LYLE TAYLOR is today getting himself accustomed to the Caribbean lifestyle ...

as the bulk of his Partick Thistle team-mates looked forward to the break that international football brings.

But it is not the white sands and blue skies the 24-year-old has chased after, but rather the opportunity to make his international debut for Montserrat.

The player was called into the squad for the double-header against Curacao and, as he prepares to land in the country of his grandparents' birth for the first time, is excited about the challenge of playing international football.

Taylor leaves Thistle on the back of their first consecutive wins of the season following victories over St Johnstone and then the 1-0 success again Inverness Caley Thistle on Saturday.

Taylor set up Steven Lawless for the winning goal at the weekend, and he feels in a good place to celebrate the chance to play international football.

"It is good to be there on the back of a couple of big wins because it means that I can relax a bit," he said. "I don't have to be worrying that I could be coming back to a relegation fight because we have managed to put a bit of a cushion now between us and those at the bottom.

"I am really excited about the chance to go and play for Montserrat. My grandparents were born there and that is why I qualify for them. But I have never been there and, although I knew I was eligible to play for them, it wasn't something I had ever given much thought to.

"I actually thought it was someone pulling my leg when I got the call from them in February. It just came out of nothing, but I was delighted to take them up on their offer.

"We play away on Friday and then we are at home a few days later, so it is a good chance for me to get to know the squad. It is a really interesting chance for me and I hope I can make the most of it."

Thistle's win on Saturday effectively puts them out of the danger zone and Taylor, who came off the bench in the latter stages of the game, is hopeful that he can play a bigger part between now and the remainder of the season.

"I would obviously like to be starting more games, but I can see why the manager stuck with the same squad that got the win against St Johnstone," he said. "It is hard to change a winning side.

"All I can do is hopefully show what I have got in training and in any game time I get. I am not the kind to go chapping doors, I'll just try to get my head down and do the best that we can.

"The international break might not be a great time for us as a team because I think we were just finding a wee bit of momentum, but I suppose it can always work two ways for you - you can get the rest and freshen up, or you can struggle then to pick up where you left off.

"Hopefully for us we will be able to get over any knocks and bruises and get ready to go again because we have big games on the horizon.

"I'd like to think that if I get a chance this week on international duty then I can come back pretty sharp."