Cricket: Ruthless England hammer Windies.MICHAEL VAUGHAN oversaw a "ruthless" England performance in a record innings win over West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. which made him the joint most successful captain in his country's history. Vaughan, who marked his return to Test cricket
For the women's version of the game, see . Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. after 18 months out injured with a century on his home ground, led England to an inningsand-283-run victory on the back of a maiden double-hundred from Kevin Pietersen  This article is included in the list of featured articles.Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. (226) and Ryan Sidebottom's eight wickets. The result was the heaviest loss in Windies history - and gave Vaughan his 20th win as England captain, putting him level with Peter May. "We were ruthless and got the job done." "But we're only 1-0 up with two to play - and we've got to do exactly the same in a week's time at Old Trafford," he added. Nottinghamshire bowler Sidebottom surely did enough, in his first Test for six years and only his second in all, to merit inclusion in Manchester - and Vaughan admits his former Yorkshire team-mate surprised him in this match. "Ryan was exceptional from his first ball. "It was great for him to come in and do what he did." |
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