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HEADLINE: West Indies name Test squad and list of reserves for proposed Sandals tour of England

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Jun 3, 2020, 11:45:53 AM 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies' (CWI) selection panel today named a fourteen (14) man Test squad and list of eleven (11) reserves for the proposed Sandals Tour of England 2020.  Subject to the final approval of the UK Government, the West Indies will defend the Wisden Trophy in three back-to-back Test matches to be played behind closed doors,  starting on July 8.   The touring party, who will all be tested for COVID-19 this week, are scheduled to fly to England on private charters on June 8. 

The West Indies squad will live, train and play in a “bio-secure” environment during the seven weeks of the tour, as part of the comprehensive medical and operations plans to ensure player and staff safety. The bio-secure protocols will restrict movement in and out of the venues, so the selection panel has also named a list of reserve players who will travel to train and help prepare the Test squad and ensure replacements are available in case of any injury.


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bobby Jun 3, 2020, 12:09:17 PM 

Here are 2 serious question.

Would you pay to see this West Indies team play?

 
mikesiva Jun 3, 2020, 12:55:25 PM 

In reply to bobby

No spectators allowed, anyway. This will be played in front of empty stands.

This is being held so that the ECB can continue to rake in millions from Sky TV.

English cricket fans will be so starved of cricket this summer that they'll watch anything on TV!

 
Halliwell Jun 3, 2020, 1:01:24 PM 

In reply to mikesiva

Them can’t make up the pay of the poorly paid West Indians’ half-a-salaries?

There will be football on TV. Cricket will find its usual place, except that 40k of the audience passed away already

 
dayne Jun 3, 2020, 2:25:54 PM 

Well good luck to the team, the batting looks shaky, but it is the best available.

 
imusic Jun 3, 2020, 2:28:49 PM 

In reply to bobby

Bajans will for sure cool

 
Darkprince32 Jun 3, 2020, 4:17:00 PM 

In reply to bobby

There is always someone trying be smart.

 
Sylobeauty Jun 4, 2020, 11:06:21 AM 

I believe Hetmyer and Bravo must have acted in retaliation to being dropped in recent times and they just used covid -19 as an excuse. I hope the new batsmen make very good use of the opportunity so Bravo and Hetmyer could learn that we can succeed without them now and in years to come.

 
mikesiva Jun 4, 2020, 12:00:16 PM 

In reply to Halliwell

Indeed!

Half-pay for the added risk of going to a coronavirus-high-risk country, where you can't leave the hotel, sight-seeing, and enjoying the country.

 
bobby Jun 4, 2020, 12:34:59 PM 

In reply to mikesiva

The point I was making is that West Indies cricket has fallen so low that not one player on this team is worth watching much less paying to see them play. I remember the days when people slept outside Bourda in Guyana in order to get into the ground the following morning, to watch the West Indies play.

 
Kay Jun 4, 2020, 1:12:53 PM 

In reply to mikesiva

Half-pay for the added risk of going to a coronavirus-high-risk country, where you can't leave the hotel, sight-seeing, and enjoying the country.

I think the folks here as well as the players should wait until the tour is finalized. Things are not looking good in Pommie land ...

 
Darkprince32 Jun 4, 2020, 1:14:58 PM 

In reply to bobby

Don’t watch then; true fans watch their team even if they suck, it may be tough at times, but that's What fans do. I'm old enough to remember when Windies beat the bricks off England last year, but hey, what do I know.