10 February,2009 10:38 AM IST | | AFP
There could be few complaints about their batting in the opening Test, but West Indies have decided to strengthen their batting reserves for the second Test against England, starting on Friday in Antigua.
West Indies won the opening Test at Sabina Park by an innings and 23 runs inside four days to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series, but they are not taking any chances with their batting and have brought Lendl Simmons and Ryan Hinds into their 14-member squad.
Making way are out-of-form batsman Xavier Marshall and off-spin bowler Amit Jaggernauth in the squad which was chosen for the first Test with the injury to uncapped opener Dale Richards taking him out of consideration for selection.
Marshall's place in the side was tenuous at best and a two-ball duck in front of his home crowd did not help him, while Jaggernauth did not play in the Test and returned home to play in the First-Class competition over the weekend.
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West Indies squad
Chris Gayle (captain), Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Ryan Hinds, Brendan Nash, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor.
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