da dobrowin： Barbadian off-spinner Ryan Austin is in the side for the third andfinal four-day Under-19 Test against Young England, starting today, atthe Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Durham
Philip Spooner28-Aug-2001Barbadian off-spinner Ryan Austin is in the side for the third andfinal four-day Under-19 Test against Young England, starting today, atthe Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Durham.West Indies coach Gus Logie confirmed that Austin would be draftedinto the squad, as West Indies were now struggling to hold on withjust 12 of the 15-member party fit to play.The other Bajan in the touring party, Patrick Browne, has notrecovered from a leg injury sustained in the first Test, and fastbowlers Andrew Richardson, of Jamaica, and Guyanese Rayon Thomas havealso been ruled out with stress fractures of the back and foot,respectively.Austin has been bowling well without much success, but he was verygood in the One-Day matches. He will be looking forward to playing inthe final `Test’, and that will give him a very good opportunity,Logie said.The injuries to Thomas and Richardson left the West Indies with justtwo fit pacers: Jermaine Lawson of Jamaica and Vincentian left-armerKenroy Peters.These were both rested for the three-day match against EnglandUnder-18 at Durham University, where prolific opener Devon Smith hithis second century of the tour in the drawn match. He hit 54 in thefirst innings.We don’t have many choices. We will have to play two spinners, comewhat may, and this will put us under pressure, because we’re not awareof the surface we’ll encounter, Logie said.Durham is known to be a seamer-friendly pitch, and the West Indiesbatsmen will have to do most of the work, if they are to protect their1-0 lead in the three-match series.It will be up to the batsmen to perform well again, but the guys haveresponded well. They are very eager, and focused on the job at hand,the former West Indies vice-captain added.Meanwhile England have strengthened their side with the inclusion ofbatsman Nicky Peng, and keeper Matt Prior, who were both named in anelite group of 15 of the country best Under-23 players.The pair played in the first Test but missed the second one due tocounty duties.England team: Kadeer Ali, Ian Bell, James Anderson, JustinBishop, Kyle Hogg, Monty Panesar, Nicky Peng, Gary Pratt, Matt Prior,Joe Sayers, Bilal Shafayat, James Tredwell, Tim Boon (coach), NeilFoster (assistant coach).