Samuels, Morton in 3rd Test Squad

Fri, Jun 16, '06

 

Windies v India

Middle order batsmen Marlon Samuels and Runako Morton have been drafted into the West Indies squad for the third Test against India which starts in St Kitts on June 22.

Samuels, a talented Jamaican right-hander who has struggled to maintain a place in the senior side has been recalled to a largely unchanged middle order. Morton, somewhat unlucky to be dropped in the first place, is also in the squad.

Left-arm wrist spinner Dave Mohammed has lost his place.

Despite calls from captain Brian Lara for speedsters Jermaine Lawson or Tino Best to win selection, the squad was announced with the same four medium pacers that struggled to get India out in the second Test.

THIRD TEST SQUAD:

Brian Lara (captain)
Ramnaresh Sarwan (vice captain)
Chris Gayle
Daren Ganga
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Runako Morton
Marlon Samuels
Dwayne Bravo
Denesh Ramdin
Ian Bradshaw
Pedro Collins
Corey Collymore
Jerome Taylor