CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (CMC) —  West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons believes the challenging conditions for the two-Test series here next month will be an important test of players' mettle as much as their skill.

The Caribbean side take on Bangladesh in matches here in the coastal south-eastern city and in the country's capital, Dhaka, in conditions expected to favour the hosts' spin attack.

And with the series also being played amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Simmons said players would definitely benefit from the overall experience.

“To each player, it will mean a lot,” Simmons said ahead of the series set to bowl off here on February 3.

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Looks like Simmons already moved on from the ODI's disaster to the next meal in town.

I thought the ODI's were very important as trying to stave off the qualifiers was critical.

But what do i know ....

In reply to Kay

Kay I agree with you but what are his employers doing about it?

It seems like Simmonds is setting to place all the blame on the players if things do not go well in the Test series, how about under his term as coach, very few players have improve. Apart from Gabriel and Roach only Blackwood have improve their numbers.