da wazamba： West Indian selectors are set to overlook batsman Chris Gayle and name alittle-known off-spinner from the tiny island of Anguilla for the secondTest against Australia in Trinidad on Saturday.
da marjack bet： AAP14-Jul-2005West Indian selectors are set to overlook batsman Chris Gayle and name alittle-known off-spinner from the tiny island of Anguilla for the secondTest against Australia in Trinidad on Saturday.Omari Banks, who played against the Australians in a tour match inGeorgetown last week, will become the first Test player from thenorthern-most Leeward Island if he makes the cut from an expected 15-manWindies squad.Anguilla measures just 25km in length and five kilometres at its widestpoint and has a population of about 10,000.Vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will be selected after recovering from afinger injury but Gayle may not be forgiven for missing Jamaica’sdomestic final against Barbados two weeks ago.Gayle opted to play in a lucrative double wicket competition in StLucia, claiming he had received permission from Jamaican cricketofficials when the final was scheduled for the previous week.But the final was moved back and Gayle stuck with the double wicketcompetition, ruining his chances of playing in the Windies’ nine-wicketloss in the first Test in Georgetown.Windies officials have since claimed he is eligible for Test selectionbut the left-hander is expected to miss out on the second Test, whileSarwan will almost certainly replace Marlon Samuels.Wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs is expected to miss the Test because of agroin injury, enabling Carlton Baugh to make his debut.The 20-year-old Banks impressed the Australians during the tour match,dismissing Steve Waugh and Justin Langer for single figures, and theWindies need his spin to add some variety to an attack which was tooplain in the first Test loss in Georgetown.The four pace bowlers were ineffective against the Australians and Bankshas a strong chance of making his Test debut after playing 20first-class matches.Likely West Indies squad: Brian Lara (capt), Wavell Hinds, Devon Smith,Daren Ganga, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Carlton Baugh,Omari Banks, Vasbert Drakes, Merv Dillon, Jermaine Lawson, PedroCollins, Marlon Samuels, David Bernard Jr, Ridley Jacobs (three to beomitted, 12th man to be named).
