Marlon Samuels

Marlon Samuels will be allowed to bowl in the second ODI after the ICC admitted to making an error with regard to grace period for reported bowlers

Kusal Perera struck a 99 lit up by flashes of aggression, but tempered by maturity, while Lahiru Thirimanne stroked a serene 81 not out, as Sri Lanka made light work of a revised target of 225 in the second ODI against West Indies

Marlon Samuels, the West Indies allrounder, has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test against Sri Lanka

The controversy over selection for the Sri Lanka ODIs shows that the board hasn't moved on from the tumultuous events of last year

Dropping Shivnarine Chanderpaul before the series provided opportunities for younger players, but the West Indies' lack of batting depth was ruthlessly exposed in his absence

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin chided senior batsman Marlon Samuels for getting "sucked in" to his dismissal at a pivotal moment of the Dominica Test

On Wednesday morning Australia began their defence of the Frank Worrell Trophy. By Friday evening they had retained it

The game in the Caribbean remains in a fragile state, but the likes of Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder suggest that rebuilding is possible

England will rue a day of missed opportunity, a day on which an unusually patient Marlon Samuels made amends for his error of judgement in the first Test

At the end of another day of hot, sweaty toil, West Indies had provided another show of the character that Phil Simmons hopes to instil in this side

The partnership between Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels was one of contrasts but the cumulative effect inspired West Indies to new heights

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI from Centurion

ESPNcricinfo present the plays of the day from the opening ODI

South Africa were left needing 124 to win the third Test in Newlands and take the series 2-0 after a monumental West Indies collapse on the fourth day

A New Year brings a new outlook, thoughts of starting afresh, but Denesh Ramdin hopes to see West Indies start 2015 with the fight they finished 2014

With barely 200 overs bowled in the Test, both teams were left to assess their own performances with each deciding they had plenty to be pleased about

Morne Morkel said that if South Africa batted quickly on the final morning, it would be difficult for West Indies to survive 50-60 overs

Centuries from Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels steered West Indies past the follow-on mark before a familiar collapse revived the possibility, albeit slight, of a South Africa win

Marlon Samuels said that his focus on the second day of the tour game against South Africa Invitational XI was to help Devon Smith reach his hundred and ensure the opener was ready for the first Test against South Africa