Back injury rules Collins out of third Test

A back injury has forced Pedro Collins out of the third Test against South Africa at Bridgetown starting on Thursday. Collins, who took two wickets in the second match at Port-of-Spain, which West Indies lost by eight wickets, was left out of the 13-man squad while Ryan Hinds was included after recovering from a viral illness. Donovan Pagon, who scored 0 and 2 in his second Test as Hinds' replacement, was dropped.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul will lead the side as they try to peg back South Africa's 1-0 advantage in the four-Test series. "We were unfortunate to lose the second Test but we look forward to being even more competitive in the upcoming match," Joey Carew, the convenor of selectors, said.

West Indies Wavell Hinds, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (capt), Ryan Hinds, Dwayne Bravo, Courtney Browne (wk), Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards, Reon King, Dwight Washington.