Jones Faces Shin Scan

Simon Jones will have to undergo a shin scan before he can fly to the West Indies to join the rest of the England squad.

The 25-year-old Glamorgan fast bowler proved he had recovered from a long-term knee injury, which had sidelined him for nearly 15 months, on tour in India with England A. But some pain in his shins is concerning the England management.

"At the moment he is due to fly out on Friday but he is going to have tests on his shins first," said an ECB spokesman.

England's chairman of selectors, David Graveney, said he did not expect the problem to be serious but added that he did not want to choose half-fit players.

"We have learned our lessons from previous times trying to cut corners with injured players and if he has got a stress fracture then obviously that would cause problems," he said.

"We have identified standbys," he added. "All I can say is that it isn't Richard Johnson or Andrew Caddick as they are recovering from injury."

The four-Test series opens in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11.