Bishoo in line for Test recall

MELBOURNE, Australia, (CMC):

Guyanese legspinner Devendra Bishoo could be recalled for the second Test between West Indies and Australia starting on Boxing Day.

Bishoo is being considered on the basis of his performance during the drawn two- day tour match between West Indies and a Victoria X1 at the weekend.

He picked up two wickets for 60 runs as Victoria X1 ended on 169 for three in response to the visitors' 303 for eight in the rain affected warm-up game.

"He bowled better," West Indies coach Phil Simmons told reporters in Geelong.

"There was a lot more drive in his deliveries and everything like that".

Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, in his second Test, grabbed three wickets for 158 runs in West Indies heavy innings and 212 run loss to Australia in the first Test match.

Bishoo, who has been branded as a wicket-taker, grabbed six wickets against the Australians in the Dominica Test when they visited earlier this year.

"We'll see what happens over the next three days," said Simmons.

"We'll see what the MCG wicket is like, then we can make a decision about the combination we're going with."

Bishoo made his Test debut in 2011, the year in which he won the ICC's Emerging Cricketer of the Year award.