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Australia tour of West Indies 1999
Sun, August 11 2013
Steve Waugh: Relationship with Shane Warne never healed
Former Australian cricket great Steve Waugh revealed during the launch of his new book 'The Meaning of Luck’ that his decision to drop Shane Warne from the Australian Test side for the tour of West Indies in 1999 had created a distance between the two which failed to heal
Wed, July 02 2014
Brian Lara turns almost certain defeat into sensational victory with an epic 153 not out against Australia
March 30, 1999. Brian Lara’s moment of miracle. The 153 not out at Barbados was perhaps the best innings of his superb career. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the tantalising one wicket victory against the Australians.
Wed, July 02 2014
Brian Lara’s brutal 213 stuns the mighty Australians
On March 14, 1999, Brian Lara scored a magical 213 to single-handedly reverse his side’s dwindling fortunes, after months of consistent defeats. The innings not only inspired West Indies to win the Test by a huge margin, but against all odds, they went on to square the series in an emphatic fashion. Karthik Parimal looks back at one of Lara’s most memorable knocks.
Wed, July 02 2014
Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie bowl West Indies out for 51
On March 8, 1999, West Indies were shot out for 51, their lowest total in Test cricket at the time, conceding victory to Australia by a mammoth margin of 312 runs. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie were the primary and only destroyers, as spin wasn’t even considered on that eventful fourth day of the first Test at Trinidad. Karthik Parimal looks back at that forgettable game for the home team.