Lawson and Taylor join West Indies camp

Despite being sidelined for various reasons, the Jamaican pace duo of Jerome Taylor and Jermaine Lawson will still play a role in the West Indies training camp currently underway at the Three Ws Oval, University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus.

Taylor is undergoing rehabilitative work on his action while Lawson is recovering from ankle surgery, but Tony Howard, the West Indies manager, said the two players would still be put through some paces in the week-long camp.

"We have 24 players in the camp plus two players we brought down to put through some extra work in Jermaine Lawson and Jerome Taylor," Howard told CMC Sports. "They are here because there is some work for them to do on the physical side. Jerome has some technical flaws that we need to straighten out and Jermaine has had a minor operation and we are trying to get him back on the physical track."

The West Indies camp, currently preparing for the tour of Australia next month, began in earnest on Sunday (September 25) after most of the 24 players arrived in the island over the weekend. The 23-year-old Lawson underwent minor surgery two weeks ago and was expected to miss the camp while the 21-year-old Taylor had been ruled out of selection for the Australian tour after it was decided that more work was needed on his action.

After a tough workout on Sunday, the majority of the players spent time in the indoor nets on Monday under the watchful eye of Bennett King, the head coach , assistant coach David Moores and technical consultant Sir Garry Sobers.