Lara fields the press: It's a strange situation to be in when, having ended the day on a dominant position, you're questioned on a selectorial decision.

Gayle's 83 definitely made the first day of Test cricket at Warner Park in St Kitts a memorable affair for the locals

June 20, 2006. Not until someone in the press reminded him, did Rahul Dravid realise that he'd just completed ten years as a Test cricketer.

The totally bemused look on Brian Lara's face when he saw the pitch at Warner Park told a story.

Either rain or a strike may prevent the game from starting tomorrow. The latter looks highly unlikely; about the former, nobody can tell.

Rahul Dravid has overcome many a challenge in his international career, whose ten-year anniversary he celebrated today, but even he may not be good enough to alter weather patterns.

India might be still pondering about their bowling combinations for the third Test at St Kitts but Ian Bishop, the former West Indian fast bowler, has cautioned them against dropping VRV Singh

There are different forms of deception that bowlers have employed over the years

Brian Lara was keen that the surfaces for the next two games are a lot livelier

Rahul Dravid admitted that the close-in catching had been a problem area but reiterated that to get close to winning what was effectively a four-day contest was "creditable"

Brain Lara was basically in uncharted territory and, as he was to himself admit later, learnt a lot about his batting out in the middle.

Lance Gibbs, the legendary West Indian offspinner, has spent some time with Harbhajan Singh, advising him how to bowl the straighter one without changing his action.

Going past Courtney Walsh in the wicket-takers list is no mean achievement but Anil Kumble is more keen that he help India wrap up the game and complete a memorable triumph

If the last two weeks are anything to go by, Virender Sehwag is a more than valuable fifth bowler

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan chats with Lance Gibbs, one of the greatest spinners the game has seen, as West Indies do battle with India in St Lucia

An expectedly downcast Brian Lara was confident that West Indies could, yet again, defy India in their quest for victory, and urged his batsmen to show some character

He might have produced his highest first-class score but Mohammad Kaif better be on his toes. The joke goes that Kaif usually gets dropped after crucial knocks

Brian Lara has admitted to have made a judgement error with regard to the pitch in St Lucia and hoped that his team could fight back from the risky position that they found themselves in

With Virender Sehwag, there is theory and there is practice. The joy of watching him bat lies in the fact that both don't usually overlap.

Lara hoped his side could come up with a more sustained effort than they'd managed in Antigua, and urged his batsmen to take a cue from Wasim Jaffer.