St. John's (Antigua): West Indies fast bowler Nixon McLean was on Monday handed the chance to resurrect his international career when he was named in the 30-man provisional squad for next year's World Cup.
St. John's (Antigua): West Indies fast bowler Nixon McLean was on Monday handed the chance to resurrect his international career when he was named in the 30-man provisional squad for next year's World Cup.
Southampton (England): Regular opener Shiv Sunder Das, after an unbroken stint of 23 Tests in the last two years, finds himself out of reckoning ahead of the Test series against England but is determined to stage a comeback.
Liverpool: West Indies 'A' was 128 runs ahead of Lancashire at stumps on the second day of its four-day tour match on Thursday.
Derby: West Indies 'A' was left to reflect on what might have been against Derbyshire on Wednesday. On the first day of its four-day tour match, Daren Ganga's men reduced Derbyshire to 76 for six only to see its hosts eventually make 238 thanks mainly to Luke Sutton's 80.
Port of Spain: West Indian skipper Carl Hooper is in a dilemma whether it is spin or pace, which holds the key for his team's fortunes against the Indians in the ongoing series.
Georgetown: The absence of the top stars from the home team notwithstanding, the Indians are hoping to make the maximum out of the three-day game against Guyana XI, the only practice match ahead of the Test series, starting here on Friday.
Georgetown: The absence of the top stars from the home team notwithstanding, the Indians are hoping to make the maximum out of the three-day game against Guyana XI, the only practice match ahead of the Test series, starting here on Friday.
Sydney: "I'm obviously disappointed to miss out on a place in the 30-man squad as ever. Since I was originally left out of the One-day side it's been a goal of mine to get back into it," Australian Test captain Steve Waugh said on Monday after he failed to make the provisional 30-member squad.
Sydney: "I'm obviously disappointed to miss out on a place in the 30-man squad as ever. Since I was originally left out of the One-day side it's been a goal of mine to get back into it," Australian Test captain Steve Waugh said on Monday after he failed to make the provisional 30-member squad.
