ST JOHNÕS, Antigua (CMC):

The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced a 30-man squad to prepare for the 2007 Cricket World Cup beginning later this year.

Six Jamaicans - Chris Gayle, Carlton Baugh, Wavell Hinds, Daren Powell, Marlon Samuels and Jerome Taylor - are members of the squad.

West Indies: Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Omari Banks, Carlton Baugh, Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Patrick Browne, Corey Collymore, Narsingh Deonarine, Travis Dowlin, Fidel Edwards, Reyad Emrit, Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Sylvester Joseph, Rawl Lewis, Dave Mohammed, Runako Morton, Daren Powell, Keiron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor, Gavin Tonge.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Meanwhile Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have also named their 30-man preliminary squads

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Avishka Gunawardane, Mahela Udawatta, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedara, Malinda Warnapura, Russel Arnold, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Ruchira Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Ishara Amarasinghe, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Nuwan Zoysa, Akalanka Ganegama, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Malinga Bandara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Gayan Wijekoon, Upul Chandana, Dammika Prasad.

Bangladesh: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Javed Omar, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Rajin Saleh, Shahadat Hossain, Tushar Imran, Alok Kapali, Tapash Baishya, Abdur Razzak, Manzural Islam, Syed Rasel, Mushfiqur Rahim, Enamul Haque Jr, Nazmul Hossain, Farhad Reza, Saqibul Hasan, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Nadif Chowdhury, Nazmus Sadat, Junaed Siddiquee, Mohammad Sharif, Dollar Mahmud, Shahagir Hossain, Marshal Ayub and Tamim Iqbal.