West Indies defy England in stalemate
The West Indies survived a collapse either side of the tea interval to play out a draw on the final day of the first Test against England in Antigua.
The West Indies survived a collapse either side of the tea interval to play out a draw on the final day of the first Test against England in Antigua.
Joe Root threw down the gauntlet to the West Indies on Saturday.
Zak Crawley and Joe Root pushed England towards safety at 217-1 in their second innings on a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test in Antigua.
Nkrumah Bonner’s invaluable second Test century saw the West Indies close the third day of the first Test against England at 373-9 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
An unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 75 between Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder helped the West Indies reach the close at 202-4 on the second day of the first Test in Antigua.
Jonny Bairstow’s eighth Test hundred helped England recover from a woeful start in reaching 268-6 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua.
Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England’s first Test against the West Indies in Antigua after suffering a back spasm.
England great James Anderson hopes his record-breaking international career has not been ended following his dramatic omission from the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
England captain Joe Root insists his revamped team can bounce back in the West Indies after a crushing Ashes series loss.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad says his controversial axing from the squad to tour the West Indies was delivered in a “five-minute phone call” which has “affected my sleep”.
England have dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad for their tour of the West Indies as part of a major shake-up of the troubled team.
Paul Collingwood will take charge of England’s Test tour of the West Indies next month.
Joe Root was confirmed as England’s Test captain for next month’s tour of the West Indies by interim managing director Andrew Strauss on Friday.
England coach Chris Silverwood paid the price for the team’s woeful Ashes series loss in Australia by leaving his post on Thursday.
Ashley Giles “stepped down” from his role as managing director of England men’s cricket on Wednesday as he paid the price for a woeful 4-0 Ashes series loss in Australia.