With their disastrous World Cup campaign firmly in the rear-view mirror, England are now put to the test again as they travel to the West Indies for a limited tour.
The West Indies failed to qualify for this year's World Cup, but this gives England a chance to bounce back after crashing out of the tournament with one win in their first six matches.
The England team will face the home team for three weeks in December and then five Twenty20 internationals.
It will be the first time in more than four years that England have played the West Indies in ODIs and they will be hoping for a better performance than was produced during a 'difficult' time in India.
When is it?
England's limited-overs tour of the West Indies runs from Sunday, December 3 to Thursday, December 21. There are no warm-up matches, so England will go straight into action against the hosts.
What is the full match list and schedule?
ODI series
All games start at 2:00 PM GMT1st ODIDecember 3 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
2nd ODIDecember 6 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
3rd ODI December 9 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
T20 series
All matches are day/night and start at 8pm GMT1st T20I: December 12 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
2nd T20I: December 14 at the National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
3rd T20I: December 16 at the National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
4th T20I: December 19 at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
5th T20I: December 21 at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago
What are the latest results between the two teams?
It has been a long time since the two sides have faced each other in a one-day international, but results have been mixed in both formats: 2-2 in ODIs and 3-2 against West Indies in T20Is.
ODIs
February 22, 2019: West Indies won by 26 runs
February 27, 2019: England won by 29 runs
March 2, 2019: West Indies win by seven wickets
June 14, 2019: England win by eight wickets
The story continues
T20Is
January 22, 2022: West Indies won by nine wickets
January 23, 2022: England won by one point
January 26, 2022: West Indies won by 20 runs
January 29, 2022: England won by 34 runs
January 30, 2022: West Indies won by 17 runs
How do I watch on TV?
The English tour of the Caribbean is shown by TNT Sports. The company, which bought BT Sport earlier this year, will continue to retain the rights to matches played in the West Indies and Australia. The matches can also be streamed live on Discovery+ for a subscription of €29.99 per month.
What's the latest news?
By Tim WigmoreJos Buttler will look to pay more attention to his batting and goalkeeping during England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean after admitting he found it difficult to devote enough time to his personal performances during the World Cup.
"That's a big learning experience for me. Mastering my own game is essential for the team and finding different ways to do that so I can walk into the middle with a clear mind," said the England white-ball captain prior to the match. first one-day international against West Indies on Sunday. "How I manage my time, I think it's something I've done really well up until that point in that World Cup."
Buttler is trying to "find the right moment and balance things with my own game," he explained. "Something I have always wanted to do in my career is strive for balance. As captain you obviously get extra responsibility, you have more things to do, but I enjoyed it."
Phil Salt and Will Jacks will open the batting together. Buttler dismissed suggestions that he could open the batting - a role he has played with great success in T20 internationals, where he averages 49.2 as an opener, but has never played in ODIs.
"I have played almost 180 ODIs and I have had a lot of success in the middle order. It has been my superpower in this format of the game and I want to emphasize that even more."
The England captain said poor World Cup defense had only increased his determination for the rest of his international career.
"I have to use it as motivation and hunger to push myself and the team forward and take the lessons from it - use it as a positive experience for the rest of my career."
"We have had one bad tournament. It's been in a great place for a long time and you see the enormous talents of the boys emerging and you want to help shape that period of white ball cricket. That is something I feel responsibility and motivation for and individually I am always incredibly motivated to get the best out of myself and reach my potential. Any time you're challenged and pushed back and people challenge things like that, it's definitely going to light a few fires and motivate you.
"There's some really exciting talent on this team."
With just five members of England's World Cup squad - plus Brydon Carse, who was a substitute player in the ODI squad - Buttler said it felt like a fresh start for the side.
"It's definitely a bit of a new beginning. There is some really exciting talent in this team: young guys who are eager to take their chances and perform."
Despite the personnel changes and poor World Cup season, Buttler will deliver "very similar messages" to the squad: sticking with the aggressive approach that served England well from 2015 to 2022, while emphasizing the need to adapt as well.
"You want to strengthen the way we want to play. Still a very positive and aggressive style of cricket, but within that there's always a framework to go up and down, and give some guys some role clarity about where that fits in this team and the roles we want them to play.
Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Zak Crawley (Surrey), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Notts), Tom Hartley (Lancashire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Phil Salt (Lancashire), John Turner (Hampshire).
T20I team
Jos Buttler (captain, Lancashire), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Moeen Ali (Warwickshire), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Notts), Will Jacks (Surrey), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Tymal Mills (Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Reece Topley (Surrey), John Turner (Hampshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
