Head coach of the West Indies team
Ottis Gibson is pleased with the players for their effort in training camp in
Barbados as they prepare for the tour of Sri Lanka. There is a new energy in
the camp because Darren Sammy has taken over as captain from Chris Gayle and
there is a new vice-captain in Brendan Nash. Gibson hopes this will help
improve results.
The 15 players for the tour as well
as members of the West Indies A Team and other players under contract with the
West Indies Cricket Board have been working hard at the 3Ws Oval of the Cave
Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. The camp started last week,
but there was no activity on Saturday due to the passage of Hurricane Tomas. Gibson
said the players have stayed focused and put in a special effort over the last
few days.
Gibson said: “I am very pleased
with the work ethic from all the players involved in the camp. Obviously we
have had to change our plans somewhat, but the players have made the adjustment
and have continued with their preparations in a professional manner. We missed
a day due to the hurricane, and obviously there is nothing we could have done
about that. Since then the boys have move on and we have seen everyone hitting
balls, in the nest working on their bowling and doing fielding drills.
“This is great to see and they have
been thorough and professional. So far the camp has been excellent. We also
have some members of the West Indies A team here as well as all the players
contracted by the WICB so there has been a lot of activity.”
The tour runs from 7 November to 21
December and includes three Test matches, five One-Day Internationals and a T20
International. In addition to the heavy focus on fitness, Gibson said they had
also been discussing what was required in order to be successful on the tough
tour of the subcontinent.
“I believe the players have
received a lot of benefit from what they are doing. We have also been doing a
lot of talking about the game and a lot of assessments,” he said. “The players
understand what they have to do and they have a clear understanding of the
game. I believe know what is required and we have discussed these areas at the
camp as well. The team is together and everyone is buying into what we are
putting in place and everyone understands the direction we are going.”
WEST INDIES SQUAD: Darren Sammy
(Captain), Brendan Nash (Vice Captain), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Sulieman
Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Shiv Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Nelon Pascal,
Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Devon Thomas
TEAM MANAGEMENT UNIT: Ottis Gibson (Head
Coach), Joel Garner (Team Manager), David Williams (Assistant Coach), C.J Clark
(Physiotherapist), Richard Berridge (Video & Statistical Analyst), Hector
Martinez Charles (Strength & Conditioning Co-ordinator), Philip Spooner
(Media Relations Officer), Virgil Browne (Massage Therapist), Courtney Browne
(WICB Selector).
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