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UPDATE 2-Cricket-Samuels and Sammy revive West Indies
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 25 - Marlon Samuels's third test century and a fluid knock from captain Darren Sammy helped West Indies put an abject start to the second test with England behind them and rally to finish the first day on 304 for six on Friday.
Cricket-England v West Indies - second test scoreboard
May 25 - Scoreboard at the close of the first day of the second test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday. West Indies first innings A. Barath c Anderson b Broad 0 K. Powell c Anderson b Broad 33 K. Edwards b Anderson 7 D. Bravo c Swann b Anderson 3 S. Chanderpaul lbw b Swann 46 M. Samuels not out 107 D. Ramdin b Bresnan 1 D. Sammy not out 8
Cricket-West Indies 304-6 v England, second test - close
May 25 - West Indies were 304 for six wickets at the close of the first day of the second test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday.
Cricket-Shillingford in as West Indies win toss and bat first
NOTTINGHAM, England, May 25 - West Indies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss and chose to bat first in the second test against England at a sun-baked Trent Bridge on Friday.
Cricket-Seam options leave Strauss in enviable position
LONDON, May 24 - England's fast bowling options are a luxury for captain Andrew Strauss but he sympathises with the likes of Steve Finn who was left kicking his heels in the first test against West Indies.
Cricket-England's Pietersen fined for Twitter comments
May 24 - England batsman Kevin Pietersen was fined an undisclosed amount by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday for disparaging comments he made on Twitter about a television pundit.
UPDATE 1-Cricket-India to host New Zealand, England this year
MUMBAI, May 23 - India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September.
Cricket-Windies fast bowler Gabriel out of England tour
LONDON, May 22 - West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who took four wickets on his debut in the first test against England, will miss the remainder of the series after suffering a back injury, the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement.
Cricket-England name unchanged squad for second test
LONDON, May 21 - England named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second test against West Indies starting at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.
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