Shane Lee announces retirement

Shane Lee announces retirement

Former Australia cricketer Shane Lee announced his retirement on Tuesday.

The elder brother of current Australia fast bowler Brett, Lee said he is forced to quit because of a persistent knee injury.

An accomplished all-rounder, Lee represented Australia in 45 limited-overs internationals, scoring 477 runs at an average of 17.67 and capturing 48 wickets at 25.94.

He was a member of the Australian squads that finished runner-up at the 1996 World Cup and won the 1999 World Cup.

The 29-year-old also played 93 first-class matches for New South Wales, Somerset and Worcestershire in a career that lasted for a decade.

Vaughan set to see off Trescothick as England captain

The world's number one batsman Michael Vaughan looks certain to be named as England's new one-day captain early next week according to newspaper reports.

The England and Wales Cricket Board will formally offer the job to Vaughan in the next few days before making the appointment public according to the Daily Telegraph.

Vaughan, who will take over from Nasser Hussain, has already indicated he would accept the job.

"What I have told the ECB is that if they offered me the job there's no way I'd refuse it," said the 26-times capped Vaughan.

"I'd love the chance to challenge myself -- to see if I could do it. It's a good trial to see if it burdens my batting or not."

Vaughan's first challenge as skipper will be the three-match series against Pakistan in June, followed by the Triangular Tournament with South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Vaughan will lead out a much-changed side from the one that disappointed at the World Cup where it failed to reach the Super Six stage as Nick Knight, Andy Caddick, Alec Stewart and Hussain have all retired.

Aside from them both all rounder Craig White and young hope Paul Collingwood are injured.

McGill captures five wickets

Stuart McGill captured his second five-wicket haul against the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI on Monday to set Australia up for an easy victory.

McGill's leg spin snared five for 45 runs from 12 overs to send the West Indies side crashing to 162 all out in its second innings about 20 minutes before lunch.

Australia, set 95 to win, was four without loss at the interval on the final day of the three-day match at Three Ws Oval.

McGill, who captured his 100th Test wicket in the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad, has match figures of 10-85 from 25 overs, which must make the selectors think hard about whether to give his place to fast bowling star Glenn McGrath, who arrived late to the series.

The Australian selectors have to decide whether to keep the five-man attack which has led the side to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series.

The Vice-Chancellor's XI, 32 for two overnight, reach 91 as captain and former West Indies opener Philo Wallace and Dary Balgobin batted through most of the first hour.

McGill, however, removed Balgobin, who was caught in the outfield, and Wallace, caught behind, to leave the West Indies at 111 for four.

There was neither substance nor stability from the rest of the batting and the university side lost its last six wickets for 51 runs in just over an hour.

Brad Hogg supported McGill with two for 34, and there was one wicket apiece for McGrath and Brad Williams.

The third Test between Australia and the West Indies starts at Kensington Oval on Thursday.