England made to work for control
England finished day two on top but they were made to work for it against a disciplined West Indies bowling attack.West Indies v England; first test, Antigua, day two of five. 14 April 2015. When...
View ArticleBlackwood hundred not enough to worry England despite frail top order
A Jermaine Blackwood hundred saw West Indies to a decent total but it was not enough to save his side from ending the day with a huge deficit.West Indies v England; First Test, Antigua. 15 April 2015....
View ArticleBallance battles back to form as England look to force victory
A Gary Ballance hundred, and fifty from Jos Buttler have put England in a great position to win the first test match against West Indies at Antigua. West Indies v England; First Test, Antigua. 16 April...
View ArticleEngland draw but celebrate Anderson's achievement
James Anderson becomes England's leading wicket-taker, as a Jason Holder Century thwarts England.West Indies v England; First Test, Antigua. 17 April 2015. Day 5 of 5
View ArticleSamuels battles hard to keep West Indies alive
Marlon Samuels and Ben Stokes when head to head in competitive battle but it was Samuels that won the war of words to finish day one on 94 not out. West Indies v England, second test, day 1 of 5, 21...
View ArticleBroad burst gives England narrow advantage
West Indies v EnglandSecond test, day two of four, 22 April 2015, Grenada.For many batsman being stuck 94 overnight would have been a nervy situation. That is not a label that can ever be labelled at...
View ArticleRoot hundred puts England in the driving seat on slow pitch
Joe Root puts England in a strong position with another hundred as England’s top order get starts.West Indies v England, Second Test, Day 3 of 4; 23 April 2015, St George’s, Grenada.Marlon Samuels’s...
View ArticleBrathwaite hundred wipes out England's lead
Kraigg Brathwaite kept West Indies in a game that Joe Root looked to have set up England for a first away win in two years.West Indies v England, Second Test, Day 4 of 5; 24 April 2015, St George’s,...
View ArticleWI v ENG (3rd Test): West Indies square series with low-scoring dogfight!
It was old school dog-fight at Bridgetown on the third and final day of a test match where both sides kept yapping at heels of each other, just as one pulled away. But a vital knock from Darren Bravo,...
View ArticleAnderson burst may not be enough for England as West Indies keep themselves...
West Indies battled hard to give them the edge on day two, in which 18 wickets fell.West Indies v England, third test. 2 May 2015, day two of five. Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.The death of...
View ArticleBravo leads West Indies to victory that banishes 'mediocre' tag
West Indies won the final test to draw a series that was a fair reflection of the battles that both teams face in the future.West Indies v England, third test. 3 May 2015, day three of three....
View ArticleGayle smashes 151* with 15 sixes ... and loses!
Chris Gayle's smashed a remarkable, unbeaten 151 off only 62 balls on his home debut for Somerset, but the hosts lost by a whisker in a virtually one-man assault against a stiff chase.
View ArticleAustralia vs West Indies (Preview): Is the fire returning to Babylon?
It has been 23 long years since the West Indies last beat Australia in a Test series. The rock of twenty-one of those years has been one Shivnarine Chanderpaul and now rightly or wrongly his time is...
View ArticleWest Indies to rely on youth; have to move on from Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been dropped from West Indies’ squad for Australia. He has initially been dropped from first Test’s squad which started yesterday. Chanderpaul has had a recent dip in form...
View ArticleCPL 2015: Red Steel clinch Caribbean Premier League!
T&T Red Steel bat in their first ever CPL final, and shrugged off a slow start to post a challenging 178/5. Their bowlers then endured a turbo-charged start by defending champions Barbados Tridents...
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