Shivnarine Chanderpaul received a precautionary brain scan after he was struck on the back of his head off Brett Lee’s bowling to score his 18th Test hundred on the third day of the opening Test between West Indies and Australia on Saturday. The 33-year-old Chanderpaul was on 86 and trying to evade a sharply rising delivery from Lee, when he received the excruciating blow.
West Indies coach John Dyson hailed his side’s bowling late on the third day of the opening Test which sank Australia to 17 for four in their second innings on Saturday at Sabina Park. But he urged the batsmen in the side to follow the example of long-standing left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose 118 in the first innings led West Indies to 312, replying to the Aussies’ first innings total of 431.
A patient century from Thilan Samaraweera helped Sri Lanka recover to 268 all out at the close of play on the third day of the second Test on Saturday, setting West Indies a victory target of 253. The tourists were reeling at 99-6 but a seventh-wicket stand of 138 between Samaraweera (125) and Chaminda Vaas (45) hauled Sri Lanka back into the game.
The West Indies have put their celebrations behind them and are focusing on cricket. That was the message from West Indies captain Chris Gayle on Tuesday on the eve of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday. The West Indies go into the Test with a 1-0 lead after beating South Africa by 128 runs in the first Test.
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/ 31 December 2007
South Africa called up experienced batsman Neil McKenzie for the second Test against the West Indies starting at Newlands on Wednesday after their shock 128-run defeat in the first match in Port Elizabeth. McKenzie (32) is expected to end a three-and-a-half year exile from Test cricket and open the batting in place of out-of-form Herschelle Gibbs.
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/ 30 December 2007
When South Africa went into the first Test match against the West Indies at St George’s Park on Wednesday, they were ranked second in the world. ”We don’t take much notice of rankings, but we want to keep on winning Tests and challenge for the top spot when we tour Australia at the end of next year,” said Proteas captain Graeme Smith.
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/ 22 December 2007
Members of the South Africa A team that inflicted a humiliating 10-wicket defeat on the West Indies at Buffalo Park on Friday are putting certain Proteas players under pressure, and that is good for South African cricket, says South Africa A coach Kepler Wessels.
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/ 8 December 2007
Australian coach John Dyson says he needs to sit down with the West Indian players and quickly discover why they are underachieving in world cricket, reports said on Saturday. The former Test opening batsman coach leaves Sydney for the Caribbean on Monday to take up his appointment as the new West Indies coach.