Sam Billings and Dawid Malan named in England’s IT20 squad

21 Feb 2019 | Cricket
England National Cricket Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the three-match IT20 series against West Indies starting on March 5th in St Lucia.

Kent’s Sam Billings and Middlesex’s Dawid Malan return to the squad for the first time since last year’s tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Lancashire’s Jos Buttler and Durham’s Ben Stokes are rested and will return after the fifth ODI against West Indies on March 2.

Surrey’s Jason Roy will miss the series to return home for the birth of his first child after the final ODI.

These will be England's final IT20 matches before they face Pakistan at Sophia Gardens on Sunday, 5th May in the only Vitality IT20 of the summer.

Tickets for the clash are still available and can be purchased HERE.

England IT20 squad versus West Indies:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Tom Curran (Surrey)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Dawid Malan (Middlesex)
Liam Plunkett (Surrey)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)