
West Indies batsman Brian Lara (C) and team manager Ricky Skerritt (L) watch a training session on the eve of the second test against Australia at the WACA ground in Perth 30 November 2000. The West Indies are under pressure to perform well in Perth after their demoralising loss in the first test in Brisbane, with Lara at the centre of attention as the media claim he is being distracted whilst travelling with girlfriend, 18 year-old englishwoman Lynnsey Ward.© AFP

West Indies batsman Brian Lara (C, foreground) walks, as his teammates jog during a training session on the eve of the second test against Australia at the WACA ground in Perth, 30 November 2000. The West Indies are under pressure to perform well here after their demoralizing loss in the first test in Brisbane, with Lara the centre of attention as the media claim he is being distracted whilst travelling with girlfriend, 18-year-old english Millenium Babe, Lynnsey Ward.© AFP

West Indies captain Jimmy Adams listens in a serious mood to a journalist's question during a press conference on the eve of the second test against Australia at the WACA ground in Perth, 30 November 2000. The West Indies are under pressure to perform well here after their demoralizing loss in the first test in Brisbane.© AFP