England v West Indies / Features

Clyde Butts keeps the faith

Jun 28, 2012: Poor recent results notwithstanding, West Indies' chief selector is convinced his players need to be given more rope

The legacies of Maynard and Kaneria

Jun 27, 2012: It's been a depressing time for cricket, but as a sport it has one important advantage over the likes of football and rugby

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Callow England forced to build again

Jun 23, 2012: Missing their top three from the ODIs, as well as Kevin Pietersen, England are being asked to create a new team ahead of their World T20 defence

Cook's stunning rise in ODIs

Jun 22, 2012: Once thought to be too slow for the format, Alastair Cook has transformed himself into one of the best ODI openers going around today

'I want to be known as a Test cricketer'

Jun 21, 2012: The young West Indies batsman is learning lessons from his first year in international cricket, and is eager to pick up tips, especially from Brian Lara

Were things really better back in the day?

Jun 20, 2012: While nostalgia can skew anyone's judgement, it's just as much a fallacy to think that all aspects of a sport are always improving

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Mentor, funny man, match-winner Gayle

Jun 16, 2012: He may have been out of the West Indies side for over a year, but Chris Gayle is still someone who doesn't have to say much for his team-mates to feel his presence

West Indies need more action, less talk

Jun 15, 2012: The Ramdin affair has highlighted the need to nurture the right mindset in players

Why can't match referees rule on bad light?

Jun 14, 2012: Paying viewers are short-changed when players go off in borderline poor conditions

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Joyful Tino produces day to remember

Jun 10, 2012: Tino Best came within five runs of immortality and did so with a brilliance that put him up there with anybody in the great litany of Test cricket's unlikely performances

Let's talk about Kevin

Jun 8, 2012: Pietersen's has been among the most sparkling yet controversial stories of all

The Bresnan effect

Jun 6, 2012: What makes some players talismans, in whose presence their teams play better than they would otherwise?

West Indies' fatherless class of 2012

Jun 4, 2012: If Gayle and Sarwan return to the West Indies Test side, can they provide their inexperienced young team-mates the guidance they themselves did not receive?

The emperor in winter

May 31, 2012: Viv Richards may be in the commentary box these days, but the aura still endures

The swap Samuels made

May 30, 2012: Older, wiser, more sober, Marlon Mark 3 has traded in some of the flash and impetuosity of his younger self to good effect. Might the captaincy be next?

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Strauss' new Australians ready for South Africa

May 28, 2012: After proving their mastery over West Indies, England's only doubts surround No. 6 - and here the selectors might just get lucky once again

Darren Sammy

'I didn't expect Waugh to ring me'

May 27, 2012: Compliments from Tugga and words of advice from Ambrose

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Rauf overturned, Anderson overheated

May 25, 2012: Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge

England v West Indies, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge

Strauss shows his diplomatic skills over Twitter

May 24, 2012: Not for the first time, the England captain has been left discussing Twitter, which he knows is important but has no intention of joining

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The confounding West Indies

May 21, 2012: Wouldn't it be wonderful though for us to get carried away, however briefly, on the wings of victory today?