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England swing to innings victory

England enjoyed an old-fashioned day of swing-induced dominance, as Zimbabwe fumbled to an innings and 92-run defeat in the first npower Test at Lord's

24-May-2003•Andrew Miller

England take charge

Mark Butcher celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Mark Butcher's seventh century put England in a commanding position on the second day of the first npower Test at Lord's

23-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

The happy ending

It took some time, but like a feature-length episode of Scooby Doo , Zimbabwe's bowlers finally stopped ghosting past the bat and were exposed as an all-too-human outfit

23-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller at Lord's

That morning-after feeling

A blustery mid-May morning, England making unspectacular progress against a moving ball - and not a murmur of protest in sight

23-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Friend and Hondo in Zimbabwe team for Lord's Test

Zimbabwe has confirmed its team for the first npower Test match versus England at Lord's, beginning on Thursday 22 May

22-May-2003•Zimbabwe Cricket Union Media Release

Dampening down the demonstrators

We were promised demonstrations on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's, but the only scowls on the way down to the ground from the tube station were on the faces of the touts, who must have caught a cold on a match where

22-May-2003•Steven Lynch at Lord's

A quintessentially English affair

Making a point: protestors outside the Grace Gates © Getty Images If the officials of the England & Wales Cricket Board had a sleepless night fearing civil unrest and rioting in St John's Wood, they needn't have worried

22-May-2003•Martin Williamson at Lord's

$Working out the fractions$

Working out the fractions

The spectators who ran the gauntlet of the demonstrators at Lord's received about two-thirds of the overs expected today, and about one-third of the excitement

22-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

England reach 184 for 3 in truncated first day

Mark Butcher and Marcus Trescothick contributed a brace of half-centuries to give England the upper hand on a challenging first day against Zimbabwe at Lord's

22-May-2003•Andrew Miller

Shows no working, gives no right of reply

Transparency, accountability, relevance

21-May-2003•Wisden Comment by Andrew Miller

Fortress Lord's prepares for the storm

The start of the international summer at Lord's on Thursday will be against the backdrop of unseasonally cold and wet weather and, more worryingly for those running the game, potentially major demonstrations by those opposed to the regime of Robert

21-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Hoggard passed fit for first Test

Matthew Hoggard has been passed fit to play in the first npower Test against Zimbabwe, starting at Lord's tomorrow

21-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

ICC relaunches Test Championship

The International Cricket Council has announced a relaunch of its Test Championship in the light of South Africa's elevation to top spot last year at a time Australia were universally regarded as the best side in the world

21-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

MPs round on the ECB

Almost 100 MPs rounded on the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in Parliament last night, accusing it of "putting profit before principle" in allowing Zimbabwe's tour to go ahead

21-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

England hold the aces

England start favourites for the first npower Test at Lord's, which starts - weather permitting - at 10.45am today

21-May-2003•Steven Lynch

Flintoff ruled out of the first Test

Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the first npower Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's

20-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

England check on Flintoff and Hoggard ahead of 1st npower Test

Yorkshire and England pace bowler Matthew Hoggard underwent an ultra-sound scan on an abdominal injury today ahead of the 1st npower Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's starting on Thursday

19-May-2003•ECB Media Release

Protesters plan Lord's demonstration

Opponents of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's regime will stage a protest outside Lord's when the first npower Test between England and Zimbabwe starts on Thursday

19-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Tour match drifts to a damp conclusion

Light drizzle finally ended a match which had long-since ceased to have any meaning at Hove, with rain and a lack of ambition leaving Zimbabwe short of match-practice ahead of Thursday's first Test at Lord's

18-May-2003•John Ward

Vermeulen falls for 198 in truncated day at Hove

Just under two hours' play were possible on the third day of Zimbabwe's match against Sussex, and by the time rain again stopped play, Zimbabwe had put in some useful batting practice, to take their score to 374 for 7

17-May-2003•John Ward

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