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West Indies on verge of history as tempers fray in Antigua

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

18-Feb-2009•Andrew Miller

Heart and soul revisited

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

14-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

No more cricket at sandy stadium - WICB

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

14-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

ICC give all-clear for Antigua Test

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

14-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

All eyes on Recreation Ground after second Test abandonment

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

13-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Earthquake shakes Antigua and Trinidad

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

27-Feb-2007•AFP

'Today, the bowlers showed a lot of heart' - Dravid

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.

07-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

West Indies hold on to force a draw

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

06-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

'We still feel that 390 is manageable' - King

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

06-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

Missing Harbhajan, but finding confidence

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

06-Jun-2006

Dhoni blitz leaves Windies with a target of 392

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

05-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

The big-innings man, and indecisive umpires

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

05-Jun-2006

Jaffer leads solid Indian response

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

04-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Jaffer's rebirth, and a wide-open match

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

04-Jun-2006

Bravo and Gayle propel Windies into the lead

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

03-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

The difference was in attitude

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

03-Jun-2006

Bravo and Collymore put Windies on top

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

02-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

A baffling team selection

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

02-Jun-2006•Cricinfo staff

'We have the weight of history to battle' - Dravid

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

01-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua

The Rec's pancake-flat finale

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

01-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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