Cricket:England scraped past West Indies' big hitters to reclaim a likely World Cup quarter-final place with another nerve-shredding 18-run victory.
Andrew Strauss’ team looked sure to suffer a tournament-ending defeat while Andre Russell and Ramnaresh Sarwan were sharing a seventh-wicket stand of 72 in pursuit of 243 all out.
But James Tredwell (four for 48) and Graeme Swann (three for 36) were not done with, the former breaking the partnership and his fellow off-spinner in the wickets too as the Windies’ last four fell for three runs.
England can therefore contemplate after all a flight to Delhi tomorrow for their last-eight holding camp, rather than the longer plane journey home following an early exit.
Shock victories for both the Windies and Bangladesh, in their final Group B matches, could still dash England’s hopes, but the percentage call is now firmly with them entering the knockout stages.