Jimmy Adams, who cut his right hand with a knife on a flight to South Africa, turned out for a training session with the West Indies team yesterday.

The shaven-skull Adams will not return to competitive action until after Christmas. And judging from the look of things, he seems to be nowhere near ready to make an imminent return.

While Adams was having a light workout, his team-mates were much more serious as they prepared for the historic opening Test starting today in Johannesburg.