The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Guyana captain Mahendra Nagamootoo said that his team will need
to improve in all areas of their play when they oppose points
leaders the Windward Islands today in the third round of the Busta
Cup cricket competition in St Vincent.
Guyana are at the bottom of the points standings without a point, a
place normally reserved for the Windwards who have shown a marked
improvement in performance over the last few years.
Bangladesh 'A', 33 runs ahead of Trinidad and Tobago on first
innings, were 23 without loss at the close of the second day of
their 2002 Busta Cup third round match at Shaw Park.
Play started 30 minutes late in the morning session because
overnight rain left wet spots at both ends of the pitch.
It's Runako Morton. The West Indies selectors on Thursday called
on the in-form Leeward Islands batsman batsman to fly to Sharjah to
replace the injured Marlon Samuels for the ODI series against
Pakistan.
Morton, who bowls a tidy off-spin, will jet out of the Caribbean
tomorrow to join Carl Hooper's struggling team in time for the
one-day series, which starts on February 14.
Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan both made centuries as Pakistan
took control of the second Test against the West Indies in Sharjah.
The two led Pakistan to 344 for three at the end of the opening
day, after West Indies captain Carl Hooper won the toss and put
them into bat.
AUDIO REPORT:
BBC's Chris Florence
It took the wrath of the injury gods to force Carl Hooper's
hand.
When the decisive second Test against Pakistan starts in Dubai on
Thursday, specialist spinner Dinanath Ramnarine will find a place
in the final eleven after tour-ending injuries to Sherwyn Campbell
and Marlon Samuels forced an abandonment of the risky strategy to
play eight batsmen.