Phil Simmons
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Phil Simmons reacts to Bangladesh's failure to chase 136 vs Pakistan, 'We just had to win'
Cricket | Sep 26, 2025, 12:57 PM ISTBangladesh were knocked out of the Asia Cup as they failed to chase down a modest target of 136 runs against Pakistan. After the match, their coach Phil Simmons expressed disappointment while ruing bad decisions and dropped catches in the clash.
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Phil Simmons wants Bangladesh to play Test cricket on 'proper wickets' rather than spin-friendly one
Cricket | Apr 18, 2025, 05:03 PM ISTBangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series, starting April 20 in Sylhet. Ahead of that, head coach Phil Simmons noted that the team wants to play on proper Test wickets rather than spin-friendly tracks.
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Phil Simmons appointed 'specialist coach' of Papua New Guinea for T20 World Cup 2024
Cricket | May 20, 2024, 04:28 PM ISTPapua New Guinea are participating in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup that will start from June 1. They are playing in the competition for the first time having qualified from the East Asia Pacific Qualifiers and will be locking horns against co-hosts West Indies too.
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Extended preparation time helped us in first Test against England, says Windies coach Phil Simmons
Cricket | Jul 15, 2020, 01:41 PM ISTWest Indies head coach Phil Simmons said that extended preparations for the first Test helped the side in understanding the conditions.
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Team drawing inspiration from 2017 Headingley win to start England series on front foot: Simmons
Cricket | Jul 04, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTAfter a defeat by an innings and 209 runs in the opener in 2017 series, Windies staged a remarkable comeback in the second Test, chasing down 322 to record a five-wicket win in Headingley.
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'Phil Simmons has full backing of Cricket West Indies': CWI President
Cricket | Jul 02, 2020, 10:27 AM ISTA CWI board member sought for his "immediate removal" after Phil Simmons left the bio-secure location in the UK to attend the funeral of his father-in-law.
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Windies coach Phil Simmons attends funeral on England tour, CWI board member calls for his removal
Cricket | Jul 01, 2020, 04:32 PM ISTCWI said Simmons' entry and exit from the team's bio-secure environment was approved before he made short trip.
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West Indies head coach Phil Simmons enters self-isolation after attending funeral
Cricket | Jun 28, 2020, 10:20 AM ISTWest Indies head coach Phil Simmons has gone into self-isolation after leaving the bio-secure bubble to attend a funeral.
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Our batsmen have to ensure they're sharp and ready to go in first Test: Windies coach Phil Simmons
Cricket | Jun 24, 2020, 04:43 PM ISTDuring their last tour of England three years ago, West Indies were bowled out within 200 in each innings, suffering an embarrassing innings and 209-run defeat at Edgbaston.
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Was racially abused while playing league cricket in England, says West Indies coach Simmons
Cricket | Jun 23, 2020, 12:22 PM ISTSimmons played in various leagues in England in the 80s and 90s and was a key member of the Leicestershire side which won the County Championship in 1996.
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Shannon Gabriel set to be added to West Indies Test squad for England series
Cricket | Jun 22, 2020, 11:19 PM ISTGabriel, who was a key player in West Indies' impressive win at home against England two years back, was named in the reserve players' list for the series owing to is recovery from an ankle injury.
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Windies coach Phil Simmons says he was racially abused in league cricket in England
Cricket | Jun 22, 2020, 10:43 PM ISTSimmons, currently the head coach of the touring West Indies team here, did not specify in which English league he was racially targeted.
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Closed-doors matches will favour us against England: West Indies coach Phil Simmons
Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 11:56 AM ISTWest Indies head coach Phil Simmons believes that the lack of home support for England could work in Windies' favour.
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We have the best squad here and will be ready and looking to defend our trophy: Phil Simmons
Cricket | Jun 13, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTA confident Phil Simmons reckoned that the team will be all geared up to retain the trophy they had lifted 18 months back at home.
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People want live sport, it's the one thing they miss here on TV: WI coach Phil Simmons
Cricket | May 26, 2020, 04:36 PM ISTPhil Simmons talked about the earliest possibility of sports resuming, and also talked about the fitness regimens of the West Indies players during lockdown.
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Cuttack clash doesn't influence the path we have chosen: Simmons ahead of 3rd ODI
Cricket | Dec 21, 2019, 05:40 PM ISTWest Indies showed a lot of promise to go one-up in Chennai but the home team bounced back strongly to post a mammoth 387/5 en route to a series-levelling 107-run victory in Visakhapatnman.
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Fabian Allen not yet fit to feature in 3rd T20I: Windies coach Simmons
Cricket | Dec 10, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTWest Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday informed that Allen is yet to regain full fitness and was ruled out of the series finale.
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Windies coach Simmons thinks out of the box to plot Virat Kohli's dismissal
Cricket | Dec 04, 2019, 06:19 PM ISTStating that Kohli is a "difficult proposition" to dismiss, Simmons jovially listed some out of the box ideas to get the prolific batsman out.
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Indian pacers make world cricket exciting, says Windies coach Phil Simmons
Cricket | Nov 26, 2019, 09:00 PM ISTIndia's fast bowlers demolished Bangladesh to clinch the Test series 2-0, and that they have achieved it without Jasprit Bumrah, makes it even more impressive.
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West Indies announce new head coach for men's cricket team
Cricket | Oct 15, 2019, 10:26 AM ISTThe West Indies men's cricket team sees a return of the former head coach who was sacked in 2016.