CRICKET/ENGLAND TOUR SQUADS: England have axed wicketkeeper Matt Prior for next month's tour of New Zealand after he dropped a number of catches in the series against Sri Lanka.
Warwickshire's Tim Ambrose has been selected in his place and the uncapped 25-year-old will compete with Phil Mustard for a place in the team.
Middlesex opening batsman Andrew Strauss, a key figure in England's 2005 Ashes triumph but omitted from the Sri Lanka tour, was recalled to the 16-man test squad announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at Lord's yesterday.
TEST MATCH:Ashwell Prince struck 98 to put South Africa in control of the second Test against West Indies yesterday.
At the close of the third day, West Indies were 96-4 in their second innings, a lead of just 18.
South Africa were dismissed for 321 in reply to West Indies' first-innings 243.
Prince batted for five hours, faced 225 balls and hit 11 fours in his patient innings.
Ramdin opened West Indies' second innings with Daren Ganga because captain Chris Gayle was receiving treatment for the hamstring injury he took into the match.
Ramdin, who batted at number seven in the first innings, scored 32 in a stand of 59 before edging a delivery from fast bowler Jacques Kallis to wicketkeeper Boucher.
Six balls later Morton (1) was dismissed in identical fashion by fast bowler Dale Steyn.
Ganga's 112-ball vigil for his 22 was ended when he dragged a delivery from fast bowler Makhaya Ntini onto his stumps.
West Indies slumped to 93-4 when fast bowler Andre Nel trapped Marlon Samuels in front for 18.
RULE CHANGES: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering changing one of the sport's most sacred rules by allowing players to challenge decisions made by onfield umpires.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said on Friday he wanted to carry out an experiment giving players the right to lodge appeals against contentious rulings and ask a third umpire to adjudicate with the aid of television replays.
TEST MATCH: Matthew Bell scored an unbeaten half-century in his first Test appearance in more than six years to ram home New Zealand's advantage over Bangladesh on the opening day of the first test in Dunedin on Friday.
Bell made 74 not out to help the Kiwis recover from a slow start and reach stumps on 156 for four in reply to Bangladesh's first innings total of 137.
