Young Black Cap calmly embraces Cup test

A golden duck wasn't exactly the cricket World Cup debut Ross Taylor wanted but as the Englishman who spectacularly caught him later discovered, worse things happen at sea.

Lows like that have been more than compensated by an inordinate number of highs among a career still in its formative stages – a maiden century, a century against Australia and the joy of an unprecedented Chappell-Hadlee series win over world champions Australia.

Speaking to Chris Barclay for the website stuff.co.nz, Taylor says he's enjoying anonymity despite the West Indies' reputation as a passionate cricketing destination.

Another headline screams, 'Cricket's cult figure takes off' - at closer inspection, we see its that man Dwayne Leverock, who yesterday proved that fat men can jump when he plucked a one-handed catch at slip, diving full stretch to his right.

"Amid the shock of Bob Woolmer's sudden death, British tabloid fury at "Freddie" Flintoff's drunken shenanigans and sub-continental teeth-gnashing at underperforming superstars, Leverock has become the rolled-gold feel-good hit of the Caribbean summer." writes Kai Chen.

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