We profile the men looking to send England back home from Antigua with nothing but a suntan!
Profiles of the Superstars' squad for the Stanford Super Series
It's winner take all in the final of the Stanford Super Series. We profile the men who will be looking to send Kevin Pietersen's side back home from the Caribbean with nothing but a suntan!
Chris Gayle
Combining his unflappable nature with muscular strokeplay Gayle remains one of the best batsmen in the game to watch and the only player to score an international Twenty20 century. That innings came in the first game of last year's World Twenty20 tournament, in Johannesburg, when Gayle plundered South Africa for 117 from just 57 balls, including 10 sixes.
Sylvester Joseph
Joseph has endured limited success with West Indies since making his debut in a one-day international against Pakistan in 2000. A right-handed batsman he averages just 16 in 13 ODIs and has not played an international in that form of the game since August 2005.
Lionel Baker
The 24-year-old quick is one of five players in the All-Star team never to have played for West Indies. A blossoming talent with the ball, Baker was signed by English county side Leicestershire earlier this month on a two-year contract.
Sulieman Benn
Unusually tall for a spinner, Benn is noted for his economical left-arm style. He impressed in just his second Test for West Indies against Australia in June when he was able to tie down the usually free-flowing Aussies while taking four wickets in the match.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
For the reigning ICC Cricketer of The Year victory in the All-Star game, and the riches associated with it, would be a fine conclusion to perhaps the best 12 months of the 34-year-old's career. His crab-like stance at the crease does not endear him to technicians of the game, but he passed 8,000 Test runs earlier this year to vindicate his self-styled approach.
Lennox Cush
The 33-year-old all-rounder was born in Guyana, but made his international debut for the United States in 2006. He now resides in the States, but returned to the spotlight in 2006 with Guyana in the domestic the Stanford 20/20 when his all-round talent proved effective.
Travis Dowlin
Dowlin was called into the final 17-man squad after Xavier Marshall dropped out of the team in September, for allegedly failing a drug test. Dowlin is another member of the squad never to have played for West Indies although he has proved at first-class level he is a capable batsman averaging 29.4 with a highest score of 176 not out.
Rayad Emrit
Emrit has made just two ODI appearances for West Indies, against India last year. At 27 the all-rounder's hopes of getting back into the side rest on opportunities, such as the Stanford 20/20 against England.
Andre Fletcher
Thrown into battle to make his debut in the West Indies ODI series against Australia earlier this year, the 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman showed glimpses of the promise that prompted his elevation.
Chad Hampson
Shot to prominence in the Caribbean earlier this year when he took three for 23 on his Twenty20 debut for Antigua and Barbuda against Guyana in Coolidge. The 20-year-old Antiguan right-arm fast bowler is still a raw talent and at this early stage of his career is unlikely to play against England in front of his home crowd.
Lindon James
James is no stranger to the money-making possibilities of the Stanford Series. During an innings of 73 from 37 balls for St Vincent and Grenadines earlier this year he pocketed $10,000 for a single six, which was adjudged 'Play of the Day', while he twice narrowly missed the 'Verdin clock' which sits on top of the pavilion at Coolidge and was worth $50,000 for any player who could hit it.
Dave Mohammed
Mohammed earned a recall to the West Indies team for the first time in two years in August when called up for the tri-series in Canada. An accurate chinaman bowler with an aggressive approach to batting Mohammed's best moment in international cricket was his 52 against India at St John's to help them earn a draw.
Kieron Pollard
One of the brightest prospects in West Indies cricket Pollard was selected to their 30-man World Cup squad last year despite limited first-class experience. Pollard stormed onto the scene in 2006, aged just 19, when he thrashed a quickfire 83 in a Stanford 20/20 match, before underlining his potential with a first-class 126 from 71 balls five months later.
Daren Powell
It has only been in the past couple of years that the 30-year-old Powell has established himself as a regular in the West Indies team. The right-arm paceman had been in and around the Windies team since his debut in 2002, but is now one of their most experience campaigners having played 30 Tests and 47 ODIs.
Darren Sammy
Sammy is the first international cricketer to emerge from St Lucia, and has played five Tests and 17 ODIs for West Indies. The 24-year-old all-rounder has enjoyed mixed fortunes on the international stage, with his best performance arriving against England at the Old Trafford Test last year when he took seven for 66, highlighted by three wickets in a single over.
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Sarwan has been one of the Windies most consistent batsmen in recent years leading to him being handed the captaincy ahead of their tour of England last year.
Jerome Taylor
In an era when the depth of West Indies bowling has reduced considerably, Taylor has proved more than any other that the West Indies fast-bowling cupboard is not completely bare. The 24-year-old has proven himself a wicket-taker, with 63 in 20 Tests, including two five wicket hauls.
