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New captain Liam Livingstone hoping tour will uncover fresh England talent

  • Their third white-ball series in West Indies in three years
  • Inexperienced squad will have chance to impress

Normally we have a reset at this point. A catastrophic failure here, a World Cup group-stage exit there. But this time, as England prepare for their third white-ball series in the Caribbean in as many years with the first one-day international game on Thursday, well, what is there?

Brendon McCullum is taking over the limited-overs setup in January, meaning Marcus Trescothick is in charge. And Jos Buttler is absent with an injured calf, meaning Liam Livingstone is captain. Of the XI that took the field against Australia a month ago, just five are in the squad for this series.

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Source: Cricket - The Guardian

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