West Indies News

Rahul Dravid completed his 28th test century and moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list as India tightened their grip on the second test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Sydney: Noted Australian cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the most astonishing batsmen around and among the finest.

An incident that resulted in umpire Steve Bucknor being dumped from a tense Australia-India Test series would have been avoided under a new decision review system officially introduced to international cricket this week.

A refreshed Brad Haddin is ready for anything from West Indies as Australia prepare for their first Test series since the Ashes.

SIMON Katich is adamant his third opening partner in 12 months, Shane Watson, has the technique to prosper at the top of the order, an assertion that will be tested on a challenging Gabba wicket against a lively West Indies pace attack from tomorrow.

The International Cricket Council's first use of the a new umpiring decision review system worked in New Zealand's favour today as Brendon McCullum had his dismissal reversed two balls before stumps here at University Oval.

The International Cricket Council's decision review system will be used for Australia's home Test series against West Indies, which starts in Brisbane on Thursday.

West Indies believe Australia are 'beatable' in the first Test starting on Thursday, and are preparing to ambush their hosts with the benefit of some undisclosed 'research'. Fast bowler Jerome Taylor said despite the hammering his fellow pacemen took in the tour match at Allan Border Field - Queensland declared at 7-617 in the drawn match - the ...

Shane Warne has put Australia's senior players on notice as he fears another mass exodus in the coming years could continue their current trend of inconsistency.

Andy Moles severed ties immediately but two other casualties of a New Zealand Cricket coaching shake-up continue to groom a vulnerable batting line-up for the first test against Pakistan starting in Dunedin tomorrow.

In the age of electronic scoreboards, Kanpurs Green Park stadium, venue for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka on November 24, is the only stadium in the country to have a manually operated scoreboard and still holding to its own.

Fast-bowling Queensland policeman Luke Feldman's impressive efforts against the West Indies have earned him a Sheffield Shield debut against Victoria this week.

Old dog All Star Glenn McGrath celebrates removing Australian opener David Warner with some familiar faces at the Gabba last night.

Knowing their roles: Siddle says he, Hilfenhaus and Johnson have become closer on and off the field over the last year.

The West Indies hopes of saving face and avoiding defeat in their opening tour match with Queensland lay in the hands of former captains Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Domestic Cricket Tasmania 1-80 at tea after Michael Clarke's ton for NSW at the SCG Former New South Wales batsman Ed Cowan led the Tasmania reply in the Sheffield Shield clash at the SCG after Michael Clarke brought up an encouraging century.

Dean Jones says the national selectors have fallen asleep at the wheel by allowing Australia's cricketers to dodge a bullet for losing the Ashes.

'I could sit here and lie and say I don't think about it. The truth is I hope I continue to get opportunities.' A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own.

EVERY TIME it appears impossible for things to get any worse for West Indies cricket, they do.

Andrew Strauss has confirmed he has no plans to go back on his decision to stop playing Twenty20 cricket.