The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has named a 16-man England squad for the upcoming five-T20I series against the West Indies in the Caribbean, starting from January 22, 2022. Eoin Morgan was named the captain of the team.

With the majority of marquee and first-choice players in Australia for the Ashes 2021-22 series, and several others battling various injuries, the ECB included many fringe players and some new faces in the squad.

The squad includes 11 players who traveled to the United Arab Emirates for the T20 World Cup last November. George Garton and David Payne are both uncapped players in the squad.

Experienced campaigners like Jason Roy, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, James Vince and Liam Livingstone feature in the squad. 

Meanwhile, Paul Collingwood will be the head coach in absence of Chris Silverwood, who is in Australia, while Marcus Trescothick will join the squad as an assistant coach.

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"We have selected a strong squad with some serious batting power and a balanced attack as we begin preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. The World Cup is less than a year away and there will be increased opportunities for the squad in the absence of those players who are with the Ashes squad.

I have good memories winning a World Cup in Barbados and I'm really looking forward to going back there with this squad to face a very good West Indies who will test all aspects of our skills,” Collingwood told ecb.co.uk.  

The series consists of five T20I matches to be played from Saturday, January 22 to Sunday, January 30 with all matches to be played at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados.

England T20I squad for West Indies:

Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Tymal Mills, David Payne, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince.