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Lord's-For once, and for all their customorary endeavour, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh couldn't quite complete another rescue mission for the West Indies again foisted on them by their weak batsmen

In all the great matches this celebrated old ground has hosted in more than 200 years, no day could have been more sensational, intense and unpredictable as the second of its 100th Test yesterday

For the moment England had to take a rain-check - literally - on their push for an historic victory at Lord's

England triumphed at Lords by 2 wickets in one of the most memorable Test Matches played on that historic ground - or anywhere

Lord's, lunchtime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 13 for one

London-The West Indies were routed yesterday for their third lowest score on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord's Cricket Ground by a fired-up England team

Lord's, teatime: West Indies 267 and 54; England 134 and 109 for two (Atherton 44, Hick 9)

Lord's: West Indies (267 and 54) lost to England (134 and 191 for eight) by two wickets

The West Indies twice had England just where they wanted them only to drop their guard and squander their significant early advantage in the final session of the opening day of the second Test at Lord's yesterday

The Friday of the Lord's Test was one of the most bizarre days in the game's history: twenty-one wickets went down

Cricket is the most perverse of games, predicted at peril

Dominic Cork and Darren Gough left West Indies reeling at Lord's today after taking six wickets with a ferocious late afternoon spell of pace bowling

England made a disappointing start to the second Cornhill Test match this morning despite winning the toss and putting West Indies into bat

England, one Test down in the five-match series, enjoyed quite a good start to the Second Test at Lord's, restricting the West Indies to 267 for nine by the close

By close of play of the 1st day of this Test match, # 1503 overall, the West Indies had given away, or was it England had taken away, most of the advantages they, the West Indies, may have had at the end of the 1st session, when they were 70-0

Sherwin Campbell and Wavell Hinds staged their own carnival of cricket at Lord's this afternoon to set West Indies up for a big first innings total in the second Cornhill Test match against England