St.Johns, Antigua
Second Test played to a draw at Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.
After Australia set West Indies 372 to win on the last day of the second test at Antigua the W.I. team
went on to finish at 266-5 finishing the Second Test in a draw.
Australia first innings : 479-7 declared. Katich 113, Clarke 110, Ponting 65 and Brett Lee 63 not out.
Jerome Taylor took 3-95
Second innings : 244-6 declared Jaques 76, Symonds 43 not out, Hussey 40 and Ponting 38
Fidel Edwards 2-28 and Taylor 2-33
West Indies first innings : 352 Chanderpaul 107 not out, Serwan 65, Marshall 53 Bravo and Taylor 20
Brett Lee 5-59, Clarke 2-20 and Johnson 2-72.
Second innings 266-5 : Sarwan 128, Chanderpaul 77 not out, brett Lee 3-51
The Third test will played at Kensington Oval starting 12 June 2008

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Second Test, Antigua (close day four)
West Indies vs Australia
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee tore the West Indies batting line up apart, taking 5 wickets for five runs off 18 balls. Lee was helped by some very questionable umpiring decisions, but the damage was done. The West Indies were dismissed for 352, still 127 runs behind.
Ponting’s Australians now have a chance to push for victory on the fifth day, something that had seemed impossible just hors before.

Michael Clarke’s ton in the second Test in the West Indies was for his fiancee, Lara Bingle,
after the loss of her father. A tearful Clarke looked to the heavens and dedicated his century to
Graham Bingle, who died three weeks ago.
With the Second Test in the balance , Australia declared at 7-479, as Clarke again contributed with his
left arm spin bowling taking 2-7 off seven overs. West Indies reached 3-125 at stumps.
It was a great effort from the “Captain in Waiting”.

A new twenty20 competition worldwide proposed by Texan philanthropist.
Allen Stanford a sponsor of professional sports is pushing ahead with the idea of making the Twenty20 competition the most popular sport in the world. With the concept of a 20-20-20 winner take all version of the game the first step in that direction. This is Twenty20 cricket with a 20 million dollar reward to the winner. Stamford is an American billionaire now living in the West Indies where he is a very generous benefactor to the much loved game. According to news reports he has already had talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board and these talks have been very well received.