Laxman puts himself back in reckoning
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Your support makes all the difference.VVS Laxman, who has forfeited his place in India's one-day international team, has sent a message to England and to his Test rival Virender Sehwag that he is still a force to be reckoned with.
Laxman's enterprising 86 was the highlight of India's 253 for 7 on the first day of their three-day match against West Indies A at Arundel. Following the early Indian crawl, which produced 10 runs from the opening 14 overs, Laxman's 132-ball innings, including nine fours, was a tonic not only for India but also for the spectators.
Laxman, who had figured in only one of the tour's limited overs games – against England at The Oval – after scoring 474 runs in five winter Tests in the West Indies, looked untroubled as he hit nine fours in his 85 off 132 balls, sharing in an 86-run third-wicket stand with Dinesh Mongia. Eighty of those runs came in 17 overs as they upped the scoring rate before tea.
* Emily Drumm hit an unbeaten 63 as New Zealand's women beat England by seven wickets in their Tri-Series game at Durham's Racecourse Ground. The New Zealand captain shared in an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 35 with Haidee Tiffen as the Kiwis reached the target of 112 with 19 overs to spare. Earlier, England had been bowled out for 111 after earlier slumping to 66 for 8.
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