West Indies head coach Phil Simmons rejoins team after quarantine and COVID-19 Tests

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has rejoined his team forward of the opening Test in opposition to England after being in necessary quarantine and clearing the COVID-19 checks following his resolution to attend a household funeral.

“Phil Simmons is back on the job. The West Indies head coach returned to the field with his players on Thursday after his mandatory quarantine and COVID 19 tests,” Cricket West Indies mentioned on Thursday.

“He was part of the warm-up and pre-match preparations as West Indies continued their four-day warm-up match at the Old Trafford,” it additional acknowledged.

Simmons had discovered himself in a soup after board member Conde Riley had sought his “immediate removal” for transferring out of the team’s bio-secure location within the UK to attend his father-in-law’s funeral forward of the three-Test sequence in opposition to England starting July 8.

However, the 57-year-old Simmons acquired the backing of Board president Ricky Skerritt, who insisted that he had taken permission earlier than venturing out.

Simmons, who’s in his second stint as West Indies coach, was in self-isolation on the team’s on-site lodge at Old Trafford after being granted a request for compassionate depart earlier than the squad left for Britain.

West Indies is presently taking part in the second and closing intra-squad sport as a part of their preparation for the three-test sequence, which can mark the resumption of worldwide cricket.