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Ballance suffered as No 3 in one-day game but looks to have made the position his own in the Test arena

‘Simply spectacular’ – that was the verdict in the Sky Sports commentary box as Chris Jordan snared a second stunning slip catch for England in the first Test against the West Indies.

James Anderson admitted his frustration at only drawing with the West Indies in the first Test in Antigua despite surpassing Sir Ian Botham as England's top Test-wicket taker.

Michael Vaughan: Having led England attack for so long takes a high level of skill, but also desire and big motivation

Over-eager coaches tried to change his bowling action when he was younger and he also lost summer of 2006 to stress fractures

Over-eager coaches tried to change his bowling action when he was younger and he also lost summer of 2006 to stress fractures

Mumbai Indians slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the IPL, hammered by six wickets by Chennai Super Kings.

Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim scored centuries as Bangladesh piled up their highest one-day score to beat Pakistan by 79 runs in Dhaka.

Scyld Berry: Lancashire paceman is a worthy record-holder for his country - only an elite few bowlers in English history can match him

Video: With Chris Jordan pulling off outstanding feats in West Indies, Telegraph Sport trawled the archives to find the finest ever slip catches

James Anderson has surpassed Sir Ian Botham’s record to become England’s leading Test wicket-taker of all time.

James Anderson has surpassed Sir Ian Botham’s record to become England’s leading Test wicket-taker of all time.

Follow live over-by-over commentary from the final day of the first Test between England and West Indies in Antigua on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 15.00 BST

Michael Clarke will captain the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League later this year.

England are targeting early wickets on the final day of the first Test in Antigua, but West Indies still believe they can win pull off a record win.

Gary Ballance’s fluent hundred bodes well for the rest of England’s series in the West Indies and the summer to come, says David Gower.