Guyanese quartet in Windies T20I squad for England, Ireland tours

…Rutherford named Vice Captain for Ireland T20s

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday announced the squads for the three T20 International (T20I) matches against England from June 6 to June 10 and another three matches against Ireland from June 12 to June 15.
The squads will feature four Guyanese players – Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie and Romario Shepherd.

The series will be the first for newly-appointed T20 Captain Shai Hope, who will have a dynamic and exciting squad which will see the return of Jason Holder, who last represented the Caribbean team in the shortest format in February 2024.
Andre Russell makes a return to the squad after sustaining an injury during the first match of last year’s series against England in Barbados, but has only been selected for the England leg of the tour.
Following an extended stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Nicholas Pooran asked to be rested for both series.
Test Captain Roston Chase will leave the squad after the England T20Is to join his red-ball teammates for the Test Series Camp in Barbados from June 13 to June 21, ahead of the highly-anticipated three-Test series against Australia for the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy.
Brandon King has been granted leave from the Ireland leg of the tour. Jyd Goolie, a standout performer in the inaugural West Indies Breakout League and Player of the Match in the 2016 International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup Final, earns his first senior team call-up as Chase’s replacement. In-form batter Keacy Carty replaces King.
Head Coach Daren Sammy, as well as his assistants Floyd Reifer and Ravi Rampaul, will also depart to join the Test Series Camp after the England leg of the tour, a strategic move as he prepares for his first outing as Head Coach of the Test team, alongside the newly-appointed Chase, at the critical start of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle, where the Caribbean squad is seeking to regain its place as one of the world’s leading Test playing teams.
The highly-experienced Rayon Griffith, who has been a widely respected and admired staple of the coaching unit for many years, will take the reins as the lead coach for the matches against Ireland, with Donovan Miller stepping in to add support to the coaching staff.
Squad for T20Is against England: Captain Shai Hope, Vice Captain Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, and Romario Shepherd.
Squad for T20Is against Ireland: Captain Shai Hope, Vice Captain Sherfane Rutherford, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Matthew Forde, Jyd Goolie, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, and Romario Shepherd.
Team Management Unit for Ireland series:
Lead Coach: Rayon Griffith
Manager: Rawl Lewis
Assistant Coach: Donovan Miller
Physiotherapist: Dr Denis Byam
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ronald Rogers
Massage Therapist: Fitzbert Alleyne
Analyst: Avenesh Seetaram
Media & Content Officer: Jerome Foster
Match Schedule v England:
June 6, 2025: First T20I, England v West Indies @ Chester-Le-Street, Durham
June 8, 2025: Second T20I, England v West Indies @ Bristol
June 10, 2025: Third T20I, England v West Indies @ Southampton
Match Schedule v Ireland:
June 12, 2025: First T20I, Ireland v West Indies @ Bready
June 14, 2025: Second T20I, Ireland v West Indies @ Bready
June 15, 2025: Third T20I, Ireland v West Indies @ Bready