West Indies hope to build on September's triumph in England

West Indies have named a provisional squad of 25 for a triangular one-day series in Australia in January.

The series, also involving Pakistan, will mark the team's return to action from a three month lay-off following their Champions Trophy victory.

It will also be the first they have played under new coach Bennett King.

The squad includes six uncapped names: Deighton Butler, Narsingh Deonarine, Sherwin Ganga, Xavier Marshall, Dinesh Ramdin and Dwight Washington.

But batsmen Dwayne Smith and Sylvester Joesph, wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh and pacemen Tino Best and Fidel Edwards have all been overlooked.

Tour itinerary

Smith was dropped by Barbados during the President's Cup following poor returns in last month's regional limited-overs competition.

"We believe he has a tremendous amount of potential and that he is just going through a phase," chairman of selectors Joey Carew said.

"He needs to score some runs, get some wickets and feel confident when he gets onto the field. I'm sure in the not-too-distant future he'll be back in the squad."

No decision has yet been taken on who will captain the team, but King has indicated he feels Brian Lara should keep the job for the time being.

Others in the Caribbean believe, however, the time is right for a change, with Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle among the leading candidates to take over if Lara is relieved of the post.

The West Indies Cricket Board, meanwhile, plans to hold a three-week training camp in Barbados, beginning on 29 November.

But all the players must meet new Eligibility and Selection criteria in order to attend.

These include being available for selection by their respective regional sides in the domestic competition which precedes the tour.

The squad will be reduced to 14 prior to departure on 29 December, with their opening warm-up game against Victoria following a week later.

Provisional squad: I Bradshaw, D Bravo, C Browne, D Butler, S Chanderpaul, P Collins, C Collymore, N Deonarine, M Dillon, D Ganga, S Ganga, C Gayle, R Hinds, W Hinds, R King, B Lara, X Marshall, R Morton, R Powell, D Ramdin, D Sammy, M Samuels, R Sarwan, Devon Smith, D Washington.