Saqlain Mushtaq’s spin clinic was to help Devendra Bishoo get his international career back on track, reveals Ottis Gibson

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Bishoo has struggled with his form and faced stiff competition from Narine and Shillingford since 2011

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that one of the main aims of inviting former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to hold a three-week spin clinic was to help spinner Devendra Bishoo get his international career back on track.

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All Full Member nations should be required to play a minimum number of Tests within four years, says ICC Cricket Committee

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The West Indies will not play any more Test matches this year

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee have announced that they are planning to introduce a minimum number of Test matches all Full Member nations must meet within four years in an attempt to salvage the diminishing reputation of the longest format of the game.

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We have given England the edge for the Ashes due to our numerous controversies, says John Buchanan

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Australia have widely been regarded as the underdogs heading into this year’s Ashes series

Australia national selector John Buchanan has admitted that England hold the edge going into the first leg of the back-to-back Ashes series later on this year since the national team has been deeply scarred by the numerous controversies they have been involved in lately.

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