Cricket News

This Test match has simmered for days, but in an extraordinary hour after tea, it erupted in a fury

England like to warm up before play with a game of football, but on Sunday they will go one stage further as they start a Test match on a football pitch

Donald Peters, the chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has said that his board are not prepared to "take the risk" of ever playing at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium again, 24 hours after the second Test between West Indies and Engla

The Antigua Recreation Ground resembled a building site this morning as construction staff, painters, groundstaff and even firemen all helped to try and transform the venerable but near-derelict ground into a Test arena for tomorrow's hastily arranged thi

After the sensational abandonment of the second Test between West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the two teams will meet again on the island for the third Test on Sunday at the old Antigua Recreation Ground

Antigua and Trinidad, two countries that will be hosting World Cup matches next month, were jolted on Tuesday by an early-morning earthquake

Rahul Dravid has hailed the efforts of his inexperienced fast-bowling attack, enabling India to get within a hairs-breadth of pulling off a historic win.

Fidel Edwards and Corey Collymore survived the last 19 balls of the Test under mounting tension as West Indies managed to save the Antigua Test after they had lost nine wickets

Wasim Jaffer felt that only a draw or an Indian win were possible tomorrow while Bennett King thought that 390 "was manageable".

Amit Varma and S Rajesh discuss the last day of the Antigua Test

India declared at 521 for 6 and West Indies, chasing 392, ended the day on 13 for 0, needing another 379 runs on the final day

Amit Varma and S Rajesh discuss the fourth day of the Antigua Test

After being outplayed thoroughly over the first two days, the Indians fought back magnificently on the third to recover all the lost ground

Amit Varma and S Rajesh discuss the third day of the Antigua Test

After India had stodged and struggled on the first day, West Indies' batsmen showed that run-scoring wasn't so difficult on this Antigua pitch after all, rattling up 318 for 6 by close of play on the second day

Amit Varma and S Rajesh discuss the second day of the Antigua Test

The West Indian resurgence which had started in the one-day series continued on the opening day of the first Test, as they restricted India to 235 for 9 in Antigua

Sambit Bal comments on the selection of the Indian Test side at Antigua

Rahul Dravid is fully aware that India need to overcome the weight of history if they harbour hopes of a victorious campaign.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan previews the first Test between India and West Indies - and the last at the bowlers' graveyard that is the Antigua Recreation Ground