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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Alex Hales fell one run short of England's first Twenty20 international hundred but his 99 powered the home side to a convincing seven-wicket victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146755.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the T20 international between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138500/138561.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569752 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies allrounder, has been fined 20% of his match fee for publicly criticising an umpiring decision 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https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the final ODI between England and West Indies at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146461.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With England leaving out three frontline bowlers for the final one-day international against West Indies the issue the issue of rotation has again been brought to the fore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146441.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have taken the oppportunity to rest Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann from the final match at Headingley on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138300/138346.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even with Chris Gayle back in the side, and in the runs, England cantered to victory by eight wickets at The Oval to seal the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146569.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The one-day series continues at The Oval overshadowed by the death of Tom Maynard, the Surrey batsman, on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146439.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Bravo, the West Indies' batsman, has returned home following the groin strain which he picked up during the first one-day international https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146403.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's comeback hundred set up England for a comprehensive victory in the first one-day international against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146441.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between England and West Indies at West End https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146425.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell is an injury doubt for England's opening ODI against West Indies after needing ten stitches in a possible fractured jaw suffered during net practice https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146421.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach hails Chris Gayle as the best one-day player in the world and backs his side for success in the ODI series with England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146409.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle has said that all differences between him and the WICB have been resolved and his aim now is to give a lift to Caribbean cricket. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's offspinner Graeme Swann has voiced sympathy for Kevin Pietersen's decision to retire from one-day internationals to escape a relentless international schedule. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97400/97432.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/568299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/568299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Bravo returned to form with an unbeaten hundred against Middlesex and Dwayne Smith made 96 in a crushing win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146401.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle will have enough 'hunger and desire' when he returns to West Indies colours for the first time in 15 months to perform against England. That is the opinion of Gayle's West Indies team-mate Kieron Pollard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144500/144586.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Flower, England's director of cricket, has voiced concern that Kevin Pietersen will become detached from the rest of the England squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142806.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146352.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies batsman, has been fined 20% of his match fee for making a gesture directed at Viv Richards after reaching his century at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146336.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has been recalled to the England one-day squad for the series against West Indies following the retirement of Kevin Pietersen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136810.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Edgbaston Test met a watery end as the final day was washed out, leaving England 2-0 winners against West Indies in the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146366.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has blamed his decision to retire from limited-overs international cricket on England's unrelenting schedule but reiterated his desire to play in the World T20 in September. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146353.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568012.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568012.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568012 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tino Best, whose career as a Test batsman was previously best known for Andrew Flintoff's "mind the windows" jibe at Lord's eight years ago, struck back with the innings of his life https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146331.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's rejigged pace attack shared the honours on the third day at Edgbaston, but West Indies fought hard throughout to end on a competitive 280 for 8 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146316.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle's ability to draw a crowd has been demonstrated once again with Hampshire bringing in an extra 2000 seats for the one-day international https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145702.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the first time since 1964 - at Lord's against Australia - the first two days of an England home Test were washed out after the second day at Edgbaston went the same way as the first. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146271.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146244.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, admitted that Kevin Pietersen's retirement from international limited-overs cricket has opened up a big hole https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123700/123760.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's ambitions to inflict a 3-0 whitewash upon West Indies were frustrated as rain washed out the first day of the third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146245.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul visited hospital as rain washed out the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston for examination on a side strain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145793.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146187.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With off-field issues aplenty for both teams, attention could be drawn away from what should be a match with plenty of talking points https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146221.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Davies, the Surrey wicketkeeper, has been drafted into the England squad for the third Test against West Indies after Matt Prior picked up an eye infection. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146230.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite this series having been decided last week there have been plenty of talking points in the lead-up to the final Test at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146228.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567553.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567553.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567553 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy was not shy to admit how happy he would be to see Chris Gayle re-enter the West Indies dressing room soon. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146220.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adrian Barath has called on his colleagues to help restore the pride of West Indies' cricket in the final match of the Test series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146187.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott responded diplomatically to questions about Kevin Pietersen's international retirement and the resting of James Anderson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146189.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Speaking about England's decision to rest James Anderson from the final Test against West Indies Andy Flower defended the rotation policy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145807.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle's 15-month international exile is over after he was formally recalled to the West Indies ODI squad for the forthcoming series against England, due to begin at Southampton on June 16 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127800/127867.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567294 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have omitted James Anderson from their squad for the third Test against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145924.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The international schedule demands that England rest their key performers or face a repeat of the Kevin Pietersen stand-off https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145947.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/567097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/567097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Speculation surrounding the naming of England's squad for the third Test against West Indies centres on the possibility of both senior quicks being rested https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145983.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sunil Narine was absent but West Indies were buoyed by Adrian Barath and Darren Bravo, who made half-centuries at Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145508.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the remainder of West Indies' tour of England with a shin injury and been replaced by Sunil Narine https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145814.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566743.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566743.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566743 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Saker, the England bowling coach, has said England's bowling attack is "as good as" the great Australian attack that dominated world cricket for more than a decade https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145805.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow has been released by the ECB to play for Yorkshire in this week's County Championship match against Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145971.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will consider resting some of their frontline pace attack for the final Test against West Indies having wrapped up the series with victory at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145983.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite a man-of-the-match performance Tim Bresnan is still convinced that his place in the Test side is secure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145946.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England won their seventh successive home series as they made stately work of their target of 108 to win the second Test at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146015.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After two sessions of hard work from the bowlers West Indies ended on the verge of defeat after a batting collapse https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145975.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/566442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/566442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has hit out WICB over claims he has not stuck to his rehab programmes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99400/99451.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An outstanding spell of reverse swing from Tim Bresnan put England in sight of a series-clinching victory at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145987.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss reached his second century of the series as he and Kevin Pietersen put on an unbroken hundred partnership to put England on the front foot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145959.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566269.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566269.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566269 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Six wickets down for 138 shortly before tea, West Indies' plight was there for all to see. Then Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy organised a sterling recovery against England in the second Test. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They are facing one of the best bowling attacks in the world, but the visiting openers need to give their middle order a better start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145683.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With two of England's favourite venues to come it will be a tough task for West Indies to keep the series alive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145892.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566064.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566064.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566064 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook has expressed support for the authorities' growing willingness to use floodlights in Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tino Best has described himself as fit and ready to return to action for West Indies, three years after he last played Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116400/116479.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has said it would be "brilliant for the game" if West Indies recalled Chris Gayle for the remainder of the Test series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/98800/98816.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565866.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565866.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565866 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tino Best, the Barbados fast bowler, has been called up to the West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105700/105721.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies captain was left to reflect on another Test defeat but one that offered signs of hope https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145824.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies have been hit with a penalty for a slow over-rate during the first Test against England at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman who has not played for his country since June 2011, has turned on national team's coaching set up for his continued non-selection https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144300/144342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' captain Darren Sammy did nothing to quash talk after defeat at Lord's that Chris Gayle should be invited to strengthen his side in the rest of the Test series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145400/145445.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565697.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565697.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565697 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put on a stand of 132 to see England to victory at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145827.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann has backed Stuart Broad to break records after taking his match haul against West Indies to 11 wickets and becoming only the fourth player to score a hundred, take five in an innings and 10 in a match at Lord's. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145806.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565606.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565606.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565606 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following a day of resilient West Indies batting, Kemar Roach took two wickets in fading light as England made a stuttering start in pursuit of 191 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145798.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued to defy the England bowlers as West Indies fought hard to avoid defeat inside three days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145777.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss promised that he would allow himself to celebrate with a "little glass of something" after his first Test hundred for 18 months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145743.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss scored his first Test hundred since December 2010 as England took a firm grip on the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145745.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/565271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/565271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten at the close but Stuart Broad's five wickets after tea ensured England evened the honours https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145720.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies captain Darren Sammy is the first guest on Alison's Tea Break and by the end of a packed summer, the ESPN cricinfo teapot should have witnessed interviews with some of the biggest names in world cricket. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Webster, who has worked as a mental skills coach with West Indies for three decades, believes Darren Sammy's side have a fear of winning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145660.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has said he is taking the issues of the England captaincy one series at a time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145657.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and West Indies at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145650.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564988.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564988.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564988 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior said he was not worried about fellow wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow's inclusion in the England squad to face West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145637.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, has hinted at the visitors fielding a four-pronged fast bowling attack for the first Test against England at Lord's, which starts on Thursday. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow has impressed for England in the one-day game, possessed with a competitive spirit, a natural power and a sharp eye. No wonder England are anxious to see if he has the aptitude for Test cricket. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson has been named England Cricketer of the Year for 2011/12. Anderson, the 29-year-old swing bowler, has taken 46 wickets in 11 Tests from the start of the 2011 English season and has risen to No. 3 in the ICC Test bowling rankings. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145200/145269.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/564834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/564834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Root, the Yorkshire batsman, hit an unbeaten hundred as England Lions cruised to a 10-wicket victory against the West Indians on the final day in Northampton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135656.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564704.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564704.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564704 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow has been handed his first Test call up after injury ruled Ravi Bopara out of the opening match against West Indies at Lord's starting on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kieran Powell gave the West Indians an important boost ahead of the first Test with a composed hundred against England Lions to take the visitors into a 66-run lead on the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145564.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara will have every right to curse his misfortune if the thigh problem he picked up against Kent in the County Championship halts his chances of a Test recall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144000/144020.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564553.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564553.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564553 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Taylor was relieved to finally be rewarded after a month battling in bowler-friendly conditions with a hundred for England Lions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145546.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564521 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lions moved into a 104-run lead against the West Indians in Northampton after the visitors had fought back during the morning sessions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145535.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564456.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564456.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564456 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Brooks did not emerge from village cricket until he was 20. Since then his progress has accelerated to the extent that he is among the next pack of fast bowlers vying for England recognition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145400/145498.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Meaker and Jack Brooks each took three wickets as England Lions dismissed the West Indians for 147, despite Darren Bravo's half-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145400/145499.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's Lions players will be hoping to make an impression on the selectors in their tour match against West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145200/145295.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said he has 14 fit men available for selection for the four-day tour match against the England Lions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144800/144812.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' squad in England will shortly be at full strength after issues preventing the arrival of three absent players were resolved https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143630.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 14 overs were possible on the third day of West Indies' tour game at Hove before the decision was made to abandon it once and for all https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138500/138518.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies are still missing three members of their squad as their tour match against Sussex got underway https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139300/139369.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ernest Hilaire, the West Indies Cricket Board CEO, has said selectors should focus on selecting the 'best XI' for the West Indies team, one that was a strong collective unit rather than just comprising 11 star players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109443.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/563938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/563938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has emerged that the touring West Indies squad, due to face England in a three-Test series starting in less than two weeks' time, currently comprises only 11 fit men https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145300/145310.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563863.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563863.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563863 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham allrounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of England Lions' match against West Indies, with Ian Bell taking his place in the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145200/145283.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ottis Gibson and Darren Sammy are targeting continued improvement on West Indies tour of England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145300/145311.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/563673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT