Head coach Darren Sammy said West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph’s behavior during his side’s series-clinching third ODI victory over England was “unacceptable”.
In an unprecedented scene, Alzarri took the wicket of Jordan Cox (1) in the fourth over of the match, but did not celebrate with his teammates, appearing to sulk on the field as soon as the over ended. left the field. Set by captain Shai Hope, his team was temporarily reduced to 10 players.
Asked if they had reconciled since then, Hope said “no comment” in the post-match presentation, but Sammy later said he would talk to the bowler.
“Such behavior will not be tolerated on my cricket ground,” Sammy said. talk sports. “We would be friends…but that’s not acceptable in the culture I’m trying to build.
“We’ll definitely talk about it.”
Joseph returned to the pitch at the beginning of the sixth over, at which point Romario Shepherd replaced Joseph in the attack, quickly removing Jacob Bethell (0) on the first ball and then the England skipper’s scalp and the second over. Added centurion from. ODI, Liam Livingstone (6).
Alzarri finally recovered his form in the 12th over and bowled two more overs before leaving the field again after two misfields, but this time a sub-fielder replaced him.
He eventually added the wicket of Dan Maudsley (57) in the closing stages to finish with 2 wins and 45 losses from 10 overs, and put the finishing touch on by denying England’s top scorer Phil with a great relay catch with Brandon King. . Salt, 74, still couldn’t bring himself to smile.
England opener Phil Salt was the tourists’ top scorer with 74, but his target of 264 was not enough in the third ODI against West Indies.
“I’m proud that we were able to have these difficult conversations,” Sammy added. “But in a way that everyone can understand what needs to be done.”
Sky Sports’ Mark Butcher said of Alzarri’s outburst: “It’s definitely going to have an impact on Joseph.”
“Take any anger out on your opponent. Don’t hurt your team and walk off the field. Protect your captain, for better or for worse.”
“And, naturally, I thought Hope was absolutely right for the field set.”
Former West Indies captain Jason Holder said of the incident: “That’s not what you want to see.” TNT SportsResponding to the coverage of the match, Sir Alastair Cook added: “I’ve never seen a reaction like that.
“I never saw Alzarri react in any way. He never spoke, he never celebrated, he never opened his mouth. He just runs in and drinks a glass of Jaffa, but that’s because he… I really liked that because it shows you care.”
