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Ian Bishop has let fly at the West Indies team, accusing them of performing poorly and then making excuses about being inexperienced

The five greatest Caribbean players of all time have been named at an awards ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of West Indies cricket

"The England attack today was Ashley Giles," said Brian Lara after West Indies were bundled out for 267 on the fifth day at Lord's

Brian Lara's twin failures in the Lord's Test against England has meant that Rahul Dravid has, for the first time in his career, taken over as the top Test batsman in the PwC Ratings

Peter Gregory, England's chief medical officer, has hit back at criticism regarding the handling of Andrew Flintoff's ankle injury

England's selectors have been saved one tricky decision ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston with the news that Mark Butcher will not be available to play because of a thigh injury

Steven Lynch's verdict on the fifth day's play at Lord's

Five wickets from Ashley Giles helped England to a convincing victory against West Indies in the opening Test at Lord's

Every now and again Test cricket throws up an epic individual battle that sticks in the memory

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

England took the honours in the final session on the fourth day at Lord's despite a whirlwind 81 from 88 balls by Chris Gayle, taking three top order wickets to put West Indies in a precarious position before bad light stopped play with seven overs

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deck the halls with puns and clichés

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

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