ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA - Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the West Indies squad for the upcoming Home Series against South Africa, scheduled to take place from 7 – 19 August 2024. The series will be hosted across two venues, with the first Test being held at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago, and the second and final Test Match in Guyana at the National Stadium.

The full Test squad for the series is as follows:

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Joshua Da Silva, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Bryan Charles, Justin Greaves, Jason Holder, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Shamar Joseph, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican

CWI Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe expressed confidence in the squad’s ability to deliver strong performances: “We are confident about the team selected for this important series against South Africa. The selection process for this squad was led by our Head Coach, Andre Coley, pending the implementation of our new selection process, which will be rolled out in the coming days and articulated publicly shortly. This squad reflects a thorough evaluation of players' recent performances and suitability for the conditions we anticipate. We are confident that this team is well-balanced and capable of competing at the highest level.”

So now that AlJo is officially rested, who is the new VC, JHo?

In reply to Drapsey

Da Silva is the vice captain.

Would it not be better to prepare better lively pitches in trinidad and guyana .than selecting innocuous bowlers like charles and warrican who most likely will not be even effective on these flat pitches .

In reply to velo

That is too deep a thinking for those running this showboat called Waste Indies cricket.
Imagine dropping the Hero of Adelaide so soon and when he has been working his
way back in the recent series after anon-competitive action in IPL etc.

At this rate Guyanese Joseph will be a secure scrapheap pile.
They won't play him at Providence before his home folks either ????
Could be. If Warrican gets two wickets he is a sure bet to in Guyana also.
Shamar, you got options.

Good thing I got the Olympics to watch even if the Seine is sickening.

In reply to hubert

Ah wonder where the people who were complaining that he went to the IPL instead of playing regional cricket...

I hope Shamar grabs whatever opportunity comes his way and maximize his earnings... this dropping shows what the clowns at CWI are capable of.

No way Warrican and Roach should be in the starting XI ahead of Shamar. Roach well pass his prime and the other one is there because he and the skippa are friends.

In reply to anthonyp

There’s a third reason

In reply to imusic

Bajan first policy?