James Anderson & Stuart Broad left out of England squad for West Indies tour

England have left bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad out of their squad to tour the West Indies In March.

The 35-year-old Broad is second on that list, having taken 537 wickets in 152 matches.

Anderson and Broad both played in the recent Ashes series in Australia which England lost 4-0.

In the aftermath of that thrashing, England head coach Chris Silverwood, director of cricket Ashley Giles and assistant coach Graham Thorpe all left their roles.

Sir Andrew Strauss has temporarily taken over from Giles and he has appointed Paul Collingwood as England's interim head coach for the West Indies tour.

England will arrive in Antigua on 25 February and will play a four-day warm-up match starting on 1 March followed by three Tests.

The first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua starts on 8 March.

More to follow.

Fixtures

1-4 Tour match (opponents TBC)

8-12 1st Test, Antigua (14:00 GMT)

16-20 2nd Test, Barbados (14:00 GMT)

24-28 3rd Test, Grenada (14:00 GMT/15:00 BST)

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