WI omit Jacobs from ODI's

Ridley Jacobs is a late omission from the ODI series between West Indies and Australia which commences on Saturday 17th of May.

The WICB has issued a statement saying that he is still not fully recovered from the groin injury which he sustained during the first (1st) Test in Guyana. He will be given the extra time to rest.

Replacing Jacobs will be the young Carlton Baugh jr., who made his international debut in the second Test in Trindad. Baugh has never played a domestic OD game and has played only 13 FC matches (2 Tests). In his four (4) Test innings to date, Baugh has scored 62 runs at 15.40 runs per inning.

The modified squad is as follows:-
Brian Lara (captain)
Ramnaresh Sarwan (vice captain)
Ricardo Powell
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Omari Banks
David Bernard jr.
Corey Collymore
Mervyn Dillon
Vasbert Drakes
Chris Gayle
Ryan Hurley
Carlton Baugh jr.
Jermaine Lawson
Marlon Samuels
Devon Smith

Posted by Liam