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Strauss savours the purplest of patches

It's a wonder there are any questions left to ask Andrew Strauss. His three first-day hundreds have meant he has never been far away from a camera or a notebook during the Tests in the Caribbean

06-Mar-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Strauss hundred keeps England on track

Andrew Strauss took advantage of a defensive West Indian mindset to rack up his third first-day century of the series, and Paul Collingwood continued his fine vein of form with 54 not out, as England claimed the honours in the opening exchanges of the fif

06-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Tough calls for desperate England

The ECB's head-hunter led search for candidates to be the team director closes on Friday

05-Mar-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Trinidad

England face their must-win contest

In a week when off-field events have wrenched cricket into the headlines for all the wrong reasons, England's struggles in the Caribbean have been put into stark context

05-Mar-2009•The Preview by Andrew Miller

Dead pitch demeans Test cricket

Both captains agreed that the Kensington Oval pitch didn't do Test cricket many favours as the fourth Test ended in a predictable draw

02-Mar-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Featherbed downgrades Strauss's ambitions

England have had to radically downgrade their ambitions on this tour. The best they can now hope for from a series where in which they were expected to prevail is a draw. That would be enough to retain the Wisden Trophy, but it is hardly the emphatic stat

02-Mar-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Not just an assistant coach

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the fifth day in Barbados

02-Mar-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Strauss the leader shows how it's done

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the first day in Barbados

26-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Barbados

Strauss and Cook power England

For the second time in consecutive first innings, Andrew Strauss launched England's bid to level the series with a superb and attacking century

26-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

The gall of the draw

How much did England know they needed to win this Test? The grimace on Andrew Flintoff's face as he put his body on the line gave the answer

20-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

West Indies show hitherto hidden steel

A Test match that was never meant to be held on this ground, but wouldn't have been held at all if the ARG hadn't been available, went down to the final hour

20-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

Strauss takes the bull by the horns

The strongest leaders respond at a time of crisis and if ever England needed a captain's innings this was it, and Andrew Strauss responded with 169

15-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

Back to the good old days

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays of the first day between West Indies and England in Antigua

15-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

Strauss 169 makes it England's day

Andrew Strauss produced a captain's innings in savour to put the horrors of Sabina Park firmly behind him, as England stole the show on the first day of the hastily arranged third Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground

15-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Harmison set for instant recall

Steve Harmison is in line for an instant return to England's bowling attack after being left out of the side at North Sound on Friday morning

14-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

England desperate for fightback at old Rec

Will Luke previews the third Test between West Indies and England at the Antigua Recreation Ground

14-Feb-2009•The Preview by Will Luke

Test abandoned after sandpit farce

Play has sensationally been abandoned for the day after only ten deliveries of the second Test between England and West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua

13-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Gayle seeks continuation of momentum

One side is trying to build on an unexpected surge of momentum and the other is trying to recover from humiliating defeat. The West Indies and England camps contain vastly different emotions at the moment

12-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

Beach of a pitch adds to England's worries

Andrew McGlashan on the sandy outfield that has England worried ahead of the second Test in Antigua

12-Feb-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Antigua

Regrouping after the rout

Andrew Miller previews the second Test between West Indies and England in Antigua

12-Feb-2009•Andrew Miller

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