"Andre Russell requested a period of rest and recovery as well as Jason Holder who played five back-to-back tests against England and South Africa," CWI's director of cricket Miles Bascombe said in a statement.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder heads into this week's first Test against England at Lord's buoyed by the success the team achieved without him in Australia earlier this year.

Jason Holder is one of a number of useful pace-bowling options in the travelling party, with vice-captain Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales and the breakout star Shamar Joseph also included.

Holder sustained his injury during the County Championship 2024 and will require a recovery period that has effectively ruled him out of the tournament.

Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran have declined the offer of central contracts

Fans and experts alike are left in utter shock as the West Indies failed to qualify for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. The Caribbeans will miss out on the showpiece event for the first time in history.

Former captain Jason Holder lifted a struggling West Indies and frustrated South Africa with an innings of 81 not out on the second day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.

"The way world cricket is going now, apart from the big three, every team is barely playing any Test cricket," Holder said on Wednesday

Windies beat Bangladesh by 166 runs in second Test in Jamaica to complete a 2-0 whitewash of the series

West Indies captain Jason Holder praises star batsmen Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for making themselves available for the upcoming 2019 World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe.

West Indies captain Jason Holder leads from the front with a five-wicket haul as his side snatch an 11-run win over India in the fourth one-day international in Antigua.

Rival captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Jason Holder praise the fight till last attitude in the first day-night Test played with Pakistan upstaging West Indies by 56 runs in the final hour.

A vital cog in Bangladesh’s line-up, Shakib Al Hasan has been a consistent performer for his country, especially in the longest format of cricket.