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Niall O’Brien, the Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman, has been cleared byNorthants to play for Ireland during the Friends Provident Trophy.”He wants to play for Ireland in the FP Trophy and his request hasbeen accepted,” an ECB spokesman told the BBC. “At the end of thisyear he qualifies for England, so he won’t be able to do the samething next year.”O’ Brien can still play for Northants in the competition even thoughhe has already played for Ireland. However, it only works that wayround, bizarrely enough: once a player has played for their county inthe competition, they can’t play for their country.Irish and Scottish players were given special dispensations last year- they can play for their countries until they have played for theircounty in the competition. Eoin Morgan, for example, played a fewgames for Ireland last year, and then also played for Middlesex.

Bollywood superstars Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan are likely to beassociated with teams in the unofficial Indian Cricket League, Cricinfo haslearnt. However, unlike the Indian Premier League, the ICL has ruled outhanded over ownership to the superstars.”Ever since our inaugural tournament we have seen some interest fromBollywood personalities and we are at an advanced stage of discussionswith a few of them,” Ashish Kaul, the executive vice-president of Essel Group, told Cricinfo.”This may involve owning a part of the stake, it may have to do withlong-term associations, or long-term sponsorships, tie-ups.”However, Kaul confirmed that the ICL were not changing their model andwould not hand over entire ownership to individuals. “Our cricket is notfor sale,” he said, “and we are not going to function with auctions.”Khan and Kapoor, it is learnt, are leading contenders to have long-termassociations with teams. Both may be marketed as the face of the team andused as ambassadors in sponsorships.Kapoor had performed at the opening ceremony of the inaugural edition of the ICL in Panchkula. The latest instalment of the ICL kicked off on March 9, with two new teams – increasing the total to eight – and is to be held at three venues, Panchkula, Hyderabad and Gurgaon, instead of one.

Sanath Jayasuriya has been named in Sri Lanka’s 12-man squad for the third Test at Trent Bridge, which gets underway on Friday morning, and has a “very good chance” of making the final 11, according to his captain, Mahela Jayawardene.Jayasuriya, 36, retired from Test cricket after Sri Lanka’s last home series against Pakistan earlier this year, but was persuaded to come out of retirement by the new chairman of selectors, Asantha de Mel. He was overlooked for the six-wicket defeat at Edgbaston, as Sri Lanka’s think-tank opted to invest in youth, but now – in a must-win match – he seems set for a recall.”If we have Sanath it gives us more depth and experience, as well as another bowling option,” Jayawardene explained to BBC Sport. And on a pitch that looks dry and is expected to turn, that final factor may well be the clincher, as his left-arm spin has been an underrated weapon in the course of his 102-Test career, accounting for 92 wickets at 33.18.Chamara Kapugedera, the 19-year-old middle-order batsman, could be the man to miss out. England will name their final 11 later, with Gloucestershire’s Jon Lewis once again expected to be overlooked.Sri Lanka (from) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Michael Vandort, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Farvez Maharoof, 8 Chaminda Vaas, 9 Muttiah Muralitharan, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Nuwan Zoysa, 12 Sanath Jayasuriya.

For the third time in the Quadrangular tournament India lost a match because of poor fielding and missed run-out chances. This time the clumsiness on the field cost them a place in the final of the Quadrangular tournament in Chennai.With 47 runs to get off 43 balls and only four wickets in hand, Australia got to victory off the last ball as Cathryn Fitzpatrick and Jodie Purves exploited the nervousness of the Indian fielders and took singles and twos with ease.India had looked sharp in the field in the first half of the Australian innings as the players made an effort to dive and save runs. Mithali Raj, the Indian captain, admitted that the fielding had let them down once again. “We came back well in our fielding from the other day against New Zealand where it was absolutely pathetic,” Raj told Cricinfo. “But towards the end when they needed a-run-a-ball we missed some run out chances. The bowling was bad too and we had a lot of misfields.”Fitzpatrick acknowledged the fact that Australia were greatly helped by the Indian fielders’ shoddy work. “With the run-out chances missed we knew that at a-run-a-ball we could do it,” she said.But Raj added that there had been many positives for India from the tournament. “In the matches that we won, the victory came through a team effort,” she said. “The openers gave us a very good start and are looking in fine form.”She was happy with the way the tournament had panned out though it was disappointing not to play in the final. “Every team is scoring more than 200. This is a change for us in women’s cricket where a total of 200 used to be a defendable score,” she said. “But now a team has to score between 200 and 250 to have a chance to win. A Quadrangular tournament like this improves every team’s performance. All four teams are of top quality and people get to see some really good cricket.”Melissa Bulow, the Australian opener, who set up the win against India with her career-best 85 said that Jhulan Goswami and Rumeli Dhar, India’s opening bowling pair, had worried the Australians. “We had studied them before and had a plan of attack against them today. They tend to bowl a lot of dot balls.” Bulow said. “Our plan was to just play straight and hit through the areas we had practiced hitting through.”Australia will play New Zealand in the final while India will take on England for a third place play-off on March 5.

Shane Watson is due to make his domestic return against South Australia on Friday after a series of injury setbacks. After being hopeful of taking part in the Ashes, Watson was ruled out of each of the first three Tests with a hamstring injury suffered in the lead-up to Brisbane last month.However, Watson has travelled with Queensland for their one-day and four-day games in Adelaide and has been named in the Pura Cup squad. While Watson’s international prospects have improved with his recovery, Greg Blewett, the South Australia batsman, has dropped further in the minds of his state’s selectors after he was cut from the limited-overs squad for the clash on Wednesday.”It was very disappointing to leave Greg out,” Paul Nobes, the chairman of selectors, said. “Unfortunately, Greg’s performances in the first three matches of the one-day competition have not been enough to warrant his selection.” Daniel Harris is Blewett’s replacement in the 13-man squad while Gary Putland has retained his spot.Queensland have called Scott Brant back into their outfit alongside Nathan Rimmington and Craig Philipson as they replace Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden. Either Johnson or Symonds could be squeezed back in if they are not chosen in the Test side at Perth.Jimmy Maher, the captain, has been picked in both squads despite a minor groin strain that prevented him from fielding in the win over Victoria on Friday. Rimmington is in line to make the Pura Cup XI after the Queensland selectors decided not to push for Michael Kasprowicz, who picked up three wickets for his grade club at the weekend as he regains fitness following back and groin problems. South Australia have made no changes to their Pura Cup outfit.Queensland FR Cup squad Jimmy Maher (capt), James Hopes, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, Lachlan Stevens, Chris Simpson, Michael Buchanan, Chris Hartley (wk), Andrew Bichel, Scott Brant, Ashley Noffke, Nathan Rimmington.South Australia FR Cup squad Matthew Elliott, Daniel Harris, Mark Cosgrove, Callum Ferguson, Cameron Borgas, Darren Lehmann (capt), Graham Manou (wk), Ryan Harris, Jason Gillespie, Mark Cleary, Dan Cullen, Shaun Tait, Gary Putland.Queensland Pura Cup squad Jimmy Maher (capt), Lachlan Stevens, Martin Love, Shane Watson, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, James Hopes, Chris Hartley (wk), Andrew Bichel, Daniel Doran, Ashley Noffke, Nathan Rimmington.South Australia Pura Cup squad Matthew Elliott, Daniel Harris, Mark Cosgrove, Callum Ferguson, Cameron Borgas, Darren Lehmann (capt), Shane Deitz (wk), Jason Gillespie, Dan Cullen, Cullen Bailey, Paul Rofe, Shaun Tait.

Greg Chappell, India’s coach, has confirmed that Sachin Tendulkar is “fully fit and in good spirits” ahead of the DLF Cup in Malaysia, a tri-series involving West Indies and Australia that’s set to begin on September 12.”The time spent in the middle was excellent for Tendulkar,” said Chappell after a practice game between Virender Sehwag XI and Harbhajan Singh XI. Tendulkar got himself into form ahead of the tri-series with a fluent 83-ball 101, including 12 fours and three sixes, while opening the innings for Sehwag XI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.Tendulkar added 164 in an opening partnership with Rahul Dravid (44), someone who he has opened with just three times in one-day internationals. “We know each other well,” said Dravid while commenting on the stand. “I have come a slot up or down, and then we have batted together on a lot of occasions over the last 10 years. It’s the same when we are opening.” He added that the opening combination for the DLF Cup would depend on the conditions and the match situation.The faster bowlers didn’t enjoy a great time in the practice games but Dravid wasn’t too harsh while judging their performance. “The conditions were pretty flat. It wasn’t easy for them. But there were lessons to be learnt for the bowlers.”Chappell was pleased with the commitment shown by Suresh Raina, who played in Saturday’s game braving an injury to his jaw. “He was desperate to get back into the middle. You always want to see that in a young cricketer. He is talented, also has character.”He was happy with the efforts of VRV Singh, the young fast bowler, and added that left-armer Rudra Pratap Singh had bounced back well in the second game. Dravid spoke about the tough challenge ahead: “These two teams [West Indies and Australia] have a good record against us in recent times. We are determined to reverse that.”He confirmed that Yuvraj Singh, recovering from a viral fever, would join the team in Kuala Lumpur.

New Zealand will trial the pink ball and day-night format in the Plunket Shield in February, with plans being formulated to play a floodlit Test match against Bangladesh in December 2016.The February 20 round of the domestic competition will feature day-night matches played in Auckland, Hamilton and Napier, as a step on the road towards a proposed night Test against Bangladesh. Lindsay Crocker, New Zealand Cricket’s head of cricket, said December was the right time of year for the concept.”We think probably the best one to try it would be Bangladesh in December,” Crocker told stuff.co.nz. “We think November is a little early so that December series could potentially be one. But we haven’t discussed that with them yet.”That [Plunket Shield round] sits quite nicely with three home teams having lit venues. We’ve identified that as a round that, should this [Adelaide] match go successfully and we’re satisfied that we can try it, then we would [go ahead].”The BCB said it hadn’t been approached yet. “They haven’t told us but if it comes up, it will first go to the cricket committee, then we will take a policy decision on the board level,” the chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told ESPNcricinfo.David White, the NZC chief executive, said momentum for the format was growing. “In the debate around the ICC chief executives’ table there has been a lot of interest,” White said. “Everyone acknowledges that outside of England and Australia it’s been a challenge for Test crowds and is certainly a concept that people are very receptive to.”The news arrived as Brendon McCullum’s team prepared for the inaugural day-night Test at Adelaide Oval from Friday, with several other nations already showing an interest in a concept that has been pushed heavily by Cricket Australia in recent times.”People are voting with their feet that they’re encouraged by what the pink ball Test match has to offer,” McCullum said before his team’s floodlit training session on match eve. “For us to play in front of 40,000-odd people in a Test match is pretty amazing and we’re really, really excited about it. Hopefully it goes off brilliantly and there’s no challenges and no problems.”If we have that final session on that fifth day under lights and a result is in the balance then it could be anything for Test cricket. It could be something that is outstanding for the game. We’ll find out once the game’s over but we’re relishing the opportunity to test it out.”

Khulna are the glamour side in the National Cricket League, boasting almost half the Bangladesh team’s regulars. However, even with Mashrafe Mortaza and Syed Rasel thriving on pitches not conducive to seam bowling and Shakib Al Hasan batting like a man possessed, they had be content with their second draw in a row when visitors Chittagong held on at the Khulna Divisional Stadium.Khulna had done all the right things after being put in; half-centuries from opener Imrul Kayash and Tushar Imran gave them a strong start, which was built on by Shakib’s maiden first-class hundred (108). At stumps on day one Khulna were 361 for 7. Another 49 runs were added the next morning as the batsmen maintained a rate of almost four an over throughout the innings. If Khulna were worried about the absence of left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and fast bowler Dolar Mahmud, away on Hong Kong Sixes duty, they were soon lifted as unheralded offspinner Murad Khan sent back Nafees Iqbal (35) and Nazimuddin (30) after Mortaza and Rasel had made their customary early strikes. A 99-run sixth-wicket stand between Faisal Hossain and Dhiman Ghosh provided respectability to the Chittagong total as Khan and Rasel took four wickets apiece to dismiss them for 248 early on the third day. Habibul Bashar gambled by not enforcing the follow-on and Khulna rode on a 69-ball 50 from Shakib, playing despite a severe bout of influenza, and a rapid 30 from Mortaza to set Chittagong a target of 367. Tamim Iqbal’s 81 off 166 balls made Chittagong’s intentions clear as the match headed for a draw. Bashar tried everything, including giving Khan the new ball and, towards the end of the match, getting Mortaza to bowl spin on a pitch offering turn. He managed to get the wicket of Ehsanul Haque out but Chittagong hung on to end at 252 for 7. Nazimuddin was again among the runs with an uncharacteristically sedate 56.Rajshahi may not have the marquee names of Khulna or Dhaka but the team is a model of commitment, dedication and hard work. Led by the persevering Khaled Mashud they have set the early pace in the NCL after thumping Barisal by 8 wickets at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium. Mashud inspired a fightback after Barisal’s pace duo of Talha Jubair and Sajidul Islam had reduced Rajshahi to 46 for 4 by exploiting the juice in the wicket. Such situations bring out the best in Mashud and his workmanlike 89 from 263 balls and equally important knocks of 67 from Mushfiqur Rahman and 52 from Farhad Reza took Rajshahi past 300. Their depth then came to the fore as their supposed second-choice bowlers Reza, Suhrawadi Shuvo and Nayeem Islam shared nine wickets to dismiss Barisal for 87, the lowest score in an innings so far this season. Following on they were spared a repeat by Raisul Islam’s 52 and 45 from No. 10 Jubair. It was only a matter of time before Rajshahi got the last wicket on the final morning as Barisal folded for 222, left-arm spinner Shuvo again claiming three, and were left with completing the formality of scoring nine for victory.Dhaka missed captain Mohammad Ashraful and Mahmudullah, who were in Hong Kong, but were still too strong for a lacklustre Sylhet, thumping them by an innings and 34 runs at Bogra. Losing Javed Omar with six on the board after being sent in was the only hiccup for the champions as the other opener, Anwar Hossain (54), stand-in skipper Al Sahariar (54) and Mehrab Hossain jnr with set up the platform. Cameos from Mosharraf Hossain (35 n.o.) and Mohammad Rafique (39) ensured Dhaka’s batting bonus as they declared on 351 for 9 on the second day. In good times a team with Rajin Saleh, Alok Kapali and Mushfiqur Rahim would be expected to give a spirited reply but Sylhet, who had used nine bowlers to contain Dhaka, are struggling. Mahbubul Alam, who stepped in for flu-stricken Shahadat Hossain, bowled a fascinating 11-over spell for 14 runs and sent back four of the top five batsmen. Mohammad Sharif, at the other end, took his cue and bowled a fuller length, getting the ball to swing with devastating effect. Sylhet were 26 for seven in the 17th over and without Rahim’s 36 would have been bowled out for under 50. Sylhet’s hopes of stretching the game beyond day three were dashed by the left-arm spin of Mehrab and Mosharraf when they followed on. Mehrab struck a double blow in the 41st over, removing Sharifullah and Sylhet captain Saleh, on his way to 5 for 43 while the towering Mosharraf continued to impress with his loop as he picked up three wickets.

Khulna’s top order crumbled against Chittagong in front of a packed home crowd at the Khulna Divisional Stadium. – unprecedented in the NCL – but they recovered to post 196. Something special was called for and Mortaza (5 for 31) provided it, sending back the dangerous Aftab Ahmed (7) and Nazimuddin (5) in his opening burst before returning to dismiss Ehsanul and Shabbir Khan in the same over as Chittagong slipped from 154 for 6 to 154 for 8. Mortaza then cleaned up Rubel Hossain as Chittagong fell nine short. This was Mortaza’s second match-winning effort in the space of a week following his 35 and three wickets in Khulna’s victory over Dhaka in the first round.Junaid Siddique did not play the four-dayer as he was in the Hong Kong Sixes team but flew back a day before Rajshahi’s match against Barisal at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium and belted the bowling with his opening partner Jahurul Islam. The two were separated when Jahurul fell for a 52-ball 55 after a stand of 121 in 19.2 overs but Junaid continued the momentum until his dismissal for 120 in the 42nd over. Rajshahi’s total of 295 for 8 proved too intimidating a target for Barisal, whose cause was not helped when captain Shahriar Nafees was out without scoring in the first over. They eventually limped to 179 as Rajshahi’s maintained their hundred percent record in both forms of the NCL.

Dhaka have unearthed an unassuming hero in Mosharraf. His three wickets at Bogra stifled Sylhet in the middle overs as they could only muster 195 on a flat deck at Bogra. Then, given another opportunity to bat at No. 3, Mosharraf repaid the faith for the second game running with 49 not out as the target was overhauled with 8.4 overs and seven wickets to spare. Mosharraf had made 72 in the loss to Khulna in round one.Player of the week Shakib Al Hasan
Not in the best of international form coming into the NCL, Shakib had vowed before the start that he would make this tournament count and so far he has backed that confidence with action. With critics eager to bracket him as a one-day specialist the 20-year-old is letting his bat do the talking. His 108 and 50 at Khulna came when the situation demanded he anchor the innings and he instantly adapted to this role, never hurrying and minimising the risk knowing that his natural talent will always be there to ensure fluency.

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England are nursing fears over Ben Stokes’ fitness to bowl in the remainder of the third Test after their captain did not turn to himself to stifle Australia’s day-three march towards an Ashes-sealing victory in Adelaide.Having bowled 19 overs in Australia’s first innings – all on day one – Stokes would have usually featured in the attack. However, he didn’t bowl himself at any point during the host’s 66 overs, despite boasting England’s best average (25.87), with eight dismissals – including a five-wicket haul in his opening spell of the series in Perth. He also has the second-best economy rate (4.05) after Jofra Archer.Trailing by 85 runs at the start of Australia’s second innings, England made breakthroughs at 53 for 2 and then 149 for 4. But Travis Head’s second century of the series, supplemented by a half-century from first-innings centurion Alex Carey, blitzed Australia to an overnight lead of 356.Stokes marshaled his troops for all but three overs of the third innings – between the ends of the 48th and 51st – after bumping the back of his head while fielding. He had begun the day with bat in hand, resuming on 45 and extending it to 83 before becoming the penultimate batter to fall in England’s first innings of 286.The knock itself lasted more than five hours (312 minutes), with the first 151 of the 198 deliveries he faced coming on Thursday (day two), when temperatures were just above 41 degrees centigrade. By the end of day two, he was taking regular breaks to stretch out several ailments, including cramp. He even struggled to consume the requisite amount of carbohydrate drinks to replenish his energy reserves because he was too ill.Stokes looked sore as he walked across Adelaide Oval after stumps on Friday, clearly nursing the toll of three days of hard graft. England assistant coach Jeetan Patel admitted he was not entirely sure why Stokes was unable to bowl, believing it may just be down to tiredness given his exertions so far.”From what I understand, he’s pretty fit to bowl,” said Patel. “I think he’s just pretty knackered and he’s taken a lot out of himself to get through this point in the game.”The disappointment of the way he got out this morning… well not the way, it was a pretty good delivery… but all the work he had done to get to the position where he was, where we could press on again and push that partnership further… that took a lot out of him as well and then you get that early wicket and the energies are up and all of a sudden it’s not quite where you think it’s going.”From what we heard he was (fit). He didn’t bowl, but that’s probably a different discussion with him. I don’t actually know. My sense is he’s just pretty knackered. We all know he doesn’t do anything at 80%. Maybe he thought he was a risk, so he didn’t bowl.”Even with question marks over Stokes’ capacity to fight more than he already has, Patel has urged England to produce something magical. Pushed into the final corner, with a mooted target expected to be in world record territory, he believes the team have worn too many blows from Australia over the nine days of play, the first six being enough for the hosts to take a commanding 2-0 lead.”I’m very optimistic of where we could take it,” said Patel. “I still believe there’s an opportunity for us. It won’t be easy, we’re going to need something magical. I think it’s about time we saw something magical from us, you know?”Three games in, we’ve thrown some but taken a lot and I think it’s about time, now we’re backed into a corner, to throw some haymakers back.”When I go back in that changing room, that’s certainly the way I’ll be looking at it. I’m sure there’ll still be some guys having a little laugh about themselves and it’s what this game is about. It tests you down here, doesn’t it, and asks you some really hard questions. Personally, I think we’ve just got to try and find a way to stand up and answer them.”

It wasn’t until midway through this week’s third Test at Old Trafford that a lugubrious series finally sparked into life. England’s effortless dominance of the first two Tests was threatened, albeit briefly, by Darren Sammy’s inspirational spell on the third afternoon, and by Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s dogged insubmission thereafter, and it took the very best efforts of Monty Panesar and Steve Harmison to put the result beyond doubt.And so, for all that there is nothing tangible to play for as the teams decamp to Chester-le-Street, there is plenty pride at stake for both parties. England’s captain Michael Vaughan may have made it two wins out of two since his return to the helm (and 21 out of 35 all told), but he was rightly demanding more ruthlessness after his team’s hit-and-miss performances.Vaughan’s West Indian counterpart, Daren Ganga, on the other hand, would simply settle for more consistency. His side showed their best and worst traits at Old Trafford – the game was won and lost during a pitiful first-innings surrender in which their last six wickets fell for 13 runs, and yet such was the tenacity with which they batted second-time around, with the big-hitting Runako Morton epitomising a new over-my-dead-body attitude, that they fell just 60 runs short of squaring the series.”We showed a lot of character and strength,” said Ganga. “There are a lot of positives from this game that we are going to take to Durham.” Among these was the performance of their debutant allrounder, Darren Sammy, who showed strength, stamina and an eye for the big occasion in taking 7 for 66 in England’s second-innings collapse. However, Sammy was forced to go for a scan after injuring his groin while batting in the run-chase, and his fitness is not yet guaranteed.”It would be disappointing after he had such a good role in his first Test match,” said David Moore, West Indies’ coach. “It will leave a bit of a gap after what he has done for us – but I am very hopeful he will play. Sammy is just a complete example of hard work. If you wanted to hold up someone to say ‘this is what hard work can do’ [then] he’s your man.”Sammy himself told Cricinfo that his ambition is to be “the workhorse of the team”, and in that regard he could have no better role-model that his opposite number in the England set-up, a man who is himself returning to action after a groin injury. Matthew Hoggard played in 40 consecutive Tests for England until he missed the Sydney Test in January. Since then he has bowled just 10.5 overs in three Tests, but he proved his fitness on Wednesday, taking 1 for 55 in ten overs during Yorkshire’s one-run victory over Northamptonshire at Headingley.

“It was great to go out there and play in a game,” Hoggard told The Guardian afterwards. “You can’t replicate that in the nets. It was a good workout and I’m happy with the way it’s coming out. The only issue is going into the game without a lot of match practice, but It’s not as if I’ve come back feeling like a bag of spanners.”That’s more than can be said for the man headed in the opposite direction. Had he taken his opportunities over the past three matches, Liam Plunkett might have been anticipating a first Test in front of his Durham faithful. Instead he has been dispatched to the Rose Bowl to rediscover his form in the County Championship against Hampshire. England will, however, have two local representatives in Paul Collingwood and Harmison – and for Harmison in particular, it promises to be an eventful homecoming.England haven’t quite despaired of getting him back to his best, but it’s been a near-run thing this summer. At Lord’s he was dreadful; at Headingley he was distinctly average, save for a three-wicket burst to seal the match on a dank fourth morning. At Old Trafford, he started with a memorably desperate first over (that Ganga was unable to survive), but improved steadily as the game went by. By the time the match had been won after lunch, he was pounding in with an enthusiasm that few had witnessed for months.”He showed more character than any of us,” said Vaughan. “I’ve never been a bowler so I can only imagine how hard it must be when you know you are not at your best. He looked at himself, answered a few questions and came back in the second innings. He really worked hard. I don’t like to say he’s back to his best but he was certainly back to some real consistency in the second innings.”England 1 Andrew Strauss, 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Michael Vaughan (capt), 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Matthew Hoggard, 9 Ryan Sidebottom, 10 Steve Harmison, 11 Monty Panesar.West Indies (probable) 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Daren Ganga (capt), 3 Devon Smith, 4 Runako Morton, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Dwayne Bravo, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Darren Sammy, 9 Jerome Taylor, 10 Fidel Edwards, 11 Corey Collymore.