Hinds, King Get the Axe

Mon, Apr 25, '05

Guyanese all-rounder Narsingh Deonarine has been recalled to the West Indies team for the final Test against South Africa.

The 22-year-old Deonarine, who made his Test debut in the first Test, takes the place of Ryan Hinds, the left-hander who struggled mightily with bat and ball. In another straight swap, pacer Reon King was dropped in favour of Tino Best.

The 24-year-old Best is returning from a back injury. He last appeared in a Test match for the West Indies nine months ago.

The rest of the squad remains unchanged from the side that lost inside four days in Barbados.

FULL SQUAD FOR ANTIGUA TEST:

Shivnarine Chanderpaul (captain)
Chris Gayle
Wavell Hinds
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Brian Lara
Narsingh Deonarine
Dwayne Bravo
Courtney Browne
Daren Powell
Dwight Washington
Fidel Edwards
Tino Best