Gibson hopeful over bowlers' actions
Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, is optimistic that Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels will receive positive news on their bowling actions following tests conducted in Perth

Shane Shillingford is an important part of an inexperienced West Indies attack • WICB Media Photo/Randy Brooks
Williamson can expect to be tested
Kane Williamson can expect to have his damaged left thumb tested by West Indies' quicks should he be ruled fit enough to play the opening Test.
Williamson, who is currently wearing a cast on the thumb he broke in Bangladesh, admitted he won't be 100% for the match and he may yet be ruled out if it is deemed too risky but he is desperate to play although he won't field in his usual gully position.
"They enjoy bowling short stuff so they'll probably bowl a few but you are just out there playing the game," Williamson said. "Holding the bat is okay. If you get a knock on it that won't be very nice, obviously, but we'll see how we go in the next day or two."
Ottis Gibson said it was a chink his team could target. "He's a quality player and it shows his value to the team that they are prepared to put him in with a thumb injury. I'm sure he wouldn't put him in if it hadn't healed sufficiently. It's something we can exploit if the pitch has some pace in it. We aren't going to go out and try to reinjure somebody, but we will try to make it uncomfortable for him."
Andrew McGlashan is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo