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News18
27-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
England Vs West Indies 2025: Live Streaming, Full Squads And Schedule
England vs West Indies 2025: Shai Hope-led Windies will be in England for six limited-overs matches including three ODIs and as many T20Is. England and West Indies resume their historic rivalry with another exciting limited-overs series on English soil. The Calypso Kings continue to rebuild their white-ball teams with another intense battle against the struggling Three Lions, who also desperately need to get their ODI and T20I fortunes back on track. After facing heavy defeats and early exits at the ICC World Cup 2023, T20 World Cup 2024 and the Champions Trophy 2025, England are in a transition phase, with young middle-order batter Harry Brook taking over the reins from Jos Buttler who quit his post in February. For the West Indies, captain Shai Hope and his team have an equally challenging task of reviving their presence in top-flight white-ball cricket, especially the ODIs, after hitting rock bottom and missing out on qualification in the last two ICC events. West Indies recently faced Ireland in a three-match ODI series. After losing the opening game, West Indies bounced back to win the third and levelled the rain-marred series 1-1. advetisement On the other hand, the England look to make a fresh start in the format after a four-month break since losing all three of their group-stage clashes in the Champions Trophy. The West Indies would be chuffed to have their power hitter Shimron Hetmyer back after he missed the Ireland series due to IPL 2025 duties for the Rajasthan Royals. West Indies have no major injury worries in their camp, unlike Brook & Company, who will miss the services of their ace quick Jofra Archer. England have handed returns to Will Jacks, Matthew Potts and Tom Hartley in ODIs and brought back Liam Dawson and Luke Wood in the T20I set-up. The series features six limited-overs games including three ODIs and as many T20Is. The 50-over matches will be held in Birmingham, Cardiff and London on May 29, June 1 and 3 respectively. The three T20Is are slated to be hosted by Durham, Bristol and Southampton on June 6, 8 and 10, respectively. Ahead of the series, here is all you need to know: When will the England vs West Indies 2025 series start? The England vs West Indies series will start with the first ODI on May 29. Where will the England vs West Indies 2025 series be held? The series will witness three ODIs in Birmingham, Cardiff and London and three T20 Internationals in Durham, Bristol and Southampton. Which TV channels will broadcast the England vs West Indies 2025? The England vs West Indies series will be televised in India on the Sony Sports Network. How do I watch the live streaming of the England vs West Indies 2025? The England vs West Indies series will be streamed live on the Sony Liv app in India. England vs West Indies Full Squads ODIs England: Harry Brook (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Potts, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith Advertisement West Indies: Shai Hope (captain), Jewel Andrew, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd T20Is England: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Potts, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood West Indies: To Be Announced West Indies Tour of England Full Schedule ODIs May 29: 1st ODI, Edgbaston, Birmingham (5:30 PM IST) June 1: 2nd ODI, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (3:30 PM IST) June 3: 3rd ODI, Kennington Oval, London (5:30 PM IST) top videos View All T20Is June 6: 1st T20I, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (11 PM IST) June 8: 2nd T20I, County Ground, Bristol (7 PM IST) June 10: 3rd T20I, The Rose Bowl, Southampton (11 PM IST) Watch CNN-News18 here. Stay updated with all the latest news on IPL 2025, including the schedule, Points Table, IPL Orange Cap, and IPL Purple Cap. Get latest Cricket news, live score and match results on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : England cricket team England vs West Indies 2025 West Indies Cricket team Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: May 27, 2025, 15:49 IST News cricket England Vs West Indies 2025: Live Streaming, Full Squads And Schedule
Express Tribune
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
ICC's WC, CT have rekindled ODI charm
The just-concluded International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025 was the second major One-Day International (ODI) tournament to be held in the past 18 months. While there is a lot of talk about the primacy of Test cricket on one hand and the global appeal of the shortest Twenty20 (T20) format on the other – especially among the youth and new followers of the game – the ODI cricket is routinely played down as something of a 'dying' format. As someone who grew up in the 90s on a steady diet of ODI cricket, the last two tournaments i.e. the ICC World Cup 2023 and the Champions Trophy have served to rekindle that old charm. Here is a format that combines the best of both the popular formats i.e. Test as well as the slam-bang albeit one-dimensional T20 cricket. For a batter, it gives the opportunity to switch between defense and attack, depending on the match situation. For a bowler, it is imperative to be adept at utilizing the new as well as exploiting the old ball. The spinners too get to cast that proverbial web around the batters when the situation or conditions allow. What these two tournaments have made clear is that there is still space for all the formats to coexist. While ICC's efforts to globalize the game are understandable, it almost seems that in trying to do so, they are alienating the hardcore cricket followers. In fact – among major sports – cricket seems to be the only sport desperate to reinvent itself. It is evident in the way the playing rules are tweaked with alarming regularity and the reckless awarding of Test-match playing rights to teams who are clearly unprepared for the biggest stage. It is also imperative that the ICC now takes control of the Future Tours Program (FTP) and ensure a standardized schedule of matches where all 12 Test-playing nations play against each other twice in the 6-year cycle – on home and away basis. This can facilitate a return to the saner model of having bilateral series featuring Tests as well as ODIs with odd tournaments such as Asia Cup thrown in between. With World T20 Championship now a permanent feature of the calendar, ICC can also consider doing away with bilateral T20s outside of this tournament. With every country now having its own franchise-based T20 league, the teams can prepare and come up against each other in an expanded global tournament, or even a continental tournament every 4 years. This can be the vehicle for globalization that the ICC so desperately wants. This will also help the 50-over World Cup featuring the top 10 ODI sides maintain its status as the ultimate prize. Doing away with excessive T20s will also have the added benefit of allowing the top-class players to maintain match fitness and increase the chances of them appearing in bilateral series especially Test cricket giving it a much-needed lift which the ICC is currently trying to manage through other initiatives such as the World Test Championship or the introduction of pink-ball day-night Test matches. There will inevitably be the argument about financial viability of the longer formats and the need to have more T20s to attract lucrative sponsorships and media rights; however, it must be understood that attracting money into the game is also a function of quality rather than just quantity. The marquee encounters such as Ashes or India-Pakistan contests are profitable due to their iconic nature and historical significance. However, it was not long ago that certain other matchups such as Australia-South Africa and England-West Indies would regularly attract worldwide attention. In current times, the Australia-India encounters have become the fiercest rivalry for the cricket fans internationally. The primary reason is the stature of players involved and the resulting quality of games. In summary, the ICC has a responsibility to not only globalize the game but also keep the loyalists, the old followers of the game engaged. The only way to manage this is to resist the temptation to continuously tinker with the rules, disrupt the international calendar to accommodate standalone T20 matches and hasty globalization efforts. The model of having limited number of teams competing at the highest level and a properly spaced-out calendar of bilateral encounters has sustained for decades; in fact, it is something that is unique to cricket and has helped maintain its prestige and glamour. Email:
