Former West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Jeffrey Dujon believes the squad selected to participate in an upcoming two-Test series against world number one ranked Australia is similar to sending lambs to the slaughter.
The Kraigg Brathwaite-captained team comprises seven uncapped players, and Dujon added that this is a bit of an embarrassment for the Caribbean team.
“It’s a bit of an embarrassment because Australia doesn’t suffer from the same situation like us. Maybe their players are more patriotic, but this is like sending lambs to the slaughter.
It would have been better if we had sent a young team like this to play a weaker nation, but I don’t think there’s a whole lot to be gained sending a team with seven debutants against a team so experienced, established, and powerful,” Dujon explained.
The last time a West Indies team defeated Australia in a Test series Down Under was in the 1992/93 series when the West Indies won 2-1.
According to Dujon, he’s in agreement with the former Australian captain, as he thinks it signals the doom of Test cricket. “Cricket can’t improve unless you have your best players playing.
However, it’s not a situation that’s easily solved, and Steve Waugh is right, this is signaling the doom of Test cricket because the boards don’t have enough control over the players and they (players) can dictate when and where they want to play,” Dujon said.