Lara out of one-day series opener

Brian Lara is likely to miss the first three one-day internationals against England, after being advised to rest for ten days to recover from a fracture to the little finger on his right hand.

Lara regained his world Test batting record with a phenomenal unbeaten 400 in the fourth Test in Antigua, but the feat was all the more impressive seeing as he was still suffering from an injury he sustained during the first Test in Jamaica.

But Lara's 13-hour epic took its toll, and persistent pain forced him to seek medical attention during the final day's play, during which time Ramnaresh Sarwan stood in as captain.

Sarwan will be in charge again as the one-day series gets underway on Sunday, although Lara will nonetheless be travelling to Guyana with the rest of the squad.