Durham batsman Paul Collingwood has been named as England's new one-day captain.
Collingwood, 31, takes up the captaincy after it was relinquished by Michael Vaughan, who remains England's test skipper.
The Durham all-rounder's first assignment as skipper will be to lead the side in two Twenty20 and three limited-overs internationals against West Indies.
However, there was no place for Irish-born batsman Ed Joyce.
Collingwood was given the job having been established as the outstanding candidate with Kevin Pietersen withdrawing his interest, Andrew Strauss out of form and Andrew Flintoff recovering from an ankle operation.
'The selectors believe that Paul's experience and performances in the one-day game make him the ideal candidate to lead the side,’ explained chairman of selectors David Graveney.
'He has been a key member of the one-day team for a while and we believe he is ready to take on the additional responsibility of captaincy.'
