providence Stadium on June 27, 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana. (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
Buttler is back for England
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West Indies vs England: What has been said?

England wicket-keeper Salt believes that having Buttler in the field will help him and his teammates.

He said: “Maybe it will get a little bit more out of him at mid-off having an opportunity to chat to the bowlers.

“The only thing that keeping takes away from you is the advantage of being there with the bowlers at the top of their marks all the time.

“Sometimes you can can get stuck in a bit of a position where the only times you’re running up to a bowler is when things aren’t going to plan and you’re running up to reaffirm positive things.”

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