Corey set back

Corey Collymore's troublesome back has ruled him out of forthcoming tours of Bangladesh and Sharjah.

The 21-year-old Barbadian fast bowler was bothered by soreness in the recent Toronto Cricket Festival in which he was forced to miss the last three matches.

Chairman of selectors Mike Findlay said yesterday that Collymore went through a fitness test after his return to the Caribbean last week Monday and it was recommended that he continue to receive physiotherapy in Barbados.

Collymore bowled impressively in his first outing in limited-overs internationals in the DMC Cup against India.

Although he took only two wickets in three matches, he conceded just 3.28 runs an over in his 28 overs.

Fitness tests were also carried out on fast bowler Reon King and off-spinner Nehemiah Perry, but they were pronounced fit, Findlay said.

King was troubled by a side strain, while a torn thigh muscle which Perry sustained on the preceding tour of Singapore prevented him from playing in any of the six matches in Toronto.

There is a call-up for Barbadian left-arm fast bowler Pedro Collins, who is yet to play One-Day Internationals.

There is no room, however, for his Wanderers clubmate and fellow pacer Hendy Bryan, who went on the trips on Singapore and Toronto.

Vincentian fast bowler Nixon McLean returns after missing the Toronto leg because of duties with Hampshire in the English County Championship.

As stated earlier by the selection committee, Curtly Ambrose replaces fellow veteran pacer Courtney Walsh.

The selectors also announced that Ambrose and Jimmy Adams would join the team in Bangladesh for the two One-Day Internationals after fulfilling a coaching commitment to the West Indies Cricket Board's sponsors, Cable & Wireless in the Cayman Islands.

Clive Lloyd will again double as manager/coach while Denis Waight is physiotherapist/trainer.

The team leaves the Caribbean today for Bangladesh where they will play a three-day match, starting October 4, and One-Day Internationals on October 8 and 9.

In Sharjah, they will compete in the Charity Benefit Fund series that also involves Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

West Indies will play both teams twice in the preliminary round, and the teams with the best record will meet in the final on October 22.

Brian Lara (captain), Sherwin Campbell, Ridley Jacobs, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jimmy Adams, Ricardo Powell, Wavell Hinds, Chris Gayle, Adrian Griffith, Nehemiah Perry, Curtly Ambrose, Mervyn Dillon, Nixon McLean, Reon King, Pedro Collins.