The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced today, a 14-member squad for the second Seagram’s Royal Stag Cup Test – powered by Karbonn Smart Phones – against India at Sabina Park.
SQUAD
Jason Holder (Captain), Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain), Devendra Bishoo
Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo
Rajindra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins
Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph
Leon Johnson, Marlon Samuels
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
I am overjoyed about choosing Joseph in this squad. In fact, I am hoping he will make it to the final eleven.
I guess we can expect pace and bounce @ Sabina..Bring it on!
In reply to Khaga
Yes young man fyah !
Sorry for Cummins.. look like he gonna be warming de bench again 
In reply to Drapsey
Play to your strengths..stop being apologetic,whinging wusses.. etc..
In reply to solidrock
Both Holder and Carlos Brathwaite would have sit for Joseph to play.
In reply to anthonyp
Good that Joseph is in the squad. The exposure to the West Indies team environment and just being around the squad and experiencing what it's like to be in that environment will be invaluable
HOWEVER
Unless BOTH Gabriel and Cummins are injured and unable to play, I would be shocked if he was selected to the starting XI.
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
It's was only a matter of time before they hit the panic switch. Looking for quick fix to long term problems Must be an island thing
In reply to silver... don't.
In reply to bobby
No.
Both Chandrika and Blackwood should sit and have the two all-rounders play as batsmen with the ability to bowl.
My team would look like this:
Brathwaite K
Bravo
Samuels
Chase
Dowrich
Brathwaite C
Holder
Bishoo
Cummins
Gabriel
Joseph
Unconventional you say? Hell Trump is unconventional and he winning.
We have nothing to lose that we haven't already.
Well it looks like a selection of desperation, but it could be that the selectors have no faith in Cummins, however, it is good to have Joseph around so he could be expose to the highest level of the game.
Dese selectors are clueless. Instead of giving de youngster some exposure at ODI level dey throw him into test cricket. Wat go happen if Gabriel n Cummings eh fit?
In reply to Maispwi
They rob the boy a trip to FL
In reply to embsallie
You are a very disturbed man
In reply to tops
In reply to Drapsey
In reply to embsallie
When you have Gabriel as the senior strike bowler, something is definitely wrong with this setup.
Al Jo must play
Let him loose
Let the games begin
In reply to TheTrail
the angel gun surprise u , he the leader of the new pact
In reply to TheTrail
Some people just seem to be having a hard time accepting the fact that the angel is a much improved bowler and is now the best we have at the moment.
In reply to NYCGURU
My problem with Angel is his inability to bowl long spells...21 overs on five and a half sessions is not enough...I predicted this when de Angel struggled to complete 10 overs in the recent ODIs
The injun pacers bowled more than 21 overs in three and a half sessions
And I won't even comment on his batting
In reply to imusic
Experience in a losing environment is invaluable? Who will he learn from?
In reply to jacksprat
He is the Republican official presidential nominee, ain't he. That is winning from a field of 16 who were all more qualified than he.
It is about time the selectors try something off the cuff until we find something consistent that works.
In reply to jacksprat
He is the Republican official presidential nominee, ain't he. That is winning from a field of 16 who were all more qualified than he.
It is about time the selectors try something off the cuff until we find something consistent that works.
In reply to Real-cricket
In reply to silver
I know , I know.
Hell, what if they (selectors) tried that and it worked?
It may not have the standard structure of a test team but every now and then you have to try something in desperation. What do we have to lose? Hell only the second test which probably couldn't be worse than the First.
In reply to embsallie
Hopefully, he is not bowled into the ground like the rest of our bowlers (whether spin or fast bowlers) over the past few years. Sigh. Hoping for a good pitch that offers some help to bowlers similar to the CPL matches at Sabina. 
Joseph is now going to be learning around the team not playing. Bish and Viv called for that during the last Test and Bish again in the CPl
In reply to silver
You are correct.
In reply to Scar
I hope you are correct
So, what's the possible XI?
I hope it's this....
1) Kraigg Brathwaite
2) Raj Chandrika/Leon Johnson
3) Darren Bravo
4) Marlon Samuels
5) Jermaine Blackwood/Roston Chase
6) Shane Dowrich
7) Jason Holder/Carlos Brathwaite
Dev Bishoo
9) Shannon Gabriel
10) Miguel Cummins
11) Alzarri Joseph
Only one of Blackwood or Chase should play. Only one of Holder or Carlos should play.
In reply to mikesiva... should, but our selectors don't think like that.
Technicaly Carlos and Blackwood SHOULD be dropped but to drop a man who just scored 53+ in a side where the batting is failing is ridiculous.
Rampaul made his debut at about 19 for the Windies in a ODI,give Joseph a chance in the test,see how ting ah go.
In reply to granite... why not ODIs then.
In reply to granite
BOTH Gabriel, Cummins and Joseph should be playing against the Indians.
Cummins with 33 wickets @ 20.69 in 10 matches in the four day tournament merits his play.
Based on the same stats Blackwood and Chandrika should not be there and Johnson and Hope definitely should be there.
Hope is not in the squad therefore Johnson for Blackwood can be the only change cuz I can't see Holder and Brathwaite being dropped after failing to get a wicket on a dead pitch. That was a pitch that WI SHOULD HAVE DRAWN ON.
In reply to analyst-kid
[b]In reply to solidrock[
I AM HAPPY TOO. BUT CORNWALL IS URGENTLY NEEDED.
In reply to seko
I have been asking about Cornwall for a while now,why is he not in the test team,it seems stupid.
In reply to natty_forever
We have no alternative at the moment,it's time we start giving our best young players early test debut,Pakistan does it,we wait too long.You may be right about the ODIs,but we have nothing to lose by giving the boy an early intro.
In reply to granite
Exactly. Pakistan religiously does it especially with their seamers. We just need to know how to manage their workload and make sure that their workouts and diets are well monitored. Nothing like harnessing that competitiveness, eagerness enthusiam and aggression of the youth. Get to them before they get steamrolled into the politics and other factors that clouds the regional tournaments.
In reply to imusic
In reply to imusic
Ow man
In reply to navindesigns
I guess Carlos is in Florida too
In reply to analyst-kid and navindesigns
Carlos must be wishing he was playing CPL cricket right now!
Maybe he is....
Is this proof that players see the CPL as more important than West Indies Test cricket?