Published: Mar 25, 2015, 11:16 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 25, 2015, 11:17 AM (IST)
Antigua: West Indies are going to host England for a Test series starting on 13th April, 2015. The series is bound to get a lot of attention since it also marks England’s preparations for the Ashes 2015 coming up later in the year. Jonathan Trott returns to England squad for the tour of West Indies
West Indies are already jolted though by the absence of Chris Gayle who is nursing a back injury. Gayle played a couple of good knocks in the tournament. His double ton against Zimbabwe kept his team in the mega event. In the quarter-final against New Zealand, he scored a quick fifty but got little support from other players as they lost by a huge margin. Read: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Chris Gayle insists he isn’t done with cricket yet
West Indies will be delighted with the return of Darren Bravo, who was ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with an injury. It will also be Phil Simmons’ first series in charge of the West Indies. He will want to start on a positive note. Read: Phil Simmons named West Indies coach, to start from England tour
West Indies 20-man squad for a training camp in Antigua to be staged ahead of the three-Test series against England in April and May:
Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Leon Johnson, Veerasammy Permaul, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor.
Match schedule:
April 13-17: 1st Test – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua.
April 21-25: 2nd Test – National Cricket Stadium, Grenada.
May 1-5: 3rd Test – Kensington Oval, Barbados.
