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Strauss will wait until the toss to name his first team as full-time captain, but the side was taking shape over the two matches in St Kitts. As always, all eyes are on the fitness of Andrew Flintoff who has been worked hard in recent days to get over his side strain.

The vibes from the England camp have been positive and the signs are he will take his place, but there hasn't been enough time to erase all doubts. Elsewhere, Ian Bell will cling onto his No. 3 spot, while Monty Panesar will probably edge out Graeme Swann, if only because he didn't played against West Indies A on a featherbed. Ryan Sidebottom has been talked up by captain and coach and Harmison found his rhythm in the final warm-up game, so James Anderson is shaping as the unlucky quick.

England (probable) 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Andrew Flintoff, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Ryan Sidebottom, 10, Steve Harmison, 11 Monty Panesar

The West Indies selectors may have been wondering about their decision to announce the Test squad early when Lendl Simmons batted for two days, especially now that Dale Richards, the 32-year-old opener, is a doubt with a foot injury. If he doesn't make it, Devon Smith will slot in alongside Chris Gayle while Xavier Marshall, who is on borrowed time after a poor tour of New Zealand, will retain his place at No.4. Four quicks or a spinner? It never used to be a question, but the changing nature of the pitches opens the door for Amit Jaggernauth to win a second cap.

West Indies (probable) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Devon Smith, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Xavier Marshall, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Brendan Nash, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Jerome Taylor, 9 Daren Powell, 10 Amit Jaggernauth, 11 Fidel Edwards