Coach Simmons opens door for IPL quintet

Thu, May 21, '15

West Indies coach Phil Simmons has opened the door for Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard to return to the Test team, stating his intention to meet them on their return from the IPL.

Bravo and Lendl Simmons had announced their Test retirements, while Pollard took an "indefinite break" from first-class cricket earlier this year. Russell indicated he was not physically capable of playing the long form and Narine has been sidelined due to questions about his bowling action.

However Phil Simmons, who was appointed coach in March and had a sturdy result in the home series against England, is eager to see if he can encourage a better relationship between the West Indies team and the region's IPL participants.

Before his departure for the IPL, Bravo had suggested he would like to return to the Test team.

"Obviously everybody wants to see those guys playing Test cricket for the West Indies because they are certainly good enough to play that format," Phil Simmons told Trinidad's Newsday.