England announce ODI squad for series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – Cricket News Update
The England and Wales Cricket Board selectors, on Monday announced the squad for the one-day leg of their series against West Indies, starting at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, on Saturday, June 16.
Ian Bell, who missed the 4-0 ODI series win over Pakistan earlier this year, has been recalled to the squad, thanks to Kevin Pietersen’s retirement from the one day format of international cricket. Bell’s inclusion and KP’s exclusion
is the only change to the 14-man squad that played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 in February this year.
England's chairman of selectors, Geoff Miller, said that following Kevin’s retirement from limited-overs international cricket, they are now looking at other available options in the build up to the ICC World T20 Championship and
various other esteemed One Day tournaments.
"Kevin Pietersen's recent decision to retire from one-day cricket means we now start looking at other options available to us as we prepare to defend our ICC World Twenty20 title and look towards next year's ICC Champions Trophy and
the 2015 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Miller-c58870, after announcing the squad on Monday evening.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, the veteran of 127 One Day Internationals and 36 T20 Internationals, bid adieu to international one day cricket last month, citing England’s unrelenting schedule as the reason behind his early retirement.
Ian Bell, who last played a One Day International for England in October last year, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, earned selectors’ nod based on his impressive performance in the recently concluded three-Test series against Windies, where he scored
three half centuries in four innings. The right-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 batsman, who averages 34.04 with the bat in 108 One Day Internationals, will in all probability open for England alongside one-day skipper Alastair Cook.
The limited-overs leg of the home series against West Indies will see http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 playing three ODIs and a one-off T20 International. The opening ODI will be played at Southampton on June 16, followed by a match at The Oval and then at
Headingley. The only T20 International will be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on June 24.
England ODI squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576.
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