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Hetmyer left out of West Indies white-ball teams for tour of Australia

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Hetmyer left out of West Indies white-ball teams for tour of Australia


Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of both the ODI and a full-strength West Indies T20I squad for their series against Australia next month after he was dropped against England late last year. Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers have been included for the T20Is after they were unavailable for the Test tour to take up franchise contracts.
Neither Holder nor Mayers are part of the ODI squad for the three matches preceding the T20Is, while batsmen Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford have been allowed to play franchise cricket before returning for the T20Is.

Hetmyer, who averages 32.23 in ODIs with a strike rate of 104.55, struggled for form against England with scores of 1 and 2 in the first two T20Is, followed by 32, 0 and 12 in the three ODIs.

“After a series win against England, we expect our ODI team to be very competitive in Australia,” said chief selector Desmond Haynes. “We have some new additions, who have impressed over a significant period and a couple of returning players, who we believe will have an impact.

“For the T20I series, this forms part of our crucial preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which we will host. We hope to build on our strong all-round performances against India and England and continue to improve as we get closer to the big tournament.”

The three ODIs will be held in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra on February 2, 4 and 6, followed by the T20Is in Hobart, Adelaide and Perth on February 9, 11 and 13.

West Indies ODI team against Australia

Shai Hope (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Alick Athanaze, Teddy Bishop, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Gudakesh Motie, Kjorn Ottley, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.

West Indies T20I Team vs Australia

Rovman Powell (captain), Shai Hope, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas