Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed but asserted that "extra effort in national security preparations and response readiness"
England ended their ragged tour of the West Indies on a high on Friday when an Andrew Flintoff hat-trick helped them beat the hosts by 26 runs in a rain-shortened match in St Lucia to win the one-day series 3-2. Flintoff took five for 19 in his five overs, including the hat-trick in his final over, as England claimed their first one-day series victory in the Caribbean.
Shannon Gabriel extends unreserved apology to Joe Root for sledging
A win alone is not sufficient for India to qualify for semifinals and they will have to beat Sri Lanka by a minimum of 20 runs on batting first and with 2.1 to three overs to spare on batting second in their last Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup in St Lucia on Tuesday.
Pakistan are missing some key players in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup but Australian captain Michael Clarke on Saturday said it would not make his team's job any easier when they take on the defending champions in a Group A match in St Lucia on Sunday.
Former captain Khaled Mashud's maiden Test century helped Bangladesh secure a meritable draw on the final day of the first Test.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler compiled an unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 124 to guide England to 231 for four at the close on Day 1 of the third Test against the West Indies in St Lucia.
West Indies recalled ace batsman Brian Lara for the two-Test series against Pakistan
His 146 against the West Indies in the drawn second Test lifted him above Pakistan's Inazamam-ul Haq and South Africa's Jacques Kallis.
India are pressing for a rare win in the Caribbean after making West Indies follow-on in the second Test.
The covers remain on and play is unlikely to start before the lunch break on Day 4 in the second Test between India and the West Indies.
Sunil Gavaskar wrote Virender Sehwag's 180 in the second Test against the West Indies reminded him of Viv Richards
"I don't think we need to take a step backwards now. It is about going forward, getting the confidence up again," Lara said.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Rain is also forecast for St Lucia, the location for the fifth and sixth one-dayers, set for Saturday and Sunday.
Pakistan batsman Bazid Khan is set to become the third generation of a cricket family to play in Tests.
West Indies suffered to their second successive series whitewash when they lost to Pakistan in the third ODI by 22 runs.
Pakistan won the second One-Day International and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Pedro Collins took six wickets for 53 runs to bowl West Indies to an innings and 99 runs victory in the second Test against Bangladesh.
The West Indies fast bowler was fined 75 per cent of his match fee for deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play.
Bangladesh were 94 for six at the close on day four of the first Test against West Indies to take a lead of 158 into the final day.
Bangladesh posted their highest Test total before being dismissed for 416 on the day three of the first Test against WI in St Lucia.
Bangladesh moved to an impressive 406 for nine wickets at the close of play on the rain-affected second day of the first Test against West Indies.
Skipper Habibul Bashar struck a fluent ton to lead the tourists to a respectable 278 for seven on the first day of the opening Test against WI.
Chris Gayle smashed 67 off 38 balls as the West Indies sealed a six-wicket win over Australia in the third Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Monday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match series.
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.
Guyana Amazon Warriors crushed St. Lucia Zouks by seven wickets to jump to the second place in the points table.
The left-arm Indian pacer said he would have to back to the basics to recapture his form.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, on Wednesday, became the first bowler to reach the mark of 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
West Indies wrapped up a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh before lunch on the fifth and final day of the first Test in St Vincent on Tuesday.
Brian Lara threatened to resign as West Indies captain if his side fail to beat Bangladesh in the second Test.
Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian player to score a century in Test cricket before lunch on the opening day, joining an esteemed list of former cricketers, including the legendary Don Bradman.
Avesh Khan's redemption, after being whacked around the Caribbean grounds, has come about after slowing down his pace following skipper Rohit Sharma's advice.
The third one-day international between West Indies and England was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled in Grenada on Monday.
An enticing showdown between former Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner could take place on November 10.
Earlier, the West Indies chose to bat first after winning the toss and rode on opener Lewis's effort which included nine sixes and four boundaries to post a challenging total although the hosts were poised for an even bigger score at one point.
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