The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Barbadian all-rounder Ryan Hurley is the lone newcomer in the 15-man West Indies squad named for the seven-game ODI series against Australia which starts in Jamaica on May 17.
The 28-year-old Hurley, who enjoyed a solid Carib Beer Cup season (337 runs, avg. 33.70; 18 wkts at 26.27) is the lone newcomer to the side. Also recalled were pacer Corey Collymore and Jamaican all-rounder David Bernard Jr.
Former West Indies coach Roger Harper has been appointed Head Coach of the West Indies Shell Cricket Academy at St George's University in Grenada, according to well-placed sources.
The 40-year-old Guyanese, who declined to reapply for the senior team coaching job, will take over as Academy Head Coach from May 11th and will be in charge of 25 students during this year's three-month programme.
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has left the door open for a return to the Caribbean side, insisting he has not retired from international cricket.
"I haven't retired, I want to play cricket, whether it's at the Test level, First-class level, playing for Guyana, it doesn't really matter, I just want to play some cricket," the Guyanese all-rounder said on the eve of his return to English County cricket for Lancashire
Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Malcolm Speed, says there are not many other areas where additional use of technology can help umpires make correct decisions.
?We looked very hard at the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka last year with the increased use of technology (but) what that has shown is that there are very limited areas where the increase technology can help us,? Speed said.
West Indies captain Brian Lara, who battled a mystery illness thoughout the Barbados Test match was named in the 14-man squad for Antigua, a sure sign the illness was not chickenpox.
Speculation ran rampant during the third Test when West Indies team management refused to provide details on Lara's illness. The 14-man squad for the fourth and final Test in Antigua reads: