Papua New Guinea are participating in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup that will start from June 1. They are playing in the competition for the first time having qualified from the East Asia Pacific Qualifiers and will be locking horns against co-hosts West Indies too.
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said that extended preparations for the first Test helped the side in understanding the conditions.
After a defeat by an innings and 209 runs in the opener in 2017 series, Windies staged a remarkable comeback in the second Test, chasing down 322 to record a five-wicket win in Headingley.
A CWI board member sought for his "immediate removal" after Phil Simmons left the bio-secure location in the UK to attend the funeral of his father-in-law.
CWI said Simmons' entry and exit from the team's bio-secure environment was approved before he made short trip.
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has gone into self-isolation after leaving the bio-secure bubble to attend a funeral.
During their last tour of England three years ago, West Indies were bowled out within 200 in each innings, suffering an embarrassing innings and 209-run defeat at Edgbaston.
Simmons played in various leagues in England in the 80s and 90s and was a key member of the Leicestershire side which won the County Championship in 1996.
Gabriel, who was a key player in West Indies' impressive win at home against England two years back, was named in the reserve players' list for the series owing to is recovery from an ankle injury.
Simmons, currently the head coach of the touring West Indies team here, did not specify in which English league he was racially targeted.
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons believes that the lack of home support for England could work in Windies' favour.
A confident Phil Simmons reckoned that the team will be all geared up to retain the trophy they had lifted 18 months back at home.
Phil Simmons talked about the earliest possibility of sports resuming, and also talked about the fitness regimens of the West Indies players during lockdown.
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West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday informed that Allen is yet to regain full fitness and was ruled out of the series finale.
Stating that Kohli is a "difficult proposition" to dismiss, Simmons jovially listed some out of the box ideas to get the prolific batsman out.
India's fast bowlers demolished Bangladesh to clinch the Test series 2-0, and that they have achieved it without Jasprit Bumrah, makes it even more impressive.
The West Indies men's cricket team sees a return of the former head coach who was sacked in 2016.
Indian aspirants Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput appeared in person for the interviews at a suburban hotel, while Tom Moody appeared via Skype from Australia.
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