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For anyone else in such a position of trust, responsibility and leadership, Brian Lara's third term as West Indies captain would now be at an end. Instead, he has announced that he himself will decide if and when he goes, not an acquiescent board that has

"Things are going pretty well." That was the assessment of International Cricket Council (ICC) pitch & field consultant Andy Atkinson after his tour of four of the venues to be used for the World Cup 2007 matches to be hosted in Trinidad.

Nearly seven weeks after the retainer contract issue was said to be resolved, West Indies cricketers are still playing without one in place and without even a match tour contract to boot

Talented West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo will play for Kent in the English County Championship at the end of June

The West Indies Players Association have accused the West Indies Cricket Board of once more acting in bad faith by failing to have in place required retainer contracts

In spite of his position as the most identifiable and potentially most influential individual in West Indies cricket, Brian Lara has seldom been inclined to publicly air his views on the many complex and diverse issues that affect it.

Joey Carew says "a different spirit that emanated from the players" was key to Brian Lara's team winning the five-match one-day international.

Ken Gordon, president West Indies Cricket Board, says the region acted in its best interests in throwing its support behind the Asian bloc's bid to secure the International Cricket Council's 2011 World Cup.

West Indies' superb series win in the ODIs against India could spark off the long-awaited revival

Brian Lara called for the Caribbean public to play their part in the upliftment of the game

A squad previously incapable of coming out on the winning side of tight situations has prevailed in the last two matches

Greg Chappell, the Indian coach, says West Indies have forgotten how to win, but he refuses to write them off for the remainder of the one-day series

Fazeer Mohammad on why West Indies have more than a fighting chance to beat India in the forthcoming one-day series

Brian Lara believes that West Indies will be tough opposition for India in the five-match one-day series which beings at Jamaica on Thursday

A preview of the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Canada

Fazeer Mohammad tells us why the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad is his one of his favourite grounds

Tony Cozier puts in perspective the series against Zimbabwe and says that West Indies will have to prepare harder for the Indian challenge

Senior officials from the West Indies Cricket Board and the Indian board will have a meeting on June 3 in New York, to unveil plans for the one-day international series to be played in the United States and Canada

The International Cricket Council has given its blessing to the new profit-sharing agreement, which will see the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Indian board (BCCI) exploiting the lucrative American market

The ICC has expressed great delight with the work being done ahead of next year's World Cup in the West Indies and Ehsan Mani, the president, said he believes it will be "the best World Cup ever"