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England vs West Indies May 17-21, 2007 1st Test at Lord’s 4th Day Chris Gayle takes a quick one where it hurts the most from England fast bowler Steve Harmison. As is customary everyone except Gayle found the event hilarious, what is not customary is to have Bumble on commentary with another priceless description. The spice of commentary was only enhanced by the fact that Bumble had been famously hit there himself by lightening quick Jeff Thompson. On that occasion he said “everything that should have been inside.. was now trapped outside…” www.youtube.com

This was the most important Ashes innings by an England batsman since Ian Botham demoralised Australia on the opening day of the 1986-87 series in Brisbane. And it almost never happened. When Pietersen came out to bat on the last day of the series in 2005 with England needing a draw to secure their first Ashes win in 18 years, Glenn McGrath had just removed Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell in consecutive balls. His hat-trick delivery struck Pietersen on the shoulder and rebounded to gully – only for umpire Billy Bowden to correctly rule not out. More tension was to follow. In the next over, Matthew Hayden dropped a tough chance at slip as Pietersen, still yet to score, pushed forward nervously at Shane Warne. And when Warne himself dropped a straightforward catch at slip when Pietersen, on 15, edged a drive off Brett Lee, it seemed clear which side the Gods had decided to smile on. But there was plenty of work to be done. England went into lunch in effect 133 for five and grateful they had chosen a seventh batsman in Paul Collingwood to protect the lower order. Now the fun really started. As Collingwood leaned on his bat at the other end, Pietersen embarked on the pivotal duel of the day, casting caution to the wind and hammering 33 runs off three post-lunch overs from Brett Lee. The faster Lee bowled, the harder Pietersen hit: Boy’s Own meets Roy of the Rovers. Collingwood departed for 10, having helped add 60 in 16 overs, and when Geraint Jones came and went in a hurry …

India captain, MS Dhoni, says that he has mixed feelings about the result, and both the teams will be happy to take one point from the game Watch more videos like this at www.espncricinfo.com

India captain, MS Dhoni, says that it’s a big pressure game against England, but the team has learnt to handle the pressure well, and they are well-prepared ahead of the crucial match Watch more videos like this at www.espncricinfo.com

Even post-retirement Shane Warne causes problems for England, as Kevin Pietersen is suddently distracted by an image of Warne on the sight-screen. Everyone is amused. See seftonparkcc.blogspot.com for more

Ashes Cricket 2009, the official videogame of the series, will launch in the UK on August 7th for the playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. Set to deliver all the drama of the npower Ashes Series at the five official grounds, Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 will also feature Test matches, One Day Internationals and 20 over games to give a complete recreation of the sport. The Wii edition will have players using the Wii Remote to perform batting and bowling motions in singleplayer or local multiplayer games. This new video features England heroes Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, James Anderson and Monty Panesar and Australian stars Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson. www.playashes.com Visit twitter.com for daily updates!

Catch all the spectacular catches taken during IPL 2009.

Rare footage from inside the Long Room at Lord’s as Ricky Ponting congratulates the England team following England’s victory over Australia in the second Ashes Test on20 July 2009