England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 5: Broad takes 500th wicket, Woakes gets five as England win series 2-1

Stuart Broad 500th Test wicket Chris Woakes five-for England West Indies 3rd Test Day 5 269-run win 2-1 series win Manchester cricket

Stuart Broad took his 500th Test wicket, completed his 10-wicket haul and was named Man of the Match

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Stuart Broad became just the seventh player in history to take 500 Test wickets as England crushed the West Indies by 269 runs on the final day of the third Test in Manchester.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: England have to ensure that they do not go into the Ashes campaign looking to mimic what happened in 2010-2011, says Jonathan Trott

Trott does not want the Ashes series to be about humiliation and degradation

The Ashes has long been known as one of the, or arguably, the most intense rivalry in cricketing history, however, with a back-to-back Ashes series set to take place this year, England batsman Jonathan Trott has warned his team-mates not to focus on trying to mimic the 3-1 thrashing they handed the Australians in 2010-2011 and instead divert their attention towards simply retaining the Ashes for a record third time in a row.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: India’s current crisis is ‘not even close’ to when we lost the 2007 World Cup, says Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni is convinced that this is not the lowest point of his international career

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes the current struggles of the national team cannot even be compared to the hardships they endured after losing the 2007 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

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