1.   He takes over the captaincy from injured test skipper Brad Fittler in his final match and said he hoped to bow out on a high note.

2.   Test skipper Laurie Daley was outstanding for Canberra.

3.   Test cricket skipper Andy Flower resigned from the Zimbabwe captaincy, apparently to take stock of his sporting career, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union said Thursday.

4.   Test skipper Mark Taylor on Tuesday backed Warne as a future captain of the test team.

5.   His reign as test skipper, however, continues.

6.   England A coach and former test skipper Mike Gatting said Headley was now on the verge of selection in the full Test side.

7.   Led brilliantly by former test skipper Laurie Daley, the Raiders ran in eight tries to two to comprehensively outclass the Bears.

8.   Meninga, the test skipper, has announced his retirement after the Kangaroo tour of England and France in October-November.

9.   Symonds replaced former test skipper Allan Border in the Queensland side for the match and confirmed his dazzling talent with his debut first-class century.