CWI Press Release: St John’s, ANTIGUA – When the WINDIES Men line up against Bangladesh in the upcoming 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is series, WINDIES will have a winning record since these two teams have been playing each other.

WINDIES lead the Test contest 10 – 2; ODIs 20 -9 but are tied 4 matches a piece in the T20Is battle. The last time the teams met, WINDIES took the Test series 3-0; but lost both the ODIs and T20Is series 1-2 respectively.

The WINDIES will be after more positive results for this encounter.

The WINDIES will also be without Test and ODI Captain, Jason Holder who has a partial thickness tear of the subscapularis tendon in his shoulder and will undergo physiotherapy and rehabilitation in Barbados. Sitting Vice Captain, Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the team in his absence.

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Kraigg Brathwaite – Captain, Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo
Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel
Jahmar Hamilton, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope
Shermon Lewis, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell,
Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Where the hell is Joseph?

In reply to brians_da_best

Got to still be healing, so I'm guessing they'll rather him bowling 10 overs a match than 40 overs to start with.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Again more proof that the Selectors are jokers. Why pick 3 wicket keepers for 2 Tests? Makes no sense. None.

In reply to positiveg

But they didn't play him in the odis or T20s at all.

I dont think he's being handled very well, to be honest

In reply to brians_da_best

Ah mek it 4 keepers

Dowrich
Hamilton
Hope
Ambris

Why waste Joseph or Oshane on Bangladesh? If this team cannot beat Bangladesh then we should really stop playing test cricket.

In reply to Maispwi

Hope and Ambris are mplaying as batsmen, in tests.

Dowrich is the main keeper, Hamilton the understudy. Seems okay to be.

The more baffling issue is the non selection of Joseph

In reply to brians_da_best

So why do you need a specialist reserve keeper for a two test series?

Powell again.

Why not carry Campbell, Hemraj, Mosely, Jangoo, any-facking-one and give them a chance to debut vs Bangladesh in what are traditionally flat pitches?

Instead you play him, he gets 1 or 2 good scores then fails for another 2 years.
Or if they do decided to drop him they make a youngster debut against OZ, SA or ENG.

In reply to Andy99
You are making too much sense

In reply to Andy99

He scored an 80 in his last test. Hard to drop him after that

In reply to brians_da_best

Very easy to drop him, let him keep fooling people like you.

Fail for 5 innings, then 1 score in the 6th innings to get another 5.

In reply to Slipfeeler

Please leave the goatmouthing to VOR.

In reply to brians_da_best

Tell that to Jamaicans Desmond Lewis and Robert Samuels.

In reply to JoeGrine

Different criteria apply to Jamaicans. Statistics alone wont cut it for Jamaicans. Ask Miller or Blackwood.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Now, that's a good South Eastern West Indies team.

It certainly gets my rubber-stamp.

Thought Oshane Thomas would get a run. He needs to get the match work in.

In reply to bobby Bobby, they did not pick three wicket keepers but rather 4 of them: Dowrich, Hope, Hamilton and Ambris. Our selectors are killing us

In reply to Oilah

Unless the pitches in Bangladesh have changed, it may be wise to keep Oshane Thomas for a test series on pitches that offer more encouragement.

In reply to Sylobeauty

It appears that the selectors, in a pursuit for consistency in selection policy, have instead ended up pedantic in their selections.

I do not understand this big deal about 4 keepers. Minus Darren Bravo, the 4 keepers mentioned above can bat better than all other batsmen in the Caribbean.