LONDON – England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler will miss next month’s ODI leg of their tour of the Caribbean due to a reoccurring calf injury.
The 34-year-old has been battling the injury for the past four months and has not played a competitive match since England’s elimination from the T20 World Cup, with their semi-final defeat to India in June.
Buttler, who also missed last month’s T20I and ODI home series against Australia, will not be available for the three-match ODI series which begins October 31 in Antigua and Barbuda.
According to the English Cricket Board, Buttler suffered a “slight setback” in his rehabilitation, and will consequently fly to Barbados ahead of the five-match T20I series, which begins on November 9.
In Buttler’s absence, Liam Livingstone has been named as England’s ODI captain.
It will be his first opportunity in the role, with Harry Brook – Buttler’s stand-in in the ODIs against Australia – currently in Rawalpindi preparing for the third Test against Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Michael Pepper, the Essex wicketkeeper-batter, has been added to the squad as cover. (CMC)
