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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Poor recent results notwithstanding, West Indies' chief selector is convinced his players need to be given more rope https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146497.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/570206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/570206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's been a depressing time for cricket, but as a sport it has one important advantage over the likes of football and rugby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93200/93224.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/570058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/570058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victory in the Twenty20, led by Alex Hales, capped a fine start to the season by England who continue to find new matchwinners https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146758.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the one-off T20 international between England and West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146700/146760.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569899.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569899.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569899 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146555.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Once thought to be too slow for the format, Alastair Cook has transformed himself into one of the best ODI openers going around today https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146566.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139300/139392.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568700.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568700.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568700 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132700/132780.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/569068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies reliance on Chris Gayle was evident in his dismissal creating lasting damage to their chances of setting a competitive total https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146557.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are nowhere near the level of some of the great one-day teams but they have reliable cricketers and they use them well https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146500/146569.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/569029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell may lack the grandiosity of Kevin Pietersen, the man he has replaced as England opener, but his hundred against West Indies at West End underlined that his skills are valuable in the era of dual new balls https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146448.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the 1st ODI at West End https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146400/146462.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130300/130359.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Gayle's return and the presence of a number of potential matchwinners in the line-up augment West Indies' chances in the ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128200/128244.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Ramdin affair has highlighted the need to nurture the right mindset in players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145914.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568392.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568392.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568392 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paying viewers are short-changed when players go off in borderline poor conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146357.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the West Indies players who faced England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146316.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568192.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568192.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568192 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marks out of ten for England after they retained the Wisden Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145721.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were not as dominant as they were expected to be, but were still far too strong for a West Indies team struggling for batting consistency https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145942.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568174.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568174.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568174 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tougher challenges await for England and there are a couple of areas to sort out, but the series victory against West Indies highlighted their solidity as a Test side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146024.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568107.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568107.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568107 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146358.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146349.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568011 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:24:30 GMT Despite improvements in the game's administration, cricket has not addressed the problem of not showing enough respect to spectators https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146357.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from day four which was dominated by West Indies' tenth-wicket pair of Tino Best and Denesh Ramdin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146341.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146332.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/568014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146336.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/568013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146316.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Durham pace bowler, playing a Test he thought may never happen for him, produced a performance to highlight England's depth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146315.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third (or is that first?) day at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146309.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pietersen's has been among the most sparkling yet controversial stories of all https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145955.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567787.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567787.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567787 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What makes some players talismans, in whose presence their teams play better than they would otherwise? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145993.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134500/134563.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Viv Richards may be in the commentary box these days, but the aura still endures https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266800/266854.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145983.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After proving their mastery over West Indies, England's only doubts surround No. 6 - and here the selectors might just get lucky once again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146019.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' top order has failed consistently against England and something will have to change to give them any hope in the final Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146021.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a series for the top spot in the world coming up, England proved once again how good they are at home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146023.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the fourth day at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145942.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are on course to win the second Test after a day of contrasting fortunes for their two Yorkshiremen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145993.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145989.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Compliments from Tugga and words of advice from Ambrose https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145881.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/566271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy is a proud and talented cricketer who has made something of himself, his job and his team. No one on earth could begrudge him a maiden Test hundred and 21 minutes at Trent Bridge that he will never forget. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145945.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566323.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566323 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The visitors suffered a number of self-inflicted blows that undid their fine recovery in the second Test and excuses won't do https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145949.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145944.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marlon Samuels has been through a lot in his career, but after his unbeaten hundred against England at Trent Bridge the West Indian batsman is beginning to look the real deal in Test cricket. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies staged a wonderful recovery in the Trent Bridge Test through Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy on a day that raised some old questions about the limits of England's four-strong attack. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145908.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145925.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566219.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566219.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566219 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not for the first time, the England captain has been left discussing Twitter, which he knows is important but has no intention of joining https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145891.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566080.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566080.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566080 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies needed to go for broke in pursuit of a famous win but Darren Sammy curiously chose to address a slow over-rate instead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145832.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England team are utterly professional, confident in their skills and exude an air of superiority over touring opposition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145807.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final day of the opening Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145828.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wouldn't it be wonderful though for us to get carried away, however briefly, on the wings of victory today? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145800/145814.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamaican has the qualities to provide more stability in West Indies batting order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145785.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565610 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fourth-highest chase at Lord's the target for a line-up that has poor previous experience of small chases https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99400/99451.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145798.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are on their way to a series lead but finding a way through Shivnarine Chanderpaul's defences could be the key to further success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145778.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565505.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565505.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565505 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT History will give a bland explanation of this match but the West Indies have had plenty to take heart from https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145738.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565504.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565504 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' pace attack failed to shine in overcast conditions but they can still learn their coach's lesson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145747.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While England's captain restated his authority as a player, his West Indies counterpart endured a difficult day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145744.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The side taking part at Lord's has men to admire but not players to revere https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144700/144722.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day between England and West Indies at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145746.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have had a superb wicketkeeper-batsman for most of their last five years, but West Indies have been struggling to find someone who can score runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99600/99675.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Century on Test debut or not, Kirk Edwards knows it doesn't come easy at the highest level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139300/139389.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adrian Barath's talent has never been in doubt but he is still learning how to build an innings at Test level https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul is not the first selfish batsman but his talents might be better utilised to benefit the West Indies team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145697.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents plays of the day of the opening day of the series at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145690.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/565239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow and Ajmal Shahzad: two players at crucial stages in their careers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145500/145533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although there have been signs of improvement for West Indies their away record remains dismal and England will start the series as overwhelming favourites https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145652.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564983.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564983.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564983 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies ordinary record in recent years makes England firm favourites ahead of the first Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/76600/76606.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564958.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564958.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564958 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Given the circumstances, even baby steps by West Indies in England will amount to victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139422.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies captain says his side have competed against India and Australia and now need to start winning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145300/145310.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's all down to how he gets along with the captain and coach, and whether he can fit into the team's new ethic https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116500/116517.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/564447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having worked hard to earn his opportunity, Matt Coles is seizing his first-team chance in the south-east https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144600/144636.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After surviving a career-threatening illness, Michael Carberry wants to state his case for England once again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137100/137140.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies captain loves his mum, buys her expensive gifts, and hopes she won't hear him swear too much. And did you know he's afraid of flying? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139442.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563960.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563960.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563960 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Sammy may not have the best numbers but he is a man steadily improving while handling a difficult job https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144490.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/563465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies coach does not expect extraordinary results in England, but he also doesn't expect his charges to embarrass him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145067.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/563144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/563144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-563144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT