Pacemen hold the key to crucial fifth Test 

Kingston, May 18: India and the West Indies are pinning their hopes on fast bowlers in the vital fifth and final cricket Test, starting at Sabina Park here on Saturday.

West Indies skipper Carl Hooper said he would like to go into the match with four pacemen on a grassy pitch expected to favour fast bowling, while India named seamer Tinu Yohannan in a 12-member team.

"It looks a good, sporting track. I hope it'll be a good Test match," Hooper said on Friday.

 "We didn't include a spinner even in the last Test at Antigua, so I feel we should play with four fast bowlers. But the selectors will decide the playing 11."

The fourth Test on a batsmen-friendly wicket at Antigua ended in a tame draw, with the West Indies posting 629-9 declared in reply to India's 513-9 declared.

The opening match of the five-Test series was also drawn at Georgetown last month, but India won the second at Port-of-Spain by 37 runs and the West Indies squared the series with a 10-wicket win in the third at Bridgetown.

"I think we'll have a result in this match. I hope the Test lasts five days and doesn't end in three," said Hooper, whose first win as captain came at this venue against South Africa last year.

"We played with three fast bowlers and one spinner against South Africa last year. We've that option, but the four quickies have been doing well for us this season," said Hooper.

The West Indies owed their lone success of the series to fast bowlers, with Mervyn Dillon finishing with an eight-wicket match-haul to wreck India on a bouncy track at Bridgetown.

The tourists could never recover after being shot out for 102 on the opening day. The hosts then made 394 to gain a lead of 292 and then dismissed India for 296 in the second innings.

India captain Sourav Ganguly also was looking forward to an inspiring performance from his fast bowlers.

"It looks a good wicket, though it has grass on it," said Ganguly.

"We want to have one more look at the pitch in the morning before deciding whether to include Yohannan in the playing 11. Our fast bowlers are fresh after a couple of days of rest and I hope they deliver."

The Indian captain said he was confident opener Shiv Das and Sachin Tendulkar would score big in the last Test of the tour.

Das has scored just 81 in the previous four Tests, while Tendulkar has made eight in his last four innings, including three noughts.

"Tendulkar is a world-class batsman and I'm sure he'll come good this time. Das is struggling for the first time in his Test career, but he's a good opener and will soon regain form," said Ganguly.