da pinnacle： West Indies selectors today announced the 13-man squad ahead of thethird Test in the 2002 Cable & Wireless Series
da roleta： Derrick Nicholas29-Apr-2002West Indies selectors today announced the 13-man squad ahead of thethird Test in the 2002 Cable & Wireless Series. The selectors havemade two changes in an effort to get the West Indies back on trackas the series progresses.Recalled to the squad is former vice captain and reliablewicketkeeper/batsman, Ridley Jacobs, and Barbadian left arm pacer,Pedro Collins.Jacobs, who has been a dependable middle orderbatsman for the West Indies over the past five years, wasunceremoniously dropped at the start of the 2002 Cable & WirelessTest series. His successor, Junior Murray, was preferred following anexcellent run with the bat during the West Indies’ domesticcompetition – the Busta Cup.Meanwhile, Collins makes his return to the West Indies line up andreplaces Marlon Black. Collins, who last represented the West Indiesduring the historic series against Pakistan that was played in Sharjah,has been preferred to the less than fit Marlon Black.The West Indies, who are 1-nil down in the five-Test series, will begoing all out to level the series at the typically pacy KensingtonOval. The West Indies will be looking for more production from itsopening pair of Stuart Williams and Chris Gayle, while their middleorder has been strengthened with the inclusion of former vicecaptain Jacobs.Earlier, the selectors made the point that they were rewardingperformance and selecting those persons in-form. It thereforepassed as strange why Grenadian opener Devon Smith was not selectedfor the first two Tests. Only one other batsman – Stuart Williams -scored more runs during the Busta Cup. Meanwhile, DinanathRamnarine has been retained in the squad for the recuperatingMahendra Nagamootoo.West Indies lost the second 2002 Cable & Wireless Test at Port ofSpain’s Queen’s Park Oval by 35 runs. The third Test between theWest Indies and India begins on Thursday 2 May and will beplayed at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.Squad: Carl Hooper (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, PedroCollins, Cameron Cuffy, Mervyn Dillon, Chris Gayle, Ryan Hinds,Ridley Jacobs, Brian Lara, Dinanath Ramnarine, Adam Sanford,Ramnaresh Sarwan, Stuart Williams.
