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St. John's, Antigua: Head coach John Dyson is betting on captain Chris Gayle to boost the West Indies' batting as the home team aims to bounce back in the second Test against Australia.
The visitors lead the three-match series 1-0 following a 95-run victory on the fifth and final day at Jamaica's Sabina Park on Monday.
"With Gayle, he's 90 percent right," Dyson said after a net session.
"We have to wait and see how he pulls up in the afternoon, night and the next morning, but we're confident."
Gayle, the hard-hitting opener and veteran of 72 Tests, missed the first Test with a groin injury.
Soft dismissals
Dyson was buoyed by Gayle's expected return but urged his batsmen to be more disciplined in their approach.
"We got out to a few soft dismissals that we'll be mindful to try to avoid," the former Australian batsman said.
The West Indies was bowled out for 312 to concede a first-innings lead of 119, and then fell for 191 in its second innings in pursuit of a victory target of 287.
"From the scores of the first test, you can tell we didn't score enough runs in the first innings," he said.
"We'll be mindful of building bigger partnerships and scoring bigger individual scores." Gayle like will replace fellow Jamaican Brenton Parchment, who scored nine and 15 in Kingston, at the top of the order.
Specialist spin
Another lift for the West Indies is the return of pace ace Jerome Taylor, who has recovered from a sore back that ruled him out of the series opener.
The 23-year-old Taylor will take the place of axed off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth.
The final spot seems to be a choice between all-rounder Darren Sammy and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn.
Sammy enjoyed a satisfying effort in the first match, but Benn offers the only specialist spin option.
Australia is boosted by the return of vice-captain Michael Clarke, but Matthew Hayden was sent home with an Achilles tendon injury.
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