Taylor drafted into West Indies Test squad

Jerome Taylor, the 18-year-old medium-pacer from Jamaica, is the only new face in West Indies' 14-man squad that will take on Sri Lanka in the first Test which starts on Friday, June 20 at St. Lucia. Taylor is spoken of highly in the Caribbean, and an impressive ODI debut against Sri Lanka capped a highly successful domestic season.

Taylor has played just seven first class matches, picking up 21 wickets at an average of 20.14, and was named the most promising bowler in the Carib Beer series this year. If he plays the Test, Taylor will become the youngest debutant for West Indies since Alfie Roberts played against New Zealand in Auckland in 1956.

The rest of the line-up is drawn largely from the squad which was beaten 1-3 in the four-Test series against Australia. There's room, though, for Corey Colleymore, who could be playing his first Test in four years. He has not played a Test since his debut against Australia in April 1999.

Squad
Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Devon Smith, Daren Ganga, Brian Lara (capt), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Ridley Jacobs, Omari Banks, Carlton Baugh Jr (wk), Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Jerome Taylor.