England news

Marlon Samuels lacks respect - Stokes

Sep 17, 2016: Ben Stokes believes Marlon Samuels 'lacks respect' following the pair's various confrontations over the years

West Indies v India, 4th Test, Port of Spain

West Indies need Samuels to be more responsible

Aug 18, 2016: Marlon Samuels is supposed to be the senior batsman guiding the youngsters around him. It's hard to say, however, what kind of example his batting in the series has set

West Indies v India, 2nd Test, Kingston, 1st day

Blackwood and Samuels: A contrasting double-act

Jul 31, 2016: The conches blared briefly during a thrilling counter-attack against pace and spin alike to give India something to think about. But almost inevitably, the challenge was short-lived

West Indies v India, 2nd Test, Kingston

Youth no excuse for West Indies, says Samuels

Jul 29, 2016: Test cricket is "big-man cricket" and West Indies cannot use their youth and inexperience as a crutch to deflect against poor performances, according to Marlon Samuels

West Indies news

Samuels named West Indies Cricketer of the Year

Jul 20, 2016: Marlon Samuels was named the ODI Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year at WICB's annual awards function in Antigua

A new, improved Marlon Samuels?

Jun 24, 2016: Samuels has been on an outstanding run in ODIs in the last three years, but his Test numbers aren't that impressive

West Indies v South Africa, ODI tri-series, Barbados

The eliminator before the decider

Jun 23, 2016: ESPNcricinfo previews the tri-series encounter between West Indies and South Africa

West Indies v Australia, ODI tri-series, Barbados

Injured Holder in doubt for must-win game

Jun 21, 2016: West Indies could be without captain Jason Holder for their must-win match against South Africa in Barbados on Friday after he injured his hamstring during the loss to Australia on Tuesday

West Indies v Australia, ODI tri-series, Basseterre

Samuels 92 helps West Indies chase down 266

Jun 13, 2016: A rollicking opening stand and a Marlon Samuels special lifted West Indies to their second victory of the triangular series over an uncharacteristically sloppy Australian side in St Kitts

World T20 2016

West Indies players reprimanded for World T20 outbursts

Apr 25, 2016: West Indies' victorious cricketers have been reprimanded by the ICC for their actions and comments in the wake of their World T20 triumph in Kolkata earlier this month

'West Indies' strength is limited-overs cricket'

Apr 13, 2016: Coach Phil Simmons talks about the direction the team needs to take, and the problem of not having the best group of players representing the region in all formats

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final, Kolkata

'Marlon told me to just swing for the hills'

Apr 4, 2016: Carlos Brathwaite on facing that last over, why he chose to finish it off with a six, and feeling sorry for Ben Stokes

How the final played out

Apr 4, 2016: Relive the all-time classic game with this blow-by-blow account

West Indies' triumph of imagination and spirit

Apr 4, 2016: An apology to Darren Sammy's men, whose intoxicating win in the final was driven by organisation and smarts

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final, Kolkata

They came, they rallied, they won

Apr 3, 2016: The ills of West Indies cricket may not be solved overnight, but the victorious teams - men, women and the U-19s - have brought much joy and no little flair

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final

The sixes that silenced England

Apr 3, 2016: Carlos Brathwaite's stillness, the smooth flow of his bat, the ball struck sweetly beyond the ropes - again and again and again. Four balls that wiped out all that had gone before

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final

Warne, Stokes feel Samuels' fire

Apr 3, 2016: Marlon Samuels, Man of the Match in West Indies' World T20 final victory, had scores to settle with Shane Warne and Ben Stokes afterwards

England v West Indies, World T20 2016 final, Kolkata

'This is for Shane Warne' - Samuels

Apr 3, 2016: After an extraordinary World T20 final, Marlon Samuels was named Man of the Match for the second time in four years after his unbeaten 85 off 66 balls kept West Indies in their chase

South Africa v West Indies, World T20 2016, Group 1, Nagpur

'It's very good that we can keep our nerve' - Samuels

Mar 25, 2016: Winning a close-run, low-scoring game against South Africa on a difficult Nagpur pitch has shown West Indies that they can handle pressure, Marlon Samuels has said

England v West Indies, World T20 2016, Group 1, Mumbai

Can only compare Gayle to Sir Viv - Simmons

Mar 16, 2016: West Indies coach Phil Simmons likened Chris Gayle's destructive batting to that of Viv Richards and said Gayle was "up there with Sir Vivian" in tearing apart bowling attacks