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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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Devon Smith has said that West Indies' performance in the NatWest Series, where they beat England in two of the three games they played against each other, means they will go into the first Test with plenty of confidence

The West Indians warmed up for next week's first Test at Lord's with a 29-run win against an MCC side at Arundel

Matthew Hoggard conjured up memories of his Barbados hat-trick, as ball dominated bat on the second day of West Indies' tour match against MCC at Arundel

Brian Lara overcome a bout of flu to score a quickfire century for the West Indians in their tour match against MCC at Arundel

Gearing up to take on England in the four-Test series, Brian Lara said that West Indies had put the one-day defeat behind them and would take a few positive points into the Tests

One of the more interesting facts to brighten up tomorrow's climax to what has been a weather-hit and largely uninspiring NatWest Series is it will be the first time New Zealand have played a one-day international at Lord's

After England's ungainly exit from the NatWest Series, Thursday's game between West Indies and New Zealand at the Rose Bowl has turned into a mini-final, and a chance for both teams to win an important psychological victory before the Lord's final on

An unbeaten century from Chris Gayle helped West Indies book their place in the NatWest Series final

Scans on Matthew Hoggard's injured knee have revealed no cartilage damage, and he will play in a warm-up game next week as preparation for the Test series against West Indies, which starts at Lord's on July 22

When Tino Best dismissed Marcus Trescothick today he pointed to the back of his shirt, to show who was 'Best'

Michael Vaughan has insisted that the spirit in the England camp is still high as they approach their crunch game against West Indies at Lord's tomorrow

England take on West Indies today in the fifth match of the NatWest Series, a day/nighter at Headingley

The Irish Cricket Union has refuted allegations, made on a West Indian website and reported here, that the West Indian tourists received a less-than-warm welcome when they arrived in Belfast at the start of their UK tour