Shiv, Collymore Pass Fitness Tests

West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and fast bowler Corey Collymore both passed fitness tests this morning in Antigua and are both available for selection to the final 11 for the first Test match against India starting June 2nd in Antigua.

Chanderpaul suffered a small tear to his left hamstring during the third ODI in St Kitts. He was subsequently forced to miss the final two ODIs but remained with the squad to receive treatment from physiotherapist Stephen Partridge.

Collymore twisted his right ankle in the final ODI in Trinidad and did not bowl in the game. After receiving treatment from Partridge he was able to bowl in the Windies net session on Wednesday and participated fully in the practice session at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Thursday morning.

Chanderpaul had a lengthy batting session on Wednesday afternoon and like Collymore participated fully in the practice session on Thursday morning.

Full squad: Brian Lara (captain), Christopher Gayle, Daren Ganga, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (wicketkeeper), Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor, Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards and Dave Mohammed.