West Indies' next generation

With the fanfare of the Caribbean Premier League already fading into the past, Tony Cozier places his attention on the longer format with West Indies A's tour of India on the horizon. In Nation news, he ponders over notable exclusions from the squad and assesses Kirk Edwards' potential to be a future West Indies captain.

Edwards, retained as captain of the four-day team, as he was in the home series against Sri Lanka 'A' in June, is clearly at ease in that part of the world - and against India. He claimed the No.3 position with Test hundreds against the Indians in Dominica two years ago and more runs in the back-to-back series in Bangladesh and India. The altogether different environment in England exposed flaws in his technique (he was not the only one); a couple of hundreds in the Caribbean last season, one, 190 against Sri Lanka 'A', went some way to restoring his reputation. His retention at the helm is a hint that the selectors are considering him as a future Test captain. [Kieran] Powell, now with a more settled Test place and, at 23, five years Edwards' junior, seems the likelier option