71.   Martyn, who scored his maiden test century in the series opener at Edgbaston, batted flawlessly and smashed the second new ball for five boundaries before losing Katich.

72.   San Francisco, which lost slugger Barry Bonds to elbow surgery last week, won three straight over Colorado after losing the series opener.

73.   RHP Steve Woodard will pitch the series opener with the Angels Friday.

74.   Taylor targeted batting as the area needing most improvement after Australia scrambled to its win in the series opener over Zimbabwe in Perth.

75.   Sri Lanka woke up Saturday still reeling from the celebrations following its victory over India in the test series opener in Galle.

76.   The Indian selectors made two chances in the team that won the series opener in Mohali last week, bringing in batsman Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Javagal Srinath.

77.   The series opener, originally scheduled Saturday, had been postponed because of Typhoon Zeb.

78.   They beat Seattle four times in a row after losing the series opener.

79.   This is the eighth straight time the Indians lost a series opener.

80.   West Indies skipper Carl Hooper said his side must bounce back through its batsmen, whom he admitted let the side down in the series opener.