▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Fri ends ▁Prov ident ▁t 2 0 . ▁ ▁Although ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁ 3 0 - man ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 , ▁Pol l ard ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁cut ▁for ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁absence ▁of ▁Pol l ard ▁and ▁L endl ▁Sim m ons ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁performance ▁squad ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" ba ff ling " ▁by ▁Tony ▁C oz ier , ▁describing ▁how ▁the ▁pair ▁" had ▁been ▁seem ingly ▁identified ▁as ▁among ▁those ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁but ▁have ▁quickly ▁been ▁sh unted ▁aside ." ▁Pol l ard ▁was ▁disappoint ing ▁as ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁Stan ford ▁Tw enty 2 0 , ▁aver aging ▁nine ▁from ▁his ▁three ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁Pol l ard ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁O DI ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁against ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁ra ined ▁off ▁after ▁ 1 8 . 2 ▁o vers ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Indian ▁run - ch ase ▁with ▁Pol l ard ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁bat . ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁series ▁against ▁Australia , ▁but ▁after ▁scores ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 0 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁matches , ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁three . ▁