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After their two previous drubbings, England hit back in the fifth NatWest Series match by beating West Indies by a comfortable seven wickets.

England (possible) Michael Vaughan (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Geraint Jones (wk), Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Anthony McGrath, Ian Blackwell, Rikki Clarke, Darren Gough, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson

After two false starts, the NatWest Series is finally set to get underway, as England and West Indies face each other at Trent Bridge

An unbeaten half-century from Chris Gayle anchored West Indies to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England at Trent Bridge after an impressive bowling display by West Indies meant that England set them a target of only 148 to win

The NatWest Series eventually got underway today at Edgbaston - well almost

Andrew Strauss made a dream start with the bat for England in the Test series against New Zealand, and he will now have a chance to show what he can do in the middle order in one-day cricket, as England hope to finally get their NatWest Series

West Indies may have had a reasonable start to their tour of England results-wise (the hiccup against Ireland notwithstanding) but, according to a report on a Caribbean website, they didn't receive the warmest of welcomes to the UK

West Indies take on New Zealand at Edgbaston tomorrow in what has effectively become the opener of the NatWest Series

England's one-day cricket carnival has arrived to join a packed summer of sport, with the NatWest Series kicking off tomorrow, as England playNew Zealand in the opening floodlit game, the first of three in the series, at Old Trafford

Day 2 Bulletin - England stay in command despite collapse Verdict - West Indies rue their luck

West Indies found out that traveling by road in the UK can be a rather haphazard affair as they arrived late for their warm-up match against Kent

Sir Viv Richards has resigned as West Indies' chairman of selectors after two years in the job

Brian Lara, West Indies' captain, paid tribute to the victorious Ireland team

Ireland followed their victory against Surrey earlier this season with an even more impressive win against the West Indians by six wickets

Ravi Rampaul helped West Indies to a 96-run win over Ireland in the first of their warm-up matches at Stormont after a lacklustre batting performance, and some dogged Irish bowling, saw them bowled out for 242 in the 46th over

The West Indian selectors have named a 16-man squad for the four-Test series in England, which begins on July 22

Desmond Haynes has expressed concerns about the West Indian team's readiness for English conditions

Darren Sammy, the West Indian allrounder, was the only uncapped player to be named in the 15-man one-day squad to play England and New Zealand in the Natwest Series, which starts on June 24.

Darren Sammy, the West Indian allrounder, was the only uncapped player to be named in the 15-man one-day squad to play England and New Zealand later this summer.

Brian Lara believes that West Indies can claim the Wisden Trophy this summer by beating England at home