England and West Indies played out an intriguing first day of their Test series in Barbados on Wednesday. SAM MORSHEAD sums up the key issues
BBC reporter Jonathan Agnew was quoted by the broadcaster's website as saying that some of the touring squad had been forced from their rooms due to issues with bed bugs in the lead-up to the first Test against West Indies, which began in Bridgetown
Sarfraz, the Pakistan captain, was picked up on a stump microphone appearing to call Andile Phehlukwayo "black guy", in Urdu, during the South Africa innings at Kingsmead on Tuesday
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Sarfraz, the Pakistan captain, appeared to direct a racist comment towards Proteas batsman Andile Phehlukwayo in the 37th over of the home side's innings in Durban on Wednesday
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The national captain will sit out the two remaining one-day internationals and three T20Is against the Blackcaps as India look to limit his output in World Cup year
Billings, captaining the side, made an unbeaten 108 from 104 deliveries to provide the backbone to his team's total of 285 for seven in their 50 overs
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Stone returned home from England's tour of the Caribbean after tests diagnosed a "bone stress injury" and has since undergone further testing by his county's medical department
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Sarfraz was picked up on the stump microphone aiming words at Andile Phehlukwayo during the 37th over of the home side's innings in Durban
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Banks, 19, has made two County Championship appearances for the club since graduating from its academy
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JAMES COYNE recalls how his experiences of England tours abroad began with TMS in the early 1990s, with his father steadfastly refusing to pay for Sky
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Warner flew home from the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday for further assessment on the injury and went under the knife in Australia on Tuesday
Patterson was a late call-up to the squad, following twin centuries for a Cricket Australia XI against the Sri Lankan tourists in a warm-up match last week
The game had to be halted for a little over 15 minutes to allow for the sun to drop low enough, before play was allowed to continue with India 44 for 1, chasing 158 for victory. No overs were lost
SIMON HUGHES: Apart from winning the series, because man-for-man they are undoubtedly superior, England’s main priority should be to establish some stability at the top of the order
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