Juncker’s €300bn investment plan targets long-term infrastructure assets
Juncker said the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) would aim to mobilise €315bn in capital in the three years to 2017, leveraging the initial €21bn to create loans worth three times the seed capital.A note published by the Commission identified senior debt, as well as equity and quasi-equity products, as potential avenues of finance and said the fund would target broadband, transport, renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects, as well as education – with Juncker naming school construction as one potential example of projects.“That’s €63bn of fresh financing we’ve just injected into the economy,” he told MEPs.“But the EIB will not be acting alone. The EIB will be financing the riskier parts of projects worth €315bn, meaning private investors will be pitching in the remaining €252bn.”The president said the key to unlocking the capital would be a “credible ” pipeline of EU projects that could attract investors, signalling that it was important all projects be selected separately from any political interference.He said the EFSI, which would sit inside the EIB and be launched by early 2015, would have an investment committee that would consider projects based on a dual commercial and societal basis.The approach appeared to echo that of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Ireland’s sovereign development vehicle, which will aim for both a commercial return and a boost to the domestic economy.Jyrki Katainen, the former Finnish prime minister named commissioner for jobs and growth, joined Juncker in the Parliament and sought to pre-empt complaints that the Commission had failed to find new money to invest.“This is not about complex financial instruments for their own sake but about making investment happen,” he said.“To those who claim this is not ‘real’ money, my reply is – nonsense. This is a very real guarantee of €21bn, to provide backing to a fund that will act as a magnet to draw in real investment, in real projects and create real jobs.”Katainen stressed the importance of better regulation, and highlighted the need for a single energy, transport and digital market.“We are going to use a relatively small amount of public money to remove the fear factor and unlock the investment funds that are already there and waiting to be used,” he said.Michaela Koller, director general of InsuranceEurope, welcomed Juncker’s proposals and said her industry looked forward to discussions on how to remove barriers to investment.James Cameron, chairman of Climate Change Capital, also saw the plans as a positive step, but warned that all projects should avoid high-carbon industries.“If allocated wisely, with an eye on the future for all citizens, the rebuilding of Europe’s infrastructure is a tremendous opportunity for the EU to enable a low-carbon economy, which will create good jobs both in the design and implementation of this new world,” he said. The European Commission has unveiled ambitious proposals to invest €300bn in the Continent’s economy, hoping to attract institutional capital with guarantees aimed at reducing the risk of projects.Under the proposals, which will see €5bn diverted from the European Investment Bank and €16bn in EU guarantees, the European executive said it hoped to attract €240bn to long-term investment projects and a further €75bn in funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).In a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, commission president Jean-Claude Juncker admitted that money would not “fall from the sky”, and said the Continent would need to attract capital to put it to work.“Today, we are setting up a new architecture that will make this possible,” he said. ”The key is to provide a risk-bearing capacity that can unlock additional investment.”
ChristianConern 5 December 2012A complaint against a High Court judge who spoke out in favour of marriage has been dismissed by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC).Sir Paul Coleridge has served in the Family Division for over 50 years. He set up the Marriage Foundation to promote marriage as the “gold standard for relationships.But in May, a barrister lodged a complaint with the OJC, the body which deals with complaints about judges’ personal conduct. The barrister said Mr Justice Coleridge’s involvement with the foundation breached rules on impartiality.Section 8.2.2 of the Guide to Judicial Conduct was cited, which states: “Care should be taken about the place at which, and the occasion on which, a judge speaks so as not to cause the public to associate the judge with a particular organisation, group or cause.” It adds: “The articipation should not be in circumstances which may give rise to a perception of partiality… or to a lack of even-handedness.” But the OJC disciplinary panel, led by Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling and President of the Queen’s Bench Division Sir John Thomas,ruled that Mr Coleridge was not guilty of misconduct.The OJC said: “Having considered all of the facts, the Lord Chancellor and the President of the Queen’s Bench Division (on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice) do not consider Mr Justice Coleridge’s involvement with the Marriage Foundation to be incompatible with his judicial responsibilities and therefore it does not amount to judicial misconduct.”http://www.christianconcern.com/our-concerns/complaint-against-judge-for-supporting-marriage-dismissed
She revealed one case – a pregnant staff ofher sister Rep. Sharon Garin of AAMBIS-OWWA party-list. Iloilo’s Vice Gov. Christine Garin. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN “Na-realize sang DOH ang ila mistake. Sala angpag-interpret nila nga PUMs ang tanan nga Guimbalanon,” Colada toldPanay News. Guimbal has a population of some 36,000.Residents were taken aback by the implication of them being classified as PUMs– that would mean they won’t be able to leave their homes for two weeks. Garin said DOH-6’s clarification was crucial,considering the discrimination that Guimbalanons were subjected to right afterthe unfortunate PUM declaration. Garin’s sister Vice Mayor Jennifer Garin-ColadaGuimbal also welcomed DOH-6 rectification. With DOH-6 rectifying its earlier statement,Garin said the discrimination on the people of Guimbal should already end. The staff was scheduled for caesarianoperation at a hospital in Iloilo City but right after DOH-6 declared the wholeresidents of Guimbal as PUMs, the hospital rescheduled the operation, saidGarin. “I’m thankful for DOH kay they have the guts to say nganagsala sila. Indi mahapos ina. Tawo man lang kita, nagsala kita. It’s noteasy to say sorry, especially at a time like this,” Garin told Panay News. On Wednesday night, Director Marlyn Convocarof DOH-6 issued a clarification: “Since the municipality of Guimbal is onEnhanced Community Quarantine, all persons are on strict quarantine (not allare Persons Under Monitoring or PUMs). So, we advise that there shall bestrengthened home quarantine in the two barangays where the confirmed cases arelocated. Also, heightened monitoring and social distancing shall be observed inother barangays.” She assured the public that the localgovernment of Guimbal has long strengthened home quarantine in the barangays. “Ang guidelines ara kon paano kamangin PUM or PUI kag mayguidelines man kon enhancedquarantine ikaw. Pero the guidelinesdo not state nga kon may duha or may tatlo positive cases sa inyo nga area, bilog nga banwa ang i-quarantine. Waay ina ma-state,” Garin. DOH-6 declared all Guimbalanons PUMs on Mrch31 after confirming a local COVID-19 transmission. To date, there are only three confirmed casesof COVID-19 in Guimbal. These droplets also land on objectsand surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touchingthese objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth./PN ILOILO – For having the courage to right awayrectify its blunder in summarily classifying the people of Guimbal town aspersons under monitoring (PUMs) for possible coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas got kind words from Vice Gov. Christine Garin, formermayor of Guimbal. She revealed having constant communicationwith Convocar regarding DOH’s COVID-19 protocols, particularly in theclassification of people as being PUMs or PUIs (persons under investigation). “Tamaini ka-important. I am thankful, at least naklaro gid man kon ano insakto,” saidGarin. As of yesterday, Guimbal had threeCOVID-19 positive cases, with DOH-6’s confirmation of one more patient from themunicipality – a 58-year-old male (died on March 31). According to the World HealthOrganization, people can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. Thedisease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the noseor mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. According to Director Convocar, the first Guimbalresident – a 59-year-old male – to test positive for COVID-19 and became theregion’s Patient No. 2 apparently infected his househelp, a 51-year-old woman(now the region’s Patient No. 18).
DAILY EXPRESS Spring clean Switching your electricity to a supplyfrom renewable sources such as wind and solar is another way to shrink yourcarbon footprint. Even easier when working from home is to pick a room withlots of natural light so you can minimize power use. Move your money The coronavirus lockdown in India is allowing some residents in the northern state of Punjab to see the Himalayas for the first time in decades. WEATHER.COM With millions told to stay at home orfollow social distancing rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic,environmentalists say everyone can still take significant green steps without departinghomes. BBC The Department of Agriculture andDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines are alsoencouraging households to engage in gardening. REUTERS “So if it’s the only bit of theenvironment you have easy access to, why not make it a greener place to live?” Rather than binge watch Netflix, playvideo games, or sweat through another exercise class on YouTube, there areplenty of ways to maintain a sustainable lifestyle and keep busy. Wildlifesanctuary BBC Now could be the best chance you’ll everget to clean out the spare room or tidy up the garage. But instead of throwingthings out, refill, reuse and recycle – or give themaway. AS WE give cheers to Earth Day’s 50thanniversary, we can pinpoint a bright spot: humanity has inadvertently givenour bruised planet the best present it could bestow. Alone time. You can also use old glass jars andbottles for keeping homemade salad dressing or holding candles, stationery ormake-up. “Your house or flat is just as much apart of the environment as the Arctic or the Amazon,” said HelleAbelvik-Lawson, a UK-based campaigner at Greenpeace. Reports reveal that China’s air is the cleanestit’s been in decades, and locals in Punjab can see the Himalayas for the firsttime in years. Yosemite is brimming with wildlife unafraid to walk the roadsonce bumper to bumper with families. Here in the Philippines, relief packsinclude canned goods. So better make use of those! Pile up and sell in a nearbyjunkshop after ECQ. Plussome tips on how to be eco-friendly amid lockdown Here are some ideas from noble environmentalgroups for a greener, planet-friendly living under lockdown: You could also think about reworkingyour finances to support environmentally conscious businesses or funds.(with reports from Thomson Reuters Foundation,Newsweek/PN) Whether your home is a city apartment ora house in the countryside, you could try turning your garden, balcony, patio,window sill or doorstep into a haven for animals and insects. Environmental groups around the globehas celebrated the anniversary on Wednesday, using apps, onlineconferences and social media – and are urging climate-conscious individuals to join in, even iflocked up. Food fun Plant vegetables, herbs and flowers inthe earth or pots to help nourish bees, butterflies and other creatures. Makinga mini-garden can ease stress while working from home – andentertain and educate younger members of the family. A cook-off with friends over a videocall could be a fun way to relieve stress, while eating less meat and moreseasonal vegetable dishes to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet may helpout local growers facing economic hardship. Online activism Blue skies of Shanghai, China on Feb. 22, 2020. PHOTO BY YUSHO CHO Street protests, global climate talksand conferences may have been cancelled or postponed, but you can still haveyour say via social media or video discussions. Whether your cause is single-useplastic, cutting carbon emissions, saving forests or protecting endangeredwildlife, go online and see how you can raise awareness, join virtualgatherings or lobby people in power. In our end as the living, we couldalways help our planet inhale the love and care it deserves. Don’t forget to make the most ofleftovers too – stock is one good way to use up uneaten chicken or vegetables. Butif you can’t save the food, try composting waste to help with your home gardenand plant leftover seeds to see what emerges. Shopping for all the food you want maybe a challenge with key baking ingredients like flour in high demand, but you canstill get creative in the kitchen with what is in the cupboards. Plastic or other containers that cannotbe recycled could also come in handy as crafting items for children. Makingtoys or decorations from single-use plastics is a smart way to educate themabout recycling and cutting down on waste. 
Marian I. Kessens, age 90 of Batesville, IN passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville. Born April 15, 1926 in Batesville, she was the daughter of the late Clarence & Vera (Harris) Kramer. Marian was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and charter member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.Marian was first married to Harry Williamson on November 30, 1946 and he preceded her on December 10, 1960. She then married Milton Kessens on January 25, 1964 and he preceded her on January 6, 2013. Marian is survived by her children Linda Beard (Conley) of Oldenburg, IN, Dale Williamson (Debby) of Batesville, IN & Donna Miller (the late David) of Batesville, IN. She will also be missed by her grandchildren Jeff & Greg Williamson, Kelley Ferrantelli, Kristina Hartman & Nick Miller Sr; great grandchildren Christina Crosley, Danielle Williamson, Kaylee Williamson, Kyle Williamson, Nicholas Miller Jr., Makiha Miller, Zackery Hartman & Makenna Hartman; brother Charles Kramer (Martha) of North Vernon, IN; great great grandson Aiden Crosley; Brother-in-law Alvin Kessens of Batesville, IN and numerous nieces & nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by her siblings Raymond, Edgar, John, & Omer Kramer, Arietta Ahrens, Margaret Fowler, and Marjorie Drockelman.Visitation will be Thursday, September 29, 2016 from 4-8pm at Meyers Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Friday, September 30, 2016 at 11:00am at St. Mark Lutheran Church with Rev. Jill Kepler Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Church Cemetery, Crossroads. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark Church Cemetery or St. Paul Church Cemetery c/o Meyers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 202, Batesville, IN 47006.
Greensburg, In. — The Decatur County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an attempted suicide at the jail.A report says two ambulances responded to the jail Friday between 10:30 and 11 a.m. An inmate was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital and is reported to be in good condition.Circumstances of the incident and the name of the inmate have not been released.
Eugene W. Freyer, of Sunman, was born on May 31, 1949 in Batesville, a son to Donald Howard and Lucille Eliza Richter Freyer. He graduated from Sunman High School and later entered the Air Force Reserves; in 1968 his unit was activated and he served his country in Vietnam. Eugene worked at Seagrams over 40 years and farmed for 50 plus years. Both Eugene, in 2012 and his father, Donald in 2014 were inductees into the Ripley County Basketball Hall of Fame. He was an active member of the Batesville and Sunman American Legions, the Batesville VFW, and was an associate member of the Batesville Knights of Columbus. Eugene was a current member of the VFW Honor Guard and actively participated in military dedications and funerals playing taps. He attended St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church-Spades. On Friday, July 13, 2018 at the age of 69, Eugene passed away at his residence. Memorial donations can be directed to St. John’s UCC-Penntown Cemetery Fund, the St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church-Spades, the Sunman Fire Department or to the Sunman Life Squad. To sign the online guestbook please visit www.cookrosenberger.com. The staff of Cook Rosenberger is honored to serve the family of Eugene Freyer. Those surviving who will cherish Eugene’s memory include his daughter, Tricia Freyer of Cincinnati, OH; son, Trent Freyer of Sunman; fiancé Pam Schoettelkotte of Batesville; brother, Gerald (Kristine) Freyer of Springport, IN; sister, Joyce (Paul) Werner of Mason, OH; his children’s mother, Edna Gilbert of Sunman, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 from 4 until 8 p.m. at Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home, 107 Vine Street, Sunman. Services will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John’s UCC-Penntown. Burial with full military honors will follow in the church cemetery.
RelatedPosts Oshoala visits Lagos Oba Ex-Falcons, Golden Eaglets coach dies in Osun NFF shortlists coaches for Super Falcons A former member of the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, Ayo Omidiran, on Friday lamented the failure of the Super Falcons for the 2020 Olympic Games.The senior national women football team lost to Cote d’Ivoire during the qualifiers through the away goal rule, after a 1-1 aggregate over two legs.They had drawn 1-1 in Lagos after a goalless draw in Abidjan, making it the third consecutive time the team did not qualify for the Olympic Games football event.But Omidiran, who is the immediate-past Chairperson of NFF’s Women Football Development Committee, said the blame of Super Falcons’ exit should be placed in the right perspective.She told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the Super Falcons’ failure was a matter of systemic problems affecting the growth of the football game in the country.Omidiran added that Ruth David, the former Head of NFF’s Women Football Development Unit, could not be the root cause of the team’s exit as being alleged in some quarters.She said: “I am surprised that Ruth David was being blamed for the inability of the Falcons to qualify. “How can she be the cause when she is not the coach or one of the players?“She is a civil servant who takes directive in all she does about the national teams. “Ruth is not the nemesis that some people have claimed.”The former member of the House of Representatives praised David and said her contributions and experience were invaluable.“She is an asset to women football development. “As far as I am concerned, she is not and will never be the problem of women football in Nigeria.“Her commitment and passion for women football development is total. “She is very experienced and exposed to the game and you can’t just wish away such an asset.“I have worked with her from the days when I was a board member and she was Team Secretary, and recently as Chairperson of the Women Football Development Committee, she served as the Committee Secretary.“I therefore know her too well to believe all those trash they are saying about her.”The former Proprietor of Omidiran Babes Football Club said the Super Falcons’ failure was a function of other problems.Omidiran said: “One of them is coach Thomas Dennerby’s sudden resignation and another is the players’ inability to convert chances against Cote d’Ivoire in Lagos after a goalless draw in Abidjan.“These issues cost Nigeria the Olympic Games ticket.”She also pointed out that other African countries were catching up on Nigeria in women football as there are no longer minnows in the game.She said: “We must raise our standard by playing more Grade A international friendly matches.“And then more important is the fact that we must improve the game at the domestic level since that is the production line.“We must bring up quality players from the domestic front. “It is only when such players are there for the national team can we return to our proper place in the game.”NAN. Tags: 2020 Olympic GamesSuper Falcons
Bio Latest posts by Mike Mandell (see all) Latest Posts Ellsworth runners compete in virtual Boston Marathon – September 16, 2020 Mike MandellMike Mandell is the sports editor at The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander. He began working for The American in August 2016. You can reach him via email at mmandell@ellsworthamerican.com.
MPA approves golf, XC, field hockey, soccer; football, volleyball moved to spring – September 10, 2020 Hospice volunteers help families navigate grief and find hope – September 12, 2020 ELLSWORTH — Playing in its biggest game of the season to date, the Ellsworth baseball team took its game to another level.Ellsworth, which entered the Class B North semifinals having outscored its opponents 118-16 over the course of its 14-game winning streak, has played some of the state’s best baseball all season long. Yet with the chance to compete for the regional title on the line this time, the Eagles put together a masterpiece to inch closer to history.Ellsworth took control of the game early and never took its foot off the gas Saturday to record a 12-0 triumph over Oceanside in the Class B North playoffs. The mercy rule-shortened win marked back-to-back playoff shutouts for the Eagles and gave the team a spot in the Northern Maine championship game.“Teams can choose whether they want to play to win or play not to lose, and we’re playing to win,” Ellsworth head coach Dan Curtis said. “It’s a matter of mindset, and these kids have that mindset and go out and show it each and every game.”This is placeholder textThis is placeholder textEllsworth pitcher Matt Burnett gave the Eagles a solid start to the game with three strikeouts in the first inning. Jackson Curtis then hit a two-run triple to highlight a five-run first inning to give the Eagles (17-1) a decent cushion as they entered the second.“I was just locked in and focused, and I found one I liked and drove it a long way out there,” the junior said of his triple to deep left-center field. “We had put a bunch of runners on base but only had one run to show for it so far [at that point]. I needed to come through for my team, and I found a way.”Ellsworth’s Matt Burnett pitches during the fourth inning of a high school baseball playoff game against Oceanside on June 9 in Ellsworth. Burnett finished the game with nine strikeouts in five innings of work to improve his record to 8-0 on the season. ELLSWORTH AMERICAN PHOTO BY MIKE MANDELLBurnett struck out the side again in the top of the second inning, and Ellsworth stretched its lead to 6-0 in the bottom half when Sam Horne hit a single to score Jared Hamilton. That one-run inning was a precursor to a five-run third as the Eagles cruised to a double-digit lead en route to a workmanlike victory over the visiting Mariners (15-4).Every Ellsworth player had at least one hit in the win. The Eagles batted around in both the first and third innings and scored half of their 12 runs with two outs.“We’ve been able to come through in a lot of those situations with two outs, and that’s something that’s helped us take charge in a lot of games this year,” Dan Curtis said. “The kids know when they have to deliver, and it’s just a matter of them settling down, taking a deep breath and hitting those line drives.”Burnett finished the game with nine strikeouts for the Eagles in five innings of work to improve his record to 8-0 on the season. Little went wrong on the mound for the junior pitcher, who was recently crowned both Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year in the Penobscot Valley Conference.“Every pitch I threw was working for me today,” Burnett said. “Those strikeouts right away got me going because I was able to get into my rhythm, and I just fueled myself off of that and kept it up the rest of the game.”Just two days earlier, Ellsworth had posted an 8-0 win over No. 8 Nokomis (11-7) in the regional quarterfinals. That result ended the Warriors’ streak of 34 games without being shut out and marked the second year in a row the Eagles had beaten them in the playoffs.Ellsworth’s next game will be against second-ranked Brewer (13-5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Bangor’s Mansfield Stadium. When the Eagles met Brewer earlier this season, they came from behind with three runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat the Witches on the road 4-2.A win in that game would send Ellsworth to the Class B championship game for the first time since the 1992 season. From there, one more victory would give the team its first state title in 30 years.“Brewer is a good team, and we saw the last time we played that they do basically everything well,” Curtis said. “Fortunately, we’re going to have all of our pitchers ready to go as well, and we have a lineup that’s full of confidence right now. We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing all along.”
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Former West Indies fast bowler Tony Gray has slammed the exclusion of off-spinning all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall from the opening Test in Antigua and believes the subsequent lack of another impact bowler was one of the reasons behind the home side’s heavy defeat last Sunday.West Indies left out Cornwall from the final XI and included seamer Miguel Cummins after fast bowling all-rounder Keemo Paul was ruled out with injury. However, Cummins proved woefully ineffective, sending down 20 lack-lustre overs in the match without taking a wicket, as West Indies slid to a crushing 318-run defeat inside four days.Gray, who played five Tests and 25 one-dayers for West Indies between 1986 and 1991, said Cornwall offered a great alternative, especially with his height and past success against batsmen from the subcontinent.“We have to look first at the selection of the team. If we’re picking Rahkeem Cornwall (in the squad) with the history that he has behind him – doing well in regional cricket, very good bowling average and we know that he can bat, and also doing well on the A-team tours – you have to pick him ([in the final XI) in that sort of situation,” Gray told the Mason and Guest radio programme here Tuesday.“You don’t have a Michael Holding or a late Malcolm Marshall to have in your bowling unit. You have two strike bowlers in Shannon Gabriel and (Kemar) Roach who performed tremendously well in that game but when you don’t have an additional impact bowler, what you’re doing is putting pressure on the whole team and it’s going to have a domino effect in different ways. “(Roston) Chase had to bowl a lot of overs, he’s had to use up concentration levels to get wickets because he’s there mainly as a batsman.”Chase, a part-time off-spinner, sent down 54 overs in the match and with the pitch at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground flattening out into a good batting track, the unpractised off-spin of John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite was also required for 13 overs combined during India’s second innings of 343 for seven declared.The 56-year-old Gray, a former chairman of selectors in Trinidad and Tobago, argued that if a fourth seamer had been necessary, the place should have gone to uncapped Barbadian Chemar Holder who picked up 15 wickets in the three-match four-day ‘Test’ series against India A earlier this month.“When you don’t have Cummins bowling enough overs and not impacting where penetration is concerned, you’re going to have a problem with the team and Roach and Shannon Gabriel will have to bowl more overs in that regard,” Gray pointed out.“I think we should have gone with at least Cornwall but if we had to go with an additional fast bowler, I think that Chemar Holder should have played. The way West Indies cricket has gone we’ve got to think outside of the box and not be stereotypical in your selections. “As somebody who has done well against India-A recently, I saw him at the Queen’s Park Oval and I was very impressed with him.“We needed an impact bowler in addition to the two other bowlers because when we did so well against England (earlier this year), we had Alzarri Joseph and what you also had was a captain (Jason Holder) who ran in. So what you had were four impact bowlers in that series and hence the reason the result was the way it was.”With West Indies trailing 1-0 in the two-match series and needing a positive result in the Sabina Park Test starting tomorrow in Kingston in order to level the series, Gray said Cornwall needed to be handed his debut while out-of-form left-hander Darren Bravo has to be dropped.“You always have to look at the pitch but Cornwall has to come in because … a lot of those guys would not have faced a guy who is six (feet), five-and-a-half (inches), bowling at a high action – he’s a different type of off-break bowler,” explained Gray.“He’s the tallest off-break bowler in the world at the moment so we have to play him.”He added: “Somebody has to come in for Bravo because I don’t think he’s confident at all. I don’t think he’s there. I would give him a rest.”Gray contended his fellow Trinidadian had not been managed well in the lead-up to the series.“We cannot have Bravo practising at home and there are A-team games (ongoing). He’s struggling and he didn’t play in the A-team games,” Gray maintained.“That’s foolishness, absolute nonsense. We have to put these guys in situations where they will improve.”