FROM THE BOUNDARY - Well played, West Indies, thank you, Chanderpaul

Tony Becca THE THREE-match Test series between the West Indies and Australia is over, and although the West Indies lost 2-0, even though their batting depended almost entirely on Shivnarine Chanderpaul with good support from Ramnaresh Sarwan, they deserve a round of applause. In fact, when it is remembered that hardly anyone gave them a chance, that most fans expected a 3-0 whitewash, they deserve more than a round. By scoring 442 runs at an average of 147.33, by batting so long while carrying his bat undefeated on three occasions, Chanderpaul, facing 1,426 deliveries, carried them like Atlas - like George Headley of blessed memory, and there can be no question about that. It is true also that Australia topped 400 runs in one innings of each Test match, and that they declared on three occasions. In spite of that, the West... [read full story]