West Indies announce 13-member squad for the first Test against England

Cricket West Indies (CWI) introduced the 13-member squad for the upcoming first Check towards England on Wednesday. The three-match collection opener will begin from March 08 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound in Antigua.

Opening batter John Campbell and middle-order specialist Shamarh Brooks have returned to the whites. Equally, uncapped Trinidad & Tobago quick bowler Anderson Phillip has been named within the ultimate 13.

Campbell was dropped from the house collection towards South Africa and Pakistan, adopted by the Sri Lanka tour, however his current efficiency within the home circuit have been noteworthy. He scored 213 runs at a mean of 53.25 within the ongoing West Indies Championship, together with 127 towards Barbados Satisfaction.

In terms of the uncapped Anderson, he has solely appeared for West Indies in a single ODI in March 2021 towards Sri Lanka, however his spectacular outings within the home circuit have attracted the selectors to select him. The 25-year-old speedster has to date performed 16 First-Class video games, the place he has taken 64 wickets at an excellent common of 20.14.

“Anderson Phillip bowled extraordinarily effectively and was very spectacular within the first two rounds of the West Indies Championship, and we determined to offer him a possibility within the Check squad to face England. He has been across the squad earlier than in white-ball cricket, so he has some expertise on the worldwide stage,” mentioned Lead Selector Desmond Haynes, as quoted by Cricbuzz.

“I count on us to be very aggressive towards England. This ought to be a really thrilling collection, with quite a lot of gamers who’re out to make their mark. We have now a squad that has some skilled gamers, in addition to some thrilling younger gamers, and we count on them to equip themselves effectively and do the job,” he added.

West Indies squad:

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Veerasammy Permaul, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales