Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The England cricket team toured the West Indies from 25 January 2009 until 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team. However, the abandonment of the Second Test due to the conditions of the field at the SVR Stadium in Antigua 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 Wisden Trophy by winning the Test series 1–0. They also won the Twenty20 match, but England won the ODI series 3–1.Whether or not West Indies were the better side and deserved to win the series is debatable. Twice England were two wickets or fewer away from winning – though England could be accused of defensive captaincy that gave them insufficient time to bowl the West Indies out.On some very flat wickets, only the Jamaica collapse could separate the two sides. England came in for some criticism from Sky commentators for being too defensive with their declarations,[citation needed] but ultimately the pitches were not conducive enough to allow results.. }
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- English_cricket_team_in_West_Indies_in_2008–09 abstract "The England cricket team toured the West Indies from 25 January 2009 until 3 April 2009. Initially, it was intended that they play four Test matches, one Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against the West Indies cricket team. However, the abandonment of the Second Test due to the conditions of the field at the SVR Stadium in Antigua 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 Wisden Trophy by winning the Test series 1–0. They also won the Twenty20 match, but England won the ODI series 3–1.Whether or not West Indies were the better side and deserved to win the series is debatable. Twice England were two wickets or fewer away from winning – though England could be accused of defensive captaincy that gave them insufficient time to bowl the West Indies out.On some very flat wickets, only the Jamaica collapse could separate the two sides. England came in for some criticism from Sky commentators for being too defensive with their declarations,[citation needed] but ultimately the pitches were not conducive enough to allow results.".