England v West Indies / Features

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 5th day

West Indies can feed off Best

Jun 11, 2012: Tino Best's infectious spirit can be put to good use by West Indies as they search for consistency after a series where they showed some promising signs

West Indies in England 2012

Flower looks to World Cup with Bell

Jun 11, 2012: After seemingly being moved aside from the one-day side earlier this year, Ian Bell now has another chance to cement a role as opener following Kevin Pietersen's retirement

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Cricket continues to score own goals

Jun 10, 2012: Despite improvements in the game's administration, cricket has not addressed the problem of not showing enough respect to spectators

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, day 4, Edgbaston

West Indies' unlikely heroes

Jun 10, 2012: Stats highlights from day four which was dominated by West Indies' tenth-wicket pair of Tino Best and Denesh Ramdin

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

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

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Ramdin regrets attack on Richards

Jun 10, 2012: Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman, marked his second Test century by brandishing a piece of paper criticising the former West Indies captain Viv Richards.

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 4th day

Ramdin's message to Sir Viv

Jun 10, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Edgbaston

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Samuels' hunger for the fight

Jun 9, 2012: West Indies' in-form batsman did not have James Anderson to spar with this time, but still found himself in the middle of spicy battle at Edgbaston

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Onions savours 'special' comeback

Jun 9, 2012: The Durham pace bowler, playing a Test he thought may never happen for him, produced a performance to highlight England's depth

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Anderson's absence and Onions' return

Jun 9, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third (or is that first?) day at Edgbaston

Let's talk about Kevin

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

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, 1st day

Washout tough on Warwickshire

Jun 7, 2012: For the second time in four years Edgbaston lost a total day to rain from a Test but insurance will largely cover the costs and the club has come a long way

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston

Can Narine trick England?

Jun 6, 2012: England do not have a great record against spinners who are a bit different and are likely to face a new one in the final Test against West Indies

England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Edgbaston

Chance for England to showcase their depth

Jun 6, 2012: With off-field issues aplenty for both teams, attention could be drawn away from what should be a match with plenty of talking points

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?

West Indies in England 2012

Workloads and players need careful managing

Jun 2, 2012: The international schedule demands that England rest their key performers or face a repeat of the Kevin Pietersen stand-off

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?

West Indies in England, 2012

Struggles all round for West Indies

May 28, 2012: West Indies, staring at a 15th Test defeat to England since 2000, have serious problems to sort out on both the batting and bowling fronts