GEORGETOWN, Guyana — West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss Thursday
and chose to bat first in the opening test against Pakistan at National
Stadium.
The hosts, who lost 3-2 in the preceding one-day series, omitted fast bowler
Fidel Edwards and batsman Marlon Samuels from their 13-player squad.
Legspinner Devendra Bishoo makes his debut on his home ground, while the
experienced Shivnarine Chanderpaul returns after being dropped for the ODI
series.
Pakistan, captained by Misbah-ul-Haq, chose two specialist spinners in Saeed
Ajmal and Abdur Rehman as well as fast bowlers Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz.
The three players omitted from the visitors' squad were Hammad Azam, Junaid
Khan and Tanvir Ahmed.
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West Indies: Devon Smith, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan,
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brendan Nash, Carlton Baugh, Darren Sammy (captain),
Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Devendra Bishoo.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain),
Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Salman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal,
Adbur Rehman.
Umpires: Tony Hill, New Zealand, and Billy Bowden, New Zealand.
Third umpire: Asoka de Silva, Sri Lanka. Match referee: Alan Hurst, Australia. The Canadian Press
