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Saturday, May 9, 2009

England win as Onions skins Windies

England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the opening Test of a series for the first time in 15 attempts.The hosts reached the winning target of 32 after tea on the third day at Lord's, having bowled out West Indies for 152 and 256 after their first innings of 377.Led by Ravi Bopara's 143 and debutant Graham Onions' 5-38 in the first innings and Graeme Swann's three wickets in each innings, England won an opening Test for the first time since beating Bangladesh at Lord's in 2005 by an innings and 261 runs.The second and final match starts on Thursday at Chester-le-Street as England attempt to regain the Wisden Trophy and avenge their 1-0 loss in the Caribbean in a five-match series earlier this year.West Indies' Brendan Nash scored 81 and put on 134 with Denesh Ramdin's 61 for the seventh wicket to ensure England had to bat again, but Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss each hit 14 not out to take the hosts to victory.Swann won the man-of-the-match award by taking 3-39 to add to his 3-16 in the first innings and 63 not out with the bat.

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