Windies head coach Phil Simmons admits to being pleased by increasing pressure placed on batsmen to perform, with competition for spots in the line-up beginning to heat up.

Recently the duo of Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmeyer returned to the batting line-up, but there was no room for the out of form Shai Hope, once a staple of the batting order.  With Bravo looking to be in good form on his return to the line-up and some displays of consistency from the likes of Sharmarh Brooks and Roston Chase, Simmons hopes the tussle for places leads to steadier performances in the future.

“It’s a case where everybody is under pressure.  We are getting more and more of a group of batsmen where everyone is competing for four or five places,” Simmons told members of the media via an online press conference from New Zealand.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

CWI has mislead the public greatly on the NZ tour. First the schedule, two A-team matches, 3 T20I followed by two test.
Pooranto play A team etc.
The reality, the white-ball team is training separate from the red ball team. The IPL players were in quarantine upto the day before the first T20I.
The A team matches are playing upfront the the second one straddling the first T20I.
Pooran ever could have played and Hetmeyer had no chance to prepare for red ball.

What a mess.

Now, this thing about spots: Chase doesn't bowl in the first warm up and is rested for the second. No substantial time at the crease.

No Hetmeyer or Pooran.

I don't know who is worst: Gay, Adams, Harper or Simmonds