Match Analysis

Bell chimes as Sammy lets England off

West Indies needed to go for broke in pursuit of a famous win but Darren Sammy curiously chose to address a slow over-rate instead

21-May-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Welcome to fortress England

The England team are utterly professional, confident in their skills and exude an air of superiority over touring opposition

21-May-2012•Mark Nicholas

Gabriel gets KP

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final day of the opening Test at Lord's

21-May-2012•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Samuels draws on Waugh spirit

Jamaican has the qualities to provide more stability in West Indies batting order

20-May-2012•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

England in for test of nerve and character

Fourth-highest chase at Lord's the target for a line-up that has poor previous experience of small chases

20-May-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Broad's record, Anderson's wait

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Lord's

20-May-2012•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Dismantling new wall England's bigger picture

England are on their way to a series lead but finding a way through Shivnarine Chanderpaul's defences could be the key to further success

19-May-2012•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

West Indies only a little bit lost

History will give a bland explanation of this match but the West Indies have had plenty to take heart from

19-May-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Strauss' morning blues

ESPNcricinfo presents plays of the day from the third day at Lord's as England stay in control

19-May-2012•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

All toil, no trouble

West Indies' pace attack failed to shine in overcast conditions but they can still learn their coach's lesson

18-May-2012•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Strauss smiles, Sammy suffers

While England's captain restated his authority as a player, his West Indies counterpart endured a difficult day

18-May-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Where are West Indies' heroes?

The side taking part at Lord's has men to admire but not players to revere

18-May-2012•Mark Nicholas

Sammy's missed wicket

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day between England and West Indies at Lord's

18-May-2012•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Barath steps up but still falls down

Adrian Barath's talent has never been in doubt but he is still learning how to build an innings at Test level

17-May-2012•Nagraj Gollapudi

Selfish gene fails shallow talent pool

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is not the first selfish batsman but his talents might be better utilised to benefit the West Indies team

17-May-2012•George Dobell at Lord's

Powell worked over, Bravo left stranded

ESPNcricinfo presents plays of the day of the opening day of the series at Lord's

17-May-2012•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Knight Riders bowlers silence Mumbai

At the interval, Mumbai Indians were congratulating themselves for restricting Kolkata Knight Riders to a gettable score. When the game concluded, the clapping and high-fiving had changed hands

17-May-2012•Siddhartha Talya at the Wankhede Stadium

Fallen giants face daunting test

Although there have been signs of improvement for West Indies their away record remains dismal and England will start the series as overwhelming favourites

16-May-2012•George Dobell

Hilfenhaus and Wade matched only by Chanderpaul

Marks out of ten for Australia and West Indies after the three-Test series in the Caribbean

28-Apr-2012•Daniel Brettig and Garth Wattley

A year in the life

The upward curve of the Australian team over the period of Michael Clarke's captaincy has been by no means an accidental occurrence

27-Apr-2012•Daniel Brettig at Windsor Park

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