Windies depart for three-test tour of England
The West Indies cricket team departed from Antigua for a three-test tour of England with the entire touring party based in the Caribbean
St John's (Antigua): The West Indies cricket team departed from Antigua for a three-test tour of England with the entire touring party based in the Caribbean having returned negative tests to Covid-19.
Earlier on Monday, two planes collected players from various islands in the West Indies and they joined a private charter which is due to arrive in Manchester on Tuesday morning.
Those protocols will restrict movement in and out of the venues, so a group of reserve players will travel to train and help prepare the test squad and ensure replacements are available in case of injury.
The venues were chosen because they had hotels attached or nearby and could be turned into bio-secure environments.
The original tour was scheduled for May and June but was postponed due to coronavirus restrictions.
West Indies test squad: Jason Holder (captain), Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shane Dowrich, Chemar Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Raymon Reifer and Kemar Roach.