West Indies 218 for 8 (Chanderpaul 47, Browne 35*, Bradshaw 34*) beat England 217 (Trescothick 104, Hinds 3-24) by two wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsBack in the 1970s, the Kennington Oval was to all intents and purposes an outpost of the Caribbean. The legendary Test of 1976 - Michael Holdings 14 wickets, Viv Richardss 291 - was played out in front of a sea of exuberant conch-blowing supporters, who have all but disappeared in the intervening years. Tonight, at the climax of an extraordinary Champions Trophy final, the spirit of that era was summoned up once again, as West Indies reclaimed The Oval with a victory that will resound down the ages.For a shell-shocked England, still heady from their efforts against Australia, it was almost too much to take in, as from the depths of 147 for 8, Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw set about forging an unbeaten ninth-wicket stand of 71 that at first irritated England, then alarmed them, and ultimately left them utterly aghast. It was the stuff of dreams, but very rarely the stuff of finals. After such a depressing start to the Champions Trophy, the climax trumped anything ever before seen at such a late stage of a global tournament.To all intents and purposes, West Indies had been down and completely out. To a man, they had performed heroics in the field to secure themselves a meagre target of 218, but as the gloom intensified around them, England began to claim the upper hand. Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff bulldozed through the top order - aided by some stunning catches from Vikram Solanki and Andrew Strauss - but the critical moment came when Shivnarine Chanderpaul holed out to Michael Vaughan in the covers for a magnificent but seemingly futile 47.England celebrated as if the trophy had been won, and little wonder. Harmison and Flintoff still had seven overs to bowl between them, and West Indies had just the dubious batting talents of Corey Collymore to come. But with Browne heaving the responsibility onto his shoulders, and Bradshaw knuckling down alongside him, they chiselled incorrigibly away at Englands total, until their confidence was hanging by a thread.With speed being of little consequence, Browne and Bradshaw were able to take their time, beat away the good balls and knock around the singles with incredible sang froid. At first, Vaughan was unconcerned - he had his two champions to turn to, and when Harmison came whistling in like the wind to touch the 96mph mark, it seemed inconceivable that West Indies could survive.But survive they did, and with remarkable self-assurance as well. Harmison followed bouncer with yorker with bouncer, but to no avail, and even Flintoff was unable to find a way through. He had grabbed three wickets in a typically golden-armed first spell - including Ramnaresh Sarwan off his very first delivery, and the big scalp of Brian Lara soon afterwards - but the magic potion wore off just when England could least afford it.The biggest problem, however, was coming at the other end. Sad as it is to relate, the weakest of Englands links was the sparkless Darren Gough, who was neither pacy nor penetrative, and slipped invitingly onto the bat all throughout the innings. His first two overs had disappeared for 15 runs, and when Vaughan turned to him at the death, it was on the assumption that he would summon up one last dose of magic to mark what must surely be his final one-day international.Vaughans faith in Gough - and his faith in his seamers in general - perhaps clouded his judgment, as he ignored throughout the innings the steadying spin option of Ashley Giles. It meant that, with five overs remaining and no frontline options to turn to, Paul Collingwood and Alex Wharf were meat and drink to a now pumped-up pair, who clobbered West Indies to a stunning victory with a boundary apiece in the penultimate over. They were greeted at the pavilion gate by a bundling cascade of their team-mates, who celebrated the end of an astonishing odyssey with an outpouring of pure joy.In truth, it was a match that neither side deserved to lose, but defeat would have been all the crueler for West Indies, who after winning an important toss, hardly put a foot wrong in an exhilarating fielding display. Their guiding light throughout was the oldest man on the field - Lara himself - who bagged three catches and a run-out, including perhaps the single greatest take of his illustrious career; a stunning one-handed sizzler, scooped inches from the turf as he leant to his left at midwicket, to remove the deadly Flintoff for just 3. The fact that it was his 100th in one-day internationals merely added to the sense of destiny.With a battery of medium-pacers that could have been tailormade for the conditions, West Indies could not have hoped for a more committed performance. Bradshaw struck twice early on to rock England back on their heels, before Wavell Hinds and Dwayne Bravo throttled Englands ambitions in the middle overs of the innings. Had it not been for a phlegmatic 104 from Marcus Trescothick - his eighth one-day century (and fifth in a losing cause) - England would have struggled to pass 200.As it was, 217 looked like a half-decent score while Flintoff and Harmison were roaring in, backed up by two stupendous catches from Strauss and Solanki that would have been game-breakers in any other match. But, just as was the case in Tuesdays semi-final against Australia, victory belonged to the side who wanted it the most. After all they have been through - on the pitch, off the pitch and perhaps most pertinently, back home in the hurricane-devastated Caribbean - West Indies simply refused to let this one go.Andrew Miller is assistant editor of Wisden Cricinfo. Cheap M. J. Stewart Jersey . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Cheap Jordan Whitehead Jersey . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. http://www.cheapbuccaneersjerseyselite.com/ . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. Cheap Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerseys .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. Cheap Buccaneers Jerseys China . 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SAN DIEGO -- Steve Fisher gave quite the halftime speech to his San Diego State Aztecs on Wednesday night, some 48 hours after they were embarrassed by No. 14 Gonzaga.Leading San Diego Christian by 14, Fisher told his players that their forced effort reminded him of kickball in third period gym class when he was a teacher and coach at Rich East High in Park Forest, Illinois.Then, he jokingly asked the two 13-year-old honorary coaches if they had tennis shoes because he was going to need to put one of them in due to a shrinking number of healthy players.The Aztecs came out looser in the second half and ran off to an 81-58 victory, with Jeremy Hemsley scoring 23 points and Trey Kell adding 19.They were trying to shake off a 21-point loss at Gonzaga on Monday night.One young freshman said, `Coach, this is forced fun. I said, `It looks like its forced fun. Youre feeling sorry for yourself about the whipping we took on Monday and you cant do that, Fisher said, recounting his halftime talk.I thought the second half was far from perfect but I liked the pop in our step and we played with a little more, `Im really glad to be here, rather than, `Do I have to be here?Zylan Cheatham and Dakarai Allen scored 15 points each for the Aztecs (2-1), who improved to 7-0 against the Hawks.This was an exhibition for San Diego Christian, an NAIA team from suburban Santee. Isaiah Milan scored 19 for the Hawks and Luis Salgado had 12.San Diego State jumped to a 14-2 lead against the Hawks. Hemsley scored seven points in the opening run, including a 3-pointer and a dunk on an alley-oop pass from Kell. The Aztecs led by three with six minutes left before going on a 15-4 run to close the half for a 37-23 lead. Kell had a 3-pointer and Hemsley had two buckets.It was a good game to get the bad taste out of our moutth but we still remembered what happened, Hemsley said.dddddddddddd. That game isnt something we can hang our heads on. It happened and we have to move on from it and get better.San Diego Christian, an NAIA school from suburban Santee, was playing its first game since its bus was involved in a fiery fatal crash early Sunday on the way home from a game at Cal State Bakersfield. The team was OK but the driver of the car that rear-ended the bus was killed. The car caught fire, which spread to the bus and destroyed the teams road uniforms and personal belongings.The Hawks wore a set of alternate jerseys.Coach Edgar Mendez said there was no thought about rescheduling this game.I think we needed something back to basketball. That was more important, he said. This brought us back to the game that we love. And Im hoping it took some of that thought away from all of our guys. 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