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The start of the third Test almost feels like the start of a new Test series after a yawning five-week gap

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

England had very much the better of an abbreviated first day's play in the crucial Third Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester

Nothing was strange about the team selections

Nick Knight gained some consolation for his omission from the England squad for the next Test Match against West Indies by hitting a match-winning century for Warwickshire against Glamorgan in their NatWest Trophy quarter-final match at Birmingham

Courtney Walsh showed what the West Indians had been missing in the NatWest Series

England turned in a sound bowling and fielding performance in restricting the West Indies to 195 for nine wickets in their innings in the final group match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham

Alec Stewart's gallant century was not enough to stop West Indies winning by three runs in a breathtaking finish to the last qualifying match before the final of the NatWest Series

England warmed up for Saturday's NatWest Series final against Zimbabwe by narrowly losing a thrilling contest to the West Indies by just 3 runs - Alec Stewart remaining not out on exactly 100

For once, sunny skies greeted the cricketers as England took on West Indies in the final group match of the NatWest Series

After 30 overs of the West Indian innings at Trent Bridge in the last of the group matches in the NatWest Series, England could be well pleased with their progress

West Indies, eliminated from the final, nevertheless finished with honour by recording a thrilling three-run victory over England at Trent Bridge

A superb West Indian fightback has brought to life this final group match of the NatWest Series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham

Riverside, 30 overs: West Indies 287 for five (50 overs); Zimbabwe 145 for four (Goodwin 58, G Flower 18)

This match is contested by two teams who have both suffered crushing defeats at the hands of the resurgent England side during the past few days

West Indies took a strong grip on the NatWest Series match against Zimbabwe with some fine batting in the first 30 overs after winning the toss on an excellent batting pitch

That's the West Indies we know

Will the real Zimbabwe cricket team please stand up

An extraordinary fightback from Zimbabwe enabled them to pull off an amazing victory over West Indies by six wickets

Warwickshire kept up their bid for promotion from Division 2 of the National League by defeating Derbyshire by 45 runs on their own ground