England Vs West Indies

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West Indies' captain Jasion Holder, second left, and teammates take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of the first day of the 1st cricket Test match between England and West Indies. AFP Photo

AA Edit | In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, cricket takes a knee

It might be impossible to separate sport from politics or play sport without a cause reflecting an athlete’s social background

10 Jul 2020 6:23 PM

Roy, who suffered a hamstring injury during England's tour of the Caribbean earlier this year, hit a fifty in their World Cup opening win over South Africa. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Injured Roy to miss England's next two World Cup games

Joe Root was promoted to open alongside Jonny Bairstow against the West Indies and the Test skipper responded with an unbeaten century.

17 Jun 2019 4:33 PM

On-field umpires Sundaram Ravi and Kumar Dharmasena, third umpire Rodney Tucker and fourth official Paul Wilson levelled the charges. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies' Brathwaite penalized for umpire dissent

The incident occurred in the 43rd over of the West Indies innings when Brathwaite made his displeasure at being given out by the umpires.

15 Jun 2019 3:51 PM

Holder is confident a pace contingent containing Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Carlos Brathwaite and Shannon Gabriel can bounce back. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies woes grow as Russell limps off against England

The West Indies all-rounder could only bowl two overs in the World Cup game against England on Friday.

15 Jun 2019 2:14 PM

The only downside for England were injuries to captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Jason Roy which forced them to leave the field and forced changes in the batting order. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Joe Root steers England to victory over West Indies

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood took three wickets apiece as England bowled the Windies out for a modest 212 after winning the toss.

15 Jun 2019 8:31 AM

Gayle, out of frustration, pulled one from Woakes, just managed an edge but escaped as Wood grassed a sitter. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: England pacers sink West Indies despite Pooran's maiden fifty

Young pacer Jofra Archer (3/30) had the West Indies batsmen dancing on the pitch, troubling them with the steep bounce.

14 Jun 2019 6:56 PM

During a practice match against Australia ahead of the World Cup, West Indies' all-rounder Andre Russell bowled a bouncer to Usman Khawaja which struck to his helmet and forced him to retire hurt. On the other hand, England too have good pace attack as their Jofra Archer has been in a scintillating form in the World Cup. During England's clash against South Africa, Archer's bouncer struck to Hashim Amla's head and forced him to retire hurt. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: ‘We can handle anything that is thrown at us’: Bayliss on Eng vs WI clash

Trevor Bayliss says England, has some good bowlers and is not terrified of the West Indies brutal bowling attack.

14 Jun 2019 12:37 PM

Jason Holder’s Windies side have had a mixed start to their campaign, crushing Pakistan in their opening match before losing to Australia and then seeing their game with South Africa abandoned. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'If we play consistent cricket we'll surely reach finals': Joel Garner

Garner’s five-for-38 in the 1979 World Cup final against England remains the best-ever bowling performance in the last game of World Cup.

14 Jun 2019 11:36 AM

Jofra Archer once played for West Indies under-19s so there is likely to be some extra edge when he runs in against them at Southampton’s Rose Bowl on Friday. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Jofra won’t know how it feels until he plays the game': Eoin Morgan

The Barbados-born 24-year-old, whose father is English, was cleared to play for England under new eligibility rules.

14 Jun 2019 11:24 AM

Sheldon Cottrell, whose flamboyant wicket-taking celebration involves a short march, stand to attention and salute to the pavilion, will meanwhile be doing his best to get on Bayliss’s nerves. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Trevor Bayliss must tolerate Sheldon Cottrell's celebration': Holding

West Indies bowler Sheldon Cottrell may have a special salute for England coach Trevor Bayliss, but Jofra Archer could rain on that day.

14 Jun 2019 11:21 AM

England has played three matches so far and in those, they have recorded two wins and one loss. On the other hand, West Indies has won one match and lost one. (Photo:AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: Key players to watch out for in England vs West Indies clash

West Indies has won the World Cup two times (1975, 1979) and England has managed to reach the finals of the World Cup three times.

14 Jun 2019 9:04 AM

Archer, who has played his junior cricket in the Caribbean and qualified to play for England only in April, is a familiar figure for the West Indies camp and it knows what the 24-year-old is capable of. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Chris Gayle buoyant to face Jofra Archer when Eng takes on WI

Both teams ended at 2-2 in their high-scoring five-match ODI series in February with one game being a washout.

13 Jun 2019 2:36 PM

West Indies are coming off their defeat to Australia while England easily saw off Bangladesh in the last game. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies bank on their pacers to guide them to a win

West Indies take on hosts and tournament favourites England at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday.

13 Jun 2019 10:40 AM

Archer's ability to routinely top speeds of 90 mph makes him a hugely valuable asset and that speed was on show when a ball that clean bowled Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar flew off the top of the stumps and straight over the boundary without touching the ground at Sophia Gardens. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: World Cup match versus West Indies will be another match for Jofra Archer

Archer is not the only express bowler in England's line-up, with Mark Wood also capable of blistering pace.

10 Jun 2019 3:44 PM

West Indies slumped to 71 all out in the third T20I. (Photo: AFP)

England clean sweeps West Indies 3-0 in T20Is

England was able to achieve the target in 10.2 overs with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan remaining unbeaten at the end.

11 Mar 2019 2:47 PM

In the absence of Ben Stokes and Alex Hales due to the former's arrest, Law just wanted the West Indies' batsmen to understand the simple art of pacing the innings. (Photo:AFP)

West Indies coach Stuart Law asks batsmen to focus on getting their `tempo` correct vs England

Law's comments came ahead of the fourth ODI against England at The Oval,where West Indies will look to bounce.

27 Sep 2017 1:55 PM

?Joe Root in action against West Indies. (Photo: AP)

England captain Joe Root eyes Ashes win post clinching Test series vs West Indies

Saturday's success was effectively sealed by James Anderson taking his Test-best figures of 7-42.

10 Sep 2017 1:20 PM

England's James Anderson celebrates with the team after winning the test series against the West Indies at Lord's cricket ground in London. (Photo: AP)

England beat West Indies by nine wickets to win series

Anderson’s return just surpassed his previous best in 129 career Tests of 7/43 against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in 2008.

10 Sep 2017 12:22 AM

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