| 11.1 : 11.1: J Holder to Burns, First boundary off the bat for England! Holder misses his line and sprays one down the leg side, Burns flicks it fine down the leg side. Away from the man at fine leg and gets a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: R Chase to Burns, OUT! Three reds and Burns has to go! Chase has done exactly what he was brought on to do. Right on the stroke of Lunch. England lose Burns and a review as well. Flighted delivery pitching on middle, Burns looks to defend but the ball does not spin and straightens on after pitching. Burns misses it and gets hit on the front pad. The West Indies players put in a huge appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Burns has a brief chat with Sibley and then decides to take it upst |
| 13.3 : 13.3: R Chase to Zak Crawley, OUT! TAKEN! A wicket before the Lunch break and a wicket after it! Nothing better could the Windies have asked for. Roston Chase gets his second and it is Zak who played really well in the last game bags a golden duck. A soft dismissal to be honest. It lands on middle, Crawley looks to work it on the leg side but does so uppishly towards short leg who takes a sharp catch. England find themself in a spot of bother here. Chase is on a hat-trick. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: K Roach to Root, EDGY FOUR! Lucky for Root! He flashes at this one way outside off, it flies off the outside edge past the diving fielder at gully and into the third man fence. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: K Roach to Root, FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Root! It is on his pads, he just puts bat to ball and it races to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 27.5: S Gabriel to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Up and over! Shorter in length and width on offer. Sibley throws his bat at it. It flies off the outside edge over the gully fielder and into the third man fence. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: J Holder to Dom Sibley, EDGED AND FOUR! Full outside off and shaping away, Sibley looks to push it straight towards mid off away from his body but the ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of the man at gully and into the fence. 50-run stand also comes up between these two batters. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: A Joseph to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! There is the wicket Windies so desperately needed. Root is out of here. He never actually looked settled, he always looked rusty and now finally falls. The partnership which was building nicely has been broken. It is the sucker ball which does the trick. Full and outside off, Root goes to drive but does not get his front foot towards the pitch of the delivery, he ends up edging it to Holder at second slip. Joseph gets the big fish and the Windies |
| 45.2: R Chase to Stokes, SIX! Enough of blocking, says Stokes. He steps down the track, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball but still goes ahead with the shot. Hits it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 52.1 : 52.1: K Roach to Sibley, FOUR! Good shot from Sibley! Length delivery on middle and leg, Sibley says thank yu very much and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 57.5 : 57.5: R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! Swept hard! On middle, Stokes brings out the sweep and nails it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 61.6 : 61.6: R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! Brilliant from Stokes. That's how you hit a reverse sweep, Sibley. Darted full on middle and leg, Stokes gets in position and shows how quick his hands are as he hits it towards backward point for a boundary. |
| 69.2 : 69.2: S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! Easy-peasy! Full and on middle, Stokes just clips it with utmost ease through mid-wicket and it races away. Waiting for the bad balls is Big Ben and putting them away in style. |
| 70.3 : 70.3: A Joseph to Stokes, FOUR! Too easy! Runs flowing! On the pads, it is worked down towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 74.3: K Roach to Sibley, FOUR! Low full toss on middle, Sibley works it away to the leg side and the ball races away to the fence. Sibley moves into his 80s with that. |
| 83.5 : 83.5: A Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Edgy but Stokes won't mind! This is angled away, on a fuller length from off. Stokes looks to push at it but does so inside the line. It goes off the outer half through backward point and races away to the fence. First one of the day. |
| 93.4 : 93.4: J Holder to Stokes, FOUR! On the pads, Stokes is well set so he has no problem as he flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 97.1 : 97.1: J Holder to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Good length delivery around off, it straightens up a bit. Stokes looks to turn it to the leg side but gets a leading edge which goes wide of gully and to the third man fence. 150-run stand comes up between the pair and Stokes with that edgy boundary moves to 80. |
| 101.2 : 101.2: A Joseph to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Good length ball pitching on off, Stokes looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which does not carry to the man at gully and goes wide of him for a boundary. Frustration for West Indies. |
| 101.5 : 101.5: A Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Beautiful from Ben Stokes. Moves into the 90s in style. Half volley around off from Alzarri. Stokes gets on his front foot and drives it exquisitely through mid off for a boundary. |
| 109.3 : 109.3: R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR BEN STOKES! This has been a fine knock from the English all-rounder and he is rightly appreciated by his teammates. This hasn't been a typical Stokes innings but one with patience and calmness. His 10th Test hundred and his slowest century so far. He gets there in fine style. Flighted on middle and leg, Stokes gets in position and reverse sweeps it through backward point to bring up his ton. |
| 113.3: R Chase to Sibley, FOUR! First aggressive shot from Sibley and that also brings up 200-run stand between Sibley and Stokes. Tossed up on middle and off, Sibley gets down on one knee and sweeps it with the spin towards square leg for a boundary. |
| 114.2 : 114.2: A Joseph to Stokes, SIX! Nonchalant! Amazing! So Stokes has probably decided to step on the gas now and we could be in for some fun. Joseph though bowls it in his arc, full and on middle, Stokes just lifts it with utmost ease and lofts it over the wide long on fence. |
| 117.2: R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! Out comes the reverse sweep, Stokes innovates. Connects sweaty and hits it for a boundary in the third man region. |
| 120.2: J Holder to Stokes, FOUR! Stokes getting into an aggressive mood here. It is on the pads, Stokes whips it with aggression through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 122.1 : 122.1: J Holder to Stokes, FOUR! Full on middle, Stokes lofts it over mid on and fetches himself a boundary. |
| 122.2 : 122.2: J Holder to Stokes, FOUR! Stokes in overdrive here. Overpitched on off, Stokes leans on his front foot and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 124.1 : 124.1: S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! It would have taken some catching. Full ball outside off, Stokes throws his bat at it but edges it. The ball goes over first slip. Blackwood there jumps and gets his fingers on it but fails to get anything more and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 124.3 : 124.3: S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! Beautiful shot from Stokes! Fuller on off and middle, Stokes lofts it with brilliant balance over mid on for a boundary. |
| 125.6 : 125.6: R Chase to Sibley, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! Stop the press, the partnership has finally been broken! Sibley's marathon knock has come to an end. It was needed to up the ante and Sibley tried doing so. He used his feet, looks to whip it over the mid-wicket fence but only manages a top edge. It balloons high up in the air towards Roach in the deep who runs to his left and takes a tumbling catch. |
| 129.5 : 129.5: R Chase to Pope, OUT! LBW! That is plumb in front! Pope goes back for a low score. He misses a straight ball there. It is on middle, Pope goes back and looks to defend. He fails to put bat on ball and is struck on the pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. |
| 133.3 : 133.3: R Chase to Buttler, FOUR! Short and wide, asking to be hit. Buttler stays back and smashes it through covers for a boundary. This is a good chance for Buttler to find some form with the bat. |
| 135.3: R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! Delicate! On the pads, it is worked down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 141.2 : 141.2: R Chase to Buttler, FOUR! Reverse swept brilliantly! Buttler knows there is no one at point so he plays it through there and bags a boundary. |
| 141.3 : 141.3: R Chase to Buttler, FOUR! The conventional sweep this time! A gift for Buttler, a full toss, it is swept through square leg and it races away. |
| 141.6 : 141.6: R Chase to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Another juicy full toss and Buttler says thank you very much. He creams it through covers for the third boundary in the over. A very good over for England. |
| 142.2 : 142.2: K Roach to Stokes, OUT! TAKEN! Roach finally, finally gets a wicket. He has had to wait for more than 4 innings to do so. He deserves it. He has been continuously running in, giving it his all with a smile, this should make him feel a lot better. He bowls this one outside off and it is on a length. Stokes looks to play the reverse sweep but the ball kisses the glove and goes to the keeper. An appeal and up goes the finger. End of a superb innings from Stokes. He misses out on a double ton |
| 142.3 : 142.3: K Roach to C Woakes, OUT! Caught! Two-in-two for Roach. One brings two and that is exactly the case for Kemar. This is a length delivery around off, Woakes pushes at it but the ball shapes away a touch. Goes off the outside edge towards gully where Hope takes a good low catch. Not a good return into the side with the bat for Woakes. |
| 149.4 : 149.4: R Chase to Curran, SIX! Enough of blocking says Curran. He plants his front foot forward and hacks it against the turn but with the angle. Over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 153.6 : 153.6: R Chase to Curran, FOUR! Lovely from Curran! He has probably decided to take on the spinner. Chase fires it on the pads, Curran goes down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg. There is a fielder in the deep but he has no chance. |
| 154.4 : 154.4: J Holder to Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Buttler holes out! Trying to take on the West Indies skipper, Buttler goes for a big hit but unsuccessfully. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Buttler flicks it uppishly. He gets the height but not enough distance. It goes to the left of deep square leg. Alzarri Joseph there seems to have misread it but manages to take the catch. |
| 155.3 : 155.3: R Chase to Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! 5-wicket haul for Chase and he has been the ray of shining hope in this innngs for the tourists. He will be a happy man and England now 9 down. Floated on middle and off, Curran looks to reverse sweep it but gets no timing and serves a dolly at point. Kraigg Brathwaite there takes a simple catch. |
| 157.1 : 157.1: R Chase to Broad, FOUR! Bonus runs these. Flighted on the pads, Broad gets down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 158.5 : 158.5: S Gabriel to Bess, FOUR! This will rub salt on Gabriel's wound. On the pads, Bess flicks it fine down the leg side and gets a boundary. |
| 161.1 : 161.1: R Chase to Bess, FOUR! Lovely shot from Bess! Tossed up on off, Bess comes down the track and goes over mid on. The ball bounces in front of the ropes and goes away for a boundary. |
| 161.2 : 161.2: R Chase to Bess, DROPPED AND SIX! Roach puts down Bess in the deep and to makes matters worse it has touched the ropes on the full. Floated on middle, Bess goes over mid-wicket. It goes straight towards deep mid-wicket. Roach there does not have to move an inch but the ball hits his fingers and hits the ropes for a biggie. |
| 161.5 : 161.5: R Chase to Bess, FOUR! On the pads, Bess sits down and sweeps it through deep square leg. Roach gives it a chase and dives but to no avail. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! First real poor ball by Broad and Campbell puts it away. Full and angled into the pads, the batter clips it in style through mid-wicket for a boundary. First of the innings. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! Sweet is how that can be defined! Fuller and around off, Campbell leans into it and creams it through mid off for a boundary. The Windies batters have started off well here. |
| 9.4: Sam Curran to Campbell, OUT! THREE REDS! Campbell is a goner! An excellent bowling change from Root! Curran has this habit of picking up a wicket when his team needs it. Just 4 balls into his first over and he gets rid of one opener. Excellent review too! Curran bowls it full and around off, it shapes in a touch. He got this one to come in after taking the last two away. Campbell looks to drive but there are two noises. It has hit the pad for sure but is it bat-pad or pad and pad? England a |
| 13.4: Sam Curran to Joseph, FOUR! Curran bowls a bouncer, Joseph looks to pull but it goes off the top edge. It goes over the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: C Woakes to Brathwaite, FOUR! Nice and fine! Down the leg side, Brathwaite loves it there, he works it very fine and it races towards the fine leg fence. End of what could have been a successful over for England, ends up being a good one for the Windies. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: S Broad to Joseph, FOUR! Just a push and Joseph bags a boundary! This is on a length and around off, AJ just uses the pace, opens the face of the bat slightly and it races away to the point boundary. These are frustrating runs for England. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: S Broad to A Joseph, EDGY FOUR! More frustration for the hosts! Broad bowls a length delivery around off, Joseph pushes at it with hard hands. It goes between third slip and gully and to the third man fence. Consecutive boundaries for the visitors. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Dom Bess to A Joseph, OUT! CAUGHT! Bess comes and makes an impact straightaway. The night watchman who was technically not out for a whole day has to go. Quicker off spinner on middle and leg, Joseph looks to defend but it goes off the inner half of the bat uppishly to the right of short leg. Pope there shows great reflexes and takes a very good catch. Alzarri's inning comes to an end and England finally have a breakthrough. |
| 27.1 : 27.1: Sam Curran to Hope, FOUR! Lovely shot! Yes, it is a half volley but it still has to be put away. Curran bowls it full and wide outside off. Hope goes down on one knee and caresses it through covers. No stopping that. |
| 27.5 : 27.5: Sam Curran to S Hope, FOUR! Take that, says Hope! Caresses once again. He loves playing the cover drive and he does so extremely stylishly. Full and wide outside off, Hope once again goes down on one knee and creams it through covers. Exceptional. |
| 32.3 : 32.3: Dom Bess to Hope, FOUR! Good shot! Floated full outside off, asking Hope to drive. He obliges and does so beautifully through covers and gets a boundary. |
| 34.3: Dom Bess to Hope, FOUR! Hammered away! Short on middle and leg, Hope gets on his back foot and hammers his pull with the spin through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 36.3: C Woakes to K Brathwaite, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Woakes is guilty of giving width outside off, Brathwaite is quick to pounce on it and cut it through point for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : 36.4: C Woakes to Brathwaite, FOUR! Once again similiar delivery and the same outcome. Outside off, Brathwaite frees his arms and slashes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 37.6 : 37.6: Dom Bess to Hope, FOUR! Tossed up on middle and leg, Hope gets down on one knee and sweeps it perfectly wide of backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 44.2 : 44.2: S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Lovely shot! Broad overpitches it slightly on middle and off, Brathwaite keeps his balance and plays a delightful on-drive through mid on and gets a boundary. It also brings the 50-run stand between the two batters. |
| 45.4 : 45.4: Sam Curran to Hope, OUT! Caught! Shai Hope departs and England have started the new session the way they would have been hoping for. Just the third over into the new session and Sam Curran has got rid of Shai Hope. Good bowling from the young English all-rounder. He has a knack of picking wickets and he has done just that. Good length ball just outside off, Hope gets on his front foot and looks to defend but the ball straightens and kisses the outside edge of the bat and goes straight to J |
| 46.4: S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Fifty for Brathwaite. He has been very good so far but has to carry on. Excellent shot but Broad won't mind it. Full and angling in from off, Brathwaite keeps his balance and drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 46.5 : 46.5: S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Once again it is Brathwate who is getting the rewards. Full on middle, Brathwaite once again drives it through mid on and gets a boundary. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Sam Curran to Brooks, FOUR! Brooks is off the mark. On the pads, Brooks flicks it through suare leg and gets a boundary to get his scoreboard up and running. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: S Broad to Brooks, FOUR! Bad ball and punished. Broad strays on the pads, Brooks says thank you very much and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 50.1 : 50.1: Ben Stokes to K Brathwaite, EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky escape for Brathwait. Good length ball outside off, it pitches and straightens. Brathwaite looks to play it horizontally through point but gets a thick outside edge which goes between the gap between gully and second slip. Crawley there dives but to no avail. |
| 51.6 : 51.6: Sam Curran to Brooks, EDGY FOUR! Fuller and around off, the batter looks to driev but it goes off the outside edge towards the third man fence. |
| 53.2 : 53.2: Dom Bess to Brooks, FOUR! Bess gives it too much air and overpitches it on off, Bess gets on his front foot and drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 54.4 : 54.4: Ben Stokes to Brooks, FOUR! Brooks has been targeting this fuller balls. He whips this one through mid-wicket for another boundary. He hit it with lot of power. |
| 55.4: Dom Bess to Brooks, FOUR! Drilled through the covers. Runs are flowing for Brooks. Bess again bowls it full but this one is outside off. Brooks leans into the shot and slams it through the covers. |
| 63.6 : 63.6: Dom Bess to Brathwaite, FOUR! Slammed through the covers as Bess once again bowls it full and outside off. Root gives it a chase but the ball wins the race to the fence. |
| 64.3 : 64.3: Ben Stokes to Brooks, FOUR! Brooks enters into the 40s with a solid punch. Short and outside off, Brooks goes on the back foot and punches it between point and cover. Both the fielders gives it a chase but once again the ball wins the race. |
| 67.3: C Woakes to Brooks, FOUR! Guided nicely! Good length ball just around off, Brooks comes forward and delicately guides it through the gully region. Stokes gives it a chase but he cannot cut it off. |
| 68.1 : 68.1: Stokes to Brathwaite, OUT! Caught & Bowled! Stokes is the man, once again! He kept bowling the short stuff and has got the reward. This one is not as short as the other ones but Brathwaite is on the back foot as he tries to work it on the leg side. He though ends up getting a leading edge and the ball balloons towards Stokes. A simple chance for him and he accepts it. They check for the legality of the ball but Stokes is fine. A fine knock from Brathwaite comes to an end. |
| 69.5 : 69.5: C Woakes to Brooks, FOUR! Brooks moves to 49. Slightly short and outside off, Brooks goes on the back foot and cuts it through gully for a boundary. |
| 74.4 : 74.4: S Broad to Brooks, FOUR! Not a convincing stroke though and it wasn't too far away from diving Buttler. Perfect line and perfect length by Broad. Brooks had to play at it. He ends up gloving it behind. Buttler throws himself to his right but fails to get to the ball. It races to the fine leg fence. |
| 79.3 : 79.3: Dom Bess to Chase, FOUR! Drilled down the ground. Bess bowls a very full ball outside off. Chase opens his arms and drills it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 80.5 : 80.5: S Broad to S Brooks, EDGY FOUR! Another fine delivery by Broad. Shortish and around off, Brooks tries to drop his hand and avoid it but ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball goes past the diving second slip fielder and into the third man fence. |
| 82.2 : 82.2: S Broad to Brooks, OUT! LBW! Pinned in front! The second new ball has done the trick for England. A length ball around off, coming in nicely. Brooks is late in getting his bat down to work it on the leg side and gets pinned in front of the stumps. Broad and co. appeal and the umpire raises the finger quickly. Second batsman to fall in the 50s for West Indies. A solid innings nonetheless from him. They are still 28 behind from avoiding the follow-on. |
| 83.4 : 83.4: Sam Curran to Chase, EDGY FOUR! Good length ball just around off, Chase looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes over the stumps and into the fine leg fence. |
| 84.4: Broad to J Blackwood, OUT! Bowled! The hero with the willoow in Southampton walks back for a duck in Manchester. Broad gets his man and he has second one of the game. Big wicket for the hosts here not just because Blackwood is a dangerous man but also because England now have their tail up. After bowling shorter, Broad goes a bit fuller on off, the ball stays a bit low off the deck. Blackwood looks to defend but the low bounce does him and he hears the awful sound of the timber. Music to B |
| 85.4: Sam Curran to R Chase, FOUR! Drilled through the covers! Full and outside off, Chase leans into the shot and smashes it through the covers. |
| 86.3 : 86.3: S Broad to Dowrich, OUT! LBW! Pitching in line and hitting the stumps. So, the review does not save Dowrich. He goes for a duck as well. Broad is making the new ball talk and causing trouble here for West Indies. A length ball angled in from just outside off, Dowrich tries to flick it off his back foot but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows and the umpire agrees. Dowrich takes it upstairs. Let's see if he can survive. The front foot is fine. Any bat? No, confirms the Ultra Ed |
| 89.5 : 89.5: Ben Stokes to Chase, FOUR! Easy pickings and West Indies now just 10 away from avoiding follow-on. Stokes strays on the pads, Chase lofts his flick over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 90.2 : 90.2: C Woakes to J Holder, OUT! Caught! Woakes comes into the attack and gets a wicket. We are in for a cracker here as West Indies have two wickets in hand and need to avoid follow on. First wicket of the game for Woakes and it is the big one of the West Indies skipper. Excellent bowling from Woakes. He bowls it around off, in the channel of uncertainty and makes it shape a tad. Just enough to trouble Holder. He looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge to first slip. The English skipper, |
| 93.1 : 93.1: Sam Curran to Chase, FOUR! Just needed now to avoid the follow on. Curran bowls it on middle and leg, looking for a LBW but Chase is quick to flick it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 93.3 : 93.3: Sam Curran to Chase, FOUR! West Indies have avoided the follow on. Short ball on the body, Chase pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 95.2 : 95.2: Sam Curran to R Chase, FOUR! Chase is dealing in boundaries now! Full and outside off, he creams it through the covers. |
| 95.5 : 95.5: Sam Curran to Roach, FOUR! More runs, this time for Roach and again not from the middle of the bat but Roach and West Indies won't mind it. Full and around off, Roach looks to drive but gets thick outside edge and the ball goes to the third man fence through gully. |
| 98.1 : 98.1: C Woakes to Chase, OUT! LBW! Excellent review from England and they are just one wicket away from batting again. Roston Chase's brilliant innings comes to an end. Another very good ball from Woakes and he has his second of the innings. Full and quick around off, Chase looks to defend but misses due to the pace and the movement. He gets hit on the pads but there is some noise. England players appeal but the umpire turns it down. Root has a word with Woakes and decides to take it upstairs. R |
| 98.6 : 98.6: C Woakes to Gabriel, OUT! Bowled! The slower ball does the trick and West Indies are bowled out now. Woakes smartly takes the pace off this one and bowls it on a length, Gabriel looks to defend but gets deceived by the lack of pace. The ball also moves away a bit, squaring up Gabriel and hitting the off pole. West Indies bowled out for 287! Trail by 182. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: K Roach to Buttler, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Buttler goes for a duck and the plan to open with him fails. Full and outside off, Buttler sees the chance of freeing his arms. He throws his bat but ends up dragging the ball on his stumps. Idea start for West Indies as Buttler could've score really quickly. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: S Gabriel to Zak Crawley, FOUR! It does not matter how and where they come as long as they keep on coming. Length delivery outside off, Crawley looks to play it on the off side but gets a thick outside edge which takes the ball wide and past of the man at gully for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: K Roach to Crawley, OUT! BOWLED! The middle stump goes cartwheeling. Roach gets his second wicket of the innings and England's aggressive approach is backfiring here. Good length ball on middle and off, Crawley looks to go down town but misses and the ball takes the middle stump with it.Great sight for any bowler but a fast bowler's delight. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: K Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Stokes gets the chance of freeing his arms and he does so nicely! Slightly short and just outside off, Stokes is down the track to punch it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: K Roach to Stokes, SIX! Monstrous! England need a few more of these and Stokes can certainly do that. Full and just outside off, Stokes comes down the track and slams it over long off for a huge six. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Hammered down the ground! This is some batting from Stokes. A full ball around off, Stokes gives it a charge and sends it over mid off for another boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: S Gabriel to Stokes, SIX & FIFTY FOR STOKES! He has nailed this time around. 22nd Test half-century for him. He is making sure that the runs come quickly for his team. A fuller ball just outside off, Stokes hammers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Joseph to Root, OUT! RUN OUT! Root sacrifices his wicket for Stokes and the team. Joseph starts with a ball down the leg side. Root looks to flick but misses. Stokes is on his bike to get on strike. Root keeps his head down and runs. Dowrich throws the ball to Holder who comes from mid off and whips the bails off. Root is nowhere in the frame and he has to depart. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: J Holder to Stokes, SIX! Stokes has come in T20 mode and that is what his team needs. When he is in such a mood you cannot bowl him in his arc. Holder bowls it full around off, Stokes slams it over long off for a six. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: J Holder to Stokes, FOUR! Delicate from Stokes. Short ball around off, Stokes waits for it and then guides it fine towards third man. Roach there gives it a chase but comes second best. |
| 17.6: A Joseph to Pope, FOUR! Very good shot and the lead now stretches to 299! Length ball outside off, Pope hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary. England get the boundary they were looking for in the over. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: J Holder to Stokes, EDGED AND FOUR! Length ball outside off, Stokes looks to slash it on the off side but gets a thick outside edge which goes wide of the keeper and to the fence. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! Campbell is off the mark in a fine fashion. Full and outside off, Campbell leans into the shot and drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: S Broad to Campbell, OUT! Caught Behind! A last second review but it is a successful one. A full ball outside off, Campbell once again looks to drive it through the covers but fails to connect. There is a loud appeal but nothing from Buttler from behind the wickets. Root thinks and thinks and calls for the review at the last moment. And, the replays show that there is a clear spike. So, England have drawn first blood in the very first over. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: C Woakes to Brathwaite, FOUR! Fine shot from Brathwaite. Good length ball outside the off stump, Brathwaite punches it through the covers. The fieler chases it, makes a diving stop. The umpires check if it is a clean stop. It is not is what the replays confirm so a boundary for Brathwaite. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: S Broad to Brathwaite, FOUR! Lovely shot! Broad over cooks this delivery and bowls it too full around off, Brathwaite gets on his front foot and drives it wonderfully through mid off for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Woakes to Brathwaite, OUT! LBW! That is plumb and Brathwaite is not taking the DRS. He just walks as he knows where he was standing. A good length ball that comes back in from just around off, Brathwaite looks to defend but misses to get hit on the back pad. Huge appeal follows and the umpire agrees. Brathwaite has a word with Hope but keeps walking. The replays later show that it would've been umpire's call on hitting the wickets. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Broad to Hope, FOUR! Slammed through the covers. Full and outside off, he frees his arms and creams it through the cover region and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Broad to S Hope, OUT! Knocked him over with a beauty! Another one bites the dust and England are on fire. Brilliant from Broad. A brilliant ball again. Pitches just outside off and nips back in sharply to beat the inside edge and topple the timbers behind. West Indies in all sorts of trouble early on. |
| 11.5: C Woakes to Brooks, FOUR! Full and outside off, Brooks drives it nicely through point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 14.5: S Broad to Chase, FOUR! First boundary for Chase. A fuller length ball on middle and leg, Chase whips it to deep mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: S Broad to Chase, OUT! LBW! No shot offered and Chase has to go. He will not review this. Broad has his third and West Indies in a massive, massive trouble. A length ball outside off, Chase thinks it will not come back in much and shoulders arms. However, to his surprise, the ball comes back in nicely and hits him on the pads. A loud appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. Chase keeps walking and the replays show why. It would've been waste of a review had he taken that. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Sam Curran to Brooks, FOUR! Creamed through covers! Full and outside off, Brooks leans into the shot and smashes it through the covers. Two fielders give it a chase but the ball wins the race. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Curran to J Blackwood, FOUR! What has happened there? Sam Curran out of all the people has generated some vicious bounce. He bowls a short ball outside off, Blackwood looks to play it hoizontally but then decides to leave. Too late though as the ball takes the outside edge and goes over first slip. Root there stretches but gets nothing o it. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Sam Curran to Blackwood, FOUR! Just over mid off. Blackwood is not worried about the fielder and he will continue to play his shots. Full and outside off, he lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Sam Curran to J Blackwood, FOUR! Third boundary in the over. Full and outside off again as Curran searches for some movement. Blackwood creams it through the covers and the ball races to the fence. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Sam Curran to Blackwood, FOUR! Smashed over the cover region! Fuller and outside off, Blackwood hammers it over covers for a boundary. He is not going to miss out on any chance of opening his arms. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Dom Bess to Blackwood, FOUR! Timed brilliantly! Everything about this ball was perfect. Full and outside off, Blackwood takes a step forward, leans into it and creams it to the left side of the man at mid off. |
| 25.2 : 25.2: Dom Bess to Blackwood, FOUR. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: C Woakes to Blackwood, FOUR! Blackwood is doing what he did in the second innings of the first Test and England will be a tad worried now. Outside off, Blackwood loves the width and cuts it square behind square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: Dom Bess to Brooks, FOUR! Overpitched and got the punishment. Full and outside off, Brooks drills it through the covers to bag a boundary. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: Bess to Brooks, SIX! This one sails over the fence. Brilliant from Brooks. Flighted ball around off, Brooks smashes it over long on for a biggie. |
| 41.5: Dom Bess to Brooks, SIX! Gets to his half ton with a biggie! Woakes was there at long on and for a moment, his heart would have been in his mouth. Just about clears him. It is a loopy ball around off, Brooks powers it over the long on region for a biggie. Fifty in the first innings, fifty again but he needs to get to the three-figure score in this one to help West Indies secure a draw. |
| 42.1 : 42.1: Ben Stokes to Blackwood, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Nice shot but what an effort from Stokes. Runs in to bowl and delivers it around off, Blackwood punches it through mid off. There is no one manning that position so Stokes goes chasing after it. He gets near the fence and puts in a dive and pulls the ball back in. The umpires check if it is a clean stop. Well, it is a clean stop but the batters have taken four running runs. Full marks for the effort. |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Ben Stokes to Blackwood, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Stokes is the man again. What a player! He just keeps coming at you. On the first ball of the over, he ran all the way down to long off to save a boundary and now once again bowls an effort ball. Bangs it short around the body. Blackwood tries to somehow fend it off but ends up getting it off his gloves. The ball balloons behind. Buttler charges ahead, covers a lot of ground and takes the catch with a dive forward. A fine innings from Blackwood |
| 43.2 : 43.2: C Woakes to Dowrich, OUT! Just clipping the leg stump but that will do for England. Dowrich goes without opening his account once again. 100th Test wicket for Woakes. A good length ball around off, Dowrich after facing the chin music in the last over his hoping to work it on the leg side. He moves a little towards the off side and is hit on the pad. Woakes and others put in a loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Dowrich takes it upstairs after having a word with Brooks. Let's see |
| 43.4 : 43.4: C Woakes to Holder, FOUR! Whipped! The skipper is off the mark in style. Full and on the pads, he flicks it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 50.4: S Broad to S Brooks, EDGED AND FOUR! Broad bowling it really well here but Brooks is managing to stay out in the middle. Good length ball around off, Brooks looks to defend it with soft hands but gets a thick outside edge. It goes to the right of second slip, not uppishly. Stokes dives but to no avail and the ball goes away to the fence. |
| 54.3 : 54.3: S Broad to J Holder, EDGY FOUR! This will be frustrating for Broad. Length delivery just outside off, Holder waits for it and then at the last moment runs it down to third man and the ball reaches the fence. He played it with soft hands there. |
| 54.5 : 54.5: S Broad to J Holder, FOUR! This time off the inside edge! Shake of head from Broad. Good length ball outside off, Holder goes on the back foot and looks to punch it but gets an inside edge. The ball goes over the stumps and down to the fine leg fence. |
| 55.5: Sam Curran to Brooks, OUT! LBW! Super Sam does it again. This young lad has a golden arm and he has got the big wicket of Shamarh Brooks. The wicket England were desperately looking for and Curran has given Root that. Brilliant bowling from Sam, he comes around the wicket and pitches it around off. The change of angle works as the ball comes in off the deck. Brooks looks to defend off his back foot but misses and gets stuck on the crease. The ball hits him on his back pad. The English play |
| 59.1 : 59.1: Sam Curran to Holder, FOUR! Very good shot and was always in control. Short ball around the belly, Holder pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 62.2 : 62.2: Dom Bess to J Holder, FOUR! Bess gives him a gift wrapped full toss. Holder says thank you very much and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 62.3 : 62.3: Dom Bess to Holder, SIX! Woah! Out of nowhere Holder has taken on Bess. Tossed up on off, Holder smashes it over long on for a biggie. |
| 62.5 : 62.5: Dom Bess to Holder, OUT! Bowled! Bess has the last laugh and he has bowled a beauty to get rid of the West Indies skipper. A perfect off spinners Test wicket. Bess gives this air and bowls it on the rough outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball spins right between the gate of bat and pad to hit the top of middle and leg. England just 2 wickets away now. |
| 63.5: Ben Stokes to Joseph, FOUR! Gorgeous shot from Alzarri. This man can bat. Overpitched on middle and off, Joseph gets on his front foot and drives it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 65.6 : 65.6: Ben Stokes to Joseph, OUT! Caught! 9 down and England need just one wicket. Not a shot that West Indies would have wanted to see. Fuller ball outside off, Alzarri cannot stray away from his natural game with the willow as he goes for the drive. He hits it uppishly and straight to Bess at point. He takes a simple catch. One wicket away from leveling the series are England. |
| 68.6: Dom Bess to Roach, FOUR! Bess comes around the wicket and bows it on middle and leg, Roach gets down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 70.1 : 70.1: Dom Bess to K Roach, OUT! Caught! Ollie Pope takes a stunner at short leg to seal the game! Floated delivery on middle and leg, Roach flicks it to the left of short leg. Pope gets a hand to it and the ball lobs away from him. He dives and takes a beauty to seal the game. ENGLAND WIN BY 113 RUNS! |
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