Windies welcome new arrivals ..(Cricket)

The West Indies hope to have a full-strength
squad to pick from for this week's tour match against the England Lions
at Wantage Road.


Marlon Samuels joined up with his team-mates on Tuesday after
flying in from the Indian Premier League, while Assad Fudadin and
Narsingh Deonarine, who have been held up by visa issues, should arrive
on Wednesday.
"Marlon Samuels arrived in the country this morning and has joined up with the team," a West Indies spokesman said.

"The other two players are still awaiting their visa but we are hopeful that they will be able to pick them up today.

"Until they have those visas in their hand we can not be sure, of course.

"Only when they they get those then we can make the necessary
arrangements for them to arrive in England, but we hope and expect that
they will be here for the England Lions game.

"Whether any of the players are selected is a matter for the team management to decide."

The West Indies managed just 34 overs in their three-day tour opener against Sussex at Hove due to bad weather.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul suffered a finger injury while batting, though
he was able to be out in the middle on the final evening without
obvious discomfort.

The Windies' only serious injury worry is over strike bowler Fidel
Edwards, who has remained sidelined since missing last month's third
Test against Australia with a back niggle.