Stokes, Buttler rested from England T20 series against West Indies
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler will be rested for England's Twenty20 series against the West Indies.
LONDON (AFP) - Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler will be rested for England s Twenty20 series against the West Indies, selectors announced on Thursday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings and batsman Dawid Malan return to the 14-man squad for the first time since last year s tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Stokes and Buttler were both involved in the Test series in the West Indies and are playing in the ongoing one-day international series which ends on March 2.
Jason Roy will miss the series to return home for the birth of his first child after the final one-day international.
England, who lost the recent Test series against the West Indies 2-1, are 1-0 up in the five-match ODI series after beating the hosts by six wickets in Barbados on Wednesday.
England face a packed schedule in 2019, including a World Cup on home soil and a home Ashes series.
England squad:
Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, David Willey, Mark Wood
Fixtures:
1st T20 international - March 5, St Lucia.
2nd T20 international - March 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
3rd T20 international - March 10, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
