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Vaughan sets new England record

Michael Vaughan became England's most successful Test captain as the West Indies were defeated by 60 runs at Old Trafford.

Vaughan, 32, has now won 21 matches in charge, overtaking Peter May at the top of the list.

Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar finished with six wickets and 10 in the match, the final one a stunning catch at short-leg by Ian Bell to dismiss Corey Collymore.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul masterminded West Indies' pursuit of what would have been a new record chase of 455 - but ran out of partners, finishing unbeaten on 116.

Things were evenly poised at lunch with the tourists needing a further 76 for victory but Steve Harmison burst through the 200-wicket barrier in stunning style to ease the tension.

He claimed Jermome Taylor as his 200th Test scalp and followed up by dismissing Fidel Edwards in the same over.

Taylor fended off a brute of a delivery from in front of his face to pop up a catch to short-leg.

Another short one then accounted for Edwards as the ball ballooned to gully.

Left-arm spinner Panesar was rewarded for a lengthy spell - he bowled continuously from the Warwick Road end on the final day - when Collymore jabbed onto pad and re-directed the ball to Bell.

Vaughan's men celebrated wildly but were made to wait for confirmation of England's 300th Test win as umpires Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden passed the decision to the television official Peter Hartley.

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