The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
England will play four tests and seven one-day internationals on their 2004 tour to the West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday.
The ECB said a full itinerary, including other tour matches, will be released at a later date.
The time has come for the ICC to abandon its current point system in the World Cup and institute one that won?t leave a team?s fate to rain. Indeed, there are times when we have to accept whatever mother nature dishes out. Fortunately, however, there is a fair, sound and equitable way to ensure that rain does not preclude the best from moving forward in the World Cup competition.
Roger Harper's career as coach of the West Indies senior team will come to an end when the World Cup comes to a close on March 23.
The 39-year-old Guyanese, who got a three year contract to take over from Viv Richards in March 2000, declined to apply for an extension and will pursue a job that does not require nonstop travel, sources told CaribbeanCricket.com.
Indications are that former West Indies fast-bowler, Franklyn Rose, will not play for Jamaica again this Carib Beer season. And his career as a Jamaica cricketer may well be at an end.
Rose was not considered for the just-ended fourth round game against West Indies 'B' at Kaiser Sports Club here. He was suffering from a painful and swollen right elbow, strained on the last day of the drawn game against Barbados in that country last week.
The West Indies were given a scare before racing to victory over Canada by seven wickets in a thrilling match at Centurion Park.
A magnificent century from John Davison had helped Canada to their best-ever one-day total. But Vasbert Drakes dismissed him for 111 with a spectacular one-handed catch at the boundary rope and then chipped in with five wickets to skittle the minnows for 202.