The West Indies team has been announced for the T20 series against England. Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell and Akil Hussain, who were not available in the T20 series against Sri Lanka, have been selected in the West Indies team for the first two T20s against England starting on November 9. Matthew Ford has been included in the team in place of fast bowler Alzari Joseph.
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Alzari Joseph banned for 2 matches. Four senior players have been shown the way out in the T20 team announced against England. It includes the quartet of Fabian Allen, Alick Athanaz, Andre Fletcher and Shamar Springer. Meanwhile, Alzari Joseph has been banned for two matches after showing dissatisfaction towards ODI captain Shai Hope, unhappy with the field setting during the third ODI against England.
Alzari Joseph was upset that captain Shai Hope was not changing the fielding settings on the field. He felt that captain Shai Hope was ignoring him and he got so angry that he left the match for a while and went out of the field. After this, the ICC banned him for two matches for expressing dissatisfaction over the captain's decision.
It is worth noting that all-rounders Russell, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd and Sherfane Rutherford have also been included in the team, who will further strengthen the West Indies. The fast bowling unit includes Shamar Joseph, Terrence Hinds and Ford, while Hussain and Gudakesh Moti are the spinners in the team.
Rovman Powell (captain), Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Shimron Hetmyer, Terrence Hinds, Shai Hope, Akeel Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.
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