South Africa 2 for 0 trail West Indies 543 for 5 dec (W Hinds 213, Chanderpaul 200*) by 541 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out

A gritty, unbeaten 203 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and a more flamboyant 213 from Wavell Hinds guided West Indies to 543 for 5 before they declared late on the second day at the Bourda.But if Chanderpaul had led by example with the bat, his decision to declare in fading light as soon as he had flicked Nicky Boje for four to bring up his double hundred was an error. South Africa’s openers faced just two balls in the gloom before they were heading back to the pavilion with broad grins on their faces. It was an inevitable end, and it was hard to see why West Indies had not just batted through to the close and added to Graeme Smith’s frustration.On a pluperfect batting track and in front of another good crowd, West Indies had made steady rather than spectacular progress, with the run rate never climbing above three an over. In fairness to South Africa, they looked more on the ball than they had yesterday, but on this batsman-friendly surface it made little difference.Overnight rain left the playing area too damp for a prompt start, but when play resumed an hour late it was fairly clear that the bowlers were in for another long day. Both Chanderpaul and Wavell Hinds started circumspectly, Hinds taking 20 minutes to add to his overnight 188. A taunt of “Boring, Wavell, that’s boring,” from Graeme Smith in the slips only stirred him and thereafter he got back into his stride, bringing up his double hundred with a punch behind square on the off. He then played the shot of the match, a classical straight drive off the disappointing Makhaya Ntini.Chanderpaul began the brighter, flicking the second ball he faced for four, but displayed remarkable concentration in his shot selection, happy to duck bouncers and leave any temptation outside his off stump. He punished anything on his legs as well as unleashing a few sumptuous drives through the covers.

Hinds fell shortly after lunch aiming an expansive off drive at Charl Langeveldt and a relieved Mark Boucher taking a straightforward catch. He had made 213, exactly 200 more than he was on when Herschelle Gibbs dropped him yesterday morning. It was a supreme display of stamina, concentration and skill.There was no respite for the South Africans as one Hinds was replaced by another, Ryan, who started uncertainly but slowly found his grove. He added 116 with his captain before on 47 he aimed a drive at a flighted ball from Boje but only edged straight to Jacques Kallis at first slip. If Hinds had played well enough to deserve his fifty, Boje had earned the wicket with his perseverance on an unhelpful surface.As Chanderpaul pressed on, Narsingh Deonarine, the fifth left-hander in the top seven and another making his debut, survived a jittery start and a hostile welcome from Andre Nel and gradually found his touch. The run rate continued to fall as the ball grew soft, and a message came out from Bennett King, the coach, to get things moving.Then came Chanderpaul’s moment of triumph, which nobody would begrudge him in the difficult circumstances surrounding this match. The shame was that seconds later it was followed by the declaration which was so badly timed.How they were outWest IndiesSmith c Boucher b Nel 11 (24 for 1) Regulation edge, pouched one-handed in front of first slip.Ganga c Boucher b Nel 0 (24 for 2) Pushed at a wide one, simple catch at knee-height.Pagon c Kallis b Nel 35 (106 for 3) Early on a defensive push, skewed to silly mid-off.W Hinds c Boucher b Langeveldt 213 (390 for 4) Loose off drive edged to wicketkeeper.R Hinds c Kallis b Boje 48 (506 for 5) Edged attempted drive of flighted ball straight to first slip.

Rahul Dravid, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-ul-Haq head the list of 39 of international cricket’s biggest names announced today in the initial squads for the ICC World XI teams to take on Australia’s Test and ODI sides in the ICC’s Super Series in Australia in October this year.Pakistan’s outstanding tour of India has helped nine of their players gain selection across both squads, while England, India and South Africa all have seven players included. Sri Lanka have four, West Indies three and New Zealand two. No players were selected from Bangladesh, Zimbabwe or Kenya.Announcing the squads at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, Sunil Gavaskar, the chairman of the selection panel, explained that the sides boasted some of the most talented players in the world. “The squads are packed with fantastically talented players from around the world who will pose a serious challenge to Australia’s supremacy in both forms of the game,” he said. “It was incredibly difficult to confine our selections to just 30 players for each squad, but in the end and after much agonising and debate, the panel is confident that these are the best combinations of players for the challenge ahead.”The players chosen for the ICC World XI Test and ODI squads, by country, are:

Malcolm Speed, the ICC’s chief executive, said that the selectors had used their experience wisely in choosing an outstanding group of players. “There is awesome depth to the batting strength of these squads, with players like Dravid, Lara, Laxman, Sehwag, Tendulkar and Vaughan all averaging over 50 in Tests against Australia. There are genuine allrounders for the differing demands of Test and ODI cricket, and bowling which combines new-ball penetration and superb spin and seam options.”It is also particularly exciting to see the names of a number of younger and emerging players recognised by the selectors. Players like Kevin Pietersen, Brendon McCullum, Andre Nel, Naved-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi and Irfan Pathan have forced their way into the squads on the strength of outstanding performances over recent months.”In making their initial choices, the selection panel of Gavaskar, Mike Atherton, Sir Richard Hadlee, Clive Lloyd, Jonty Rhodes and Aravinda de Silva took a range of key factors into account, including:

• players’ overall career records in both Test and ODI cricket
• their form in both Test and ODI cricket over the past 12 months
• their overall playing records against Australia and their performances against the world champion team in Australia
• players’ positions in the LG ICC Rankings for both Test and ODI cricket
• the distinctive characteristics of the venues in Melbourne and Sydney which will host the games

Gavaskar explained that in making their choices the selectors had looked for qualities and character beyond statistical achievement. “While statistics were a significant form guide, we placed more importance on our knowledge of the players, their ability to perform on the biggest stage and their character in taking on such hardened opponents as Australia,” he said. “We want the best flair and talent in the world, but we also need players with the qualities to dig deep when the going is tough and take advantage of any weaknesses or errors in the Australians’ game.”Of the 39 players selected, 21 are named in both the Test and ODI squads, nine are included in the Test squad alone and there are nine players nominated as ODI specialists.The World XI teams will take on Australia in a three-match ODI series in Melbourne on October 5, 7 and 9, and a six-day Super Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (October 14-19).The two squads announced today will be trimmed to just 20 names in early July before the final teams to take on Australia are announced in August.Combined prizemoney and match payments for the one-day series will be US$1.25 million, while the total money available for the Super Test will be US$1.39 million. The matches will be accorded official Test and ODI status.

Ricky Ponting has claimed the schedule for this summer’s Ashes tour could work in his side’s favour. Australia, who landed in England on Sunday morning, face a full itinerary of one-day internationals, including a triangular tournament against the hosts and Bangladesh plus three further games, before the Test series starts at Lord’s on July 21.The Australians have not played a Test for seven weeks and during the break they have had only a short training camp in Brisbane to fine tune their game.England, meanwhile, have completed a comfortable 2-0 Test win against Bangladesh. But Ponting is sure the timetable will allow his side to adjust and score some psychological points over England before the real business of the summer starts.”It could be a bit of an advantage for us the way the summer has panned out with us having a long break and then 10 one-dayers before the first Test,” Ponting said. “It could seem like the end of the summer for England and we have got time to get playing.”There are going to be a number of changes, but I am happy we are ready for them. We are all looking forward to this tour immensely, the build up has been big-time already. This is a big tour for us – it always is – but more especially because it is No. 1 in the world against No. 2. It should be great all round.”And Ponting is hoping his side can get some momentum from the one-day games before defending the Ashes, which the Australians have held since 1989. “It would be good if we could achieve that going into the Tests,” he said, “but I’m not overly worried about what happens in the one-dayers in terms of the Tests.”We want to win every game we play in and if we do that and we have created some momentum then all well and good but I don’t take a lot out of one-day series. Test cricket is a different game, there will be a few changes of personnel so we will have to see how it goes.”But we are not just here preparing for the Test series. The one-dayers are our main focus to start with. But we will have a lot of cricket under our belts by the time the Test series comes around and it will be good to get under way with the cricket. It is an exciting time for us and world cricket now.”Australia will start the series as firm favourites to retain the Ashes urn, but the coach John Buchanan is not worried about the fact that they are expected to defeat their hosts. “This team is always faced with a lot of expectation,” he said. “A number of them are world-class players who will go down as greats of the game so there is always expectation no matter who we play. The great thing about this team is that they just don’t look at those expectations, they just look at their own performances.”Australia travel to Lille in France on Monday to visit the graves of Australian soldiers who were killed in the First World War – Steve Waugh led a similar expedition to the memorial in Gallipoli when he was captain in 2001.”It means something different,” Buchanan said. “It is more of a life experience than a cricket experience. It is just something we have got the opportunity to really experience a bit in terms of what Australians experienced in the war theatre.”

Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi have agreed to play for the Asian XI team in a three-match series against a World XI in Houston between June 14 and 19. It had earlier been reported that both players had withdrawn from the event, but Hasan Jalil, the organiser, visited Jamaica during the second Test and persuaded them to change their mind.”I personally met with Younis and Afridi and convinced them we would like to have them play for the Asian XI with other Pakistani players and they agreed,” Jalil told reporters. “Inzamam-ul-Haq was keen that Younis and Afridi should play and now we have the best Pakistani players coming to Houston for the matches.”Inzamam, Younis, Afridi, Yousuf Youhana, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar would all be playing in the Asian XI along with Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh, as well as Sri Lankans Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.Jalil added that he hoped to be able to bring in Brian Lara and other West Indies players.

Yorkshire edged to a two-wicket win against Nottinghamshire with one ball left, as Richard Dawson made six from the first two deliveries he faced. Ian Harvey was at his Twenty20 best, smashing 74 from 32 balls, but when he fell Notts fought their way back into the match. Chris Read had earlier top-scored for Notts, making 43, after the top-order had been dismissed by Tim Bresnan.Leicestershire held their nerve to seal a three-run win against Durham at Grace Road. A target of 152 was within Durham’s reach but Jeremy Snape produced another fine spell of offspin, taking 3 for 24. Charl Willoughby also kept a lid on the scoring rate, conceding 17 runs from his spell. HD Ackerman was the mainstay of Leicestershire’s innings with 56, but no one else reached 20.Phil Weston guided Gloucestershire to a five-wicket win over Worcestershire with 73 from 55 balls. Mark Alleyne helped him add 46 for the sixth wicket as they had two balls to spare. Zander de Bruyn led Worcestershire’s recovery from 24 for 3, making 76 off 59 balls. Steve Kirby had the impressive figures of 2 for 15 from his four overs.The Flower brothers played a major role in Essex’s 43-run win over Sussex at Chelmsford. Andy was the main contributor to the Essex total of 151 for 5, making 59, then Grant chipped in with three important wickets as Sussex never threatened the target. Ryan ten Doeschate boosted Essex’s total with 42, and his runs proved important in the final outcome.

In the wake of the London bombings, concerns have emerged among Marylebone Cricket Club members that they risk being sued in the event of a significant terrorist attack on Lord’s.According to a report in The Times, both MCC and the England & Wales Cricket Board, whose headquarters are also in the ground, are insured for £30 million each, but this sum could prove insufficient to safeguard members against civil action, if negligence were to be proven against MCC.Tim O’Gorman, a former Derbyshire batsman and lawyer, has set up a working group to investigate a change in MCC’s status to safeguard it from such a situation.On Sunday, the NatWest Challenge match between England and Australia passed without incident, although security levels were significantly tighter, with sniffer dogs employed in the stands and extensive bag-searches at the turnstiles.

The ICC has said that the final decision on Sourav Ganguly’s six-match ban for slow over-rates may be taken on Thursday, July 28. India play their first tri-series match against hosts Sri Lanka two days later in a competition that also involves West Indies.Justice Albie Sachs, the South African judge adjudicating Ganguly’s appeal, has told the ICC that he was hoping to announce his decision on Thursday, cricket’s governing body said in a release. The BCCI had appealed to the ICC Disputes Resolution Committee about the ban that had been imposed on Ganguly during the one-day series against Pakistan in April.The BCCI had initially appealed against the ban, but it was turned down by ICC Appeals Commissioner Michael Beloff. The board disputed the process that was used to deal with Ganguly’s first appeal, and sought to appeal again.Ganguly has been provisionally included in the Indian squad as the 16th member, on the condition that he would travel to Sri Lanka only if the ban was lifted.