West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder will miss the next two home Tests against Bangladesh starting at the end of the month to continue his shoulder rehabilitation. Meanwhile, offspinner Kevin Sinclair returns to the team after recovering from an injury that saw him miss the West Indies’ last Test series, against South Africa at home in August.
Right-arm quick Anderson Phillip also returned to the team, having last played a Test in December 2022 in Australia. Phillip comes fresh off the back of some wickets for Trinidad and Tobago in the national 50-over competition, which followed his county spell in Lancashire and ended with a nine-wicket haul against Worcestershire at the end of September.
Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph also returned to the Test group after he was rested for the South Africa games due to his “considerable workload” at the time. He is currently playing the T20I series against England after participating in the ODIs against them, although he was suspended for the first two T20Is.
Joseph was vice-captain before missing the South Africa series and the selectors had named Joshua Da Silva as Kraigg Brathwaite’s replacement in the interim. But even after Joseph’s return for the upcoming series, Da Silva has been retained as vice-captain in the latest 15-man squad.
Making way for the returnees is the rotating duo of Gudakesh Motie and the uncapped Bryan Charles. Motie also plays the white-ball matches against England but is not part of the Test squad after two lackluster outings against South Africa. He picked just three wickets in the two matches, including his wicketless performance in Port of Spain. Spin-off Charlies was left out after he failed to make his Test debut in the South Africa series.
The two Tests will start on November 22 in Antigua and November 30 in Jamaica. Before that, Brathwaite will also lead a CWI Select XI, from a squad of 13, for the two-day warm-up against Bangladesh on November 17-18 at the Coolidge cricket Ground in Antigua.
Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Joshua Da Silva (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Mikyle Louis, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican
Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Justin Greaves (vice-captain), Ryan Bandoo, Daniel Beckford, Navian Bidaisee, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Chaim Holder, Tevin Imlach, Jordan Johnson, Jair McAllister, Shaaron Lewis, Kimani Melius
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