West Indies head coach Phil Simmons will leave his post after the upcoming Test series with Australia in the wake of the team's disastrous Twenty20 World Cup campaign, Cricket West Indies said Monday.

The two-time T20 World Cup champions now face Zimbabwe in a do-or-die clash here on Wednesday.

Andre Russell took to Instagram to respond to Phil Simmons' comments on players opting to play foreign leagues over representing West Indies.

Phil Simmons expressed his disappointment even as the board struggles to zero in on their best squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with most cricketers either playing franchise league elsewhere or out injured.

Phil Simmons, however, does not seem to be too worried about his fielding and bowling departments

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons feels that unlike the ODIs the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh will be be a lot more competitive.

New Zealand vs West Indies: Phil Simmons, the West Indies coach, said the Test team in a good place despite the setback in the recently-concluded T20Is.

Jason Holder hasn't featured in a T20I for West Indies since December 2019 and the all-rounder has shown impressive performances in the CPL and the ongoing IPL 2020.

West Indies' batsmen failed to score runs against the English bowling attack in the second and third Test matches of the Wisden Trophy.

West Indies coach Phil Simmons warned his team of possible top-order changes after a crushing 113-run defeat to England in the second Test.