News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 3 hours ago
Debutant opener Adrian Barath announced himself with a fighting century, but Australia took the honours in romping to an innings defeat of the West Indies inside three days at the Gabba. The West Indies compiled meek innings of 228 and 187 in going
News Source: Wellington Dominion
| about 4 hours ago
Still hurting over their Ashes defeat, Australia vented their frustration by beating up the hapless West Indies in the first test in Brisbane within three days. The wilting Windies lost 15 wickets in all on Saturday to lose by an innings and 65 runs,
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 6 hours ago
West Indies lost four middle-order wickets after following on to be on the brink of a convincing defeat in the first Test against Australia at the Gabba. The tourists limped to 4 for 106 at tea on day three, still 146 runs from making the home side
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 6 hours ago
Former brickies labourer Ben Hilfenhaus reduced the West Indies top-order to rubble after Ricky Ponting enforced a surprise follow-on in the first Test on Saturday. But teenage revelation Adrian Barath helped add some respectability for the tourists
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 9 hours ago
Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz’s happy homecoming continued at the Gabba today as he quickly cleaned up the West Indian tail in the first Test. Hauritz took three wickets in eight balls, including two in a row to be on a hat-trick, to dismiss the
News Source: The independent
| about 11 hours ago
Sooner or later, a team batting second under the Newlands floodlights will prevail. On a sun-drenched afternoon yesterday, with Table Mountain overlooking the ground against a cloudless sky and on the most sedate of pitches, AB De Villiers went some
News Source: Telegraph India
| about 13 hours ago
The hosts declared at 480 for eight on the strength of 79 from Marcus North and an unbeaten half-century from Nathan Hauritz. The declaration came half-an-hour before tea and, after an eventful afternoon, the limping visitors were five for 134 with
News Source: The Frontier Post
| about 15 hours ago
West Indies refused to let Australia run away with the first Test, but the hosts have the stronger position after a bright opening to the contest. The local batsmen, the ones whose first-innings lapses cost the side in England, failed to convert a