Fidel Edwards

Just when England were beginning to unwind and prepare for tomorrow's resumption, the rains abated and play resumed for a tempestuous 20-minute spell

The Mound Stand at Sabina Park is Jamaica's answer to the Sydney Hill or the old Western Terraces at Headingley

Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain hardly look like perfect partners: one is left-handed, laid-back and most likely to be sat in his hotel room strumming his guitar; the other is right-handed, rigid and more likely to be climbing up the walls

West Indies have named a 13-man squad for the first Test against England, which starts at Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday (1505 GMT)

Fidel Edwards was a nonentity until he bagged his fairytale five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka at Sabina Park on his first day in Test cricket

Barbados eased to a 246-run victory over Trinidad & Tobago, while Jamaica, Guyana and the Windward Islands were all poised for wins too

Ben Harmison, younger brother of England full international Steve, joined up with England's U/19 squad in Bangladesh yesterday as a replacement for injured all-rounder Mark Turner

Graeme Smith said this Wanderers pitch was a belter before the match started, and right from the second ball - the first one he could reach - he set about proving it

Six wickets on his one-day debut by Fidel Edwards, along with a century by Wavell Hinds, helped West Indies to a comfortable 72-run win against Zimbabwe in the 4th one-dayer at Harare.

Zimbabwe were denied a rare Test victory as the last-wicket pair of Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards successfully played out the last 32 minutes and 71 deliveries to secure a thrilling draw at Harare

The second day at Harare was perhaps the best day Zimbabwe has enjoyed in Test cricket for some years

Fidel Edwards returned home to Barbados after his impressive Test debut, and insisted that the transition from domestic to international cricket was not as daunting as he had feared

Viv Richards, chairman of the West Indian selectors, has defended the inclusion of inexperienced Bajan fast bowler Fidel Edwards in the squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Jamaica

Fidel Edwards enjoyed a fairytale start to his Test career, claiming five wickets in only his second first-class match, as Sri Lanka were bowled out for a paltry 208 on the opening day of the second Test at Sabina Park

Fidel Edwards, a 21-year-old fast bowler from Barbados, was a surprise inclusion in the 14-member West Indies squad named for the second Test against Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jamaica