Back in the fold

SOUTHAMPTON – West Indies’ coach Ottis Gibson said yesterday he had spoken with talismanic opener Chris Gayle and he was on board with the new team culture even if his fun-loving personality hadn’t changed.
And Gibson reckoned the former captain had made a seamless re-entry into the West Indies squad after 14 months because of a squabble with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Gayle was picked in the 15-man squad for the limited-overs series against England starting here tomorrow, the first time he will wear West Indies colours since last year’s World Cup on the Asian subcontinent.
“He’s always been a bit of a joker around the dressing room, a bit of a prankster, and he’s been his normal self,” Gibson told reporters.
“The team has always integrated players that are coming back, or players making their debut, very well into the team and that’s not changed. He’s fitted in very well and raring to go.”
 
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