West Indies rebounded from defeat in the first ODI, which the two sides contested to win the last four ODIs on the trot.

It appears they have claimed a psychological boost ahead of the Tests, but their captain Brian Lara has advised caution.

"We know we have to switch off from the ODI game now and move into the Test series because the ODIs are done and dusted," remarked Lara.

"In the Test series, we know that it's going to be a tough task to beat India, but we are going to be working really, really hard.

The ODI series has helped our confidence and our mental approach, so the guys are really looking forward to the Test series now."

Lara indicated that he would advise his teammates to refocus on the virtues of Tests to ensure that West Indies does well in the face of tough opposition.

On the other hand, India will want to quickly forget the ODI series that spiralled out of control, and this time justify the favourites' tag that has been pinned upon them.

"We have to regroup after losing the ODI series and fight back in the Test series," India's captain Rahul Dravid commented.

"A lot of times our teams have bounced back from defeats. Recently, our ODI team bounced back from defeat in the Test series in Pakistan, and so now it is a challenge for our Test team to regroup, bounce back, and put up a much better display in the Test matches than our ODI side did."

The ARG pitch has become notorious for being a featherbed in recent times, but head curator Keith Frederick has promised that the pitch will be harder, have a much thicker coating of grass, and should favour the fast bowlers on both sides.

Squads
West Indies (from):<\b> Brian Lara (c), Ian Bradshaw, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards, Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Dave Mohammed, Runako Morton, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor.

India (from): Rahul Dravid (c), Mahendra Dhoni, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammed Kaif, Dinesh Karthik, Anil Kumble, Venkatsai Laxman, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Vikram Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Shantha Sreesanth.