BARBADOS: West Indies have blanketed as many as seven uncapped players of their squad for the daunting assignment of going through Australia in tests subsequent month. Batter Zachary McCaskie, wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach, allrounders Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge and Kevin Sinclair together with brief bowlers Akeem Jordan and Shamar Joseph are some of the 15 names with the intention to be without Jason Holder who has opted to play T20 franchise cricket.
thrilling young quick bowler Jayden Seales is also unavailable due to a shoulder injury whilst, like Holder, allrounder Kyle Mayers has opted out of the tour to play T20s.
most people of those in line for their maiden take a look at look featured in the current West Indies A tour of South Africa which covered 3 4-day fits. Offspinning allrounder Sinclair, who has performed seven ODIs and 6 T20Is, inspired on that experience with a batting go back of 44.00 along 12 wickets at 25.91 having additionally stood out on the earlier A excursion to Bangladesh. In final season’s West Indies four-day championship he averaged sixteen.61 with the ball and was referred to as as much as the check squad against India earlier this year.
tempo bowler Joseph, who handiest has five 7339ff1fc90882f8f31ca1efdd2ac191 games under his belt, became some other to return from the A excursion with proper numbers having taken 12 wickets in two fits. Fellow quick Jordan, who changed into previously a part of the take a look at squad to tour South Africa earlier this year, took nine wickets for the A side to comply with 12 in 3 games against Bangladesh A.
Hodge became the second-maximum run-scorer in South Africa with 179 at 29.eighty three which accompanied a home go back of 387 at 38.seventy eight for Windward Islands.
With nearly half the squad having no take a look at experience it’s going to positioned even extra onus on the institution of senior players led through captain Kraigg Brathwaite who can have a new vice-captain in Alzarri Joseph. they’re amongst simply 5 players who had been part of last season’s test collection in Australia alongside Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva and Kemar Roach.
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“The squad has been laid low with the unavailability of a few key gamers,” Desmond Haynes, West Indies’ lead selector, stated. “but, we have had a totally robust red-ball application being run over the last 12 months, which has unearthed large expertise all through the place. the selected gamers have surpassed each test given to them and have to now accept the opportunity to showcase their skills in the take a look at arena. Australia away is usually a venture, however we are confident in our group.”
Darren Bravo, who has not played check cricket considering 2020 however averaged fifty five.75 in remaining season’s home 4-day match and made a century in Australia at the 2015-16 tour, currently took time faraway from the game following his omission from the one-day squad to stand England.
West Indies have now not received a test in Australia on account that 1997, losing 14 of the 16 outings when you consider that. because of the vagaries of the world test Championship draw, they may be traveling for the second one consecutive summer time. remaining season they have been beaten by means of 164 runs in Perth and 419 runs in Adelaide – their largest ever runs defeat against Australia.
The check squad will undertake a training camp in Adelaide from January 2-9 earlier than facing a Cricket Australia XI in a four-day recreation at the Karen Rolton Oval from January 10-13 beforehand of the primary test at the 17th.
This season Adelaide reverts to a conventional purple-ball test with Brisbane hosting an afternoon-night fixture starting on January 25.
The tour additionally includes 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in early February with squads for those nevertheless to be named.
West Indies test squad for Australia 2023-24 collection
Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Alzarri Joseph, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva, Akeem Jordan, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Tevin Imlach, Shamar Joseph, Zachary McCaskie
