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Windies were stern test - Strauss
Captain Andrew Strauss admits England were forced to "dig deep" before sealing a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
England cruise home in first Test
England overcome an early bout of nerves to ease to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the opening Test at Lord's.
Sarwan blames Windies for absence
Ramnaresh Sarwan claims the negative actions of certain West Indies individuals are behind his absence from the team.
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- International England v West Indies as it happened
- Warwickshire Fit Woakes brings Bears balance
- Yorkshire Starc pleased with Yorkshire bow
- Hampshire Mascarenhas set for Hants return
- Essex Napier positive despite CB40 loss
- Meaker best not enough for Surrey
- Horton ton denies Warwickshire
- Sussex Joyce supports struggling Goodwin
- Worcs and Sussex draw at New Road
- Carberry & Katich see out a draw
- Leics-Essex contest ends in draw
- Kent remain unbeaten this season
- Somerset Levi agrees to Somerset T20 stint
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AudioMushtaq is an inspiration - Adams
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- ENGLAND Strauss not thinking of quitting
- AUSTRALIA Johnson back for Australia's tour
- BANGLADESH Bangladesh postpone Pakistan tour
- INDIA India 'assault' cricketer charged
- IRELAND Rankin injury leaves Bears short
- NEW ZEALAND New Zealand coach Wright to quit
- PAKISTAN Lancashire recruit Arafat for T20
- SCOTLAND Scotland well beaten by Hampshire
- SOUTH AFRICA Rain means SA miss out on top spot
- SRI LANKA England secure series-levelling win
- WEST INDIES Prior thrilled at Bairstow debut
- ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe skipper eyes Essex move
- COUNTY CRICKET Derbys ease to win over Glamorgan
- WOMEN'S CRICKET Edwards delighted with ECB award
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Comment & Analysis
Show all blogsWest Indies legend Sir Viv Richards tells Tom Fordyce that England are too experienced and wily for a West Indies work in progress
A captain's innings puts England in a commanding position, says chief sports writer Tom Fordyce at Lord's
"Whatever transpires on Monday, West Indies can look back and know they have fought hard and impressed many."
Jonathan Agnew says the media will share in Andrew Strauss's delight at scoring his first century in 18 months.
Chief sports writer Tom Fordyce says Shivnarine Chanderpaul's proves there is still room for substance over style in Test cricket
Five years after making his Test debut against West Indies, BBC Sport assesses the importance of England's wicketkeeper
Jonny Bairstow will grow in international cricket and become an England Test regular, says former skipper Alec Stewart
Chief sports writer Tom Fordyce looks at how the pace bowler fought back to become a world leader
Kevin Howells says finding a way to improve the structure of the county game remains as unclear as ever.
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