When the West Indies began their training sessions in Colombo on Thursday in preparation for their two-Test series against Sri Lanka later this morning, there were several areas of immediate focus for the players.
Among them, combatting the home side’s dangerous spinners.
Head Coach Phil Simmons, in his first media session on Thursday, revealed that successfully playing Sri Lanka’s spinners was high on their list of priorities like it was in Bangladesh where the West Indies emerged 2-0 winners over the home side in February.
“I think there will be a heavy dose of spin coming from them because we saw it when they played England they even opened the bowling with a spinner, so we are going to be focusing a lot on how we combat that spin with the new ball and then bat as normal after that because we played spin alright in Bangladesh,” Simmons revealed.
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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Still thinking about Bangladesh 2-0.... it's totally different team and environment... Bangladesh was playing after one year of no cricket due to pandemic...Sakib was injured...Sri Lanka has good spinners as well as fast men... Simmons planning always full of flaws.... result 2-0 in favour of Lanka... Adios Simmons..after the tour
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Q: Where do West Indies batsmen perform their best?
A: In advertisements
Joke #19
Q: What do you call a West Indian who can hold a catch?
A: A fisherman.
Joke #18
Q: What is the difference between Cinderella and the West Indies cricket team?
A: Cinderella knew when to leave the ball.
Joke #17
Q: What is the main function of the West Indies coach?
A: To transport the team from the hotel to the ground.
Joke #16
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A: The guy who removes the red ball marks from the bats.
Joke #15
Q: What did the spectator miss when he went to the toilet?
A: The entire West Indies team innings.
Joke #14
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A: They cannot string three Ws together.
Joke #13
Q: What is the West Indian version of LBW?
A: Lost, Beaten, Walloped.
Joke #12
Q: What is the West Indies version of a hat trick?
A: Three runs in three balls.
Joke #11
Q: What do you call a world-class West Indies cricketer?
A: Retired.
Joke #10
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A: They both wore gloves for no apparent reason.
Joke #9
Q: Who spends the most time on the crease of anyone on the West Indies cricket team?
A: The woman who irons their cricket whites.
Joke #8
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A: A West Indies batsman putting on sunscreen.
Joke #7
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A: They want to ask their advice about going downhill so fast!
Joke #6
Q: What do you call a West Indies player with a bottle of Champagne?
A: A waiter.
Joke #5
Q: What do you call a West Indian with 100 runs against his name?
A: A bowler.
Joke #4
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A: Nothing! If you blink you will miss them both.
Joke #3
Q: What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by West Indies batsmen?
A: The walk back to the pavilion.
Joke #2
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A: Both spend most of their time wondering where their next score will come from.
Joke #1
Q: Why are West Indies cricketers cleverer than Houdini?
A: Because they can get out without even trying.
I saw some very good Lankan quicks in the West Indies last series…
In reply to Onionman0
Let's give them a chance to fail again please. Simmons can only work with the players selected. The majority have averages in the 20s and none of them are world class. Playing spin is a major problem with this team so it must be worked on to improve. Name one player on this team with a batting average of over 40.
More like SL rain will be threatening
