Windies praised for exciting victory
Visitors conjure a first-Test win over England with the odds against them
13 July 2020 - 17:04
Southampton — Former England captain Michael Vaughan hailed West Indies’ “incredible” victory over England in the Test series opener and said their performance had been all the more remarkable given that cricket is just returning from the Covid-19 shutdown.
West Indies, No 8 in the Test rankings, arrived in England without batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounder Keemo Paul, who pulled out of the tour citing concerns about safety during the pandemic...
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