Hetmyer was brilliant with the bat during the 2024 Caribbean Premier League, racking up 402 runs in 13 innings at an impressive average of 40.2. He opted out of the recently-concluded Sri Lanka ODI series due to personal series and last featured for West Indies in 2023. He was pivotal in their 2-1 series victory against England then.
Athanaze, who lost his opening spot to Evin Lewis in the third ODI, has been dropped due to lack of form. Lewis mustered a century against Sri Lanka, helping them earn a consolation win in the series, and shall be the preferred opener along with Brandon King. Moreover, Young sensation Jewel Andrew has retained his spot after being a part of the third ODI.
Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph, and Matthew Forde are likely to spearhead the pace department with Romario Shepherd as the pace-bowling all-rounder. Gudakesh Motie and Hayden Walsh Jr. are the spinners in their squad with Roston Chase as spin all-rounder.
England are arriving on the back of a Test series loss against Pakistan (2-1) and have named a rather young squad with 21-year-old Jacob Bethell finding a place. They will be playing three ODIs and five T20Is between October 31 and November 17 before the attention switches to the three-match Test series against New Zealand.
West Indies squad vs England: Shai Hope (C), Alzarri Joseph, Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr
