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    No matter how bad off you are, there is always someone worse off.....

    England collapse to lose by an innings against West Indies

    From correspondents in Kingston, Jamaica

    February 08, 2009

    A SUPERB fast bowling display by Jerome Taylor sent England crashing to an innings and 23-run defeat in the first Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park. Kingston.

    England, trailing by 74 runs on the first innings, collapsed to 51 all out in their second innings, five minutes before the tea break on the penultimate day.

    It was England's third lowest total in Tests, and was wrapped up when Steve Harmison was bowled trying to sweep a delivery from spinner Suleiman Benn and dragged the ball into his stumps.

    "We were entirely outplayed," admitted England skipper Andrew Strauss.

    "We haven't done ourselves justice. I thought the bowlers stuck to their task pretty well. We batted pretty poorly today and we paid the price.

    "All credit to Jerome Taylor, he bowled pretty straight and fast but we didn't react well."

    West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who hit a century in his team's innings, looked forward to repeating the win in the second Test in Antigua and praised Taylor as well as spinner Suleiman Benn who took eight wickets in the match.

    "Benn, with the ball, was tremendous picking up eight wickets, Jerome Taylor picking up five wickets was very good," said Gayle.

    Andrew Flintoff hit the top score of 24, but England's batting was undermined by Taylor with a career-best 5-11 from nine overs in which he was lethal in speed, length, and direction.

    There was little respite for England from the other end, where Benn was steady, if not spectacular, and also collected a career-best 4-31 from 14.2 overs.

    West Indies now take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series which continues in Antigua on Thursday.

    England had made a shaky start to their second innings, when they lost vice-captain Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, and were 2-11 at lunch.

    But nothing could have prepared them for what transpired in the first hour after the interval.

    Taylor produced the perfect out-swinging yorker and Kevin Pietersen was sensationally bowled off-stump for one in the second over after lunch.

    Paul Collingwood joined Strauss, and for close to half-hour, they took some of the tension out of the air before Taylor struck again.

    Strauss nibbled at a delivery outside the off-stump and was caught behind for nine.

    Taylor then struck twice in his next over. Collingwood was bowled off an inside-edge for one off the first delivery, and Matt Prior played right across a well-pitched leg-cutter and was bowled for a four-ball duck.

    England slid further into the mire, when left-hander Stuart Broad turned a delivery to forward short leg and was caught for a two-ball duck off Benn that sunk England to 7-26.

    Ryan Sidebottom came to the wicket and succeeded with Flintoff to get England past their lowest ever total of 45 against Australia in Sydney 122 years ago, and their second lowest total ever, 46 against the West Indies at Port of Spain 15 years ago.

    Sidebottom fell next, when he was adjudged leg before to Benn playing back and across a delivery that spun from outside the off-stump. His challenge of the verdict to the video umpire proved futile.

    Flintoff tried to slog Fidel Edwards over mid-wicket, missed, and was bowled when the ball ricocheted off the pad.

    The drama followed career-best bowling from Broad, as the West Indies were dismissed for 392, replying to England's first innings total of 318.

    Agence France-Presse

    http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23212,00.html

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    No matter how bad off you are, there is always someone worse off.....

    But who do England get to say that about

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    It's always nice to have some consolation in times like this..


    Sort like going to bed after the world cup quarters 07 feeling like crap, and waking up to the news that the All Blacks had bombed too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    No matter how bad off you are, there is always someone worse off.....

    But who do England get to say that about
    Wales?
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    That will keep my brother quiet for a while

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    all out for 51, and freddie got 24......

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    not to mention 6 extras.....
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    thats nasty...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jargan83 View Post
    Wales?
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    Bangladesh?

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    Zimbawe!!

    Of which i am sick of Zimbo's giving me sh@# pretending to be South Africans!! Bloody Band Wagons

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    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    Bangladesh?
    I thought it was a general sport comment

    Cricket wise you would have to say Bangladesh and thats only becasue Zimbabwe got banned from playing Test Cricket.

    Bangladesh will be a giant of the game one day, like India and Pakistan they are Cricket mad, only problem is the lack of serious domestic First Class competition (apparently)

    It took New Zealand about 30 years just to win a Test Match

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    None of which are playing at the moment to my knowledge, I was reffering to the more immediate consolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandgroperrugby View Post
    Zimbawe!!

    Of which i am sick of Zimbo's giving me sh@# pretending to be South Africans!! Bloody Band Wagons
    I can't praise that statement enough

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    Hah my wife is Zimbabwean, that’s were my angst comes from!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sandgroperrugby View Post
    Hah my wife is Zimbabwean, that’s were my angst comes from!!!


    nah mine comes from a couple of guys in Zimbabwean Cricket Jerseys after the one day game.....what I said back was not nice

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