Bold Strauss Shines ; Skipper Makes Sure His Gamble Pays Off with Century No 17 [Edition 3]
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ANDREW Strauss took the bold option in picking five bowlers and then gave them the platform to level this series as England took advantage of the negative mindset which could cost West Indies their first major triumph in seven years.
Strauss has done everything right in his first series as captain with one notable exception -- he has yet to win a match. But his third century of the rubber, and Chris Gayle's excessive caution in attempting to keep hold of what West Indies already have, gave England an opportunity to at last salvage something tangible from a wretched winter.See the full content of this document
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Bold Strauss Shines ; Skipper Makes Sure His Gamble Pays Off with Century No 17 [Edition 3]
Never, surely, can a side who scored in excess of 700 in their last match have decided to reinforce their batting and drop their only specialist spinner.
Gayle had made the right noises about trying to win this series 2- 0 before this final Test at the Queen's Park Oval. But West...See the full content of this document
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