Sachin Tendulkar remained the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the 12th spot in the latest ICC Test charts released on Tuesday.

England's confident win by 5-wickets against West Indies a Lord's on Monday has seen Stuart Broad jump five places in the International Cricket Council rankings, announced on Tuesday.

England captain Andrew Strauss saluted the "sensible batting" of Alastair Cook and Ian Bell after the duo steered the hosts to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first Test here at Lord's.

Kemar Roach stunned England with a dramatic late burst to give West Indies hope of an improbable victory in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday.

West Indies reached 120-4 against England at stumps on day three of the first test at Lord's on Saturday and their hopes of avoiding defeat once again rest with Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

One innings into England's Test summer, Andrew Strauss' authority has been emphatically re-established. That it should take place at Lord's was entirely appropriate because there is something about Lord's that encourages the best in him.

Stuart Broad urged England to learn from the example of West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul after the two men dominated the opening day's play in the first Test at Lord's here on Thursday.

England pacer Stuart Broad claimed six wickets to reduce West Indies to 243/9 on Day 1 of the 1st Test but Shivnarine Chanderpaul remained unbeaten on 87.

West Indian cricket icon Brian Lara has called upon Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the world's number one batsman, to move up the order for his team's three-Test series with England which begins on Thursday.

Matt Prior has insisted there is no way England will take the West Indies lightly when the teams meet for the first of a three-Test series at Lord's here on Thursday.