MELBOURNE – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named Barbadian fast bowler Miguel Cummins as the replacement for pacer Shannon Gabriel in the ongoing Test Series against Australia.
Cummins, 25, has taken 99 wickets at an average of 22.83 in 36 first-class matches. He has made one international appearance for West Indies – in an ODI against Ireland at Sabina Park, Jamaica in February, 2014.
The 27-year-old Gabriel suffered a stress reaction in a left ankle bone while bowling in the first innings of the first Test match at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart. Australia won by an innings and 212 runs.
Gabriel will return to Trinidad in the coming days to continue his rehabilitation.
Full Squad: Jason Holder (Captain), Kraigg Brathwaite (Vice Captain), Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Rajendra Chandrika, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Jomel Warrican
Test Match Schedule
December 10-14: 1st Test, Hobart: Australia won by an innings and 212 runs.
December 26 to 30: 2nd Test – Melbourne Cricket Ground
January 3-7: 3rd Test – Sydney Cricket Ground (PR)
