LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) : A crisis over banned Indian batsman Virender Sehwag which is threatening to split world cricket should be resolved today, an International Cricket Council (ICC) spokesman said.
The spokesman said a proposed meeting between Indian cricket head Jagmohan Dalmiya and ICC officials in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow was now unlikely to go ahead.
Dalmiya told Reuters today he had accepted an invitation to travel to Malaysia for talks with ICC officials.
"The meeting is now unlikely to take place, the spokesman said.
"Its expected the situation will be resolved today.
He said telephone conversations were continuing today between Dalmiya in Calcutta, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed in London and ICC president Malcolm Gray in Sydney.
Yesterday the ICC extended until tomorrow its todays deadline for the Indian authorities to announce whether or not Sehwag would play in the first test against England starting in Mohali on Monday.
Sehwag was given a one-match ban in the second test in South Africa and the ICC has ruled him ineligible for Mondays test against England.
Vincent, Fleming hit centuries for NZ PERTH, Australia, Nov 30 (Reuters) Captain Stephen Fleming and debutant opener Lou Vincent hit centuries as New Zealand reached 293 for seven after suffering a late collapse on the opening day of the third test against Australia today.
The pair shared a 199-run partnership for the third wicket after the Kiwis slumped to 19 for two in the first seven overs.
Fleming, who hit 105, and Vincent (104) carried the total to 87 for two at lunch and added another 103 in the middle session.
Australia took the new ball at 252 for three and took four wickets for 17, removing Fleming, Craig Mcmillan (four), Daniel Vettori (two) and all-rounder Chris Cairns (eight) in the final 10 overs of the days play.
Vincent is the sixth player to make a century for New Zealand on their test debut.
Australias Glenn Mcgrath moved to equal 10th on the list of all-time wicket-takers before suffering a back spasm in the morning session.
Mcgrath had taken his 362nd wicket in his 78th test, dismissing Mathew Sinclair lbw for two, to move alongside Pakistans Imran Khan.
The first two matches of the three-test series were rain-affected draws dominated by Australia.
Earlier, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming won the toss today and elected to bat first in the third cricket test of the three-match series against Australia.
New Zealand made two changes for the deciding test, dropping opening batsman Matthew Bell for debutant Lou Vincent and replacing injured seamer Daryl Tuffey with Chris Martin.
World champions Australia have named the same 11 for all three tests.
Fleming won the toss and bowled in the first two tests as Australia scored 486 for nine declared and 558 for eight declared.
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