WI coach Simmons breaks out of team's bio-secure bubble, official calls for his removal

England and West Indies will play three-match Test series starting on July 8.

London: West Indies cricket team is currently in England to play a Test series and as a precaution, for the ongoing pandemic both the teams are in a bio-secure bubble to avoid in infection. However, West Indies head coach Phil Simmons broke the bubble and went out for a funeral. Cricket West Indies official has called for the removal of Phil Simmons.

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England and West Indies will play three-match Test series starting on July 8.

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Simmons had taken permission from CWI for attending the funeral and the board had allowed him to do so. Conde Riley, who also heads the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), said that Simmons' actions endangered the lives of the players in his side.

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"I am being bombarded by concerned parents and members of the BCA. This behaviour is inconsiderate and reckless. It endangers the lives of those 25 young men in the UK and in fact the entire management team and cannot be tolerated," Riley said

"The English press will have a feast on his judgement and I suggest we act swiftly."

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Nine of the 14 players in the West Indies squad are from Barbados. The series is set to be played in a bio-secure environment with entry and exit from the bubble strictly monitored.

CWI said in a statement that Simmons' movement was approved. Additionally, Simmons has been in self-isolation and has undergone two tests for coronavirus since Friday.

"He will have another test on Wednesday before he will re-join the squad as they prepare for the three-match #RaiseTheBat Series against England." England skipper Joe Root has been given permission to leave the team for the birth of his second child, due to which he will not feature in the first Test in Southampton," said CWI.