Date-stamped : 04 Mar97 - 10:21 3 March 1997 Lara is vice-captain ST JOHN`S (Cana)-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has ap- pointed world double record holder Brian Lara as vice-captain of the West Indies team for the 1997 Cable and Wireless home series against India. The series, which features five Tests and a similar number of One-day Internationals starts in Jamaica on Thursday with the First Test. The WICB, last week re-appointed fast bowler Courtney Walsh as captain of the regional team for the series. In a release on Saturday, the board said that following a recom- mendation from the selection committee and The Management of the West Indies team, it has been agreed to allow three young players in each territory where the international matches are being played to practise and spend time with the regional side. The three players selected for the Jamaica leg are former West Indies` youth captain Gareth Breese, exciting opener Leon Garrick and leg-spinning all-rounder Brian Murphy. Source :: Trinidad Express (http://www.trinidad.net/express) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)