Leon Johnson, the Guyana batsman, will lead WICB President’s XI in a three-day tour match against Australia at North Sound in Antigua later this month. Carlos Brathwaite, who was included in the West Indies squad for the Tests against England but did not play, has been named vice-captain. Johnson has played four Tests and scored
(REUTERS – West Indies coach Phil Simmons believes their third Test win over England can be the foundation for better things for Caribbean cricket, but warns next month’s Tests against Australia represent a sterner examination of his team.Trinidadian Simmons was appointed just before the three-Test series with England, which was drawn 1-1 after West Indies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Captain Denesh Ramdin believes the drawn series against World number three England has injected a new level of confidence and belief into West Indies. The Caribbean side bounced back from a heavy nine-wicket defeat in the second Test in Grenada last week to stun England by five wickets inside three days
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – West Indies beat England for the first time in six years when they staged a clinical run chase to stun the visitors by five wickets inside three days in the third Test here yesterday, and ensure a share of the three-Test series.Chasing 192 for victory, the Windies were propelled by a
Phil Simmons could be forgiven for phoning his old friends at Ireland and asking if his former job was still available. Less than a month into his new role as West Indies head coach, the sheer enormity of his task has become apparent. It is not that his team lacks talent. It is not that