United States forward Jesus Ferreira (9) scores a goal past Trinidad and Tobago defender Leland Archer (5) and
goalkeeper Adrian Foncette (22) during the second half of an international friendly soccer match, Sunday, Jan. 31,
2021, in Orlando, Fla. Associated Press/Phelan M. Ebenhack
By Azad Ali
West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons
has described his team’s performance
as “under par” in all three
recent matches of the One-Day International
series against Bangladesh
in which they were comprehensively
beaten.
Simmons said the players needed to
handle spin better, noting that West
Indies bowling wasn’t that bad and
“our batting has been poor throughout
the series,” he said in a post-match
interview.
West Indies suffered defeat in all
three One-Day Internationals and
crashed to a 120-run defeat in the final
match in Chattogram last month.
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Simmons said, “we need to play spin
better. We need to be able to rotate
strike and score boundaries in Bangladesh
a lot better, so there is work to
be done.”
The West Indies coach was also
forced to admit that “every time you
have low scores like, there is not
enough character shown. There is not
enough heart and determination.”
However, despite the negative
results, Simmons was encouraged by
the work of debutant left-arm spinner
Akeal Hosein adding “he’s definitely a
man of the future.”
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returned positive results and will be
placed in isolation in accordance with
the Government of Barbados protocols.
Batsman Zachary McCaskie and
wicket-keeper-batsman Tevyn Walcott
will replace the Hope brothers in
the Barbados Pride 15-man squad.
The squad is expected to depart
the island on Sunday, Feb. 7-27 for
the regional domestic 50-over championship.
The latest development will be a
massive blow to the Pride squad as
the Hope brothers were two of the
nine players with West Indies experience
set to play in the tournament.
Shai, 27, is one of the world’s leading
one-day batsmen, boasting an
average of 52 in internationals. Ironically,
he was one of 10 West Indies
players who declined selection for
the ongoing tour of Bangladesh due
to “COVID-19 concerns or personal
fears, over the health situation in the
South Asian country.”
Kyle, meanwhile has played five
Tests and several ODIs for West Indies
and was making a return to the Pride
squad after spending several seasons
with Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.
start of good things to come.”
“This is CWI’s largest ever media
rights agreement in the USA and is
the first of several new multi-year
arrangements which we will confirm
in the coming weeks,” Skerritt said in
a statement.
Covered under the new agreement
is CWI’s Super50 Cup which bowls off
in Antigua from Feb. 7-27.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave, said the
deal represented the opportunity for
growth for the organization, providing
a platform to achieve its strategic
goals.
were their first for the USA, with center
back Miles Robinson also netting his
first international goal.
“A youthful US line-up out possessed
the Soca Warriors by a wide margin
and piled up a 19-2 advantage in shots,”
USASoccer said.
On the night, it said six players earned
their first caps: goalkeeper Matt Turner
and defender Aaron Herrera started the
match while defender George Bello,
midfielders Andres Perea and Tanner
Tessmann and forward Darly Dike came
on as second-half substitutes.
Ten players who took the field were
age-eligible (born in 1997 or later) for
March’s CONCACAF Men’s Olympic
Qualifying Championship, USASoccer
said.
“The USMNT took very little time to
show T&T that it would be a long night
as Ferreira set up Lewis for his first US
goal less than two minutes after the
opening whistle,” it said. “The Americans
pressed aggressively and played at
a pace that Trinidad and Tobago struggled
to match, with the USA spending
much of the game in their attacking
half.
“An extended spell of possession deep
in the final third sparked the second
USA goal in the ninth minute as a nice
interchange ended in a nifty Ferreira
finish, the FC Dallas forward’s first tally
of the night,” it added.
“The USA continued to threaten during
the course of the half, keeping the
Trinidadian defense on its heels and
finding plenty of room to run on the
wings,” it added.
USASoccer said goalkeeper Adrian
Foncette had his “hands full” but did
make a few excellent saves on the night
to keep the score down.
In the 22nd minute, Ferreira broke
free on the run towards goal and then
“teed up an onrushing Arriola for the
veteran winger’s first of the night,”
USASoccer said.
Not letting up, it said the DC United
forward “bagged his brace in the 41st.”
Arriola has scored three goals in his
last two matches, with Sunday tonight’s
being his seventh and eight for the USA,
USASoccer said.
“The USA kept its foot on the gas
after the break, and a flurry of goals
extended the American advantage early
in the second half,” it said. “A clinical
set piece opened the scoring as captain
Aaron Long headed the service back
across goal to his center back partner
Robinson, who buried a diving header
from close range for his first international
tally.
“After opening the scoring early,
Lewis also netted in 55th minute, ripping
a rocket from 18 yards into the
right side of the ne,” it added. “Ferreira
added his second to cap the scoring in
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Cricket West Indies President,
Ricky Skerritt. Cricket West Indies
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Coach Simmons disappointed in team’s performance
West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons.
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