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(c)Cricinfo en-gb It was a sight to gladden Kiwi hearts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/94585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/94585.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94585 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Darren Gough, made man-of-the-series for his 25 wickets in the Cornhill Test series win over the West Indies, has been the target of poison-pen letters from Yorkshire supporters who claim he has put England first this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding is calling for wholesale changes after his team surrendered the Wisden Trophy to England for the first time in 31 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The legendary Caribbean captain Clive Lloyd has called for a wholesale re-think in West Indies cricket after the 3-1 Test drubbing by England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fresh from England's first Test series win over West Indies for 31 years, Nasser Hussain has promised to improve his own batting form before this winter's tours to Pakistan and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mike Atherton's innings of 108 at The Oval is the best Test innings of his career so far, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Ratings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An hour after England's cricketers had formed a guard of honour for Curtly Ambrose in his farewell Test Match, the Wisden Trophy had changed hands for the first time in 27 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93992.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93992.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93992 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England's recapture of the Wisden Trophy after 31 years in opponents hands edged closer this afternoon following another superb performance from England's pace bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93986 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England made a sensational start to the fifth and final day of the last Cornhill Test removing both West Indies openers in the first six overs of play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93972 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England celebrated an end to 31 years of series win against West Indies tonight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/94016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-94016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have moved up to sixth place in the Wisden World Championship after today's 3-1 victory over the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93990 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As England embark on their most crucial day's game in almost three decades to win the series against West Indies, they fear another hard slog before the outcome of the series is decided https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just days after hinting that next summer's Ashes series could be his last International appearance, Atherton scored a century - his first at London to receive a strong ovation from the Oval crowd today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93968 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT One thing was certainly obvious after the end of the 4th day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93953 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A day which would otherwise have passed as largely inconsequential, will in fact, long be remembered for two momentous events https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93952 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Michael Atherton was poised to complete the first London century of his Test career at The Foster's Oval as England's lead over West Indies continued to gather pace https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93936 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England put on an exhibition of patience and prudence at The Foster's Oval this morning to extend their lead over the West Indies to 250 in the final Cornhill Test Match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93928 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Brian Lara says the decline in the performance of the West Indies against England in the current series has "set alarm bells ringing back in the Caribbean" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT I think it was Nat "King" Cole, the Blues & Soul singer, who had a major hit song called "Again" some time in the past https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93916 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT If there has been a theme to this summer's Test series it has been the success of England's vitalized band of pace bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93914 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT In a superb morning's cricket for English supporters, the home side again shattered the West Indian batting, reducing the tourists to 86 for eight by the lunch interval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93907.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93907 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Rain halted Northamptonshire's push for victory in the Division Two contest against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road, after the visitors were plunged into crisis by the loss of three wickets in 29 balls https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93905 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT In a superb morning's cricket for English supporters, the home side again shattered the West Indian batting, reducing the tourists to 86 for eight by the lunch interval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93903 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams were fighting back for the West Indies today in a bid to rescue the last Cornhill Test match after England's bowlers caused early devastation at the Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93976.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93976.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93976 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig White bowled a delivery at Oval today which may not be his fastest but shall remain as the most famous in his career https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain, on the verge of becoming the first captain to win a series over West Indies in 31 years, signed off for the season today with personal form hitting the bottom https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have not beaten the West Indies in a rubber since 1969 and thanks to some good work by their batsmen and the inclement weather, they are in with a chance to end the long drought at the Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even though there was a loss of more than 200 minutes on this second day, it was sometimes hard to understand the plans or indeed the plot of both teams https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Squally showers disrupted the second day's play with England's middle and strong lower order batting failing to re-build the innings which had seen a succession of wickets fall on the previous day after the diligent work of the two openers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93878 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The first session of the second day at The Oval was almost a microcosm of the first day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93867 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The first session of the second day at The Oval was almost a microcosm of the first day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93865 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT The first session of the second day at The Oval was almost a microcosm of the first day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93857 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Yorkshire have today in which to decide whether to lodge an appeal at the ECB pitches panel's decision last night to dock them eight points because of 'poor' pitch preparation for the current match with county champions and leaders Surrey at https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/93859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-93859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As someone mentioned very early in the piece, "This was old fashioned Test cricket" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85737 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT There were four comforting hours in which England trod with meticulous care towards the high ground in this Test which could confirm the rise in standard of their cricket this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85736 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick did England proud with an opening partnership of 159 against West Indies in the crucial Fifth Test at The Oval after being put in to bat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85721 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England made a very sound start to the crucial Fifth Test at The Oval after being put in to bat, with Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick putting on a solid and invaluable 66 without being parted by the lunch interval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85712 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT At last, after 31 years, England believe they can do it again and beat the West Indies in a Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85708 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Former England captain Mike Atherton has hinted in an article in New Statesman of a possible retirement after next summer's Ashes series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If England wrap up the Test series against West Indies this week and regain the Wisden Trophy, they will avoid what is thought to be an unenviable new record: the longest run of failure for a prize between two international teams - in any sport https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket followers from some of the most remote parts of the globe have been following the Cornhill Test Series between England and West Indies, thanks to the live audio commentary service on www.ECB.co.uk/live https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the West Indies make final preparations for tomorrow's Fifth Test Match at The Oval the President of the West Indies' Cricket Board will make one last attempt to persuade Curtly Ambrose to postpone his retirement https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England today named a squad of 12 players for next week's 5th Cornhill Test Match against West Indies at The Foster's Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85556 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jimmy Adams, the present captain of the West Indies cricket team, has some special qualities for someone put into the important and sometimes unenviable position https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85555.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85555.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85555 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Come the final Test at the Kennington Oval starting later this week, a very special fast bowling partnership, half of which, Courtney Walsh, started in 1984/5 at Perth, Australia, the other half, Curtly Ambrose, starting in 1988 at Georgetwon, https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/85586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85586 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The final day of the Vodafone Challenge match at Taunton between Somerset and the West Indies promises to be exciting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85531.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85531.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85531 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT With four sessions remaining Somerset still retain a position of dominance in their Vodafone Challenge match against the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85529 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT Somerset surprised many of their own supporters by electing not to enforce the follow-on in their Vodafone Challenge Match at Taunton against the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85520 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT West Indies struggled its way to 238 for 7 in reply to Somerset's 488 at the end of day two at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85524.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85524.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85524 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Another good session for Somerset has kept them on course to become the first county side to beat the West Indies this summer and to claim the £11,000 prize money on offer from sponsors Vodafone https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85491 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Somerset's first innings ended 25 minutes before lunch on the second day when they were bowled out for 488 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A splendid unbeaten 151 from Keith Parsons, his highest first class score, ensured that Jamie Cox's decision to bat first against the tourists was justified https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85451 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT Bidding to become the first county side to beat the West Indies this summer Somerset, who elected to bat first, had reached 101-3 by lunch on the first morning of their Vodafone Challenge Match at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85435.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85435 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT This was as euphoric a day for England cricketers as they could have dreamed of https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85270 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England sensationally tightened their grip on the second day of the Fourth Test against West Indies at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85257 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England swept into what could be a very useful lead over the West Indies on the second morning of the Fourth Test at Headingley, thanks to an intense, determined seventh-wicket partnership between Michael Vaughan and Graeme Hick that added 98 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85242 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT When Caddick bowled Courtney Walsh to wrap up a sensational England victory today, there was still time to spare on the second scheduled day of play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig White was the toast of the England side after claiming his first five wicket haul in Test cricket to send West Indies plunging to 172 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An X-ray examination of Nasser Hussain's right index finger confirmed that he will be fit to bat in the England second innings at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For over twelve years now Curtly Ambrose has been putting the fear of God up batsmen all over the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85203 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Even though the wicket at Grace Road is very placid, the Leicestershire attack, notably Jimmy Ormond, are putting everything into their bowling https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85190 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A rampant England team shattered the West Indian batting in a superb performance in the field on the first day of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85189 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A rampant England team shattered the West Indian top-order batting in a superb performance in the field on the first morning of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85177 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT After the rain beat the teams at Old Trafford, this enthralling series between England and West Indies remains wide open at one victory to each side and two matches to play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85171 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England went into the fourth Test at Headingley against the West Indies with seven batsmen, trusting their four pronged pace attack of Gough, Caddick, Cork and White to do the job for them https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Lara is keen to continue his International cricket till 40 thereby emulating Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig White is all set to make his home debut in the fourth match against the West Indies at Headingley thereby becoming the fourth Yorkshire player in the current English team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasser Hussain has resolved to bat through his lean patch in his treasured number three position scotching suggestions that he should drop down England's batting order until he recovers his form https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire's Alan Mullally included in Test squad for first time this summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Hampshire left-arm pace bowler Alan Mullally is included in a Test squad for the first time this summer with Glamorgan off-spinner Robert Croft stepping down from the side who played at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/85055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-85055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Popped up the motorway to Derby to see my favourite cricketer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/84993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/84993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England Test batsman Rob Bailey highlighted the West Indies' bowling problems leading up to next Thursday's Fourth Test at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Third Test between England and West Indies - a match which regularly promised a more exciting finish - may have ended in a draw at Old Trafford today, but that hasn't prevented home captain Nasser Hussain from continuing to make upbeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Incessant showers on the first and last day ensured that the third Test was robbed of its competitive edge https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84882.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84882.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84882 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England began the final day knowing that a quick breakthrough by their bowlers might just give them an outside chance of victory in the Third Test against the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84879 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England began the final day knowing that a quick breakthrough by their bowlers might just give them an outside chance of victory in the Third Test against the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84877 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT England began the final day knowing that a quick breakthrough by their bowlers might just give them an outside chance of victory in the Third Test against the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84870 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT The day started with the West Indies still in deficit by 15 runs but with nine 2nd innings wickets still in hand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84856 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT It has been said that of the many facets presented by the game of cricket, batting is the one most distinctly enjoyable and instinctively delightful https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84844 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England began the fourth day in the knowledge that a quick breakthrough would give them an excellent chance to record a victory over the West Indies and take a two-one lead in the five-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84843 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A century of moods by Brian Lara has enabled the West Indies to fight back strongly in the Third Test against England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84839 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT A quiet morning's play saw West Indies add 80 runs to their total for the loss of two wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84836 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT After hammering a sixth Test century against England, West Indian Brian Lara has conceded that he is still not fully fit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The figures speak for themselves https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84842 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT This was not as euphoric a day as the first two had been for England with West Indies top order batsmen making it a little more comforting for their side which had suffered the torment from England from the start of this third Test match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84818 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT In a fascinating day's cricket, the balance swung from one side to the other almost from beginning to end https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84815 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England probably found the going harder than they would have liked on the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84814 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England probably found the going harder than they would have liked on the third day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84811 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England went in to lunch on 253 for seven wickets, rather a disappointment when they had anticipated a strong strengthening of their lead over the West Indies https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84810 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England coach Duncan Fletcher was left to rue a day of wasted opportunities after his team squandered its potentially match winning advantage on day three of a fluctuating Third Test against West Indies at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "Things really did not go according to plan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84796 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT On the day that Britain was celebrating the Queen Mother's hundredth birthday, Alec Stewart had his own way of joining in the celebrations https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84794 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Alec Stewart found the best possible way to celebrate his hundredth Test match: with a dominating century that took England from the brink of disaster to a position of clear superiority by the end of the second day's play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84789 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT After struggling in vain for an hour to remove the West Indian overnight pair, England finally broke through with a vengeance to take five wickets for 17 runs and go in to lunch once again well on top in the vital Third Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84786 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England did well to dismiss West Indies for 157 just after lunch on the second day, but once again the pace bowling of veterans Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh set them back as they sought to capitalise on their advantage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84788.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84788.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84788 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The start of the third Test almost feels like the start of a new Test series after a yawning five-week gap https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84764 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for two at the lunch interval, after 55 minutes' play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84759 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England enjoyed an excellent, if abbreviated, morning as they removed the West Indian openers for two runs apiece and had them struggling at 21 for two after 55 minutes' play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84752 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT Perhaps the most crucial match of the 2000 cricket season was set to begin under overcast skies at the historic Old Trafford ground in Manchester, with showers expected for later in the day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84751 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:15 GMT England have released Matthew Hoggard from the party at Manchester for the Third Cornhill Test Match against West Indies tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/84721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-84721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT