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West Indies v England
Barbados, 21 April 2007

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West Indies captain Brian Lara and England counterpart Michael Vaughan shake hands in Barbados

The last Super 8 game marks Brian Lara's departure from international duty, but the toss goes against the batting star

Chris Gayle

Michael Vaughan puts West Indies in and Chris Gayle races to a 29-ball 50, helped by some wayward England bowling

Liam Plunkett drops Chris Gayle

Liam Plunkett spills Gayle in the deep but Stuart Broad holds on to his chance and brings Lara to the crease at 131-1

Brian Lara makes his way to the middle as England players applaud

England pay their respects as Lara makes his way to the middle for his final appearance in a West Indies shirt

Brian Lara

A packed crowd in Bridgetown enjoy a few tantalising glimpses of trademark strokes as Lara starts to open his shoulders

England celebrate Paul Collingwood's catch to dismiss Devon Smith

Meanwhile, an incredible diving catch from Paul Collingwood ends Devon Smith's patient 61 in the most spectacular fashion

Brian Lara is run out

But then a horrible mix-up with Marlon Samuels leaves Lara stranded as Kevin Pietersen completes the run out

Brian Lara walks off the pitch for the final time in international colours

It's an ill-fitting conclusion to Lara's achievements with bat in hand but the whole ground salutes his record-breaking career

Marlon Samuels hits out

Ramanaresh Sarwan also departs cheaply after Lara's 18, but Samuels adds 51 and the tail take the total to 300 all out

Michael Vaughan

Andrew Strauss falls with England on 11 but Michael Vaughan and Ravi Bopara keep the score moving

Ravi Bopara is run out at Corey Collymore looks on

Vaughan reaches his 50 but Bopara is run out by a direct hit from Dwayne Bravo, leaving England at 101-2 in the 16th over

Brian Lara in the field

Lara battles to contain Vaughan and Pietersen as England reach halfway needing a run a ball for victory

Michael Vaughan

But another direct hit from Bravo runs out Vaughan for 79 and leaves England at 154-3 with a lot of work still to do

Dwayne Bravo celebrates Paul Collingwood's wicket

England's strife worsens at 185-5 after Bravo removes Collingwood cheaply and Andrew Flintoff holes out for 15

Jamie Dalrymple is run out

Another direct hit - this time from Devon Smith - runs out Jamie Dalrymple as England once again turn to Pietersen

Paul Nixon and Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen and Paul Nixon take England within sight at 263-6, with 38 required off the last four overs

Kevin Pietersen is bowled for 100

Pietersen reaches his century with an enormous six but is bowled next ball and Plunkett follows quickly after

Paul Nixon

Nixon takes England into the final over needing four runs but falls to Bravo for 38 - England 298-9, with four balls left

Stuart Broad hits the winning runs

A leg-bye and a brave swing from Stuart Broad over the covers sees England past the post with a ball to spare

Brian Lara says farewell to Rudi Koertzen

Lara takes his leave from the international stage as England celebrate a win at the end of the Super 8 stage



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