West Indies and Australia are expected to rely more on younger athletes in the five-match one-day international cricket series starting in St. Vincent on Tuesday. West Indies captain Chris Gayle, still affected by a two-month-old groin injury, was keen to expose more of his rookie players. ``We want to look at everybody,'' he said. ``We have to try to come with the best combination tomorrow and see how well we can cope against Australia.'' Gayle's deputy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, was also struggling with a groin strain while batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul's expansive test exploits (442 runs in the completed three-match series) has resulted in a sore calf. Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was nursing a stiff neck. Andre Fletcher was the one uncapped player in the squad while Xavier Marshall, Kieron Pollard, Sulieman Benn and Darren Sammy all have less than 10 one-dayers under their belt. ``It's an opportunity for them, the likes of Fletcher and Pollard,'' Gayle said. Australia, which won the World Cup in the Caribbean just over a year ago, has been hit by retirements and was expected to field a number of exciting new talents over the next two weeks. Captain Ricky Ponting was also aware of the strain that the packed international calendar places on his key players. ``I know the selectors and Cricket Australia are very conscious of our workload, and we've got some big series coming up as well,'' Ponting said. ``In the next 12-18 months you'll probably see more players having a break when we feel it's appropriate.'' Allrounder Andrew Symonds, a key member of test and limited overs teams, has been hit by back problems and was unlikely to be risked. Fast bowler Brett Lee was another who was likely to earn a rest at some point in the series after spearheading the attack for the past year. Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, however, was set to return after missing the Twenty20 international last Friday in Barbados. Shaun Marsh, the left-handed son of former Aussie opener Geoff Marsh, made a reputation in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League with Chennai Super Kings and was set to make his one-day international debut on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Marsh and Shane Watson are the likely new opening pair to replace the retired Adam Gilchrist and injured veteran Matthew Hayden. Watson warmed up for the role with an aggressive 95 off 85 balls in the sole warmup match on Saturday. The 27-year-old's last one-day international was the World Cup final in Barbados just over a year ago. The Australians will pay tribute to Jane McGrath, the wife of former teammate Glenn McGrath, during the match by using pink handles on their bats and pink ribbon on their sleeves. Jane died on Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer. Teams: West Indies (from): Chris Gayle (captain), Xavier Marshall, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Patrick Browne, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Fletcher, Darren Sammy, Sulieman Benn, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards. Australia (from): Ricky Ponting (captain), Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, James Hopes, Luke Ronchi, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Andrew Symonds.
