Overview

• Brook's first match as white-ball captain will be the opening ODI at Edgbaston on May 29, marking the start of a three-game series against West Indies.
• The batting order features Jamie Smith promoted to opener alongside Ben Duckett, with Joe Root at three, Brook at four and Buttler returning as wicketkeeper at five.
• Adil Rashid will make his 150th ODI appearance to lend spin experience to a side boosted by the return of all-rounders Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks.
• England's pace battery faces the absence of Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson through injury, prompting reliance on Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton.
• With only the top eight teams securing direct entry to the 2027 World Cup, England enter the series ranked eighth and must register wins to maintain their qualification hopes.