OID‰‰†KOID‰‰†OID‰‰†MOID‰‰†C The Times of India, New Delhi, Tuesday,May 13, 2003 Blanc hangs his boots Speed’s no thrill Federer blames nerves French star Laurent Blanc ended his A speed of 204 kmph is no big deal Having won three ATP titles this season, career on a high on Sunday, helping for a Formula 1 driver. But it has got Roger Federer was in sparkling form. But Premiership winners Man United to a Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya in he lost his nerves on big points and lost 2-1 victory over Everton. The gritty trouble in France. The Williams the Rome Masters final to Felix Mantilla. defender had already won the World driver was caught speeding and “I needed to keep my head, but I can’t Cup and European Championships has been stripped of his licence explain what went wrong,” he said Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in a tri-series match on Tuesday We might also look at bringing in an all rounder who can bat Lara a ticking better than someone who is already there bomb, says — Sri Lankan skipper WI have history against them Marvan Atapattu AP Aussie media St. Johns (Antigua): Brian Lara SPORTS DIGEST again stood between Australia Melbourne: Large pho- AFP and an unprecedented Caribbean tographs series clean sweep on the fourth of West day of the fourth and final Test at Indies the Recreation Ground here on captain Monday. Brian The Australians struck three Lara ar- times in the morning session, guing snaring Chris Gayle (19), Devon with his Smith (23) and Daren Ganga (8) to Australian counterpart have the West Indians 74 for three Steve Waugh featured in in a chase of 418 for an improba- Australia’s newspapers ble victory over another five ses- on Monday, with one sions of play. At lunch, the West headline describing Indies were 106 for three with Lara as a “ticking TWINKLING STARS: Justine Henin- skipper Lara on 27 and bomb”. Hardenne (L) and fellow Belgian Ramnaresh Sarwan on 18. They Former English coun- player Kim Clijsters display their were 312 runs from denying Test ty player Peter Roebuck, German Open trophies after the fi- writing in The Age nal of the MasterCard German cricket history and victory. Yet again while master bats- newspaper, said the ver- Open women’s tennis tournament bal clash did not reflect in Berlin on Sunday. man Lara was at the crease the West Indies still possessed an out- well on either side and Akram retires: Former side chance of defying the odds. urged Lara to let his bat Bangladesh captain Akram Khan an- Lara has scored two centuries in do the talking. nounced on Monday he had retired this series and during this in- Lara and Waugh were from international cricket after 15 nings passed 500 runs for the se- involved in a war of years with the national team. Khan, ries. The Australians applied words on Saturday dur- 34, who led his side to victory at the enormous pressure from the ing the second day of the 1997 ICC trophy in Malaysia, said he opening of play and in the first fourth and final Test in had taken the decision for family rea- hour had taken three wickets for Antigua before they sons. After making made his debut 19 runs off 13 overs. were separated by Eng- for the national side at the 1988 Asia Glenn McGrath was back to his lish umpire David Shep- Cup in Dhaka, Khan scored 259 runs metronomical best, sending down herd. Both players were in eight tests with a highest score of later let off by match ref- 44. He scored a Bangladesh record 12 overs for 12 runs with five maidens and bowling a beautiful eree Mike Procter, who 976 runs in 39 ODI. His most memo- described their heated rable innings was a match-winning inswinging yorker to trap Ganga lbw. The West Indians lost both exchange as gamesman- knock of 67 not out against the ship, and “what Test Netherlands in a 1997 trophy match openers in the first 25 minutes’ of cricket is all about”. which took his team into the semi-fi- play on Monday with Gayle play- nals.Reuters ing an indisciplined pull shot off “By the time he had Brett Lee straight to Steve Waugh faced one delivery, Lara Cricketer passes away: Former at mid-on on his overnight score had flayed a six (over Australia test cricketer Ernie Toshack DUCKING FOR COVER: Opener Devon Smith of the West Indies avoids a Brett Lee bouncer on the third day of the fourth and final Test at the An- of 19. Later Smith followed when gully) and been involved has died aged 88, the Australian tigua Recreation Ground in St. John’s, Antigua on Sunday. he sparred at Jason Gillespie and in verbal stoushes Cricket Board (ACB) said on Mon- losing nine wickets for 175 after a the Caribbean, but they have to day. Toshack was a member of Don tickled it to wicketkeeper Adam SCORE BOARD (clashes) with opening Gilchrist. 242-run opening stand between create Test history to win here, as batsman Matthew Hay- Bradman’s 1948 “Invincibles” side Australia (1st innings): 240 Fall of wickets: 1-242, 2-273, 3-285, 4-330, Matthew Hayden and Justin no team has scored more than 406 which toured England, winning the The West Indies have never en- West Indies (1st innings): 240 5-338, 6-343, 7-373, 8-385, 9-388. den and rival captain dured the indignity of a 4-0 series Australia (2nd innings, overnight 171/0): Bowling: Lawson 6-1-17-0, Dillon 29-3-112- Langer. Both teams scored 240 in to win a Test in the final innings. Steve Waugh,” The Aus- test series 4-0 in what is still regard- the first innings. When failing light The highest successful run ed as one of Australia’s greatest per- whitewash in 73 years’ cricket in J Langer c Lara b Gayle 111 4 (11 nb), Banks 37-5-153-2, Drakes 19-1-92- tralian newspaper re- M Hayden run out (Baugh-sub) 177 2 (1 nb), Gayle 13-1-30-1. stopped play with five balls left on chase in an Antiguan Test was ported on Monday. formances in any sport. Toshack the Caribbean, but they have to A Gilchrist c sub (Samuels) b Banks 6 West Indies (2nd innings): made his test debut against New create Test history to win here, as C Gayle c Waugh b Lee 19 the third day, the West Indies had the West Indies’ 216 for nine The story was run un- M Love c sub (Samuels) b Banks 2 made a secure start and were 47 against Pakistan three years ago. Zealand at Basin Reserve in Welling- no team has scored more than 406 D Lehmann b Dillon 14 D Smith c Gilchrist b Gillespie 23 der the headline: “Lara D Ganga lbw b McGrath 8 without loss with Devon Smith not The third day was highlighted ton in 1945-46 and took 47 wickets to win a Test in the final innings. S Waugh not out 45 B Lara batting 27 cast as the ticking bomb”. A Bichel c Smith b Dillon 0 out 21 and Chris Gayle on 19 and at an average of 21.04 in 12 matches The highest successful run R Sarwan batting 18 by Hayden and Langer’s fifth dou- Glenn McGrath, Darren with his left-arm medium-pacers. He B Lee c Joseph (sub) b Dillon 18 Extras: (b-1, lb-5, w-1, nb-4) 11 trailed Australia by 370 runs with ble-century opening partnership, chase in an Antiguan Test was J Gillespie c Lara b Drakes 5 Lehmann and Justin boasted match figures of 6-18 on Total (at lunch for 3 wickets, 49 overs) 106 two days’ play remaining. passing the four scored by great the West Indies’ 216 for nine S MacGill c Lara b Dillon 0 Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-50, 3-74. Langer also clashed with debut and took 5-2 and 6-29 in the The West Indies have never en- West Indian opening pair against Pakistan three years ago. G McGrath c Ganga b Drakes 14 Bowling: McGrath 12-5-12-1, Gillespie 10-6- Lara, according to Herald first test against India in Brisbane in Earlier on Sunday, the Aus- Extras: (b 4, lb 9, nb 12) 25 9-1, Lee 12-3-26-1, MacGill 7-3-19-0, Bichel dured the indignity of a 4-0 series Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Total: (All out, in 104 overs) 417 7-0-33-0, Waugh 1-0-1-0. Sun. Reuters 1947-48. AFP tralians were bowled out for 417, whitewash in 73 years’ cricket in Haynes. AFP Maiden success for Yamaha: Team Yamaha finally broke a jinx and recorded their maiden first place fin- Streak pleased with ish in the Open class (Foreign, up to Olonga was unsure of protest Sri Lankans feel 250cc) when TK Vishwanath dared the odds to win at the MRF National London: Former Zimbabwe fast bowler Hen- wavering at the time,” he revealed. “However, Motocross championship at the Zimbabwe progress ry Olonga revealed on Monday he had not when Flower suggested it after he had been floodlight Baburao Sanas ground, in been sure whether he’d have been able to go approached by a third party I decided I would strangers at home Pune on Sunday night. Worcester: South Africa’s An- through with his black armband protest on do it.