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The West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons, assessed the Test squad’s state of preparation at the final training session ahead of the warm-up match against BCB XI to be held at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram.
The warm-up match is scheduled to begin on Friday at 9:30AM local time, 11:30PM (Thursday, January 28) Eastern Caribbean and 10:30PM Jamaica.
Coach Simmons shared:
“The main thing I’m looking for is an understanding of how they are going to bat in these upcoming games. It’s up to them in this 3-day game to put things together and make sure they know how they are going to score when the time comes.”
“And as for the bowling, everywhere in the world you go is different lengths, different lines so they have to know how they are going to adjust.”
Having arrived in Bangladesh in early January to allow sufficient time get acclimatized to the conditions, Simmons believes the warmup match is the perfect opportunity for the men from the Caribbean to finalise their mental and physical preparation for the upcoming Test series.
According to Simmons, all the players will have a chance to showcase their talents in the warmup game, before any decision is made on the final XI for the first Test, scheduled to begin on February 3.
See the West Indies Test squad for the ongoing tour below:
- Kraigg Brathwaite (captain)
- Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain)
- Kyle Mayers
- John Campbell
- Kemar Roach
- Alzarri Joseph
- Jomel Warrican
- Rahkeem Cornwall
- Joshua Da Silva
- Kavem Hodge
- Nkrumah Bonner
- Shayne Moseley
- Veerasammy Permaul
- Raymon Reifer
- Shannon Gabriel
Match scores and updates will be shared on the West Indies cricket Twitter page https://twitter.com/windiescricket and all social media channels.
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) governs cricket across the West Indies, a confederation of Caribbean countries. Originally established as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control in the 1920s, it became the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in 1996 and was rebranded as Cricket West Indies in May 2017 as part of a restructuring effort.
