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Beware of the Irish!

That's the warning from cricket analyst Fazeer Mohammed, as the West Indies gear up to face hosts Ireland in three ODIs starting next week.

The men in maroon will also travel to England, where Mohammed believes the Brits are clear-cut favourites.
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00:00All right, beware of the Irish.
00:14That's the warning from cricket analyst Fazir Mohamed
00:16as the West Indies gear up to face host Ireland in three ODIs starting next week.
00:21Well, the men in maroon will also travel to England
00:24where Mohamed believes the Brits are clear-cut favorites.
00:27The West Indies are preparing for three one-day internationals against Ireland
00:32and then another three against England
00:34with the series bowling off on May 21st in Dublin.
00:37Cricket analyst Fazir Mohamed has no issues with the West Indies squad chosen
00:41saying it was easy to predict who would make the cut.
00:44Some may have arguments for individual players
00:47but there doesn't really appear to be a situation where you've got players
00:51who've been banging on the door with consistent high-level performances
00:56and therefore mandating selection and they've been left out.
00:59But the squad that is selected looks to be in keeping with the trend moving forward
01:05looking at younger players giving them great opportunities
01:08after the strong finish to 2024 with the series victory at home to Bangladesh.
01:14With qualification for the 2027 World Cup at stake,
01:17Mohamed says the players have to bring on their A-game
01:20if they don't want to miss out like they did in 2023.
01:23As such, Mohamed says they cannot take the Irish for granted
01:27during the upcoming series.
01:29Ireland will be no pushovers.
01:31They've lost their last two series, 2-1 in South Africa in October
01:35and 2-1 to Zimbabwe in February
01:38but they've got a really settled nucleus.
01:41They've got experienced players.
01:42They don't have the O'Briens in their squads anymore
01:45but still they have players who have certainly shown previously
01:48that they are more than a handful for the West Indies in the 50-over format.
01:53Mohamed has no doubt England are going to be even tougher opponents for the West Indies.
01:58This despite a psychological edge the men in Maroon may have
02:01after beating the English 2-1 in the Caribbean last year.
02:04Obviously the West Indies will be underdogs for the series against England
02:08even with the English in transition as well
02:10after a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan
02:14and therefore with the vast array of talent that they have available to them
02:19the West Indies will have their hands full for those three matches as well.
02:24Shamar Joseph, Romario Shepard and Shufin Rutherford are also in the ODI squad
02:28but they are currently in India for the IPL
02:31which has been temporarily suspended following the India-Pakistan war.
02:35Vinod Nawani, Chiefs Export.
02:36The Bangarang isn't over for the Windies just yet
02:40as top Test Team Australia will name their squad
02:43for the three-match Caribbean Test Series against the West Indies in June.
02:47The Aussies will visit the Caribbean only a few weeks
02:50after they play the World Test Championship Final against South Africa.
02:54Pat Cummings will captain the team
02:56which includes the likes of Ousmane Khawaja,
02:58Steve Smith, Chavez Head, Mitchell Stark and Josh Hazelwood.
03:02I'll tell you what, everybody seems to be on the dance floor
03:11as the West Indies A-Team will also be in action
03:14as they are set to face South Africa A in 3.50 over matches later this month
03:18followed by two first-class matches in June.
03:21However, one cricket analyst is questioning
03:24why isn't everyone receiving much publicity
03:27and is also asking when will the squad be named
03:30since the Limited Overs Series is set to start next week in St. Lucia.
03:35According to Ken Crafton, he says that he is scheduled
03:39to have practice facilities available
03:42for the West Indies A-Squad on the 16th of May.
03:48Today being the 13th of May,
03:51the West Indies PR Department, for whatever reason,
03:54have not named the West Indies A-Squad
03:59which should be arriving in, hopefully, in a matter of hours.
04:06The schedule indicates that they will start on the 21st of May
04:14in the first ODI.
04:16Everyone is expecting a fairly exciting A-Squad
04:21which can reflect some ideas of who we can expect.
04:26Maybe they may get an opportunity to play in the opening tests
04:31against Australia in Barbados.
04:33And it's extremely disappointing
04:36that three days before they are scheduled to practice in St. Lucia,
04:42the squad has not been named.
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