Jamaica's Carib Beer Cup squad has been selected and there are three new faces -- .

According to the Jamaica Observer, the squad will be trimmed to 13 following a final practice match at Chedwin Park, and the Jamaica Cricket Association's chief operating officer Brian Breese says it will be the fourth one held so that players don't have much to complain about.

According to a report in the Jamaica Observer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is urging his players to curb their flamboyant shots and exercise a little patience when the second Test starts in Hobart on Thursday.

Included in the captain's words of wisdom were: "They can get you runs also, but a Test match is five days, a long game, and you want to be showing some patience out there."

Radio Jamaica's Web site also carried comments from Chanderpaul, post-tour match, with the captain saying, "This is one of those games where you want to spend time in the middle and it has done some good for us."

A party atmosphere, a loss (albeit a close one) in a spur of the moment 20/20 match, a motivational message from Courtney Walsh and the reality of yet another poor performance is what the West Indies left Junction Oval St Kilda on Sunday with.

Walsh spent time with the team in Melbourne telling the tail-enders that they must not surrender their wickets, pointing out that he managed eight first class half-centuries. As they head to Hobart today, Tony Cozier writes that there are no signs that the team will put in a stronger showing in the second Test.

In the Barbados Nation, Wavell Hinds says that 'A' team fixtures scheduled for early 2006 will go some distance to making up for the shortened Carib Beer Cup series.

Hinds says that whilst not everyone will get the opportunity for the extended run, but the top players will benefit from international exposure.

The paper also carries Tony Marshall's address about the Barbados Cricket Association?s priorities during his first term as President.

In order to achieve the ultimate goal of uplifting Barbados and West Indies cricket, Marshall has requested his board focuses on youth cricket development, institutional strengthening of clubs and membership services.

Domestic cricket in Guyana continues at a rate that makes it hard for Media Watch to keep up with. Ravendra Madhollal, in the Guyana Chronicle, reports on the latest ? the 2005 Guyflag Demerara three day first division competition.

Over the weekend a match between the Georgetown Cricket Club and Malteenoes ended in a draw despite some minor bowling heroics from GCC?s Reon King. GCC however took first innings points and prevented Malteenoes from making the competition?s semi-final.

The Kaiteur News sports page bears the headline: "World Cup Stadium report: 25% complete, 5% behind schedule."

With just under a year until the completion deadline, those figures are correct, according to venue manager Walter Willis, who is confident that work will be back on track quickly. Delays experienced so far have been attributed to piling at the South East and North West stands.

Reports out of New Zealand says that former West Indies pacer Nixon McLean is set to head for the land of the long white cloud where he will represent Canterbury.

The club is light-on for players following a series of departures and injuries, and Canterbury CEO Richard Reid says that once the small matter of finding the money for McLean, he should be wearing the team?s red and black colours by December 1st.