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England look to build on lead of 223

Despite an iffy weather forecast it dawned fine in north London today, and England's openers will soon be out in the middle again, looking to build on a lead which is already substantial at 223

25-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

England stay on top despite Chanderpaul ton

A gutsy unbeaten century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul was not enough to prevent England taking control of this opening Test match at Lord's, as West Indies they were bowled out for 416 in their first innings before England closed the third day at 71

24-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Bravo! Let's hear it for the new boy

West Indies are still behind the eight-ball in this match, more than 200 runs adrift with two days to play, but it might have been worse

24-Jul-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

Lara might face disciplinary action

Brian Lara and Pedro Collins may face disciplinary action from the match referee after issuing controversial statements at the end of the second day's play of the Lord's Test

24-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Rampaul flies home from tour

Ravi Rampaul is to fly home early from West Indies' tour of England, after failing to recover from a persistent shin injury

23-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England stay in command despite collapse

England ended a fluctuating second day of the opening Test at Lord's in charge, leading by 360 runs with West Indies four wickets down, but it wasn't all plain sailing for them

23-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Key and Strauss in perfect harmony

Deck the halls with puns and clichés

22-Jul-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Lara sets sights on Harmison

On the eve of the first Test at Lord's, Brian Lara reckoned that England's dependence on Steve Harmison could be detrimental to their chances of winning the series

22-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Onus on England to live up to their billing

Four months ago, while England were rampaging to victory in the Caribbean, it was tempting to be a little bit blasé about the prospects for the return series - the so-called highlight of the English summer - that begins at Lord's tomorrow morning

21-Jul-2004•Andrew Miller

A look back over Lord's

Touring sides are often inspired to play above themselves when they play England at Lord's, and while this has not always been true of recent West Indies sides, there have been some enthralling encounters between West Indies and England, on the 16

21-Jul-2004

India could go second with series win over Australia

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have improved their ratings after the ICC Test Championship table was updated, although perversely, the year's biggest achievers, India, have earned the smallest rise of the three, because their famous home series win

20-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Flintoff under injury cloud

Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of bowling in the first Test against West Indies at Lord's on Thursday, after receiving a cortisone injection in his troublesome left ankle, following an MRI scan carried out in Leeds

20-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England move into second spot on ICC table

In 1999, England hit rock-bottom in the unofficial Wisden world rankings, when they were defeated 2-1 in their home series against New Zealand

20-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Chanderpaul hundred lifts West Indies

Shivnarine Chanderpaul warmed up for Thursday's first Test at Lord's with an unbeaten hundred, as West Indies took the chance for some useful batting practice on the final day of their three-day match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley

19-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Griffith announces major changes to domestic season

The West Indies board has announced that dramatic changes will take place in their domestic set-up in a bid to improve standards

18-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

All-encompassing powers for West Indian coach

The coach of the team is likely to assume a far more important position in the proposed new structure of West Indian cricket

18-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Banks's allround display boosts West Indies

The West Indians continued to warm-up well ahead of next week's first Test on the second day of their tour match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley

18-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Butcher passed fit to play in opening Test

England today named their squad for the first Test against West Indies at Lord's next week

18-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Bravo and Joseph hammer hundreds

Hundreds from Sylvester Joseph and Dwayne Bravo have put West Indies in an excellent position on the first day of their final warm-up game before the first Test, against Sri Lanka A at Shenley

17-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara opts out of final tour match

Brian Lara has decided to sit out the three-day tour match against Sri Lanka A at Shenley to give himself a breather before the first Test, which starts on Thursday (July 22)

17-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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