Windies’ Powell and Bravo to miss England tour

Daren Powell and Ryan Hinds have been left out of the West Indies Test squad to tour England in May. The fast bowler Powell played all five Tests as the Windies ran out 1-0 winners over Andrew Strauss’ team in the Caribbean, yet has been punished for his poor return: just six wickets at 69 runs each.

Seven years into his career, his Test bowling average is an underwhelming 47.

Hinds, meanwhile, has been axed for averaging 18 in a series that, for most batters, proved to be a runfest.

Dwayne Bravo also misses out as he is recovering from an ankle injury – although he still intends to play in the IPL.

Three uncapped players are named in the 17-man squad: Grenada fast bowler Nelon Pascal, Barbados batsman Dale Richards and Jamaica medium-pacer Andrew Richardson.

Squad Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin, Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn, David Bernard, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Brendan Nash, Nelon Pascal, Dale Richards, Andrew Richardson, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor.