Can ex-West Indies skipper Adams take Jersey to a World Cup?

Can ex-West Indies skipper Adams take Jersey to a World Cup?Image caption, Jimmy Adams has helped coach Jersey in their past three major tournamentsByBrent Pilnick, BBC Sport England and Danny Parkinson, BBC Channel Islands, AtCyprusPublished55 minutes ago"I think Jersey showed in the last tournament in Holland last year that they should be taken seriously," a familiar Jamaican accent says when asked about his side.Jimmy Adams knows a thing or two about cricket - the former West Indies captain played 54 Test matches, 127 one-day internationals, was head coach at Kent and played in two World Cups - reaching the semi-finals in 1996.Now the 58-year-old is hoping to return to the game's biggest stage with one of its smallest teams - Jersey.After losing a coach at short notice last year, former Jersey boss Paul Hutchison opened up his contacts book and asked Adams if he would help out - and he has been an assistant coach with the side ever since. "For me it was a bit of an education. I hadn't really over the years, paid much attention to associate cricket," Adams told BBC Radio Jersey.Jersey will not take Guernsey lightly in qualifier finalPublished20 hours agoGuernsey say 'pressure' is on Jersey in T20 World Cup qualifierPublished21 hours agoRecord-breaking Jersey make T20 World Cup Qualifier finalPublished1 day agoAssociate nations - those non-Test-playing sides - make up the bulk of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) sides, and Jersey are one of Europe's best.Despite only having a population of about 100,000 they missed out on a place at this year's T20 World Cup on net run rate as Italy went through in the Netherlands, and are one win away from making the final stages of European qualification for the 2028 event in Australia and New Zealand. "It was it was an eye-opener for me, I didn't know what to expect, and it was really a pleasant surprise on quite a few counts," explains Adams in Cypru...