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Whatmore plays vital role in team’s new look

LAHORE – Pakistan team head coach Dav Whatmore showed that he is going to play an influential role in Pakistan cricket in the future as Pakistan Cricket Board and national selectors went for a revamp of policies while announcing the national squads for all the three formats of the game for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
The selectors after consultations with Whatmore have recalled several …

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Dave Richardson recommended as chief executive

DUBAI – Dave Richardson, the former South Africa wicketkeeper and International Cricket Council general manager – cricket, has been recommended by the International Cricket Council board to succeed Haroon Lorgat as chief executive. The board will make its recommendation at the ICC annual conference in June, when Lorgat term ends.

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Seven foreign teams to figure in Champions Cricket League

KARACHI – Seven foreign team including national teams of Kuwait and Qatar will be taking part in the second edition of Pakistan Champions Cricket League which explode into action from May 21, organizers said on Wednesday.
The meeting was presided over by MNA and chief organiser Syed Asif Hasnain and was also attended by former Pakistan Captain and one of the chief organizer Rashid Latif and other …

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PCB to sort out SLPL dates problem with Sri Lanka

LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to speak with Sri Lankan Cricket authorities to sort out the scheduling problems that resulted after the announcement of dates for the planned Sri Lankan Premier League.
The dates for SLPL are clashing with the scheduled Pakistan-Australia series in the island nation in August. Pakistan has announced it would be playing a series of five one-day …

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Richardson set to become new ICC chief executive

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If confirmed, Richardson’s appointment would be ground-breaking for two reasons: he would be the first former international cricketer to hold the post of ICC chief executive since its creation in 1993 and the first to be already working for world cricket’s governing body. -File photo

DUBAI: Former Test wicketkeeper David Richardson is set to succeed fellow South African Haroon Lorgat as the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body announced Thursday.

Richardson’s name will go forward for approval by the ICC annual conference at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur in June 28 after being chosen by the ICC board.

He was one of four candidates, believed to have included England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier, who were interviewed for the post in Mumbai last weekend.

If confirmed, Richardson’s appointment would be ground-breaking for two reasons: he would be the first former international cricketer to hold the post of ICC chief executive since its creation in 1993 and the first to be already working for world cricket’s governing body.

Johannesburg-born Richardson, 52, a qualified lawyer, has been the ICC’s general manager for cricket for the last 10 years having previously represented South Africa in 42 Tests and 122 one-day internationals.

“It is a great honour to be nominated to be chief executive of the ICC,”Richardson said in a statement issued from its Dubai headquarters.

“I am delighted with this opportunity and thank the ICC board for their approval.

“It has been a privilege to serve as ICC general manager-cricket, and that work will continue until such time as the ICC annual conference ratifies my nomination. I am looking forward to working closely with all the membership and stakeholders in the game.

“It is an honour to be following a fellow South African, Haroon Lorgat, in this role. I have learnt a lot under his leadership and thank him for his support in the last four years.”

ICC vice-president Alan Isaac, who led the search for Lorgat’s successor, said Richardson would provide “continuity”.

“David Richardson was an outstanding candidate who not only had important knowledge of the ICC administration, its staff and its operations but also has unquestioned cricketing knowledge having represented his country so admirably,” Isaac said.

“His appointment will provide continuity and a smooth transition after Haroon Lorgat steps down after ICC annual conference in Kuala Lumpur at the end of June,” the New Zealander added.

“I would like to put on record my appreciation for Haroon and what he and the ICC staff have achieved in the last four years.”

Richardson is now in line to become the fourth ICC chief executive, with Lorgat having followed the Australian duo of David Richards (1993-2001) and Malcolm Speed (2001-2008).

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‘Canada likely to tour Pakistan this year’

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Canada is an associate member of the International Cricket Council, not a full Test-playing nation, but took part in the 2011 World Cup and lost to Pakistan in the group stage. -Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Canadian cricket chiefs want to send their national side to tour Pakistan, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, more than three years after international matches were halted in the troubled country.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the tour was expected to go ahead after September this year and voiced hope the visit would help reestablish the country as a safe venue for sport.

A deadly attack on the Sri Lankan team bus during the Lahore Test in March 2009 made Pakistan a no-go zone for international teams, but the PCB has been trying to entice sides back to the cricket-mad but unstable country.

“PCB has thanked Cricket Canada for their interest in sending their national team to Pakistan. PCB believes in strengthening the relationship further between the two boards,” said a PCB statement.

Efforts to restart internationals in Pakistan were hit last month when Bangladesh postponed an agreed tour over security fears.

Canada is an associate member of the International Cricket Council, not a full Test-playing nation, but took part in the 2011 World Cup and lost to Pakistan in the group stage.

Former PCB chairmen had advised the board to work on associate members rather than bigger teams in their efforts to revive international cricket.

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Australia test paceman Starc ‘deported’ from England

Mitchell Starc. -Photo by AFP

SYDNEY: Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has been sent home from Britain after just three days because of a foul-up with his visa.    

The 22-year-old left Australia last Friday to play county cricket for Yorkshire but incomplete documentation meant he was instructed to take the long trip back home on Tuesday.

“Well that’s a first! Being deported from England … Surely nothing else can go wrong can it?” he wrote on his Twitter page.

Starc blamed “incorrect communication” from Australia and promised to go straight back to Britain once it was sorted out.

The leftarmer, who has taken 10 wickets in four tests for Australia, said he was “shattered” to miss Yorkshire’s match against Gloucestershire, which starts on Wednesday.

Yorkshire Cricket Club confirmed Starc’s departure and said the blame lay with “incorrect advice given to him in Australia”.

“The necessary paperwork from Yorkshire County Cricket Club is in order and accepted by the UK Border Agency but unfortunately is insufficient to allow Mitchell to fulfil the full visa requirement,” the club said in a statement on its website.

Starc also denied media reports that Cricket Australia were to blame for the mistake.

“Just to be clear guys, not cricket aus or Yorks fault. No one to blame, was some miscommunication from Australia,” Starc Tweeted, adding:

“If I said I was looking forward to this flight at 10pm I’d be a massive liar!”

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China’s Pakistani coach excited about team’s future

Khan said the women’s team has shown progress and the upcoming T-20 tournament would be a turning point. -Photo by AP

KARACHI: China’s coach Rashid Khan on Tuesday expressed high hopes for his women’s team at this year’s Asia Cup Twenty20, saying that they were outperforming the men.

The 52-year-old former Pakistan paceman has spent five years coaching China since the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and International Cricket Council marked the country as one of the biggest new markets for the game.

Khan said the women’s Twenty20 tournament in October in Guangzhou, southern China, would be a turning point.

The Chinese women’s team “has shown more progress than their men’s team and I pin my hopes on the Asia Cup Twenty20 event… as the turning point where my team will create upsets,” Khan told AFP while on holiday in Pakistan.

Besides the hosts, formidable teams from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand will participate in the event.

Khan said the pool of women players in China was increasing.

“Chinese women are athletic and are showing interest in cricket. At present we have a pool of 150 players and with the introduction of the game in schools and colleges more and more women will come,” said Khan.

China finished fourth in the Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010 before finishing runners-up in the ACC women’s Trophy the same year, losing to Hong Kong in the final.

China’s under-19 women’s team finished fifth out of nine teams in the ACC under-19 event held in Kuwait in February and Khan said these performances were encouraging.

He welcomed support from the Chinese authorities and said the ACC’s decision to send Chinese players on coaching courses had honed their talent.

“Without the ACC’s support the progress of Chinese cricket would not be possible and the recent initiative to send Chinese players to England and various other countries have helped groom them a great deal,” said Khan.

Top Chinese women players Huang Zhou, Zhou Haijie and Yu Miao will train in England and Khan hoped they would mature as a result.

Khan said his men’s team will feature in the ACC Trophy Challenge in Thailand in December, where they have a good chance against low-ranked teams like Bahrain, Iran, Myanmar, Qatar, Singapore and Thailand. – AFP

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PCB to build international stadium, academy in Islamabad

Zaka Ashraf vowed to make the stadium central to the training and grooming of cricketers from not only Islamabad, but adjoining regions such as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. – File photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to build an international cricket stadium and an academy in Islamabad.

PCB, on Monday, was allotted 35 acres of land by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the establishment of a stadium in the Shakarparian area of the capital, a press release said.

Both bodies signed a memorandum of understanding, in the presence of PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf, CDA Chairman Farkhand Iqbal and Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Task Force for Islamabad Faisal Sakhi Butt.

“The international cricket stadium will be an added feature in the capital’s modern development,” Butt said.

The stadium and the academy will be geared towards providing better training facilities to the locals.

“This region has a great talent for cricket and by establishing an academy, we will aim to nurture and polish that talent,” Ashraf told reporters.

Ashraf vowed to make the stadium central to the training and grooming of cricketers from not only Islamabad, but adjoining regions such as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the agreement, CDA will receive a revenue share of 30 per cent from every national and international match, while the remaining 70 per cent will go to the PCB.

Currently, there are no PCB-owned cricket stadiums or academies in the capital. The Diamond Club Ground is used by the regional team (Federal Areas) during domestic tournaments. Rawalpindi, however, is home to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which has hosted eight Test matches and 23 one-day internationals.

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Yousuf in trouble with Bangladesh intelligence

Pakistan’s former captain Mohammad Yousuf is in trouble as he is being investigated by the Bangladesh intelligence agencies for allegedly submitting a fake clearance letter to play in the Dhaka league.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has handed over the matter to the intelligence agencies after participating clubs in the Dhaka Premier League which remains suspended refused to resume playing in the …

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Narcotics Offences: Sri Lanka to extradite 20 Pakistani convicts

An agreement for their transfer was signed between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In addition to these prisoners, there are approximately 50 other Pakistanis in remand for similar charges. Presently, Pakistani and Sri Lankan authorities are working on the modalities of transport for the prisoners.

According to official sources in Colombo, the prisoners would have been transferred much earlier, but the procedure was delayed by the interior ministry in Islamabad.

Sources said that there was a Pakistani who smuggled about seven grams of heroin for personal consumption during his trip to Sri Lanka to attend the ICC Cricket World Cup last year. The person was reported to be an addict; therefore, his case was considered on humanitarian grounds.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 5^th, 2012. 

No fear, only sympathy for the once mighty Windies

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For what was once a world-beating side to be reduced to a three-Test series, mostly in May, ahead of world number one England’s showpiece encounter with South Africa is undeniably sad. -File photo

LONDON: It is a measure of how much things have changed since the West Indies’ glory days that the overwhelming feeling amongst home cricket fans ahead of their tour of England is sympathy.

From the mid 1970s through the 1980s the West Indies dominated world cricket with as fearsome a battery of fast bowlers as the game has known and dynamic, hard-hitting batsmen.

They seemed to reserve their most pulverising displays for England, the old colonial power.

Yet the English crowds, while they feared for the safety of their own batsmen and the figures of their bowlers, had no trouble relishing the exuberant skill of the West Indies.

Fast forward a generation, and this seems scarcely credible: the West Indies arrive in England having won just two out of their last 30 Tests.

For what was once a world-beating side to be reduced to a three-Test series, mostly in May, ahead of world number one England’s showpiece encounter with South Africa is undeniably sad.

Whether it is a lack of planning, inconsistent selection and questionable administration, many of the West Indies’ wounds are self-inflicted.

But certain developments in world cricket have been unkind to their cause.

For example the cash-rich Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament cuts across the West Indies’ domestic season. And that offers players a financial lifeline if, they are in dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.

And that of course is just what happened with the hard-hitting opener, former captain Chris Gayle.

That may be good for Gayle — and indeed any other players who have fallen out with a WICB, whose “general incompetence” was criticised recently by former Wisden editor Scyld Berry.

But the West Indies have missed Gayle’s runs during an international exile of more than a year.

It does appear though that he will be available, after completing his IPL duties, for the one-day matches against England that follow the Tests.

Against this backdrop the tourists, recently beaten 2-0 in a home Test series by Australia, have arrived in cold, wet England, where the seam-bowler friendly conditions could suit the likes of West Indies quick Kemar Roach.

“I am quite confident our guys can put the English batsmen under pressure,” said West Indies captain Darren Sammy ahead of the tour opener against Sussex at Hove, which starts on Saturday.

But do the West Indies have the batsmen to counter the conditions in which they expect their bowlers to thrive?

Certainly, in the experienced left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul, now officially ranked the world’s best batsmen, they have a cricketer for whom the adjective ‘gritty’ was invented. Here is a man so experienced in salvage missions it is little wonder he hasn’t been asked to raise the Titanic.

Chanderpaul however is a middle-order batsman and even he can only do so much if those above him fall cheaply.

To his credit Sammy, whose team showed glimpses of their potential against Australia, didn’t duck the issue.

“Stats don’t lie and it is fair to say our top order has looked vulnerable,” he said.

“It did not click against Australia, but the selectors still have shown faith in Adrian Barath and Kieran Powell.

“They are quite young, they are still learning on the job.”

Sammy has won plaudits for his leadership skills but doubts remain over whether he is worth his place in the side.

After 24 Tests, the 28-year-old has just two fifties to his name and he averages nearly 31 with the ball.

“I have developed a formula for myself in which I could play and I worked out that once I play my way, the aggressive way, I get more results,” said Sammy.

“As a team, the culture and the environment is very good, and the players are starting to shape up as a family.”

For all those for whom the West Indies will always be their ‘second favourite’ side, they will hope Sammy is right about his own game and that of his team.

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Mirpur – new international cricket venue?

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An aerial view of Quaid-e-Azam stadium in Mirpur. – File photo

The PCB has chosen the Quaid-e-Azam stadium in Mirpur as a potential venue for international cricket.

Fazal-ur-Rehman, the cricket coordinator for Azad Jammu and Ksahmir (AJK), confirmed that PCB now hold rights to the stadium, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

With a capacity of 16,000, the stadium has played host to eight first-class matches from 2005 to 2009. It has also hosted many Under-19 international matches against Australia in 2007.

In addition, the region has passed the test regarding security and infrastructure.

“It is a potential venue with a good law and order situation,” Intikhab Alam, the PCB’s director of international cricket, said.

“We have scrutinised various venues around the country and this venue has all the features to be an internationally recognised stadium. There are things that obviously have to be improved and the PCB will ensure all the required facilities for international fixtures.

“The city has quality logistic facilities, including hotels.”

At present, Pakistan has 25 first-class and four major Test venues.

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Son’s release ends months of pain, says Asif’s father

Asif was jailed in November after being found guilty of conspiring to cheat and conspiring to accept corrupt payments. -File photo by AP

SHEIKHUPURA: The father of disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif said his son’s release from prison on Thursday had brought an end to six months of pain for his family and backed the paceman to return to the game.

Asif, 29, was, freed from jail in Britain, after serving half of a 12-month sentence over a spot-fixing scandal and was taken by his friend Mohammad Haroon to his house in suburban London.

“Asif was very happy at his release and his first words were ‘thanks Almighty,’” Haroon, a cricket coach and Asif’s mentor, told AFP by phone from London.

He said Asif would hold a press conference soon, after consulting his lawyer.

Asif was jailed in November after being found guilty of conspiring to cheat and conspiring to accept corrupt payments over deliberate no-balls bowled during the Lord’s Test against England in August 2010.

In the Pakistani village of Machikay, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the eastern city of Lahore, Asif’s family voiced relief at his release.

“I have spent these six months in pain but I am sure that it’s over now,” his father Hasan Deen, a farmer, told AFP.

“I have not talked to him for seven months but I am happy that his difficult days are over.”

Pakistan’s captain for the infamous Lord’s Test, Salman Butt, is still serving a 30-month term while bowler Mohammad Aamer was released in February this year after completing half of his six months in a youth prison.

All three players were also banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for violating the players’ code of conduct, but Deen backed his son to make a strong return to the game.

“My son is a lion and lived as a lion even in the jail. He has not played for two years but I am sure that if he comes on the field he will shock everyone with his bowling,” said Deen, busy supervising the wheat crop on his fields.

Asif’s lawyer Ravi Sukul said Asif had begun an appeal against his criminal conviction and will soon proceed with an appeal against his seven-year ICC ban in the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Asif’s brother Ashraf said the whole village was eagerly anticipating his return and insisted he was an innocent party in the scandal.

“We strongly believe that Asif didn’t do anything wrong, because he was so good at cricket that he was trapped by some people,” said Ashraf.

“I am sure that he will play again.”

Deen said he felt no anger towards his son despite his involvement in one of the most shameful episodes in the history of Pakistani cricket.

“I am not angry with him, why should I be? He will be welcomed back home and if he wants to play cricket I will not stop him,” said Deen.

Agent Mazhar Majeed was jailed for 32 months for his role in orchestrating the plot to bowl no-balls to order.

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Zaheer Abbas backs youth over the old guard

Mohammad Yousuf arrives at the PCB headquarters in Lahore. Zaheer Abbas says Yousuf’s probable comeback may not be in the best interest of the national team. – Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has backed the selection of young players instead of relying on old guard in the national team’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

Zaheer’s comments came, on Wednesday, after former captain Mohammad Yousuf appeared for a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy last week, raising questions of a possible comeback into the national side.

“Considering Mohammad Yousuf will be injustice to young batsmen,” Abbas said.

The batting maestro was full of praise for the record-breaking batsman, but said his distance from the cricket field for over two years does not reflect well on his form.

It was reportedly under the supervision of Pakistan’s recently-hired head coach Dav Whatmore, that Yousuf gave a fitness test in Lahore.

Chairman of the National Selection Committee, Iqbal Qasim had, however, poured cold water over Yousuf’s hopes by saying that since Yousuf had not played domestic cricket for over 18 months, the selectors will not consider him for the national team.

Reiterating Qasim’s stance, Zaheer said: “It is difficult for selectors to pick players who have not played domestic cricket for so long.”

Abbas, who has also served as the national team’s manager, said the team’s recent on-field success (apart from a 5-0 one-day battering at the hands of England), could be affected by the inclusion of an estranged batsman.

Pakistan are set to play three Test matches, five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka and Abbas said the tour will test the players, given the humid conditions.

“We have beaten Sri Lankan in the UAE but things will be different on the upcoming tour.”

Selectors are expected to announce Pakistan’s squad for the tour to Sri Lanka on May 12. Until then, it cannot be ascertained if Yousuf will be on the plane to Sri Lanka.

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Cricket comes before politics for me: Tendulkar

“I don’t think I will stop cricket and go into politics. Cricket is my life and will always be.” -Photo by AFP

NEW DELHI: Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Tuesday he was “honoured” to be nominated to India’s parliament but stressed that cricket would remain his priority as long as he keeps playing.

Last week, Tendulkar was offered one of the 12 seats in the upper house of parliament that are reserved for those who have distinguished themselves in various fields such as the arts, sciences or social services.

“When you get nominated because of your contribution in your field, it’s an honour. I was excited to be nominated,” Tendulkar, 39, told a televised press event in Pune in western India.

“I don’t think I will stop (playing) cricket and go straight into politics.
I will keep playing cricket. Cricket is my life and will always be,” he added.

Tendulkar has not formally accepted his nomination, but such honours are rarely handed out without the prior agreement of the nominee.

It is unclear exactly when Tendulkar might take up his seat.

The “Little Master’s” nomination has raised eyebrows in India, with questions over how the cricketer, who has previously steered clear of politics, could balance his sporting commitments with his duties as an MP.

Some former players have also wondered if the batsman may lose his universal popularity in India as the proposal to nominate him came from the ruling Congress party.

Opposition parties were quick to criticise the move as an attempt by the beleaguered government to distract attention from its difficulties over a series of graft scandals and accusations of policy paralysis.

“What is Tendulkar going to do in the Rajya Sabha? He has no scope there,”Bal Thackeray, head of the regional Shiv Sena party, told reporters in Mumbai.

Tendulkar, however, stressed that his nomination had nothing to do with politics.

“I have played cricket for 22 and a half years. And I understand that I was nominated because of this reason. I am not a politician,” he said.

“There are many responsibilities on me. I would definitely like to contribute in the field of sports because that is my expertise,” the player added.

Tendulkar has played more Tests (188) and one-day internationals (463) than any other player since his debut in 1989.

He is the highest run-getter in both forms of the game and in March became the first batsman to complete 100 international centuries – 51 in Tests and 49 in one-dayers.

The batsman is currently playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, a franchise-based Twenty20 competition.

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Ponting not going anywhere: Arthur

Ponting’s highest score on the tour to West Indies was just 57. -Photo by AFP

SYDNEY: Australia coach Mickey Arthur on Tuesday backed veteran batsman Ricky Ponting to be a key figure in next year’s Ashes series in England, saying the former skipper was “not going anywhere”.

Australia are fresh from a successful 2-0 tour of the West Indies but Michael Clarke’s men have no further Tests until their home series against South Africa in November.

Ponting was dumped from Australia’s one-day international squad in February, meaning he will not be playing much cricket in the lead-up to South Africa.

But Arthur moved to quash speculation that the 37-year-old champion run-maker could be leaving the team.

“I know there was a lot of media pressure and talk around Ricky, but Ricky’s not going anywhere,” Arthur said on his return from the West Indies.

“We hope Ricky’s scoring enough runs to go to the Ashes in England.

“Ricky is definitely no way considering retiring, I wouldn’t have thought from my conversations with him, and he’ll be fit and ready to go against South Africa.”

Ponting has played 165 Tests over 17 years and is Australia’s all-time top run-maker, but his position has come under scrutiny.

Despite tough conditions in the West Indies, he helped put Australia in a commanding position in the third and final Test but his highest score on the tour was just 57.

That innings ended in bizarre fashion when he ducked under a Kemar Roach bouncer but left his bat sticking up like a periscope, only for the ball to hit it and fling a catch to Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

“I feel sorry for the bloke because he has been batting beautifully and again it will give ammunition to some bloody journalist back home,” his partner at the crease Ed Cowan said after the match.

Arthur said difficult conditions and unlucky circumstances affected Ponting’s run total of 146 over the three Tests in the West Indies at an average of 24.33.

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