Struggling Windies axe Hinds and McLean

Wavell Hinds and Nixon McLean have been axed as West Indies attempt to fight their way back into the one-day series against South Africa.

Opening batsman Leon Garrick was also dropped, with the West Indies' cricket selectors replacing them in the 14-man squad with opening batsman Daren Ganga, leg-spinner Dinanath Ramnarine and fast bowler Corey Collymore.

West Indies lost back-to-back matches at the weekend to go 3-1 down in the series with three games to play. They also lost the preceding five-match test series 2-1.

Hinds and McLean have seen their form nosedive against the South Africans.

The 24-year-old Hinds, seen as a bright batting prospect when he made his debut last year, played in four of the five tests, averaging 16.62 and managing just one half-century in eight innings.

The Jamaican's only one-day innings earned him 11 runs.

McLean, meanwhile, who has never managed to find the control to match his undoubted pace, was also selected for the test series but dropped after two games.

Recalled for the one-dayers, he failed to take a wicket in two appearances before again being shown the door. His four overs in the defeat in Antigua cost 40 runs.

The fifth one-dayer will be staged in Barbados on Wednesday.

West Indies squad:

Carl Hooper (capt), Chris Gayle, Daren Ganga, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ricardo Powell, Brian Lara, Marlon Samuels, Ridley Jacobs, Neil McGarrell, Mervyn Dillon, Corey Collymore, Dinanath Ramnarine, Cameron Cuffy, Kerry Jeremy.

Mail Cricket Editor