'Pick the best team available' Interim boss James Morrison assesses West Brom selection

Morrison, who will oversee the final games of the season at Cardiff on Saturday and Luton next weekend, said he will pick the strongest side possible to win the game with almost Albion's entire squad fit for selection in south Wales.

Former head coach Mowbray was dismissed following Easter Monday's tame 3-1 home defeat Derby. Just prior to that he confirmed out-of-contract duo John Swift and Grady Diangana will leave The Hawthorns this summer.

But Morrison, who was signed by Mowbray for Albion in 2007, will consider both to be involved at relegation-battling Cardiff.

Also back in contention for at least a squad place are defender Semi Ajayi - also out of contract this summer - and attacking midfielder Tammer Bany, who have both had hamstring issues. Jayson Molumby and Callum Styles are back from suspension.

When asked if attacking midfield pair Swift or Diangana will feature for the club again prior to their exits, Morrison replied: "I'm trying to pick the best team available which I think can get a positive result on Saturday, that's all I'm basing it off.

The only major doubt for Cardiff is long-term absentee Josh Maja. The top goalscorer has not kicked a ball since January 4 due to a lower leg injury. Mowbray suggested on Monday he would not play again this season due to Albion's play-off aspirations coming to an end.

But Morrison suggested the Nigerian could sample minutes before the curtain closes. He added: "He's continuing to work with the fitness staff and is working well. We'll continue to monitor him.

"Jayson is back from suspension, Semi is stepping up his work so he is close, Tammer is the same. Styles is back. We've nearly got a fully fit squad.

"Semi has been a great servant for this club and Tammer is coming in from January with lots to prove. I'm excited for Tammer, hopefully when he gets a full pre-season he'll show what he's about."

Prior to his sacking, Mowbray spoke of striker Daryl Dike and how his specific training regime was partly why the United States frontman, who has spent much of two years injured, had yet to start.

The former boss's comments garnered significant traction, but remained the consistent message regarding Dike's fitness and readiness. Mowbray added Dike was not the natural fit for a pressing striker's game.

Morrison said of Dike: "He's certainly ready to contribute, and I've got a lot of trust in him. He's available for the weekend."

Morrison will go head-to-head with a former Premier League midfield adversary at the Cardiff City Stadium, with former Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey in the home dugout.

Ramsey, still a player for the Bluebirds, took caretaker charge last week after the dismissal of Omer Riza. Cardiff are second-bottom and an Albion victory would all-but consign City to relegation to League One.

Prior to re-joining Albion's first-team staff under Mowbray, Morrison was in an academy coaching role at The Hawthorns.

He knows the club's young talent better than most and is an important bridge between both departments. Now Albion's fate is more or less confirmed, there may be a call for promising young players, the likes of Harry Whitwell, Jamal Mohammed and Michael Parker among others, to be handed a run out.

"I want the players to take the responsibility and get out of this situation, that's the way I'm thinking. Maybe the following week (against Luton) there might be some younger player, but they've got to show to me that they are ready," Morrison said.

"I think we try to base our club about getting younger players through, Alex Palmer and Tom Fellows are great examples. They've got to show it and when they get the chance they've got to take it, just like those two did.