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Smarting from the embarrassing eight-wicket loss to West Indies, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his batsmen failed to gauge the wicket and didn't give enough respect to the rival bowlers.

West Indian pacer Ravi Rampaul, who wrecked India's batting with a career-best four-wicket haul to script his team's thumping win in the second ODI, says the rash shots played by the visiting batsmen helped his performance.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan will attend a news conference on Tuesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Sunday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's defiant 95 went in vain as India suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat at the hands of an inspired West Indies in the lopsided second cricket one-day international in Kingston on Sunday.

ROBIN WORSNOP was the key performer for Holy Cross in a tight win over Watsonians II at Arboretum in the East League Division One.

SANJAY Patel, the Grange captain, insisted the right decision was made when his side's clash with Clydesdale was abandoned on Saturday.

CRAIG Brewster has revealed he will play only "in emergencies" next season after agreeing to become No 2 to Ross County manager Derek Adams.

OF the 14 batsmen who occupied the crease at Grange Loan on Saturday, only three scored fewer runs than Ross Lyons.

MICHAEL Vaughan will hold a press conference tomorrow when he is expected to confirm his retirement.

Not much seems to bother Phillip Hughes. Not questions about his unusual technique and definitely not twice losing his middle stump in a key pre-Ashes warm-up match in Hove.

Australia are being double-teamed by their sworn cricketing enemies, with South Africa handing England their successful blueprint on how to beat Ricky Ponting's team.

We continue our 30-day countdown to the first Ashes Test with the very first Ashes Test, the historic match which took place at the MCG in 1882.

West Indies levelled their four match one day international series against India with an emphatic eight-wicket victory, despite a magnificent 95 runs by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Disgraced Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds says he can understand why cricket supporters are disappointed with how his international career ended.

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan is to meet with Yorkshire officials on Monday morning (EST) amid reports that he is set to announce his retirement from the game.

Australia's bowlers have failed to finish off a stubborn Sussex, led by county battler Carl Hopkinson, in their Ashes warm-up match at Hove.

We continue our 30-day countdown to the first Ashes Test with Jim Laker, who turned the 1956 Ashes series on its head with match-winning efforts at Headingley and Old Trafford.

The pieces in Australia's Ashes jigsaw puzzle are starting to fall into place after coach Tim Nielsen confirmed in-form quick Peter Siddle as a certain starter for Cardiff.

Australia have been struck by mass confusion over their first Ashes Test line-up as the international career of spinner Nathan Hauritz hangs in the balance.