The West Indies are confident ahead of their semi-final match in the ICC Champions Trophy against Pakistan in England on Wednesday. West Indies are at the end of a tour which, apart from a brief break at home after the Test series against England that has lasted three months. But they are in an upbeat mood after gaining a semi-final place with a five-wicket win over South Africa. Captain Brian Lara has called for a renewed effort from his side to take them into the final. "We've got a break after this and what we'd like to do is end on a high," he said. "It's been a very long summer - we suffered a lot during the Test series, although we got to the one-day [Nat West Series] finals. "It would be really nice if we could get one step further and get to the ICC final." Bowler's wicket Pakistan are at full strength, with batsman Yousuf Youhana recovered from cramps which afflicted him in the later stages of his match-winning innings against India. West Indies still have doubts over veteran bowler Mervyn Dillon, who missed the last match with a shoulder injury. "He's getting better," said Lara. "The physiotherapist is going to try to get everybody as close as possible to full fitness." The Rose Bowl wicket, which has favoured bowlers for much of the tournament, could be a significant factor in the outcome. And West Indies have the advantage of having already played at the venue, beating Bangladesh last week. Pakistan and West Indies have not faced each other since February 2002, when Pakistan won a one-day series played on neutral territory in Sharjah 2-1. And they have had the upper hand in 13 matches since the two sides last met in England during the 1999 World Cup, winning nine of them. The ICC Champions Trophy semi-final takes place on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire from 0915 GMT. SOURCE: BBCCARIBBEAN.COM