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CRICKET/England v West Indies Second Test:England captain Michael Vaughan enjoyed a winning homecoming as West Indies suffered a record defeat at Headingley.

Vaughan celebrated his return from an 18-month Test exile with an innings-and-283-run victory at his county headquarters as England opened up a 1-0 lead in the series.

The 32-year-old is now equal with Peter May as the most successful England Test captain in history, having won 20 of his 34 matches in charge.

Only 33.1 overs were required on a filthy-grey fourth day to send the beleaguered Windies from their overnight 22 for two to 141 all out - and the biggest deficit of defeat in their proud history.

Wickets fell in each of the four passages of play separated by regular showers, with Nottinghamshire Ryan Sidebottom finishing with eight wickets on his old ground.Scoreboard

England v West Indies

(Headingley Carnegie)

Overnight: England 570-7 dec (K Pietersen 226, M Vaughan 103, M Prior 75). West Indies 146 (R Sidebottom 4-42) and 22-2.

West Indies Second Innings

C Gayle c Prior b Plunkett 13

D Smith c Strauss b Sidebottom 16

S Joseph lbw b Sidebottom 1

R Morton c Prior b S J Harmison 25

D Bravo c Plunkett b Panesar 52

D Ramdin lbw b S J Harmison 5

J Taylor b S J Harmison 0

C Collymore not out 0

R Sarwan absent 0

Extras (b1 lb14 nb5) 20

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Total (42.1 overs) ... 141

Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-22, 3-30, 4-47, 5-57, 6-120, 7-141, 8-141, 9-141.

Bowling: Sidebottom 15-4-44-4, Plunkett 8-2-25-1, S Harmison 13.1-3-37-3, Panesar 6-1-20-1.

England beat West Indies by an innings and 283 runs