ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The selection panel of Cricket West Indies today announced that it will retain the same 15-member squad that toured England recently for the Tour of Zimbabwe later this month.

Courtney Browne, chairman of the CWI selection panel, said: “The dedication, commitment and focus in their preparation and during the series in England showed immense character for such a young team in very difficult conditions against world-class competition. The lessons learnt on that tour augurs well for the individual players and the team’s continued development as a whole and we wish them well on the Tour of Zimbabwe”.

Windies will face Zimbabwe “A” for a tour match from Sunday, October 15 to Tuesday, October 17. SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

October 15 to Tue 17 — Tour Match at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo

October 21 to 25 — 1st Test at Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo

October 29 to November 2 —2nd Test at Queen’s Sports Club

SQUAD

Jason Holder (Captain)

Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain)

Devendra Bishoo

Jermaine Blackwood

Roston Chase

Miguel Cummins

Shane Dowrich

Shannon Gabriel

Shimron Hetmyer

Kyle Hope

Shai Hope

Alzarri Joseph

Kieran Powell

Raymon Reifer

Kemar Roach

Team Management Unit

Stuart Law (Head Coach)

Joel Garner (Team Operations Manager)

Roderick Estwick (Assistant Coach)

Toby Radford (Assistant Coach)

Ryan Maron (Assistant Coach)

C J Clark (Physiotherapist)

Ronald Rogers (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)

Jeffrey Gay (Massage Therapist)

Dexter Augustus (Video Data Analyst)

Philip Spooner (Media Relations Manager)