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England remove Brathwaite as West Indies wickets fall

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - England picked up three wickets in the afternoon session, including resolute West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite for 160, to have the home side at 396 for eight in their first innings at tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Barbados on Saturday.

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Brathwaite continues to make England toil in second Test

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - England eventually removed nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph, but Kraigg Brathwaite continued to anchor the West Indies response to the tourists' formidable first innings total as they reached 351 for five at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test in Barbados on Saturday.

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Brathwaite and Blackwood centuries lift West Indies against England

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood produced an almost perfect captain, vice-captain double-act with determined centuries to lift the West Indies to 288 for four in reply to England's first innings total of 507 for nine declared at stumps on the third day of the second Test…

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Stokes strikes but Brathwaite resists for West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Ben Stokes was again in the thick of the action as England plucked out two more West Indies wickets and could have had a third with the home side reaching lunch at 114 for three in their first innings on the third day of the second…

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Stokes smashes hundred as England dominate West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Matthew Fisher claimed a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket but West Indies rallied to be 71 for one, after England extended their first innings to a mammoth 507 for nine declared on the second day of the second Test in Barbados on Thursday.

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Stokes closes on rapid hundred as England dominate West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Ben Stokes belted 89 off 92 balls to lead the charge as England sped to 369 for three at lunch on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.

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Root century puts England in command against West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Dan Lawrence's last-over impetuousness cost him a maiden Test hundred but Joe Root's composed, unbeaten century guided England to a comfortable 244 for three at the close of the first day of the second Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.

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Assured Root puts England in strong position against West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - West Indies missed another opportunity to remove Joe Root and the England captain took advantage of the second reprieve in guiding his team to 136 for two at tea on the opening day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.

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England reach 47-1 in second Test against West Indies

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - England captain Joe Root and relative newcomer Alex Lees were kept in check by disciplined West Indies bowling in reaching 47 for one at lunch on the opening day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.

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Mahmood to debut as England, Windies reset for second Test

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - West Indies and England square off in the second Test of a three-match series on Wednesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados, with expectations of a repeat of the batsman-friendly conditions which resulted in a drawn first Test in Antigua.

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As bushfires tore through Bridgetown the power and phone lines were cut

Power and phone lines went out during recent bushfires in Western Australia and a major report is warning other towns will suffer the same fate unless more money is spent upgrading infrastructure.

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WA fires fuelled by 'changing climate', authorities say, as emergency warnings downgraded

The threat eases from four destructive bushfires in Western Australia's south after they razed several properties and critically injured one man over a horror weekend for fire crews.

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Climate concern amid intense WA bushfires

Four homes have been lost to a bushfire on Western Australia's south coast as climate change is linked to the intensity of blazes in the state this season.

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‘Hellish night’: homes lost in WA bushfires as specialist crews called in from interstate

Multiple blazes threaten towns as emergency commissioner attributes intensity of fires to the changing climate

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Bridgetown and Denmark bushfires: Resident critical, at least five properties lost as blazes rage in WA south

A blaze burning near the Western Australian town of Denmark is downgraded on Sunday evening after a Bridgetown man suffers burns and several homes are lost to flames in fire emergencies in Western Australia's south.

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Qld says using ADF to evacuate aged care facilities ‘a last resort’ – as it happened

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WA bushfires: Emergency bushfire threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown, residents evacuated

People in Bridgetown in Western Australia's south-west are told to leave immediately with authorities issuing a bushfire emergency warning.

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Holder finishes off England as West Indies win T20 series

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Local hero Jason Holder took four wickets in successive balls during a dramatic last over as the West Indies beat England by 17 runs in the fifth and deciding Twenty20 international at the Kensington Oval on Sunday for a 3-2 series win.

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Holder the hero as West Indies win England T20 series

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Jason Holder took four wickets in as many balls during a dramatic last over as the West Indies beat England by 17 runs in the fifth and deciding Twenty20 international at the Kensington Oval on Sunday for a 3-2 series win.

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Pollard leads West Indies to 179-4 in England decider

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - West Indies captain Kieron Pollard top-scored with 41 not out as the hosts made 179 for four against England in Sunday's fifth and deciding Twenty20 international in Barbados.

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All-round Moeen stars as England level Windies T20 series

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Stand-in skipper Moeen Ali starred with bat and ball as England beat the West Indies by 34 runs in the fourth Twenty20 international in Bridgetown to set up a series decider on Sunday.

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Moeen rallies England to 193-6 against West Indies in 4th T20

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - England stand-in captain Moeen Ali struck seven sixes, including four in a row off Jason Holder, as his quickfire 63 took the tourists to 193 for six in the fourth Twenty20 international against the West Indies in Bridgetown on Saturday.

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Powell's punishing hundred powers West Indies to T20 win over England

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Rovman Powell's blistering century laid the foundation for West Indies' 20-run win over England in the third Twenty20 international at Bridgetown on Wednesday as they went 2-1 up in a five-match series.

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Powell's punishing hundred powers West Indies to victory in 3rd T20

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Powell ton powers West Indies to 224-5 against England in 3rd T20

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) - Rovman Powell's punishing century saw the West Indies compile an imposing 224 for five against England in the third Twenty20 international in Bridgetown on Wednesday.

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