CRICKET-SUPER50-Defending champions name Barnes and Parnell in their squad.

Former West Indies Under-19 batsman Brad Barnes and little known left-arm pacer Shalom Parnell were named in the Jamaica Scorpions squad to defend the West Indies Super50 Cup, starting on October 17 in Trinidad.

Barnes, 25, a former Jamaica Under-19 captain, made his List A debut for West Indies 'B' in the 2018 Super50 Cup, but this is the first time he will be playing for the Scorpions in this tournament.

He displayed good form with the bat - stroking a hundred and a pair of half-centuries - and bowled a number of tidy spells during a series of practice matches leading up to the selection of the 14-member squad.

'I am so happy to be in the squad because I have put in a lot of work over the last couple of months by batting more balls and working on the mental side of my game,' he told the Jamaica Gleaner.

'I have always been a batting all-rounder, but the opportunity wasn't given to me to bowl much. If I get a chance to play in this tournament, I want to do well and showcase my best to the region and the world.'

Parnell celebrated his selection with a tidy all-round performance for Melbourne in the final of the all-island 50 overs-a-side tournament, but Jamaica Defence Force successfully defended the title with a five-run win on Saturday at Sabina Park.

The Scorpions squad includes 10 players that enabled them to win the title last year, including West Indies Twenty20 International captain Rovman Powell, who will again lead the side, with West Indies white-ball...