Curtly Ambrose

West Indies had a small total to defend. They also had Ambi

His Highness was fast, he was tall, he was proud, he didn't care for the batsman's well-being

When Ambrose ripped the heart out of England's batting

Reports that the Stanford's legends group has been disbanded have been confirmed by a spokesman for the organisation

The Australians have been put on notice that they are in a contest and they will be bolstered by the return of Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke, two of their major batsmen

Amby's back, leaders wear orange, and no sixes please

In the West Indies, the relationship you formed with cricket was filtered through one omnipresent medium

At the WACA, they say, batsmen can leave alone balls pitched at a good length. Some tellable pitchside tales from Wild West Perth

Three of the region's most outstanding fast bowlers of all time yesterday expressed surprise that they had not been called upon to assist in the development of West Indies cricket following the tremendous injection of funds from Sir Allen Stanford

Curtly Ambrose, the former West Indian fast bowler, has told the current lot of bowlers to avoid trying to be too ambitious on the Caribbean's unhelpful pitches

Men who can bat and bowl to international standard are the most sought-after accessory of all

Curtly Ambrose had an outstanding cricket career. An amazing 405 wickets in 98 Test matches and 226 wickets in 176 one-day internationals ranks him among the greatest bowlers in the history of the game

Andrew Miller on some of the more comical dismissals in cricket's history

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan catches up with Curtly Ambrose, Richie Richardson and their band

Martin Williamson looks back on the week ending June 1, 2006

It hardly surprising to learn that Curtly Ambrose didn't like opposing batsmen, but more so that the game of cricket itself was not exactly close to his heart

Rob Smyth picks out eleven moves that back-fired

The wicket of Salman Butt at Multan - caught behind after a headed back-pass from Trescothick at slip - got Steve Pittard thinking about eccentric exits

"He is charming, vulnerable, endearing, moody and impossible to work out at times and endlessly fascinating," is the way Steve Waugh, the former Australian captain, describes Brian Lara in his weighty autobiography, Out of My Comfort Zone