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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Sarwan: Hope for the future Photo © CricInfo Ltd https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MELBOURNE - Embattled West Indies captain Jimmy Adams again refused to speculate on his future after the side's miserable tour of Australia finally came to an close here last night https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Waugh blasted a record-breaking century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99062.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99062.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99062 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If finals are deigned to be more exciting, more tense and more competitive affairs than most of the games which precede them, then today's opening bout of the Carlton Series deciders between Australia and West Indies didn't necessarily fail the test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first final of the Carlton Series provided little difference from the usual whitewash that Australia have effected so far this season on both the West Indies and Zimbabwe in the preliminary games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98973 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This last week has been, rather quietly, one of the better weeks that West Indies cricket, on and off the field, has experienced for some time, perhaps over four years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia has maintained its unbeaten Carlton Series record heading into next week's finals against West Indies with victory over Zimbabwe here at the WACA Ground in Perth today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the West Indies' 5-0 hammering in the Test series and their struggles in the Carlton Series of One-Day Internationals, captain Jimmy Adams does not believe that his team's tour of Australia has been a complete disaster https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt acknowledged yesterday what has become increasingly evident https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia will face West Indies in next week's Carlton Series finals after the latter successfully defended a modest total against Zimbabwe here at the WACA Ground in Perth tonight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/98763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT PERTH - Jimmy Adams knows tomorrow's must win one-day clash against Zimbabwe will decide his side's finals fortunes and possibly his own future at the helm of the struggling West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When a side has been soundly beaten, an essential question to ask is, "Did we play as well as we could have done?" No doubt the Zimbabwe players asked that question of themselves after last Sunday's match against Australia, and they could https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100806 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's cricketers celebrated their country's 100th anniversary on Australia Day with as comprehensive a beating as they could have inflicted on their continued hapless victims, the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's Brett Lee, Damien Fleming, Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann donned the party hats at the Adelaide Oval today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the horrendous display two days ago at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when they were dismissed by Zimbabwe for 91, the West Indies came back to win their sixth game by 77 runs with 6.4 overs left - a rather comfortable win in the end https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100746.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100746.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100746 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Catches win matches, the old adage says https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sydney: Brian Lara finally found the form that has made him the game's most devastating batsman https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Speculation is mounting that Carl Hooper is to take over the West Indies captaincy from Jimmy Adams for the forthcoming visit of South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It says something about the state of West Indies' ill fortune on this tour that, after a series of crushing defeats at Australian hands, now the country's weather is conspiring against it too https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100458.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100458.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100458 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So far, there have been few surprises in the one-day Carlton Series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SYDNEY - Captain Jimmy Adams today warned the West Indies' tri series opponents that star batsman Brian Lara was ready to explode after his recent run of outs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1667th ODI in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/100362.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/100362.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100362 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The law of averages suggests that West Indies' cricketers are due for a win over Australia in the near future https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT BRISBANE - Injury caught up with Steve Waugh again today but the Australian captain was confident his latest problem would not keep him out more than a few days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tremendous drama unfolded at the Gabba on Saturday as West Indian Ricardo Powell, the man of the match with a powerfully struck 83 not out which included nine fours and one six, enhanced his growing reputation as a great striker of the ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Say what you like about all of the on-field errors that West Indies' cricketers have committed on this tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Happy New Millennium to all our readers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MELBOURNE - Shane Warne may have gone wicketless in his long awaited return to international cricket but his first-up effort pleased Australian captain Steve Waugh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the first match of the 2000-01 Carlton Series of one-day internationals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1527th Test match in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/100185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/100185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' cricketers have made a return to the winners' list with a four wicket win over Australia 'A' at the Adelaide Oval tonight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100158.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100158.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100158 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After each of their successive disasters overseas over the past three years, the West Indies have had to grapple with the matter of the captaincy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ADELAIDE - The West Indies cricket team is hoping to make a fresh start in tomorrow's one-day clash with Australia A after a dismal Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Waugh and his all-conquering Australian team have their eyes firmly fixed on the upcoming tour of India after completing a 5-0 series whitewash over West Indies with a six wicket win in the Fifth Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100126.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100126.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100126 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT For the first time since first playing against Australia in 1930/1, in Australia, the West Indies were "white washed" by Australia, 5-0 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100004 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Dr Nigel Camacho, of Trinidad, is the original Convenor of the "The Trini Posse", a group of West Indian cricket supporters who travel around the world with the West Indies team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SYDNEY - Courtney Walsh has vowed to play on for one more series as he seeks to become the first cricketer to take 500 Test wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/100005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The once mighty West Indians have been the feature of this summer's Australian Test menu and even before they arrived, talk of a series whitewash was gaining momentum https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It took until the penultimate day of the series, and relied on the inspiration of two players who have barely figured through its duration https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100124 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Twenty year old Ramnaresh Sarwan woke with a start in the middle of the night last night and couldn't go back to sleep until three thirty in the morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What a day of cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99958 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How many times have basic mistakes cost West Indies dearly in this series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100123 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Things have gone so badly for the West Indian cricketers on this tour of Australia, with the batsmen being the primary offenders https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Blue skies, blue hair, more blue times for West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100115 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT In many ways, Michael Slater is the ideal modern day Test cricketer - he plays the game with breathtaking audacity and keeps you on the edge of your seat for as long as he's in the middle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99900 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At about 11.40am on Wednesday, the second day of the final Test between Australia and the West Indies, Brian Lara took a sharp catch, moving to his right, from the edge of Matthew Hayden's bat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As they have crashed headlong from one disaster to the next in this Test series against Australia, West Indies' batsmen have been spectacularly undone by a different bowler every time https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/100110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-100110 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT It was a terrific day for the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, the start of the Fifth and Final Test against Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99856 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT There was one overwhelming irony, one that brought smiles to many faces, especially those of West Indies supporters, as the West Indies opening batsmen Sherwin Campbell and Wavell Hinds came to the crease after the luncheon interval on day one https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99847 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT When Australia federated on 1 January 1901, cricket featured prominently in the week-long celebration of the new nation-continent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Considering that they have so far lost all but one of their first-class matches on tour, including four Tests, the West Indian camp must have been rapt with its strong batting performance this morning during the fifth and final Test of the summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/99859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Star batsman Brian Lara has cried out that the West Indies' horrific sequence from one humiliation to another has scarred him mentally https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Brian Lara has said it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Happy New Year to all my readers everywhere https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's cricketers will wear specially produced playing caps to mark the Centenary of Federation during the forthcoming Ansett Australia Test match against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/99823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-99823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dr Nigel Camacho, of Trinidad, is the original Convenor of the "The Trini Posse", a group of West Indian cricket supporters who travel around the world with the West Indies team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87100 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MELBOURNE - The embattled West Indies have suffered another blow with promising fast bowler Mervyn Dillon ruled out for the rest of the summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fourteen and counting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87059 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT What motivates and drives a team for which almost every victory has come to resemble a cakewalk https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There has been a tremendous celebratory cry from the West Indies camp, all eleven million of them, for the "arrival" of Marlon Nathaniel Samuels, born 5th January, 1981 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paceman Jason Gillespie (3/8) has smashed through a feeble West Indian top order late on the third day of the Fourth Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today to have Australia thundering toward another mammoth victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87058 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT All it took was seventy-one minutes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87023 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT There is only so much the mind and the body can take https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A few weeks ago, after their first innings of 82 in the First Test at Brisbane, I remember suggesting that the West Indies should have been sent home https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87006.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87006.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87006 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Traditions, by their very nature, live on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86995 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Once again this season of joy and cheers is ruined by the performances of our West Indian team playing in Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There's no escaping the fact that this has been a miserable tour on the field for this West Indian touring team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/87016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MELBOURNE - Steve Waugh returned from an overnight trip to the dentist to take another chunk out of Test cricket's record books at the MCG today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/87009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Overall, the first three hours of the first day were good for the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86981 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT MELBOURNE - Steve Waugh celebrates 15 years as a Test cricketer tomorrow, but even he has trouble recalling the details of his debut https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86958 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MELBOURNE - The record-breaking Australians have continued their quest to re-define Test cricket by scrapping the concept of nightwatchmen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having played in two Boxing Day Tests at the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground, one in 1979/80 and the other in 1981/2, helping win the former, the West Indies losing the latter, I detect something of a surreal atmosphere surrounding this first https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1523rd Test match in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86932 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee will miss the Ansett Australia Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne and the Ansett Australia Centenary of Federation Test match in Sydney https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SYDNEY - Australian medical staff are unlikely to risk injured fast bowler Brett Lee in the fourth Test against the West Indies starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT LEEWARD ISLANDS batsman Sylvester Joseph and Jamaicans Laurie Williams and Ricardo Powell have been drafted into the West Indies squad to contest the Carlton and United triangular one-day international series against Australia and Zimbabwe starting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adelaide-It was, said Jimmy Adams, "an improvement on some of the cricket we've played since we've been here" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Waugh and Brett Lee have been included in the squad and will be available to play subject to them satisfying the Australian team's medical staff of their fitness https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adelaide-The renewed optimism was, after all, an illusion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86785 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Many people have suggested that this "was the best game for the West Indies." Somehow, I am not so sure https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86751 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Normally the number thirteen is associated with bad luck in the Australian cricket vernacular, but today it took a new meaning as, after thirty-eight minutes of play, Australia wrapped up the Sir Frank Worrell series with a five wicket win here in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86739 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Hard-hitting Jamaican batsman Ricardo Powell has been recalled to the West Indies line-up for the Carlton Series one-day triangular against Australia and Zimbabwe beginning on January 11 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ADELAIDE - For the second time this year, Damien Martyn has pulled Australia out of deep trouble in the Test arena only to concede he won't play in the next match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stand-in Australian captain Adam Gilchrist is a proud man this afternoon after leading his team to a hard-fought five wicket win in the Third Test against West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86738.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86738.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86738 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adelaide-Australia met their first genuine challenge of the series with typical, bloody-minded efficiency on the third day of the third Test yesterday but West Indian perseverance prevented them making the most of several favourable positions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86740 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Can Australia make thirty-two more runs or will West Indies snatch a victory by taking the remaining six wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86708 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The Colin Miller show continues on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT STATEMENT ISSUED BY ICC MATCH REFEREE MR https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86686.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86686.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86686 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies has claimed four Australian wickets for just twenty-nine runs late on day three to leave the Third Test hanging in the balance at the Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86714 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Maligned, misunderstood, maverick, misrepresented, marauding - and certainly marvellous https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86638.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86638.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86638 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three late wickets have taken some of the shine off Australia's bright beginning to the run chase at stumps on day two of the Third Test against West Indies at the Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86713 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Adelaide-Brian Lara duly, and at last, delivered the performance here yesterday that a series rapidly deteriorating into boring inequality desperately needed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86634 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Honours are just about even, due to a run out and some strange luck for West Indies' Test debutant Marlon Samuels late on day two https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An outstanding Brian Lara (136*) century has allowed West Indies to enjoy its best day of the series at the outset of the Third Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86709 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The West Indies responded to the pressure on them to be positive by reacting ultra positively, even showing some bravado https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86560 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT ADELAIDE - Mark Waugh celebrates the 10th anniversary of his Test debut tomorrow with a belief he can play cricket for Australia for at least another five seasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86542 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ADELAIDE - Mark Waugh celebrates the 10th anniversary of his Test debut tomorrow with a belief he can play cricket for Australia for at least another five seasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ADELAIDE - West Indies selectors have thrown another young batsman into the lions' den for tomorrow's third Test against Australia, naming Marlon Samuels for his first Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86540 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies cricket team has now reached the point of no return in this five Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/86521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86521 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If there is to be a turning point on its current visit to Australia, then it's just possible that the touring West Indian cricket team produced it in the four-day match against Australia 'A' which concluded here at the beautiful Bellerive Oval in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86432.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/86432.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-86432 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:02 GMT