West Indies Take a look at Squad Introduced, Seven Uncapped Gamers Included

West Indies will tour Australia for a two-match take a look at sequence for which they’ve introduced a 15-member squad with seven uncapped gamers. The West Indies squad will likely be led by Kraigg Brathwaite, with quick bowler Alzarri Joseph named as the brand new vice-captain.

The uncapped gamers included within the squad are batter Zachary McCaskie, wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach; allrounders Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, and Kevin Sinclair with quick bowlers Akeem Jordan and Shamar Joseph. Jayden Seales was unavailable for choice as he’s nursing a shoulder damage. Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers had been unavailable as a result of they wished to discover T20 league alternatives in January.

“The squad has been affected by the unavailability of some key gamers. Nevertheless, we have now had a really robust red-ball program being run over the previous 12 months. Australia away is all the time a problem, however we’re assured in our group,” stated lead selector Desmond Haynes.

The West Indies squad will arrive in Australia on December 30 and maintain a preparation camp from January 2-9 in Adelaide. They are going to then play a four-day warm-up match in opposition to a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide from January 10-13.

The 2 groups will battle for the Frank Worrell Trophy which is called in honour of the legendary West Indies all-rounder and captain. The primary Take a look at is scheduled in Adelaide from Jan 17 to Jan 21 and the second will likely be a day-night, pink-ball encounter on the Gabba in Brisbane from Jan 25 to Jan 29.

West Indies Will Additionally Play Three ODIs And T20Is In Australia

Following the take a look at sequence, Australia and West Indies will play three ODIs and three T20Is, the squad for which will likely be introduced later. Australia is dealing with Pakistan in a three-match take a look at sequence, main 1-0. The second take a look at of the sequence will start on December 26 in Melbourne and the third take a look at will likely be performed in Sydney ranging from January 3.

In the meantime, West Indies is at the moment dealing with England at dwelling for a five-match T20I sequence the place the sequence is at the moment leveled 2-2. West Indies received the primary two video games however England countered within the subsequent two laying again on two consecutive centuries from Phil Salt. West Indies final performed a take a look at sequence in opposition to India at dwelling the place they had been defeated 1-0 by the Males In Blue.

West Indies haven’t been essentially the most profitable in Take a look at cricket for a really very long time. They’ve confronted lots of points in red-ball cricket because the retirement of lots of skilled gamers. Going through Australia with seven uncapped gamers is just not going to be simple for them they usually must do their finest to make it a contest for Australia.

Australia and West Indies final performed a take a look at sequence in December 2022 the place the previous received by 2-0 in a one-sided sequence. They are going to be hoping to duplicate the identical outcomes once more this time with an excellent inexperienced West Indies squad.