Marlon Samuels

Marlon Samuels has been forced to pull out of West Indies' tour of South Africa after a recurrence of an injury to his right knee

The West Indians dominated the second day of their match against Zimbabwe A,finishing the day with a lead of 408 with five second-innings wickets still in hand

A devastating spell of reverse-swing bowling by Jerome Taylor almost broughtthe West Indian tourists an unexpected victory over Zimbabwe A after the match had looked dead and buried at tea, but the determination of GavinEwing, dropped from the Test

Two contrasting centuries were the highlight of the first day's play between Zimbabwe A and the touring West Indians at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare

ST JOHN'S - West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels is being sent home for a precautionary MRI scan to ensure he will be fit for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa

It was an incident identical to that at Kensington Oval in 1999 that prompted bottle-throwing by the angry crowd and halted play in the One-Day International between the West Indies and Australia

Sometimes, it only takes one passage of play to widen the gap between defeat and victory so far that even the bravest men cannot make the traverse

A third consecutive day of complete West Indian domination put India firmly on the backfoot at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata