Carl Hooper must be shaking his head in disbelief. Coming off
another crushing defeat directly linked to the brittleness of the
batting, things got worse Tuesday evening with the news that
Sherwyn Campbell and Marlon Campbell would miss the remainder of
the tour because of injuries.
Campbell, who was belatedly included in the touring squad after
Ramnaresh Sarwan pulled out with a gimpy back, broke his finger
while fielding on the fourth day of the first Test while Samuels
requires immediate surgery in Sharjah on his left knee.
All hail the mighty Windward Islands. For the first time in 19
years, the Windward Islands scored an outright win against Barbados
in second round action in the Busta Cup tournament.
Having taken first innings points from Jamaica in the opening
round, the Windwards beat Barbados by 71 runs at Kensington Oval to
take an early lead in the tournament. Click on 'read more'
below for summarised scores of second round matches.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper said that mistakes at crucial
periods were the main reason for today's 170-run defeat on the
fifth and final day of the first Test against Pakistan here at the
Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
"It's the little things and little moments we're allowing to slip
from us," Hooper said after the visitors collapsed from 111 for one
at lunch to 171 all out and defeat on the stroke of tea.
Jamaica took firm control of its match against Guyana and the
Windwards Islands continued their fine showing in this year's Busta
Cup with both teams on the verge of outright points in their
respective second round matches.
In other matches, Trinidad & Tobago also appears poised to win
its game against the Windies 'A' select team while Bangladesh 'A'
has batted itself into contention agains the Leewards. Click
'read more' below for summarised scores.
Pakistan captain and ace fast bowler Waqar Younis inspired a
West Indies first innings collapse on Sunday's fourth day of the
opening Test to ensure the visitors would once again face a
difficult struggle to save a Test on foreign soil on Monday's final
day.
Promisingly placed at 325 for five overnight, the 33-year-old Waqar
broke the excellent century partnership between Shivnarine
Chanderpaul and Ryan Hinds and the last five West Indies wickets
tumbled for 14 runs in the morning session.
