Simmons Replaces Barath In West Indies Test Squad

19 October 2011

Lendl Simmons has been added to the West Indies' Test squad in place of the injured Adrian Barath

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In-form opening batsman Lendl Simmons has replaced Adrian Barath in the West Indies' Test squad ahead of the first game against Bangladesh.

Barath suffered a hamstring injury during the first One-Day International and has not recovered sufficiently to take his place in the Test squad.

Simmons scored a century and a half-century, and 202 runs in total, during the three-match ODI series - which the West Indies won 2-1 - and last played a Test against India in June.

The opening game begins in Chittagong on 21st October before the series concludes in Dhaka from 29th October.

West Indies Test squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford, Lendl Simmons

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11th October: T20I, Mirpur
BAN 135-7 beat WIN 132-8 by 3 wickets: Report

13th October: 1st ODI, Mirpur
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15th October: 2nd ODI, Mirpur
WIN 221-2 beat BAN 220 by 8 wickets: Report

18th October: 3rd ODI, Chittagong
BAN 62-2 beat WIN 61 by 8 wickets: Report

21st-25th October: 1st Test, Chittagong
BAN 350-9 & 119-3 drew with WIN 244 & 100-3: Report

29th Oct-2nd November: 2nd Test, Mirpur
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