Potts replaces injured Tongue for West Indies ODI series
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Fast bowler Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England's white-ball tour of the West Indies next month after sustaining an injury during the ongoing England Lions training camp in the United Arab Emirates.
Matthew Potts will replace him for the three-match ODI series, beginning in Antigua on December 3, but no replacement has yet been named for the five T20Is which follow from December 12-21.
The series against West Indies is England's first action following their disappointing World Cup exit at the group stage, with only six players from that squad featuring.
Dawid Malan has been completely excluded, while Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, and Chris Woakes have been left out of the ODI squad but included in the T20 match.
Tongue in white-ball cricket is still uncapped. June saw him play in his first Test match against Ireland, going 5-66 in the second innings as England defeated Ireland by ten wickets.
In September, he was injured and missed the Twenty20 series against New Zealand, but he did play in the second Test of the Ashes that followed.
