A dearth of credible alternatives

By Tony Cozier

 

ONE conclusion is clear from the West Indies squad chosen for its forthcoming tour of Australia.

To have decided to send the same 15 players just beaten in both Tests and three ODIs in Sri Lanka to Australia where the climate, the environment and, above all, the opposition present altogether different, tougher challenges for the three Tests is an admission of a dearth of credible, available alternatives.

Chief selector Clive Lloyd and his colleagues simply have no way of assessing the competence of prospective