Date-stamped : 04 Apr95 - 18:34
The test defeat again raised questions  about  the  West   Indies
Cricket  Board  of  Control`s  decision to exclude veteran opener
Desmond Haynes from the current series.

Haynes  was  overlooked because he did not complete a full season
in domestic cricket before the arrival of the Australians.

Coach Andy Roberts  said  the   selectors   had   not   discussed
Haynes` availability following the first test defeat.

``It`s out of the selectors` hands.  He   simply   isn`t   avail-
able,``  Roberts  said. ``That`s the way it is so we have to look
to the future.``

``Looking to the future`` was also  the main  reason for deciding
not to recall Simmons, according to Roberts.

``That`s not to say he won`t be  looked   at   down   the   line.
Phil`s chance may come, but we have decided to take this path for
now.``

The West Indies camp was still at a loss  to  explain  the  first
test capitulation.

``I really don`t know what happened,`` Roberts said.

``Perhaps we had too much one day and not enough  longer  cricket
matches in the lead up ... we just weren`t focused.``

``I`ll be asking them to lift, to give a  100  per   cent   which
they definitely didn`t do in the first test.``

He`ll also be asking the side to behave after criticism from fans
and media about too much partying during the test.

``They are big men and big men should  act  responsibly,  but  if
they don`t then we`ll have to say something. It`s something we`ll
be keeping an eye on,`` Roberts said.

The Australians, meanwhile, were under  the  watchful   gaze   of
captain Mark Taylor in the absence of coach Bobby Simpson.

Simpson, 59, was admitted to  hospital   on   Saturday   with   a
blood  clot in his leg and was ordered to remain there for a week
while doctors assessed the extent of a thrombosis.

The victorious players visited him on Monday and reported him  to
be in good spirits.

However Simpson was unlikely to fly   to   Antigua   until   next
week  and would play a limited role in preparing the team for the
third and fourth tests.

Source :: Reuter
<END> Contributed by azzie (alak@gsbux1.uchicago.edu)