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West Indies coach Daren Sammy has described Alzarri Joseph’s behavior as “unacceptable” after the fast bowler’s storming start during the hosts’ ODI win over England.
A visibly furious Joseph left the field and headed to the locker room at the end of his second round after a disagreement with captain Shai Hope over his on-field ranking.
The 27-year-old had quickly extracted England’s Jordan Cox with a vicious bouncer earlier in the period, but refused to celebrate with his teammates after the wicket.
With no replacement fielder ready to take his place, opening partner Matthew Forde was forced to bowl the fifth over with the West Indies a man short.
Joseph came back for the start of the next but was hung up on Hope’s attack. He later returned to complete his allowance, taking 2-45 from ten overs as West Indies sealed the series with an eight-wicket victory.
The trials and tribulations of Alzarri Joseph…
3.1 overs: blazing at field placement
3.4 overs: Bounces back to Cox, doesn’t celebrate
End of the end: the storms go away in anger 😅 pic.twitter.com/Qne366zs1a– Cricket on TNT Sports (@cricketontnt) November 6, 2024
“Such behavior is unacceptable on my cricket ground,” former all-rounder Sammy told Sports discussion then the actions of Joseph. “We’ll be friends… but in the culture I’m trying to build, that’s unacceptable.” We will definitely discuss it.
England were reduced to 24-4 with the home seamers rampant on the pace, bounce and movement of the Kensington Oval surface. While a fine hand from Phil Salt (74) and a maiden ODI fifty from Dan Mousley (57) helped them return to a respectable 263/8, centuries from Brandon King and Keacy Carty saw West Indies home They have 43 spare bullets.
England’s defeat raises new questions about a young team’s readiness to compete in the 50-over format. Caretaker coach Marcus Trescothick is without most of the Test players for this white-ball tour, and a number of his squad are inexperienced in List A cricket.
“It’s been a really tough time for us,” admitted Trescothick. TNT Sports.
“The guys have just finished the Test series in Pakistan. There is another round of testing that will begin in 20 days. We know where we are. We saw some things we wanted to see.
