| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the our coverage of the final Test match of the series between England and West Indies. It has all come to a decider after 2 terrific Test matches, and this one promises to be another cracker. England have plenty of selection headaches regarding their bowlers, but it is a good headache to have considering the options that Root has to call upon. West Indies, on the other hand, would need to decide if they want to rest some of their bowlers and give someone else a chanc |
| Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of WEST INDIES. The visitors have elected to field first. |
| West Indies skipper, Jason Holder, informs about the big change and that is RAHKEEM CORNWALL WILL BE PLAYING, replacing Alzarri Joseph. He feels that there was enough in the pitch in the 2nd Test match for the spinners, and hence the decision. Tells that Shannon Gabriel is fine to play in this Test match and hence retains his place. |
| England skipper, Joe Root, informs that Zak Crawley, unfortunately, misses out. James Anderson and Jofra Archer are in the starting XI after missing the 2nd Test match with Sam Curran the other one to miss out. Root sounds happy with the balance of his side and hints that Stokes will be utilized as a bowler only if he is fit. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich (WK), Jason Holder (C), Rahkeem Cornwall (IN FOR ALZARRI JOSEPH), Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel. |
| England (Playing XI) - Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Joe Root (C), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (WK), Chris Woakes, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer (IN FOR ZAK CRAWLEY), Stuart Broad, James Anderson (IN FOR SAM CURRAN). |
| West Indies skipper, Jason Holder says that there is a moisture in the surface and it is overcast hence the deision to bowl. Informs, Rakheem Cornwall comes in for Alzarri Joseph. Says there was enough for the spinners in the last game and hence the change. Tells both teams will be looking to win the game and the trophy. |
| England skipper, Joe Root, says that he is okay to bat. Informs Crawley and Sam Curran miss out and Archer and nderson come in their place. On Archer, Root says he is ready to play and has been bowling with full pace and he knows he has the full support of his teammates. Tells Stokes is in great form and hopes it can continue. On whether he can bowl, he says they will have to wait and see. |
| We are all set for the action to begin. The West Indies players are in a huddle before they take their position in the field. Dom Sibley and Rory Burns walk out to open the innings for the host. Kemar Roach has the new ball in hand. Before the start all players take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter. Now we are all set to play as the umpire says play. The decider is underway! |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, First ball of the day and England are underway straightaway! Roach starts with a full ball just outside off, Burns looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside half of the bat towards mid-wicket and the batters take a single. |
| 0.2 : K Roach to Sibley, Very full ball way outside off, left alone by Sibley. Not much movement for Roach yet. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to Sibley, Again way outside off by Roach, Sibley is not in the mood to go after it. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Third ball in a row which is outside off by Roach, Sibley shuffles a bit towards the off side but lets the ball through to Dowrich. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Sibley, Almost a mix-up! This time Roach tries to attack the stumps but bowls it just outside off, Sibley flicks this one towards mid-wicket. Campbell from square leg moves across and dives to stop the ball. Burns was on his bike but Sibley sent him back just in time. Not what England need right now! |
| 0.6 : Roach to Sibley, OUT! LBW! That is a big, big wicket for West Indies and what a start for the West Indies! Roach this time is successful in attacking the stumps, bowls it on a good length, angling in a bit to the right-hander. Sibley looks to flick this towards mid-wicket but is wrapped on the pads. Roach and West Indies put in a whole-hearted appeal and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. Sibley, who got such a good century in the last Test, departs in the first over in this one. England |
| Skipper, Joe Root walks out to bat. Shannon Gabriel to partner Kemar Roach with the new ball. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Gabriel starts with a length deliver on the pads, Burns flicks it to backward square leg. |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Length ball outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Good stop and there is a lot of noise from West Indies payers. They look up for it today. On the pads, Burns flicks it, Brooks at short leg duck and the ball hits him on his right knee. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Landed outside off, Burns lets it go to the keeper. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, Burns looks to flick but misses. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Length delivery on off, Burns punches it through covers and gets a couple to end the over. |
| 2.1 : K Roach to Root, Very full on off, Root defends it. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to Root, Good shot but straight to the fielder. Fuller delivery around off, Root gets on his front foot and drives it stylishly but finds the man at cover. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to Root, The English skipper is off the mark! Fuller on middle and leg, Root flicks it through mid-wicket and gets three as the fielder cleans it up. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to Burns, Good length ball outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to Burns, Roach offers width outside off and tempts Burns to drive but he opts against it. |
| 2.6 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery on off, it shapes away a bit. Burns looks to defend it with soft hands but the ball goes towards gully off the outer half of his bat. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Length delivery outside off, Root lets it carry to the keeper. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Root, Good length ball coming in from outside off, Root is aware of his off pole and shoulders arms to it. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Root, Another one outside off, tempting Root to drive and also testing his knowledge of his off stump, Root is not tempted to have a feel of this delivery and leaves it alone. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to Root, This time he is beaten. On a length outside off, Joe looks to defend but the ball straightens a touch and beats him. |
| 3.5 : Gabriel to Root, Root escapes an LBW verdict! Excellent bowling from West Indies so far. The lines and lengths have been really immaculate. This is just behind a length, outside off and Root looks to defend. The ball pitches and then comes back in sharply. Now, smart that Root is, he keeps his bat behind the pad, as if showing that he is playing a shot. But he is actually isn't. However, the umpire feels that he is playing a shot. So he feels the impact is outside off and gives it not out. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Root, Around middle and leg, Joe misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, on a length, a play and a miss. |
| 0.0 : Stopppp... Roach comes charging in but Root pulls away at the last moment. No fast bowler likes that. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, let through to the keeper. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to Root, Landed outside off, on a length, Joe looks to play inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 4.4 : K Roach to Root, Down the leg side, a flick shot is missed. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to Root, Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, A bouncer, on middle, Burns ducks. |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and around middle, Burns looks to flick but then gets squared up. The result is a leading edge to mid off. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Sprayed down the leg side, Rory misses his flick. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Around off, Burns looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards cover. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, On middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, FOUR BYES! Wild delivery. Miles down the leg side, on a length, Burns looks to flick but cannot reach. Poor Dowrich cannot reach either, even with a full-length dive. The ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| Here is Jason Holder. Pretty early, aye? |
| 6.1 : J Holder to Root, Ohhh movement. Plenty. On a length, outside off, Root feels for it but misses. |
| 6.2 : J Holder to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 6.3 : J Holder to Root, Full and around off, well defended. |
| 6.4 : J Holder to Root, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 6.5 : J Holder to Root, Around off, solidly blocked out. |
| 6.6 : J Holder to Root, Fullish and around off, well kept out. |
| 7.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and well outside off, almost outside the pitch, left alone. |
| 7.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| Gabriel pulls out... |
| Oh dear. Something isn't right. Gabriel is not feeling okay. He walks off gingerly, clutching his hamstring. Always a big call, playing a fast bowler for three straight Tests. KEMAR ROACH will continue. |
| 7.3 : K Roach to R Burns, Short of a length delivery on leg, Burns pulls it through square leg. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 7.4 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length and outside off, Rory offers no shot to this one. |
| 7.5 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery on off, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 7.6 : K Roach to Burns, On a length on middle, Burns tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.1 : J Holder to Burns, Good length delivery on middle, Burns defends it. |
| 8.2 : J Holder to Burns, On the stumps, Burns blocks it. |
| 8.3 : J Holder to Burns, On the pads, Burns turns it to the on side. |
| 8.4 : J Holder to Burns, Holder continues to keep it tight and disciplined in and around the stumps. Burns shows respect and blocks it. |
| 8.5 : J Holder to Burns, Length ball around off, Rory defends it. |
| 8.6 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Rory defends it out. |
| 9.1 : K Roach to Root, Good length ball around off, Root looks to defend but does so off the inner half of his bat. |
| 9.2 : K Roach to Root, Roach goes full this time. Root gets behind the ball and blocks it. |
| 9.3 : K Roach to Root, Length ball which comes in from off and middle, Root glances it behind square on the leg side. |
| 9.4 : K Roach to Burns, Full on off, Burns lunges forward and looks to defend but the ball takes the inside edge and goes behind square on the leg side and he takes a single. |
| 9.5 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, Root leaves it alone. |
| 9.6 : K Roach to Root, Length delivery outside off, Root shoulders arms to it. |
| 10.1 : J Holder to Burns, Good length ball on off and middle, Rory defends it. |
| 10.2 : J Holder to Burns, On the pads, Burns tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : J Holder to Root, Good ball! Good length delivery pitching on off and shapes away a bit. Root looks to defend but the ball sneaks past the outside edge. |
| 10.4 : J Holder to Root, On a good length and outside off, Root lets it go. |
| 10.5 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery outside off, Joe offers no shot to this one. |
| 10.6 : J Holder to Root, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Root looks to drive but misses it. |
| 11.1 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length and outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one. |
| 11.2 : K Roach to Burns, FOUR! Good shot! Length delivery on off, Burns punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns keeps it out. |
| 11.4 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery on off, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 11.5 : K Roach to R Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it towards mid on. |
| 11.6 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| DRINKS BREAK. Good hour of play for the tourists as they have seen the back of marathon man from the last game, Dom Sibley. They have also managed to keep things quiet and tight. The big problem for Holder and his side has been the fitness issue Shannon Gabriel is facing. They would hope he is fine to continue as he looked ready to come back on. Burns and Root will try and to take their side to Lunch without any further damage. |
| 12.1 : J Holder to Root, On a good length and outside off, Root shoulders arms to this one. |
| 12.2 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery on leg, Root looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 12.3 : J Holder to Root, On a length on middle, Root flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 12.4 : J Holder to Burns, Length delivery on middle, Burns flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : J Holder to Root, On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the back foot. |
| 12.6 : J Holder to Root, No run. |
| 13.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Cornwall starts with a shorter delivery on off, Burns punches it to cover. |
| 13.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Slower through the air on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 13.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Darted on the pads, Burns flicks it to the on side and gets a couple. |
| 13.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up on off, Burns defends it. |
| 13.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Beauty! Cornwall gives this air and turns the ball off the good part of the surface from around off. Burns looks to defend but misses. |
| 13.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns blocks it to get through the over. Tidy first over from Cornwall. |
| 14.1 : J Holder to Root, On a length on off, Root plays it to point. |
| 14.2 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery on off, Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 14.3 : J Holder to Root, Outside off, Joe leaves it alone. |
| 14.4 : J Holder to Root, Goes right back and blocks. |
| 14.5 : J Holder to Root, Tossed up, around off, well pushed out. |
| 14.6 : J Holder to Root, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 15.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 15.2 : R Cornwall to R Burns, Shorter around off, Burns cuts it but finds point. |
| 15.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Cornwall gives it air on off, Burns looks to defend but it goes behind square on the off side off the outer half of his bat and gets a couple. |
| 15.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, On the pads, Burns turns it to the on side. |
| 15.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns lunges forward and blocks it. |
| 15.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up around off, Burns looks to defend but the ball turns away and squares Burns up. |
| 16.1 : J Holder to Root, Short delivery outside off, Root lets it go. |
| 16.2 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery outside off, Root shoulders arms to this one. |
| 16.3 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on off, Root drives it through mid off. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 16.4 : J Holder to Root, On a good length on off, Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 16.5 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery outside off, Joe leaves it alone. |
| 16.6 : J Holder to Root, On a good length on off, Root pushes it towards covers and takes a quick single. |
| 17.1 : R Cornwall to Root, Short delivery down the leg side, Root looks to pull but misses it. |
| 17.2 : R Cornwall to Root, Floated delivery on off, Root guides it towards third man. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.3 : R Cornwall to Root, Loopy delivery on middle, Root plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 17.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Flighted delivery on middle, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 17.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Burns guides it towards third man. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Rory blocks it well. |
| 18.1 : J Holder to Root, On a length on middle, Root flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 18.2 : J Holder to Burns, Good length delivery on off, Burns blocks it off the front foot. |
| 18.3 : J Holder to Burns, BEATEN! Short delivery outside off, Burns looks to cut but misses it. |
| 18.4 : J Holder to Burns, Play and a miss! Full and outside off, Burns looks to drive but misses it. |
| 18.5 : J Holder to Burns, Holder bowls it down the leg side, Burns looks to flick but misses it. |
| 18.6 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 19.1 : R Cornwall to Root, Tossed up delivery on off, Root defends it out. |
| 0.0 : It is a big job these days, being the 12th and 13th men. In the 80s and 90s, there have been stories about people REFUSING to take drinks for their teammates on the field! |
| 19.2 : R Cornwall to Root, Flighted delivery on off, Root defends it off the back foot. |
| 19.3 : R Cornwall to Root, Loopy delivery on off, Root drives it towards covers for a single. |
| 19.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 19.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Burns flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 19.6 : R Cornwall to Root, Tossed up delivery on middle, Root looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. |
| 20.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a length on off, Burns pushes it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 20.2 : S Gabriel to R Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it towards mid on where the fielder does well to stop it. The batsmen still manage to take a single. |
| 20.3 : S Gabriel to Root, Full delivery on off, Root plays it to point. |
| West Indies will be a bit relieved to see Gabriel run in. He pulled up twice in his 4th over, in the first spell but has come out pretty quickly, without taking too long a break. Still, one feels that it is not advisable to play your fast bowlers in all three Tests if there is a gap of only 3 days between two games. |
| 20.4 : S Gabriel to Root, On a length on middle, Root flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 20.5 : S Gabriel to Root, Short delivery down the leg side, Root looks to pull but misses it. |
| 20.6 : S Gabriel to Root, Good length delivery outside off, Joe offers no shot to this one. |
| 21.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, BEATEN! Tossed up delivery just outside off, Burns looks to defend but misses it. |
| 21.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Burns comes down the track and blocks it well. |
| Run Out appeal taken upstairs. Direct hit and Root looks to be in trouble. The West Indies players think they have their man but lets see what the replays have to say. |
| 21.3 : R Cornwall to Root, OUT! Run Out! Excellent work in the field from and Root who was getting in his groove has to depart. Big wicket for the tourists and a big blow for Enngland. Back-to-back run out for Joe Root. The last one was a sacrfice not this time. Floated delivery on off, Burns looks to defend but the ball goes to the right of short third man. Root calls for a quick single and goes for it. Chase gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the keeper's end. The ball kisses the bail. R |
| Ben Stokes, the hero from the last game is the new man in. |
| 21.4 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Full and fired in middle, Stokes defends from his crease. |
| 21.5 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Full on middle again, Stokes plays that from the crease and gets an inside edge through square leg. |
| 21.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Short and outside off, this is cut away through point. |
| 22.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR BYES! Length delivery down the leg side, Stokes looks to flick but misses it. The ball swings late and it causes Dowrich to miss it as well. The ball goes towards the fence for four byes. |
| 22.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Length delivery down the leg side, Stokes lets it go. |
| 22.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 22.4 : S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, On a good length on off, Stokes looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It falls short of the second slip fielder. |
| 22.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 23.1 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes plays it towards covers. |
| 23.2 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Flighted delivery on off, Stokes blocks it off the front foot. |
| 23.3 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Loopy delivery on middle, Ben keeps it out. |
| 23.4 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Cornwall bowls it down the leg side, Stokes lets it go. |
| 23.5 : R Cornwall to Stokes, On middle, Stokes looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. |
| 23.6 : R Cornwall to Stokes, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 24.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, A bouncer now, on middle, Burns ducks. |
| 24.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 24.3 : Gabriel to R Burns, In the air but safe! Short ball around the body, Burns looks to pull but mistimes it and it goes high in the air. Luckily for him it falls short of the man coming from fine leg. |
| 24.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Good length delivery outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one. |
| 24.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On a good length on off, Ben blocks it off the back foot. |
| 24.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 25.1 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Tossed up delivery on off, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 25.2 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Flighted delivery on middle, Stokes blocks it off the back foot. |
| 25.3 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Loopy delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot. |
| 25.4 : R Cornwall to Stokes, On middle, Ben offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 25.5 : R Cornwall to Stokes, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Tossed up delivery on middle, Stokes comes down the track and drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 25.6 : R Cornwall to Stokes, On middle, Stokes defends it out. |
| 26.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Length delivery down the leg side, Burns looks to flick but misses it. |
| 26.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Gabriel bowls a bouncer, Burns does well to duck under it. |
| 26.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Gabriel again bowls a bumper, Rory ducks under it. |
| 26.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Bouncer on leg, Burns does well to duck under it. |
| 26.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes safely towards third man. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 26.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a length on middle, Burns flicks it through square leg for a single. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1! |
| A good session for the tourists and they have justified Holder's decision to bowl first at least in the first session. They got rid of last Test's marathon man, Dom Sibley early on. Root and Burns were weathering the storm before Chase's brilliant effort in the field ended the 46-run stand. Ben Stokes and Burns though ensured there were no more casualties before the end of the first session. England will hope Burns and their messiah, Ben Stokes take them out of troubled waters and help them put |
| West Indies, on the other hand, will look to build on the first session and unlike the last game keep chipping away at wickets regularly. Who will the second session belong to? Join us at 1340 local (1240 GMT) for the second session. |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session. The West Indies players are out in the middle. Rory Burns and Ben Stokes will resume their innings for England. |
| Cannot see Shannon Gabriel anywhere. Not that my eyesight is the best, but given that the population these days on a cricket ground is fairly less, it is easier to spot players. That will be a concern for West Indies. Not my spotting, Gabriel's absence... |
| 27.1 : J Holder to Burns, FOUR! The new session starts with a boundary! Holder starts with a loosener as he bowls a length delivery outside off. Burns gets on his back foot and punches it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 27.2 : J Holder to Burns, Full delivery on off, Burns drives it towards mid off. |
| 27.3 : J Holder to R Burns, On a good length on off, Burns looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It falls short of the gully fielder. |
| 27.4 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on middle, Burns looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 27.5 : J Holder to Burns, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 27.6 : J Holder to Burns, Length delivery on off, Burns gets on his front foot and drives it through covers and get a couple to end the over. |
| Kemar Roach will bowl from the other end. |
| 28.1 : K Roach to Stokes, On a length on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 28.2 : K Roach to Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it towards mid on. |
| 28.3 : K Roach to Burns, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Rory looks to drive but misses it. |
| 28.4 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one. |
| 28.5 : K Roach to Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid-wicket. |
| 28.6 : K Roach to Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns plays it to mid on. |
| 29.1 : J Holder to Stokes, On a good length and outside off, Stokes offers no shot to this one. |
| 29.2 : J Holder to Stokes, Good length delivery on off, Stokes defends it off the back foot. |
| Yayyyyy! Gabriel is back on the field and he is stretching! |
| 29.3 : J Holder to Stokes, Outside off, Ben shoulders arms to this one. |
| 29.4 : J Holder to Stokes, Length delivery on middle, Stokes flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 29.5 : J Holder to Stokes, Good length delivery outside off, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 29.6 : J Holder to Stokes, On a good length on off, Ben defends it off the back foot. |
| 30.1 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, Burns lets it go. |
| 30.2 : K Roach to R Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it towards mid on. |
| 30.3 : K Roach to Burns, Full delivery on off, Burns drives it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 30.4 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length on off, Rory defends it off the front foot. |
| 30.5 : K Roach to Burns, Roach bowls a bouncer, Burns does well to duck under it. |
| 30.6 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery outside off, Rory shoulders arms to this one. |
| 31.1 : J Holder to Stokes, Outside off, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 31.2 : J Holder to Stokes, Fuller on off, Stokes pushes through covers and gets a couple. |
| 31.3 : J Holder to Stokes, Bouncer on the body, Stokes pulls it through mid-wicket and gets a single |
| 31.4 : J Holder to Burns, Another short ball, Burns pulls it through mid-wicket. The fielder stops the ball before the ropes and saves a run. |
| 31.5 : J Holder to Stokes, Fuller on off, Stokes plays it to mid off and takes a single. |
| 31.6 : J Holder to Burns, Fuller on off, Burns defends it. |
| 32.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Good length delivery on the body, Stokes tucks it to the leg side. |
| 32.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Full on off, Stokes defends it a bit late so the ball bounces around him and hits him on his back pad. |
| 32.3 : K Roach to Stokes, On the body, Stokes turns it to the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 32.4 : K Roach to Burns, Fuller on off, Burns blocks it. |
| 32.5 : K Roach to Burns, On the pads, Rory turns it to the on side. |
| 32.6 : K Roach to Burns, Once again Roach delivers it on middle and leg, closer to Burns' body and this time he glances it behind square on the leg side and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 33.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full and outside off, Burns goes back and pushes it towards cover. |
| 0.0 : Rahkeem Cornwall is back on. |
| 33.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Comes down the track this time, gets to the pitch of the ball and blocks. |
| 33.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Going on the back foot this time, working it behind square on the leg side for one more. |
| 33.4 : R Cornwall to Stokes, Around middle, Stokes goes back and works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 33.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full once more, nicely tossed up, pushed back watchfully. |
| 33.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, A proper solid backfoot defense, as the over ends. |
| 34.1 : K Roach to Stokes, On a length, around middle, Stokes rises with the bounce and pushes it to the leg side. |
| 34.2 : K Roach to Stokes, HOWZZAT? Nope, says the umpire. Roach is not sure. Jason Holder asks his slip fielders and his keeper. No one is sure either. So no review. A short ball, around off, Stokes looked to pull but was hurried into the shot. Extra pace from Roach. The ball went off something to the keeper and there was a noise. There was a mild appeal but nothing much in it. The ball hit the helmet. |
| We have a slight delay. The physio is out, as is the norm, when the ball hits the batsman. Stokes looks to be in some sort of pain. |
| 34.3 : K Roach to Ben Stokes, FOUR! No stopping that. Short ball but Ben is ready. Camps back and pulls it with disdain through mid-wicket. Bring 'em on! |
| 34.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Good length ball, watchfully defended. |
| 34.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Full and wide outside off, the tempter, left alone. |
| 34.6 : Roach to Ben Stokes, OUT! BOWLED! Stokes stands in disbelief. What happened? A ball has gone through the gate. Massive gap between bat and pad. Kaboom! On a length, just outside off, Stokes looks to defend but a bit lazily. There is no foot movement but the ball moves. There is a big gap between bat and pad and the ball finds that. Off and middle pegs hit. Stokes is a goner! |
| Who's in next? West Indies seamers are on fire here. England need a good partnership here. Ollie Pope has come in. |
| 35.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full to begin with, around off, Burns blocks it in front of short leg. |
| 35.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Faster, around middle, tucked straight to short leg again. |
| 35.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Less flight this time, around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 35.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Aha... use of the feet. Burns dances down and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 35.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Oohhh... a bit aerial, but just wide of short leg! Full and on the pads, Rory looks to flick but gets it off the inner half. Just past short leg! |
| 35.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full and straight, well blocked out. Nice complimenting over from Cornwall. Nothing adventurous. This means Roach will have the new man on strike. |
| One can just sense some change in momentum. Since Lunch. The fielders look a bit more charged up. And then, from nowhere, Stokes got out. Good chance for West Indies to expose this soft underbelly of a middle order. |
| 36.1 : K Roach to Pope, Easy. Just too easy. New man, get a straight ball. What do I need to do? Flick it away and I am underway. A single to square leg. |
| 36.2 : K Roach to Burns, That is a shocker. Full and miles outside off, Rory does not even need to play that. Nearly outside the pitch! Roach is letting away some momentum go. |
| 36.3 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, Burns watchfully lets it go. This was a lot closer than the previous one. |
| 36.4 : K Roach to Burns, Fuller in length, around off, well kept out. |
| 36.5 : K Roach to Burns, On a length, outside off, moving away, shouldered arms to. |
| Dozing! There are less people on the ground these days. And of those, the cameraman spots a lad with his sunglasses on, but dozing. Too much for him. Must have had a heavy lunch. |
| 36.6 : K Roach to Burns, A fine ball to end the over. Fullish and just straightening a touch, RB defends it watchfully. A maiden over but really not of much use from Roach. A bit too wayward. |
| 37.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Full and outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 37.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Around off, Pope comes down the track and pushes it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 37.3 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flatter, around off, Ollie goes back to block again. |
| 37.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Similar ball, same defensive stroke from Pope. |
| 37.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, The use of the feet again. Pope dances out and works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 37.6 : R Cornwall to Pope, Decent shot. Quicker one, fired in with the arm, Pope goes back and punches it past first slip. That fielder himself has to run all the way towards third man. John Campbell it is. Three runs taken. |
| Interesting stance from Pope in that last Cornwall over. Covered all his stumps, then walked across. |
| 38.1 : K Roach to Pope, Another one on the helmet. The umpire is in Pope's ears. Excellent short ball from Roach. This is around off, Ollie looks to pull but is beaten by pace. The ball rockets onto the helmet and then deflects towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 0.0 : The physio is out again, to check for concussion signs. Pope looks just a touch dazzled. Looks at his helmet and finally, the smile comes out. Must have been on some question asked by the physio. Nice. He looks fine. Good to continue. |
| 38.2 : K Roach to Burns, Another bouncer, this time to a different batsman. Burns ducks under it calmly. |
| 38.3 : K Roach to Burns, There comes the sucker ball. Full and outside off. Asking to be driven. Is driven, but with proper footwork. Straight to cover. |
| 38.4 : K Roach to Burns, Full and outside off again, but this time Rory gets across and pokes it into the leg side. Towards mid-wicket where there is a yawning gap. Easy couple taken. |
| 38.5 : K Roach to Burns, Fractionally shorter than full, outside off, but a touch wide. RB lets it pass. |
| 38.6 : K Roach to Burns, Aahhh... nearly! Full and miles wide outside off, Burns almost goes after it. The thought is there for the drive but then, he bails out, at the last moment. The slip cordon is cheering on Roach. |
| 39.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Full and outside off, not much pace, watchfully defended. |
| 39.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Now Pope comes down the track and works it through mid-wicket. Poor fielding from Roston Chase. He ambles after the ball and the batsmen spot that. There is a fumble as well near the ropes and the batsmen take the third on the throw. |
| 39.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter, outside off, played straight to point. |
| 39.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Fuller and pushed towards point. Chase is the fielder again and England think about the single and get it. Hang on. Here is the reason. While fielding the ball, Chase got an extra bounce. Hence fumbled. That would have stung him on his arm. |
| 39.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flatter outside off, watchfully kept out. |
| 39.6 : R Cornwall to Pope, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| He is back! Shannon Gabriel, that is. We are informed that he has bowled on every single day of this series where we have had play. Yet, he is playing all the three Tests! |
| 40.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length, around off, well pushed to the off side. |
| 40.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Fullish and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| One of my colleagues has a good insight into the Ben Stokes' dismissal! He opines that Ben was standing outside the crease and Roach pushed him back by bowling a few well-directed bumpers. That made a bit of a doubt in Stokes' mind regarding the lengths and voila! |
| 40.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, This time Burns walks into the stroke. Normally, batsmen do this to negate the swing. There isn't any but this is just Burns' habit. Every now and then, he will step out. This is pushed towards mid on. |
| 40.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, There comes the response from the fast bowler. I am no military medium guy, so better don't step out! A bumper, a sharp one at that, around leg, Burns is forced to duck. Try walking into that one... |
| 40.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Comes around the wicket, does Gabriel, dishes it into the ribs, but Burns tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 7th Test Fifty for Rory Burns! It has been a good start for him in this Test. But now is the main part. Make use of this start. |
| 40.6 : S Gabriel to O Pope, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| DRINKS BREAK. An hour into the session. Whose has it been? West Indies' for sure. 38 runs, for the wicket of the big Ben Stokes. The consistency in lengths has been lacking but the bowling has been decent. There were a few questions asked regarding the approach of England's batting earlier. You are going to lose pretty much the whole of tomorrow and Day 5. How about playing some strokes and lifting the run rate? Not a fan of that personally. Especially in Tests. Play your natural game, let the s |
| Burns is batting superbly but he now needs to take extra responsibility. The next man in is Buttler and then, come the all-rounders. And Jos Buttler, is not in the best of form. Hence, a wicket here and it could be a procession. Rory needs to take guard of that. Cornwall to continue. A slip, a short leg and a very straight mid on, in fact a silly mid on, right in the non-striker's face. Jason Holder it is. |
| 41.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Bit of a gift after the break. Short and outside off, easy for feasting and Burns feasts. Rocks back and cuts it through the covers. |
| 41.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Fuller and straighter, watchfully defended. |
| 41.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 41.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Looped up, around off, Rory stretches out to defend. |
| 41.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Around middle, pushed to the leg side. |
| 41.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Around middle again, Burns goes back and blocks. |
| 42.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, A length ball, outside off, Pope stays back and defends. The ball rolls to the off side and the batsmen take a single. |
| 42.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, A short ball, outside off, Burns slashes hard but gets a bottom edge. The ball bounces in front of the keeper. |
| 42.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 42.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Beaten! Excellent from Gabriel. Full and around leg, Burns looks to defend but the ball pitches and then moves away off the seam to beat the outside edge. |
| 42.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and just outside off, well defended. |
| 42.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length, defended watchfully. |
| 43.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Back of a length, outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 43.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, FOUR! That is a solid shot. Full and outside off, Pope comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : R Cornwall to Pope, Around middle, defended solidly. |
| 43.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Floated outside off, Ollie comes down the track and pushes it to the leg side for a single. |
| 43.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Around off, well defended. |
| 43.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Outside off, punched off the back foot, through point for a couple. |
| 44.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, Full and around middle and off, Pope works it through mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 44.2 : S Gabriel to Pope, That is a jaffa. On a length outside off, Pope looks to defend but the ball comes back in a long way and nearly shaves the off stump. Ollie thought he had it covered but the ball exposed the tiniest of gaps between bat and pad. |
| 44.3 : S Gabriel to Pope, Outside off, left alone. |
| 44.4 : S Gabriel to Pope, A bit too straight, flicked away for a single. |
| 44.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, A bouncer now, on middle, Burns ducks under it. |
| 44.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Outside off, left alone. |
| 45.1 : R Chase to Pope, Full and around off, Pope defends this solidly. |
| 45.2 : R Chase to Pope, Fired in, outside off, Ollie defends watchfully. |
| 45.3 : R Chase to Pope, Around off, OP blocks it out again. |
| Ohhh... I missed it! Roston Chase is bowling. When nothing seemingly happens, then some things get missed out... |
| 45.4 : R Chase to Pope, Goes right back in his crease and defends. |
| 45.5 : R Chase to Pope, Full and around off, Pope comes down the track and flicks it uppishly, wide of short mid-wicket, for a single. |
| 45.6 : R Chase to Burns, Short and outside off, Rory goes back and cuts it towards point. |
| Gabriel is smiling. Not sure why. Kemar Roach has the ball in his hand at mid off. Now, he throws it to Gabriel. Must have been some joke. |
| 46.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, A length ball, outside off, solidly defended. |
| 46.2 : S Gabriel to Pope, A short ball, around off, Pope lets it go. |
| Michael Holding has observed Shannon Gabriel bowling short stuff to Rory Burns. While he approves the idea of the length, he just wants the batsman to be changed. Meaning, he wants Gabriel to bowl more short stuff to Pope and fuller to Burns. |
| 46.3 : S Gabriel to Pope, A short ball, around off, pulled through square leg for a single. |
| 46.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Around middle and leg, helped through square leg for one more. |
| 46.5 : S Gabriel to Pope, Wild. Ill-directed. Full and miles down the leg side, Pope tries his best to flick. Misses. Shane Dowrich dives to his left to collect. |
| 46.6 : S Gabriel to Pope, Full and around off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 47.1 : R Chase to Burns, Full and outside off, Burns reaches out and drives it towards cover. |
| 47.2 : R Chase to Burns, Around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 47.3 : R Chase to Burns, Rory comes down the track and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 47.4 : R Chase to Burns, OUT! CAUGHT! Sir Andrew Strauss, Chase heard you! And dear Cornwall, what a catch! What a catch! Will come back to that Strauss comment later. First, the ball. Short and outside off, Burns rocks back to cut but is too close to the ball. He gets a thick outside edge as a result and the ball flies thick and fast to first slip. The giant Rahkeem Cornwall there, has barely any time to react but he trusts his instincts. He just thrusts his right hand and the ball sticks! Treme |
| Into the list of batsmen who have not done too well with the bat in this series. First up, Jos Buttler. |
| 47.5 : R Chase to Buttler, How did that miss the off stump? Full and flighted outside off, Buttler looks to drive but the ball spins in, goes beneath the bat and goes over the off stump! |
| 47.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Around middle, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 48.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, Around off, pushed towards point. |
| 48.2 : S Gabriel to Pope, The wobbly seam is troubling Shane Dowrich again. He was all at sea in the second Test and being on the field for a long time did not assist him. A length ball, outside off, Ollie lets it go. The ball wobbles off the seam and then moves in a long way. Dowrich struggles to collect and fumbles, conceding a bye. |
| 48.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A bouncer now, Buttler ducks. |
| 48.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Another bouncer, the result is the same. |
| 48.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A length ball, outside off, Jos looks to defend but the ball cuts back in, rises steeply, makes Buttler hop, takes the inside edge and hits him on the pads. |
| 48.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Around off, defended watchfully this time. |
| Jason Holder is back on. 10-3-22-0 so far. This time, things happened slowly enough for me to catch the change in bowling. Cheap happiness stuff... |
| 49.1 : J Holder to Pope, Full and around off, Pope defends it watchfully. |
| 49.2 : J Holder to Pope, On a length outside off, Ollie is solid in defense again. |
| 49.3 : J Holder to Pope, Full and outside off, Pope pushes this through the covers and gets a couple. |
| 49.4 : J Holder to Pope, Full and down the leg side, Ollie misses his flick. |
| 49.5 : J Holder to Pope, A length ball, around off, OP defends it watchfully. |
| 49.6 : J Holder to Pope, A length ball, outside off, Pope gets across and shoulders arms. |
| 50.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Na na... not what Holder or Gabriel had in mind. He needed the new man on strike. He looks back at the pitch, as if to indicate something to do with his landing. Full and fast yes, but straying down the leg side. Buttler tickles it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 50.2 : S Gabriel to Pope, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 50.3 : S Gabriel to Pope, Poor shot and poor keeping again. Seems like a loss in confidence for Dowrich. Full and wide outside off, Pope looks at that and cannot resist himself. Throws the kitchen sink at it, looking to drive but misses. Shane Dowrich looks to collect to his right, but struggles against the wobbly seam. Fumbles. |
| 50.4 : S Gabriel to Pope, Back of a length, outside off, Ollie hops and defends. |
| 50.5 : S Gabriel to Pope, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 50.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Landed outside off, on a length, Jos shoulders arms. |
| 51.1 : J Holder to Pope, WOULD POPE HAVE BEEN A GONER? Dear me, he would have been! On middle, Ollie pushes it towards mid on and sets off for a single. It is Roston Chase at short mid-wicket who ambles towards the ball, stoops to pick the ball up and at that time, Pope is gone for all money. Because he is just halfway down the track. But, just when he is about to flick the ball with his left hand, he fumbles the ball and it pops out. What a relief for Ollie Pope. |
| 51.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 51.3 : J Holder to Buttler, Fuller this time, well defended. |
| 51.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 51.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Fuller in length, outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 51.6 : J Holder to Buttler, Wider outside off, let through again. |
| Last over? Yep. Last one before Tea. Kemar Roach is the bowler. 11.4-1-26-2 so far. |
| 52.1 : K Roach to Pope, Around off, tucked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Umm... leaving? Playing? Perhaps caught in two minds. On a length outside off, Buttler looks to defend initially but then thinks to let the ball go. Is late and the bat is left hanging in the air. Luckily for him, the ball hits the good spot of the willow and goes on the bounce to the slip cordon. |
| 52.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 52.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Fuller in length, around off, flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.5 : K Roach to Pope, Outside off, kept out watchfully to the off side. A quick single taken. |
| 52.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Wide outside off, just holds its line, doesn't swing back in, good from Buttler as he doesn't chase that. Leaves it through. TEA ON DAY 1! |
| 65/2 in 26 overs in this session. Jason Holder will be thrilled with the control his bowlers have showed in this passage. They had a control over the run rate and hence, did not let England run away in what is normally termed as a session for the batsmen. |
| The post-Lunch session started with West Indies coming out firing on all cylinders. Stokes was hit on the helmet and then a couple of balls later, was dismissed. Then, Pope got one on the helmet and hence, the batsmen were finding it uncomfortable. Rory Burns looked good and set, but could not carry on, thanks to a blinder from Rahkeem Cornwall at slip. |
| So if you look at the overall run rate, it is under 2.5. West Indies are into England's soft underbelly of a middle order and will look to make inroads. How will Jos Buttler play? In a free-flowing manner? Can someone remind him of his knock against India a couple of summers ago? The game resumes at 4 pm local (1500 GMT). |
| ... Day 1, Evening Session ... |
| We are back for the final session of Day 1. The West Indies' players are out in the middle. Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler will resume their innings for England. Jason Holder will start the proceedings for the final session of Day 1. |
| 53.1 : J Holder to Pope, False start to the new session from Holder. He starts the final session with a delivery down the leg side. Pope looks to flick but it is too far away. |
| 53.2 : J Holder to Pope, Holder finds his line and bowls it on a length on off, Pope defends it off the front foot. |
| 53.3 : J Holder to Pope, Holder hits the deck hard on off, Pope gets on his back foot and dabs the ball down the ground. |
| 53.4 : J Holder to Pope, Slightly fuller and shaping away, Pope defends it from right under his eyeline. |
| 53.5 : J Holder to Pope, Full on off, Pope taps it back to Holder. |
| 53.6 : J Holder to Pope, Maiden to begin the new session. Good length ball on off, Ollie defends it to get through the over. |
| Kemar Roach to bowl from the other end. |
| It will be interesting to see how does Holder rotate his bowlers. 26 overs to go to the second new ball. So a quick burst here, around 5-10 overs and then a spin barrage till the second new cherry. They will not want to delay the second new ball here. |
| 54.1 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 54.2 : K Roach to Buttler, On a good length on off, Jos defends it off the back foot. |
| 54.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 54.4 : K Roach to Pope, On a good length on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot. |
| 54.5 : K Roach to O Pope, Edged but falls shot! Good length ball outside off, it is in the channel of uncertainty. Pope lunges forward and has a feel of the ball. The ball takes the outside edge and falls short of Holder at second slip. |
| 54.6 : K Roach to Pope, On middle and leg, Pope flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a couple as he gets off the mark for the session. |
| 55.1 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 55.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler punches it to covers. |
| 55.3 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Jos offers no shot to this one. |
| 55.4 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 55.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 55.6 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler blocks it off the back foot. |
| 56.1 : K Roach to Pope, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Pope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 56.2 : K Roach to Pope, Length delivery on off, Ollie plays it to covers. |
| 56.3 : K Roach to Pope, On a good length and outside off, Pope leaves it alone. |
| 56.4 : K Roach to O Pope, FOUR! Full delivery outside off, Pope looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary. |
| 56.5 : K Roach to O Pope, Full again on off, Pope drives it to mid off. |
| 56.6 : K Roach to Pope, On a good length and outside off, Pope lets it go. |
| 57.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot. |
| 57.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Full but down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses. |
| 57.3 : J Holder to Buttler, On middle and leg, Buttler flicks but finds short mid-wicket. |
| 57.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length ball outside off, it keeps going away. Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 57.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Short ball down the leg side, Buttler ducks under it. |
| 57.6 : J Holder to Buttler, FOUR! Gorgeous shot! Ah! What a delight! Holder overpitches it on off, Buttler gets on his front foot and plays a classical straight drive through mid off for a boundary. |
| 58.1 : K Roach to Pope, Outside off, Pope shoulders arms to it. |
| 58.2 : K Roach to Pope, Oh poor Dowrich, he is struggling behind the stumps. Good length ball outside off, Pope leaves it alone. Dowrich behind the stumps misreads it and the ball goes towards third man after hitting his finger and allows the batters to get three byes. |
| 58.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler leaves it alone and Dowrich manages to pouch it this time. |
| 58.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Length ball outside off, JB shoulders arms to it. |
| 58.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Away from the stumps, Buttler has nothing to do with it. |
| 58.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Another one away from the stumps, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 59.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, On a good length on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot. |
| 59.2 : S Gabriel to Pope, Good length delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot. |
| 59.3 : Gabriel to O Pope, IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Excellent effort from Chase but he cannot take it. Harsh to call it a drop because he was always up against it and it was a terrific effort from him. Gabriel hits the deck hard and bowls it around the body of Pope. The ball comes in just around his belly. He looks to turn it on the leg side but gets a leading edge which goes high in the air behind mid-wicket. Chase runs behind from short mid-wicket and gives the catch a chase. He dives and gets his |
| 59.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, NO BALL! Gabriel oversteps! On a length on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| S Gabriel to Buttler, FOUR! Poor delivery from Gabriel! Short delivery on leg, Buttler pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 59.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos blocks it off the front foot. |
| 59.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length on middle, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 60.1 : K Roach to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 60.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 60.3 : K Roach to Pope, FOUR! Nicely played! Short and outside off, Pope cuts it between gully and point for a boundary. |
| 60.4 : K Roach to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on for a single. |
| 60.5 : K Roach to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 60.6 : K Roach to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Jos shoulders arms to this one. |
| 61.1 : S Gabriel to O Pope, FOUR! Excellent shot and Pope moves into his 40s with that. Fuller on off and it comes in with the angle. Pope gets on his front foot and keeps brilliant balance to hit it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 61.2 : Gabriel to Pope, NOT OUT! Umpire's call on the bal hitting the stumps. Pope survives and West Indies also do not lose their review. Good length ball pitching around off and coming back n. Pope looks to defend but misses. The ball hits him over the knee roll. |
| 61.3 : S Gabriel to Pope, Fuller on off, Pope pushes it to mid off. |
| 61.4 : S Gabriel to Pope, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Gabriel bowls it on the pads, Pope is quick to get on it and flick it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 61.5 : S Gabriel to Pope, Down the leg side, Pope looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 61.6 : S Gabriel to Pope, On off, Pope blocks it. |
| 62.1 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 62.2 : J Holder to O Pope, FOUR! FIFTY FOR POPE. He gets to his half century in style. A very important innings for Pope and his side. He has been short of runs in this series but he has stood up when his side needed him the most. Full ball outside off, Pope gets on his front foot and drives it through covers to get to his fifty. He raises his bat as his teammates applaud his effort. Job not over yet as he needs to convert this into a big one. |
| 62.3 : J Holder to Pope, Good length delivery on off, Pope defends it off the back foot. |
| 62.4 : J Holder to Pope, On a good length on off, Ollie keeps it out. |
| 62.5 : J Holder to Pope, Outside off, Pope leaves it alone. |
| 62.6 : J Holder to Pope, On off, Pope blocks it. |
| 63.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it off his back foot. |
| 63.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length ball around off, Buttler gets on his back foot and punches it through covers and gets three as the fielder cleans it up before the ropes. |
| 63.3 : S Gabriel to Pope, FOUR! Too wide and punished again by Pope. Fuller outside off, Pope drives it square on the off side, in the gap through backward point for a boundary. |
| 63.4 : S Gabriel to Pope, Full on off, Pope pushes it to mid off. |
| 63.5 : S Gabriel to Pope, On the leg side, Pope looks to flick it but then decides to leave it. |
| 63.6 : S Gabriel to Pope, FOUR! Another boundary and England are moving along. Full outside off, Pope is quick to get on his front foot and drive it through covers for a boundary. |
| 64.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 64.2 : J Holder to Pope, Outside off, Pope shoulders arms to this one. |
| 64.3 : J Holder to Pope, On a length on middle, Pope flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 64.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Jos defends it off the back foot. |
| 64.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 64.6 : J Holder to Buttler, NO BALL! Jason Holder oversteps! On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| J Holder to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| Rahkeem Cornwall is back on. |
| 65.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 65.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flighted delivery on off, Pope defends it out. |
| 65.3 : R Cornwall to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Ollie flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 65.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Loopy delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 65.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it towards mid on. |
| 65.6 : R Cornwall to O Pope, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 66.1 : J Holder to Pope, Good length ball on off, Pope blocks it. |
| 66.2 : J Holder to Pope, Full outside off, Pope pushes it to cover. |
| 66.3 : J Holder to Pope, Outside off, Pope has nothing to do with it. |
| 66.4 : J Holder to Pope, Full on off, Pope gets on his front foot and defends it. |
| 66.5 : J Holder to Pope, On a length on off, Pope punches it through point for a run. |
| 66.6 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 67.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 67.2 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 67.3 : R Cornwall to Buttler, SIX! That is huge! Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler lofts it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 67.4 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Loopy delivery on middle, Jos flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 67.5 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it to mid on. |
| 67.6 : R Cornwall to Buttler, SIX! This is good batting from Jos Buttler! Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler lofts it over long on for a biggie. |
| 68.1 : J Holder to Pope, Good length delivery on off, Pope pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 68.2 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 68.3 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 68.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on middle, Buttler offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 68.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 68.6 : J Holder to Buttler, On a good length on off, Jos blocks it off the back foot. |
| 69.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery down the leg side, Pope looks to flick but misses it. |
| 69.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 69.3 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flighted delivery on off, Ollie keeps it out. |
| 69.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 69.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery on off, Pope offers a solid block on this one. |
| 69.6 : R Cornwall to Pope, On off, Pope plays it to covers. |
| Drinks Break! |
| 70.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Good length ball on middle, Buttler defends it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. |
| 70.2 : J Holder to Pope, Good length ball on off, Pope defends it by getting right behind it. |
| 70.3 : J Holder to Pope, Good shot! Fuller on off, Pope gets on his front foot and pushes it through mid off and gets three as the fielder cleans it up. |
| 70.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Full on off, Buttler pushes it to cover. |
| 70.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler does not disturb that. |
| 70.6 : J Holder to Buttler, Full on off, Buttler plays it with soft hands towards mid off and takes a quick single to keep the strike. |
| Chase is back on! |
| 71.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated on off, Buttler pushes it to cover. |
| 71.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up on the pads, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 71.3 : R Chase to Buttler, On off, Chase keeps it out. |
| 71.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses. |
| 71.5 : R Chase to Buttler, On the pads, Buttler glances it to the leg side. |
| 71.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Shorter on off, Buttler defends it to get through the over. |
| 72.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the back foot. |
| 72.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 72.3 : Cornwall to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Replays show that there was a clear inside edge on this one. |
| 72.4 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| 72.5 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler blocks it off the back foot. |
| 72.6 : R Cornwall to Buttler, On off, Buttler guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 73.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 73.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Loopy delivery on middle, Buttler nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 73.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 73.4 : R Chase to Pope, On middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 73.5 : R Chase to Pope, Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 73.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler pushes it towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 74.1 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| 74.2 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Jos defends it out. |
| 74.3 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Floated delivery on off, Buttler plays it to covers. |
| 74.4 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Full delivery on middle, Buttler drives it towards mid on. |
| 74.5 : R Cornwall to Jos Buttler, Loopy delivery on off, Buttler drives it to mid off. |
| 74.6 : R Cornwall to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Jos drives it towards mid on. |
| 75.1 : R Chase to Pope, Flighted delivery on middle, Pope nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 75.2 : R Chase to Pope, Tossed up delivery on off, Pope looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. |
| 75.3 : R Chase to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Pope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 75.4 : R Chase to Pope, Loopy delivery on off, Ollie defends it off the front foot. |
| 75.5 : R Chase to O Pope, Full delivery on off, Pope drives it through covers for a single. |
| 75.6 : R Chase to Buttler, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full delivery again on off, Buttler drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| Review time! An appeal for lbw! Ollie Pope is the man in question. Ultra Edge detects no bat and Ball Tracker shows it is missing the stumps. |
| 76.1 : Cornwall to Pope, NOT OUT! It is missing the stumps! Flighted delivery on middle, Pope looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. West Indies go for a review. There is no bat involved on Ultra Edge. Ball Tracker shows it is missing the stumps. |
| 76.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, The batsman dances down the track. One run added to the total. |
| 76.3 : R Cornwall to Buttler, On the pads, Buttler flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 76.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up on off, Pope blocks it. |
| 76.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, On off, OP keeps it out. |
| 76.6 : R Cornwall to Pope, On the pads, Pope flicks it towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike. |
| 77.1 : R Chase to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Pope flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 77.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Loopy delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it towards fine leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 77.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 77.4 : R Chase to Buttler, On off, Buttler defends it off the back foot. |
| 77.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 77.6 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Overpitched and punished. Chase bowls it too outside off, Buttler gets on his front foot and drives it through covers. It is hit so hard that the man at short cover, Kraigg Brathwaite, misjudges it and misfields it. |
| 78.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated delivery on leg, Pope flicks it towards fine leg. The fielder chases it and tries to stop it but it races away to the fence. |
| 78.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Tossed up delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot. |
| 78.3 : R Cornwall to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Pope flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 78.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, On middle, Pope nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 78.5 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Jos blocks it off the front foot. |
| 78.6 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Floated delivery on off, Buttler punches it towards point for a run. |
| 79.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 79.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler makes room and punches it through point for a run. |
| 79.3 : R Chase to Pope, Loopy delivery on middle, Pope comes down the track and blocks it. |
| 79.4 : R Chase to Pope, FOUR! Another lovely shot from Pope. Tossed up on off, Pope shows great foot movement as he comes down the track and slams it through mid off all along the ground for a boundary. Moves into his 80s now. |
| 79.5 : R Chase to Pope, Floated delivery on off, Pope pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 79.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 80.1 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flighted delivery on off, Pope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 80.2 : R Cornwall to Pope, Loopy delivery on middle, Pope flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 80.3 : R Cornwall to Buttler, Tossed up delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 80.4 : R Cornwall to Pope, Floated delivery on middle, Pope defends it off the back foot. |
| 80.5 : R Cornwall to Pope, On off, Pope offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 80.6 : R Cornwall to Pope, Flighted delivery on middle, Ollie offers a solid block on this one. |
| 81.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 81.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Chase bowls it down the leg side, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 81.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Loopy delivery on middle, Jos flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 81.4 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, Full delivery on off, Buttler drives it to mid on. |
| 81.5 : R Chase to Buttler, FIFTY FOR JOS BUTTLER! What a time to get it! His team were in trouble and he was struggling for runs, a lot of questions were being raised about his selection in the team but he has made the bat do the talking and silenced those critics. This will give him a lot of relief. A well-deserved half century from him and a patient one as well. Shorter outside off, Buttler punches it through cover-point and takes a couple to get to his half century. He raises his bat as his te |
| 81.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted delivery on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| Second new ball taken and it will be Kemar Roach who will operate with it first up. |
| 82.1 : K Roach to Pope, Roach starts with a good length ball on off, it coms back in a bit. Pope looks to defend but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket. They take a single. |
| 82.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it towards point. |
| 82.3 : K Roach to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND FOUR! Unlucky for Roach. Fuller outside off, Buttler goes chasing after it for a drive but ends up getting a thick outside edge which goes between the second slip and gully to the third man fence. |
| 82.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Length ball on middle and leg, Buttler plays it to mid on. |
| 82.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length ball on off and middle, Buttler gets behind it and keeps it out. |
| 82.6 : K Roach to Buttler, On the pads, Buttler glances it to the on side and keeps the strike. |
| 83.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to this one. |
| 0.0 : Shannon Gabriel is back on. |
| 83.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 83.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| 83.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 83.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler punches it towards the off side. |
| 83.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, Jos leaves it alone. |
| 84.1 : K Roach to Pope, On a good length on off, Pope defends it off the front foot. |
| 84.2 : K Roach to Pope, Good length delivery outside off, Pope does not bother to play at that. |
| 84.3 : K Roach to Pope, Short of a length delivery on off, Pope pulls it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 84.4 : K Roach to O Pope, Full delivery on off, Pope drives it to covers. |
| 84.5 : K Roach to O Pope, Full again on off, Ollie drives it to mid off. |
| 84.6 : K Roach to Pope, FOUR! Good shot! Full delivery on middle, Pope drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 85.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot. |
| 85.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Gabriel bowls a bouncer, Buttler does well to duck under it. |
| 85.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 85.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length on off, Jos blocks it off the back foot. |
| The umpires get together and decide the light is not good enough to continue so they are going off. The light meter is out now and this reading will be the mark from here on and that will be it for the day. Pope and Buttler walk off to an ovation from their teammates. West Indies players slowly coming off the pitch. As the lights have gone bad after the scheduled time of 1800 local, i.e, end of the scheduled time of play it is STUMPS on Day 1! |
| A very good day of Test cricket. After winning the toss and opting to bowl, West Indies started off well getting rid of last Test's centurion in the very first over. Burns though played well for his 57 but the Windies kept on chipping wickets. They had the upper hand in the first two sessions and had England at 122/4. But the pair who so far had struggled with the bat decided to find form at the right time for its side. The duo of Pope and Buttler steadied the ship and ensured that there was no |
| It started so brightly for the West Indies. Yes Gabriel's fitness was a concern after the opening half an hour but he recovered and the visitors were in command for the first two sessions. However, Pope and Buttler showed resilience and the disciplined bowling of Holder and his men could not beat the patience of the English pair. Roach and Chase were the two bowlers with the wickets with 2 and 1 each with the latter also contributing with a run out. Gabriel bowled his heart out but to no reward. |
| So that is it from Day 1 of this third and final Test between England and West Indies. The hosts look good and strong but West Indies will look to bounce back and have a fruitful morning on Day 2. The home side will once again look to get past 400 but the tourists know that this is the last recognized batting pair and will look to have an early breakthrough. The weather forecast for Day 2 is not too promising but let's hope we have some action. Join us on Saturday, 25th July for Day 2 of the dec |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the third and final Test between England and West Indies. After enjoying much of Day 1, West Indies could not end the day on a high and are now on the back foot. England, on the other hand, are in a strong position with Buttler and Pope in the middle of a 136-run stand. The hosts would hope that the pair can carry on its good work and take the total in excess of 400. |
| The tourists are not too far behind in this game as they know this is the last recognized batting pair. Hence, they would look to end the partnership early on and restrict England under 350. The weather forecast is not the one we cricket fans will be happy about but lets hope we get a full action-packed day. Who will stamp their authority in this game? |
| WEATHER - Is the glass half full or half empty? Depends on how you look at it. The weather report for today is not that promising but it is much better than what we had read yesterday, about today. There were almost 0 percent chances of play but now, that has risen by 50 percent! The pitch is under covers, there is a likelihood of losing out on overs but at least, we will get some play! And as we speak, the sun has come out in Manchester. |
| A stat heads-up - Ben Stokes scored a ton at number 5 in the last match. If Ollie Pope scores one today, this will be the 15th Test ton by an ENG batsman at number 5 in England since 2011, most having come at number 5! |
| We are all set to begin Day 2. The West Indies players are out in the middle. Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler will resume their innings for England. Shannon Gabriel will start the proceedings for Day 2. |
| 85.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good start! Gabriel starts the day with a length delivery just outside off, Buttler offers a good leave as the ball was not far away from the off pole. |
| 85.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length ball outside off, this one keeps shaping away from Jos. He leaves it alone. |
| Kemar Roach to bowl the first full over of the day. |
| 86.1 : K Roach to Pope, Full ball on off, Pope blocks it. |
| 0.0 : The reason we are saying that is because he completed Shannon Gabriel's over on Day 1. Adding further, Roach looked the best of all West Indian bowlers on Friday but was without luck for most of the day. Of course, the way he set up Sibley and Stokes was remarkable. |
| 86.2 : K Roach to Pope, Length ball outside off, Ollie leaves it alone. |
| 86.3 : K Roach to Pope, Full ball outside off, Roach wants Pope to drive and he obliges and the ball just abut misses the edge of Pope's bat. |
| 86.4 : K Roach to Pope, Away from the off pole, Pope leaves it alone. |
| 86.5 : K Roach to Pope, Fuller on off, Pope pushes it to mid off. |
| 86.6 : K Roach to Pope, Beauty to end the over! Roach comes wide of the crease and bowls it outside off, the ball straightens after pitching. Pope looks to defend but gets beaten. Tidy start from West Indies. |
| 87.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a length on middle, Buttler flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 87.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, BEATEN! Good length delivery just outside off, Buttler looks to defend but misses it. |
| 87.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery on middle, Buttler looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Replays show that there was a clear inside edge on this one. |
| 87.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length delivery down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses it. |
| 87.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 87.6 : S Gabriel to Jos Buttler, NO BALL! Gabriel oversteps! Good length delivery on leg, Buttler looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the off side. The batsmen take a single. |
| S Gabriel to Pope, EDGED AND DROPPED! Rakheem Cornwall is the culprit there. Generally a great slip fielder but he has dropped an easy one here. Excellent line and length from Gabriel. He bowls it around off, in the channel of uncertainity. Pope looks to defend it but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the left of first slip. Cornwell there moves to that side, gets his hands on it but fails to hold onto it. He goes down trying to take the rebound but to no avail. Life for Pope but |
| 88.1 : K Roach to Buttler, On a length on middle, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 88.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Jos shoulders arms to this one. |
| 88.3 : K Roach to Buttler, On a good length and outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 88.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler offers no shot to this one. |
| 88.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 88.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Jos lets it go. |
| 89.1 : S Gabriel to Pope, OUT! BOWLED! Pope gets out on nervous 90s and he cannot make use of the life he got. Just the start West Indies would hav wanted. Cornwall will be a relived man as he put him down in the last ball of Gabriel's last over but this time Shannon has decided he won't take the help of anyone else and do the job al by himself. Another peach of a delivery from Shannon. He bowls it on a length on off and makes the ball jag back in. Pope looks to defend but this ball is just too g |
| 89.2 : S Gabriel to Woakes, Full delivery on middle, Woakes blocks it well. |
| Chris Woakes is the new man in. |
| 89.3 : S Gabriel to Woakes, Full delivery on middle, Woakes drives it straight past the bowler and it hits the stumps at the bowler's end. It goes towards mid-wicket. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 89.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler defends it off the front foot. |
| 89.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, FOUR! Good shot! Full delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 89.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On a good length on off, Jos defends it off the back foot. |
| 90.1 : K Roach to Woakes, Good length delivery outside off, Woakes offers no shot to this one. |
| 90.2 : K Roach to Woakes, On a good length on off, Woakes defends it off the back foot. |
| 90.3 : K Roach to Woakes, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Woakes looks to defend but misses it. |
| 90.4 : K Roach to Woakes, On a good length on off, Chris keeps it out. |
| 90.5 : K Roach to Woakes, Outside off, Woakes shoulders arms to this one. |
| 90.6 : K Roach to Woakes, OUT! Dragged on! Roach has his 200th Test wicket and West Indies' brilliant start to the day continues. They are in pole position now to restrict England to 300 now. Back of a length delivery outside off, Woakes looks to punch it on the off side with a horizontal at but he ends up getting a under edge which goes onto rattle the off pole. |
| Dom Bess is the new man in. |
| 91.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler plays it to covers. |
| 91.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler looks to pull but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 91.3 : S Gabriel to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 91.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, NO BALL! Gabriel oversteps! On a good length on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot. |
| S Gabriel to Buttler, OUT! Caught! Buttler departs as well and England once again are in trouble. The tourists have been brilliant with the ball this morning and they have their 3rd wicket of the day. Another ball which is in the channel where batsmen hate the most, in and around the off pole. It is on a length and shapes away a bit. Buttler looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which goes low to second slip. Skipper, Jason Holder there takes a good, sharp catch. The Windies are pu |
| Jofra Archer is the next batsman in. |
| 91.5 : S Gabriel to Archer, Length delivery down the leg side, Archer looks to flick but misses it. |
| 91.6 : S Gabriel to Archer, NO BALL! Gabriel oversteps! On a good length on middle, Archer looks to defend but gets an inside edge. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a single. |
| S Gabriel to Bess, FOUR! Nicely played! On a lenth on off, Bess guides it fine towards third man for a boundary. |
| 92.1 : K Roach to Archer, Good length delivery outside off, Archer looks to defend but misses it. |
| 92.2 : K Roach to Archer, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Archer looks to defend but misses it. |
| 92.3 : K Roach to Archer, On a length on off, Archer guides it past gully towards third man. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 92.4 : K Roach to J Archer, OUT! CAUGHT! Roach has his 4th of the innings and England have lost their 8th wicket overall and 4 this morning. Brilliant exhibition of Test match bowling from the pair of Roach and Gabriel this morning. Good length ball once again around off, this ball would have troubled the best of the batters so this was always going to be too good for Archer. He looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which once again goes low to second slip and the skipper there with his b |
| Stuart Broad is the new batsman in. |
| 92.5 : K Roach to Broad, Length delivery on middle, Broad flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 92.6 : K Roach to Bess, On a good length on off, Bess blocks it off the front foot. |
| 93.1 : S Gabriel to Broad, On a good length on middle, Broad defends it off the back foot. |
| 93.2 : S Gabriel to S Broad, NO BALL! Gabriel oversteps! Length delivery on off, Broad plays it towards covers. The batsmen take a quick single. |
| S Gabriel to Bess, Full toss on off, Bess drives it through point. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 93.3 : S Gabriel to Bess, Full delivery on off, Bess blocks it off the front foot. |
| 93.4 : S Gabriel to Bess, On a good length on off, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 93.5 : S Gabriel to Bess, Good length delivery on middle, Bess looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 93.6 : S Gabriel to Bess, On a length on off, Bess taps it towards point for a run. |
| 94.1 : K Roach to Bess, On a good length on off, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 94.2 : K Roach to Bess, Good length delivery on middle, Bess keeps it out. |
| 94.3 : K Roach to Bess, Short and outside off, Bess looks to cut but misses it. |
| 94.4 : K Roach to Bess, On a good length on off, Dom blocks it off the back foot. |
| 94.5 : K Roach to Bess, Full delivery on middle, Bess looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a single. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 94.6 : K Roach to Broad, SIX! That is clobbered! Short delivery on middle, Broad pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 95.1 : S Gabriel to Bess, Full delivery on off, Bess drives it towards point for a single. |
| 95.2 : S Gabriel to Broad, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Broad looks to defend but misses it. |
| 95.3 : S Gabriel to Broad, Short delivery on off, Broad looks to go big but gets an inside edge. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg. The batsmen take a run. |
| 95.4 : S Gabriel to Bess, Length delivery on off, Bess punches it through point for a single. |
| 95.5 : S Gabriel to Broad, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on off, Broad drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 95.6 : S Gabriel to S Broad, Full delivery on middle, Stuart drives it towards mid on. |
| DRINKS! A very good hour of play for West Indies. They have got 4 wickets in the play so far. Bess and Broad though have added some valuable runs and will look to carry on. |
| 96.1 : K Roach to Bess, On a good length on off, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 96.2 : K Roach to Bess, Good length delivery on off, Dom defends it off the front foot. |
| 96.3 : K Roach to Bess, Full delivery on middle, Bess looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It lands safely towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 96.4 : K Roach to Broad, Short delivery on middle, Broad pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 96.5 : K Roach to Bess, On a length down the leg side, Bess looks to flick but misses it. |
| 96.6 : K Roach to Bess, Good length delivery on middle, Bess blocks it well. |
| Jason Holder to bowl. |
| 97.1 : J Holder to Broad, FOUR! On a good length on off, Broad looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes between the second slip and third slip towards third man for a boundary. |
| 97.2 : J Holder to Broad, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Broad looks to defend but misses it. |
| 97.3 : Holder to S Broad, FOUR! Short of a length delivery outside off, Broad looks to cut but gets a top edge. It goes over the slip region towards third man for a boundary. |
| 97.4 : J Holder to Broad, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery outside off, Broad slaps it over covers for a boundary. This is the third boundary of the over. |
| 97.5 : J Holder to Broad, Holder bowls a bouncer, Broad hooks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 97.6 : J Holder to Bess, On a length on off, Bess plays it to point. |
| 98.1 : K Roach to Broad, Short delivery on middle, Broad pulls it towards mid on. |
| 98.2 : K Roach to Broad, Roach bowls a yorker outside off, Broad looks to go big but misses it. |
| 98.3 : K Roach to Broad, Good length delivery outside off, Broad looks to swing at this one but misses it. |
| 98.4 : K Roach to Broad, On a good length on off, Broad blocks it off the back foot. |
| 98.5 : K Roach to Broad, Full delivery on off, Broad drives it towards mid off. |
| 98.6 : K Roach to S Broad, Full again on middle, Broad drives it through mid on. Roston Chase chases it and does well to stop it just before the ropes. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 99.1 : J Holder to S Broad, Full delivery on off, Broad drives it to covers. |
| 99.2 : J Holder to Broad, FOUR! Short of a length delivery on leg, Broad looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 99.3 : Holder to Broad, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on off, Broad lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 99.4 : J Holder to Broad, Good length delivery on off, Broad defends it off the back foot. |
| 99.5 : J Holder to Broad, Full delivery on middle, Broad drives it towards mid on for a run. |
| 99.6 : J Holder to Bess, On a good length on off, Bess keeps it out. |
| Rahkeem Cornwall is back on. |
| 100.1 : R Cornwall to Broad, Tossed up delivery on middle, Broad flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 100.2 : R Cornwall to Bess, BEATEN! Flighted delivery outside off, Bess looks to cut but misses it. |
| 100.3 : R Cornwall to Bess, BEATEN AGAIN! Loopy delivery outside off, Dom looks to defend but misses it. |
| 100.4 : R Cornwall to Bess, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 100.5 : R Cornwall to Bess, Floated delivery on off, Bess plays it towards point for a single. |
| 100.6 : R Cornwall to Broad, Flighted delivery down the leg side, Broad looks to flick but misses it. |
| 101.1 : J Holder to Bess, On the stumps, Bess blocks it. |
| 101.2 : J Holder to Bess, Length ball on off, DB defends it. |
| 101.3 : J Holder to Bess, Fuller on off, Bess pushes it to cover. |
| 101.4 : J Holder to Bess, On the pads, Bess flicks it to the on side and gets a single. Brings up the 50-run stand between the two and this has been a fine partnership. |
| 101.5 : J Holder to Broad, FOUR! The old Broad who is more than capable with the bat seems to be back. Fuller around off, Broad lofts it over covers and gets another boundary. |
| 101.6 : J Holder to Broad, Fuller on off, Broad pushes it towards mid off and keeps the strike. |
| 102.1 : R Cornwall to Broad, Flighted delivery on middle, Broad sweeps it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 102.2 : R Cornwall to Bess, BEATEN! Tossed up delivery outside off, Bess looks to defend but misses it. |
| 102.3 : R Cornwall to Bess, Floated delivery outside off, Bess looks to cut but misses it. |
| 102.4 : R Cornwall to Bess, Loopy delivery on off, Bess blocks it off the front foot. |
| 102.5 : R Cornwall to Bess, On off, Bess guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 102.6 : R Cornwall to Broad, Floated delivery on middle, Broad blocks it off the back foot. |
| 103.1 : J Holder to Bess, BEATEN! Short of a length delivery, Bess looks to cut but misses it. |
| 103.2 : J Holder to Bess, On a good length and outside off, Bess shoulders arms to this one. |
| 103.3 : J Holder to Bess, Full delivery on middle, Bess flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 103.4 : J Holder to Broad, On a good length on off, Broad blocks it off the back foot. |
| 103.5 : J Holder to Broad, Fifty for Stuart road! What a knock this has been! 50 off just 33 balls and it has come at a time when his side needed it. Back of a length delivery on off, Broad pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary to get to his milestone. |
| 103.6 : J Holder to Broad, Outside off, dabbed towards third man for a single. |
| 104.1 : R Cornwall to Broad, Tossed up delivery on off, Broad defends it off the back foot. |
| 104.2 : R Cornwall to Broad, Flighted delivery on middle, Stuart blocks it off the front foot. |
| 104.3 : R Cornwall to Broad, FOUR! Nicely played! Floated delivery on middle, Broad sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 104.4 : R Cornwall to Broad, Another sweep shot, this earns him a couple. |
| 104.5 : R Cornwall to S Broad, Full and outside off, Broad leans and drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 104.6 : R Cornwall to Bess, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Spin at both ends. Roston Chase to bowl. |
| 105.1 : R Chase to Broad, Tossed up delivery on off, Broad drives it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 105.2 : R Chase to Broad, Flighted delivery on off, Broad blocks it off the front foot. |
| 105.3 : R Chase to Broad, Full delivery on off, Broad drives it through covers for a single. |
| 105.4 : R Chase to Bess, Loopy delivery on middle, Bess comes down the track and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 105.5 : R Chase to Broad, Short delivery on off, Broad cuts it through point for a single. |
| 105.6 : R Chase to Bess, On middle, Bess flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 106.1 : R Cornwall to Bess, Flighted delivery on off, Bess blocks it off the front foot. |
| 106.2 : R Cornwall to Bess, Loopy delivery on middle, Bess looks to play a reverse sweep but misses it and gets hit on the pads. |
| 106.3 : R Cornwall to Bess, Floated delivery on off, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 106.4 : R Cornwall to Bess, Tossed up delivery on middle, Bess keeps it out. |
| 106.5 : R Cornwall to Bess, Flighted delivery outside off, Bess looks to defend but misses it due to the turn on this one. |
| 106.6 : R Cornwall to Bess, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it. |
| 107.1 : R Chase to Broad, Floated delivery on middle, Broad blocks it off the front foot. |
| 107.2 : R Chase to Broad, OUT! Broad holes out! End of an excellent innings. He has changed the dynamics of the session and the innings with his blistering 62 off just 45 balls, which has once again put England in the ascendancy. He though will be disappointed with his dismissal. A low ful toss on off from Chase. It was there to be put away, Broad gets down on one knee and finds the man at deep mid-wicket to perfection. Blackwood there makes no mistake. |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 107.3 : R Chase to Bess, Loopy delivery on off, Bess looks to play a reverse sweep but gets it hit on the thigh pad. |
| 107.4 : R Chase to Bess, Flighted delivery on off, Bess defends it off the back foot. |
| 107.5 : R Chase to Bess, On middle, Bess blocks it off the front foot. |
| 107.6 : R Chase to Bess, Tossed up delivery on middle, Bess defends it out. |
| 108.1 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 108.2 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Tossed up delivery on off, Anderson defends it off the front foot. |
| 108.3 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Faster, around off, pushed towards short extra cover. |
| 108.4 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Down the leg side, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 108.5 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Flighted delivery on off, Anderson guides it towards third man. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 108.6 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Floated delivery on middle, Anderson blocks it well. |
| 109.1 : R Chase to Bess, Full delivery on off, Bess drives it straight back towards the bowler. |
| 109.2 : R Chase to Bess, Floated delivery on middle, Bess flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 109.3 : R Chase to Anderson, Tossed up delivery outside off, Anderson leaves it alone. |
| 109.4 : R Chase to Anderson, FOUR! Nice shot! Flighted delivery on off, Anderson plays a reverse sweep over first slip towards third man for a boundary. |
| 109.5 : R Chase to Anderson, On off, Anderson blocks it off the front foot. |
| 109.6 : R Chase to Anderson, Full delivery on middle, Anderson drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 110.1 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Flighted delivery on off, Anderson defends it off the back foot. |
| 110.2 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Floated delivery on middle, Anderson keeps it out. |
| 110.3 : R Cornwall to Anderson, Tossed up delivery on off, James blocks it off the front foot. |
| 110.4 : R Cornwall to Anderson, On off, Anderson taps it towards covers and takes a quick single. |
| 110.5 : R Cornwall to Bess, Flighted delivery on middle, Bess defends it off the front foot. |
| 110.6 : R Cornwall to Bess, On off, Bess blocks it well. |
| Jason Holder is back on. |
| Lunch time! Nope? If you are wondering why... it is because this is the last wicket. So Lunch has been extended. |
| 111.1 : J Holder to Anderson, On a good length on off, Anderson keeps it out. |
| 111.2 : J Holder to Anderson, On a length on middle, Anderson flicks it through square leg. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 111.3 : J Holder to Bess, Good length delivery on off, Bess defends it off the front foot. |
| 111.4 : J Holder to Bess, On a length on middle, Bess flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 111.5 : J Holder to J Anderson, OUT! CAUGHT! The innings and session ends. We do not have to wait for too long to have lunch. A length ball, around off, Anderson looks to drive but without moving his feet. The result is more of a slash and hence, an outside edge is induced. Straight into the hands of Rahkeem Cornwall at first slip. No mistake this time. ENGLAND HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 369! |
| A blistering 62 from Stuart Broad has turned the tide in favour of England. When 300 looked tough, his knock has taken them past 350. The hosts would be reasonably happy with this total, given the reactions in their dressing room. It was a torrid opening hour but this second half has given them something to smile. |
| After being put into bat, England got off to a poor start losing Sibley early. They kept losing wickets regularly but Burns' fifty gave them some solidarity. After his dismissal, the hosts were reeling at 122/4 and it looked like they would struggle to get to 250. Add to the fact that Jos Buttler was in poor form and they had picked an extra bowler. |
| Buttler and Pope though found their groove and the pair added a 140-run stand. But the start of Day 2 saw Pope miss out on his century by 9 runs and wickets started to crumble from there on. The hosts slipped from 262/4 to 280/8 before Broad came to the party. |
| They say if you bowl first and do not concede in excess of 400, you would be happy. But West Indies will be disappointed with their bowling effort. They were on top in the first 2 sessions of Day 1 but then let it slip away. They were then again in a strong position in the first hour of Day 2 but once again they let it loose and it backfired. |
| They had England stuttering at 122/4 initially but then let that slip and when they had a chance to restrict the hosts under 300 they failed to do that as well. Kemar Roach was the pick of the bowlers and ended with a 4-fer. Gabriel and Chase had 2 wickets each while Holder finished with one. The extra spinner, Cornwall, who was picked for this game went wicketless. All-in-all Holder and his men will not be too pleased with their efforts, considering where they were at one stage. |
| So that was the last bit of action from the first session. It will be England who will enjoy Lunch more. It was a session of two halves with the first half belonging to the side from the Caribbean while the second belonged to Broad and England. Join us for the second session and West Indies' reply. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session. The England players are out in the middle. Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell will open the batting for West Indies. James Anderson will start the proceedings for the second session of Day 2. |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Jimmy starts with a good length delivery outside off, Brathwaite lets it alone. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length delivery outside off, once again Brathwaite shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Anderson goes closer to the off stump this time. Brathwaite gets bat on ball for the first time in this innings. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length ball around off, Brathwaite defends it by getting right behind the ball. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Away from the off pole and Brathwaite has no problem leaving this alone. |
| Strong words from Michael Holding on air. 'You don't need saliva to swing the new ball. Just use your action. Anderson has got a beautiful bowling action.' |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, West Indies and Brathwaite are off the mark. On the pads, Kraigg glances it behind square on the leg side and keeps the strike with a single. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. He scored a half century with the bat, so he will be itching to make this new ball talk and use that momentum. Normally, if a bowler does decently with the bat, it just brings about a massive result in his bowling too. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Broad starts wit a very good delivery. It is n off and comes back in Brathawaite looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pad. There is a stifled appeal but the umpire turns it down. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Broad goes away from the stumps, Brathwaite shoulders arms to it. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, On off, Brathwaite blocks it. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to K Brathwaite, OUT! Caught! Broad strikes in his first over and West Indies have lost their first wicket. This is the reason you give the new ball to Broad because he makes things happen. Good length delivery on off, it shapes away just a bit. Brathwaite looks to defend to protect the off pole but the ball takes an outside edge and goes straight to first slip. The England skipper standing at first slip makes no mistake and takes a good catch. |
| Shai Hope walks out at number 3! |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Hope, Appeal but turned down by the umpire. Length ball pitching on off and angling in. Hope looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Broad and his teammates go up in appeal but the umpire turns it down. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Hope, Good length ball on off, Hope defends it to get through the over. Wicket maiden from Broad to begin with. |
| While aiming to swing the ball, it is very important to have the correct wrist position. If you have pace, it helps but even if you don't, wrist position gives you great success. The seam should be upright, pointing towards the position. The masters of swing, like Jimmy, Bhuvneshwar, Starc, etc... do it perfectly. Broad is not a swing bowler, hence, he was not given the new ball in the middle stages of his career. Also, he just used to come and bang the ball on the deck, which is a total waste o |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell pushes it through covers for a couple. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Length delivery on off, Campbell defends it towards covers for a run. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Hope, On a good length and outside off, Hope leaves it alone. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Hope, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Hope, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Hope, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Campbell, This time he stays back and blocks. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to J Campbell, Fuller, around middle, Campbell pushes this through mid on. Vacant spaces there mean that two runs are available easily. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, left alone again. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to J Campbell, Around off, again John targets the area down the ground. Walks across and pushes this through mid on. Once more, Chris Woakes has to do the cover up from short mid-wicket. Two more to the total. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and around off, watchfully tapped towards covers for a single. |
| Aha! Michael Holding on air informs that Kemar Roach is nicknamed 'Cheap' because he takes his wickets at a very cheap rate! |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length and outside off, Campbell shoulders arms to this one. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it off the back foot. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Length delivery on off, Campbell pushes it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length on middle, Campbell blocks it off the back foot. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length on middle, Campbell looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, EDGED AND DROPPED! It is Ben Stokes out of all the people who has dropped it. Shows he is human after all. He will be gutted to have dropped this one. It is an easy one and he knows it as well. Good length ball around off and it moves away a tad. Campbell looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge to the right of second slip. Ben Stokes there moves to his right but the ball goes in and comes out of his hand. He is shattered as we all know he sets a very high bench |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope defends it off the front foot. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Hope, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Hope offers no shot to this one. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Hope, Length delivery down the leg side, Hope looks to flick but misses it. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, Shai shoulders arms to this one. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it towards square leg for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Hope, On a good length on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Hope offers no shot to this one. |
| Heartening to hear the conversation between Ebony Rainford Brent and Michael Holding on air. For the record, Holding finished his Test career with 249 Test wickets. On being asked by Ebony as to how does he feel on not being able to touch 250, Mikey says that he does not feel anything, as 250 is just a number. He further adds that plenty of people ask him whether he could have played more games to get to 250 but he curtly says ,'No, thank you!' Ebony tries to convince him that it could have perh |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Outside off, Hope leaves it alone. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Length delivery on off, Campbell taps it towards covers for a single. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, John lets it go. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell defends it off the front foot. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell keeps it out. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Length delivery on off, Campbell plays it to point. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length and outside off, John offers no shot to this one. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Length delivery down the leg side, Campbell looks to flick but misses it. |
| Subtleness from Michael Atherton now. On being asked who would have been his new-ball pair, Mikey says Jimmy and Jofra. And then politely says, 'So that West Indies would have been none down at the moment.' Bravo! |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell defends it towards covers for a quick single. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell blocks it off the front foot. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, John defends it off the back foot. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, On a good length on middle, Campbell blocks it off the front foot. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! Nice shot! Short and outside off, Campbell cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to J Campbell, On a good length on middle, Campbell looks to push but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 9.1 : S Broad to Campbell, On a length on middle, Campbell flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 9.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it off the back foot. |
| 9.3 : S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full delivery on off, Campbell drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell defends it off the front foot. |
| 9.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery outside off, Campbell shoulders arms to this one. |
| 9.6 : S Broad to J Campbell, Full delivery on middle, John drives it towards mid on. |
| Jofra Archer now. The ball is 10 overs old, so there might still be some movement available for him. |
| 10.1 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length around off, pushed towards point. |
| 10.2 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on middle, Hope keeps it out. |
| 10.3 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length on off, Hope looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 10.4 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 10.5 : J Archer to Hope, FIVE WIDES! Short ball down the leg side, Hope lets it go. It goes towards the keeper where Buttler had no chance to stop it. It races towards the fine leg fence. |
| J Archer to Hope, Archer bowls a bouncer, Hope does well to duck under it. |
| 10.6 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Hope shoulders arms to this one. |
| It is a double change. It will be Chris Woakes from the James Anderson end. |
| 11.1 : C Woakes to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell defends it off the back foot. |
| 11.2 : C Woakes to Campbell, Short delivery outside off, Campbell looks to pull but misses it. |
| 11.3 : C Woakes to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it off the back foot. |
| 11.4 : C Woakes to Campbell, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Campbell pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : C Woakes to Campbell, On a good length on off, John blocks it off the front foot. |
| 11.6 : C Woakes to J Campbell, Full delivery on middle, Campbell drives it through mid on for a single. |
| Time for a drink. When the conditions are helpful, England bowlers are more than a handful. Broad and Anderson have done exactly what their captain would have asked them of and would have got more wickets - had Ben Stokes not dropped Campbell. Yes, it is just one drop but it could have had a change in proceedings. Campbell has been the aggressor, as can be viewed from his knock thus far - 28 out of the team's 36! |
| 12.1 : J Archer to Campbell, Full delivery on off, Campbell plays it back towards the bowler. |
| 12.2 : J Archer to Campbell, On a length on middle, Campbell flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : J Archer to Hope, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 12.4 : J Archer to Hope, Length delivery down the leg side, Hope looks to flick but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where Buttler appeals for a caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. Replays show that it came of Hope's thigh pad. |
| 12.5 : J Archer to Hope, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 12.6 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length on off, Shai defends it off the back foot. |
| 13.1 : C Woakes to Campbell, Short delivery on middle, Campbell looks to pull but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 13.2 : C Woakes to Campbell, On a length on off, Campbell punches it through mid off for a run. |
| 13.3 : C Woakes to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Hope offers no shot to this one. |
| 13.4 : C Woakes to Hope, Outside off, Hope shoulders arms to this one. |
| 13.5 : C Woakes to Hope, On a good length on off, Hope defends it off the front foot. |
| 13.6 : C Woakes to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Shai blocks it well. |
| 14.1 : J Archer to Campbell, On a length on middle, Campbell flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 14.2 : J Archer to Hope, FOUR! Nicely played! On a length on off, Hope guides it past the slip region towards third man for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Shai defends it off the back foot. |
| 14.4 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length on middle, Hope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 14.5 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope defends it out. |
| 14.6 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length on middle, Shai defends it off the back foot. |
| 15.1 : C Woakes to J Campbell, Full delivery on off, Campbell drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 15.2 : C Woakes to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.3 : C Woakes to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Shai defends it to covers. |
| 15.4 : C Woakes to Hope, Full delivery on middle, Hope flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 15.5 : C Woakes to Hope, Full again on middle, Hope drives it to mid on. |
| 15.6 : C Woakes to S Hope, Full delivery on middle, Hope drives it towards mid on. |
| 16.1 : J Archer to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell defends it off the back foot. |
| 16.2 : J Archer to Campbell, Full delivery on off, Campbell drives it towards mid off. |
| 16.3 : J Archer to Campbell, Good length delivery outside off, Campbell offers no shot to this one. |
| 16.4 : J Archer to Campbell, On a good length on off, Campbell looks to leave but plays at the last moment. He gets a bottom edge in the process. |
| 16.5 : J Archer to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it off the front foot. |
| 16.6 : Archer to J Campbell, OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the breakthrough England needed? Archer has provided that. Stupendous bowling from the West Indian playing for England to a West Indian playing for West Indies. Short delivery on middle and off, Campbell looks to hop and defend. But the ball keeps on rising and all he can do is try and get his gloves out of the way. But he can't. The ball goes to gully where Rory Burns completes the formalities. West Indies are 44/2, of which, Campbell made 32! T |
| 17.1 : C Woakes to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17.2 : C Woakes to Brooks, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it. |
| 17.3 : C Woakes to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks blocks it off the front foot. |
| 17.4 : C Woakes to Brooks, Outside off, Brooks leaves it alone. |
| 17.5 : C Woakes to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one. |
| 17.6 : C Woakes to Brooks, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it. |
| 18.1 : J Archer to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : J Archer to Hope, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 18.3 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 18.4 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Shai defends it out. |
| 18.5 : J Archer to Hope, Archer bowls a bouncer, Hope does well to duck under it. |
| 18.6 : J Archer to S Hope, Full delivery on off, Hope drives it through mid off. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 19.1 : C Woakes to Brooks, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it. |
| 19.2 : C Woakes to Brooks, Full delivery on middle, Brooks flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 19.3 : C Woakes to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 19.4 : C Woakes to Hope, Outside off, Hope shoulders arms to this one. |
| 19.5 : C Woakes to Hope, Full delivery on middle, Hope drives it to mid on. |
| 19.6 : C Woakes to S Hope, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full delivery on off, Hope drives it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 20.1 : J Archer to Brooks, On a length on middle, Brooks flicks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 20.2 : J Archer to Hope, Full delivery on middle, Hope flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 20.3 : J Archer to Hope, Archer bowls a bouncer, Hope ducks under it. |
| 20.4 : J Archer to Hope, On a length on off, Shai plays it towards covers. |
| 20.5 : J Archer to Hope, BEATEN! Full delivery on off, Hope looks to drive but misses it. |
| 20.6 : J Archer to Hope, Length delivery on off, Hope plays it to point. |
| 21.1 : J Anderson to Brooks, Full delivery on middle, Brooks flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 21.2 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length and outside off, Brooks offers no shot to this one. |
| 21.3 : J Anderson to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Shamarh lets it go. |
| 21.4 : J Anderson to Brooks, Outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one. |
| 21.5 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks defends it off the back foot. |
| 21.6 : J Anderson to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Shamarh offers no shot to this one. |
| 22.1 : C Woakes to Hope, Full delivery on off, Hope drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 22.2 : C Woakes to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope defends it off the front foot. |
| 22.3 : C Woakes to Hope, On a length on leg, Hope flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 22.4 : C Woakes to Brooks, Full delivery on off, Brooks drives it towards mid off. |
| 22.5 : C Woakes to Brooks, On a length on off, Brooks taps it towards covers for a quick single. |
| 22.6 : C Woakes to Hope, Short delivery on middle, Hope looks to pull but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards square leg. The batsmen take a run. |
| 23.1 : J Andersonto Hope, Full delivery on off, Hope drives it to covers. |
| 23.2 : J Anderson to Hope, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent bowling from Anderson! Shai can only hope for some luck to carry on in this format if he fails in the next innings as well. Good length delivery on off, Hope looks to defend and looks to do so properly. But the late away movement defeats him. That is the type of bowling this king bowls. Can't do much. You know you are beaten, you know you have got an edge. Look back and hope that it does not go to hand. Unfortunately for Shai, there is no hope as |
| Roston Chase is the new batsman in. |
| 23.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Anderson bowls a bouncer, Chase does well to duck under it. |
| 23.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Short delivery outside off, Chase leaves it alone. |
| 23.5 : J Anderson to Chase, Good length delivery outside off, Chase shoulders arms to this one. |
| 23.6 : J Anderson to Chase, On a good length and outside off, Roston lets it go. |
| 24.1 : C Woakes to Brooks, On a length on off, Brooks plays it towards covers for a single. |
| 24.2 : C Woakes to Chase, Good length delivery on off, Chase blocks it off the front foot. |
| 24.3 : C Woakes to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase keeps it out. |
| 24.4 : C Woakes to Chase, Good length delivery outside off, Chase shoulders arms to this one. |
| 24.5 : C Woakes to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase defends it off the back foot. |
| 24.6 : C Woakes to Chase, Full delivery on off, Roston drives it to mid off. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2! |
| Hmmm... a sluggish session. Just 25 overs bowled in around 2 hours, which does not actually say too much about the over rate. England have got 3 wickets, one apiece to Broad, Anderson and Archer. West Indies have gone nowhere, save aside for a flurry of runs from John Campbell. |
| England did reasonably well to make the new ball talk and should have got more wickets, but luck and their own fielders deserted them. They have mixed a good quantity of full and short stuff, keeping the batsmen guessing. West Indies tried to play normal cricket, with Campbell attacking and Hope defending, but losing both in the span of 30 minutes has hurt them. |
| 310 is the trail for West Indies at the moment but look at the overs remaining for this day. 39 overs pending. If light holds good, we might still fall short by 10 overs, unless Joe Root and Dom Bess bowl in tandem to improve the over rate. This is the strong aspect of West Indian batting - its middle order. Can the tourists ensure that they not more than 4 down before close? The deficit can be ignored for now. Join us back at 4 pm local (1500 GMT). |
| ... Day 2, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of Day 2. The England players are out in the middle. Roston Chase and Shamarh Brooks will resume their batting for West Indies. James Anderson will start the proceedings for the final session of Day 2. |
| 25.1 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length and outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one. |
| 25.2 : J Anderson to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Brooks offers no shot to this one. |
| 25.3 : Anderson to Brooks, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Oh, the master, the master, Jimmy is the master! You feel it will come this way but it goes the other way. You feel it will go the other way but it says knock knock, hello! Sensational from Jimmy. He sets Brooks up with a couple of outswingers and then gets this one to swing In. Shamarh is caught off guard, as he fails to pick the shine on the ball. Plays for the outswinger but has to adjust late for the inswinger. Too late. Inside edge is taken and |
| Jermaine Blackwood is the next batsman in. |
| 25.4 : J Anderson to Blackwood, On a good length on middle, Blackwood looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 25.5 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood plays it to point. |
| 25.6 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Outside off, pushed straight to point. |
| Here is Broad. Just as everyone thought, starting this session with Jimmy. |
| 26.1 : S Broad to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase defends it off the back foot. |
| 26.2 : S Broad to Chase, Good length delivery outside off, Roston offers no shot to this one. |
| 26.3 : S Broad to Chase, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Chase looks to defend but misses it. |
| 26.4 : S Broad to Chase, Length delivery on off, Chase pushes it to covers. |
| 26.5 : S Broad to Chase, Good length delivery on off, Roston defends it off the back foot. |
| 26.6 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, Chase shoulders arms to this one. |
| 27.1 : J Anderson to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood defends it off the back foot. |
| 27.2 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Full delivery on middle, Blackwood flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 27.3 : Anderson to Blackwood, Nervy moment for Blackwood! He was adjudged LBW by umpire Gough but he chose to review. And he is successful! Jimmy bowls another pearler. On a good length on middle, Blackwood looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for LBW and the umpire raises his finger. Blackwood, without much of a chat with Chase, goes for the review. That is his confidence. And lo! Ball Tracker shows it to be missing leg stump! Excellent bowling from Jimmy. But it |
| 27.4 : J Anderson to Blackwood, On a good length on middle, Blackwood looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 27.5 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Jermaine keeps it out. |
| 27.6 : J Anderson to J Blackwood, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 28.1 : S Broad to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase defends it off the back foot. |
| 28.2 : S Broad to Chase, Full delivery on off, Chase keeps it out. |
| 28.3 : S Broad to Chase, On a length on off, Chase guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 28.4 : S Broad to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood blocks it off the back foot. |
| 28.5 : S Broad to Blackwood, On a length on off, Blackwood punches it towards the off side. |
| 28.6 : S Broad to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Jermaine blocks it off the front foot. |
| 29.1 : J Anderson to Chase, On a good length and outside off, Chase offers no shot to this one. |
| 29.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Length delivery on off, Chase plays it to point. |
| 29.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Good length delivery outside off, Chase shoulders arms to this one. |
| 29.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Outside off, Roston lets it go. |
| 29.5 : J Anderson to Chase, On a length on middle, Chase flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 29.6 : J Anderson to Chase, Good length delivery on off, Chase blocks it off the back foot. |
| 30.1 : S Broad to Blackwood, Full and outside off, solidly defended. |
| 30.2 : S Broad to Blackwood, Hello? What was that? Poor shot from Blackwood, though that is how he plays, one will argue. Full and outside off, Jermaine throws his bat at it, pretty recklessly and misses. That was an invitation for Jos Buttler to take another catch. |
| 30.3 : S Broad to Blackwood, Full and outside off, driven straight back but stopped by Broad. |
| 30.4 : S Broad to Blackwood, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 30.5 : S Broad to Blackwood, Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 30.6 : S Broad to Blackwood, On a good length around off, defended from the crease. |
| 31.1 : J Anderson to Chase, A length ball, down the leg side, Chase misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 31.2 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Full and outside off, swinging away, driven towards mid off. |
| 31.3 : J Anderson to Blackwood, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 31.4 : J Anderson to R Chase, A short ball, around middle, Chase looks to pull but his bottom hand comes off the bat. He miscues it to long leg for a single. |
| 31.5 : J Anderson to Blackwood, On a good length around off, blocked back to Jimmy. |
| 31.6 : J Anderson to Blackwood, Back of a length outside off, JB looks to punch it through the off side but his one hand comes off the bat. As a result, there is a thick inside edge induced, onto his pads. There was some extra bounce involved. |
| Many young players these days cover their stumps. Just as we saw Ollie Pope yesterday. But not Blackwood. He exposes all his three stumps and for batsmen like these, it is pretty difficult to get them out LBW. Jermaine already has one overturned but just goes to show, small changes in things, like stance, technique, etc... can make a lot of difference. |
| 32.1 : S Broad to Chase, Full and outside off, Chase leans and pushes this through the covers for a couple. |
| 32.2 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, on a length, curving away, Roston just offers a dead bat in defense, guiding the ball with an open bat-face towards gully. |
| 32.3 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, harmless ball, RC shoulders arms. |
| 32.4 : S Broad to Chase, Full and just outside off, stays low a touch, Chase somehow gets his bat down to block. |
| 32.5 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, left alone. |
| 32.6 : S Broad to Chase, Another one stays low. Full and outside off, Roston looks to defend but the ball shoots beneath his bat, just past the off stump. |
| Jofra Archer is back on. 6-1-16-1 so far. |
| 33.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, Outside off, punched through cover-point for a single. |
| 0.0 : More on the Blackwood LBW which was turned down. Michael Holding was pretty much happy with the decision reversal. He feels that to the naked eye, his naked eye that is, the ball seemed to be going down leg. Now, if it had been clipping the leg stump, in this case, it would have been out. But what if Michael Gough had not given it out? Then it would have been not out. So the point of Holding here, is that umpire's call should be removed. If it is hitting the stumps, it is out, else, it is not. F |
| 33.2 : J Archer to R Chase, EDGED, SHORT! Playing with soft hands is the key. Full and outside off, Chase commits into the defense but not completely. It is a mere push, more of a dead-bat, so that even if it is an outside edge, it won't carry behind. And it doesn't. Ben Stokes at second slip cannot quite get his hands to stop the ball and it goes past him. Two runs taken. |
| 33.3 : J Archer to Chase, Good running. Chase works this through mid-wicket. Broad gets there from long leg, beating Bess from mid-wicket. He looks to slide but slips instead. Stumbles but manages to stop the ball. Three runs taken. |
| 33.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, A length ball, nearing the rib cage, Blackwood looks to fend it off but misses and is hit on the body. He is pretty uncomfortable with that length and there is Ollie Pope waiting, at leg gully. |
| 33.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 33.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, A short ball now, Jermaine stands tall to defend. |
| 34.1 : S Broad to Chase, Full and outside off, Chase lunges and pushes it towards cover. |
| 34.2 : S Broad to Chase, OUT! LBW! More success for Stuart Broad. Huge smile on his face. Chase departs and the West Indies are 5 down. That looked as plumb as it could get. The nip-backer, as it is always called when Stewy bowls. On a length, outside off, Chase looks to stay back and defend. But the ball nips back in and stays low a touch as well. This is just Day 2, so cannot really blame Chase for playing back. Hits Chase on the knee roll as he misses his defense and there is an appeal. Not fr |
| Jason Holder walks in next, with his side in awful lot of trouble. |
| 34.3 : S Broad to Holder, FOUR BYES! Tough luck for Jos Buttler. On a length, outside off, Holder lets it go. But the ball comes back in a long way and seams past the off stump. Buttler dives to his left but cannot stop it. The ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| 34.4 : S Broad to Holder, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 34.5 : S Broad to Holder, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 34.6 : S Broad to Blackwood, On a length, outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 35.1 : J Archer to J Holder, Leaving? Playing? Indecision. On a length outside off, Holder looks to defend initially but then decides to take his bat off. Is late and the ball goes off the bottom edge, on the bounce, to gully. |
| 35.2 : J Archer to Holder, And again! Jason needs to decide a bit quicker if he wants to leave the ball. Full and outside off, stays low, JH looks to defend, then tries to bail out, only to get a bottom edge on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 35.3 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR LEG BYES. Taking evasive action there. A short ball, around middle, the skipper looks to duck but the ball hits his chest and goes to the fine leg fence. |
| 35.4 : J Archer to Holder, Back of a length, around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 35.5 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR! Nice timing. Full and around middle, Holder whips it through mid-wicket and finds the fence. |
| 35.6 : J Archer to Holder, Outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| Chris Woakes is back and we have a Direct hit! England don't look that confident. Referred upstairs. Ahh... the big J is in by a mile. |
| 36.1 : C Woakes to Blackwood, NOT OUT PLUS 5 RUNS! Full and outside off, Holder pushes it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a single. Dom Sibley gets across to his left, picks the ball up, turns and has a shy at the bowler's end. The ball hits the stumps and then deflects past the man backing up at mid off to the long off fence. Ben Stokes from second slip believes it is gone but replays show otherwise. Holder is comfortably in. |
| 36.2 : C Woakes to Holder, Around off, blocked from the crease. |
| 36.3 : C Woakes to Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| Review for LBW here! Does Woakes have his man? Nope. Too high! |
| 36.4 : Woakes to Holder, NOT OUT. Missing the stumps! England lose a review. Hard to be an umpire on this deck. A few overs back, balls were staying low. This is bowled from Chris Woakes a bit wide from the stumps and it comes back in to ping Holder in front of the stumps. The umpire agrees to the LBW shout but Jason takes the review and Ball Tracker saves him, indicating it to be bouncing over. Can you really blame the umpire here? After what happened to Roston Chase? |
| 36.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, left alone. |
| 36.6 : C Woakes to Holder, Action replay of the last ball. |
| 37.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a good length on middle, Blackwood looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 37.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood taps it to point. |
| 37.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length and outside off, Blackwood punches it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 37.4 : J Archer to J Blackwood, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short and outside off, Blackwood cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 37.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length on off, Jermaine taps it towards the off side. |
| 37.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on middle, Blackwood drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 38.1 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery outside off, Holder leaves it alone. |
| 38.2 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder blocks it off the back foot. |
| 38.3 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, Jason offers no shot to this one. |
| 38.4 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery outside off, Jason lets it go. |
| 38.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Full delivery outside off, Holder shoulders arms to this one. |
| 38.6 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Holder blocks it off the back foot. |
| 39.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, Archer bowls a bouncer down the leg side, Blackwood does well to duck under it. |
| 39.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, Short delivery down the leg side, Blackwood looks to pull but misses it. |
| 39.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, Short and outside off, Blackwood plays an upper cut over point for a single. |
| 39.4 : J Archer to Holder, Archer bowls a bumper, Holder ducks under it. |
| 39.5 : J Archer to Holder, On a good length on leg, Holder looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 39.6 : J Archer to Holder, Archer bowls a bouncer, Jason does well to duck under it. |
| Drinks Break! |
| 40.1 : C Woakes to J Blackwood, Full delivery on middle, Blackwood drives it towards mid on. |
| 40.2 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood defends it off the back foot. |
| 40.3 : C Woakes to Blackwood, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full delivery on middle, Blackwood drives it past the bowler through mid on for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Jermaine blocks it off the back foot. |
| 40.5 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood punches it towards covers where the fielder tries to stop it but it goes past him. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 40.6 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood keeps it out. |
| 41.1 : J Archer to Holder, On a good length and outside off, Holder leaves it alone. |
| 41.2 : J Archer to Holder, Full delivery on off, Holder drives it to point. |
| 41.3 : J Archer to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Holder punches it to covers. |
| 41.4 : J Archer to Holder, On a good length on off, Jason defends it off the back foot. |
| 41.5 : J Archer to Holder, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Holder looks to defend but misses it. |
| 41.6 : J Archer to Holder, Full delivery on middle, Holder plays it towards mid on. The batsmen take a single. |
| 42.1 : C Woakes to Holder, On a length on middle, Holder flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 42.2 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood defends it off the back foot. |
| 42.3 : Woakes to J Blackwood, OUT! TIMBER! The middle stump has gone for a toss! Woakes has taken one of the most crucial wickets of the innings as Blackwood has to depart. On a good length on middle, the ball nips back in. Blackwood looks to defend but the ball goes through between bat and pad and crashes into the stumps. West Indies are 6 down now and England into the West Indies lower order now, with just Dowrich the only genuine batsman remaining. |
| Shane Dowrich is the new batsman in. Remember, he bagged a pair in the last Test match. He will surely be nervous out in the middle. |
| 42.4 : C Woakes to S Dowrich, FOUR! Nope, no signs of nerves from Dowrich! What a shot to get off the mark! Full delivery on off, Dowrich just creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 42.5 : C Woakes to Dowrich, On a length on off, Dowrich plays it to point. |
| 42.6 : C Woakes to Dowrich, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Dowrich looks to defend but misses it. End of a successful over for England! |
| 43.1 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR! On a good length on off, Holder plays it with soft hands and guides it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 43.2 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR! Nicely played! Full delivery on middle, Holder drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR! Third boundary of the over! On a good length on off, Holder looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes between second slip and gully towards third man for a boundary. |
| 43.4 : J Archer to Holder, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Holder looks to defend but misses it. |
| 43.5 : J Archer to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Holder defends it out. |
| 43.6 : J Archer to Holder, On a length on middle, Holder flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 44.1 : C Woakes to Holder, Length delivery down the leg side, Holder looks to flick but misses it. |
| 44.2 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder defends it off the back foot. |
| 44.3 : C Woakes to Holder, On a length on middle, Holder flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 44.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, On a good length and outside off, Dowrich looks to defend but misses it. |
| 44.5 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Shane blocks it off the back foot. |
| 44.6 : C Woakes to Dowrich, FOUR! Nice shot! Short delivery on middle, Dowrich pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 45.1 : J Archer to Holder, On a length on off, Holder plays it to covers. |
| 45.2 : J Archer to Holder, Full delivery on off, Holder drives it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 45.3 : J Archer to Holder, Archer bowls a bouncer, Holder does well to duck under it. |
| 45.4 : J Archer to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Jason defends it off the back foot. |
| 45.5 : J Archer to Holder, On a length on middle, Holder flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 45.6 : J Archer to Dowrich, Short of a length delivery on off, Dowrich looks to fend at it but gets a top edge. It goes towards gully where Burns tries to take the catch by diving backwards but does not reach to the ball. The batsmen take a single. |
| 46.1 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Woakes bowls a bouncer, Dowrich does well to duck under it. |
| 46.2 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Short of a length delivery, Dowrich takes his eyes of the ball and looks to pull but gets hit on the shoulder. |
| 46.3 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Short delivery on leg, Dowrich looks to pull but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 46.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Short delivery on middle, Dowrich pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 46.5 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder defends it off the back foot. |
| 46.6 : C Woakes to Holder, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Holder looks to defend but misses it. |
| 47.1 : J Archer to Dowrich, Short delivery on middle, Dowrich stands tall and defends it off the back foot. |
| 0.0 : The two umpires get together again and they are worried regarding the fading light. They have decided to go off for bad light. The covers are also coming on. So that suggests that will be it for the day. |
| The umpires have come together and decided that the natural lights are not good enough for play to continue. The covers have also come on and that signals STUMPS ON DAY 2! It has been an excellent day for England. West Indies will have a lot to ponder over as they go back to the dressing room. |
| Right! So where were we? England on top at the end of Day 1. Where are we? England on top at the end of Day 2. First, with the bat. Then, with the ball. West Indies are in all sorts of disarray. |
| How did this all happen? The tourists began the day really well, getting 4 English wickets for just 18 runs, before Stuart Broad came in their way. Somehow, that 9th wicket partnership between Broad and Bess put West Indies off their track. From 280/8, the hosts managed to reach 369. |
| Bowlers generally do well when they have had a lovely time with the bat. The Stuart Broad England loves, is back. The flashing of the blade, the pulling, the cutting, the driving - what not? And then he struck immediately with the ball too. |
| The other English bowlers took inspiration from Broad. Especially Anderson, who came out all guns blazing. The tourists just could not find any breathing space and twice in two games, they are waiting with bated breath to see if some saviour bails them out of follow-on embarrassment. |
| Okay then! We weren't supposed to stay up so late, were we? But for a change, the forecast in England proved to be false! We nearly had a full day's play with England probably just another full day's play away from winning this match and series. Join us on Sunday, 26th July, 2020 at 11 am local (1000 GMT) for all the action from Day 3. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
| ... DAY 3 ... |
| Another day in this Test match with West Indies having their backs to the wall. After the first game, such situations have occurred regularly in these two Tests. And now, having entered a Test with rain forecast for a major portion, the tourists find themselves questioning the heavens. Hello and a warm welcome to the third day of this third Test between England and West Indies in Manchester. |
| So - why do we say will the Windies question the heavens? Because as per the forecast, there shouldn't have been much play yesterday. But we nearly had a full day's play! The forecast is for lesser showers today but if the forecast for 90 percent rain on Saturday did not prove right, what are the chances that the forecast for today will? |
| To be honest, West Indies cannot depend on the weather. They are so far behind in this game, that just one full day's play can finish this match off. First, they need to score those 33 runs to avoid the follow-on and if they do, try and delay the inevitable by bowling tightly. But eventually, when they do get to bat, they have to play out of their skins, which is extremely difficult in the final innings. |
| All eyes would be on Jason Holder this morning. If his team can manage to bat this whole session, that deficit could come down to around 150. Still huge, but England would have to bat that much while longer to set a target of 400 or more. |
| WEATHER - A look at the heavens will bring smiles on all the faces of cricket fans. Dry in Manchester, no rain as of now. |
| We are all set for the action to begin on Day 3! The England players are out in the huddle before they take their respective positions in the field. Overnight batsmen, Shane Dowrich and Jason Holder are out in the middle to resume their innings. Jofra Archer has the ball in hand as he will finish off his remaining over from Day 2. |
| 47.2 : J Archer to Dowrich, Jofra starts the day with a yorker. Not the pacey one, Archer is warming up but still dishes out a yorker. Dowrich manages to block it. |
| 47.3 : J Archer to Dowrich, Good length ball on off, Dowrich defends it with his outer half of his bat towards gully. |
| 47.4 : J Archer to Dowrich, First runs of the day! Dowrich gets the scoring for Day 3 underway with a good looking shot. Good length ball outside off, Dowrich gets on his front foot and drives it through covers. The ball does not have the legs to reach the fence so the fielder cleans it up. Three taken. |
| 47.5 : J Archer to Holder, Length ball on off, Holder defends it by getting right behind it. |
| 47.6 : J Archer to Holder, Good length ball around off, Holder blocks it to get through the over. |
| Chris Woakes to bowl the first full over of the day. |
| 48.1 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Woakes starts with a length ball on off, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 48.2 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Fuller on off, Dowrich gets on his front foot. |
| 48.3 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Back of a length ball from Woakes and also away swing on it. Dowrich looks to pull but misses. A bit of a loose shot this from the West Indies' wicket keeper-batsman. |
| 48.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Another shortish ball, Dowrich pulls it but with no timing towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 48.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Length ball outside off, Holder leaves it alone. |
| 48.6 : C Woakes to Holder, Holder has his first runs off the day. Fuller outside off, Holder gets on his front foot and drives it through covers and gets a couple to end the over. |
| Holder is having some issue with his right eye and he is getting it sorted out with an eye drop. |
| 49.1 : J Archer to Dowrich, On the body, Dowrich hops and glances it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 49.2 : J Archer to Holder, Good length ball on middle and off, Holder defends it. |
| 49.3 : J Archer to J Holder, FOUR! Lovely shot! First boundary off the day. Archer overpitches it slightly around off, the class of Holder is such that he will pounce on such small mistakes. He gets on his front foot and drives it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 49.4 : J Archer to Holder, Bouncer! It is around the body, Holder sits under it. |
| 49.5 : J Archer to Holder, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Very hardly you see this especially without an overthrow. Length ball outside off, Holder punches it past backward point. Sibley gives it a chase and pulls it back before the ropes. His momentum takes him well past the ropes though he manages to stop the ball before it. Dowrich and Holder make the most of it and run four. |
| 49.6 : J Archer to Holder, Length ball on off, Holder blocks it to get through the over. |
| 50.1 : C Woakes to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Dowrich keeps it out. |
| 50.2 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich defends it towards point. |
| 50.3 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Short of a length delivery outside off, Dowrich looks to pull but misses it. |
| 50.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 50.5 : C Woakes to Dowrich, A bouncer now, Dowrich ducks. |
| 50.6 : C Woakes to Dowrich, FOUR! Dowrich is looking very good this morning and this is an excellent shot. Back of a length on off, Dowrich gets on his back foot and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| Run Out appeal taken upstairs. Looks safe to the naked eye. Yep. Here come the replays. The giant strides have got him well inside. |
| 51.1 : J Archer to Holder, Not Out! The giant strides of Holder sees him make it back in with ease. On the pads, Holder flicks it wide of backward square leg and looks for two. He calls for the second, the throw at the keeper's end is a good one. Buttlr takes the ball in front of the stumps and dislodgs it. He appeals and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and shows Holder is in safely. |
| 51.2 : J Archer to Holder, On the pads, Holder flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 51.3 : J Archer to Dowrich, Short ball! Dowrich ducks under it. |
| 51.4 : J Archer to Dowrich, Another bumper! Dowrich is quick to sit under it. |
| 51.5 : J Archer to Dowrich, Back of a length delivery on off, Dowrich hops and blocks it. |
| 51.6 : J Archer to Dowrich, Outside off, Shane leaves it alone. |
| 52.1 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length and outside off, Holder offers no shot to this one. |
| 52.2 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, Holder leaves it alone. |
| 52.3 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Holder defends it off the back foot. |
| 52.4 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder keeps it out. |
| 52.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Jason offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 52.6 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder defends it out. |
| 53.1 : J Archer to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Dowrich blocks it off the back foot. |
| 53.2 : J Archer to Dowrich, Good length delivery on middle, Dowrich defends it out. |
| 53.3 : J Archer to Dowrich, On a good length on middle, Dowrich looks to flick but gets it off the thigh pad. It goes towards leg gully where Joe Root takes the catch. The ball went off the thigh pad of Dowrich. |
| 53.4 : J Archer to Dowrich, Short ball on middle, Dowrich flicks it to deep square leg and gets a couple. Brings up the 50-run stand between the pair. A very important one as at one stage it looked like the tourists would struggle to avoid the follow-on but this pair has ensured England will have to bat. |
| 53.5 : J Archer to Dowrich, The batsman does well to stand tall and play that short delivery. |
| 53.6 : J Archer to Dowrich, Archer bowls it down the leg side, Dowrich lets it go. |
| 54.1 : C Woakes to J Holder, Full on middle, Holder flicks it through mid on but Stuart Broad dives to his right and makes a desperate stop. A single taken. |
| 0.0 : Is that a boundary? Not quite. Good stop by Rory Burns who is smiling now, after that effort has been rewarded. |
| 54.2 : C Woakes to S Dowrich, On a length on off, Dowrich guides it past gully towards third man. Burns chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 54.3 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Holder defends it off the back foot. |
| Holder is gone! But is that a no ball? There is some doubt there. Cannot say that there is something of Woakes' foot behind the line... IT IS A NO BALL! What a reprieve for Holder. |
| 54.4 : C Woakes to Holder, CAUGHT OFF A NO BALL! Big moment in this Test. Woakes has overstepped his line by just and Holder gets a lifeline. Woakes bowls a length ball around the body, Holder looks to flick but it does not come off the middle and ends up hitting it upishly to the right of short mid-wicket. Ollie Pope there dives to his right and takes a very good catch. Holder stays to see whether Woakes has overstepped his line or not. Replay rolls and it finds Chris Woakes guilty. Big let off |
| C Woakes to Holder, Full and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 54.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 54.6 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, a play and a miss. |
| Jimmy Anderson is back. Bowling from the end which has been named after him. Got the impression that perhaps Joe Root was saving him for the new ball, if the follow-on could have been enforced. 11-4-17-2 so far. |
| 55.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Dowrich keeps it out. |
| 55.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 55.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a length on middle, Dowrich looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards covers. |
| 55.4 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 55.5 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a length on middle, Dowrich flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 55.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Shane blocks it well. |
| 56.1 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder blocks it off the back foot. |
| 56.2 : C Woakes to Holder, Good length delivery on off, Jason defends it off the front foot. |
| 56.3 : C Woakes to Holder, On a good length on off, Holder defends it back towards the bowler. |
| 56.4 : C Woakes to Holder, FOUR! The first job has been one by the West Indies. They have managed to avoid the follow-on in style. Back of a length all on off, Holder pulls it behind square on the leg side, away from the fielder and gets a boundary. |
| 56.5 : C Woakes to Holder, On the pads, Holder glances it towards backward square leg and gets a couple. |
| 56.6 : C Woakes to Holder, Length ball on off, Jason defends it to get through the over. |
| 57.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a length on middle, Dowrich flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 57.2 : J Anderson to Holder, Appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested. Height seemed to be an issue and also looked to be going down leg. Good length ball pitching around off and angling in. Holder looks to defend but misses ad gets hit high on the pad. Anderson and co. go up in appeal but the umpire shakes it away. Stokes at slips is certain this one is not worth using a review for and Root agrees with his deputy. Ball Tracker comes on later on and shows it was indeed missing the stumps. |
| 57.3 : J Anderson to Holder, On a good length on off, Jason defends it off the back foot. |
| 57.4 : J Anderson to Holder, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Holder looks to defend but misses it. |
| 57.5 : J Anderson to Holder, On a good length and outside off, Jason shoulders arms to this one. |
| 57.6 : J Anderson to Holder, Good length ball on off, Holder blocks it to get through the over. |
| Guess who? Guess who? The son of the match referee is warming up. |
| Stuart Broad is back on. |
| 58.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Full delivery on middle, Dowrich drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 58.2 : S Broad to Holder, On a length on off, Holder pushes it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| Holder looks to be plumb in front but has decided to take the review. More of a desperate attempt for luck more than anything. Let's see if he has any luck. |
| 58.3 : Broad to Holder, OUT! LBW! No luck for Jason Holder and his valiant knock comes to an end. Broad uses the width of the crease and bowls a length ball pitching around off and coming back in. Holder looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Broad is confident he has his man and goes up in his trademark appeal-celebration combo. The umpire agrees with him and raises his finger. Holder knows he is a goner but decides to signal the 'T'. Ultra Edge first rolls in and it shows that ther |
| Rakheem Cornwall replaces his skipper out in the middle. |
| 58.4 : S Broad to Cornwall, Outside off, Cornwall leaves it alone. |
| Sir, there is an issue. England have handed the ball to Michael Gough, who has a mild look at it and then returns it to the English players! Seems like it has gone slightly out of shape. |
| 58.5 : S Broad to Cornwall, Length ball on off, Cornwall blocks it. |
| 58.6 : S Broad to Cornwall, Good length ball on off, Cornwall gets behind the ball and keeps it out. |
| Change in field. Anderson is sending out a man to deep square leg. |
| 59.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Full and on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 59.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, A short ball outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 59.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Fuller, outside off, pushed towards mid off now. |
| 59.4 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 59.5 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Cut in half! On a length outside off, Dowrich looks to punch but the ball nips back in sharply and goes past the outside edge and the off stump! |
| 59.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Better from SD. Stays back and blocks watchfully. |
| Drinks break! A very timid hour of bowling from England. They look like a completely different bowling unit than the last hour of last day's play. They have looked a bit casual in their approach and have failed to bowl out West Indies before the follow-on. They do have got the wicket of Holder but that is the only success they have had so far. Dowrich is still out there for the tourists joined by Cornwall who is no pushover with the bat. The visitor will like to bat for as long as possible. Can |
| 60.1 : S Broad to R Cornwall, Full delivery on off, Cornwall drives it towards mid off. |
| 60.2 : S Broad to Cornwall, FOUR! Terrific shot from Cornwall to get off the mark. Broad goes full on off, Cornwall lashes onto it and plays a gorgeous straight drive past Broad for a boundary. |
| 60.3 : S Broad to Cornwall, Follows the boundary with a calm defense. |
| 60.4 : S Broad to R Cornwall, Good length ball around off, Cornwall drives it but not with much control through covers and gets a couple. |
| 60.5 : S Broad to Cornwall, Bouncer from Broad! He does not like being driven by lower order batsmen and so this time he has come back with a short ball. Cornwall ducks under it. |
| 60.6 : S Broad to Cornwall, On the body, Cornwall glances it behind square on the leg side and gets a single to keep the strike. |
| 61.1 : J Anderson to Cornwall, Full delivery on middle, Cornwall flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 61.2 : J Anderson to Cornwall, Full again on off, Cornwall lofts it over covers. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 61.3 : J Anderson to Cornwall, On a good length on off, Cornwall keeps it out. |
| 61.4 : J Anderson to Cornwall, Short delivery on middle, Cornwall pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 61.5 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich blocks it off the front foot. |
| 61.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Shane blocks it well. |
| 62.1 : S Broad to Cornwall, On a good length on off, Cornwall blocks it off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Rakheem Cornwall has been adjudged LBW and he has decided to take the review. Another one that looks hopeful more than anything. Let's see what the replays have to say. |
| 62.2 : Broad to Cornwall, OUT! LBW! Cornwall departs too and just like his skipper takes away a review. Excellent bowling from Broad. He has his 4th wicket of the innings and he has looked brilliant. His 495th Test victim. Legendary! Good length ball around off and it comes back in. Cornwall looks to play it across the line as he looks to flick. He misses and gets hit on the pads. Broad goes up in appeal along with his teammates and the umpire agrees. Corwnall decides to take the review. Replay |
| Kemar Roach is the new man in. |
| 62.3 : S Broad to Roach, Length ball on off, Roach blocks it. |
| 62.4 : S Broad to Roach, Fuller on off, Kemar defends it. |
| 62.5 : S Broad to Roach, OUT! Caught! Roach goes for a duck and Broad has his 5th wicket. Another 5-fer for Broad and we are so used to seeing it. Good length ball around off, Roach looks to defend but the ball moves away from him and takes the outside edge of Kemar's bat. It goes low to first slip where Root takes a good catch. |
| Shannon Gabriel is the last man in. |
| 62.6 : S Broad to S Gabriel, Almost dragged on! Good length ball outside off, Gabriel looks to play it on the off side but gets a under edge which sees the ball go past the stumps and towards fine leg. They take a single. |
| 63.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a length on middle, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 63.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Anderson bowls a bouncer, Dowrich does well to duck under it. |
| 63.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Dowrich pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 63.4 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a length on off, Dowrich plays it towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 63.5 : J Anderson to Gabriel, Good length delivery on off, Gabriel defends it off the back foot. |
| 63.6 : J Anderson to Gabriel, On a good length and outside off, Gabriel shoulders arms to this one. |
| 64.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Broad bowls a bouncer, Dowrich does well to duck under it. |
| 64.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Dowrich looks to punch but misses it. |
| 64.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, On a good length on off, Dowrich defends it out. |
| 64.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, FOUR! Nicely played! Length delivery on off, Dowrich punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 64.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich plays it to point. |
| 64.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, OUT! Caught! That is the end of West Indies' innings. Dowrich is the last man to depart and Broad finishes with 6-fer. Excellent stuff from England's talisman. He bangs the deck hard on off, Dowrich looks to pull but mistimes it and ends up lobbying it to mid on. Chris Woakes has a safe pair of hands and he makes no mistake. WEST INDIES ALL OUT FOR 197! |
| Stuart Broad takes the ball from Woakes and rightly so. He will want to keep that to himself. Not selected for the first Test and he has definitely made his point. 6 wickets in 14 overs, that is a wicket every 14 balls. |
| So West Indies avoid the follow-on but England get a lead of 172. That is more than enough for a result if we get one full day's play. The bowling was pretty much upto the mark, except for that first hour this morning. 6 wickets for Broad, 2 for Anderson, but the entire bowling unit was excellent. |
| Another shoddy display with the bat for the visitors. This time it has been technical deficiency which has brought about their downfall. Playing from the crease, not shuffling their feet and getting trapped by the movement of the ball. Only Jason Holder played an innings of some confidence while the rest simply withered away. Dowrich's innings looks good on the scorecard but he struggled for a major part while Campbell got a brute. |
| Less than 20 minutes to go for Lunch. England are well ahead in this game but in personal terms, this will be a nervous moment for Rory Burns and Dom Sibley. They would want to go into the break unscathed. |
| Here come the two English openers. 20 minutes to bat. |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, Roach starts with a good length ball on the pads, it does not move much. Burns glances it to square leg to begin the innings. |
| 0.2 : K Roach to Burns, Good length ball on off and middle, Burns defends it by getting right behind it. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to R Burns, EDGED BUT FALLS SHORT! Holder has hurt himself here. Good length ball around off, Burns looks to defend but does so with soft hands. He gets a thick outside edge which falls short of second slip. Holder gets down and the ball brushes his fingers and goes behind allowing them to take a single. The skipper is down in pain and looks like he has hurt his finger. Replays roll in and show that the ball bounced in front of him and hit him on the top of his left thumb. That can |
| The physio is out as Holder is down and looks to be in a lot of pain. Holder is walking off the field now. West Indies will hope that their skipper returns sooner rather than later. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Fuller on middle and off, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Sibley, Good length ball on off, Sibley defends it with a straight bat. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley flicks it to the on side. |
| Shannon Gabriel to partner Kemar Roach with the new ball. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it out. |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Good length delivery outside off, Sibley offers no shot to this one. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On a good length and outside off, Sibley offers no shot to this one. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Good length delivery on off, Dom keeps it out. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Outside off, Sibley leaves it alone. |
| 2.1 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length and outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length on middle, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, Burns lets it go. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to Burns, Length delivery on middle, Burns nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 2.6 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On a good length and outside off, Sibley shoulders arms to this one. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Gabriel bowls it down the leg side, Sibley lets it go. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Sibley, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 3.5 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Sibley, FOUR! On a good length on off, Sibley looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes past gully towards third man for a boundary. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3! |
| Another session goes by, and nothing has changed. England remain unscathed at the end of the first session on Day 3 and are way on top of the West Indies, as they lead now by 182 runs. The visitors will need to perform some sort of miracle now to stay in this game and to have any hopes of retaining the Wisden trophy. |
| The session started with some momentum for the visitors. It looked like they would pull away a bit after Holder and Dowrich avoided the follow-on but it was again just moments rather than a long period of good play from the West Indies. As soon as Stuart Broad came into the attack, he started to rip apart the West Indies. West Indies went from 178 for 6 to 197 all out, with Broad taking all four wickets, completing his 5-fer in the process as well. |
| England had about 20 minutes to survive after the innings break before Lunch and they have done so successfully, with Burns and Sibley both still at the crease. They will look to set the platform for the batters coming in next so that they can go hammer and tongs and swell their lead. Can the West Indies choke them and take some wickets to turn the tide a bit in their favour? Join us after the Lunch break to find out! |
| ... Day 3, Afternoon Session ... |
| We are back for the second session. Jason Holder is giving word of motivation to the players in the huddle before they take the field. Rory Burns and Dom Sibley walk out to resume their innings. Kemar Roach to bowl the first over of the new session. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to Burns, Roach starts with a loose delivery on the pads, Burns flicks it towards fine leg and gets a single to get the first run of the session. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to Sibley, Good length ball outside off, it comes back in after it passes the bat. Dowrich once again cannot take it cleanly. He has struggled with the gloves behind the stumps. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to Dom Sibley, Fuller on off and middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Length ball on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to Sibley, Good ball. Fuller and outside off, this one moves away. Sibley looks to defend but misses. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to Sibley, Another good delivery. Good length ball outside off, Sibley looks to defend but gets squared up again. |
| Shannon Gabriel to start the new session with Kemar Roach with the ball. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On the pads, Burns turns it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Down the leg side, Sibley lets it be. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley glances it to the leg side. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Length ball on off, Sibley plays it with soft hands and gets a single. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Gabriel hits the deck hard on off, Burns hops and blocks it to the leg side. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 6.1 : K Roach to Sibley, Down the leg side, Sibley looks to flick but misses. Dowrich does well moving to his left and gathering it. |
| 6.2 : K Roach to Sibley, Full around off, Sibley defends it off his front foot. |
| 6.3 : K Roach to Sibley, Length ball on off, DS defends it. |
| 6.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Back of a length on off, Sibley gets on his back foot and keeps it out. |
| 6.5 : K Roach to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley flicks it to backward square leg. |
| 6.6 : K Roach to Sibley, On middle and leg, Sibley flicks it but once again finds backward square leg. |
| 7.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On off, Burns glances it with the angle through square leg for a couple. |
| 7.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Bouncer! Burns looks to sway away but the ball brushes his shoulder and goes to the left of Dowrich. |
| 7.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Ouch! Gabriel bangs a quick shortish ball outside off, Burns sways away this time. Dowrich behind the stumps misreads it and gets hit on his face. It is a no ball as well as Gabriel overstepped. |
| The physio is out now and having a look at Dowrich. That looked like a painful blow and Dowrich was bleeding too. There is going to be a bit of a pause here as Hope is going to get padded up and keep wickets for the visitors. |
| S Gabriel to Burns, Shortish around the body, Burns glances it towards fine leg and takes one. |
| 7.4 : S Gabriel to Sibley, FOUR BYES AND NO BALLL! Gabriel bangs it in short but down the leg side. Sibley ducks and the ball keeps going away from Hope. He dives but to no avail. Gabriel overstepped his line too there. |
| S Gabriel to Sibley, Good length ball on off, Sibley defends it. |
| 7.5 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Outside off, Sibley leaves it alone. |
| 7.6 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 8.1 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, Rory leaves it. |
| 8.2 : K Roach to Burns, Length ball on off, Burns defends it. |
| 8.3 : K Roach to Burns, On off, defended. |
| 8.4 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 8.5 : K Roach to Burns, Length ball around off, Burns defends it towards point. |
| 8.6 : K Roach to Burns, Away from the off pole, Burns shoulders arms to it. |
| 9.1 : S Gabriel to Sibley, Bouncer! Sibley ducks under it. |
| 9.2 : S Gabriel to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 9.3 : S Gabriel to Sibley, NO BALL! Gabriel's struggle with the crease continues. He crosses the line again as he bowls this on the pads, Sibley flicks it to the on side and takes one. |
| S Gabriel to Burns, On off, Rory blocks it. |
| 9.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 9.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Good length ball on middle and leg, Burns looks to defend but does so off the outer half of his bat. |
| 9.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Length ball outside off, Burns plays it to the leg side off the inner half and takes a single to keep the strike. |
| 10.1 : J Holder to Burns, Holder starts with a good length delivery on off, Burns defends it. |
| 10.2 : J Holder to Burns, FOUR! Nicely played. Length delivery outside off, Burns waits and then guides it in the gap between the slip and the gully fielder for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : J Holder to Burns, Follows the boundary with a strong back foot defense. |
| 10.4 : J Holder to Burns, On off, Burns defends it off his front foot. |
| 10.5 : J Holder to Burns, Length ball on off, Burns once again defends it with a dead bat. |
| 10.6 : J Holder to Burns, On the stumps, Rory blocks it. |
| Roston Chase is introduced into the attack. |
| 11.1 : R Chase to Sibley, Chase starts with a tossed up delivery on middle and off, Sibley flicks and finds mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : R Chase to Sibley, Flighted around off, Dom defends it. |
| 11.3 : R Chase to Sibley, On the pads, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 11.4 : R Chase to Sibley, This time Sibley flicks it past mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 11.5 : R Chase to Dom Sibley, Floated on middle, DS strokes it towards mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 11.6 : R Chase to Burns, Shortish outside off, Burns cuts but finds point. |
| 12.1 : J Holder to Sibley, Good length ball on off, Sibley defends it with a straight bat. |
| 12.2 : J Holder to Sibley, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : J Holder to Sibley, On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 12.4 : J Holder to Burns, Good length delivery outside off, Burns offers no shot to this one. |
| 12.5 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 12.6 : J Holder to Burns, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Burns looks to drive but misses it. |
| 13.1 : R Chase to Sibley, Short outside off, Sibley looks to cut but gets a bottom edge. |
| 13.2 : R Chase to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen cross ends. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 13.3 : R Chase to Burns, Outside off, Rory comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : R Chase to Burns, Full again, pushed back once more, defensively. |
| 13.5 : R Chase to Burns, STUMPING MISSED! Flighted delivery wide outside off, Burns comes down the track and looks to defend but misses it. Burns is a long way down the track but the ball is too wide, even for the substitute keeper, Joshua da Silva. He has to reach out while trying to effect the stumping but he is so far from the stumps that while doing so, he slips and Burns gets back. |
| 13.6 : R Chase to Burns, Outside off, left alone. |
| 14.1 : J Holder to Sibley, On a length and down the leg side, Sibley looks to flick but misses it. |
| 14.2 : J Holder to Dom Sibley, Short delivery on middle, Sibley looks to pull but does not get it off the middle of the bat. It lands safely towards square leg. |
| 14.3 : J Holder to Sibley, Holder bowls a bouncer, Sibley does well to duck under it. |
| 14.4 : J Holder to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley defends it out. |
| 14.5 : J Holder to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 14.6 : J Holder to Sibley, On a good length on middle, Sibley looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 15.1 : R Chase to Burns, Floated delivery on off, Burns punches it towards the off side. |
| 15.2 : R Chase to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns blocks it off the front foot. |
| 15.3 : R Chase to Burns, On middle, Rory offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 15.4 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on off, Burns keeps it out. |
| 15.5 : R Chase to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 15.6 : R Chase to Burns, Short and outside off, Burns punches it through point for a single. |
| Time for a drink. The match is slowly but surely going away from the West Indies. But what can they do? If they bowl with fire and get England all out quickly, that would mean enough time for the hosts to get them out as well, in spite of the poor weather. On the other hand, playing for time, hoping that the rain would come, will not help either! Probably, the best way to play would be just enjoy the game. Give your best and hope for the best. It has been a painful 16 overs for West Indies, with |
| 16.1 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 16.2 : J Holder to Burns, Good length delivery on off, Rory blocks it well. |
| 16.3 : J Holder to Burns, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Burns looks to guide but misses it. |
| 16.4 : J Holder to Burns, Holder bowls a bouncer outside off, Burns ducks under it. |
| 16.5 : J Holder to Burns, Full delivery on off, Burns drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 16.6 : J Holder to Sibley, On a length on middle, Sibley nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 17.1 : R Chase to Burns, Tossed up delivery outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one. |
| 17.2 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 17.3 : R Chase to Burns, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. |
| 17.4 : R Chase to Burns, Loopy delivery on middle, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 17.5 : R Chase to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Rory blocks it off the back foot. |
| 17.6 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on middle, Burns flicks it towards the leg side. |
| Rahkeem Cornwall is on. |
| 18.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Flighted delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot. |
| 18.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 18.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Loopy delivery on off, Burns guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 18.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 18.6 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On off, Dom defends it out. |
| 19.1 : R Chase to Burns, FOUR! Nice shot! Short on off, Burns makes room and cuts it through point. The fielder chases it and tries to stop it with a dive but it races away to the fence. |
| 19.2 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on middle, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 19.3 : R Chase to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns comes forward and looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. |
| 19.4 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery outside off, Burns offers no shot to this one. |
| 19.5 : R Chase to Burns, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 19.6 : R Chase to R Burns, Pushes this towards mid on. |
| 20.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated delivery on off, Sibley keeps it out. |
| 20.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley defends it out. |
| 20.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Flighted delivery on middle, Sibley comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 20.4 : R Cornwall to Dom Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley drives it towards mid on. |
| 20.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns defends it towards short leg. |
| 21.1 : R Chase to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 21.2 : R Chase to Sibley, Floated delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 21.3 : R Chase to Sibley, Flighted delivery on middle, Sibley comes down the track and flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 21.4 : R Chase to Sibley, Loopy delivery on leg, Sibley flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.5 : R Chase to Burns, Outside off, Rory leaves it alone. |
| 21.6 : R Chase to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Burns flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 22.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On the ads, Sibley turns it to mid-wicket with the spin and gets a single. |
| 22.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Short outside off, Burns guides it behind point for a run. |
| 22.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated outside off, Sibley looks to flick but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Stifled appeal but turned down by the umpire. Height seemed to be an issue and is the issue as confirmed by Ball Tracker later on. |
| 22.4 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up on off, Sibley blocks it. |
| 22.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley glances it to the leg side. |
| 22.6 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated outside off, Sibley looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Little excitement but nothing more. |
| 23.1 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted on off, Burns carefully blocks it. |
| 23.2 : R Chase to Burns, On off, Burns pushes it to cover. |
| 23.3 : R Chase to Burns, Shorter outside off, Burns punches it on the off side and gets to the other end. |
| 23.4 : R Chase to Sibley, Darted on the pads, Sibley glances it to mid-wicket. |
| 23.5 : R Chase to Sibley, Floated on off, Sibley taps it back to the bowler. |
| 23.6 : R Chase to Sibley, On the pads, DS glances it to the leg side. |
| 24.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns tucks it against the spin and gets to the other end. |
| 24.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Flights one on off, Sibley blocks it. |
| 24.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley has a jampacked leg side field but he still manages to tuck it into the gap on that side and get a single. |
| 24.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Burns blocks it. |
| 24.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter on off, Rory tucks it off his hips towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 24.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On the pads, Burns looks to flick but misses. The ball lobs off his pad towards leg gully. Slightly quicker ball it was from Cornwall. |
| 25.1 : R Chase to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley flicks it to the on side and finds mid-wicket. |
| 25.2 : R Chase to Sibley, On off, Sibley blocks it. |
| 25.3 : R Chase to Sibley, In the air but safe! Desperate attempt from Sibley to score off the spinner. Floated on the pads, Burns comes down the track and looks to whip it on the off side. He does so uppishly with no timing. Luckily for him it falls away from diving Holder at square leg. |
| 25.4 : R Chase to Burns, Floated on off, Burns blocks it. |
| 25.5 : R Chase to Burns, On off, stroked away to point. |
| 25.6 : R Chase to Burns, In the air but in no man's land. Flighted on the pads, Burns looks to sweep but gets a top edge but it falls at no man's land behind square on the leg side. wo taken. |
| 26.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Flighted delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 26.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on off, Sibley defends it off the front foot. |
| 26.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 26.4 : R Cornwall to Dom Sibley, Short delivery on off, Sibley cuts it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 26.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On middle, Dom blocks it off the front foot. |
| 26.6 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 27.1 : R Chase to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns defends it. |
| 27.2 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted on off, RB defends it. |
| 27.3 : R Chase to Burns, FOUR! Poor ball and played well as well. On the pads, Burns gets on his knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : R Chase to Burns, Follows it up with a single towards mid-wicket. |
| 27.5 : R Chase to Sibley, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Chase is guilty of bowling it too full on off, Sibley gets on his front foot and creams it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 27.6 : R Chase to Sibley, Chase comes around the wicket and darts it on the pads, DS glances it to the leg side and keeps the strike. |
| 28.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Shorter on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 28.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley glances it to mid-wicket. |
| 28.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On off, Sibley blocks it. |
| 28.4 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On off, Sibley blocks it. |
| Review time! West Indies think they have got Sibley here LBW but the on-field umpire thinks the other way. The West Indies players are confident and decide to take it upstairs. |
| 28.5 : Cornwall to Sibley, NOT OUT! Good decision by the on-field umpire. The impact was outside off and West Indies lose their review. Cornwall bowls a quicker one outside off, Sibley looks to defend but is taken aback by the pace and gets hit on the pads. West Indies players put in a huge, confident appeal but to no avail. They decide to take the review. Replay rolls in and Ball Tracker shows that the impact was outside off. |
| 28.6 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On the pads, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 29.1 : R Chase to Burns, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 29.2 : R Chase to Burns, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely. Floated on off and middle, Burns sweeps it against the spin through square leg for a boundary. |
| 29.3 : R Chase to Burns, Now sees the fielder has gone deep at square leg so gently flicks it on that side and gets a couple. Smart batting. |
| 29.4 : R Chase to Burns, On off, RB blocks. |
| 29.5 : R Chase to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns gets on his back foot and defends. |
| 29.6 : R Chase to Burns, Gives this one air on off, Rory gets on his front foot and defends it. |
| Bowling change. Kemar Roach is back into the attack as he replaces Rahkeem Cornwall. |
| 30.1 : K Roach to Dom Sibley, EDGED AND FOUR! Roach comes and finds the edge straightaway. Fuller around off, in an area where the batsman feels obligated to go for a drive. Sibley gets tempted and goes for it but gets a thick outside edge which goes perfectly between second slip and gully for a boundary. Motivating start to the new spell for Roach. |
| 30.2 : K Roach to Sibley, Good length ball outside off, Sibley looks to defend but misses. |
| 30.3 : K Roach to Sibley, On off, Sibley plays it to the off side and takes a run. |
| 30.4 : K Roach to Burns, Length ball on off, Burns blocks it off with a straight bat. |
| 30.5 : K Roach to Burns, Fuller on off, RB defends it. |
| 30.6 : K Roach to Burns, On the pads, Burns glances it to the leg side and keeps the strike. |
| 31.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns defends it. |
| 31.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up on off, Burns defends it. |
| 31.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns punches it to cover. |
| 31.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Once again short and Burns punches it to the left of backward point. Campbell runs to his left and saves runs with a dive. |
| 31.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Flighted outside off, Burns looks to defend but misses. |
| 31.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Burns blocks it and that will be Tea on Day 3! |
| Not the most enthralling session but England won't be complaining as they have not lost any wicket and are literally batting West Indies out of the game. They are 86/0 but in reality they are 258 runs ahead and have all their 10 wickets in hand. The run rate has not been sub-par and it will be interesting to see their approach in the final session as the weather forecast for tomorrow is terrible. |
| West Indies, on the other hand, had a very tough session. Their players struggling for fitness and bowlers struggling to get the breakthrough has seen their heads drop a bit. Holder will need to motivate and inspire his men and will need someone to show some fight in the final session. How will the host play the final session? Will they go on the aggressive or carry on their cautious approach? Join us in the final session to find out. |
| ... Day 3, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of Day 3. The West Indies players are out in the middle. Rory Burns and Dom Sibley will resume their innings for England. Kemar Roach will start the proceedings for the final session of Day 3. |
| 32.1 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley drives it to mid on. |
| 32.2 : K Roach to Sibley, On a length on off, Sibley punches it to point. |
| 32.3 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on off, Sibley drives it through point. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 32.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Good length delivery outside off, Sibley offers no shot to this one. |
| 32.5 : K Roach to Sibley, Back of a length delivery outside off, Dom shoulders arms to this one. |
| 32.6 : K Roach to Sibley, On a length on off, Sibley plays it to point. |
| Rahkeem Cornwall to bowl from the other end. |
| 33.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 33.2 : R Cornwall to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Short delivery on off, Sibley looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes past first slip towards third man for a boundary. |
| 33.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated delivery on middle, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 33.4 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Loopy delivery on off, Sibley keeps it out. |
| 33.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, On off, Sibley punches it towards covers for a run. |
| 33.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 34.1 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on off, Sibley drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 34.2 : K Roach to Sibley, Roach bowls a bouncer, Sibley does well to duck under it. |
| 34.3 : K Roach to Sibley, Short delivery outside off, Sibley cuts it to point. |
| 34.4 : K Roach to Sibley, On a good length on off, Dom keeps it out. |
| 34.5 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 34.6 : K Roach to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 35.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter outside off, Burns taps it to the left of backward point and calls for a quick single. Sibley reacts and gets there in time. |
| 35.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated on off, Sibley defends it. |
| 35.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up on off, Sibley plays it towards cover and gets a single. |
| 35.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns plays it to point. |
| 35.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns defends it off his back foot. |
| 35.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up on off, Rory plays it towards point and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 36.1 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns defends it off the back foot. |
| 36.2 : K Roach to Burns, On a length on off, Burns pushes it towards point and takes a quick single. The fielder goes for a direct hit at the keeper's end but misses it. |
| 36.3 : K Roach to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley blocks it off the front foot. |
| 36.4 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 36.5 : K Roach to Burns, FOUR! 100-run stand comes up in style. First time since 2016 there has been a century stand between two English openers at home. Back of a length delivery on middle, Burns flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery outside off, Rory leaves it alone. |
| 37.1 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Tossed up delivery on middle, Sibley comes down the track and flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 37.2 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Floated delivery on off, Sibley blocks it off the back foot. |
| 37.3 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Flighted delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it to square leg. |
| 37.4 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Loopy delivery outside off, Dom shoulders arms to this one. |
| 37.5 : R Cornwall to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley drives it to mid on. |
| 37.6 : R Cornwall to Sibley, 50 for Sibley! Looks like England's long awaited search for an opener has finally come to an end as this young man fits the bill perfectly. Brilliant innings from him. Got a duck in the first innings but has come back strongly. Shorter on off, Sibley cuts it through third man and gets three as the fielder cleans it up before the ropes. |
| 38.1 : K Roach to Sibley, Full delivery on middle, Sibley flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 38.2 : K Roach to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 38.3 : K Roach to Sibley, Length delivery on off, Sibley plays it to point. |
| 38.4 : K Roach to Sibley, On a length on middle, Sibley flicks it to square leg. |
| 38.5 : K Roach to Dom Sibley, Good length delivery on middle, Sibley looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 38.6 : K Roach to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Good shot! Full delivery on off, Sibley drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 39.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Fifty for Burns! Consecutive fifties for him! Another fine display, he has come into his own since the Ashes and has nailed that opening spot. He gets to his fifty in style. Flighted around off, Burns gets down on one knee and sweeps it though mid-wicket for a boundary. He raises his bat as his teammates applaud his effort. |
| 39.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Loopy delivery on off, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 39.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 39.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns plays it to point. |
| 39.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 39.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Shorter on off, Burns blocks it. |
| 40.1 : J Holder to Sibley, On a good length on off, Sibley defends it off the back foot. |
| 40.2 : J Holder to Sibley, Good length delivery on off, Sibley blocks it off the front foot. |
| 40.3 : J Holder to Sibley, Short delivery on middle, Sibley stands tall and defends it off the back foot. |
| Review time! Holder thinks he has his man but the umpire does not feel so. He has signaled the 'T' and gone upstairs. Let's see if they have got better of this partnership or their search continues. |
| 40.4 : Holder to Sibley, NOT OUT! The ball is hitting the stumps but not enough to overturn the on-field decision. Good length ball pitching around off and coming back in. Sibley comes across and looks to flick but misses. He gets hit high on the pads. Holder goes up in appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Holder decides to take the review. Ultra Edge rolls and shows that there is no bat involved. Ball Tracker then comes and it shows that the ball is clipping the top of middle pole but not enough to |
| This time Sibley has taken the review. |
| 40.5 : Holder to Sibley, OUT! LBW! Sibley has to depart and he takes a review with him. This is the danger of coming too far across your off stump, you're always vulnerable and that is what has happened here. Good length ball on off and coming back in, Sibley comes across and looks to flick but misses. This time the ball hits him low on his pad. Holder goes up in a confident appeal and the umpire agrees with him and raises his finger. Sibley has a word with his partner and decides to opt for the |
| Joe Root is the next batsman in. |
| 40.6 : J Holder to Root, Root is underway! On the pad, Root flicks it through mid-wicket and gets three to get his scoreboard ticking. |
| 41.1 : R Cornwall to Root, BEATEN! Tossed up delivery on off, Root looks to guide but misses it. |
| 41.2 : R Cornwall to Root, Flighted delivery on middle, Root flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 41.3 : R Cornwall to Burns, Loopy delivery outside off, Burns shoulders arms to this one. |
| 41.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Flighted delivery on middle, Burns sweeps it through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it before the ropes. The batsmen run four. |
| 41.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Rory defends it off the front foot. |
| 41.6 : R Cornwall to R Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns defends it towards the off side. |
| 42.1 : J Holder to Root, On a good length on off, Root defends it towards point. |
| 42.2 : J Holder to Root, Good length delivery on off, Root blocks it off the front foot. |
| 42.3 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 42.4 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns blocks it off the front foot. |
| 42.5 : J Holder to Burns, Good length delivery on middle, Rory keeps it out. |
| 42.6 : J Holder to Burns, On a length on middle, Burns flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 43.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It lands safely towards square leg. The batsmen take a single. |
| 43.2 : R Cornwall to Root, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Flighted delivery on middle, Root comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : R Cornwall to Joe Root, Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 43.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated delivery on off, Burns punches it towards point for a run. |
| 43.5 : R Cornwall to Root, On middle, Root sweeps it towards short fine leg. |
| 43.6 : R Cornwall to Root, Tossed up outside off, Root lets it go. |
| 44.1 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on off, Burns pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 44.2 : J Holder to Burns, Length delivery on off, Burns guides it to point. |
| 44.3 : J Holder to Burns, Short of a length delivery outside off, Burns lets it go. |
| 44.4 : J Holder to Burns, On a length on middle, Burns flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 44.5 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on off, Root drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 44.6 : J Holder to Root, Full again on middle, Root flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 45.1 : R Cornwall to Root, Tossed up delivery on middle, Root drives it through mid on. The batsmen take a run. |
| 45.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Nice improvisation! Flighted delivery on off, Burns plays a reverse sweep towards third man for a boundary. |
| 45.3 : Cornwall to Burns, NOT OUT! Hope has not taken a clean catch as it bounced in front of him. Tossed up delivery on off, Burns looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards first slip where Hope tries to take the catch but it bounces in front of him. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that it bounced in front of him. |
| 45.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 45.5 : Cornwall to R Burns, Flighted delivery on off, Burns looks to play a reverse sweep but gets a top edge. It goes over first slip towards third man. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 45.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 46.1 : J Holder to Root, On a length on middle, Root flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 46.2 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root flicks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 46.3 : J Holder to Root, Full again on middle, Joe drives it to mid on. |
| 46.4 : J Holder to Root, On a good length on off, Root blocks it off the back foot. |
| 46.5 : J Holder to Root, Short of a length delivery down the leg side, Root looks to pull but misses it. |
| 46.6 : J Holder to Root, On a length on off, Root plays it to point. |
| 47.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Flighted delivery on middle, Burns comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns plays it to point. |
| 47.3 : R Cornwall to R Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it to mid on. |
| 47.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Burns sweeps it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 47.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, On off, Rory blocks it off the front foot. |
| 47.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery on middle, Burns plays a reverse sweep over third man for a boundary. |
| 48.1 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root drives it to mid on. |
| 48.2 : J Holder to Joe Root, Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it to mid-wicket. |
| 48.3 : J Holder to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 48.4 : J Holder to Burns, On a good length on middle, Burns looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a run. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 48.5 : J Holder to Root, FOUR! That is put away! Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 48.6 : J Holder to Root, Holder bowls a bouncer outside off, Root lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| DRINKS BREAK. The West Indies skipper is popping back into the dressing room for a bit of a breather. When is the English skipper going to ask his bowlers to get ready? By the looks of it, a declaration might be around the corner. Best to get 10 overs at the Windies tonight? |
| 49.1 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns defends it off the front foot. |
| 49.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Floated delivery on middle, Burns flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 49.3 : R Cornwall to Root, Flighted delivery on middle, Root flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 49.4 : R Cornwall to Burns, Loopy delivery on middle, Burns looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 49.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 49.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Burns looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads. |
| 50.1 : R Chase to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root drives it to mid on. |
| 50.2 : R Chase to Root, FOUR! Nicely played! Flighted delivery on off, Root plays a reverse sweep towards third man for a boundary. 50-run stand is up between Root and Burns. |
| 50.3 : R Chase to Root, Full delivery on off, Root drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 50.4 : R Chase to R Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns drives it through mid on for a run. |
| 50.5 : R Chase to Root, Floated delivery on off, Root plays a reverse sweep towards third man. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 50.6 : R Chase to Joe Root, Full delivery on off, Root drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 51.1 : R Cornwall to Root, Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 51.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns looks to play a reverse sweep but gets hit on the pads. It goes towards point. The batsmen take a single. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 51.3 : R Cornwall to Root, FOUR more to Root. Blackwood is quick. Exceptionally quick in the outfield. But this was timed so sweetly by Root that it beat him. Full and outside off, Joe gets down and sweeps it powerfully, yet beautifully through mid-wicket. The ball races towards the fence, beating Jermaine Blackwood's dive to his right. |
| 51.4 : R Cornwall to Root, On off, Root plays it to point. |
| 51.5 : R Cornwall to Root, Flighted delivery on off, Root plays it towards point for a single. |
| 51.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns sweeps it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 52.1 : R Chase to Burns, Short delivery on off, Burns slaps it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 52.2 : R Chase to Burns, Tossed up delivery on off, Burns plays it to point. |
| 52.3 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on off, Burns punches it through point for a single. |
| 52.4 : R Chase to Root, Loopy delivery on middle, Root sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 52.5 : R Chase to Burns, On middle, Burns sweeps it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 52.6 : R Chase to Joe Root, Short delivery on middle, Root pulls it through square leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 53.1 : R Cornwall to Root, Floated delivery on middle, Root sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 53.2 : R Cornwall to Burns, Full delivery on middle, Burns drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 53.3 : R Cornwall to Root, Tossed up delivery on middle, Root looks to play a paddle sweep but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 53.4 : R Cornwall to Root, On off, Root plays it to covers. |
| 53.5 : R Cornwall to Root, Full delivery on middle, Root drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 53.6 : R Cornwall to Burns, On middle, Burns flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 54.1 : R Chase to Root, Floated delivery on middle, Root plays a reverse sweep towards third man. The batsmen take a run. |
| 54.2 : R Chase to Burns, Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 54.3 : R Chase to Root, Flighted delivery on middle, Root flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 54.4 : R Chase to Burns, On middle, Burns flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 54.5 : R Chase to Root, Loopy delivery on off, Root plays a reverse sweep towards point. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 54.6 : R Chase to Burns, Full delivery on off, Burns drives it to covers. |
| 55.1 : R Cornwall to Root, SIX! England have shifted gears and the skipper has put on some dancing shoes. Excellent footwork. Root comes down the track and smashes this tossed up ball over long off for a biggie. |
| 55.2 : R Cornwall to Root, That's beaten everything. Shorter off sinner pitching on leg, Root looks to punch it on the off side but the ball spins and goes between his bat and pad and it also misses the stumps and goes behind. They steal two byes. |
| 55.3 : R Cornwall to Root, Floated on off, Root blocks it. |
| 55.4 : R Cornwall to Root, Flighted on off, Root sweeps it through mid-wicket and gets a single to move to 48. |
| 55.5 : R Cornwall to Burns, On the pads, RB flicks it to mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 55.6 : R Cornwall to Root, Floated on off, Root sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single to move to 49. 11 off the over and the lead is now 374! |
| Kemar Roach is back on. 20 runs and no wickets off his 10 overs so far. |
| 56.1 : K Roach to Root, FOUR! Root reaches his fifty in style. 49th Test fifty for the England skipper and he has got that with a glorious shot. Length ball around off, Root comes down the track and smacks it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 56.2 : K Roach to Root, What is happening? Good length ball outside off, Root looks play the scoop shot but misses. |
| 56.3 : K Roach to Joe Root, FOUR! Shorter from Roach but Root is in T20 mode so he sees the cherry as a white ball and pulls it through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 56.4 : K Roach to Root, Yorker outside off, Root dabs it to gully. |
| 56.5 : K Roach to Root, Good length ball outside off, Root guides it towards third man and gets a couple. |
| 56.6 : K Roach to Root, FOUR! Excellent shot! Fuller outside off, Root heaves it over long on and ends the over with a boundary. |
| 57.1 : R Chase to Burns, FOUR! Terrific shot! Tossed up delivery on middle, Burns lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 57.2 : R Chase to Burns, Flighted delivery on off, Burns punches it to mid off. |
| 57.3 : R Chase to Burns, Short delivery on off, Burns lofts it over point for a single. |
| 57.4 : R Chase to Root, FOUR! Nicely played! Loopy delivery on middle, Root sweeps it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 57.5 : R Chase to Root, On middle, Root sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 57.6 : R Chase to Burns, OUT! CAUGHT! Burns fails to get to his century! Tossed up delivery on off, Burns looks to sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards the substitute keeper where Joshua Da Silva takes a comfortable catch. ENGLAND HAVE DECLARED WITH A LEAD OF 398! |
| So England have decided they have enough on the board and have declared! The platform is set for the to regain the Wisden Trophy. Having a lead of 233, the openers tookk their time but set the platform with the opening pair of Sibley and Burns adding a slightly slower but steady 114 stand with both openers getting to their fifties. Sibley though departed against the run of play which meant the stage was set for the England skipper to play his T20 game. Root's unbeaten 68 off just 56 ball along w |
| It has been a tough day for West Indies. First they failed with the bat and that disappointment couped with injuries made things more difficult than they already were for the hosts. The bowlers had to toil hard and did not have much success. Gabriel's compromised fitness meant that the visitors got just 5 over from their strike bowler. Holder too injured his thumb which added salt to the wound. The skipper still managed to get a wicket along with Chase. Rakheem Cornwall bowled the most overs but |
| So West Indies need 399 to win or play out two days to retain the Wisden Trophy. England need 10 wickets and have more than 2 days if weather permits to win the series. The hosts have around 23 minutes to try and get a wicket or two. Can West Indies rise from the ashes or will the inevitable happen? |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Anderson starts with a good length delivery around off. A hint of away moment but Brathwaite gets behind it and blocks it. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length ball outside off this time, Brathwaite leaves it alone. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Fuller around off, the ball looks to have kept a tad low. Brathwaite manages to get his bat down in time. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length delivery outside off, Brathwaite leaves it alone. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On the pads, Brathwaite looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Maiden to begin with. Good length ball on off, Brathwaite defends it. |
| Jimmy Anderson's partner-in-crime, Stuart Broad, to partner him with the new ball. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Broad starts with a fuller delivery to the southpaw on off, Campbell pushes it to point and looks for a single which was never existent. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length ball angling in to the left-hander, Campbell manages to defend it. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to J Campbell, OUT! Caught! Broad gets his 498th Test victim and that comes from a beauty! Traditional Broad wicket. He has enjoyed bowling to left-handers and has more often than not won the battle against them. Nothing different here. Terrific delivery from Broad. He comes in and bowls it slightly fuller on off, Campbell thinks it will come with the angle but goes the other way. It takes the fat outside edge of his willow and goes straight to first slip. Skipper, Joe Root there ma |
| Night watchman Kemar Roach walks out to bat. Can he survive? |
| 1.4 : S Broad to K Roach, Shorter from Broad! Roach looks to defend but the ball takes the outer half of his bat and goes to the off side allowing him to get off the mark. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Length delivery on off, Brathwaite pushes it to point and gets to the other end. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Roach, On the pads, Roach flicks it to the leg side and gets a couple to end the over. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length on off, Brathwaite defends it off the back foot. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length delivery on off, Brathwaite keeps it out. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length on middle, Brathwaite flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Roach, Good length delivery on off, Roach blocks it off the front foot. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Roach, On a length on middle, Roach flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length on off, Kraigg keeps it out. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Roach, OUT! Caught behind! Two wickets in no time for Broad and make that victim number 499 for him in Tests. He was angry on being dropped from the first Test and he has guided that anger in the right place. The night watchman does not survive the day to see the night. Excellent delivery. It would be good for majority of the top order batsmen, it was going to be too good for the night watchman. Broad bowls it full around off and the ball shapes away a bit. Roach looks to defend |
| 0.0 : Shai Hope walks out to bat now. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Hope, On the pads, Hope flicks it to mid-wicket to start his innings. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, Hope leaves it alone. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Hope, Almost had scalp number 500. Peach of a delivery from Broad. He comes wide of the crease and makes the ball straightens after pitching. Hope looks to defend but gets nothing on it and the ball just by a mere inches misses the outside edge. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to S Hope, EDGED AND FOUR! Good length ball on off, Hope looks to defend but does so with soft hands. The ball takes the outside edge and goes through gully for a boundary. Hope is off the mark but not in a conventional manner. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Hope, Good length ball on off, Hope defends it. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Down the leg side, KB looks to flick but misses. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length ball on off, Brathwaite defends it. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Another one on off, Brathwaite manages to keep it out. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On off, Brathwaite blocks it. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to K Brathwaite, Length ball on off, Brathwaite looks to defend but gets it off the outside edge to the right of third slip. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, Kraigg leaves it alone and we might have one more over for the day. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Hope, Fuller on off, Hope pushes it to mid on. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Hope, Length ball outside off, Hope shoulders arms to it. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Hope, Fuller on off, Hope plays a slid push to mid off. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Hope, Extra bounce! Broad hits the deck hard and the ball shoots off the surface. Hope hops and takes his eyes off the ball but somehow manages to defend it. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Hope, Full on off, Hope defends it. One ball to go. Can Hope survive or will Broad end the day with 500 Test wickets? |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Hope, Hope survives! Good length ball outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses. That is STUMPS ON DAY 3! |
| Excellent day of cricket if you are an England fan but if you're a West Indian then it was just too painful. The tourists started off the day positively and avoided the follow-on in the first hour but after that it was all England. They bowled out West Indies for 197 and then the batting trio of Sibley, Burns and Root took the game to the depleted West Indies side who had a lot of fitness issues. They managed to build on the lead and decided to declare, giving the tourists 399 to chase. The host |
| A miserable day of cricket for West Indies. Everything started going downhill post the first hour. They looked tired, jaded, out of ideas and their bodies started to crumble. |
| They missed their star man Shannon Gabriel with the ball as he bowled just 5 overs and they never looked like threatening the English batters. Their heads started to fall in the field and they looked completely opposite to how they looked in the first Test. Needing 399 to win and 2 days and 20 odd minutes to survive the first thing they would have wanted was to have their 10 wickets intact coming to Day 4 but they lost opener John Campbell and night watchman Kemar Roach. They are up against it a |
| So that is it from Day 3! West Indies are on the brink of surrendering the Wisden Trophy and only a miracle can see them bat 2 days or win this. The weather forecast for Day 4 does not look great which can be a good news if you support the Caribbean nation. Let's hope we have no rain and we can have play. |
| Thank you so much for joining the coverage of Day 3. Join us on Monday, Day 4 of the final Test between England and West Indies. The action will begin at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Hope to see you then. Till then, goodbye and take care! |
| ... DAY 4 ... |
| Rain, rain, more rain. Come, so that West Indies might have some gain. Don't come so that fans may not have any more pain! Ahh... just as we thought that we might escape the weather in this Test, here comes the effect. Hello and a warm welcome, err... wet welcome to this fourth day of this third Test. |
| WEATHER - A look at the heavens first up. Not promising at all. It is soggy and the pitch is covered. Now, a look at the radar. Very threatening. It does seem like we might have a forced day-off... |
| Coming to this game, West Indies look almost buried. Giving a lead of 172, then being set a target of 399 and further, losing 2 wickets quickly. The prospect of Monday getting washed out might come as a relief for them but there is a Day 5 awaiting as well. If play resumes, how much time will England need to pick 8 wickets? |
| At times like these, our minds go back to the ground coverage in Sri Lanka. The groundsmen there cover the entire ground. That way, once the rain stops, it becomes easier to dry the ground out. Here, in the UK, once the rain stops, we have to spend extra time in drying the ground out. Well, human labour is costly in the UK and secondly, the drainage is pretty good in England. |
| 1000 GMT - The first ball is about to be bowled! This should have been our text by now. But unfortunately, we are nowhere even close to have play underway. First, rain has to stop. Then, the outfield has to dry. We are hearing about a brief passage of clear sky in the afternoon, but that will be followed by a thunderstorm prediction in the evening. |
| Nothing much to update. Thought we might talk about the World Cup Super League. That is similar to the World Test Championship, only this will be for white-ball cricket. England and Ireland kickstart that series from 30th July, which will also see the TV umpire call front-foot no balls. |
| An update on Shane Dowrich. He got hit on the chin yesterday while trying to keep. There is a little cut on the lip but no excessive damage. So he should be fit enough to bat. |
| 1100 GMT - Time for Drinks, gentlemen! Missing these words? Sadly, everyone is having a drink at the moment, but in the dressing room. The situation might have improved by just a little bit with the groundstaff hurrying across to mop but it does look like they will need plenty of time to dry this outfield. Only to see it get wet by another shower, as per the forecast. |
| With two days officially remaining in this match and the series, it is time to look beyond. Pakistan play England next, but before that, Ireland have a little peek-a-boo for a 3-ODI series. England have just announced their squad for that series. |
| England's ODI squad for Ireland series - Eoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, James Vince and David Willey. |
| 1206 GMT - It would have been Lunch in normal scenarios, as it would have been time for a break. But we have been having a break ever since the last ball was bowled last evening. Not much comfortable updates on the weather, with a grim forecast looming. |
| 1243 GMT - Rain has stopped. Take a breath. Now read again. Rain has stopped. But the covers look absolutely wet. It is going to take a real long time to drain the water out. Our fear is - the groundstaff does all the hard work, only for the rain to come and wash away all its efforts. Poor blokes. |
| 1259 GMT - The umpires are taking an inspection. There are puddles developed on the outfield and if I am a good face-reader, then those emotions certainly don't reckon that they are happy one bit. We are hearing that there is an INSPECTION SCHEDULED AT 3 PM LOCAL (1400 GMT). Of course, if there is no more rain. |
| There we go. It has started to RAIN. Forget that inspection now... |
| 1448 GMT - It should have been the time when Tea is taken in Manchester. But unfortunately, nothing much has changed from the last update. If any, the rain has gotten heavier. We may not be far from shutting the shop. |
| Good night! Nothing, absolutely nothing could make play happen in Manchester on Monday. Incessant rain has forced DAY 4 TO BE CALLED OFF. The weather was clearing but given that more wet weather was forecast around 5 pm (1600 GMT), the umpires have taken the safety call. |
| West Indies will be happy. They have been given a lifeline. It is now to try and bat out the whole of Tuesday. Even in that, they have hope of having around a session to be washed out. Will England have enough time to claim the series and the last edition of the Wisden Trophy? Join us on 28th July, 2020 at 11 am local (1000 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
| ... DAY 5 ... |
| 98 overs, 8 wickets. That is the equation. Not many would be really bothered about chasing down 389, unless you are Sir Viv Richards or Ricky Ponting. England looking for the series, West Indies aiming for survival while fans hoping for some cricket. Hello and a warm welcome to this final day of the Wisden Trophy. |
| WEATHER - A look at the heavens straight up. There was a passing shower around 30 minutes ago but now, the ground is bathed in sunshine. We could have a prompt start but that depends on how wet or dry the ground is. We are expecting intermittent showers throughout the day, but can guarantee you enough action to enjoy. |
| Stuart Broad probably would have spent a couple of nights sleeplessly thinking about his to-be 500th Test victim while Kraigg Brathwaite would be hoping, or rather aiming, NOT to be that 500th victim. He was Anderson's 500th Test victim as well, at Lord's, in September 2017! |
| Yippeee! We are all set for the final day of the Wisden Trophy, 2020 and the final day of the Trophy in general. The players are on the field on a day which is cold and blustery. West Indies need to show some character. Here is Jimmy Anderson from the Jimmy Anderson end to Kraigg Brathwaite. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Starts with a ball on the pads, Brathwaite gets across and tucks it towards leg gully. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, pushed solidly towards short extra cover. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Ooohh... this stays low, landing just outside off, Kraigg shuffles across and blocks. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Beauty. On a length outside off, KB looks to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge. Guess Brathwaite needs to be positive. Try and score runs, rather than just looking to defend every ball. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and straight, blocked towards mid on. A maiden to start Day 5. |
| Stuart Broad has a big smile on his face as he gets the ball in his hand. We can also see some sunshine splitting across the field. That would be a welcome gift for the players, amidst all this wind. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Hope, On a good length on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope blocks it off the front foot. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Hope, On a good length on middle, Shai blocks it off the back foot. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to Hope, Good length delivery on middle, Hope looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Hope, SLASHED, FOUR! Wide and full from Broad, outside off, Hope throws his bat at it and gets a bit of an outside edge. But it screams to the left of backward point, into the fence behind. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, on a length, Shai defends watchfully. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length on middle, Brathwaite flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length delivery on off, Brathwaite keeps it out. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length on off, Kraigg blocks it off the back foot. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Brathwaite looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length delivery on middle, Brathwaite defends it out. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length on off, Kraigg offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 9.1 : S Broad to Hope, Full delivery on off, Hope drives it towards covers where Archer misfields and concedes a single. |
| 9.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Brathwaite looks to defend but misses it. |
| 9.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Good length delivery on off, Brathwaite blocks it off the back foot. |
| 9.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, On a good length on middle, Brathwaite looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 9.5 : S Broad to K Brathwaite, FOUR! That is what Brathwaite needs to do more often. Get on the front foot. Full and outside off, Kraigg leans into this one and drives it through wide mid off. |
| 9.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Good length delivery on off, Kraigg defends it off the back foot. |
| 10.1 : J Anderson to Hope, BEATEN! On a good length and outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses it. |
| 10.2 : J Anderson to Hope, BEATEN! Beauty of a delivery! On a good length on off, Hope looks to defend but misses it as the ball comes back in sharply. It goes just over the middle stump. |
| 10.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Length delivery on off, Hope punches it towards covers for a run. |
| 10.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length on middle, Brathwaite flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Length delivery on off, Hope pushes it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 10.6 : J Anderson to Hope, FOUR! Nicely played! On a length on middle, Hope flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full delivery on off, Brathwaite drives it through mid off. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 11.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full outside off, Brathwaite defends it towards point. |
| Just a little bit of rain blowing down. We have had that all morning. The groundstaff is getting ready with the covers but the umpires are not too bothered. It is a good thing that both are English umpires, as they would know the conditions better than neutral umpires. |
| 11.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! On the pads, Brathwaite flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| And we are going off. Does not look too big in the distance but just heavy enough to force the players off. Looks like a passing shower. Won't be surprised if we resume shortly. The English players are in absolutely no hurry to leave. |
| More covers coming on but we can see plenty of wind and some blue sky. The problem with this type of days is that every time the ball goes into the outfield, it becomes wet and difficult to grip. England will hope that when they resume, the outfield is dry. |
| We are hearing that the covers are being removed. That seems to be a good sign. We should not be far from resumption. |
| In fact, the players are already on the field. Bright sunshine has enveloped the ground. Who would say that it was raining a while ago? English weather... |
| 11.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Broad bowls full on off, Brathwaite defends it with a straight bat. |
| 11.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Good length ball around off, Kraigg blocks it. |
| 11.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Length ball on off, Brathwaite keeps it out and gets through the over. |
| 12.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Full and swinging in. Hope looks to flick but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards square leg for a couple. |
| 12.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Ohh! Good length ball outside off, it comes back in. Hope looks to defend but misses and the ball just misses the outside edge. |
| 12.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Length delivery on off, Hope defends it. |
| 12.4 : J Anderson to Hope, FOUR! Gorgeous shot! Overpitched slightly on off, Hope is not in a great run of form but his talent is so good that he is able to pounce on it and play a wonderful drive through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Follows it up with a calm defense. |
| 12.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Good length ball angled into the pads, Hope looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 13.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Poor from Broad! He is guilty of giving width outside off and also bowling slightly short. Brathwaite cuts it behind point and gets a boundary. |
| 13.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Fuller on off, KB taps it back to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : Broad to Brathwaite, OUT! LBW! Broad enters the galaxy of greats and he has his 500th Test wicket. Brathwaite three years ago was Anderson's 500th wicket and now he has become his partner Broad's milestone victim. Proud moment for Broad, his friends and family. Broad bowls goes fuller on off, the ball comes back in and also keeps low after pitching. Brathwaite looks to defend but misses and gets hit low on the back foot. Broad and his teammates go up in appeal and the umpire raises his fin |
| Shamarh Brooks walks out to the middle. |
| 13.4 : S Broad to Brooks, Length ball outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses. |
| 13.5 : S Broad to Brooks, Brooks is underway! On the pads, Shamarh flicks it through mid-wicket and gets three as the fielder stops it before the ropes. |
| 13.6 : S Broad to S Hope, On off, Hope drives but straight to the man at cover. |
| 14.1 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks defends it off the back foot. |
| 14.2 : J Anderson to Brooks, Good length delivery on off, Brooks blocks it well. |
| 14.3 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length on middle, Shamarh defends it off the front foot. |
| 14.4 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length on middle, Brooks keeps it out. |
| 14.5 : J Anderson to Brooks, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it. |
| 14.6 : J Anderson to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks offers a solid defense on this one. |
| 15.1 : S Broad to Hope, On a length on middle, Hope flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : S Broad to Brooks, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it. |
| 15.3 : S Broad to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks defends it off the back foot. |
| 15.4 : S Broad to Brooks, FOUR! Good shot! Full delivery on off, Brooks drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : S Broad to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Shamarh shoulders arms to this one. |
| 15.6 : S Broad to Brooks, On a length on middle, Brooks flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| Chris Woakes is into the attack. |
| 16.1 : C Woakes to S Brooks, EDGED AND FOUR! Encouraging start from Woakes! He starts with a good length delivery outside off, Brooks looks to play it on the up on the off side, he plays a loose stroke and ends up getting a thick outside edge which flies past the left of Rory Burns at gully and to the fence. |
| 16.2 : C Woakes to Brooks, Length ball on off, Brooks blocks it. |
| Again, we have a bit of light rain falling... |
| 16.3 : C Woakes to Brooks, Length ball which raises up off the deck. Brooks looks to defend but misses. |
| 16.4 : C Woakes to Brooks, Shorter on off, Brooks pulls it towards mid-wicket and gets a couple. |
| 16.5 : C Woakes to Brooks, On the pads, SB finds mid-wicket this time. |
| 16.6 : C Woakes to Brooks, On off, Brooks blocks it to get through the over. |
| Jofra Archer is into the attack. |
| 17.1 : J Archer to Hope, Full delivery on off, Hope drives it to mid off. |
| 17.2 : J Archer to Hope, On a good length and outside off, Hope offers no shot to this one. |
| 17.3 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery outside off, Hope leaves it alone. |
| 17.4 : J Archer to Hope, FOUR! Good shot! On a length and outside off, Hope punches it through point for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : J Archer to Hope, Good length delivery on off, Hope keeps it out. |
| 17.6 : J Archer to Hope, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on off, Hope drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : C Woakes to Brooks, On a length on middle, Brooks flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 18.2 : C Woakes to Brooks, Length delivery on middle, Brooks flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 18.3 : Woakes to S Hope, OUT! Caught! Once again Hope gets a start and throws it away. A problem far too frequent in the recent years in the longest format. West Indies in big trouble here and have lost both their overnight batsmen. Woakes gets into the wicket column. Woakes bowls it slightly shorter outside off, Hope looks to pull it but ends up hitting it off the upper half of his bat. The ball goes high in the air in front of mid off. Three players are coming for it but Broad wants to be part |
| Roston Chase is the next batsman in. |
| 18.4 : C Woakes to Brooks, Good length delivery on off, Brooks keeps it out. |
| 18.5 : C Woakes to Brooks, On a good length and outside off, Brooks offers no shot to this one. |
| 18.6 : C Woakes to Brooks, On the pads, Brooks flicks it to the on side and gets a single to keep the strike. |
| 19.1 : J Archer to Brooks, FOUR! On a length on off, Brooks guides it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : J Archer to Brooks, Good length delivery outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one. |
| 19.3 : J Archer to Brooks, Archer bowls a bouncer, Brooks lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| 19.4 : J Archer to Brooks, On a good length on off, Brooks defends it off the back foot. |
| 19.5 : J Archer to Brooks, Archer bowls a bumper, Brooks does well to duck under it. |
| 19.6 : J Archer to Brooks, Good length delivery on off, Shamarh blocks it well. |
| 20.1 : C Woakes to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase defends it to point. |
| 20.2 : C Woakes to Chase, Full delivery on middle, Chase flicks it through square leg. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 20.3 : C Woakes to Chase, On a length on off, Chase taps it towards covers and takes a quick single. |
| 20.4 : C Woakes to Brooks, Good length delivery on middle, Brooks defends it off the front foot. |
| 20.5 : C Woakes to Brooks, Length delivery on middle, Brooks nudges it towards the leg side. |
| 20.6 : C Woakes to Brooks, OUT! Caught! Half the side back in the hut for West Indies! Woakes has his second and the tourists are surrendering without much of a fight here. Good length ball outside off, it nips in just a bit. Brooks looks to drive it towards mid on but without any foot movement and away from his body. The ball shapes in and kisses the inside edge as it goes low to the left of Buttler. He takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Looks like the only way West Indies can save this Test |
| Jermaine Blackwood is the new batsman in. |
| 21.1 : J Archer to Chase, Full delivery on off, Chase drives it to mid off. |
| 21.2 : J Archer to Chase, Length delivery down the leg side, Chase looks to flick but misses it. |
| 21.3 : J Archer to Chase, Full delivery on middle, Chase flicks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 21.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length and down the leg side, Blackwood looks to flick but misses it. |
| 21.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, Good length delivery outside off, Jermaine offers no shot to this one. |
| 21.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length on middle, Blackwood plays it towards mid on. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 22.1 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood punches it through covers. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 22.2 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood defends it off the back foot. |
| Well, we did mention that the skies are clearing but bad weather is coming again. Could be that sort of a day. Nothing staying for a long time. |
| 22.3 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Jermaine keeps it out. |
| 22.4 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Full delivery on off, Blackwood drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 22.5 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a good length on middle, Blackwood blocks it off the front foot. |
| 22.6 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood defends it out. |
| 23.1 : J Archer to Chase, On a good length on off, Chase blocks it off the back foot. |
| 23.2 : J Archer to Chase, Good length delivery on middle, Chase calmly defends it. |
| 23.3 : J Archer to Chase, On a length on middle, Chase flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| Ahh... Rain is back and the umpires have taken the players off. It looks like a passing shower. But umpire Kettleborough is talking to Joe Root, indicating something with his wristwatch. Is that an indication of an early Lunch? |
| The rain has stopped and the umpires are back for an inspection. Doesn't look like they are going to recall the players. Yes, it is an EARLY LUNCH. |
| A session which saw everything. Runs, flashes of blades, rain, wickets but above all - play. We missed this for the whole of Monday and are excited to see the game resume. |
| Brathwaite and Hope started cautiously but then the former was dismissed by a one that kept low. It is the shot selection of Shai Hope which will be questioned. This is what happens when one looks to come out of a bad rut - you live by the sword but you also die by it. That was followed by the dismissal of Shamarh Brooks and three wickets in the span of 46 balls has put West Indies on the mat. |
| England were on the money, not bowling too many bad balls and keeping the ball on the right spot. Broad got his 500th victim and then Woakes struck twice. Anderson was tight as well. |
| Since early Lunch has been taken, we shall not be losing any overs. There are 80.3 overs left in the day, so there is plenty of possible play left. Now, whether West Indies would be able to exercise that option or not, is another issue. 5 wickets in hand and more importantly, two new batsmen at the crease. |
| The current situation is of some bright sunshine but there are some dark clouds lurking behind. All eyes would be glued on Roston Chase. Before this Test, he had faced 1017 balls in the 4th innings alone, since 2016. The next best for West Indies is Kraigg Brathwaite with 836. |
| We should have started by now but there has been another burst of a shower. That has delayed proceedings again. So we shall resume at 1.35 PM LOCAL (1235 GMT). |
| 23.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, Good length delivery outside off, Blackwood offers no shot to this one. |
| 23.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, Archer steams in and hits the deck hard on off, Blackwood blocks it off the back foot. |
| 23.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, Fuller on off, Blackwood pushes it to cover. |
| 24.1 : C Woakes to Chase, Good length ball outside off, Chase looks to drive but misses and the ball goes through his bat and pad. |
| 0.0 : Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. |
| 24.2 : C Woakes to Chase, On off, Chase defends it. |
| 24.3 : C Woakes to Chase, Fuller on off, Chase plays it through mid off and gets a couple. |
| 24.4 : C Woakes to Chase, Outside off, Chase leaves it alone. |
| 24.5 : C Woakes to Chase, Good length delivery outside off, Chase looks to defend but misses it again. |
| 24.6 : C Woakes to Chase, Outside off, Chase shoulders arms to it. |
| 25.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, On the pads, JB flicks it towards mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 25.2 : J Archer to Chase, Bouncer around the body to Chase. He gets down and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 25.3 : J Archer to Chase, Good length delivery around off and coming back in. Chase looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 25.4 : J Archer to Chase, Away from the off pole, Roston leaves it alone. |
| 25.5 : J Archer to Chase, Length ball around off, RC defends it. |
| 25.6 : J Archer to Chase, Fuller on off, Chase pushes it towards mid off and thinks of a single but aborts. |
| 26.1 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Almost chopped on! Length ball outside off, Blackwood looks to cut but gets an under edge. Luckily for Blackwood and West Indies it bounces on the crease and goes to the keeper. |
| 26.2 : C Woakes to Chase, OUT! Run Out! The last thing West Indies needed was a run out and that is what has happened here. Excellent work from Dom Bess! Good length delivery on off, Blackwood plays it towards point and looks for a single. There is a bit of hesitation but they decide to go for it. Bess at backward point runs to his right, gets to the ball and turns. He has to score a direct hit as Buttler has not reached the stumps and Bess does hit the stumps. Excellent from the spinner. Chase i |
| Jason Holder is the new man in. |
| 26.3 : C Woakes to Holder, Length ball on off, Holder blocks it. |
| And we are off again! The drizzle has intensified and there is another interruption. The good thing is that there is only one cover on, so this should not be too big a break. The fourth umpire is on the field, talking to the groundstaff. |
| The English players are all sitting outside, which is an even better sign. The bad weather is mainly coming in from the west at the moment. Uh oh... the players are shifting inside, to their dressing room. Might have to get another cover on. |
| Back on! The conditions are still overcast but the rain has gone. Here comes Woakes... |
| 26.4 : C Woakes to Holder, Full and outside off, Holder gets a big stride forward and blocks. |
| 26.5 : C Woakes to Holder, Around off, this is defended from the crease. |
| 26.6 : C Woakes to J Holder, Again, a tight single. Full and outside off, Holder pushes this wide of mid off and sets off. The fielder takes a little bit of time to release the ball but even then, Holder looked to be in trouble. The throw misses the stumps at the bowler's end. |
| 27.1 : J Archer to Holder, Fuller on off, Holder pushes it to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Just like that, the ground is bathed in sunshine. |
| 27.2 : J Archer to Holder, Bowled with a cross-seam, on a length, outside off, Holder feels for the ball but is beaten due to the late inward movement. |
| 27.3 : J Archer to Holder, Down the leg side, helped through square leg for a single. |
| 27.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, Good length ball on off, Blackwood blocks it with a dead bat. |
| 27.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, On off, defended by JB. |
| 27.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, Bouncer to end the over. It is around the body and Blackwood does well to hop and block. |
| Review time! It is for a caught behind down the leg side. Lets see what the replays have to say. |
| 28.1 : C Woakes to Holder, NOT OUT! Daylight between bat and pad and LBW was never in contention to be fair. On the leg side, Holder looks to flick but the ball clips something and goes to Buttler. Woakes and Buttlr go up in appeal but the umpire turns it down. Root decide to gamble and take the review. Replay rolls in and shows that the ball just clipped the thigh pad and not the bat as the willow was nowhere in the frame. |
| 28.2 : C Woakes to Holder, Outside off, Holder looks to drive but misses. |
| 28.3 : C Woakes to Holder, FOUR! First boundary for Holder in the innings. Fuller outside off, Holder leans and dives it through point for a boundary. |
| 28.4 : C Woakes to Holder, On the leg side, flicked for a couple. |
| 28.5 : C Woakes to Holder, FOUR! Another half volley on the pads and this time it is punished. On the pads, Holder glances it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| Has Holder nicked it? The umpire thinks he has not and has been adjudged LBW. Let's see what the replays have to say. |
| 28.6 : C Woakes to Holder, OUT! LBW! Holder did not get any bat on it and it is plumb in front. West Indies' skipper and best batter departs and the tourists are falling like nine pins. Good length ball pitching on off and middle and nipping back in. Holder looks to play it straight but misses and gets hit on the pads. Woakes and co. go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Holder decides to signal the 'T' straightaway. Only an inside edge could probably save him there. Replay rolls in a |
| Shane Dowrich is the new man in. |
| 29.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, BEATEN! Full delivery outside off, Blackwood looks to drive but misses it. |
| 29.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, Good length delivery outside off, Blackwood leaves it alone. |
| 29.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood blocks it off the back foot. |
| 29.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, Short delivery on leg, Blackwood looks to fend it but gets it off the glove. It lands safely towards short fine leg. The batsmen take a run. |
| 29.5 : J Archer to Dowrich, On a length on middle, Dowrich flicks it towards leg side. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 29.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, Outside off, Blackwood shoulders arms to this one. |
| 30.1 : C Woakes to Dowrich, On a length on off, Dowrich punches it to covers. |
| 30.2 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Full delivery on middle, Dowrich flicks it over mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 30.3 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Dowrich keeps it out. |
| 30.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Woakes bowls a bouncer, Dowrich does well to duck under it. |
| 30.5 : C Woakes to Dowrich, FOUR! Nice shot! Full delivery on middle, Dowrich drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 30.6 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Woakes bowls a bouncer, Dowrich ducks under it. |
| 31.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, On off, defended by JB. |
| 0.0 : Review time! An appeal for caught behind! Blackwood is the man in question. Ultra Edge detects nothing and England lose their second review. |
| 31.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, NOT OUT! No spike as the ball goes past the bat on Ultra Edge and England lose another review. Strange review from Root in the first place as there was no noise and neither was Archer too interested. Good length ball outside off, Blackwood looked to drive but the ball went behind and Buttler and Root started celebrating. The umpire was unmoved, Archer too was not in it. Root though straightaway signalled the 'T'. Replay rolled in and Ultra Edge had a flat line as the |
| 31.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, On the pads, Blackwood looks to flick but misses an the ball hits his pad and goes away allowing them to take a run. |
| 31.4 : J Archer to Dowrich, On off, Dowrich defends it. |
| 31.5 : J Archer to Dowrich, Shortish ball from Archer, SD stands tall and jams it down the ground. |
| 31.6 : J Archer to Dowrich, Bouncer! Dowrich sits under it. |
| 32.1 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 32.2 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood defends it out. |
| 32.3 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a length on off, Blackwood punches it through covers. The fielder chases it and does well to stop it. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 32.4 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Length delivery on leg, Dowrich flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 32.5 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Short delivery on middle, Blackwood pulls it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 32.6 : C Woakes to Dowrich, Good length delivery on off, Shane defends it off the back foot. |
| 33.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length on off, Blackwood punches it through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 33.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, Full delivery on off, Blackwood drives it to covers. |
| 33.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Jermaine keeps it out. |
| 33.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood plays it to point. |
| 33.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length on off, Blackwood punches it through point. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 33.6 : J Archer to Blackwood, Archer bowls a bouncer, Blackwood does well to duck under it. |
| 34.1 : C Woakes to Dowrich, OUT! LBW! No need to review it looks plumb! Another one bites the dust and this time it is Dowrich. Woakes has his 4th of the innings and this has been a fantastic spell from him. Picked up from where Broad left off. Fuller around off and nipping back in, Dowrich moves across and looks to defend but he misses and gets hit on the pads. The England players go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Dowrich does not even consider about the review and follows the ma |
| 0.0 : Rahkeem Cornwall replaces Shane Dowrich out in the middle. |
| 34.2 : C Woakes to Cornwall, Cornwall is off the mark! Length ball around off, Cornwall punches it off the back foot through extra cover and gets a couple. |
| 34.3 : C Woakes to Cornwall, Outside off, RC leaves it alone. |
| 34.4 : C Woakes to Cornwall, On the leg side, Cornwall looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 34.5 : C Woakes to Cornwall, OUT! LBW! Woakes joins the party and gets a 5-fer! Cornwall does not last long and a very tough Test match for him comes to an end. Poor footwork from Cornwall. Good length ball on off and angling in. Rakheem looks to play but with no foot movement and gets trapped in the crease. The ball hits him flush on the pads. Appeal for LBW and the umpire gives Cornwall his marching order. He too does not review and walks to the pavilion. |
| The last man in is Shannon Gabriel. |
| 34.6 : C Woakes to Gabriel, Too high this time. Good length ball on middle and leg, Gabriel looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pad. Appeal but this time the umpire is unmoved. |
| 35.1 : J Archer to Blackwood, Full delivery on off, Blackwood drives it back towards the bowler. |
| 35.2 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a good length on off, Blackwood blocks it off the back foot. |
| 35.3 : J Archer to Blackwood, Archer bowls a bouncer, Jermaine does well to duck under it. |
| 35.4 : J Archer to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood punches it through covers but does not take the single. |
| 35.5 : J Archer to Blackwood, On a length on middle, Blackwood flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 35.6 : J Archer to Gabriel, Good length delivery on off, Gabriel keeps it out. |
| 36.1 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a length on middle, Blackwood flicks it towards the leg side. |
| 36.2 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood defends it off the back foot. |
| 36.3 : C Woakes to Blackwood, FOUR! Short delivery outside off, Blackwood looks to play an upper cut but gets a top edge. It goes over the slip region towards third man for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : C Woakes to Blackwood, FOUR! Nice shot! Short and outside off, Blackwood punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 36.5 : C Woakes to Blackwood, On a length on middle, Blackwood pushes it to mid on. |
| 36.6 : C Woakes to Blackwood, Length delivery on off, Blackwood pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 37.1 : Broad to Blackwood, OUT! CAUGHT! That is all over! Short of a length delivery on leg, Blackwood looks to pull but gets a faint edge. It goes towards the keeper where Jos Buttler dives to his left and takes a good catch. ENGLAND WIN THE MATCH BY 269 RUNS AND WIN THE SERIES 2-1! |
| End of a fantastic Test series and England after being 1-0 down have shown their grit and strength to win the series 2-1. A very dominant performance from the hosts with both the bat and ball. West Indies showed a lot of promise at the beginning of the tour but with every Test and passing day in those Tests they looked tired and their fight started to surrender. After being put into bat, the hosts were in a state of bother at 122/4 but a brilliant 140-run stand between Pope and Buttler along wi |
| Momentum was with England and Broad and they carried it to the field as a brilliant display of seam bowling as they never let West Indies settle and chipped wickets regularly and bundled them to just 197 and carried a 172 runs lead. Stuart Broad was the tormentor in cheif as he grabbed a 6-wicket haul. The West Indies batting struggled and no one got going. The only saving grace for them was that they avoided the follow-on but apart from that there was nothing much to write about them with only |
| England then were always in a position to win it and it was going to take a miracle or English weather to avoid them a win. Building on their lead, the opening pair of Sibley and Burns took their time and batted the tourists out of the game with their fifties. Skipper Joe Root then came out after the dismissal of Sibley and his ODI-esque added impetus to the innings and ballooned that lead to 398 before Burns departed for 90 and the skipper decided they had enough. West Indies bowling struggled |
| Stuart Broad had a Test to remember and he was in the mood to punish the Caribbean side. For the hosts, they needed weather to help them out but nature by itself could not do anything if they were unable to fight for themselves. They lost 2 wickets towards the end of Day 3 as Broad was spitting venom. Rain did give West Indies a little bit of hope as Day 4 was washed out but the tourists had lost the game in their head and showed little to no resistance as Broad added 2 more to his 2 from Day 3 |
| Stay tuned as we wait for the captain's thoughts and also find out who the Man of the Match and Player of the Series are. A fair few contenders for the latter as we have had some very good performance by a few players in this series. |
| For his terrific 10-wicket haul and 62 with the bat along with his performance in the second Test, Stuart Broad has been named the Player of the Match and Player of the Series for England (Selected by West Indies' coach). Broad says that it was a special milestone and he is happier that it helped them win the match and series. On his ambitions, he says he never set any target but tells he has learnt a lot and feels fresh and has worked on his techincal game and says he is looking forward for the |
| Roston Chase is named West Indies' Player of the Series for his performances with both the bat and all (Selected by England's coach). Roston says that when you do well against England you get a lot of credit in cricketing world which motivates him more. Says they spoke about plans and says the batters needed to put their hands up to win the series but they were unable to do that. Tells he felt comfortable in the crease and he had the opportunity in the first Test to make a century but after that |
| West Indies skipper, Holder admits that they did not put enough runs and says they should have put up big runs in the first innings of the last 2 Test. Chase says unlike Sibley and Burns they failed to score big and carry on. Tells that they won the first game and wanted to play their best team and clinch their series and it was just one of those decisions to . Tells they will first have to wait and see how the calendar is and on actually cricket he wants the batters to deliver and score big. Te |
| England skipper, Joe Root, tells that the last two weeks have been excellent and says they have been able to execute their plans that they had in the last two games. On the pace attack, he says that there is a lot of talent and can exploit different surfaces around the world. Credits Broad and says he is a fantastic player and says that the way he has come back and made things happen shows how good a player he is and is pleased that he has achieved the milestone. Tells he grabs the big moment in |
| So that is it from the Wisden Trophy. Cricket came back after a break of more than 100 days and it came back with a very good fighting series but England showed their superiority and came back to win the series 2-1. Holder and co. showed fight but it was not enough in the end. A lot of positives to take and work with moving forward for the Caribbean nation. England now will welcome Ireland for a 3-match ODI series which will also kickstart the ICC World ODI Super League. Thanks for joining us fo |
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