Credit given to Windies for taking ‘scary decision’ to proceed with series
England Pacer James Anderson has expressed gratitude to West Indies for taking the “scary decision” to go ahead with the three-match Test tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has so far claimed more than 41,000 lives in the
United Kingdom.
The Caribbean men arrived in Manchester on Tuesday ahead of the historic tour, which will be played in a “bio-secure” environment and which will be the first series to be played since the pandemic put sports across the world on pause almost four months ago.
“I think it’s great for the game, brilliant that we’re closing in on getting some Test cricket played after a decent lay-off,” said Anderson during a conference call with the media yesterday.
“Certainly, from our point of view, we’re very grateful the West
Indies are coming over here. Obviously, with what’s going on in the world, it can be, I can imagine, a scary decision for a lot of them, for all of them, to make the journey over, so we’re hugely grateful.”
Jason Holder-skippered 25man squad, including 11 reserves, are currently in Old Trafford, Manchester, where they will be quarantined for two weeks, during which time they will continue to train in a bid to defend the coveted Wisden Trophy, which they won in the Caribbean last year.
– CMC