India leads the three-Test series 1-0 and it is hard to see how, barring a second-innings catastrophe, it can lose that advantage in the final two days of another rain-affected Test.
Half centuries from Abhinav Mukund (62) VVS Laxman (56), Suresh Raina (50) and skipper MS Dhoni (65 not out) were the backbone of India's 6 for 308 at the end of what, for this series at least, was a rare day of rain-free cricket.
West Indies were hampered by the absence of seamer Ravi Rampaul who did not bowl at all due to a virus which kept him at the team hotel for most of the day.
With the other pace bowler Fidel Edwards also having some physical difficulties, West Indies skipper Darren Sammy, who opened the bowling with his medium pace, bowled 26 overs while spinner Devendra Bishoo worked his way through 35 overs.
West Indies even turned to the occasional spin of Kirk Edwards and Shivnarine Chanderpaul - with the latter producing a surprise wicket when the Guyanese had Laxman stumped in unusual fashion by Carlton Baugh.
The day began brightly for the hosts when Murali Vijay (5) was caught behind off a rising delivery from Edwards and then India found itself 2 for 18 after Rahul Dravid (5) was bowled by Sammy.
Mukund and Laxman saw the tourists through to 102 at lunch and the 98-run partnership between the pair laid the foundations for India's innings.
Mukund, who had made his maiden Test half-century, must have been fancying his chances of going on to a first hundred but he was caught, off a bat-pad, by Adrian Barath from Bishoo's spin.
Virat Kohli was then caught behind off Sammy to leave the tourists at 4 for 168 and a key breakthrough for the home side came with the dismissal of Laxman who, on 56, let go an innocuous, wide delivery from Chanderpaul but lifted his foot briefly and wicket-keeper Baugh reacted sharply to stump him.
At 5 for 172, West Indies, despite injuries also appearing to affect Sammy and Edwards, would have fancied their chances of getting into the Indian tail but a 103-run partnership between Raina and Dhoni put paid to those hopes.
Raina was trapped lbw by Edwards with the new ball and Harbhajan Singh (12) saw the session to a close with a confident-looking Dhoni.
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The Thunder announced on Saturday the 24-year-old would join the likes of David Warner and Chris Gayle in playing for the side in the upcoming revamped Twenty20 competition.
It completed a bizarre turn of events after officials from the Scorchers were forced to backflip on claiming they had signed the player on Friday.
The WACA believed it had reached an agreement with Khawaja's management on Wednesday that the 24-year-old left-hander would line up for the Scorchers in the revamped Twenty20 tournament.
However, his management communicated to the WACA that Khawaja was still considering his options and likely to join another BBL team closer to his Sydney home.
WACA cricket manager Andrew Scotford said there had been a "miscommunication" with Usman before his departure to Zimbabwe to join the Australia A tour.
But the Thunder, who will play at Sydney's Olympic stadium, wasted no time announcing they had sealed the deal on Saturday.
"I am honoured to have the chance to be playing for the Sydney Thunder this season," Khawaja said in a statement released by the club.
"I have been very impressed by the calibre of players already in the squad and we are looking forward to making our mark in the first season of the Big Bash League."
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Tags: sport, cricket, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, wa, perth-6000The pair, left out of Australia's one-day squad for next month's tour of Sri Lanka, combined for a 206-run opening partnership as Australia A posted 6 for 293 from its 50 overs.
South Africa A was then dismissed for 291 in reply, with Mitch Marsh taking 4 for 56.
Hughes, who could replace Simon Katich as Test opener, put in a man-of-the-match performance smashing 137 from as many balls.
Warner also contributed to the early attacking, hitting 120 from 137.
Australia A plays a two-day tour match starting on Monday, before two four-day games against Zimbabwe to finish the tour.
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Tags: sport, cricket, australia, south-africa, zimbabweA century sixth-wicket partnership between Angelo Mathews (62) and Jeevan Mendis (48), which rescued Sri Lanka from 5 for 131, threatened to upset England but some assured catches at the end and fine bowling put paid to the tourists' chances.
Young paceman Jade Dernbach finished with two wickets off the final two balls, while James Anderson also picked up two victims and Tim Bresnan was the pick of the attack with 3 for 49.
Earlier the rock steady Trott notched up 72 off 87 deliveries to guide England to 9 for 268 off its 50 overs, the hosts having started strongly with captain Alastair Cook (31) and Craig Kieswetter (43).
Eoin Morgan (57) combined with Trott while Anderson struck a crucial late 12 runs, Suraj Randiv leading the Sri Lankan attack taking 5 for 42.
England dropped Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad before the match, while Cook, who replaced Andrew Strauss as one-day skipper following the World Cup, led from the front to steer his team to a series victory.
He smashed an unbeaten 95 in the fourth match to hand England a 10-wicket win, and finished with 298 runs at an average of 74.50.
Cook was not in the World Cup squad, where England was demolished by eventual runners-up Sri Lanka.
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Tags: sport, cricket, sri-lanka, united-kingdom, englandOn a mixed day for the Victorian, White was axed from the one-day team but retained as Australia's Twenty20 captain for the tour when the two squads were named on Wednesday.
The writing was on the wall for White when he was dropped from the team during the recent one-day series in Bangladesh following a barren run at the World Cup.
But it did not soften the blow on Wednesday.
"It is no secret I haven't been in the best of form of late but I was hopeful I would still be in the squad. It's definitely a kick in the guts," White said.
White exits the one-day squad along with Callum Ferguson as fellow batsmen Shaun Marsh and David Hussey return.
White hoped to break back into the one-day side but wondered when he would get the next chance to press his claims.
"I don't have a lot of cricket for a little while now," he said.
"Outside of a couple of T20 games I will be back playing for Victoria and scoring as many runs as I can.
"I just have to go back and get better and hopefully get another opportunity at some stage."
White did not consider himself a Twenty20 specialist.
"T20 is such a different game and moving towards having specialist players - (but) I am not saying I am in that boat," he said.
Australian Test and one-day skipper Michael Clarke backed White to break back into the 50-over game.
"It is a tough call because he is a wonderful player and has been a big part of the one-day team for a while now," said Clarke.
"I am very confident he will continue to work hard in the nets and keep putting the runs on the board whether it be for Victoria or in Twenty20.
"On the other hand it is great to see young Shaun Marsh and David Hussey back in the team."
White averaged just 17.5 in seven innings before being ousted by South Australia's Ferguson on the Bangladesh tour.
Marsh returns to the one-day side after missing the World Cup due to a hamstring injury while Hussey is back in both the 50-over game and Twenty20 sides after missing the Bangladesh tour due to the birth of his first child.
Young quick James Pattinson features in both squads while Xavier Doherty is the one-day spinner and Stephen O'Keefe is the Twenty20 tweaker.
Australia will play two Twenty20s, five one-day internationals and three Tests in Sri Lanka.
Twenty20 players fly out on July 30 and the remaining one-day squad members on August 5.
The Test squad will be announced later this month.
Twenty20 squad: Cameron White (c), Shane Watson (vc), Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, David Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Stephen O'Keefe, James Pattinson, Steven Smith, David Warner
ODI squad: Michael Clarke (c), Shane Watson (vc), Doug Bollinger, Xavier Doherty, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, James Pattinson, Ricky Ponting, Steven Smith
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Tags: sport, cricket, onedayseries, twenty20, australia, vic First posted July 6, 2011 11:52:00England captain Alastair Cook scored 95 not out - to follow his 119 in a six-wicket loss at Lord's - as the hosts cruised to their rain-revised target of 171 with more than 24 overs to spare in Nottingham.
Fellow opener Craig Kieswetter was 72 not out.
England's victory was all but assured when it bowled Sri Lanka out for just 174 after Cook won the toss and fielded first on a green-tinged pitch.
James Anderson finished with 3 for 24 from eight overs and fellow seamer Jade Dernbach wrapped up the innings with three wickets in 10 balls.
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 75 in an innings where no other batsman made more than Angelo Mathews' 39.
The series is now set to be decided in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford this weekend.
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Tags: sport, cricket, sri-lanka, united-kingdom, england First posted July 7, 2011 07:28:00Earlier this week, Tait announced he would play for the Melbourne Renegades in this summer's Big Bash League.
In the latest local signings, seven players have joined the Adelaide Strikers, all of them members of the Redbacks side that won last season's Big Bash.
The group includes batsmen Callum Ferguson and Michael Klinger and all-rounder Aaron O'Brien.
Strikers coach Darren Berry says the team tried to persuade Tait to stay in Adelaide for the competition.
He says the Strikers were also unable to recruit all-rounder Dan Christian.
"Was Shaun Tait and Dan Christian a priority on my list? Absolutely they were. Did we try and keep them here? Absolutely we did," he said.
"The commercial reality is there is no way we were going to keep the entire team together."
Berry says the salary cap and competition from other clubs were major hurdles.
"Shaun and his management decided that I suppose a bird in the hand, and he jumped at that opportunity and I have no ill-feeling towards Taity," he said.
"He's going to play a significant role for us in the Champions League."
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, sa, adelaide-5000 First posted July 7, 2011 15:45:00Ishant Sharma captured two wickets and Praveen Kumar one before lunch as India seized control early after winning the toss and sending the opposition in to bat.
However, the foul weather stopped the tourists' momentum and washed out most of the day.
Only 3.1 overs were bowled after lunch and when stumps were drawn, with the covers still on the ground, West Indies were 3 for 75 with Darren Bravo (22 not out) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (17 not out) trying to rebuild the innings with an unbroken partnership of 40.
The pair had come together in the morning session after India had ripped through the top order and reduced West Indies to 3 for 35 in the 17th over.
Kumar made the initial breakthrough when he dismissed Kieran Powell cheaply then Sharma, man of the match in last week's drawn second Test in Barbados, bowled Adrian Barath for 12 and Kirk Edwards was caught behind for 6.
India, which leads the series 1-0 after winning the opening Test in Jamaica, made one change to the side that drew in Barbados with paceman Munaf Patel replacing Abhimanyu Mithun.
West Indies made two changes, dropping batsmen Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan in favor of Powell and Edwards.
While the two batsmen were making their Test debuts, Chanderpaul was making his 133rd Test appearance to become the most capped West Indian in Tests, eclipsing the previous record of 132 held by Courtney Walsh.
The 36-year-old left hander made his Test debut in 1994 and has been a regular member of the team ever since, scoring more than 9,000 runs, including 22 centuries, at an average over 48.
"It feels good to reach this landmark. I just want to keep doing my best in every match," Chanderpaul said in a statement.
West Indies team manager Richie Richardson, a team-mate of Chanderpaul's when he made his Test debut, paid tribute to his outstanding career.
"When Shiv first came into the team years back you could see the desire to play for a long time," Richardson said.
"He has worked hard over the years and it is great to see him reaching this landmark."
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Tags: sport, cricket, dominica, indiaSangakkara received a standing ovation after his outspoken remarks but they ruffled feathers back home in Sri Lanka, where sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage ordered an investigation into the speech.
"Sangakkara's lecture at MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) seems to have disturbed a hornet's nest," the state-run Lankapuvath news agency said.
The minister ordered Sri Lanka Cricket to make a report on Monday's speech, it added.
"Sangakkara is likely to be called to explain," the agency said.
The star's controversial claims came just days after Sri Lanka's sports minister said he had forced the national cricket board committee to step down following allegations of financial mismanagement.
In his speech, Sangakkara welcomed the International Cricket Council (ICC) directive requiring all national boards to be elected without political interference.
"We have to aspire to better administration," Sangakkara said.
"The administration needs to adopt the same values enshrined by the team over the years: integrity, transparency, commitment and discipline."
He said power games among cricket administrators, as well as board politics, had triggered rifts, ill feeling and distrust among key players.
He quit the captaincy after Sri Lanka lost the World Cup final to India.
Sangakkara, 33, became the youngest man to deliver the Cowdrey Lecture at MCC, which owns Lord's, the self-styled "home of cricket" in north-west London.
The lecture was inaugurated in 2001 in memory of the late former England captain Colin Cowdrey.
Last week, the ICC gave all member boards until its next meeting in June 2012 to implement the new board ruling and a further 12 months - to June 2013 - before any sanctions will be considered.
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Tags: sport, cricket, sri-lanka, united-kingdom, englandSuppiah's record figures, which bettered Sohail Tanvir's 6 for 14 for Rajasthan against Chennai in the Indian Premier League in in May 2008, came from 3.4 overs as all 10 Glamorgan wickets fell to the Somerset spinners.
Glamorgan, put into bat, had no answer to Suppiah and Somerset's other two spinners, Murali Kartik and Max Waller, as it was dismissed for just 98 - its second-worst total in the tournament - in just 17.4 overs of an 18-overs-per-side contest which was reduced because of rain.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard made 31 not out off 20 balls as Somerset won with 21 balls to spare.
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Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, united-kingdom, england, walesChasing a victory target of 231, Australia was dismissed for 196 in the 48th over with England's Katherine Brunt taking career-best figures of 5 for 18.
Nitschke, the reigning ICC women's player of the year and Australia's best international player for the past three years, was restricted to just 15 before falling to the in-form Brunt.
Australia had been in trouble at 3 for 33 before Alex Blackwell and Jess Cameron put on 41 for the fourth wicket.
Cameron (75) and Blackwell (34) tried their valiant best to save the Australian cause but the run-out of Jodie Fields (30) and removal of Clea Smith for a second-ball duck signalled the end.
Meanwhile India beat New Zealand by 32 runs to claim third place in the tournament.
Tags: sport, cricket, australia, united-kingdom, englandIndia was 0 for 8, replying to West Indies' first innings total of 204, when a combination of rain and bad light stopped play early on the second day at Windsor Park, where only 49.2 over were possible.
Out of the statutory 180 overs that should have been bowled over the first two days, only 80.3 have been completed, as typically seasonal weather has ravaged the Dominica capital, hosting a Test for the first time.
Sharma, the most successful of all the bowlers in the series, upstaged Harbhajan, taking 5 for 77 from 21.3 overs.
His success followed up his 6 for 55 in the first innings of the drawn second Test at Bridgetown, taking his tally in the three-Test series to 21 wickets at 14.04 apiece.
Harbhajan, playing his 96th Test for the Indians, bowled Carlton Baugh for the West Indies top score of 60 about an hour and 20 minutes after lunch to achieve the milestone.
Only former captains Anil Kumble (619) and Kapil Dev (434) have taken more wickets for the visitors than Harbhajan.
He is also the fourth spin bowler to take 400 wickets in Tests, following in the footsteps of fellow off spinner Muttiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka, whose 800 scalps are the most, Australia's Shane Warne (708), and Kumble.
Harbhajan finished with 2 for 26 from 15 overs and Praveen Kumar took 2 for 22 from 16 overs.
Before lunch India had continued to exploit the brittle West Indies batting line-up, removing Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels when play resumed 20 minutes later than regularly scheduled with the hosts on their overnight 3 for 75.
Munaf Patel struck in the fourth over of the day when Chanderpaul was slightly squared up by a perfectly-pitched delivery moving away, edged, and was caught behind by India captain and birthday boy MS Dhoni for 23, following a 49-run stand with Bravo.
Kumar tightened India's grip when Samuels, struck on the helmet by a short, rising ball from Patel, attempted a lazy drive at a delivery outside the off-stump and was bowled for 9 dragging the ball onto his stumps off the inside edge, leaving West Indies 5 for 99.
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Tags: sport, cricket, dominica, india First posted July 8, 2011 08:21:00The WACA believed it had reached an agreement with Khawaja's management on Wednesday that the 24-year-old left-hander would line up for the Scorchers in the revamped Twenty20 tournament.
However, his management communicated to the WACA later in the day that Khawaja was still considering his options and likely to join another BBL team closer to his Sydney home.
WACA cricket manager Andrew Scotford said there was a "miscommunication" with Usman before his departure to Zimbabwe to join the Australia A tour.
"We were very confident that we had secured his services and could make an announcement to that end today," he said.
"We are obviously disappointed to lose a player of Usman's calibre at the 11th hour, but the BBL contracting window has shown that as doors close, others open, and we look forward to making more exciting announcements in the coming days."
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Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, australia, wa, perth-6000Ferguson on Thursday said he will play for the Adelaide franchise in the competition starting in December.
The 26-year-old strokeplayer received several offers from other franchises, but decided to stay in South Australia.
"This city has seen some great success in the T20 format recently so it would be great to see it continue," Ferguson - on tour with Australia A in Zimbabwe - said in a statement.
Ferguson is among a batch of cricketers, who were part of SA's T20 champion side last summer, to commit to the Strikers.
Batsman Dan Harris, Nathan Lyon, captain Michael Klinger, Aiden Blizzard, Aaron O'Brien, Kane Richardson, Tom Cooper and Cameron Borgas will also remain in Adelaide.
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Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, adelaide-5000The Tasmanian retired from international Twenty20 cricket in 2009 but will return to his home state for the seven-week competition.
Tigers skipper George Bailey will play with the Melbourne Stars.
Bailey says he joined the Stars because he wants to spend more time with his Melbourne-based girlfriend.
The hard-hitting right-hander averages nearly 30 in Twenty20 cricket.
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, tas, hobart-7000Tasmanian skipper George Bailey, Western Australia's Adam Voges and former Queensland captain Chris Simpson have all agreed to join the Stars, who will play their home matches at the MCG.
Australian T20 captain Cameron White and prolific batsman David Hussey were also revealed on Thursday as members of the Stars' inaugural team franchise, to be coached by Greg Shipperd.
They will name the balance of their 18-man squad, including two internationals, in the next couple of weeks.
"In our first five signings, we have selected players we consider to be amongst the most intelligent cricketers in this form of the game," Shipperd said.
"These are players who can think on their feet and play under pressure, five players with captaincy experience who will make good decisions at crucial times in matches."
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Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, vic, melbourne-3000The fall-out over the veteran Test opener's inglorious dumping threatened to distract the team ahead of next month's tour.
After missing out on a Cricket Australia (CA) contract, Katich sensationally revealed there was unease within the Test team about selection decisions, while Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson expressed their surprise over the opener's treatment.
But Clarke claimed every player was on the same page ahead of the Sri Lankan tour after starting an Australian training camp in Brisbane with an honesty session.
"We had a couple of really good meetings on Sunday night, which were really open in an environment where guys were comfortable to voice their opinion," he said.
"It was a closed environment which gave everyone the freedom to be themselves and say what they feel, get everything on the table - it was very positive.
"I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to say what they had to say and take it on board - as a group, we can now work together.
"We all walked out of that looking forward to what was in front of us."
Australian coach Tim Nielsen admitted this week Katich's axing was a clear sign national selectors wanted to "regenerate" the team.
But Clarke said players will not be "looking over their shoulder" on the Sri Lankan tour, where he will make his debut as full-time Test captain.
"Not at all. The boys are now feeling very comfortable," he said.
"What has come from this camp is not only some hard work but everyone getting behind each other to work toward our goal of having as much success as we can.
"Unfortunately in this game, some people do get dropped but it is about supporting your mates and getting the best out of your team."
Australia will play two Twenty20s, five one-dayers and three Tests in Sri Lanka from August.
The T20 and ODI squads have been named, but the Test squad will not be announced until later this month.
T20 players fly out on July 30 and the remaining one-day squad members on August 5.
Clarke hopes the Sri Lankan tour starts a new era in Australian cricket, especially with former players Steve Rixon, Craig McDermott and Justin Langer added to the coaching staff.
This followed a sweeping CA review of the cricket team and operations in light of the resounding Ashes' loss.
"We've got some new coaching staff and some new exciting youngsters in the squad," Clarke said.
"I guess it is a new start and we are all looking forward to getting as much success in all three forms as we can."
One of the youngsters singled out by Clarke is young quick James Pattinson, named in both the one-day and T20 squads for Sri Lanka.
The 21-year-old has already made his ODI debut in Bangladesh in April, taking 1-39.
"He looks much fitter and stronger than he did in Bangladesh and I thought he did pretty well over there - he has a bright future," Clarke said.
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The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee unanimously agreed at its Hong Kong conference to make DRS mandatory in all international Tests and one-day matches, India's cricket authorities announced.
"The BCCI has always expressed its willingness to embrace technology, for the betterment of the game," said Narayanaswami Srinivasan, the president-elect of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a statement.
The ground-breaking deal means that India will, for the first time, agree to using the DRS in a Test series when they tour England from July.
But Srinivasan added: "However, the current (Hawkeye) ball-tracking technology, on which the DRS system is based, is not acceptable to the board.
"The BCCI is agreeable to the use of technology in decision-making, which will include infra-red cameras and audio-tracking devices.
"The BCCI's view was supported at the ongoing ICC CEC meeting in Hong Kong."
Hot Spot, the "thermal imaging" technology now available and made mandatory in the DRS, will mostly be used for close catches and edges.
But the committee decided that the use of Hawkeye, which tracks the trajectory of the delivery, would continue to depend on agreement between both teams in any match.
LBW decisions will continue to be governed by the on-field umpires.
Under the agreement, teams will be allowed to make one incorrect challenge to an on-field umpire's decision before all their referrals for that innings are used up.
A two-challenge system, broadly accepted by most of cricket's leading nations, was in use at the recent World Cup in the sub-continent, which India won.
The BCCI had questioned the accuracy of the technology involved in the DRS and Monday's deal marks a significant concession from the world champions, who have been opposed almost from the moment of the system's inception in 2009.
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Tags: sport, cricket, india First posted June 27, 2011 21:35:00West Indies resumed on 3 for 131, chasing an unlikely 326 to win, but could manage only 262 on a pitch that offered something to everyone.
"This was a great cricket wicket, that one had lots of shooters and lifters, so kudos to the groundsmen," said Rahul Dravid, after being named man-of-the match.
"I'm enjoying it as much as ever. Days like this, that's what you play for."
West Indies had needed a big second innings score from one of its batsmen to match the 112 from Dravid but none of the home players was able to carry on after making starts.
Seven West Indian batsmen got at least 25 runs but not one went on to make a half-century, with Darren Bravo top-scoring with 41.
"We showed again today if we bat properly, we can come out victorious," West Indies captain Darren Sammy said.
"The bowling has been delivering, we need to bat well as a unit.
"When we got out there we have to focus and be mentally tougher, play the situation, think of the team."
All five Indian bowlers used got wickets with Ishant Sharma and fellow paceman Praveen Kumar both capturing three scalps each, for the second time in the match, after India had made just 246 and 252.
"I always believe our lower order can perform with the bat, and our part-timers can take wickets," India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
"(Kumar) is a very skilful bowler, and if there is anything for him he will make full use. That's the main reason he got six wickets in this game."
The second Test will be played in Barbados starting on Tuesday.
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Tags: sport, cricket, india, jamaicaCricket Australia opted to promote Siddle after James Faulkner (glandular fever) was ruled out of the trip to Zimbabwe.
John Hastings will be Faulkner's replacement in Australia A's one-day squad.
Siddle was used in the recent Ashes series but has not played for the national team since, most notably being overlooked for the World Cup.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said his panel was keen for the pair, who both have CA contracts, to play under match conditions ahead of Australia's tour to Sri Lanka in August.
"Both John and Peter have had a reasonable period off cricket and the tour gives them a great opportunity to bowl at international level ahead of potential selection for the Australian tour of Sri Lanka," Hilditch said.
The form shown in Australia A's series against Zimbabwe is likely to determine a number of spots in the Test side.
Siddle will be playing alongside fellow quick Ben Hilfenhaus, spinner Michael Beer and young batsmen Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes.
All five played in Australia's last Test in Sydney.
Australia A opens their tour with a one-day game on June 29, with the first four-day game starting on July 15.
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Tags: sport, cricket, australia, vicThe Perth team's announcement on Friday came a day after the Scorchers lost a bidding war for West Indies master blaster Chris Gayle, who opted against returning to Perth.
Gibbs, 37, is the seventh-leading scorer in T20 history with 2673 runs at an average of 26.20 and a strike-rate of 125.
The opener's tally of 113 matches at domestic and international level makes him the sixth-most experienced player in the game.
The South African demonstrated his hitting power with six sixes in one over in the 2007 one-day World Cup and one of his best innings was an 111-ball 175 against Australia in 2006 in Johannesburg in a one-dayer.
"I have known Herschelle for many years and have seen him destroy some of the best attacks in world cricket," former South African national coach Arthur said.
"I am looking forward to seeing him take to the Big Bash League in a similar manner and I'm sure the Perth Scorchers' fans will really warm to him."
The Scorchers' four other signings on Friday were Western Australian and Australian veteran Mike Hussey, young all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Tom Beaton.
Hussey, 36, was a member of the Chennai Super Kings who won this year's Indian Premier League T20 title.
Perth announced on Thursday it had poached New South Wales Shield captain Simon Katich, a native West Australian, for the new competition.
The eight new city-based sides have salary caps of $1 million per team. Gayle knocked back a $250,000 offer from Perth.
Hurricanes' coach Ali de Winter said on Friday national back-up wicketkeeper Tim Paine and Test spinner Xavier Doherty had signed with the new Hobart team, alongside crowd favourite and Pakistan import Rana Naveed.
The SCG-based Sydney Sixers signed New South Wales state players Steve Smith and Moises Henriques, while Cameron Borgas and Daniel Harris will play for Adelaide Strikers.
Rounding out 14 signings announced on Friday, Chris Lynn and Nick Buchanan will play for Brisbane Heat.
The main contracting window closes on July 22, with teams needing to sign a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 18, including up to two from overseas, in that time.
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Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, wa First posted July 1, 2011 18:00:00But the besieged national coach would be forgiven for keeping his fingers crossed for a meteoric rise.
Nielsen was dubbed 'Teflon Tim' after having his contract renewed for three years before Australia's heavy home Ashes series defeat which sees the side a lowly number five in the Test rankings.
However, Nielsen's future became clouded after Cricket Australia (CA) announced it would hold a sweeping review in the wake of the Ashes, to be completed ahead of the 2011/12 international season Down Under.
In the meantime, success - and lots of it - would certainly help Nielsen's case.
But Nielsen says improving team consistency, not its ranking, is the main focus ahead of next month's tour of Sri Lanka.
"We are not even thinking about number one," he said.
"To get to number four then number three in the Test rankings and maintain our hold on the number one ranking in one-day cricket we need our players to be as consistent as they can be.
While appearing to concede Australia was "out-coached" in the Ashes, Nielsen admits the public criticism he copped as a result had hurt.
"You don't like it, being singled out - let's be honest," he said.
"It is hard at times but when we play like the Ashes you stand up and cop it on the chin just like the players on the field.
"There was a lot of talk about being outcoached in the Ashes and it is hard to argue with that.
"If it (criticism) doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger. And we are looking forward to getting better."
The CA review has already led to the appointment of ex-Test players Steve Rixon, Justin Langer and Craig McDermott as specialist assistants to Nielsen.
However, one of the biggest post-Ashes changes has been implemented by the national selectors - the sensational dumping of veteran opener Simon Katich.
Nielsen is not concerned it may affect team harmony, despite ex-skipper Ricky Ponting and current vice-captain Shane Watson expressing their surprise over Katich's omission.
"That has happened for 100 years. Players have been left out who are good mates with guys in the side, and nothing has changed," he said.
But Nielsen says they must heed the selectors' message following Katich's axing.
"You don't necessarily like players not performing or not retained but it's the nature of the beast at this level," he said.
"It is pretty clear the selectors have made a decision to regenerate this team.
"We've been through a period where our Test match performances haven't been as good as we would have liked.
"We've got some older players and we have got some younger players looking for an opportunity.
"At some stage the regeneration of this team will take place and I think you have seen the first step in that process."
- AAP
Tags: sport, cricket, australiaSri Lanka was 3 for 112 in its second innings at stumps on the fourth day - still 81 runs behind England's first innings 8 for 377 declared.
England, pressing for a win that would give it the series 2-0, saw its pacemen back up Bell's 119 not out with a disciplined display.
And shortly before the close Stuart Broad, bowling a much fuller length after wastefully dropping short for much of this match, had the experienced Mahela Jayawardene caught behind for just 3 off an excellent leg-cutter.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara - the other proven class batsman in the tourists' ranks - was 44 not out at the close.
Nightwatchman Rangana Herath was unbeaten on 2 after a day where the rain, which has taken 155 overs out of this match, stayed away.
Bell's innings enabled England captain Andrew Strauss to make an enterprising declaration with his side 193 in front - nine more runs than the tourists managed in their first innings 184.
Sri Lanka's Tharanga Paranavitana (10) then guided James Anderson low to Graeme Swann at second slip.
Sangakkara, leading Sri Lanka in place of the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan, came to the crease having scored a mere 65 runs in five innings this series at an average of 13, as compared to a career Test mark of more than 56.
But Sangakkara, Dilshan's immediate predecessor as captain, showed his class with a magnificent cover-driven four off Broad.
Test debutant Lahiru Thirimanne who, like fellow left-hander Sangakkara, made a hundred in last week's tour match against Essex was defending gamely.
But fast bowler Chris Tremlett, who took a Test-best 6 for 48 in the first innings, dismissed Thirimanne for 38 when the opener edged a fine delivery that seamed away to Strauss at first slip.
Bell's century - the first Test hundred at the Rose Bowl - followed his unbeaten 103 in England's innings and 14-run first Test victory in Cardiff.
Together with Eoin Morgan, who made a breezy 71, he shared a sixth-wicket stand of 137 against a flagging Sri Lanka attack badly missing retired greats Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga.
England resumed Sunday on 4 for 195 after Kevin Pietersen's fluent 85 on Saturday had revived the innings from the depths of 2 for 14.
Bell was 39 not out overnight and nightwatchman Anderson unbeaten on nought.
Anderson struck two successive cover-driven fours off Chanaka Welegedara but, next ball, he was caught behind off the left-armer for a sparkling 27.
Late cut and square cut boundaries off successive deliveries from Welegedara took Bell to 95.
And he went to his 14th Test hundred, in 159 balls with 12 fours, when he hooked a bouncer from Suranga Lakmal.
Morgan got himself out when, trying to carve Lakmal, he edged behind to give wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene his fourth catch of the innings.
England then lost a flurry of wickets chasing quick runs, with Matt Prior, who made a century in the drawn second Test at Lord's, out for nought.
Victory in this match for England would see it go joint second alongside South Africa in the ICC Test rankings with only India, its next opponents, above it.
- AFP
Tags: sport, cricket, sri-lanka, englandAustralia A skipper Tim Paine told Grandstand's Alister Nicholson that team camp in Brisbane has been a good opportunity to get to know the playing group and train in conditions kinder than what would be possible in Hobart.
Tags: sport, cricket, australiaLydia Greenway made 48 out of England's 9 for 132.
Although Australia's Alex Blackwell and Lisa Sthalekar put on 72 for the fifth wicket, the visitors were never up with the required run-rate and finished on 8 for 116.
England captain Charlotte Edwards said: "It's been a great day, I'm really proud of the team, we've all worked hard for this.
"We have a great mix of players in the squad at the moment, some of the youngsters are really stepping up to the mark and everyone has contributed to the success.
"We won't be resting on our laurels as we move into the 50-over series, but we will take this momentum with us."
Earlier Monday, India beat New Zealand by three wickets in the playoff for third place at Aldershot.
- AFP
Tags: sport, cricket, australia, englandFormer Australia paceman Clark took up the role with the Sixers in the revamped competition but he did not retire.
The 35-year-old had said he would only play for the Blues if required but his contract arrangement would indicate he intends being more involved than initially thought.
Blues players not to be given contracts included wicketkeeper Daniel Smith, all-rounders Tim Armstrong and Scott Coyte, spinner Luke Doran and fast bowler Joe Mennie, all of whom were delisted.
From their 2010/11 squad, the Blues also lost Mark Cameron to Western Australia, Peter Forrest to Queensland and Nathan Bracken to retirement.
Opener Nic Maddinson, 19, who is currently on tour with Australia A in Zimbabwe, was upgraded from a rookie deal to a full contract.
- AAP
Tags: sport, cricket, sydney-2000Tait has signed with the Melbourne Renegades in the new national Twenty20 competition.
The speedster played his last Sheffield Shield game in 2008 and announced his retirement from fifty-overs cricket after this year's World Cup.
Tait is likely to compete against many of his former Redback team mates, who are expected to join the Adelaide-based Strikers.
Renegades Coach Simon Helmot says Tait will bolster an already formidable line-up.
"He's going to complement our pace bowling attack with Dirk Nannes and Shane Harwood and we're most excited about him coming across," he said.
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, sa, adelaide-5000 First posted July 5, 2011 14:58:00Brett Geeves talks to ABC Local Radio in Hobart about his retirement from cricket after succumbing to long-term back injury.
Tags: sport, cricket, australia, tas, hobart-7000The record-breaking Watson described 35-year-old Katich as a "mate" and said the experienced left-hander had up to two years of international-level cricket left in him.
"I was very disappointed to be totally honest because I've built up a really good friendship and opening partnership with Simon over the last two years and I've had a lot of fun batting with him," said Watson, 30, who was in Hong Kong to promote the International Cricket Council's (ICC) five-day annual conference.
Katich, a 56-Test veteran, was told earlier this month that he had been cut from CA's 25-man list of contracted players for the 2011-12 season, despite being one of the country's most consistent performers.
Katich branded the decision "absolutely ridiculous" and Watson backed him, saying: "For me, it was really disappointing because I still felt that he had another at least year or two of good cricket still in him."
"Being an opening partnership you do become a lot closer because you are taking on the best bowlers in the world together and you need a mate out there to be able to help you out," he added.
Watson's criticism of the selectors' decision follows a similar broadside from former Test skipper Ricky Ponting, who said two weeks ago he was shocked by CA's snub to Katich.
Watson emerged as the key opener after the retirements of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, hammering back-to-back centuries against England and New Zealand to help his side win the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.
The right-handed all-rounder hit a world-record 15 sixes in his unbeaten 185 off 96 balls as Australia defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in March.
Watson was named vice-captain, with captain Michael Clarke replacing Ponting as skipper, following Australia's World Cup exit.
Seeking a fourth successive title, Australia was knocked out in the quarter-finals when they lost to India in Ahmedabad in March.
The disappointment followed the bitter blow of the home Ashes series loss to old rivals England.
"I think Michael's going to do an excellent job," Watson said, backing his captain.
"He's got a great knowledge of the game of cricket, he's very aggressive in the way he captains and the way he sets his field."
Watson said it was not yet clear who his new opening partner would be.
- AFP
Tags: sport, cricket, australia First posted June 29, 2011 22:14:00The duo, who have long tormented teams with long and stubborn innings, both completed half-centuries to steer India to a commanding position of 3 for 229 in its second innings at stumps on the fourth day at Kensington Oval.
That gave the tourists an overall lead of 240 with seven wickets in hand and only one day remaining in a low-scoring match that has been interrupted by torrential rain but may yet produce a result.
While a draw still looms as the most likely result, India at least appeared to be out of any danger and building towards a position where they could set up an early declaration on the final day.
Laxman, who top-scored with 85 in the first innings, finished the day unbeaten on 72 with Virat Kohli on 26. The pair added 75 for the unbroken fourth wicket without taking any risks or trying to increase the run-rate.
Laxman had also shared a 65-run stand with Dravid, who made 55, after his patient hundred in last week's first Test in Jamaica gave India a 1-0 series lead.
Dravid also batted cautiously after surviving a let-off on 9 when he spooned a catch to Adrian Barath at midwicket, the fielder tumbling sideways to claim a low catch.
Dravid stood his ground and, as is almost always the case with low catches, the slow-motion video replays proved inconclusive so he was given the benefit of the doubt.
India started the day on 23 for no wicket, adding 206 runs, for the loss of a wicket in each session.
Opener Murali Vijay departed early for 3 when he feathered a catch to wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh off paceman Ravi Rampaul, then Abhinav Mukund went for 48 after lunch when he gloved a catch behind off a bouncer from Fidel Edwards.
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Tags: sport, cricket, barbados, india First posted July 2, 2011 09:45:00The White Ferns made a respectable 6 for 146 with Liz Perry making an unbeaten 50, but Australia got home with 2.1 overs to spare as opener Leah Poulton led the reply with a hard-hit 61.
Poulton's 43-ball innings and Jess Cameron's 47 saw Australia add 82 for the second wicket.
Suzie Bates removed Cameron and Alex Blackwell in successive balls with the score on 94 to give the White Ferns a chance only for the experienced Shelley Nitschke to hit an unbeaten 23 to guide the Southern Stars to victory.
New Zealand faces India, which lost to England by 46 runs on Sunday, in the play-off for third place.
-AAP
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, australia, united-kingdom, englandThe International Cricket Council (ICC) in a statement said its executive board had approved 14-team contest in Australia and New Zealand in 2015, with 10 places going to the Test-playing nations. The second-tier teams will have to pre-qualify for the remaining four places.
The ICC also announced the 2019 World Cup would be a scaled-down 10-team event, with the top eight places being awarded to the top-ranked teams and two berths being awarded in a pre-qualifying tournament.
The about-face on the 2015 World Cup reverses the ICC's decision to limit the 2015 tournament to the sport's 10 full-member teams - which left countries such as Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Kenya on the sidelines.
"In Hong Kong today, the ICC executive board opted to retain the 14-team format that was used at the highly successful and universally acclaimed ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka with the 10 full members being joined by four associate or affiliate qualifiers," the ICC said on its website.
ICC president Sharad Pawar had asked his board to discuss the matter at the conference, with the governing body looking to avoid a repeat of the seven-week World Cup, deemed by some critics as unnecessarily lengthy.
Officials were previously believed to have been in favour of retaining a 10-team limit even if smaller countries were allowed into the World Cup.
Ireland, who outshone many Test-playing nations at this year's tournament, capping their tournament with a stunning win over England in Bangalore, had been at the forefront of the campaign against ousting the minnows.
"I suppose the immediate reaction is one of relief, and that we can all now divert our energies in the significantly more proactive pursuit of trying to qualify," said Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom.
A 12-team format was given the go-ahead for the ICC World Twenty20 events in Sri Lanka next year and in Bangladesh in 2014.
The board also approved a recommendation made by its chief executives' committee on Monday to make the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) mandatory in all international Tests and one-day matches.
Hot Spot, the "thermal imaging" technology now available and made mandatory in the DRS, will mostly be used for close catches and edges.
The ground-breaking deal means that India will, for the first time, agree to using the DRS in a Test series when they tour England from July. But the world champions remain against the Hawkeye ball-tracking system.
The board said the use of Hawkeye, which tracks the trajectory of the delivery, would continue to depend on agreement between both teams in any match.
Lbw decisions will continue to be governed by the on-field umpires.
Under the agreement, teams will be allowed to make one incorrect challenge to an on-field umpire's decision before all their referrals for that innings are used up.
- AFP
Tags: sport, cricket, hong-kong, irelandTaylor served as vice-captain under Vettori and his appointment was widely expected, with wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum seen as his main rival for the skipper's position.
The 27-year-old said he was humbled by the appointment and believed New Zealand had the talent to be a force in world cricket.
"I've learnt a great deal about leadership having played under Dan Vettori and feel ready to take on what is one of the highest honours in New Zealand sport," he said.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge and appreciate the level of responsibility that comes with captaining your country."
Taylor has played 30 Tests with an average of 41.12 and 107 one-day internationals, averaging 36.8.
- AFP
Tags: sport, cricket, new-zealandNew South Wales fast-bowler Jackson Bird has been joined by ex-Western Australian all-rounder Matt Johnston and Victorian batsman Evan Gulbis in the 15-man squad.
Coach Tim Coyle says the recruits follow the retirements of fast-bowlers Gerard Denton, Adam Griffith and Brett Geeves.
"We've had to have a focus on looking at our bowling group, that's not an easy thing in Australian cricket because everyone's looking for bowlers."
"But we're very pleased to have Jackson Bird and Matthew Johnston come into our group."
Five players were cut from last year's squad, including batsmen Rhett Lockyear and Jonathan Wells and wicketkeeper Brady Jones.
Some of Tasmania's Sheffield Shield winning cricketers have been forced to take pay cuts to help fund the new domestic Twenty-20 competition.
The salary pool for state players has been cut from $1.5 million to $1 million this year to free up extra money for the revamped Big Bash League which starts this year.
Coyle says the reduced funds has already had an impact on payments for some players.
"The people I feel for are the people that actually played really well in four-day cricket and we've got some really good examples of that in Tasmania and when it comes to re-signing those players, we've got to pay them less money," Coyle said.
Tags: clubs-and-associations, cricket, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250Sharma bowled superbly on a lively Kensington Oval pitch that suited the quicks to finish with career-best figures of 6 for 55, including the last two wickets in successive balls to remain on a hat-trick.
The lanky paceman took the last three wickets to restrict West Indies to 190 and give India a narrow first innings lead of 11 runs before the foul weather brought play to an early halt.
The visitors, who have never won a Test in Barbados, extended their advantage to 34 runs by the close after reaching 23 without loss in their second innings.
Abhinav Mukund was unbeaten on 8 with Murali Vijay on 3 after their innings was delayed first by a tropical storm, then bad light as the umpires called an early end to proceedings.
West Indies' Marlon Samuels, who replaced sacked vice-captain Brendan Nash, repaid the selectors' faith by scoring an unbeaten 78, only to run out of partners.
He also shared a vital sixth wicket stand of 77 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, dismissed for 37 in the penultimate over of the morning session, after the home side slumped to 5 for 57 and were in danger of falling well short of the tourists' total.
Resuming on 5 for 98, Samuels and Chanderpaul adopted a cautious approach, eliminating any risky shots as they looked for a first innings lead after West Indies lost a tight first Test in Jamaica.
They reached their 50 partnership off a painstakingly slow 136 balls but were looking more and more comfortable at the crease when Chanderpaul suddenly dragged a short-pitched ball from Abhimanyu Mithun back on to his stumps with the total on 134.
West Indies went to lunch at 6 for 138 but lost their remaining four wickets before tea with captain Darren Sammy (15) and Ravi Rampaul and Fidel Edwards (both no score) all falling to Sharma.
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Tags: sport, cricket, barbados, india First posted July 1, 2011 09:00:00The match was evenly poised and heading towards an unexpected and thrilling finish when play was abandoned in the last session on the fifth and final day because of bad light after rain had delayed the match at a critical time and soaked the outfield.
Set 281 to win after India made a bold declaration at the start of the day, West Indies were 7 for 202 when the teams shook hands and stumps were drawn, 79 runs from what would have been a remarkable victory but also just three wickets from losing the series.
"I'm disappointed to some extent, the last session was a well-placed game, it was evenly poised," said Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"My plan was ruined because of the rain, we got a couple of wickets that were needed but bad light spoiled the party."
India, 1-0 up in the three-match series after winning the opening Test in Jamaica, declared its second innings closed at 6 for 269 more than an hour before lunch, setting West Indies a formidable, but not impossible, target in two-and-a-half sessions.
The tourists looked the most likely winners when they picked up three early wickets, forcing West Indies to revert to survival mode, before Darren Bravo and Carlton Baugh took matters into their own hands and threatened to change the momentum of the match.
"A draw, we will take that. As long as we didn't lose today, I'm quite happy," said West Indies captain Darren Sammy.
"We had a plan, even down to the last 15 overs we were on course but we lost too many wickets. We have to go all out to win and level the Test series."
Bravo made 73 in more than four-and-a-half hours at the crease before he fell when the light was fading fast, leaving Baugh unbeaten on 46.
Ishant Sharma, India's impressive fast bowler who was named man of the match, took 4 for 53 to finish with 10 wickets.
"I can't forget this kind of bowling, I've never done this kind of bowling ever in my career," Sharma said.
"The wicket had uneven bounce in the first innings so you just had to put it in the right areas."
Brave declaration
India had resumed on 3 for 229 and added just 40 runs for the loss of three wickets when the normally conservative skipper called his players in on a lively Kensington Oval pitch still offering plenty of pace and bounce.
For the second time in the match VVS Laxman had fallen short of a century, departing for 87 after making 85 in the first innings.
Laxman had batted patiently to get within reach of a hundred when he got a thick edge to a short ball from Fidel Edwards outside off stump and deflected it to Sammy at second slip.
Edwards captured all three Indian wickets in the day to finish with 5 for 76, his ninth five-wicket haul in Tests.
Dhoni's declaration was vindicated when India captured three quick wickets.
Lendl Simmons departed in the fourth over after making a quickfire 14 off 12 balls, featuring three boundaries, when he edged Sharma to Rahul Dravid in the slips cordon.
Then Ramnaresh Sarwan, who has scored just 29 runs in the series, made another early exit for eight when he fended a short-pitched delivery from Praveen Kumar to Suresh Raina at third slip.
Adrian Barath struck three fours and a six before he was also caught by Raina at third slip, leaving West Indies reeling at 3 for 55.
Chanderpaul joined Bravo at the crease and helped to steady the innings with a painstakingly slow 12 off 87 balls before he was given out leg before wicket to spinner Harbhajan Singh although replays indicated the ball was clearly missing the stumps.
Marlon Samuels, who top scored in the first innings with an unbeaten 78, fell lbw to Sharma for 9, leaving West Indies in deep trouble at 5 for 132, when Bravo and Baugh came together.
With Bravo holding up an end, allowing Baugh to go after the bowlers, the pair added 69 for the sixth wicket, forcing India to spread the fielders and start saving runs when a shower forced play to be stopped.
There was another delay when the groundsmen were called to repair an area that was still wet and although West Indies lost Bravo, then Sammy for a duck, the light ultimately ruined any chance of a result.
The third and final Test starts in Dominica next week.
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Tags: sport, cricket, barbados, indiaThe 59-year-old - who has stood in 95 Tests and 279 international matches in all - took the decision after he came in for heavy criticism from the Indians following the first Test, a match they won.
"In the wake of some unfair criticism, Daryl has informed us that he does not wish to stand in what would have been his final Test," said International Cricket Council general manager David Richardson.
"The reality of the situation is that Daryl's statistics show his correct decision percentage in Tests involving India is 96 per cent, which is considerably higher than the international average for top-level umpires.
"We have every faith in Daryl to finish the series and while we regret his decision we do respect it.
"The real shame is it deprives him of the opportunity to sign off as a Test match umpire in a manner befitting someone who has served the game so well since making his international debut back in 1994," he added.
Harper has been replaced for the third Test, due to start in Dominica on July 6, by Englishman Richard Kettleborough.
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Tags: sport, cricket, australiaCricket Australia's contracted players are training in Brisbane in the lead up to the tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Tags: cricket, brisbane-4000Cricket Australia (CA) says players have from Thursday until July 22 to find a contract with teams, which are allowed two overseas cricketers each.
"Team salary caps and minimum player retainers will be announced (on) June 29 after the state contracting process has ended," CA said on Monday in a statement.
Each Twenty20 outfit must contract a minimum of 14 players during the 23-day player contracting window, with final 18-man squads submitted by December.
"Contracting will be conducted under a free agency player allocation model," CA said.
"Teams and players can negotiate with each other as they choose, within the defined salary cap."
Overseas players can be replaced during the event with up to two other overseas players, in the event of injury or international duties.
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