West Indies new-look squad

The West Indies selectors have retained their new-look squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday. Batsman Ryan Hinds has been added to the team.

Barbadian batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and Jamaican Andre Creary, who did not play the first Test, have been released to play in the domestic three-day tournament.The left-handed Hinds last played a Test in March in the home series against England, and was dropped for the return tour to England in May.

West Indies fielded a second string team at Arnos Vale Sports Complex in the first Test after their regular players withdrew from the team following a dispute with the WICB. West Indies lost to Bangladesh by 95 runs, giving the touring side their first Test victory away from home.
SQUAD

Floyd Reifer (captain), Darren Sammy (vice-captain), Ryan Austin, David Bernard Jr, Tino Best, Travis Dowlin, Ryan Hinds, Kevin McClean, Nikita Miller, Nelon Pascal, Omar Phillips, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Chadwick Walton.

Big Jump for Tamim on ranking

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal jumped 22 places to be ranked 62 as a Test batsman after his match winning century in the first Test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.

In the latest rankings released by the ICC the other significant achiever from Bangladesh is Sakib al Hasan, who moved to 33 in the bowling chart, four places up from his previous ranking.

Skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza, who could bowl only 6.3 overs in the first Test before being injured, has dropped down from 38 to 40. Off-spinner Mahmudullah Riyad, who claimed eight wickets in his debut Test, entered into the ICC rankings as the 51st bowler.

After playing Ashes series Andrew Flintoff retire from Test cricketAdrew Flintoff may retire from Test cricket at the end of this summer's Ashes ser

Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff may retire from Test cricket at the end of this summer's Ashes series. This English all-rounder say at a press conference that he expected to confirm that his injury problems have got.

Flintoff missed 25 of England's past 48 Tests, is yet to prove his fitness for the Lord's Test against Australia that starts tomorrow & he is now fit to play Ashes.

Flintoff is now31-year-old he struggled with his injury throughout his career and it is thought that his decision to call time on his Test career is an attempt to prolong his participation in 50-over and Twenty20 international matches.

He has undergone four ankle operations as well as suffering back, hip, shoulder and groin problems and has come to the decision after expressing doubts that his body can cope with the physical demands of Test cricket.

This Lancashire all-rounder, who has played for England 75 times over 11 years. He has undergone four ankle operations as well as suffering back, hip, shoulder and groin problems and has come to the decision after expressing doubts that his body can cope with the physical demands of Test cricket.