India in West Indies

The West Indies were put in to bat and scored 88 without loss at lunch on the first day of the Carl Hooper lost his first toss of the series on the morning of the deciding fifth Test against India in Kingston. Nevertheless, his West Indian team made 287/4 at stumps on the first day.

Opener Wavell Hinds was the star of the show on his home ground, notching up his second Test century and sharing in two century partnerships. century.

Sri Lanka in England

England were forced to follow on after being bowled all out for 275 after tea on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. At stumps the hosts were 53 without loss.

While England suffered a set-back before tea, they began the final session of the day with two men well used to building a score. John Crawley has batted at number three for England in the past and Alec Stewart has opened the innings.

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England refused to divert attention to the suspicious action of seamer Ruchira Perera after suffering the ignominy of following on in Lord's Test against Sri Lanka.

Left-arm seamer Perera was arguably the pick of Sri Lanka's attack, claiming three for 48 in 11 overs as England collapsed to 275 all out in reply to the tourists' imposing 555 for eight declared.

But his success on Saturday was marred by allegations about the legality of his action from various quarters, including Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew.

Meanwhile, television replays ruthlessly analysed how his arm appeared to straighten just before the moment of delivery.

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