On July 23, the squad for the series was announced and Joseph, a CWI statement said, had been unavailable owing to "personal reasons". The very next day, Sammy, speaking at a press conference, had said, "Mr Joseph has declined selection. Would Sammy's statement, and Joseph's rebuttal, make it tough for the two of them to work together going forward? I'm not representing Daren Sammy, so for me, I'm neither here nor there in terms of a relationship," Joseph said. West Indies are 1-0 up in the two-match Test series against Pakistan, with the second Test starting on Sunday.