Jos Buttler Returns for England's West Indies Tour Amid Injury Comeback

England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler is set to return to the team for their October tour of the West Indies, following his recovery from a calf injury. The England squad features three uncapped players and will compete in a series of ODIs and T20s in Antigua, Barbados, and St. Lucia.

England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler will make his return for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) tour of the West Indies after recovering from a calf injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday. Buttler, 34, missed the T20 and ODI series against Australia due to the same injury. The England squad, managed to tie the T20 series 1-1 and lost the five-match ODI series 3-2 against Australia in his absence.

The ECB has announced that Jafer Chohan, John Turner, and Dan Mousley are among the uncapped names in the 14-member squad. According to their statement, two additional players from the test squad in Pakistan will join the white-ball squad in the Caribbean. The decision on these players will be made after the third test selection in Rawalpindi, commencing on Thursday, Oct. 24.

England's tour of the West Indies will feature three ODIs starting from Oct. 31, and will be followed by five T20s beginning on Nov. 9. The three-week tour will take place in Antigua, Barbados, and St. Lucia. The ECB released the full squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Jafer Chohan, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, and John Turner.

(With inputs from agencies.)