Giles ends long wait for place on honours board sp

Warwickshire's left-arm spinner ended his long wait to secure his name on the Lord's honours board with second innings figures of five wickets for 81 runs.

It gave him a haul over the two innings of nine wickets, earning him the man-of-the-match award as well as a place with the greats on the honours board inside the home dressing room - which records outstanding performances with bat and ball at the ground.

Giles' first five-wicket haul in England, the best match figures of his career and the best figures by an English spinner at Lord's in 21 years helped England to their fifth successive Test win on home soil and their seventh in their last eight Tests.

His efforts ensured West Indies, who resumed the final day on 114 for three still trailing by 363 runs, collapsed to 267 all out just before tea.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unfortunate to end unbeaten on 97 - just three runs away from matching the achievement of England captain Michael Vaughan by scoring centuries in both innings.

Just months after considering giving up the game altogether because of the abuse he was receiving for his performances, Giles has now gone a long way towards winning successive Tests for England.

And the reaction of the crowd suggests he may even have won over his stern critics in the stands.

Toiling away almost unchanged from the Nursery End, Giles made the key breakthrough of the day after 18 overs of frustration in the morning.

Chanderpaul and West Indies captain Brian Lara battled in such an impressive manner early on the final day that a victory looked anything like inevitable.

But shortly before lunch Giles finally found the right length and as Lara stretched to drive at a full-length delivery, the ball spun fiercely out of the rough and hit middle stump.

Six overs later he took a simple return catch to outwit debutant Dwayne Bravo in the flight, and underline his value as England's most potent threat.

Wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs followed four balls later after he edged Matthew Hoggard low to third slip to leave West Indies struggling on 195 for six at lunch with only Chanderpaul really capable of continuing England's frustration.

However, with black clouds apparently closing in on Lord's, the hosts could not afford to be complacent.

England believed they had removed Omari Banks just two overs after the interval with Steve Harmison breaking his stumps by throwing the ball back down the wicket after it had been played back to him.

But third umpire Nigel Llong was consulted and he confirmed that, despite the fact Banks had jumped in the air, Law 38 states a batsman cannot be out if he is trying to avoid injury by leaving his crease.

Any fears the incident could become a potential turning point were soon dispelled when Harmison removed Banks' off-stump in his next over.

And Tino Best's bluster was also short-lived when he charged down the wicket to Giles and allowed wicketkeeper Geraint Jones to complete a comfortable stumping.

With only two wickets remaining England's victory seemed imminent - only for Pedro Collins to hang around for 56 minutes and increase the frequency with which captain Michael Vaughan looked anxiously at the clouds.

Giles, fittingly, ended their stand and became the first England spinner to claim a five-wicket haul at Lord's since Phil Tufnell also achieved the feat against Sri Lanka 13 years ago, with another dismissal which needed the assistance of the TV umpire.

Pushing forward to another turning delivery, England and wicketkeeper Jones believed they had claimed another stumping and despite television replays being inconclusive, Banks was given out to earn Giles his fifth victim.

There was no doubt, however, about the final dismissal which earned England their win. Fidel Edwards clearly edged Andrew Flintoff behind to begin the celebrations and leave Chanderpaul stranded only three short of his century having battled for nearly four hours.