Incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has promised an inquiry if the upcoming tour to face a 'mediocre ' West Indies side does not go to plan . England 's Test team are third in the world and are expected to return from the Caribbean with a success , which would be the ideal preparation ahead of an Ashes summer . A Test series boost will also go a long way in restoring faith in the coaching staff - head coach Peter Moores in particular - who have come in for criticism after the World Cup group-stage exit . Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves vows an inquiry if England do n't beat West Indies in their Test series . England coach Peter Moores is under pressure after England 's disastrous World Cup . However , Graves has sounded a grim warning should Alastair Cook 's team fail to beat West Indies , especially as the islanders will be be losing the likes of Chris Gayle to Twenty20 franchises in India . 'If we do n't win , I can tell you now there will be some inquiries of why we have n't , ' Graves told BBC Radio Leeds . ' I 'd certainly be disappointed if we do n't win the West Indies series , because I am pretty sure the West Indies are going to have a mediocre team . ' A lot of their stars are going to be playing in the Indian Premier League anyway , not in the Tests , so we should win that series . ' Graves is due to start his job at the ECB in May , amid reports of a potential international return for Kevin Pietersen , with the exiled batsman hopeful of first signing for an English county . Test captain Alastair Cook struggled for form in the MCC 's nine-wicket defeat to Yorkshire on Tuesday . But before all of that , Graves accepts the board has to start getting back to its roots . With Tom Harrison having taken charge as the new chief executive , Graves added : ' I think we 've been seen as a governing body who might have been a bit aloof or a bit away from the coal face . ' I want to get back to the coal face , and our new chief exec is of the same opinion . That 's top of the list . 'We want to be open , transparent and we want to work with the counties and everybody else , all the stakeholders , to make sure that we are doing the right thing . ' West Indies will be without destructive batsman Chris Gayle who will be playing in the Indian Premier League .
England are ranked as the third best Test team in the world by the ICC . West Indies will be without several stars who will be playing in the IPL . The Caribbean tour will serve as preparation for this May 's Ashes .