Sun, Mar 18, '12
Kieron Pollard blazed West Indies to a first ODI victory over Australia since 2006, his stand with Dwayne Bravo swallowing up the tourists' modest total in a rain-affected match at the Arnos Vale Ground.
Set the Duckworth/Lewis-adjusted target of 158 from 40 overs after holding Australia to 154 for 9, the hosts made the worst possible start when Kieran Powell shouldered arms to Brett Lee's first ball of the innings and was palpably lbw. But from an uncertain 74 for 4, Pollard and Dwayne Bravo constructed the most assured stand of the match, and took West Indies to a deserved win with five wickets and 11 balls to spare.
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Sun, Mar 18, '12 by TONY COZIER
THE coming ten weeks hold more significance for West Indies cricket than any other period in the recent past.
They are likely both to determine the future direction of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and to establish whether the West Indies are making any progress out of the depths of the international game, a situation that could well bring head coach Ottis Gibson and captain Darren Sammy further under the microscope.
Between now and the end of the June, there are successive series of Tests and ODIs, with the sprinkling of a few Twenty20 Internationals, against two of the powerhouses of the present game, Australia at home and England in England.
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