WI vs SA Test: West Indies stick with same XI; Shamar Joseph added

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite on Wednesday confirmed to media operatives in Guyana that Shamar Joseph has been added to the same West Indies XI that played the first Test in Trinidad.

Now with 12 players, a decision on the final XI for the second Test against South Africa, starting Thursday at the National Stadium, Providence, will be made “a little later”, Brathwaite said.

West Indies XII: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Mikyle Louis, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jomel Warrican, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph

Watch below for comments from captains Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) and Temba Bavuma (South Africa)

The first Test ended in a draw, with the game at the Queen’s Park Oval severely affected by rain.