New Zealand’s cricketers are set on revenge when they meet the West Indies in the first of two Test matches beginning tomorrow after losing a five-match limited overs series in controversial circumstances. The Barbados Daily Nations newspaper said yesterday that umpires Asoka de Silva of Sri Lanka and West Indies’ Billy Doctrove could be censored by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following the home team’s last-ball victory against New Zealand in St. Vincent on Sunday. TEAMS West Indies: (from) Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Carl Hooper (captain), Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Wavell Hinds, Ryan Hinds, Pedro Collins, Cameron Cuffy, Adam Sanford, Merv Dillon, Darren Powell. New Zealand: (from) Mark Richardson, Matt Horne, Lou Vincent, Stephen Fleming (captain), Chris Harris, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Robbie Hart, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Ian Butler, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond, Chris Martin. The victory gave West Indies a 3-1 series victory but Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming stormed after the match that the umpires had failed to keep account of how many overs each player had bowled, depriving him of a specialist one-day bowler for the crucial last over. Batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul smashed 15 off the last over to win the match and the series for the West Indies. "This has certainly given us plenty of motivation to do well in this Test series," said Fleming as he put his team through their paces at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval. Match referee Wasim Raja said that he had filed a report on the match to the ICC in London and that the ICC would decide if any measures should be taken against the umpires. He would not comment on the Daily Nation report that De Silva and Doctrove could face ICc Sanctions over their conduct in St. Vincent. "I do not recall anything like this occurring before," said the former Pakistan player. New Zealand need to win the Test series to maintain their newly acquired status as the third best Test playing nation, awarded after Sri Lanka lost their series in England. New Zealand are considering several changes to their line-up for the Test team, with three players, Matt Horne, Mark Richardson and Lou Vincent competing for two opening spots. All-rounder Chris Harris, on form since being recalled to the Test team against England earlier this year, is being considered for the No.4 spot after Fleming.
