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The official Confectionery Stall review of the West Indies v England series

How much of a gambler is Andrew Strauss

  A potentially nerve-jangling end to this largely drab series will certainly make a refreshing change, if only through having a day’s cricket in which the main talking point will be cricket, not the accursed referral system.

And now, for what they are worth in the current context of international cricket, which is slightly less than nothing, here are some thoughts on the now-mercifully-finished Barbados Test.

Some things the cricketing planet has learnt from the two Tests in Antigua, and other events of the past week or so

So what should Andrew Strauss say to his team as they strive to put the Jamaica ‘glitch’ behind them

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I woke this morning with an increasingly unusual feeling in my cricketing belly – one of genuine anticipation

There was one obvious reason for the disappointing climax to an otherwise heartening Digicel Series for the West Indies on Friday. It was that Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul contributed 36 runs between them

Stats review of the West Indies-England series

Andrew McGlashan presents West Indies' marks out of ten for their series against England

Andrew McGlashan presents England's marks out of ten for their series against West Indies

The pitches may have been dead and the referrals system may have raised more problems than it solved, but West Indies can congratulate themselves on the progress they have made

Take nothing for granted. That was the mantra being chanted by increasingly anxious West Indians during the lunch interval at the Queen's Park Oval on Tuesday

Given the record at the Queen's Park Oval, Joey Carew's pronouncement that there will "most definitely" be an outright result in the decisive fifth Digicel Test starting today was simply stating the obvious

Stats preview to the fifth Test between West Indies and England in Port of Spain

Stats highlights from the fourth Test between West Indies and England, which ended in a dull draw in Barbados

Don't let anger at the official from Down Under distract from appreciating the batting of the man from Wakenaam Island

For a change, West Indies are ahead in the series and the issues of unfitness, absenteeism and leadership that have stalked them in recent times are now attending their opponents