Carlos Brathwaite to captain squad featuring Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels in Durham on Saturday, September 16
Friday 1 September 2017 13:03, UK
Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard have been included in Windies' 13-man squad for the one-off T20 international against England.
Off-spinner Narine and all-rounder Pollard - not picked in Windies' ODI squad for the five-match series against England - will be joined by uncapped seamer Ronsford Beaton for the 20-over clash in Durham on Saturday, September 16.
Carlos Brathwaite - who thrashed Ben Stokes for four straight sixes to win the World T20 title for Windies in the teams' last meeting in the shortest format - will captain a party also featuring Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels but leg-spinner Samuel Badree misses out due to a "prior commitment".
Badree's absence has led to a recall for Barbados off-spinner Ashley Nurse, who played the last of his four T20Is for Windies against South Africa in Durban in January 2015.
Gayle made his first appearance for Windies since the World T20 Final in a nine-wicket T20 win over India in Jamaica in July, scoring 18 as opening partner Evin Lewis smashed 125 not out from 62 balls to top Gayle's record for the highest score by a West Indian in a T20 international.
Chairman of selectors Courtney Browne said: "We have a good mix of experience and youth that should adapt to English conditions quickly.
"Coming off the series win against India in the Caribbean in July our expectations is to see the team play a highly competitive game and bring that T20 Caribbean atmosphere to England."
Windies squad for one-off T20I: C Brathwaite (captain), R Beaton, C Gayle, E Lewis, J Mohammed, S Narine, A Nurse, K Pollard, R Powell, M Samuels, J Taylor, C Walton, K Williams
Watch England and Windies' T20I live on Sky Sports Cricket from 6pm on Saturday, September 16.
Windies' series-deciding third Test with England, at Lord's, is live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am on Thursday, September 7.
