The

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toured the

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between 25 January 2009 and 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four

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, one

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and five

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s against the West Indies cricket team. However, the abandonment of the Second Test due to the conditions of the field at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in

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led to the rapid inclusion of an additional game staged at the Antigua Recreation Ground, resulting in a five-match, rather than four-match Test series. The West Indies regained the

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by winning the Test series 1–0. They also won the Twenty20 match, but England won the ODI series 3–2.

Build-up

Despite recent turmoils, England went into the series as firm favourite. The players claimed confidence, the ICC rankings placed them comfortably ahead of their adversaries, and the pundits were, under the circumstances, fairly buoyant. In ''

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'',

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opined that, with a fit

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, England ought to prevail easily:

I am not saying it will be a walkover. The one thing England do need is a fit Andrew Flintoff, throughout all the four Tests. If Freddie goes down injured, the odds for the series will turn around dramatically.Boycott 2009.

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

4th Test

5th Test

T20I series

Only T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

Tour matches

St Kitts Invitational XI v England XI

First-class: West Indies A v England XI

Barbados Cricket Association President's XI v England XI

West Indies Players' Association XI v England XI

References

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