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STRAUSS NOT TIRING OF CAPTAINCY
Andrew Strauss is "not even close" to having had enough of being England captain. (More)

MORRIS BACKING ANDREW STRAUSS
England managing director Hugh Morris is confident Andrew Strauss will rediscover top form. (More)

BOARD ROOM BATTLE FOR TOURISTS
West Indies have an argument to settle in the first Investec Test against England. (More)

CENTURIONS GUIDE SOMERSET TO BIG SCORE
A review of Wednesday's action in the LV= County Championship. (More)

NO SURGERY FOR BEN STOKES
Durham and England all-rounder Ben Stokes will not now need a planned operation on a knee injury. (More)

KNIGHT RIDERS CLAIM CRUCIAL WIN
Kolkata Knight Riders virtually ensured a place in the IPL play-offs with a 32-run win over Mumbai Indians. (More)

GIBSON BORROWS ENGLAND STRATEGY
Our David Clough looks at West Indies and their hopes of improvement in his latest column. (More)

PITCH REPORT - LORD'S
We run the rule over Lord's, the home of cricket, ahead of England's first Test against West Indies. (More)

LARA: SHIV SHOULD BAT AT THREE
West Indies legend Brian Lara says Shivnarine Chanderpaul should bat at number three. (More)

NEW FOXES DEAL FOR JOSEPH
Robbie Joseph will stay at Leicestershire until at least the end of the season after agreeing a new deal. (More)

SURREY SECURE MUSHTAQ FOR A MONTH
Mushtaq Ahmed has agreed to join Surrey as a bowling coach and mentor on a month-long deal. (More)

DELHI INTO IPL PLAY-OFFS
Delhi Daredevils booked their place in the IPL play-offs with a five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab. (More)

WINDIES PACEMEN FIT AND FIRING
West Indies' pacemen have declared themselves fit for Thursday's first Test. (More)

PRIOR WARY OF WINDIES
Matt Prior says there will be no room for complacency when England face the West Indies. (More)

FIVE SUSPENDED AMID FIX CLAIMS
Five IPL players have been suspended while an investigation into alleged match fixing takes place. (More)

BROAD WARY OF WINDIES THREATS
Stuart Broad has warned his England team-mates not to take the West Indies lightly. (More)

SURREY LEAVE OUT RAMPRAKASH
Surrey have omitted Mark Ramprakash from their squad to play Somerset at the Kia Oval. (More)

BRESNAN BACKING FOR BAIRSTOW
Tim Bresnan has backed Jonny Bairstow to successfully make the step up to Test cricket. (More)

STRAUSS WINS MILLER BACKING
National selector Geoff Miller has backed Andrew Strauss to continue as England captain. (More)

ANDERSON AND EDWARDS TAKE AWARDS
James Anderson and Charlotte Edwards have been named as England's players of the year. (More)

BAIRSTOW AIMS TO DO FAMILY PROUD
Jonny Bairstow aims to make his family proud if he makes his England Test debut this week. (More)