Barbados' Kirk Edwards hitting out during his 68 against the Leeward Islands. - File

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):

The West Indies Cricket Board has announced a strong 13-member West Indies 'A' squad for three one-day matches against Sri Lanka 'A', starting tomorrow at the national stadium in Grenada.

There have been eight changes made to the squad that contested the two Twenty20 matches on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Arnos Vale Multiplex in St Vincent.

All of the players except left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell have made international appearances for the senior West Indies side.

However, batsman Nkrumah Bonner and off-spinner Shane Shillingford have never played one-day internationals.

In addition to Shillingford, the other changes are the inclusion of André Fletcher, Devon Thomas, Veerasammy Permaul, Leon Johnson, Jason Holder and Narsingh Deonarine.

Kirk Edwards will captain the West Indies 'A' in the three ODIs against Sri Lanka 'A' on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday in Grenada.

Squad: Kirk Edwards (captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Sheldon Cottrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Nikita Miller, Veerasammy Permaul, Shane Shillingford, Lendl Simmons and Devon Thomas.