FILE PHOTO: Cricket - West Indies Nets - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua - 12/4/15 West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons during nets Action Images via Reuters / Jason O'Brien Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - West Indies coach Phil Simmons says his side cannot afford the batting debacles that have often undermined their tours of England when the series starts behind closed doors next week.
The first of three tests begins at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton next Wednesday and Simmons says making sure they are mentally ready is the most important task.
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