England head into the final day of the third Test against West Indies seven wickets away from a victory that would tie the five-game series at 1-1. England captain Andrew Strauss set West Indies a mammoth target of 503 to win after declaring at 221 for eight at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Wednesday and then picked up three wickets as the hosts reached 143-3 at the close.
At close on Day 3 in the first Test, the West Indies were 363 for seven after England declared at their overnight total of 553 for five.
Sachin Tendulkar moved up a rung to 11th while dashing opener Virender Sehwag also broke into the top-20 in the latest ICC ODI Rankings in which India held on to the third position in the team chart.
New Zealand beat West Indies by nine runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in the rain-disrupted fifth one-day international at Mclean Park in Napier on Tuesday to win the series 2-1.
New Zealand crushed West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Wellington on Wednesday. The Kiwis cruised past the West Indian total of 128 with almost 30 overs to spare to level the five-game series at 1-1 with two games to go after the second match was washed out.
Jerome Taylor scored a magnificent maiden Test century on Sunday as the West Indies ensured the rain-affected first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin would almost certainly end in a draw. Coming to the crease with the West Indies in some trouble at 173 for six, still 189 runs behind the New Zealand first innings total of 365, Taylor bludgeoned 17 fours and three sixes on his way to 106.
Lara said he would pack the top order with experienced batsmen in the tri-series final against Australia.
West Indies recovered from a shaky start to defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the rain-affected second one-day international on Saturday and claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Set a target of 125 to win in 25 overs after rain halted Sri Lanka's innings at 112 for five, the hosts were in trouble at 18 for three before Shivnarine Chanderpaul (52 not out) and Marlon Samuels (54 not out) saw them home.
West Indies scored a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Test to tie the two-Test series at 1-1.
The West Indies beat New Zealand by three wickets in a nail-biting fifth and final ODI.
Fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini shared six wickets to earn the advantage for South Africa on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Wednesday.
Replying to Victoria's first innings of 571, the West Indies were 144 for four at stumps on the second day of their three-day tour match.
West Indies tumbled to a 51-run loss to Derbyshire in a Twenty20 match as an already fraught tour to England showed no sign of getting any better.
England scored 400 in reply to the West Indies' 287 and then reduced the tourists to 83 for three by close on Day 4 of the fourth Test.
West Indies reached stumps on 565 for five in reply to South Africa's first innings of 588 for six declared.
"We shouldn't be in this position, it's a perfect batting track," said the left-hander.\n
The visitors recalled in-form Shivnarine Chanderpaul to bolster the batting in their bid to square a series they trail 2-1.
Mohammad Yousuf scored 191, his seventh hundred of the year, as the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies ended in a draw.
Chasing a total of 119 from 25 overs, West Indies won with five balls and seven wickets to spare in the third one-day international against Bangladesh.
West Indies lead in the weather-disrupted series 2-1 with the final match scheduled for Barbados on Wednesday.
The all-rounder replaces Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the fourth and final Test against England.\n\n
Young VRV Singh will make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies.
West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to field in the fourth One-Day International against India.
West Indies named an unchanged 14-man squad for the third ODI against India
West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul won the toss and elected to bat against India.
The pacer claimed 4-17 to leave West Indies on 92-5 in reply to Sri Lanka's 150 all out on day 1 of the second Test
Chaminda Vaas took four wickets for 12 runs to leave West Indies precariously placed on 59 for six in the second innings.
West Indies named a squad shorn of several leading players for their July tour of Sri Lanka as a result of the contract dispute.
Leg spinner Danish Kaneria's 4 for 36 and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's unbeaten century brought Pakistan close to their first Test win in the West Indies in 17 years.
Brian Lara scored his 30th test hundred as West Indies reached 275 for four in their first innings reply against Pakistan.
The hosts slumped to 12 for three before Lara helped the home side reach 292 for seven at the close of play on day 1 of the third Test.
West Indies captain Brian Lara stroked an unbeaten 116 to lead his side to a four-wicket win over Australia A.
West Indies registered a tight five-wicket win over South Africa in their Group B decider of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Graeme Smith smashed 85 to guide South Africa to a seven-wicket win over West Indies on the fourth day of the second Test in Cape Town on Saturday.
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