DEREK PRINGLE
There must have been the temptation for England selectors, whenever they met yesterday, to use the forthcoming West Indies series as a trial for fringe Test players to make a bid for this winter’s Ashes tour.
For those who recall the mighty West Indies sides of the 1980s and early 90s, the very idea of experimenting against them will seem anathema though the arguments for doing so this summer are many, notably – the opposition are not very strong; there are team issues that need sorting before the winter’s Ashes; there are senior players who migh...