Cricket West Indies — Wednesday, 8 June 2022, ST JOHN’S, Antigua
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s Selection Panel named three uncapped players in a 12-man squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh to be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua from Thursday 16 to Monday 20 June. The uncapped players are wicketkeeper/batsman Devon Thomas, left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie and fast bowler Anderson Phillip. Thomas has played 21 One-Day Internationals and four T20 Internationals; Motie has so far played one T20I and was a reserve for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the UAE last year; and Phillip was in the squad throughout the recent Apex Test Series victory against England but has not yet made his debut. The squad also includes left-handed all-rounder Raymon Reifer who has one match on his record.
Experienced fast bowler Kemar Roach is to undergo a fitness assessment as he recovers from a county cricket injury; if passed fit he will be included as the 13th player. All-rounder Jason Holder is unavailable as CWI has granted his request for a period of rest and recovery. Lead Selector Dr Desmond Haynes said: “Devon Thomas has been knocking on the door for quite some time. He has done extremely well in our franchise cricket system and we view this as a good opportunity to give him a go. We are looking to pick up World Test Championship points against Bangladesh which will be very important. It would be good for us to use our home advantage to win both Test matches and collect those points.” Test squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Raymon Reifer, Jayden Seales, Devon Thomas. Reserves: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shermon Lewis.