Pretoria, South Africa -West Indies U19 Head Coach, Graeme West is backing the young team to show the qualities they have developed in the last year, when they bowl off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign against  three-time tournament winners Australia in Zone B at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Saturday 18 January at 10 am local time (4 am Eastern Caribbean Time/3 am Jamaica time).

The team is gaining in confidence after wins in the two warm-up games against Canada and Scotland. All 15 players are fit and available for selection as the team begins their preparations for the opening group game against Australia.

West gave a detailed account of the team’s work as they prepare to start the ICC U19 World Cup which West Indies famously won in 2016. 

“The two warm-up games were certainly competitive and provided all squad members with opportunities to demonstrate their skills and show that they had made the necessary adjustments to the conditions and wickets to be effective,” said West to CWI Media.

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