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England tour of West Indies 2022

After drawing the first two Tests, West Indies came all guns blazing to pile misery on sorry England to hand them a crushing 10-wicket defeat in the final match to also clinch the series 1-0 on Sunday (March 27).

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West Indies' 10-wicket triumph piles misery on Root's England, clinch Test series

West Indies pacer Kyle Mayers claimed his maiden five-wicket haul on the third day of the third Test against England, played at the National Cricket Stadium, St George's, in Grenada.

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WI vs ENG: Kyle Mayers claims maiden five-wicket haul to give hosts upper hand in third Test

Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood rescued England with a magnificent final-wicket stand after West Indies had made a dream start to the deciding Test at the Grenada National Stadium.

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ENG vs WI 3rd Test: Leach and Mahmood rescue England after shambolic collapse in Grenada

England captain Joe Root defended his decision to wait until lunch to declare after Kraigg Brathwaite made history to salvage a draw at Kensington Oval.

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Root has no regrets over declaration after Brathwaite leads Windies to draw

Kraigg Brathwaite rescued West Indies with a record-breaking innings on his home ground as England again failed to force a final-day victory at Kensington Oval.

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ENG vs WI 2nd Test: Captain Brathwaite's record-breaking half-century saves a draw for West Indies

Kriagg Brathwaite turned out to be the near-immovable force West Indies needed to save themselves from a loss after a lackluster bowling performance in first innings against England.

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Kraigg Brathwaite comes close to breaking Brian Lara's record with his 710-minute stay against England

England all-rounder Ben Stokes scored a terrific century (120 runs off 128 balls) against West Indies in the first innings of the second Test to help his side in posting a huge total of 507/9 (declared) and with this century, Stokes became a part of an elite list comprised of cricketers who scored more than 5000 runs and picked up 100 or more wickets in Test cricket.

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WI vs ENG: Ben Stokes completes 5000 runs in Tests; joins Kapil Dev, Ian Botham in elite list

England batting coach Marcus Trescothick has praised Joe Root for his brilliant batting display as the England skipper scored a century against West Indies on Day 1 of the second Test match, currently being played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown.

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'It's a real example for everyone else in the side': England batting coach praises Joe Root for unbeaten century

Saqib Mahmood will make his Test debut in England's only change for their second match against West Indies, starting on Wednesday at Kensington Oval. The Lancashire seamer is a like-for-like replacement for the injured Mark Wood, who has been ruled out due to an elbow problem sustained in the first Test.

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ENG vs WI: Mahmood to make England Test debut as Wood misses second clash with West Indies

England cannot settle for "small incremental changes to make the difference" to their men's cricket setup if they want to compete, according to interim manager director Andrew Strauss. "The results do not lie," former opener Strauss, whose managing director role started to be advertised for a long-term successor said.

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'The results do not lie': Andrew Strauss calls for 'bold and ambitious' changes in England setup

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