Chris Gayle has been included in West Indies' 14-member squad for the second Test against Australia, starting on Friday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua. Gayle, who will resume his role as captain, returns to the side after being sidelined with a groin injury for the first Test which West Indies lost on Monday by 95 runs at Sabina Park. Also included in the squad is fast bowler Jerome Taylor. He has recovered sufficiently from a sore back, after he missed the Sabina Test. Amit Jaggernauth is the only notable casualty from the West Indies squad that contested the opening Test. The off-spin bowler collected one wicket on his debut and is one of two players dropped from the squad. “In the ideal world we could take a bigger squad and he would still be with the squad,” West Indies coach John Dyson said. “It's just a matter of looking at the balance of the team and getting the right mix.” Jaggernauth and left-handed all-rounder Ryan Hinds have been left out to make way for Gayle and Taylor. Squad: Chris Gayle (captain), Sulieman Benn, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Xavier Marshall, Runako Morton, Brenton Parchment, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor. Aussies fallible Although Australia won the opening Test of their three-match series, West Indies coach Dyson said his side had learnt the visitors were fallible. Top in Tests and world champion in the one-day game, Australia has dominated international cricket for the last decade but Dyson, an Australian himself, said his team's battling display showed there were chinks in their opponents' armor. “It has made us realize that they are human, they are not superhuman. They are just human and they can falter. “If we can apply enough pressure at the right times and continue doing the good things that we can do, they might falter just enough to give us that opening,” said Dyson whose team had the tourists shaking at 18 for five in the second innings. West Indies, which has suffered a decade of decline, showed, particularly with its bowling and fielding that it was an improving side, albeit one whose batting was not yet sturdy enough. “I think we will take away from the game a lot of positive things. That's what we've tried to do since the South Africa tour last year. You can't expect a team to turn around, overnight and consistently win every game,” Dyson said. “We recognize that and that this series is against the strongest unit in the world. I think we have put on a pretty good show in this match. If we can just improve in a couple of areas, we will put on another good show in the second Test in Antigua.”
