As the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced its squad for the hastily arranged Twenty20s versus England next month, the rationale behind the selection of some players, just as it was during the 2011 home season versus Pakistan and India, continues to baffle.
Firstly, it must be noted that these two T20s were organized by the English Cricket Board (ECB) in order to fulfill its contractual obligations to British television company Skysports, following the demise of the Stanford Super Series.
Understandably, due to the