Now it's Collymore's Turn

Desperate to find the third pacer to complement Merv Dillon and Vasbert Drakes, the West Indies is turning to Barbadian Corey Collymore for the match against Bangladesh to take the place of the wayward Nixon McLean.

The omission of Nixon McLean for Collymore is the only change for Tuesday's match against Bangladesh which, on the face of it, should be an easy game for the West Indies.

McLean's six overs went for 38 runs in the New Zealand game and with Pedro Collins nursing a back injury, it is now Collymore's turn to provide adequate support to Dillon and Drakes.

The 26-year-old Collymore has emerged as a one-day specialist, appearing in 31 matches since his debut for the West Indies in the 1998/99 home series against Australia. He has taken 38 wickets at 29.18 with a best bowling of 5 for 51.

Jamaican Jermaine Lawson, the fastest of the bowlers in the World Cup squad, is yet to play a game.

Meanwhile, the West Indies team management is making it clear the mission is to crush the hapless Bangladeshis in Tuesday's game. "The team is well aware of the equation and looking to win the remaining matches as convincingly as possible," manage Ricky Skerritt said.

"We are going to take every match as it comes because we do not want to get ahead of ourselves. This match is just as important as the next and we will have to make sure that we win handsomely to keep our net run rate high."

West Indies have four points from two matches in Pool-B behind leaders Sri Lanka and New Zealand on eight points, and the same as host South Africa, Kenya and Canada.