England slumped to a humiliating defeat, by an innings and 23 runs, after being skittled for 51 by West Indies on the fourth day of the first Test on Saturday. Jerome Taylor ripped the heart out of England, a superb spell of pace bowling earning figures of five for 11 at Sabina Park while spinner Sulieman Benn took four for 31.
West Indies edged into a lead of 34 runs with three first innings wickets in hand on an attritional third day of the first Test against England at Sabina Park on Friday. The hosts had hoped to create an imposing total from the foundations built by centurions Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan, who shared a 202-run partnership for the second wicket. West Indies finished the day on 352 for seven in reply to England's first innings total of 318.
West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn bowled a marathon, uninterrupted spell of 33 overs on the first day of the first test against England on Wednesday to dispel many of the question marks over his ability.
Former captain Kevin Pietersen helped England recover from early setbacks against the West Indies and reach 236 for five at close on the first day of the first Test at Sabina Park.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is hopeful of being fit for England's first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Wednesday after missing the final warm-up match with a side strain.
West Indies selectors called off spinner Omari Banks into their squad on Tuesday for the second Test against Bangladesh at Kingston, Jamaica.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced the details of England's tour to West Indies next year when they will play four tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 match.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting opened the Test series against West Indies with an innings of 158 at Sabina Park on Thursday and declared himself delighted to be back in the long version of the game. Ponting scored a century in his last Test appearance but that was back in January against India -- since then he has been focused on one-day and Twenty20 cricket in India and struggling to make scores.
The challenge for Virat Kohli's team is not just winning the four-Test series, but winning it handsomely.
Ireland added the West Indies to their list of giant-killing victories after scoring a six-wicket victory over the World Twenty20 champions in the first T20 international at Jamaica's Sabina Park on Wednesday.
Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 98 lifted the West Indies from a precarious position in the second ODI.
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by 60 runs in Dhaka on Monday to secure a comprehensive 4-1 series win, with the tourists' batsmen managing just 62 in 13.4 overs, their worst ever total in the format.
The 27-year-old scored 106 as Pakistan reached 336 for six on the first day of the second Test against West Indies.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle will miss the One-Day International series against England with a back problem, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Saturday.
Lara refused to blame his side's poor batting for the loss.
The West Indies pulled off a sensational victory in the second ODI and ended India's chasing streak of 17 wins.
India restricted the West Indies to 251 for 6 despite the opening batsman hitting 123 off 132 balls in the first ODI.
India opted for a four-man pace attack in the rain-delayed first ODI against the West Indies.
Stubborn rearguard action enabled Bangladesh end the first day of the second Test on 264 for nine.
The England all rounder enhanced his case for the first Test against West Indies with a ton in the three-day game against Jamaica.
Boeta Dippenaar struck an unbeaten 60 as South Africa eased to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over West Indies.
South Africa's captain scored 103 in an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first ODI.
After bowling out the West Indies for 311, England reached 154 for 3 at close of day 2 in the first Test.\n\n
Mark Butcher strained ankle ligaments when he fell awkwardly while fielding in the three-day match against Jamaica.
The England captain stroked a century from 19 boundaries and a six on the first day of a three-day Test warm-up match against Jamaica.
The Indian cricket team will take on the West Indies in a four-match one-day series in the Caribbean between June 26 to July 5.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was run out for 97 shortly before the close as the hosts finished the day on 251 runs for eight wickets in their first innings, having resumed on their overnight score of 2-2.
The day belonged to India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who underlined his status as the World No. 1 Test bowler as he destroyed the West Indies batting line-up, on Day 1, of the second Test at Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday.
West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor has bade adieu to Test cricket after a 13-year long international career but will be available for selection in the shorter format of the game.
Leg-spinner Shah's selection was subject to the 35-year-old clearing a fitness test, chief selector Mohammad Wasim said in a statement.
ICC has created the World Test Championship in an effort to give the five-day game greater context a
The weather gods gave West Indies a lifeline in their quest to avoid defeat in the second Test against India when rain washed out the final session of day three in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday.
A former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director has said that the once-formidable Windies can completely lose its credibility and disintegrate ten years from now due to its constant failure at the international level.
West Indies were 49-1 at the close in a test that has already lost a full day to bad weather yet still looks likely to produce a result.
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