NPower Series Live and Exclusive on ESPN STAR Sports from 17th May' 07
MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia‘s number one sports broadcaster, will telecast LIVE and EXCLUSIVE, the NPower series between West Indies and England starting May 17, 2007. The two cricketing giants will kick off the series with four Test matches followed by two Twenty20 matches and three ODIs. The tour of England is the perfect opportunity for West Indies to take a fresh step forward in the post Brian Lara era. Both teams are under pressure after a disastrous World Cup campaign and would be looking to regain past glory as they square off at Lord‘s for the first Test. Andrew Strauss will captain England in the first Test against West Indies at Lord‘s as Michael Vaughan has failed to recover from a broken finger in time. West Indies‘ last two tours of England have ended in thumping series defeats; they went down 3-1 in 2000 despite leading the series after the first Test at Edgbaston, while in 2004; they were whitewashed 4-0. Under the new captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Caribbean side shall hope to make a difference. Ramnaresh will lean heavily on the likes of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul who have had past success against the English side. The squad also includes youngsters like Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy and Runako Morton, giving Sarwan a good mix of experience and youth. England will be banking on their fast bowling trio of Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff to dislodge the Caribbean batsmen. The series is all set to be a roller coaster with both teams matching each other on player to player basis. The test series will be followed by two Twenty20 Internationals and three ODI series. |