The Brian Lara Cricket Academy will be replace as a warm-up venue for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. The new ground chosen to host these matches is the Sir Frank Worrell Oval located at the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad.
 
The teams schedule to play a four match warm-up series of matches at the ground are Canada, Ireland, Pakistan and South Africa. The games will be played between March 5-9 next year, ahead of the start of the World Cup tournament which will begin on  March 13, 2007.

This announcement was made by Trinidad & Tobago's Minister of Sport, Roger Boynes, he also disclosed that St Mary's College grounds will now be utilised as a practice venue for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007".  This means that two UWI campuses - Cave Hill's 3 Ws Oval in Barbados being the other - will now host warm-up matches for crickets premier Event.

Venue Development Director for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, Donald Lockerbie, said CWC 2007 is fully satisfied with the contingency arrangements and expect that "the UWI ground will be prepared to the required world-class standard". The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Sports Agronomy Team will conduct the necessary tests and inspections of the pitch and outfield.

Mr Lockerbie further stated,  "It is a testament to the monitoring process which is in place and which has allowed for the early detection of any challenges where venue development is concerned. Now a solution has been found and everyone will be moving ahead swiftly to ensure the new venue meets the relevant standards by the required date".