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Wed Dec 10 - Fri Dec 12
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
South African Invitation XI v West Indians
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Wed Dec 17 - Sun Dec 21
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
1st Test - South Africa v West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Fri Dec 26 - Tue Dec 30
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
2nd Test - South Africa v West Indies
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Fri Jan 2 - Tue Jan 6
10:30 local | 08:30 GMT
3rd Test - South Africa v West Indies
Newlands, Cape Town

Fri Jan 9 (20 ovs)
18:00 local | 16:00 GMT
1st T20I - South Africa v West Indies
Newlands, Cape Town

Sun Jan 11 (20 ovs)
15:00 local | 13:00 GMT
2nd T20I - South Africa v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Fri Jan 16 (50 ovs)
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
1st ODI - South Africa v West Indies
Kingsmead, Durban

Sun Jan 18 (50 ovs)
10:00 local | 08:00 GMT
2nd ODI - South Africa v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Wed Jan 21 (50 ovs)
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
3rd ODI - South Africa v West Indies
Buffalo Park, East London

Sun Jan 25 (50 ovs)
10:00 local | 08:00 GMT
4th ODI - South Africa v West Indies
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Wed Jan 28 (50 ovs)
13:30 local | 11:30 GMT
5th ODI - South Africa v West Indies
SuperSport Park, Centurion

3 tests good to see.

"All players selected have been notified of their selection and that their selection is contingent upon their signing of the Match Tour Contract which was sent to each player selected on Tuesday November 11," the statement said. "The deadline for the return of signed Match Tour Contracts to the WICB is 5pm (ECT), Tuesday, November 18."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 98859.html

Test squad Denesh Ramdin (capt), Sulieman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton.

Will this tour take place or can BCCI put some kind of block on it?

will the players even sign the contracts..??

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 01065.html

"Darren Bravo wrote to chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd and requested not to be considered for the Test series due to personal reasons," the WICB release stated. "The WICB extends its best wishes to Bravo as he seeks to address his personal matters and looks forward to his return to the game."

http://www.windiescricket.com/news/wicb ... -contracts

"The West Indies Cricket Board late on Tuesday confirmed that 14 of the 15 players offered Match/Tour Contracts for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa have signed and returned the contracts."

SQUAD

Denesh Ramdin (Captain)

Sulieman Benn

Jermaine Blackwood

Kraigg Brathwaite

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Sheldon Cottrell

Shannon Gabriel

Christopher Gayle

Jason Holder

Leon Johnson

Kemar Roach

Marlon Samuels

Jerome Taylor

Chadwick Walton

http://www.windiescricket.com/news/fuda ... -test-tour

"The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Committee today named Assad Fudadin to the West Indies Test tour to South Africa. Darren Bravo, who had been offered a contract for the series, wrote to the Chairman of Selectors, Clive Lloyd, and citing personal reasons, requested that he not be considered for selection for the Test series. The 29 year old Fudadin has been named to replace Bravo."

'Opening batsman Devon Smith has replaced Chris Gayle in West Indies' Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa. A WICB release on Friday simply stated that Gayle "has been replaced due to injury". Gayle last played an international match in September, and despite being touted for a quick recovery from a lower back injury, he did not feature in even a single game during West Indies' curtailed tour of India in October. He did, however, return to competitive cricket by signing up for Lions in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, scoring two fifties and a hundred in his first three games.'

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 06257.html

cricinfo behind the times, as usual....

Gayle collided with De Kock in the Ram Slam, and was badly injured as a result.

Fit enough for Ram Slam, injured for Tests.

shankycricket wrote:Fit enough for Ram Slam, injured for Tests.

Not any more...De Kock injured him, and the Ram Slam is still going on. Of course, why let facts get in the way of an opinion?

"Robin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, has been recalled to the South Africa Test squad for the home series against West Indies later this month. He is the only specialist spinner in the 14, replacing the injured Dane Piedt. Lions batsman Temba Bavuma and pacer Kagiso Rabada gain maiden Test call-ups, while Cape Cobras batsman Stiaan van Zyl, who was picked in the squad for the Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe series' in July-August but is yet to debut, stays on. Legspinner Imran Tahir, who last played in that Sri Lanka series in July, has been dropped. Seamer Wayne Parnell is also not part of this squad. The injured JP Duminy, as expected, misses out as well, but might be ready for action later on in the three-Test series which begins on December 17."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 06557.html

Hashim Amla (capt), AB de Villiers (vice-capt), Alviro Petersen, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis, Stiaan van Zyl, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada

In: Robin Peterson, Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada

Out: JP Duminy, Dane Piedt, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell

mikesiva wrote:

shankycricket wrote:Fit enough for Ram Slam, injured for Tests.

Not any more...De Kock injured him, and the Ram Slam is still going on. Of course, why let facts get in the way of an opinion?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ram-slam-t2 ... 06681.html

Not that Gayle would survive for 'sustained periods" against quality fast bowlers in tests anyway. He'd probably last longer and face more deliveries in the Ram Slam.
But seriously, it sounds like a very convenient excuse. The fact is he is still playing while injured at a great risk of aggravating his injury ahead of the WC, particularly considering the injury issues he has suffered over the past year or so. Not that I think he should be in the WC squad anyway but if you think his priorities are in the right place, then you really need a reality check.

Does it make any sense to carry a 35 year old mercenary, whose fitness has been on a sharp downward curve for quite some time now, who, even when fit, is fit to play in lucrative T20 leagues but
"not fit to bat for sustained periods" and most importantly, averages in the early 20s in ODI cricket over the last 2 years with ONE fifty plus score against a top 8 nation in TWO YEARS? Even if you include the Bangladesh games, he has got 1 fiffy in 5 games against them. Should he be in the WC side, especially considering the diva he is?

cricketfan90 wrote::clap