Live Scores-Skipper Collingwood backs panesar

England captain Paul Collingwood insisted Monty Panesar was still a major part of his team's one-day plans.

Panesar played in the opening victory over the West Indies at Lord's, taking 1-29, but was left out at Edgbaston where England lost by 61 runs.

"We believe that was our best side to win the game on the day," said Collingwood, whose team conceded 278.

"I've always said Monty is going to be a big one-day player for us, certainly in the future."

Panesar was overlooked in favour of Sussex all-rounder Michael Yardy, who produced a reasonable 0-29 from six overs with the ball but made a scratchy 19 from 42 balls with the bat.

"We have to find the right balance," Collingwood admitted.

"We are all still learning and experimenting and finding out what are the best players in these certain conditions and situations.

"When it comes down to conditions, we assess on the day and see what the wicket is like and go from there and it was getting the balance right in the side."

Live Scores-Resilient Windies square series

One-day international, Edgbaston:
West Indies 278-5 beat England 217 by 61 runs
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West Indies levelled the one-day series in a match at Edgbaston that underlined how much England still need to improve in limited-overs internationals.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his superb summer by hitting an unbeaten 116 in a total of 278-5 - a fine effort on an awkward, two-paced surface.

England's bowling lacked penetration in the middle overs and James Anderson's last three overs disappeared for 47.

Their batsmen were then bowled out for an insipid 217, lasting just 46 overs.

Trinidadian seamer Ravi Rampaul cashed in with figures of 4-41, a welcome return for someone who had missed so much international cricket with injuries.

Chris Gayle and Devon Smith produced plenty of aggressive shots over the opening few overs after Paul Collingwood had won the toss.

They raised the 50 in the ninth over, despite obvious signs that batting would not be an easy task on a wicket that was soaking up moisture during regular periods of drizzle.
But England then had their best period of the match.

Anderson removed Smith thanks to a Matt Prior catch - and Ryan Sidebottom, recalled in place of Liam Plunkett - had Gayle mistiming a drive to mid-on.

The loss of their skipper put the brakes on the Windies innings, with just eight runs coming off the final five overs of powerplay, leaving the tourists on 84-2 after 20.

Acceleration was required, and gradually it was provided by Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels (77) - who ultimately put on 175 in less than 34 overs.

Each man had a bit of luck early on, however.

Chanderpaul - batting at three - was lucky not to be given out lbw on 21 when facing Collingwood, while the England captain only had himself to blame when dropping Samuels off his own bowling on 14.

Samuels did not score his runs with any great ease initially, but did hit three boundaries in one Stuart Broad over to build some momentum.
Mascarenhas bowled an immaculate set of 10 overs, costing just 31, and Michael Yardy, chosen to play at the expense of Monty Panesar, also provided few hitting opportunities.

Chanderpaul had to resort to some very inventive shots - including a reverse sweep - to gain meaningful runs off the Sussex spinner.

Anderson's comeback spell was poor, and with his final three overs proving so expensive his credentials as a "death" bowler may have to be reconsidered by Collingwood and Peter Moores.

Chanderpaul also clobbered 17 off a Sidebottom over costing 19 in all and England's problems were mounting.

But Broad - the only bowler to escape punishment in the final few overs - finally struck when Samuels was caught at backward gully off a clever slow bouncer that he failed to control.

Chanderpaul duly reached his century, however, and most observers would have felt the West Indies total was better than par.

England's new-look opening pair of Prior and Alastair Cook has not yet worked and Cook was the first to depart this time, driving to mid-off.
Ian Bell got a poor decision from umpire Brian Jerling to fall lbw and Kevin Pietersen had his middle stump knocked back as he charged Rampaul.

A heavy shower delayed play for half an hour and when England resumed at 68-3 after 14 overs they were well behind the Duckworth-Lewis par score.

It remained that way as Prior, after clubbing his way to his first one-day international fifty, tamely gave mid-wicket a catch to depart for 52.

Then Collingwood completed a forgettable match for him as he was lbw to a fiery Fidel Edwards for one.

Yardy looked ill-equipped to provide the big shots that were now needed - and was eventually caught on the boundary for 19, using up 42 deliveries.

Owais Shah fell soon after for a creditable 45 - giving Rampaul a third wicket - and with 107 needed from less than 13 overs, with just three wickets in hand, that was effectively game over.
The rain started falling heavily on a miserable day for the home spectators - but the grim viewing continued as Mascarenhas holed out to mid-off.

There was another brief delay at 180-8 and the few spectators who were left watched the match end when Anderson was caught behind off Edwards.

The series now heads to a decider at Trent Bridge on Saturday, where, touch wood, the forecast is pretty good.

Live Scores-England VS WestIndies

NatWest One Day International Series: Live Scores-England v West Indies
04-07-2007 at Edgbaston

West Indies beat England by 61 runs

England won the toss and decided to field

West Indies Innings 278 for 5 (50.0 overs)

England Innings 217 all out (46.0 overs)

West Indies Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Anderson	b Sidebottom	36	40	2	3
DS Smith	c Prior	b Anderson	17	21	2	0
Chanderpaul	not out		116	122	7	3
Samuels	c Sidebottom	b Broad	77	104	8	1
DR Smith	lbw	b Broad	7	5	0	1
Morton	c Bell	b Sidebottom	3	5	0	0
Ramdin	not out		2	3	0	0
Extras		15w 5lb	20
Total		for 5	278	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 10.0 3 78 1 Sidebottom 9.0 1 56 2 Broad 10.0 0 49 2 Mascarenhas 10.0 1 31 0 Collingwood 5.0 0 30 0 Yardy 6.0 0 29 0

Fall of wicket 50 DS Smith 67 Gayle 242 Samuels 257 DR Smith 274 Morton

England Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c Edwards	b Powell	19	24	3	0
Prior	c DS Smith	b Powell	52	73	3	1
Bell	lbw	b Rampaul	2	6	0	0
Pietersen		b Rampaul	9	11	1	0
Shah	c Ramdin	b Rampaul	45	64	2	1
Collingwood	lbw	b Edwards	1	5	0	0
Yardy	c DR Smith	b Bravo	19	42	1	0
Mascarenhas	c Powell	b Rampaul	3	11	0	0
Broad	not out		22	19	2	0
Sidebottom	run out		15	7	2	0
Anderson	c Ramdin	b Edwards	3	18	0	0
Extras		4nb 13w 10lb	27
Total		all out	217	(46.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Rampaul 10.0 0 41 4 Powell 10.0 0 45 2 Edwards 10.0 0 43 2 DR Smith 9.0 0 54 0 Bravo 7.0 0 24 1

Fall of wicket 23 Cook 30 Bell 64 Pietersen 113 Prior 117 Collingwood 171 Yardy 172 Shah 179 Mascarenhas 195 Sidebottom 217 Anderson

Umpires: B G Jerling, N J Llong
England: Cook, Prior, Bell, Pietersen, Shah, Collingwood, Mascarenhas, Yardy, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson
West Indies: Gayle, DS Smith, Morton, Samuels, Chanderpaul, Bravo, Ramdin, DR Smith, Powell, Rampaul, Edwards

Live Scores-England v West Indies 2nd ODI

NatWest One Day International Series: England v West Indies
04-07-2007 at Edgbaston

In Play

England won the toss and decided to field

West Indies Innings 106 for 2 (26.0 overs)

West Indies Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Anderson	b Sidebottom	36	40	2	3
DS Smith	c Prior	b Anderson	17	21	2	0
Chanderpaul	not out		26	60	2	0
Samuels	not out		14	35	1	0
Extras		9w 4lb	13
Total		for 2	106	(26.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 6.0 3 22 1 Sidebottom 7.0 1 33 1 Broad 6.0 0 23 0 Mascarenhas 4.0 0 9 0 Collingwood 3.0 0 15 0

Fall of wicket 50 DS Smith 67 Gayle

Umpires: B G Jerling, N J Llong
England: Cook, Prior, Bell, Pietersen, Shah, Collingwood, Mascarenhas, Yardy, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson
West Indies: Gayle, DS Smith, Morton, Samuels, Chanderpaul, Bravo, Ramdin, DR Smith, Powell, Rampaul, Edwards

Live Scores-England drop panesar and plunkett

One-day international, Edgbaston:
Live Scores-England v West Indies

England have dropped Monty Panesar and Liam Plunkett for Wednesday's second one-day series match against West Indies at Edgbaston.

Michael Yardy replaces spinner Panesar as England seek to boost their batting.

Ryan Sidebottom, who missed the opening 79-run victory at Lord's with a viral infection, takes Plunkett's place.

West Indies will move their leading batsman Shiv Chanderpaul up the order as they seek to prevent England clinching the best-of-three series.

Sidebottom was a surprise inclusion in the England team for the second Test against the Windies, having played only one previous Test in 2001, but took his chance superbly with eight wickets in the match.

He took three more wickets in the next game at Old Trafford, followed by his first five-wicket Test haul in the final match of the series at the Riverside.

The 29-year-old left-arm seamer also took three wickets in the two Twenty20 matches before succumbing to his illness.

Plunkett has been criticised for his wayward bowling and was dropped from the side after the third Test.

But he won a recall to the squad and impressed in the opening game of the 50-over series.

Another of England's young talents, Stuart Broad, who has just turned 21, was even more impressive, claiming his best international figures to date with 3-20 from nine overs, with 24-year-old James Anderson notching 2-23.

Meanwhile, Ian Bell has vowed to emulate the style of Australia captain Ricky Ponting as he continues his quest to cement a place in the one-day side.

"When he gets in he converts his scores into hundreds and that's something I want to achieve, to turn all my fifties into hundreds," said Bell, who has 11 half centuries but has yet to reach three figures in 45 one-day internationals.

"He certainly has a way of playing in one-day cricket. He doesn't go out and slog, he plays proper shots and doesn't always go at it from ball one.

"He's cool, he's calm and he plays a role where he's always in control. That's something I'd admire about him and like to bring into my game."

West Indies star Chanderpaul batted for more than 24 hours during the four-Test series, which the Windies lost 3-0, scoring 446 runs at number five.

He continued his impressive form in the first one-day match at Lord's but ran out of partners, prompting plans for a reshuffle.

"It is something that is definitely going to happen but we haven't decided where as yet," Gayle said.

"We are still in discussion. But Shiv will go higher up. We went back to the drawing board and tried to see where it went wrong at Lord's.

"We know where it went wrong with the batting and hopefully the guys can come better prepared next time.

"Shiv was the only batter who got a start and carried on. We put him at number five as a left-hander to combat Monty Panesar but this way we can maybe utilise him for more overs."

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England: Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Michael Yardy.

West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Devon Smith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Dwayne Smith, Daren Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards.

Sidebottom fit for England action

One-day international, Edgbaston:
Live Scores-England v West Indies
Match starts Wednesday 1045 BST


England must decide whether to retain a winning team or recall Ryan Sidebottom for Wednesday's second one-day series match with West Indies at Edgbaston.

Sidebottom missed the opening 79-run victory at Lord's with a viral infection and was replaced by Liam Plunkett, who took a creditable 2-38.

"Sidebottom would have been playing at Lord's," skipper Paul Collingwood said.

"We will have to assess what our next team will be, but that's the great thing, there is a lot of competition."

Sidebottom was a surprise inclusion in the England team for the second Test against the Windies, having played only one previous Test in 2001, but took his chance superbly with eight wickets in the match.

He took three more wickets in the next game at Old Trafford, followed by his first five-wicket Test haul in the final match of the series at the Riverside.

The 29-year-old left-arm seamer also took three wickets in the two Twenty20 matches before succumbing to his illness.

Plunkett has been criticised for his wayward bowling and was dropped from the side after the third Test.

But he won a recall to the squad and impressed in the opening game of the 50-over series by dismissing Chris Gayle in his second over and dislodging troublesome tail-ender Ravi Rampaul.

Another of England's young talents, Stuart Broad, who has just turned 21, was even more impressive, claiming his best international figures to date with 3-20 from nine overs, with 24-year-old James Anderson notching 2-23.

"There is not a lot of experience with Plunkett and Broad but they were magnificent," Collingwood enthused.

Meanwhile, Ian Bell has vowed to emulate the style of Australia captain Ricky Ponting as he continues his quest to cement a place in the one-day side.

"When he gets in he converts his scores into hundreds and that's something I want to achieve, to turn all my fifties into hundreds," said Bell, who has 11 half centuries but has yet to reach three figures in 45 one-day internationals.

"He certainly has a way of playing in one-day cricket. He doesn't go out and slog, he plays proper shots and doesn't always go at it from ball one.

"He's cool, he's calm and he plays a role where he's always in control. That's something I'd admire about him and like to bring into my game."

West Indies captain Chris Gayle confirmed that leading batsman Shiv Chanderpaul will move up the order at Edgbaston.

The obdurate Chanderpaul batted for over 24 hours during the four-Test series, which the Windies lost 3-0, scoring 446 runs at number five.

He was in the same position in the first ODI at Lord's but ran out of partners, prompting plans for a reshuffle.

"It is something that is definitely going to happen but we haven't decided where as yet," Gayle said.

"We are still in discussion. But Shiv will go higher up. We went back to the drawing board and tried to see where it went wrong at Lord's.

"We know where it went wrong with the batting and hopefully the guys can come better prepared next time. "Shiv was the only batter who got a start and carried on. We put him at number five as a left-hander to combat Monty Panesar but this way we can maybe utilise him for more overs."

England (from): PD Collingwood, AN Cook, MJ Prior, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, OA Shah, AD Mascarenhas, SC Broad, RJ Sidebottom, JM Anderson, MS Panesar, IJ Trott, MH Yardy, LE Plunkett.

West Indies (from): CH Gayle (capt), DS Smith, S Chanderpaul, MN Samuels, RS Morton, DJ Bravo, DR Smith, DJG Sammy, D Ramdin (wkt), R Rampaul, FH Edwards, LMP Simmons, A Richards jnr, DB Powell.

England ease to Win over Windies

First one-day international, Lord's:
England 225 (49.5 ovs) bt West Indies 146 by 79 runs
England took the first one-day match of the series after dismissing West Indies for 146 to win by 79 runs at Lord's.

They struggled after being put in on an overcast morning, a fiery Fidel Edwards with 5-45, but Ian Bell made a gritty 56 and Owais Shah hit four fours in 42.

Defending a total of 225, England soon seized control as James Anderson struck twice in two balls and Stuart Broad also took two wickets in an over.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was not out with a typically adhesive 47th ODI fifty.
England's score appeared to be short of the mark after some attritional fare in which only 12 boundaries were scored.

But as the Windies suffered a disastrous start, it quickly became apparent that Paul Collingwood's team had done the right thing by grinding out an average score on what was clearly not the easiest wicket for scoring.

It was not all excellent bowling that proved the undoing of the Windies, skipper Chris Gayle recklessly flipping a routine delivery from Liam Plunkett off his pads straight into fine-leg's hands in the fourth over.

But Anderson produced a fine delivery that cut back through the defences of Runako Morton, and ousted another dangerman next ball when Marlon Samuels tried to leave one that brushed his glove.

Three balls later, Anderson's quick throw from third man was neatly collected by Matt Prior, who deftly whipped off the bails to make it 13-4.

Dwayne Bravo hit some bold strokes in stand of 61 with Chanderpaul before feathering Broad, who knocked back Denesh Ramdin's off-stump in the same over with one that kept a shade low.
Chanderpaul proved as hard to dislodge as ever but, given the number of wickets that had fallen, provided little threat of taking the game away.

England might have wrapped things up earlier, Ravi Rampaul dropped by Prior off Monty Panesar early in his innings and going to make 24, with last man

For all the talk of a new one-day approach, England's powerplay tactics with the bat seemed to have been afflicted with stark similarities to the obstinate negativity at the World Cup.

It seemed as though Gayle had won a crucial toss when he sent England in on an extremely overcast morning.

The first 10 overs produced only 26 runs as opening bowlers Daren Powell and Ravi Rampaul consistently beat the outside edge.

Alastair Cook, still trying to prove himself in the shorter form of the game, succumbed to the third ball from first-change Edwards, beaten by the extra pace and top-edging to backward square.

Although Prior was put at the top of the order to presumably give the innings some impetus, he adopted a subdued approach and hit only two boundaries.
Having compiled a purposeful - if unspectacular - 49 with Bell, Prior was knocked over, quite literally, by a quicker one from Dwayne Smith.

One who had no intentions of nudging for singles was Pietersen, bristling at the crease as ever, but he was fortunate on six when Smith's subtle variations induced an inside edge that whistled past both keeper and stumps.

But, like the spectators, he was strangely becalmed, his only boundary a leg-glance, and in exasperated fashion he sliced to point in the 37th over.

In the 40th over Bell raced back for a second to complete his 11th one-day fifty, prompting the first notable evidence that a sizeable crowd existed.

The gritty Warwickshire batsman had survived several near misses with his somewhat amateurish running between the wickets, even colliding with Shah at one stage.

He was again guilty of watching the ball having wandered halfway down the pitch when Gayle fielded Shah's backfoot drive and his alert throw saw Bell out by several yards, the eighth time he has been run-out in his 43 innings.

After a heavy downpour, England were left with 44 deliveries to accelerate from 181-4, but Paul Collingwood missed a full length delivery from the effervescent Edwards, who compounded the captain's misery by sending him on his way with his celebratory wave across the face.

Shah backed away and swiped a pull shot for the first boundary in 15 overs and added a wristy cut for four more.

But he was unable to get much more of the strike and Edwards added two more wickets in the 48th over.

However, even though the Windies were able to bat in sunshine throughout their innings, England had more than enough runs to end a run of six one-day defeats at the home of cricket dating back to 2003.

Live Scores-1st ODI England Vs WestIndies

NatWest One Day International Series: England v West Indies
01-07-2007 at Lord's

England beat West Indies by 79 runs

West Indies won the toss and decided to field

England Innings 225 all out (49.5 overs)

West Indies Innings 146 all out (39.5 overs)

England Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c Bravo	b Edwards	29	47	3	0
Prior	lbw	b DR Smith	34	65	2	0
Bell	run out		56	75	2	0
Pietersen	c Samuels	b Bravo	33	47	1	0
Shah	run out		42	38	4	0
Collingwood		b Edwards	5	7	0	0
Mascarenhas		b Edwards	2	7	0	0
Plunkett	c Ramdin	b Edwards	4	5	0	0
Broad	c Ramdin	b Edwards	0	3	0	0
Panesar	lbw	b Rampaul	1	5	0	0
Anderson	not out		0	1	0	0
Extras		1nb 8w 4b 6lb	19
Total		all out	225	(49.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Rampaul 9.0 1 36 1 Powell 10.0 1 46 0 Edwards 10.0 0 45 5 DR Smith 10.0 0 42 1 Samuels 5.0 0 18 0 Bravo 5.5 0 28 1

Fall of wicket 47 Cook 96 Prior 148 Pietersen 177 Bell 186 Collingwood 199 Mascarenhas 209 Plunkett 210 Broad 216 Panesar 225 Shah

West Indies Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Broad	b Plunkett	6	14	1	0
DS Smith	run out		4	6	0	0
Morton		b Anderson	0	8	0	0
Samuels	c Prior	b Anderson	0	1	0	0
Chanderpaul	not out		53	100	5	0
Bravo	c Prior	b Broad	29	34	4	0
Ramdin		b Broad	0	2	0	0
DR Smith	c Prior	b Broad	6	14	1	0
Powell	lbw	b Panesar	1	8	0	0
Rampaul	c Broad	b Plunkett	24	43	3	0
Edwards	run out		2	10	0	0
Extras		1nb 4w 16lb	21
Total		all out	146	(39.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 8.0 2 23 2 Plunkett 10.0 1 38 2 Broad 9.0 0 20 3 Mascarenhas 4.0 0 18 0 Panesar 8.0 0 29 1 Collingwood 0.5 0 2 0

Fall of wicket 9 Gayle 12 Morton 12 Samuels 13 DS Smith 74 Bravo 74 Ramdin 93 DR Smith 100 Powell 135 Rampaul 146 Edwards

Umpires: B G Jerling, N J Llong
England: Cook, Prior, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Mascarenhas, Plunkett, Broad, Anderson, Panesar
West Indies: DS Smith, Gayle, Chanderpaul, Samuels, Morton, Bravo, DR Smith, Ramdin, Rampaul, Powell, Edwards

Bell hoping for England recall

First one-day international, Lord's:
England v West Indies (1045 BST)(Live Scores will be available here)
Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell could return to the England team for the first one-day international against West Indies at Lord's on Sunday.

Bell missed the Twenty20 series with a groin injury but could replace Bears team-mate Jonathan Trott if he comes through Saturday's net practice.

Wicket-keeper Matt Prior is fit to play after shaking off a hand injury.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul (sore knee) and Devon Smith (quad strain) have both been passed fit for West Indies.

England coach Peter Moores hopes a change of regime will lead to improved results in the one-day game as his side look ahead to the ICC Trophy next year.

"We're not hiding from the fact that our one-day cricket hasn't been good enough in the past," said Moores.

Not many people can do what Chanderpaul does - block it out in the Tests and smash it around in the Twenty20

West Indies coach David Moore

"We're trying to build a team and find players who we think can handle pressure and can repeat performances time and time again to win tournaments.

"We're trying to identify players who can play in the 2011 World Cup, but we know from World Cups in the past that you also need experience.

"We all know that just putting teams of youngsters out doesn't really work because it takes time and they learn off other players.

"If we think it's right to play somebody who may not get through to that World Cup then we'll play them because they will often pass on great experiences and help the other people they are playing alongside."

Moores added that he would welcome a change of heart from Steve Harmison if he reversed his decision to retire from ODIs.

"Steve as a one-day player has got a huge talent because of the pace he can bowl at and the bounce he can create," said Moores.

"I'm not going to force him to play and we'll see what the future holds. He's made his decision and that's where we are at the moment."
West Indies coach David Moore is also looking for his side to improve their limited-overs record after their failure to qualify for the semi-finals in the World Cup on home soil.

He said: "The Twenty20 game suits us pretty well because we have got some power hitters and some very smart players who can work the ball as well.

"But I think we underperform in the 50-over game and hopefully we can start improving.

"They are very close and are working hard at their game and they are learning from what we have been speaking about in meetings and I am confident these guys can actually execute their plans."

And Moore has urged the young players in his squad to follow the example of Chanderpaul after hailing him as "one of the most versatile cricketers in the world".

Moore said: "We have got a great example in Shivnarine Chanderpaul in our own midst. He is a true professional.

"It shows mental strength because not many people can do what he does - block it out in the Tests and smash it around in the Twenty20.

"Our players need to look at how he prepares. If I was a young cricketer, I'd be looking at how Chanderpaul prepares as a batter and take a leaf out of his book."

England and West Indies will play three matches in the series, with the second at Edgbaston on Wednesday and the third at Trent Bridge next Saturday.

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West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the second Twenty20 international against England at The Oval.

England (from): Collingwood (capt), Anderson, Bell, Broad, Cook, Mascarenhas, Panesar, Pietersen, Plunkett, Prior, Shah, Sidebottom, Trott, Yardy.

West Indies (from): Gayle (capt), Chanderpaul, Bravo, Edwards, Morton, Powell, Ramdin, Rampaul, Richards Jr, Sammy, Samuels, Simmons, Devon Smith, Dwayne Smith.

Live Scores-3rd test England Vs WestIndies

npower Test Match Series: England v West Indies
07-06-2007 at Old Trafford, Day 2 of 5

In Play

England won the toss and decided to bat

England 1st Innings 370 all out (105.1 overs)

West Indies 1st Innings 96 for 2 (18.1 overs)

England 1st Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A J Strauss	lbw	b J E Taylor	6	6	0	0
A N Cook	c D J Bravo	b D J G Sammy	60	121	10	0
M P Vaughan		b C D Collymore	41	99	6	0
K P Pietersen	c D J Bravo	b C D Collymore	9	16	1	0
P D Collingwood	lbw	b J E Taylor	10	43	2	0
I R Bell	c D Ramdin	b C D Collymore	97	191	14	0
M J Prior	c R S Morton	b D J Bravo	40	66	7	0
L E Plunkett		b F H Edwards	13	26	2	0
S J Harmison	c D Ramdin	b F H Edwards	18	31	1	0
R J Sidebottom		b F H Edwards	15	32	2	0
M S Panesar	not out		14	18	2	0
Extras		18nb 6w 15b 8lb	47
Total		all out	370	(105.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W J E Taylor 20.0 1 67 2 F H Edwards 20.1 2 94 3 C D Collymore 25.0 5 60 3 D J Bravo 23.0 4 94 1 D J G Sammy 17.0 7 32 1

Fall of wicket 13 A J Strauss 117 M P Vaughan 132 K P Pietersen 132 A N Cook 166 P D Collingwood 264 M J Prior 285 L E Plunkett 324 S J Harmison 338 I R Bell 370 R J Sidebottom

West Indies 1st Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C H Gayle	c A N Cook	b L E Plunkett	23	34	5	0
D Ganga	lbw	b S J Harmison	5	6	1	0
D S Smith	not out		12	44	1	0
R S Morton	not out		27	26	2	2
Extras		1nb 9w 12b 7lb	29
Total		for 2	96	(18.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W R J Sidebottom 6.0 2 25 0 S J Harmison 4.0 1 22 1 L E Plunkett 5.0 0 11 1 M S Panesar 3.1 0 19 0

Fall of wicket 17 D Ganga 49 C H Gayle

Umpires: B F Bowden, Aleem Dar
England: A N Cook, A J Strauss, M P Vaughan, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, I R Bell, M J Prior, L E Plunkett, S J Harmison, R J Sidebottom, M S Panesar
West Indies: C H Gayle, D Ganga, D S Smith, S Chanderpaul, R S Morton, D J Bravo, D Ramdin, D J G Sammy, J E Taylor, C D Collymore, F H Edwards

Schedule:West Indies in England 2007

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June

1-3 v MCC, Durham

7-11 3rd Test, Old Trafford

15-19 4th Test, Riverside

21 v England A, New Road

24 Twenty20 v Derbyshire, Derby

26 Twenty20 v PCA Masters, Arundel

28 Twenty20 International, The Oval

29 Twenty20 International, The Oval

July

1 1st ODI, Lord's

4 2nd ODI, Edgbaston

7 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge

England unchanged for third Test

England have kept faith with the team that beat West Indies at Headingley for next week's third Test at Old Trafford.

All-rounder Andrew Flintoff misses the rest of the series after ankle surgery and pace bowler Matthew Hoggard has failed to recover from a thigh problem.

But Ian Bell, who struggled with a back spasm in Leeds, has been cleared to take his place in the batting line-up.

Paceman James Anderson has been put on standby to join the team on Wednesday evening in case of injury or illness.

Hoggard suffered his injury in the drawn first Test at Lord's and had hoped to play this weekend to prove his fitness before suffering a setback.

"We're prepared to give him as long as he needs to ensure the injury does not become a longer-term problem. We are hopeful that with further rehabilitation he will come into calculations for the fourth Test in Durham," chairman of selectors David Graveney said.

In Hoggard's absence swing bowler Ryan Sidebottom picked up a match haul of 8-86 at Headingley in his first Test for six years to help England claim victory by an innings.

Graveney said Sidebottom's performance "spoke volumes" for the strength of the county game and expects his panel to have some "very difficult decisions" when all the injuries clear up.

"Ryan's developed his game at Nottinghamshire and swung the ball much more than he did when he previously played for England," he told Live.

We are confident Freddie will play a full part as a cricketer for England before the end of the summer

Graveney on Flintoff

"Also the point I've always made is it's not a closed shop and shows to anybody out there in county cricket that if you put the performances in we'll watch and hopefully you'll get your chance.

"Those who are currently in the team, and this is not a threat, are not bomb-proof, There are people knocking on the door and hopefully we can get to a situation where lots of people are competing for a small number of positions."

Meanwhile, Graveney is convinced Flintoff will be able to bat and bowl before the end of the summer.

The 29-year-old has had several ankle operations in recent years and there have been suggestions he might give up bowling in one-day cricket to lessen his workload.

But Graveney added on the Sportsweek programme: "There's been a lot of speculation whether Freddie will continue being one of the leading all-rounders in world cricket.

"Without building up hopes in one way and being pessimistic in another, we are confident Freddie will play a full part as a cricketer for England before the end of the summer.

"He has a number of weeks to get over this latest operation and we would anticipate him taking part in all forms of cricket."

England team for third Test: Michael Vaughan (capt), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matt Prior (wkt), Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison, Ryan Sidebottom, Monty Panesar.

Mahmood out of West Indies series

England bowler Sajid Mahmood has been ruled out of action for up to six weeks to undergo a double hernia operation.

It means he will be unavailable for the remaining two Tests against the West Indies and the one-day series, which he would probably have been part of.

Mahmood bowled 12 overs as Lancashire drew with Sussex at Hove on Saturday but will have surgery on Tuesday.

He appeared in six of nine World Cup matches, taking eight wickets, but has not played in the current Test series.

"He has been having some discomfort since returning from the World Cup," said Lancashire cricket manager Mike Watkinson.


Our medical staff decided we needed to find out the cause (of the discomfort)

Mike Watkinson

"Our medical staff decided we needed to find out the cause, and he will be having the operation next week."

Mahmood has not been hampered as a bowler, but has been struggling to a degree in the field, according to Watkinson.

"England are aware of the situation," he confirmed. "It will take five to six weeks before we can expect to have him back on a cricket field."

It means England's pace-bowling resources are further depleted, with Andrew Flintoff, Matthew Hoggard and Stuart Broad already on the sidelines.