Where are West Indies' allrounders?
There is one immediately evident deficiency in the West Indies training squads of 20 for their three forthcoming home Tests against New Zealand and the additional nine for the High Performance Centre's almost-simultaneous series against Bangladesh A.
It is the dearth of genuine allrounders, more specifically those capable of batting at No. 6 and bowling decent spells as third seamer in an attack liable to rely heavily on spin.
Of those called up to prepare for the New Zealand series only Dwayne Bravo, reinstated four years after his last, and 40th, Test, qualifies. His value is dependent on his full recovery from the shoulder injury sustained in the 2014 IPL and on how quickly he adjusts to the demands of five-day cricket following his extensive, almost exclusive, involvement in the abbreviated formats.