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5738dThe Bulletin by Andrew Miller

West Indies survive in thrilling finale

West Indies regained the Wisden Trophy for the first time since 2000 in a thrilling finale to the series in Trinidad. Left with 66 overs in which to bat in their second innings after England's lunchtime declaration, West Indies shipped wickets at regular

5739dThe Bulletin by Andrew Miller

England wobble after Windies' 544

Shivnarine Chanderpaul produced an unflinchingly obdurate innings of 147 not out, and Brendan Nash chipped in with his maiden Test century, as West Indies stood firm against a frustrated England bowling attack to manoeuvre themselves ever closer to their

5740dThe Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Chanderpaul and Nash restore Windies faith

Brendan Nash and Shivnarine Chanderpaul overcame the potentially devastating loss of their captain, Chris Gayle, to a hamstring tear, as they batted clean through the final 51.5 overs of the third day

5741dThe Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Collingwood and Prior guide England's fortunes

Paul Collingwood converted his ninth Test century into an imposing 161 and Matt Prior celebrated the birth of his first child with a hundred of his own, as England took advantage of West Indies' outrageously negative tactics

5742dThe Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Strauss hundred keeps England on track

Andrew Strauss took advantage of a defensive West Indian mindset to rack up his third first-day century of the series, and Paul Collingwood continued his fine vein of form with 54 not out, as England claimed the honours in the opening exchanges of the fif

5736dFazeer Mohammed

Take nothing for granted

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

5738dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

West Indies find their Chanderpaul Mark 2

West Indies have nearly made it and the series is almost in the bag. Before this Test Chris Gayle said his team had one hand on the Wisden Trophy, but now they have one hand and four fingers. Barring a single-session collapse the home side are secure and

5738dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Broad tempered

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays from the fourth day in Trinidad

5739dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

England prepare to throw caution to the wind

For a short passage of play leading up the close of the fourth day at the Queen's Park Oval the series came to life in a way that hasn't happened since Jerome Taylor's spell at Sabina Park a month ago

5739dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

England sense their end-game

England huffed and puffed and still couldn't blow the West Indies house down. They haven't quite run out of time, but things now have to happen at increasing speed over the next six sessions if the visitors are going to level the series. And speed hasn't

5743dCricinfo staff

Flower insists Harmison not finished

Andy Flower, England's interim coach, has given a stark assessment of Steve Harmison's position in the team and said he is currently not up to standard

5740dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Gayle prepares to play through pain

As Chris Gayle limped off the Queen's Park Oval after pulling his hamstring reaching his 10th Test century, there was a sense that West Indies' grip on the series was leaving with him

5737dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

The old go-slow

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays from the fifth day in Trinidad

5740dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Tiffin tonked

Andrew McGlashan presents the plays from the second day in Trinidad

5738dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Strauss finds pride amid failure

It would have been one of their most extraordinary Test victories and for much of the final afternoon in Trinidad England looked as though they could pull it off

5741dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Chanderpaul injury causes Windies concern

West Indies, who only need to draw the final Test in Trinidad to take the series against England, face an anxious wait to see how Shivnarine Chanderpaul pulls up after straining a groin muscle in the field on the opening day

5741dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Strauss savours the purplest of patches

It's a wonder there are any questions left to ask Andrew Strauss. His three first-day hundreds have meant he has never been far away from a camera or a notebook during the Tests in the Caribbean

5741dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

A slow march

The dancing girls in the Trini Posse Stand tried their best, but even they struggled to inject much life into the opening day at the Queen's Park Oval

5738dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

West Indies' resolve ends the drought

What compelling drama, what brilliant theatre. This was a Test of West Indian nerve like no other and it so nearly became too much for them. The prospect of regaining the Wisden Trophy and winning their first series since 2004 enveloped them in a fog of u

5742dTony Cozier

Stating the obvious

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

5742dThe Preview by Andrew Miller

England face their must-win contest

In a week when off-field events have wrenched cricket into the headlines for all the wrong reasons, England's struggles in the Caribbean have been put into stark context

5740dAndrew McGlashan in Trinidad

Prior finds comeback is child's play

Matt Prior won't score many easier Test centuries than his career-best 131 not out, during which he added 218 for the fifth wicket with Paul Collingwood

West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25DS SmithLMP Simmons
2nd6RR SarwanDS Smith
3rd27RR SarwanRO Hinds
4th22S ChanderpaulRO Hinds
5th5RO HindsBP Nash
6th5RO HindsD Ramdin
7th17CH GayleD Ramdin
8th2DBL PowellD Ramdin
9th5FH EdwardsD Ramdin