| 0.0 : Beaten black and blue by a team in maroon. Unexpected. Totally unbelievable. It was a complacent England in the first Test against a pumped up Windies. Expect none of the complacency here. Do the hosts have it in them to produce another great effort? Hello and a warm welcome to the second Test between Windies and England in Antigua. |
| WEATHER REPORT - It rained a couple of hours ago but thankfully, the rain has disappeared for now. There are some overcast skies which might be a bit of concern though... |
| PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga informs that usually pace dominates proceedings in Antigua with plenty of seam and swing. Observes an even layer of green and dry grass, along with some moisture, which should make batting challenging on Day 1. However, adds that as the game goes ahead, batting will become easier. Tells that 340 is the average first innings score at this venue. |
| TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. Holder flips it, Root calls Tails but it is a Head. WINDIES ELECT TO BOWL FIRST. |
| Windies skipper, Jason Holder, says that there seems to be a bit of moisture in the pitch and wants to make the most use of it, hence the decision. Hopes that his fast bowlers get early wickets, looking at the grass on the surface. Informs that the team has had good rest along with two solid days of preparation and is pumped up for this one. On the consistency task of producing a similar effort, Jason stresses that the team has a clear mind and knows what needs to be done. |
| England captain, Joe Root, says that he would have bowled first as well but now sees it as a challenge to put a good total on the board. Informs that Broad comes in for Rashid and Joe Denly makes his debut in place of Keaton Jennings. Agrees that a team looks at continuity in its playing XI but feels that Denly has done reasonably back home in domestic cricket and deserves this chance. On Adil Rashid missing out, Root says that the decision was made looking at the pitch which looks a seamer-frie |
| The national anthems are done and dusted and the Windies get into a huddle. The sun is slowly bursting through the clouds. Out come Rory Burns and the debutant, Joe Denly. Kemar Roach, the wrecker-in-chief in that first innings of the first Test, has the new cherry in his hand. Burns to face. 'Play, gentlemen!' says umpire Chris Gaffaney. Time to follow the instructions then. |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, Almost a wicket first ball! Ah... indecision first up. The first innings of the first Test - Burns looks to defend, then leave. Bottom edge onto the stumps. First innings, second Test - Burns looks to defend, then leave. The ball takes the inside edge but misses the stumps. So, so close... |
| 0.2 : K Roach to Burns, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to Burns, A bit wider outside off, let through again. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Burns, Wider outside off, almost outside the pitch, easier leave. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through again to end a maiden over. But a harmless one. |
| Shannon Gabriel to share the new-ball attack with Roach. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full and down the leg side, Denly misses his flick. |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Outside off, a short ball, Joe looks to punch but is beaten by the extra bounce. Mistimes it to point. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full and outside off, JD looks to drive but misses. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Poor shot. Full and wide outside off, Denly reaches out to drive but no feet movement, no reward. A miss. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Outside off, quietly left alone. |
| Oh dear... SHANNON GABRIEL IS WALKING OFF THE FIELD. Hamstring issue? He is seen stretching his right leg. Not good... |
| 2.1 : K Roach to Burns, On a length outside off, solidly defended. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to Burns, Miles outside off, let through. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, on a length, Burns looks to defend but misses. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 2.6 : K Roach to Burns, Three maidens in an row. Outside off, left alone. |
| Alzarri Joseph is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full on off, Denly drives it to point. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery outside off, Joe shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full outside off, Denly drives it to point. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full again on off, Joe drives it to mid off. |
| 3.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery on off, Denly defends off the back foot. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery outside off, the batsman offers no shot. Fourth consecutive maiden over from the Windies. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, Burns lets it go. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to Burns, FOUR! First runs for England after four consecutive maidens. Full on middle and leg, Burns flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 4.4 : K Roach to R Burns, OUT! Rory Burns departs! The Windies strike early again. Good length delivery outside off, Burns looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. He gets an outside edge towards second slip where Jason Holder dives to his right and takes a good catch. Early trouble then... |
| Jonny Bairstow is the new batsman in. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to J Bairstow, Driven towards the mid-on region. They pick up a single. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to Denly, APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Denly looks to defend but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Windies go for the review. Impact is line and it is umpire's call. The hosts retain their review. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery outside off, rising off the deck, Joe lets it go. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Full outside off, Bairstow looks to drive but misses it. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Good length delivery outside off, Bairstow shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 6.1 : K Roach to Denly, Around off, on a length, watchfully defended. |
| 6.2 : K Roach to Denly, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 6.3 : K Roach to Bairstow, Full and around off, watchfully played out. |
| 6.4 : K Roach to Bairstow, A bouncer around off, Jonny ducks. |
| 6.5 : K Roach to Bairstow, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 6.6 : K Roach to Bairstow, Another solid defense to end the over. |
| 7.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, On a length around off, Denly looks to defend and does so with a hop. |
| 7.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Two-paced nature of the wicket so far. Gabriel lands it on a length, Joe initially comes forward but then suddenly the ball rises. He has to adjust and tries to fend it but almost edges it to second slip. Plays it with soft hands, hence the ball does not carry. |
| 7.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Outside off, fuller in length, left alone. |
| 7.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Lovely shot. Full and wide outside off, JD gets a good stride forward, meets the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers. The damp outfield stops the ball before it can meet the ropes and the batsmen cross each other thrice in that time. |
| 7.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, A full toss outside off, swinging away late, a surprised Denly pushes at it late and misses. |
| 7.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Full and outside off, Bairstow gets a big stride forward and then shoulders arms. |
| 8.1 : K Roach to Denly, Around middle, tucked through square leg for a single. The stand moves to 10. |
| 8.2 : K Roach to Bairstow, Tight line, on a length outside off, solidly defended. |
| 8.3 : K Roach to Bairstow, A bit too straight, Jonny works it through mid-wicket and comes back for a couple. |
| 8.4 : K Roach to Bairstow, Outside off, on a length, JB pushes it towards backward point. |
| 8.5 : K Roach to Bairstow, Full and outside off, moving away, pushed towards gully. |
| 8.6 : K Roach to Bairstow, Landed outside off, solidly defended. |
| Alzarri Joseph is the first bowling change. |
| And has Alzarri struck first ball? There is a nick but the umpires want to check whether he has cut the sidelines... |
| 9.1 : A Joseph to Denly, OUT! The ball is legal! The debutant has to go! Unbelievable. Totally unbelievable. A loosener, then a loose shot. A wicket. Short and wide outside off. There to be punished and Denly does so. But he plays that with his feet stuck in mud. Hence, the game decides that he can stick no longer in the middle. An outside edge is generated and Shane Dowrich does the rest. The umpire wants to check whether Joseph is cutting the sidelines but replays show that he is fine. |
| 0.0 : Skipper Joe Root arrives at number 4, replacing his namesake. |
| 9.2 : A Joseph to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 9.3 : A Joseph to Root, WAS THAT A DROP? Nope. Just short. But some real nerves there... Short and wide outside off, Root flashes hard and cuts it straight to Roston Chase at point! Luckily for him, the ball dips onto the fielder and lands just short. A single taken, courtesy the misfield. |
| 9.4 : A Joseph to Bairstow, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 9.5 : A Joseph to Bairstow, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 9.6 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Good carry. A fraction short outside off, Bairstow takes his bat out of harm's way. Shane Dowrich takes it near his face. |
| Double bowling change. The star of the previous game. The best all-rounder currently. Here he is - Jason Omar Holder. |
| 10.1 : J Holder to Root, Length delivery outside off, left alone. |
| 10.2 : J Holder to Root, Full and outside off, Root comes forward to defend but the ball moves away off the wobbly seam and beats the outside edge. |
| 10.3 : J Holder to Root, Tries to counter the swing by walking down the wicket and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 10.4 : J Holder to Root, Full and outside off, swinging away, this time Joe lets it be. |
| 10.5 : J Holder to Root, A bit wide of the crease on that occasion, landed on a length outside off, the captain lets it through again. |
| 10.6 : J Holder to Root, On a length around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 11.1 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 11.2 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Back of a length outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 11.3 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Landed outside off, a touch wide, Bairstow takes his bat away from the line. |
| 11.4 : A Joseph to Bairstow, A length ball outside off, Jonny has a waft but misses. |
| 11.5 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 11.6 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Nicely punched down the ground. Full and outside off, JB covers the swing nicely and pushes it past the bowler who is late to get down in time. The ball scurries through mid off and by the time mid on can get across, two runs are taken. |
| DRINKS BREAK. 2 wickets taken after winning the toss, within 10 overs. Clearly, the Windies are on a hot streak right now, taking confidence and momentum from the previous win. They are not giving too many wide balls and England are searching for breathing space. |
| 12.1 : J Holder to Root, On a good length outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 12.2 : J Holder to Root, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 12.3 : J Holder to Root, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 12.4 : J Holder to Root, One more leave outside off. |
| 12.5 : J Holder to Root, Landed outside off, Root chases it but misses. |
| 12.6 : J Holder to Root, FOUR! In the air... but in the gap. Holder is frustrated. He bowls the teaser, lands it on a length outside off, keeps it a touch wide and invites the drive. His counterpart obliges and gets a thick outside edge. It flies behind point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 13.1 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 13.2 : A Joseph to Bairstow, FOUR! Landed outside off, Bairstow dabs it late to third man and gets a boundary! |
| 13.3 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 13.4 : A Joseph to Root, Down the leg side, helped through fine leg for a run. |
| 13.5 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Outside off, let through. |
| 13.6 : A Joseph to Bairstow, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 14.1 : J Holder to Root, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 14.2 : Holder to J Bairstow, FOUR! Flashed and flashed hard. Short and outside off, Bairstow cuts hard and gets a top edge over the slip cordon towards third man! |
| 14.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again. |
| 14.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, One more leave outside off. |
| 14.5 : J Holder to Bairstow, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 14.6 : J Holder to Bairstow, Full and outside off, Bairstow drives it straight back as an arrow. So straight that it hits the stumps at the other end. Robbed off a boundary. |
| 15.1 : A Joseph to Root, OUT! Gloved, in the air... caught, no dropped and then taken by someone else! Brilliant teamwork! Root is gone! The horror period continues to be even woeful for the visitors with their skipper dismissed. This is a real brute from Alzarri. Extraordinary dismissal. On a length just short of full, Root comes forward to defend but the ball suddenly bounces, kicking off and catches Root by surprise. He tries to fend it away but poor bloke, cannot do anything. The ball takes t |
| 0.0 : Jos Buttler walks in at number 5, replacing his skipper. |
| 15.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 15.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, This one rears off a length again, Buttler looks to defend but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the pitch. |
| 15.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, Outside off, a touch wide, easier job for the batsman - let go. |
| 15.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 15.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Landed outside off, left alone. A wicket maiden for Alzarri. His figures read 4-1-9-2. |
| 16.1 : J Holder to Bairstow, On a good length around off, kicks up, Bairstow rises with the bounce and fends it to the off side. |
| 16.2 : J Holder to Bairstow, FOUR! Cracking shot. Full and outside off, Bairstow comes forward and drives it powerfully, aerially, but wide of short extra cover, through mid off. |
| 16.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Short and wide outside off, Bairstow cuts this uppishly, wide of a diving point fielder and gets successive boundaries. |
| 16.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, Landed outside off, swinging in late, on a fuller length, left alone. |
| 16.5 : J Holder to Bairstow, Shorter and wider outside off, let through. |
| 16.6 : J Holder to J Bairstow, FOUR! AWESOME! Beautiful poise and bounce from Bairstow. Full and outside off, swinging away, Jonny leans and drives it wide of cover for a boundary! |
| 17.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Full and outside off, Jonny looks to defend but the ball nips back in and cuts him into two! |
| 17.3 : A Joseph to Bairstow, FOUR! YJB is taking the attack to the hosts now. A length ball, around off, driven through mid on for a boundary! |
| 17.4 : A Joseph to J Bairstow, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Bairstow cuts it through point and gets consecutive boundaries! |
| 17.5 : A Joseph to Bairstow, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 17.6 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Outside off, left alone. |
| 18.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full and outside off, Buttler walks into the shot and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 18.2 : J Holder to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 18.3 : J Holder to Buttler, One more leave outside off. |
| 18.4 : J Holder to Buttler, On a length outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 18.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Outside off, on a length, Jos looks to defend but the ball curls away after pitching and beats him. |
| 18.6 : J Holder to Buttler, OUT! Edged and taken! Holder has his first. A bit of a procession in the middle now. A length ball outside off, Buttler walks down the track to defend but the ball moves away after pitching, takes the outside edge and goes straight to a waiting John Campbell at second slip. Movement, bounce and pace are doing England in here. |
| Ben Stokes walks in at number 6, replacing Buttler. |
| 19.1 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 19.2 : A Joseph to J Bairstow, Short and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 19.3 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Slightly fuller outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms. |
| 19.4 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Full and wide outside off, Jonny looks to drive but misses. |
| 19.5 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Full again, outside off, swinging away, driven straight to point. |
| 19.6 : A Joseph to Bairstow, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 20.1 : J Holder to Stokes, A wild bouncer outside off, Stokes sways away. |
| 20.2 : J Holder to Stokes, Down the leg side, swinging down, worked through square leg for a single. Stokes gets off the mark. |
| 20.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, Full and outside off, pretty wide, swinging away, Bairstow shoulders arms. |
| 20.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, Landed outside off, on a length, Jonny lets it pass. |
| 20.5 : J Holder to Bairstow, Full and outside off, swinging away, watchfully let go. |
| 20.6 : J Holder to Bairstow, SIX! Ho ho ho! Boy, we are in for some fun. Full and wide outside off, Bairstow plants his front foot forward and treats this as a passage in white-ball cricket. Dispatches it with brute disdain over extra cover! |
| 21.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Oops... that is a surprise. A high full toss from Gabriel, Stokes picks it late and somehow works it through square leg for a single. |
| 21.2 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, A short ball now, Bairstow sways away. |
| 21.3 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, FOUR! Off the edge but this is very good batting. Short and outside off, Bairstow flashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. However, because of the hard hands, the edge flies over the second slip fielder to the third man. |
| 21.4 : S Gabriel to J Bairstow, FOUR! BEAUTY! Full and outside off, Bairstow reaches out and drives it through the covers for consecutive boundaries! |
| 21.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 21.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 22.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 22.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Full and just outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 22.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Tossed up just around off, Stokes defends it watchfully. |
| 22.4 : R Chase to Stokes, Full and outside off, the big Ben goes for the big sweep but misses. |
| 22.5 : R Chase to Stokes, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 22.6 : R Chase to Stokes, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 23.1 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Full on middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! Bad ball. Down the leg side, tickled towards the fine leg fence. |
| 23.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A full toss now, on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 23.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and outside off, Ben lunges and then lets it go. |
| 23.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A terrific yorker, around middle, watchfully dug out. |
| 23.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Fuller in length, swinging down, Stokes falls over in his attempt to flick but misses. Is hit on the pads and someone cries for LBW from behind but it was missing leg. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON THE OPENING DAY. |
| Wow. What an opening session of Test cricket. Root gone. Buttler gone. Bairstow attacks single-handedly. On a green pitch which has offered plenty of bounce, swing and movement, only the Yorkshire lad has stood tall. |
| The bowling has been good but could have been better. Roach and Joseph have been accurate and deadly with pace but Gabriel and Holder have let the pressure slip with some inconsistent bowling. Just imagine. 4 wickets in the span of 19 overs. A bit more incisiveness and England could have been 6 or 7 down. |
| One would expect the pitch to settle down a bit after the break and run-scoring to get a bit easier. Do England have still something left in the tank? Moeen, Foakes and Curran to follow. Maybe, the visitors can check out a dvd, if available of a certain Test match. A certain Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow were batting on a tough pitch in Cape Town against a terrific South African attack in January 2016. They joined forces at 223/5 and were separated when the score read 622. Not a bad time to get |
| 24.1 : K Roach to Bairstow, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 0.0 : Has Roach struck first over after Lunch? He reckons that he has got Bairstow plumb in front. Holder takes the review... |
| 24.2 : K Roach to Bairstow, OUT! Plumb LBW is Bairstow and he has to go! What a start after Lunch. Full and straight, Jonny looks to flick but misses and is hit right in front. Roach appeals, goes down on his haunches but umpire Gaffaney calmly shakes his head. Roach is confident and eggs his captain on to take the review. There is a big discussion and almost the 15 seconds are about to get over when Holder signals the 'T'. Hawk Eye justifies that call. Big blow. Body blow. Half the side is gone. |
| Moeen Ali walks in at number 7, replacing Bairstow. |
| 24.3 : K Roach to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 24.4 : K Roach to Ali, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 24.5 : K Roach to Ali, Outside off, fuller in length, Moeen looks to drive but misses. |
| 24.6 : K Roach to Ali, WIDE. This is outside the pitch, fuller in length, Moeen lets it go. |
| K Roach to Ali, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a couple. |
| Shannon Gabriel into the attack. |
| 25.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 25.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, That is another brute. On a good length around middle, Stokes looks to defend but the ball kicks off and hits him on the front glove. Ben tries to take his glove off the bat but is too late. The ball flies towards square leg but there is no one to catch it! Stokes is not happy at all. |
| 25.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! Who remembers the previous ball? Full and around off, Stokes drives it straight back down the ground and gets a boundary! |
| 25.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 25.5 : S Gabriel to Ali, A short ball, around middle, Moeen looks to pull but gets a top edge. There is a deep square leg in place but he cannot get around in time to his right. A single taken. |
| 25.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 26.1 : K Roach to Ali, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 26.2 : K Roach to Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 26.3 : K Roach to Ali, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 26.4 : K Roach to Ali, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 26.5 : K Roach to Ali, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 26.6 : K Roach to M Ali, FOUR! Edged away! Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball swings away, takes the outside edge and goes past a diving gully towards third man! |
| 27.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A short ball, Stokes looks to pull but gets a top edge. Mid on cannot get to it from inside the circle. A single taken. |
| 27.2 : S Gabriel to Ali, ON THE HELMET! A short ball, around off, Moeen looks to pull but he misses and is hit flash on the helmet. He takes a while to compose himself and then signals a thumbs up. |
| 27.3 : S Gabriel to Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. One run added to the total. |
| 27.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and down the leg side, Stokes looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 27.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. |
| 27.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, OUT! Caught behind! Now then. Now then. The big Ben is gone. Excellent bowling from Gabriel. He has been at Stokes, both verbally and with the ball and eventually gets his man. A couple of overs ago, he hit Stokes on the glove. Then, he beat him by pace with a full ball in this over. Then followed it up with a bounce, pegging him back. And finally, gets a length ball, outside off, induces a flat-footed waft and voila! Stokes is gone! 93/6 now... |
| Ben Foakes walks in at number 8, replacing Stokes. |
| 28.1 : K Roach to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.2 : K Roach to Ali, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 28.3 : K Roach to M Ali, FOUR! Ugly. Full and around off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball hits the inner half of the bat and races down the ground through mid on! |
| 28.4 : K Roach to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 28.5 : K Roach to Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 28.6 : K Roach to Ali, On a length outside off, Moeen has a loose flash and misses. |
| 29.1 : S Gabriel to Foakes, FOUR! Who has to stop it? You or me? You go. No, you go! What a shot in the first place. A short ball, from Gabriel, Foakes pulls it cleanly all along the ground behind square leg. Now comes the fun. There is fine leg and there is square leg too. One looks to his left and finds his mate. The other looks to his right and stares at him. Without any dialogue, in the eyes, they are asking questions to one another as to who has to run. Meanwhile, the ball runs to the fence. |
| 29.2 : Gabriel to Foakes, A yorker to follow that up, nicely dug out. |
| 29.3 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.4 : S Gabriel to Ali, That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. |
| 29.5 : S Gabriel to Ali, Full and outside off, Moeen wafts and misses. |
| 29.6 : S Gabriel to M Ali, EDGED, BUT SHORT! Full and outside off, Moeen looks to drive but gets an outside edge which lands short of gully! |
| 30.1 : K Roach to Foakes, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 30.2 : K Roach to Foakes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 30.3 : K Roach to Foakes, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 30.4 : K Roach to Ali, A length ball, around middle, Moeen looks to flick but gets a top edge. Does not carry to long leg. A run taken. |
| 30.5 : K Roach to Foakes, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 30.6 : K Roach to Foakes, ANOTHER TOP EDGE LANDS SAFELY! Almost... Full and outside off, Foakes looks to pull but gets a top edge which balloons over mid on. Two runs taken. |
| 31.1 : S Gabriel to Ali, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 31.2 : S Gabriel to Ali, Full and outside off, Moeen looks to drive but misses. |
| 31.3 : S Gabriel to Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 31.4 : S Gabriel to Ali, Full and outside off, driven straight to point. |
| 31.5 : S Gabriel to Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 31.6 : S Gabriel to Ali, Around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 32.1 : K Roach to Foakes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 32.2 : K Roach to Foakes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 32.3 : K Roach to Foakes, On a good length around off, watchfully defended. |
| 32.4 : K Roach to Foakes, Full and outside off, let through. |
| 32.5 : K Roach to Foakes, Just outside off, solidly defended. |
| 32.6 : K Roach to Foakes, Around middle, helped towards square leg. |
| 33.1 : A Joseph to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 33.2 : A Joseph to Ali, FOUR! Wrong line. Down the leg side, Moeen tickles it to the fine leg fence. |
| 33.3 : A Joseph to Ali, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a run. |
| 33.4 : A Joseph to Foakes, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 33.5 : A Joseph to Ben Foakes, Short and outside off, punched straight to point. |
| 33.6 : A Joseph to Ben Foakes, Another short ball, Foakes backs away and mistimes his punch to the off side. |
| 34.1 : J Holder to Ali, On a good length around off, solidly defended. |
| 34.2 : J Holder to Ali, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 34.3 : J Holder to M Ali, Full and around off, swinging in, Moeen looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 34.4 : J Holder to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 34.5 : J Holder to Ali, Around off, Ali looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside half of the bat towards square leg. Moeen wants the single and comes halfway down but then is sent back. |
| 34.6 : J Holder to Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 35.1 : A Joseph to Foakes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 35.2 : A Joseph to Foakes, Landed outside off, let through again. |
| 35.3 : A Joseph to Foakes, A length ball outside off, Ben looks to push but misses. |
| 35.4 : A Joseph to Foakes, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again. |
| 35.5 : A Joseph to Foakes, A bit wider outside off, let through. |
| 35.6 : A Joseph to Foakes, Landed outside off, a touch wide, let through. |
| DRINKS BREAK. The battle continues. England are made to work for each and every run. When Bairstow was going well before Lunch, it seemed there was a counter-attack on offer but with both he and Stokes gone, it has become an attritonal game once more. Runs are a premium at this stage. Windies will believe they can close this innings before Tea. But can they? |
| 36.1 : J Holder to Ali, Full and outside off, way too wide, left alone. |
| 36.2 : J Holder to Ali, A good short ball, around middle, Moeen rises with the bounce and then sways away, keeping his hands inside the line. |
| 36.3 : J Holder to Ali, Around off, this time it is defensed solidly. |
| 36.4 : J Holder to Ali, Another loosener, left alone. |
| 36.5 : J Holder to Ali, FOUR! BRILLIANT! What a shot to break the string of 20 dots. Full and around middle and off, Moeen is squared up a touch but at the last moment, adjusts well to push it back to where it came from. Through mid off and to the fence. |
| 36.6 : J Holder to Ali, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. |
| 37.1 : A Joseph to Foakes, Ahh... that STAYS LOW. Foakes looks to defend a length ball around off but it shoots down, takes the bottom edge and hits him onto his pads. It could have so easily deflected back onto the stumps. |
| 37.2 : A Joseph to Foakes, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 37.3 : A Joseph to Ben Foakes, FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and wide outside off, Foakes gets on top of the bounce and crashes it between point and gully to the fence! Neither players move. The scoreboard moves. |
| 37.4 : A Joseph to Foakes, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 37.5 : A Joseph to Foakes, On a length around middle, Ben looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses due to the sharp inward movement. Is hit on the pads and Joseph appeals but it was sliding down leg. |
| 37.6 : A Joseph to Foakes, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| Roston Chase is back on. 1-1-0-0 so far. |
| 38.1 : R Chase to Ali, FOUR! Oh yeah, bring on the spinner, my friend! Tossed up outside off and Moeen is ready for this. Comes half forward and nonchalantly lofts it over cover for a boundary! |
| 38.2 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. That one boundary on the previous ball has put Holder on the defensive, pushing cover and mid off back. Sad. |
| 38.3 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 38.4 : R Chase to Foakes, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 38.5 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 38.6 : R Chase to Foakes, WAS THAT A NICK? Chase certainly thinks so. Not quite sure about the others. Down the leg side, spinning down, Foakes looks to flick but misses. Now, the ball goes to Dowrich who fumbles and suddenly Chase yells out to someone to catch it. Dowrich does not realize where the ball is while short leg dives in front but cannot hold on. We still await the replays... |
| 39.1 : A Joseph to Ali, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a couple. |
| 39.2 : A Joseph to Ali, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 39.3 : A Joseph to Ali, FOUR! Risky but effective. After a good watchful hour, Moeen has decided to throw his arms and find some runs. Full and wide outside off, Ali throws his bat at it and skews his cover drive. It is in the air but wide of cover and point. |
| 39.4 : A Joseph to Ali, Outside off, let through. |
| 39.5 : A Joseph to Ali, Another uppish stroke. Short and outside off, Moeen punches it what we think initially is straight to point. But then we realize that the ball lands in front of point and runs away. Three runs taken. |
| 39.6 : A Joseph to Foakes, Full and around off, pushed through mid on for a couple. 11 from that over. |
| 40.1 : R Chase to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 40.2 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 40.3 : R Chase to Foakes, Around off, spinning in, tucked through square leg for a run. |
| 40.4 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 40.5 : R Chase to Ali, Full and wide outside off, plenty of flight, inviting the drive, Moeen resists. |
| 40.6 : R Chase to Ali, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| Jason Holder returns. 8-3-32-1 so far. |
| 41.1 : J Holder to Foakes, Full and down the leg side, flicked away for a couple. |
| 41.2 : J Holder to Foakes, Down the leg side, Foakes misses his flick and is hit on the pads. |
| 41.3 : J Holder to Foakes, Another one down the leg side, BF misses his flick again. |
| 41.4 : J Holder to Foakes, Outside off, Foakes looks to defend but the ball pitches and then seams away, squaring him up. Beats the outside edge. |
| 41.5 : J Holder to Foakes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 41.6 : J Holder to Foakes, Full and around off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 42.1 : R Chase to Ali, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 42.2 : R Chase to Ali, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 42.3 : R Chase to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 42.4 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, pushed through the covers for a run. |
| 42.5 : R Chase to Foakes, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 42.6 : R Chase to Foakes, Full on middle on, pushed through mid on for one. |
| 43.1 : J Holder to Foakes, FOUR! 50-RUN STAND IS UP! Not the cleanest of strokes though. Full and around off, Foakes looks to drive it through the off side but the bat turns in his hands and goes off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket! |
| 43.2 : J Holder to Foakes, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 43.3 : J Holder to Foakes, Fuller in length this time, watchfully blocked out. |
| 43.4 : J Holder to Foakes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 43.5 : J Holder to Foakes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 43.6 : J Holder to Foakes, Outside off, pushed straight to point. |
| 44.1 : R Chase to Ali, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 44.2 : R Chase to Ali, SIX! CRACK! Oh what a shot. Full and outside off, plenty of flight, right in the arc. Moeen deposits it out of the park over mid-wicket with a slog sweep! |
| 44.3 : R Chase to Ali, Down the leg side, worked towards square leg for a single. |
| 44.4 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 44.5 : R Chase to Ali, On middle and leg, watchfully worked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 44.6 : R Chase to Ali, Full and around off, extra bounce, Ali fends it out. Yes, fends it out to a spinner. |
| 45.1 : J Holder to Foakes, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 45.2 : J Holder to Foakes, A length ball on middle and leg, worked through the leg side for a single. |
| 45.3 : J Holder to Ali, A short ball outside off, Moeen looks to pull but the ball stays low and beats the bat. Dowrich has to dive to his left to collect due to the late movement. |
| 45.4 : J Holder to Ali, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 45.5 : J Holder to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 45.6 : J Holder to M Ali, EDGED, FOUR! Half century for Moeen and how crucial is this one? First fifty in 10 Test innings for the all-rounder. Boy, would he be happy. A short ball outside off, Moeen slashes hard, looking to cut but gets a thick outside edge which flies over second slip to the third man fence! |
| 46.1 : R Chase to Foakes, Around off, a touch full, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 46.2 : R Chase to Foakes, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 46.3 : R Chase to M Ali, Ahhh... dear me. Full and around off, Ali looks to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inside edge and goes through fine leg. A couple taken. |
| 46.4 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 46.5 : R Chase to Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 46.6 : R Chase to Ali, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 47.1 : J Holder to Ali, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 47.2 : J Holder to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 47.3 : J Holder to Ali, Around off, on a length, watchfully defended. |
| 47.4 : J Holder to M Ali, Full and outside off, driven through mid off but straight to the fielder. |
| 47.5 : J Holder to Ali, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 47.6 : J Holder to Ali, Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 48.1 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and on middle, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 48.2 : R Chase to Ali, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 48.3 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 48.4 : R Chase to Ali, Outside off, Moeen looks to defend but gets a bottom edge to the off side. |
| 48.5 : R Chase to Ali, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 48.6 : R Chase to Ali, Full and just outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 49.1 : J Holder to Foakes, Down the leg side, Foakes lets it be. The ball moves a long way and Dowrich collects it to his left. |
| 49.2 : J Holder to Foakes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 49.3 : J Holder to Foakes, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| We are moments away from Tea... |
| 49.4 : J Holder to Foakes, On a length, keeping the line around off and outside off, Ben defends. |
| 49.5 : J Holder to Foakes, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 49.6 : J Holder to Foakes, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 50.1 : R Chase to Ali, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 50.2 : R Chase to Ali, Down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a single. |
| 50.3 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 50.4 : R Chase to Foakes, Full and outside off, Foakes reaches out, opens the face of the bat and steers it past backward point for a couple. |
| 50.5 : R Chase to Foakes, Fired in outside off, left alone. |
| 50.6 : R Chase to Foakes, FOUR! A lovely shot to end the session! Full and outside off, Foakes just pushes it past the bowler through mid off. Long on gets across to his left but cannot reach in time! TEA ON DAY 1! |
| The Foakes-Moeen stand has summed up England's true character. Both gutsed it out when Bairstow and Stokes fell in quick succession and then, after Drinks, started to tee off. 33 runs came in 12 overs in the first hour after Lunch - 61 have come since then in the next 15. |
| The pitch seems to have eased out and the Windies are not getting the help that they got in the morning. But they will believe that they have done the bulk of the job in that opening session, demolishing the top order. England still have some batting left and they will hope that they last this day and given that 39 overs are left, try and get close to 270-280. Windies, on the other hand, will aim to dislodge this partnership and start piling the pressure on again. Join us back at 3 pm local (190 |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ... |
| Yawn... 39 overs left. A lonnngggggggggggggggggg session awaits us. It was Windies in the morning, England in the latter half of the afternoon. Who will have the final honours? |
| The players return onto the field. Kemar Roach to start off the final session to Moeen. Here we go... |
| 51.1 : K Roach to Ali, A length ball down the leg side, Moeen watches it go down and then curve back into him, just about eluding the bat. |
| 51.2 : K Roach to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 51.3 : K Roach to Ali, On a good length outside off, moving away, let through. |
| 51.4 : K Roach to Ali, Lovely bowling. Still some zip in this surface. Roach lands this on a length, outside off, Ali feels for it, looking to play but then the ball moves away off the seam and beats the outside edge. |
| 51.5 : K Roach to Ali, A touch wider outside off, easier leave. |
| 51.6 : K Roach to Ali, Landed outside off, left alone again. |
| Shannon Gabriel returns. 10-3-36-1 so far. So change of ends for both, Roach and Gabriel. |
| 52.1 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Full and down the leg side, Foakes misses his flick. |
| 52.2 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Outside off, Ben looks to tuck it to the leg side but the ball jags back in, takes the inside edge and hits him on the thighs. |
| 52.3 : S Gabriel to Foakes, This time he connects with the flick shot. Gets across, waits for the ball to come to him and works it around the corner, towards fine leg, for a single. The stand is worth 80 now. |
| 52.4 : S Gabriel to Ali, Full and just outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 52.5 : S Gabriel to Ali, A bouncer around middle, Ali ducks. |
| 52.6 : S Gabriel to Ali, Down the leg side, worked towards fine leg for a run. |
| 53.1 : K Roach to Ali, Full and outside off, moving away, left alone. |
| 53.2 : K Roach to Ali, Pushes this straight to point. |
| 53.3 : K Roach to Ali, FOUR! Up and over! A length ball outside off, Moeen goes up and over point and gets a boundary! Holds the pose for the photographers. Ali moves to 60. |
| 53.4 : K Roach to Ali, Good comeback from Roach. Bowls it on a back of a length outside off, MA feels for it but misses due to the late away movement. |
| 53.5 : K Roach to Ali, On a length outside off, watchfully defended back to the bowler. |
| 53.6 : K Roach to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 54.1 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 54.2 : S Gabriel to Foakes, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 54.3 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 54.4 : S Gabriel to Foakes, On a length outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 54.5 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 54.6 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Unlucky. Lovely shot, driving to an overpitched delivery, but it finds the stumps at the other end. |
| 55.1 : K Roach to Ali, Ah... almost. Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but is beaten by the away swing. Roach smiles. Nearly had his third. |
| 55.2 : K Roach to Ali, Landed outside off, on a length, shouldered arms to. |
| 55.3 : K Roach to Ali, OUT! In the air, in the air, in the air and taken! Windies have their 7th and Roach has his third. Moeen is gone. Just when we felt that he is ready to get to that century, he falls. This has got nothing to do with the pitch. It has got nothing to do with the swing. It has got nothing to do with the seam movement. This is just pure brainy bowling from Roach. He bowls it full and Moeen instantly goes for the flick. But then, Roach cunningly changes his pace and the timing of |
| Sam Curran walks in at number 9, replacing Moeen. |
| 55.4 : K Roach to Curran, Full and around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 55.5 : K Roach to Curran, Outside off, Sam keeps his bat inside the line. |
| 55.6 : K Roach to Curran, Outside off, SC pushes and misses. Successful over for Roach then. |
| 56.1 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 56.2 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 56.3 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Dropped short, pulled away for a couple. |
| 56.4 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 56.5 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Short and down the leg side, Foakes looks to pull but misses. |
| 56.6 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Short again, down the leg side again, pull shot attempted again, missed again. Runs hard to come by since the Tea break. 8/1 in 6 overs. |
| 57.1 : K Roach to Curran, OUCH. That has hurt. Roach bangs it on a length and Curran looks to defend but the ball skids through and pings him on the gloves. He immediately wrings them in pain as he crosses across to the other end, with the ball rolling towards square leg. |
| 57.2 : K Roach to Foakes, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 57.3 : K Roach to Foakes, A terrific yorker, around middle, dug out towards the bowler. |
| 57.4 : K Roach to Foakes, Landed outside off, a touch wide, left alone. |
| 57.5 : K Roach to Foakes, Full and outside off, let through again. |
| 57.6 : K Roach to Foakes, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 58.1 : S Gabriel to Curran, FOUR! CARESSED! Fine shot to get your first boundary. Full and around off, coming in with the angle, Curran drives it through mid on and finds the fence! |
| 58.2 : S Gabriel to Curran, Outside off, now he immediately taps it to the off side and scurries across for the single. |
| 58.3 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Full and outside off, driven towards the bowler who bends, manages to get a hand to it and deflects it towards mid off. |
| 58.4 : S Gabriel to Foakes, On a length, just around off, solidly defended. |
| 58.5 : S Gabriel to Foakes, Full and outside off, late swing away, left alone. |
| 58.6 : S Gabriel to Foakes, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Again, a wicket leads to the fall of another wicket. A short ball, around middle, Foakes looks to pull but the ball comes on slowly, takes the glove, hits the thigh and then deflects onto the stumps! Foakes' gritty knock comes to an end in a sad fashion. |
| Stuart Broad, dropped from the first Test in Barbados, arrives to bat. He will enjoy bowling on this pitch, not sure whether he will enjoy batting on it. |
| 59.1 : K Roach to Curran, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 59.2 : K Roach to Sam Curran, OUT! Gloved to slip! Curran goes. Just before this over, he popped in a couple of painkillers. The blow he received on the gloves a couple of overs ago, off Gabriel, has made him highly uncomfortable. Roach lands this on a good length, makes it to nip back in, generates extra bounce and hits Curran hard on the glove as he looks to defend. The ball flies to third slip where substitute Shamarh Brooks takes it easily. |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 59.3 : K Roach to Anderson, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 59.4 : K Roach to Anderson, A bouncer now, Anderson ducks. |
| 59.5 : K Roach to Anderson, The Barmy Army roars! Because Jimmy is off the mark! A length ball, around middle, tucked through square leg for a single. |
| 59.6 : K Roach to Broad, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 60.1 : S Gabriel to Anderson, On a length outside off, Anderson feels for it but misses. |
| 60.2 : S Gabriel to Anderson, Around off, solidly pushed to the off side. |
| 60.3 : S Gabriel to J Anderson, Full and wide outside off, Jimmy looks to drive but skews it towards point. |
| 60.4 : S Gabriel to Anderson, Outside off, JA looks to arch back and play the upper cut but while the body bends, the bat does not rise. It stays horizontal and the ball goes off the bottom edge towards gully. |
| 60.5 : S Gabriel to Anderson, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 60.6 : Gabriel to Anderson, OUT! BOWLED! Cracking yorker. Anderson backs away a mile down the leg side, aiming to go off side and Gabriel promptly fires in a yorker, right at the base of the stumps. Kaboom. Jimmy misses, Shannon hits. ENGLAND BOWLED OUT FOR 187! |
| The hosts have done it again. Yet another sensational bowling performance. Vindicating Holder's call to bowl first on a green track, they have dismantled the English under 200, in a touch over 60 overs. |
| Swing, lateral movement, bounce, low bounce, extra bounce - this pitch had everything. The Windies fast bowlers tore away at the English top order and had them 55/4. Bairstow's counter-attack kept England afloat but then quick wickets after Lunch pegged them back again. Moeen and Foakes gave some respect to the total but as was in the first case, the break at Tea did the damage. |
| Only four batsmen managed double figures with just 3 facing more than 30 balls. The English were not allowed to settle at all and one cannot fault them for getting dismissed cheaply. Not many bad shots and majority of the dismissals fell to rippers. |
| Often, in a Test, opening batsmen set the tone. Same goes for the bowling. Here, the opening bowlers set the tone. Roach and Gabriel came out firing on all cylinders and this Windies team looks totally different with these two roaring. Joint figures of 30-10-75-7 and that is almost three quarters of the opposition. Joseph and Holder did decently well too. |
| A heavy roller has been asked for by Jason Holder. This pitch has plenty of spice. Can the England bowlers make 187 look like 350? Back they come onto the field... |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Starts with a good length delivery outside off, Brathwaite shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, First runs for Windies. Full on middle, Brathwaite gets off the mark with a single to short cover with a tap. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Wide outside off, Campbell lets it go. |
| Stuart Broad to share the new ball with Anderson. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Length delivery on middle, Brathwaite tucks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Good shape on this one. Good length delivery outside off, Campbell looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Beauty of a delivery. Good length delivery outside off, it zips off the surface, Campbell looks to defend but gets beaten on this one. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, dabbed towards gully. |
| Jonny Bairstow is keeping wickets for England for the time being. Ben Foakes got a lot of short stuff and was pinged plenty of times on the gloves. He has a bruised hand and is receiving treatment. That bruise was sustained during his dismissal. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length delivery on middle and leg, Brathwaite tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, Campbell shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Comes from around the wicket. Short delivery, Campbell pulls it to short mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Campbell, No run. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery on middle, Campbell defends off the back foot. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to Campbell, BEATEN! Good shape on this one. On a good length outside off, the left-hander looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 3.5 : Broad to Campbell, APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Good length delivery on off, Campbell looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. England think for a while but decide against the review. They thought height was the factor. Hawk Eye shows impact is in line and it is going over the stumps. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Campbell, No run. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and down the leg side, Campbell misses his flick and is hit on the pads. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, John gets a big stride forward and shoulders arms. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, One more leave outside off. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Whoa. That swung in like a banana. Full and outside off, JC looks to drive but the ball swings in a mile, takes a chunk of the inside edge and hits him on the pads. Campbell rolls the ball aside with his right foot and Jimmy is not happy. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, John pushes but misses. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Length delivery on middle, Brathwaite pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it to point. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Length delivery on off, Campbell defends it towards gully where the fielder dives and does well to stop it. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Bowls wide down the leg side, Brathwaite lets it go. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length delivery outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Changes his angle and bowls from over the wicket. Bowls a yorker on leg, Brathwaite manages to dig it out. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, Brathwaite leaves it alone. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and wide outside off, Campbell looks to slash hard but gets beaten by the lateral movement on this one. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Play and a miss! Good length delivery outside off, Campbell looks to cut but misses it. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to J Campbell, Full on off, Campbell looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length delivery outside off, the left-hander looks to cut but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, swinging away, left alone. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, EDGED, DOES NOT CARRY! Full and outside off, swinging away, Brathwaite plays for the drive but gets an outside edge. Does not carry to gully. |
| 9.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Oh dear... that has come out of nowhere. Clearly the lack of runs is frustrating Campbell. A length ball outside off, John looks to play the paddle scoop - yes, you read it right. Paddle scoop. Misses and is hit on the right arm. |
| 9.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, left alone. |
| 9.3 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length outside off, solidly defended back to the bowler. |
| 9.4 : S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! CLASSY! Full and outside off, Campbell leans and drives it through mid off to find the fence! First authoritative shot, if my memory serves me correctly. First boundary of the innings. |
| 9.5 : S Broad to J Campbell, Outside off, jags back in, JC looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 9.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, let through. |
| 10.1 : J Anderson to K Brathwaite, Full and around off, swinging away, pushed towards mid on. |
| 10.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 10.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 10.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, London-looking, Tokyo-turning. Such was the case of Brathwaite. A length ball around off, Kraigg walks down the track, looks to flick but is squared all ends up. Gets a leading edge through point. Two runs taken. |
| 10.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Around off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length, slightly wide outside off, left alone again. For a second, it seemed like Jimmy rolled over his ankle but he is fine. What happened was - hit strapping of the boot around the ankle had come off. |
| 11.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Around the wicket, outside off, pushed towards cover for a single. |
| 11.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 11.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full and just outside off, watchfully pushed back to the bowler. |
| 11.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full and just outside off, stays low, pushed towards mid on. |
| 11.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Oh my my... this one keeps low as well but the main issue was plenty of movement. The ball was landed on a length outside off and Brathwaite stayed back to defend. But the ball seamed in a long way, went past the inside edge and moved further in. Excellent take by Jonny Bairstow. |
| 11.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Wide outside off, let through. Some chirping between Broad and Brathwaite. |
| First change of the innings. Ben Stokes called upon. |
| 12.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Full and down the leg side, Campbell misses his flick and is hit flush on the pads. Stokes starts to appeal but then realizes that it has pitched a mile outside leg. The ball deflects behind off the pads and Bairstow dives to his right but half-stops it. A single taken, leg bye signalled. |
| 12.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Fuller in length, pretty wide to be played, let through again. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, nice outswing, but too wide to be played at again. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Again, a fraction wide outside off, short in length, left alone. |
| 13.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 13.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, Campbell comes forward and pushes it towards point. |
| 13.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Good shot, good stop. Full and outside off, John drives sweetly through the covers but Moeen Ali at short extra cover quickly gets across to his left and slides to prevent any runs. |
| 13.4 : S Broad to Campbell, On a length, just outside off, JC hangs his bat outside off and almost nicks it behind. |
| 13.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Landed outside off, Campbell thinks about the pull, looking at the length but then bails out. |
| 13.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Well played, getting on top of the bounce and then punching it towards cover for a single. |
| It should have been Stumps by now but because there are overs left in the day, we are into the extra half hour. We are plenty of overs short, as many as 13. How many will we get in these dying moments of the day? |
| 14.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On a length around middle, curving down, Campbell misses his tuck and is hit on the pads. |
| 14.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, YES, NO. They get there eventually. Full and down the leg side, John misses his tuck and the ball goes off the inside edge onto his pads towards square leg. First Campbell says yes because he is confident that his flick shot will get him runs through mid-wicket. But then, because of the inside edge, he is not sure where the ball is. Hence, the no. But Brathwaite is watching the ball and observes that the fielder at gully is a bit too far. Calls his partner through. |
| 14.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Outside off, Kraigg plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 14.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 14.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, One more leave outside off. |
| 14.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Good shape for Ben Stokes, making the ball talk but the line has been too wide outside off. Same case here as well. |
| Sam Curran to bowl now. |
| 15.1 : Sam Curran to Campbell, That is a ripper first ball! Bowls this on a length, does Curran, just outside off, generates some puff of dust and then gets the ball to straighten. Campbell looking to defend, is squared up. Beaten on the inside. |
| 15.2 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Slips this down the leg side, probably trying to curve it from there into the stumps but goes astray. |
| 15.3 : Sam Curran to Campbell, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 15.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Landed around off, swinging in, pushed towards cover. |
| 15.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, swinging in, Kraigg looks to drive but is beaten. Decent start for Sam Curran. |
| 16.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Wrong line again. Full and swinging nicely. But outside leg. Campbell misses his flick and poor Bairstow has to fly to his right to stop that. |
| 16.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Much better. This is in line of the stumps, swings back in, John looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 16.3 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 16.4 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 16.5 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 16.6 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Oops! Where is the ball? Where is the ball? Ouch! My back! Poor old Joe Denly. He has his glasses but they are perched on top of his cap. No wonder he could not see the ball with the sun directly in his eyes. Outside off, Campbell pushes it towards gully. Denly initially comes forward but then loses sight of the ball. Turns his back and is hit. Limps a touch. |
| 17.1 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Curran has bowled a big booming inswinger and trapped Brathwaite on the pads. He reckons he has the first wicket and Root signals for the review. |
| 17.2 : Curran to Brathwaite, Does not matter where it is pitching. Does not matter where it is hitting. Does not matter where it is heading. BECAUSE SAM CURRAN HAS BOWLED A NO BALL! In a way, he has saved a review for Joe Root. Because he overstepped, the third umpire did not bother to look further. It was a lovely inswinger, pitched in line of the stumps and curling back in. Brathwaite was caught in the crease, falling over, trying to flick and was hit on the pads. Curran appealed but umpire Dha |
| Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Around off, pushed towards point. |
| 17.3 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman. |
| 17.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 17.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 17.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Another back foot defense. |
| 18.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Oh dear... a short ball outside off, Campbell goes for the hook, with his eyes closed. Very high. Definitely not the time to play this stroke. |
| 18.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Outside off, watchfully left alone this time. |
| 18.3 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Full and outside off, pushed towards gully. |
| 18.4 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Down the leg side, tickled through square leg for a single. |
| 18.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A fine yorker, around middle, watchfully dug out. |
| 18.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Another fine yorker. This is outside off, Kraigg looks to dig it out but the ball goes off the outside edge. Lands just short of second slip. |
| 19.1 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Full and down the leg side, Campbell tries to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 19.2 : Curran to Campbell, A lovely nut. Pitched in line of the stumps, straightening a touch, John misses his flick again and is hit on the pads. Probably not doing enough. |
| 19.3 : Sam Curran to J Campbell, Tucks it towards fine leg and gives his partner the chance to see off the day. |
| 19.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, LBW shout but not out. Pitched outside leg. Brathwaite had got a long way across to flick but missed his shot. Was hit on the pads but umpire Dharmasena said no. A leg bye taken to square leg. |
| 19.5 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 19.6 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| We will have one more over... |
| 20.1 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, pushed through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 20.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A growl from Ben Stokes. Bowls it too wide outside off, easily left alone. |
| 20.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Fires it in line of the stumps, Brathwaite gets across to flick and just about gets his bat down to push towards short mid-wicket. |
| A man under the lid now. Keaton Jennings it will be, substitute for Ben Foakes, at short leg. |
| 20.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Straightaway comes into play. Around middle, Kraigg blocks it straight to Jennings at short leg. |
| 20.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Darts it in off the seam, all effort from Stokes but KB calmly tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| A deep fine leg, a deep square leg and a mid on in place now. No mid off. What is the length going to be? Short, or full? |
| 20.6 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Nothing. A double bluff from Root and Stokes. The ball is on a length outside off, angling in, Campbell hops across and shoulders arms. STUMPS ON DAY 1, WINDIES TRAIL BY 157! |
| That excellent last session caps off a spectacular opening day of cricket for the Windies. The two openers were watchful in defense and did not give too many things, though one might argue that Campbell was just an inch away from edging one to the cordon behind. England gave it their all, they would have been looking to rip the top order apart but they struggled with their lines and did not get much assistance from the pitch either. |
| Earlier in the day, after electing to bowl, Roach and Gabriel ran through the England batting line-up to bowl them out for 187 in 61 overs. Only four batsmen managed to cross double figures and that is a testimony to the tight and consistent bowling by the home side. The pitch had grass and they made the most of that and it has now settled down considerably. |
| Lost the toss, lost the match? Well, too early to say now but if Windies can replicate what they did in the second innings of the first Test, 2-0 could well be on the cards. On the flip side, if the England bowlers hit their straps early on Day 2 morning, we could be in line for a one-inning shootout. Join us at 10 am local (1400 GMT) for all the action. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ... |
| What has happened to the Windies? What has happened to England? Are the talks and questions around the town. To produce a magnificent effort in one game is one thing. To replicate that in another match is totally different. Windies have surprised many a team in the past for that one-odd game. But here, they have had England in a soup twice in a row. Today could be a decisive one. Can they stamp their authority by batting the whole day and take the game away from the visitors? Hello and a warm w |
| It was the Roach and Gabriel show yesterday, as they shared 7 wickets between them. They did not allow the batsmen to settle and kept on coming hard. Here they are, having a chat with Daren Ganga. |
| Kemar Roach says that it was a good performance from the entire team. Adds that it puts the unit in a good stead and now wants his batsmen to put some runs on the board. Feels that the wicket still has something in it and will do something or the other all day, if the bowlers are consistent. Stresses that the first hour is crucial and wants the openers to see off the first hour. Adds that if they get a good first innings lead, they can win this Test match as well. |
| Shannon Gabriel says that he and Roach have been playing together for quite a while so understand each other pretty well. Admits that he did not start well but understood that as they day will wear on, he will get better and just concentrated on supporting Roach. On displaying aggression, Gabriel replies that he finds that funny and only focusses on bowling consistently in the right areas. On his hamstring concern, Shannon brushes it off, saying that he was just feeling a bit uncomfortable. |
| WEATHER - The conditions are nice and sunny, with a breeze blowing across to help the players. No forecast of rain as of now. |
| PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga and Nasser Hussain observe the pitch and see plenty of grass on the surface. Both reckon that what happened yesterday can happen today as well, with the ball deviating off the grass and the cracks. But, the moisture which was there on Thursday morning, may not be as prolific today. |
| The players slowly make their way out to the middle. Stuart Broad it will be to start off proceedings, to Kraigg Brathwaite. Here we go... |
| 21.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, swing first up, Brathwaite works it off the inner half through mid-wicket. |
| 21.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 21.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, WIDE. Miles outside off, outside the pitch, left alone. |
| Interesting choice of rollers by the Windies captain Jason Holder. Yesterday, before they began to bat, he opted for a light roller but this morning, he has gone in for a heavy one. |
| S Broad to Brathwaite, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 21.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 21.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, A bouncer outside off, Kraigg sways away from the line. |
| 21.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, IN THE AIR... DID IT CARRY? Ahh... Broad nearly strikes in his first over of the day. A full ball, around middle, Brathwaite gets across and flicks but cannot keep it down. The ball goes towards short mid-wicket where Keaton Jennings dives in front but the ball lands short. |
| Jimmy Anderson it will be from the other end. 6-1-10-0 so far. |
| 22.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, Around off, watchfully defended to the off side. |
| 22.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 22.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! First runs of the bat this morning. Short and around middle, Campbell pulls it through square leg and gets a boundary. |
| 22.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| An update on Ben Foakes - He had got hit on his hand while getting dismissed last afternoon and did not take the field. This morning, he has gone to the hospital and Jonny Bairstow will don the gloves today as well. |
| 22.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Down the leg side, John misses his flick. |
| 22.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. |
| 23.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 0.0 : Edged and gone! But hang on... Campbell takes a review! What has that hit then? |
| 23.2 : S Broad to Campbell, NOT OUT! The ball has hit the arm. Superb bowling from Broad, causing indecision in the mind of the batsman. Campbell looks to defend, then tries to bail out of the shot. But he is late and in quick speed, one feels that the ball has taken the outside edge and gone straight to Joe Root at first slip. England celebrate and Broad is up and running. But wait. That familiar feeling if you are an England supporter - has Broad overstepped? No. The wait is because Campbell ha |
| 23.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Landed outside off, left alone this time. |
| 23.4 : S Broad to Campbell, A length ball, down the leg side, John misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads down the leg side. The keeper stops it. |
| 23.5 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 23.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Jaffa to end the over! Campbell somehow survives this one. On a good length outside off, John looks to defend but the ball pitches and then seams away, past the outside edge. JUST past the outside edge. |
| 24.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a couple. |
| 24.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, LBW appeal, negated. On a length, around off, Brathwaite looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. Anderson appeals but that seemed to be going down leg. |
| 24.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, Kraigg feels for it but misses. |
| 24.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length again, KB plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 24.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and just around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 24.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Watchfully lets this go outside off. |
| 25.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Beauty. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to drive but the ball hits the grass, emanates a puff of dust and then moves a mile past the outside edge. |
| 25.2 : S Broad to Campbell, On middle and leg, pushed to the leg side. |
| 25.3 : S Broad to Campbell, A touch wide outside off, easily shouldered arms to. |
| 25.4 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, pushed straight to point. |
| 25.5 : S Broad to Campbell, EDGED, BUT PUT DOWN! Broad is on his haunches. He has been superb this morning but luck has eluded him. This was a straightforward chance. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to defend but the ball curves away, takes the outside edge and goes straight into the bread basket of Jos Buttler at third slip. But he messes it up. Buttler initially goes for the reverse cup but then realizes that the ball is coming at waist height, so adjusts to take it the other way, with the |
| 25.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, on a length, John feels for it but misses. Well bowled, Stuart Broad. |
| 26.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 26.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 26.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. |
| 26.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 26.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, A short ball, pulled through square leg for a run. |
| 26.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and around middle, swinging away, watchfully pushed back to the bowler. |
| 27.1 : S Broad to Campbell, On a good length outside off, Campbell looks to pull but gets a top edge and luckily for him, his ARM COMES IN THE WAY! Because, the ball was heading for straight up and nowhere else. Because the arm came in between, it got deflected to the off side. Broad starts to greet Campbell now. He is bowling superbly without any luck. |
| 27.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 27.3 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 27.4 : S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! CRISP! Given what is happening all around him, this is a super shot. Because he has waited for the scoring opportunity and when it has presented itself, Campbell has not missed out. Full and around middle, a bit too overpitched for the ball to swing, John drives it straight down the ground with neither of mid on or mid off having any chance. |
| 27.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, left alone. |
| 27.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Frustration for England. Frustration for Broad. No luck whatsoever. On a length around off, JC looks to defend but the ball curves away after pitching and beats the outside edge. |
| 28.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and just around off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and around middle, tailing in, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 28.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, comes in a long way, left alone. |
| 28.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 28.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, Campbell pushes it towards cover and takes off for a quick single. So it will be Broad vs Campbell again... |
| 29.1 : Broad to J Campbell, TOP EDGE, IN THE AIR... someone catch it, someone catch it, someone catch it..... NO! The ball lands safely! Broad cannot believe it. What has he done that Lady Luck simply refuses to shine on him? A short ball, around off, Campbell looks to pull but is done in by the extra bounce. The ball takes the top edge and goes high in the air. Two men run in towards each other for the catch - Jonny Bairstow with the gloves to his right and deep square leg coming in. And would y |
| 29.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 29.3 : Broad to Campbell, Huge LBW shout but not out. A length ball, misdirected down the leg side, John misses his tuck and is hit on the pads. Going down the leg side. |
| 29.4 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad. |
| 29.5 : S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! ELEGANT! This guy has some nerves of steel. Again, when the opportunity to score comes, he does not miss out. It is a half volley outside off, Campbell leans a touch and drives it through the covers. The ball rockets away. 50-STAND UP FOR THE WINDIES! You would reckon that they are well on top, looking at the scorecard. But the group of 15 players in the middle will beg to differ. |
| 29.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, pushed to the off side for a run. |
| 30.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, Around middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 30.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 30.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Down the leg side, worked to the leg side for a single. |
| 30.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 30.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 30.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| Ben Stokes time. 5-2-5-0 so far. |
| 31.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Nearly induces a wicket. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to drive but is beaten by the away swing. |
| 31.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On a length outside off, punched through the covers for three. |
| 31.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Around off, solidly defended back to the bowler. |
| 31.4 : Stokes to K Brathwaite, EDGED, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard. Full and wide outside off means a shot has to be played. A shot has to be played means you cannot show any mercy. And when you don't show any mercy, luck usually supports you because as the saying goes, fortune favours the brave. This seems to be the mantra of the Windies openers. Full and wide outside off, plenty of outswing but Brathwaite does not care. Goes hard at it on the drive, gets a thick outside edge but such is his l |
| 31.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 31.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Another back foot defense to end the over. |
| 32.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, A length ball wide outside off, Campbell withdraws his bat. |
| 32.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! Wow. I think the moment has come when Windies have decided, let us take the bull by the horns. A length ball around off, Campbell swings hard but it is clean, not a slog. Still, the ball hits high on the bat and achieves more height than distance. But the power on it is enough to take it towards the fence after a few bounces. |
| 32.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, steered behind point for a couple. |
| 32.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 32.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and outside off, John drives this uppishly but there is no one to catch it. It is well wide of Anderson while there is no mid off in place. Three runs taken by the time the fielder gets to the ball from extra cover. The stand moves to 70. The deficit is now 117. |
| 32.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Lovely ball. Full and around off, swinging away, Brathwaite looks to flick but is beaten by the swing. Gets a leading edge which does not carry to cover. |
| 33.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, OUT! Yes, it is out! A wicket has fallen, finally. This statement is not out of support for England. But as a fan, you do feel for the bowlers. They have been trying, trying, trying and eventually, Lady Luck has taken pity on them. On a length, around middle and off, Campbell stays back to defend but the ball moves away slightly and takes the outside edge. Now come a couple of questions. Will someone catch it? My word, they do. And guess who? It is the man who dropp |
| 0.0 : Shai Hope walks in at number 3, replacing Campbell. |
| 33.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, On a good length around off, watchfully defended. |
| 33.3 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Outside off, a play and a miss from Hope. |
| 33.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 33.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Outside off, a play and a miss again. |
| 33.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, FOUR BYES! That is a scorcher in this scorching heat from Stokesy. He lands it on a length outside off and gets it to jag back in. Hope looks to defend but is beaten all ends up. It cuts him into half and goes over the leg stump and past the diving Jonny Bairstow to the fine leg fence! |
| 34.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 34.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 34.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, FOUR OVERTHROWS! Oh dear... if enough tea pots were not there, Broad adds some more fire to the kettle. Anderson is not amused one bit. This is totally needless. Full on middle and off, Brathwaite blocks it towards short mid-wicket. Now, Hope at the other end, takes a start and then lazily strolls across. Broad at short mid-wicket sees that and first mimes a throw but then, on seeing no reaction, now fires a throw in reality. By that time, Hope gets in but what ha |
| 34.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a length outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 34.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 34.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length around off, well blocked out. |
| DRINKS BREAK. |
| 35.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Huge shout for a caught behind! Not out! No review taken. A length ball, down the leg side, Hope looked to tuck it away and the ball went off something behind to Bairstow. The keeper leapt to his left and took it one-handed and immediately everyone went up in an appeal. But umpire Dharmasena calmly shook his head. Root had a chat with his slippers (slip fielders is what I mean) and then decided against the review. Good call. Replays show the ball hitting the trouser. |
| 35.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, Full and outside off, driven through mid off. Three runs taken. |
| 35.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 35.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 35.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On middle and leg, worked straight to square leg. |
| 35.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| Sam Curran introduced for the day. 3-0-3-0 yesterday. |
| 36.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, On a length outside off, Hope looks to defend but the ball swings away and beats the outside edge. |
| 36.2 : Sam Curran to Hope, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 36.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, FOUR! Full and outside off, Hope presses forward and guides this behind point for a boundary! |
| 36.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, Around off, solidly blocked out. |
| 36.5 : Sam Curran to Hope, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 36.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, FOUR! ELEGANT! This bloke is so easy on the eye. Full and wide outside off, Hope gets a big stride forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers for a boundary! The deficit is now 96. The stand moves to 21 from just 23 balls. |
| 37.1 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Excellent cricket from Brathwaite. Full and outside off, Kraigg drives this confidently down the ground. Extra cover starts to give it a chase and does get to the ball, managing to pull it back. But then he has to cross the boundary in the followthrough and then get back in. That extra couple of seconds allows Brathwaite to decide whether he should complete a quadruple and he does. |
| 37.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 37.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Brute. Every now and then, we get a ball that kicks off a length. Brathwaite tries to play that from the crease but then the ball seams away and beats the outside edge. |
| 37.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 37.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Another play and a miss outside off. This is on a length, just around off, KB looks to defend but the ball swings away and beats him. |
| 37.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 38.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep point for a single. |
| 38.2 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Outside off, played towards point. |
| 38.3 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, the temptation to drive is there, but Brathwaite resists tasting the apple. |
| 38.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Landed outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 38.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. |
| 38.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 39.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Outside off, coming in, shouldered arms to. |
| 39.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Down the leg side, worked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 39.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 39.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, NO BALL. Oversteps, does the Big Ben and hands an extra run to the opposition. This one stayed low, extremely worrying on Day 2 and Brathwaite just about managed to push it towards cover for a quick single. |
| Ben Stokes to Hope, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 39.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, This one skids through but Hope adjusts well to keep it out. |
| 39.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, IN THE AIR... DOES NOT CARRY! England keep trying. On a length around middle, Hope hops to defend but the ball takes the face of the bat and lobs up in the air. Stokes charges forward and dives but just cannot get to the ball. |
| 40.1 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 40.2 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, FOUR! FABULOUS! Full and outside off, Brathwaite leans and drives it through mid off. Short extra cover gets across to his right but after the ball passes him. |
| 40.3 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Another leave outside off. |
| 40.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, One more kicks off a length. A length ball, down the leg side, Brathwaite gets across to flick but the ball suddenly bounces and almost takes the gloves on its way through to the keeper a Kraigg misses to connect. |
| 40.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 40.6 : Sam Curran to K Brathwaite, Full and outside off, driven through mid off. Ben Stokes dives to his right but exhibits a London Bridge for the ball to go through. Stuart Broad has to do the mopping up from mid on, gets to the ball, just when it is about to stop at the fence and returns it. Three runs taken. |
| 41.1 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Down the leg side, helped through fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Move people, please move! A bit of a delay. The crowd is filtering in and nonchalantly walking in the space above the sightscreen. The batsman waits but the people just keep on coming. Now, the umpire gets into the act and the people obey but then a plastic bag calmly saunters onto the ground, absolutely unperturbed. Eventually, it floats away and we are ready now. |
| 41.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 41.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman has stood up on his toes to play that one. |
| 41.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 41.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Tucks this through the leg side for a couple. |
| 41.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Spin comes into the attack. Moeen Ali to bowl. |
| 42.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, Brathwaite comes down the track and hits it back to the bowler. |
| 42.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, FOUR! FANTASTIC! This time he finds the gap. Tossed up outside off, Brathwaite uses his feet nicely again, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it wide of mid off. Almost through cover. |
| 42.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Does a little bit of shimmy down the pitch again and works it wide of Anderson at mid on for a single. |
| 42.4 : M Ali to Hope, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 42.5 : M Ali to Hope, Down the leg side, MASSIVE TURN. Hope looks to tuck it away and it goes off something - either bat or hip towards fine leg and Brathwaite wants the single. But Hope sees that Broad is charging in from short fine leg and sends his partner back. |
| 42.6 : M Ali to Hope, Full and around middle, Shai looks to defend but gets an inside edge which drops in front of short leg. |
| 43.1 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On a good length outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 43.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A bouncer, around middle, Brathwaite ducks. |
| 43.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A wide bouncer down the leg side, Kraigg ducks again. |
| 43.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A lovely short ball, outside off, equally well played. Kraigg rises with the bounce and fends it down to the off side. |
| 43.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Full and around middle, Brathwaite whups it away and the ball flies past Keaton Jennings at square leg. Two runs taken. |
| 43.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 44.1 : M Ali to Hope, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 44.2 : M Ali to Hope, Outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 44.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 44.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Floated a bit, watchfully blocked out. |
| 44.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Comes down the track but then blocks it out. |
| 44.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| Change of ends for Sam Curran. 6-0-19-0 so far. |
| 45.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, On a length outside off, punched towards mid off. |
| 45.2 : Sam Curran to Hope, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 45.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They manage to come back for the second. |
| 45.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, Full and outside off, driven beautifully but straight to cover. |
| 45.5 : Sam Curran to Hope, Landed outside off, stays low, Hope hops to cut but the ball takes the bottom edge and goes towards point. |
| 45.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, Full and outside off, swinging away, left alone. |
| 46.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Outside off, spinning in, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 46.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Short and outside off, punched straight to point. |
| 46.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 46.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 46.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full an outside off, Brathwaite comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 46.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and straight, watchfully blocked. |
| 47.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, On a good length around off, pushed towards point. |
| 47.2 : Sam Curran to Hope, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 47.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, Outside off, punched through the covers for a triple. |
| 47.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Outside off, pushed towards gully. |
| 47.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Landed outside off, Brathwaite has a waft but misses. |
| 47.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Another lovely nut, pitched on a length and then seaming away, going past the outside edge as KB looks to defend. |
| 48.1 : M Ali to S Hope, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 48.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 48.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 48.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 48.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Around off, watchfully blocked again. |
| 48.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and outside off, well defended by coming forward. |
| 49.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, On a good length around off, Hope hops and defends. |
| 49.2 : Sam Curran to S Hope, Full and around off, Hope looks to defend but gets squared up. The ball takes the outside edge but drops short of second slip. |
| 49.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 49.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, Down the leg side, helped towards fine leg for a run. |
| 49.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 49.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Gets right behind this one to defend to end what has been another superb session for the home side. LUNCH ON DAY 2, WINDIES TRAIL BY 61! |
| Countless edges. Countless plays and misses. Plenty of chances. Still, all England have is just a wicket to show from 29 overs in this session. Broad bowled his heart out, but just could not get past the dogged resistance of the Windies. He did manage to get Campbell after a reprieve for the latter but then, that has not exactly opened the floodgates as England would have thought. |
| The Windies, on the other hand, have played superbly. There is nothing much you can do when the pitch is offering so much but the one good thing that they have done is - ensured that no bad ball is left unpunished. The frustration of not getting wickets off good balls is getting to England and they are slowly getting into desperation mode. |
| The deficit is now 61. Cannot be just 61. Given the way the pitch if behaving, it might take just a couple of good balls to change the passage of play. The Windies are on top at the moment, but on this pitch, one is never settled. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT) for the second session. |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| Welcome back for the second session of play. It was a toil without luck for England in the morning. Let us see how the afternoon pans out. Moeen Ali to start off proceedings after Lunch. Hope to face. Here we go... |
| 50.1 : M Ali to Hope, Faster one on middle, Hope strikes it to covers and takes a single. |
| 50.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and around middle, watchfully defended to the leg side. |
| 50.3 : M Ali to K Brathwaite, Around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 50.4 : M Ali to Hope, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full and outside off, Hope leans and drives it through mid off. Down the ground she goes and races to the fence. |
| 50.5 : M Ali to Hope, On off pole, punches it back to the bowler. |
| 50.6 : M Ali to S Hope, On middle, defends it with full face of the bat to covers. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 51.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, No run. |
| 51.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Good line. Outside off and beaten by the away movement of the ball. |
| 51.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, No run. |
| 51.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, No run. |
| 51.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, On off, Brathwaite drives it to covers. A dot ball. |
| 51.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Brathwaite defends it solidly onto the ground. |
| 52.1 : M Ali to S Hope, Full and around off, worked through mid on for a single. |
| 52.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Charges out and drives the fuller delivery to mid off. |
| 52.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 52.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, OUT! Brathwaite is a goner. Ali strikes one for the Englishman.Around off the ball spins in for the righty. He flicks it straight to short leg. Keaten Jennings takes it clean.Looks like England have worked things out during their lunch. |
| Darren Bravo walks in at number 4, replacing Brathwaite. |
| 52.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around middle, worked to the leg side. |
| 52.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 53.1 : S Broad to Hope, No run. |
| 53.2 : S Broad to Hope, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 53.3 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, left alone. |
| 53.4 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, another play and a miss. |
| 53.5 : S Broad to Hope, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 53.6 : S Broad to Hope, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 54.1 : M Ali to Bravo, On a good length around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 54.2 : M Ali to Bravo, On a good length again, well kept out. |
| 54.3 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 54.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Flicks it away for a single. |
| 54.5 : Ali to Hope, The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad. The fielding side are asking the question. The umpire isn't interested in the appeal. |
| 54.6 : M Ali to Hope, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 55.1 : S Broad to Hope, On a length outside off, solidly defended. |
| 55.2 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, on a length, a play and a miss again. |
| 55.3 : S Broad to S Hope, Full and outside off, Hope pushes it through gully for a couple. |
| 55.4 : S Broad to Hope, The ball has found the edge of the bat. |
| 55.5 : S Broad to Hope, The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 55.6 : S Broad to Hope, Works it through square leg for a couple. |
| 56.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and straight, watchfully blocked out. |
| 56.2 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 56.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 56.4 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 56.5 : M Ali to Hope, FOUR! Full and outside off, Hope leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 56.6 : M Ali to S Hope, FOUR! That is a bad ball. Dropped short, around middle, Hope pulls it over square leg for boundaries in succession! |
| 57.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Sprays it wide on leg. Just misses the pads. |
| 57.2 : S Broad to Bravo, On middle and from back of a length. The ball bounces off and hits on the batsman's thigh pad as he was looking to flick it. |
| 57.3 : S Broad to Bravo, No run. |
| 57.4 : S Broad to Bravo, No run. |
| 57.5 : S Broad to Bravo, On hips, Bravo tucks it to leg side. Another dot delivery. |
| 57.6 : S Broad to D Bravo, On off and fullish, Bravo drives it to mid off. |
| 58.1 : M Ali to Hope, A nutmeg! Flighted on off, he defends it with soft hands and the ball bounces down his feet and between back to the keeper. The ball misses the stumps by few inches. |
| 58.2 : M Ali to Hope, No run. |
| 58.3 : M Ali to Hope, No run. |
| 58.4 : M Ali to Hope, 1 run. |
| 58.5 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 58.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Outside leg, tucks it to square leg. |
| 59.1 : S Broad to Hope, Around off. The ball shapes in for the right-hander. He though look to defend it off back foot but fails to connect. |
| 59.2 : S Broad to Hope, OUT c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad. West Indies have lost their third wicket. |
| Roston Chaser walks in at number 5, replacing Hope. |
| 59.3 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, Chase leaves it alone. |
| 59.4 : S Broad to Chase, FOUR! Another opportunity there for the Englishmen for a wicket. From good length the ball tails in on off pole. The batsman looks to defend it but the ball takes and outside edge and flies to the slip cordon. But a huge gap there between the second and third slip and the ball races out to the third man fence. A boundary results Windies will take these, then however they might come. |
| 59.5 : S Broad to R Chase, OUT b Stuart Broad. West Indies have lost their fourth wicket. |
| 59.6 : S Broad to Hetmyer, No run. |
| 60.1 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 60.2 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 60.3 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 60.4 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 60.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Flighted on legs, defends it back to the bowler. |
| 60.6 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 61.1 : S Broad to Hetmyer, On legs, pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 61.2 : S Broad to Hetmyer, On middle, defends it firmly. |
| 61.3 : S Broad to Hetmyer, OMG! How close was that. Fullish just outside off pole, Hetmyer tries to defend that one against the line of stumps. He though misses the connection and the ball misses the off stump. It would have been no.5 for the Windies. |
| 61.4 : S Broad to Hetmyer, No run. |
| 61.5 : S Broad to Hetmyer, 2 runs. |
| 61.6 : Broad to Hetmyer, No run. |
| 62.1 : Ali to Bravo, FOUR! In the slot from Ali. And Windies have done from this morning is that they have punished the poor deliveries. Bravo lofts it from the middle and over the mid on. The ball finds the fence. |
| 62.2 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 62.3 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 62.4 : M Ali to Hetmyer, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 62.5 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Comes down the track and drills it down the ground for a run. |
| 62.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 63.1 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Good length and on off, Hetmyer defends it onto the ground. |
| 63.2 : S Broad to Hetmyer, From off the ball tails in for the left-hander. He misses to offer the connection of his bat and the ball swings in and goes back to the keeper. |
| 63.3 : S Broad to Hetmyer, FOUR! Off the edge. On a length outside off, Hetmyer looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge through the slips to the third man fence! |
| 63.4 : S Broad to S Hetmyer, Driven through the covers by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 63.5 : S Broad to Bravo, On the pads. Blocked out by Hetmyer. |
| 63.6 : S Broad to Bravo, Yorker on middle, the batsman defends. |
| 64.1 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 64.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 64.3 : M Ali to Bravo, On middle, Bravo defends it boldly. |
| 64.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Fullish on the pads, tucks it to short leg. |
| 64.5 : M Ali to Bravo, From shorter length and spins away from the left-hander. The ball gains some extra bounce and the batsman stands still on the pitch. Goes past the outside edge. |
| 64.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| James Anderson returns. 13-1-37-0 so far. |
| 65.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Appeal for a catch, turned down. Down the leg side, Hetmyer missed his tuck and the ball went to the keeper off something. England appealed but not confidently. Replays show that the ball went off the thigh pad. |
| 65.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, On length and tails in to the left-hander, he looks to defend but gets rapped up on the thigh pad. |
| 65.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Works it through the leg side. |
| 65.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Sprays this one wide on the leg side. |
| 65.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, On middle, defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 65.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, FOUR! Bad line from Anderson. On the hips, the batsman flicks it calmly through fine leg. No fielder there to stop that one. |
| 66.1 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and around off, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 66.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Tossed up again, watchfully defended. |
| 66.3 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, Hetmyer comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 66.4 : M Ali to Hetmyer, On the off pole, Hetmyer cuts it to point. Broad there stops it with a dive. |
| 66.5 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Outside off, on a length, Shimron looks to defend but the ball pitches and then curves away to beat the outside edge. |
| 66.6 : M Ali to S Hetmyer, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a run. |
| 67.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, On off and tails in, the batsman is clearly beaten. |
| 67.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Outside off, played straight to point. |
| 67.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Keeps this one fullish, Hetmyer defends it to point. |
| 67.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, driven straight to point. |
| 67.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, DROPPED! Valiant effort from Rory Burns but at this level, that should have been taken. Full and outside off, Hetmyer hammers it through the covers where Burns dives to his left but the ball does not stick. Probably, it happened because the elbow grazed the ground. |
| 67.6 : J Anderson to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Hetmyer doing the punishing. Shorter delivery, Hetmyer stands tall to cut this one to the deep backward point. |
| 68.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 68.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Around off, pushed towards cover for a quick single. |
| 68.3 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, Hetmyer comes down the track and blocks. |
| 68.4 : M Ali to Hetmyer, SIX! A rank long hop. Outside off, Hetmyer rocks back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket! |
| 68.5 : M Ali to Hetmyer, On middle, Hetmyer defends it onto the ground. |
| 68.6 : M Ali to Hetmyer, OUT! Fantastic catch from Jimmy Anderson! The dropped catch barely counts much. One can understand the intent from Hetmyer. He wanted to get as many runs as possible on this pitch which is starting to play plenty of tricks. Full and outside off, Shimron tries to play the slog sweep but this time, the ball turns, takes the top edge and just goes straight up in the air. For a second, it seems like the ball will land safely but Anderson comes charging in from long off, keeps |
| Shane Dowrich walks in at number 7, replacing Hetmyer. |
| 69.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Around off and swings in, the batsman punches it to point. |
| 69.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On off, driven to covers. |
| 69.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On middle and leg, worked to the leg side for a single. |
| 69.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 69.5 : J Anderson to D Bravo, MISFIELD. And Jimmy is not happy. Overpitched on off, Bravo defends it towards point but the fielder gets across and lets it through his legs. The single is taken and the Windies ARE IN THE LEAD! |
| 69.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 70.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 70.2 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single. |
| 70.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, On middle, Dowrich defends it but off the thick outside edge of the bat. |
| 70.4 : M Ali to Dowrich, Pushes this through mid on and gets across to the other end. |
| 70.5 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 70.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Fuller and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| Ben Stokes returns. 12-3-29-1 so far. |
| 71.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Short delivery on middle, Dowrich stands tall and defends it. |
| 71.2 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, That is a grubber. On a length outside off, Dowrich looks to defend but the ball goes low, beneath the bat and along the ground to the keeper. |
| 71.3 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Bouncer on off, Dowrich stays away from it. |
| 71.4 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 71.5 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Outside off, left alone. |
| 71.6 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, FOUR! Beautifully pulled off by Dowrich. Was a bumper on the body, Dowrich looks to pull but adjusts the shot according to the ball and fires it between square leg and the fine leg fielders. |
| 72.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 72.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Full on off, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 72.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 72.4 : M Ali to Dowrich, Tossed up outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 72.5 : M Ali to Dowrich, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 72.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Around off, solidly pushed back. |
| 73.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Outside off, the ball stays low. Dowrich wanted to defend it but is beaten by the lack of bounce. |
| 73.2 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Yorker outside off, Dowrich looks to cut but manages to just offer an edge. |
| 73.3 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 73.4 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, EDGED, FOUR! Streaky boundary. Outside off, Dowrich hangs his bat, the ball takes the edge and flies past the second slip fielder towards third man! |
| 73.5 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, Fullish on the off pole, Dowrich defends it. |
| 73.6 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, On off, Dowrich shoulders arms to it. |
| 74.1 : M Ali to Bravo, No run. |
| 74.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 74.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Tossed up around off, well blocked out. |
| 74.4 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 74.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Shortish and outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 74.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Flighted outside leg stump, Bravo looks to flick but misses. Bairstow appeals for a catch but it is turned down. |
| 75.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Shorter and on middle, Dowrich wanted it pull it over square leg fence but fails to make a connection. |
| 75.2 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Fuller on off, Dowrich shoulders arms to it. |
| 75.3 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, A short ball, around off, Dowrich stands tall and keeps it down. |
| 75.4 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Outside off, left alone. |
| 75.5 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Fullish and angle in for the right-hander. Batsman blocks it. |
| 75.6 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, FOUR! Another one off the edge. Short and outside off, Shane looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge, past the slip cordon and to the third man fence! |
| 76.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 76.2 : M Ali to Bravo, On middle, Bravo pushes it to mid on and takes a single. |
| 76.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. The umpire signals a leg bye. |
| 76.4 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 76.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Shorter and on off, Dowrich drives it to covers. |
| 76.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and just outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 77.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 77.2 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards the slip region. They pick up a single. |
| 77.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, On a good length around off, solidly defended. |
| 77.4 : Ben Stokes to D Bravo, On middle, hits the batsman on his pads but after an inside edge. Bravo was looking to defend but mistimes it. |
| 77.5 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks. |
| 77.6 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 78.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Full and down the leg side, Dowrich looks to flick but the ball goes off his pads towards short leg. |
| 78.2 : M Ali to Dowrich, Around middle, pushed towards mid-wicket. |
| 78.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single. |
| 78.4 : M Ali to D Bravo, On middle, pushed towards the bowler. |
| 78.5 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 78.6 : M Ali to Dowrich, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| Last over before Tea. Time now for a bit of wrist spin. Joe Denly into the attack. |
| 79.1 : Joe Denly to Bravo, Fuller on off, the ball spins in and left alone by the batsman. |
| 79.2 : Joe Denly to Bravo, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 79.3 : Joe Denly to Bravo, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 79.4 : Joe Denly to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 79.5 : Joe Denly to Bravo, On off, Bravo cuts it to point and gets a run. |
| 79.6 : Joe Denly to Dowrich, On middle, the ball bounces onto the batsman. He though swings his bat but misses. The ball goes behind the stumps and hits Bairstow on the chest. TEA ON DAY 2. |
| A good session for England and they have brought this Test to life. 86 runs conceded but 4 wickets picked up. Broad and Moeen have been the beneficiaries in this session, running through the middle order. |
| The pitch is doing all kinds of tricks and batting is only going to get tougher and tougher. The hosts will be hoping for a lead of around 90-100 and probably, the best way to do that would be to use long levers. An interesting final session awaits, beginning at 3 pm local (1900 GMT). |
| ... DAY 2, FINAL SESSION ... |
| 31 overs left in the day. Will England get to bat tonight? How much can the Windies add? The second new ball is due AND HAS BEEN TAKEN STRAIGHTAWAY. This could go either way. Wickets or runs. James Anderson to begin proceedings after Tea. Bravo to face. Here we go! |
| 80.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and outside off, swing and bounce, shouldered arms to. |
| 80.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 80.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 80.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a couple. |
| 80.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and miles outside off, not played at. |
| 80.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Stuart Broad is back on. 19-7-39-2 so far. |
| 81.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 81.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 81.3 : S Broad to S Dowrich, Full and outside off, Dowrich offers a dead bat in defense. |
| 81.4 : S Broad to S Dowrich, Full and outside off, Shane looks to defend but the ball swings away and goes off the outside edge. Lands short of second slip. |
| 81.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 81.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, On a good length around off, watchfully played out. |
| 82.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 82.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, On a good length around off, coming in sharply, Bravo looks to defend but the ball kicks off and hits him on the pads. |
| 82.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 82.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and outside off, let through. |
| 82.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Landed outside off, played straight to point. |
| 82.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Around middle and leg, tucked straight to square leg. |
| 83.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, On a good length around off, solidly defended. |
| 83.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 83.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, Down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| 83.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, On a length outside off, let through. |
| 83.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, FOUR LEG BYES! A length ball, down the leg side, Dowrich looks to tuck it away but the ball goes off his thighs, past the keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 83.6 : S Broad to Bravo, No run. |
| 84.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Down the leg side, Bravo misses his tuck. |
| 84.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, Oh dear... a Nataraja pull shot, or Nataraja punch? A length ball outside off, Bravo looks to pull but is way too early. By the time the ball arrives, Little Bravo is already through with his shot. He plays somewhat of a sandwich between a punch and a pull, towards mid off. |
| 84.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 84.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side but misses. |
| 84.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 84.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 85.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Around middle, worked to the leg side for a single. Dowrich moves to 20 from 49 balls. |
| 85.2 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, Bravo goes for the full-blooded drive but misses. |
| 85.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Down the leg side, Bravo looks to tuck it away but misses. The batsmen sneak a couple of runs as the ball deflects off the pads. |
| 85.4 : S Broad to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 85.5 : S Broad to Bravo, IS THAT ANOTHER DROP? Hard to say from one look. The English players have their hands on their heads. YES. IT IS A DROP. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to drive but gets an outside edge which goes straight to second slip. Jos Buttler is there again. Plonks it. |
| 85.6 : S Broad to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 86.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, That is unlucky. Full and around off, Dowrich hits it straight back. It is so straight that it hits the stumps at the other end. It then deflects away past mid on and the batsmen return for the second. |
| 0.0 : The umpire has raised his finger! Dowrich has been adjudged LBW. Height? Umpire's call? Inside edge? Let's see whether Dowrich's review helps him... |
| 86.2 : Anderson to Dowrich, NOT OUT! THE BALL IS MISSING THE STUMPS! What a review from Dowrich. The ball landed on a length and then jagged back in. Caught Dowrich in front of the stumps and he was hit flush on the pads. Anderson appealed and umpire Gaffaney raised his finger! Dowrich and Bravo had a mid-pitch conversation and eventually signalled for the review. Saved by the height! |
| 86.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 86.4 : Anderson to Dowrich, Another LBW shout. Not out this time. Anderson seems interested, not Joe Root or the slip cordon. They reckon it is height. On a length around off, Shane looks to defend but is squared up and is hit on the pads. |
| 86.5 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a good length around off, defended from the crease. |
| 86.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. Superb testing over from Jimmy. |
| 87.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, Bravo gets a good stride forward and shoulders arms. |
| 87.2 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 87.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 87.4 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and wide outside off, left alone. Waste of the new ball. |
| 87.5 : S Broad to Bravo, No clue about this one. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball hits a crack and then seams away past the outside edge. |
| 87.6 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 88.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Around middle, helped through square leg for a single. |
| 88.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Outside off, fuller in length, coming in with the angle, left alone. |
| 88.3 : J Anderson to Dowrich, FOUR! FLAMBOYANT! Full and outside off, Dowrich comes forward and confidently drives it through mid off for a boundary! Not easy at all to play such strokes on a pitch like this. |
| 88.4 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Landed outside off, Dowrich pushes but misses. |
| 88.5 : J Anderson to S Dowrich, Full on middle, pushed straight to mid on. |
| 88.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 89.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 89.2 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 89.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, the tempter from Broad, for a millisecond, Bravo perhaps thinks he should go for the drive but resists. |
| 89.4 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 89.5 : S Broad to Bravo, On a good length outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 89.6 : S Broad to Bravo, One more leave outside off. |
| Ben Stokes now gets a chance again. 16-3-42-1 so far. |
| 90.1 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 90.2 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Outside off, left alone. |
| 90.3 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 90.4 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, FOUR! Neatly controlled. A short ball on middle, Dowrich swivels and nicely pulls this all along the carpet through square leg. |
| 90.5 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| 90.6 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Full and around off, driven straight back down the ground for a run. |
| 91.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 91.2 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, Bravo looks to drive, then decides against it, is late and gets beaten. |
| 91.3 : S Broad to Bravo, 50-RUN STAND IS UP! Settled the nerves in the dressing room. Around middle, worked towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 91.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 91.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, OUT! Caught at third slip! That is a brute of a delivery. Almost similar to what Joe Root got in England's innings, but this was a touch on the softer side. It is a on a fuller length outside off and Dowrich comes forward to defend. But the ball suddenly explodes, takes the glove and lobs gently towards Jos Buttler at third slip. Watchful innings from Dowrich and an important one. The lead is just one shy of 50. |
| In walks the gentle giant. Captain Jason Holder arrives at number 8. |
| 91.6 : S Broad to Holder, Outside off, left alone. |
| Huge shout for LBW! Bravo has missed a full toss and Stokes reckons he has his man LBW. The umpire has not given it and England take the review... |
| 92.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, NOT OUT, FOUR LEG BYES! It looked not out to the naked eye, because the impact seemed to be outside leg. Indeed, that is the case. A full toss, from over the wicket, Bravo misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Stokes reckons he has his man as he roars an LBW shout but umpire Gaffaney is unmoved. The slip cordon charge towards the bowler and Root signals for the 'T'. Impact kills the deal. |
| 92.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Ouch. That would have hurt. On a length around off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball hits the arm and then deflects onto the box. |
| 92.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Full on middle, flicked straight to square leg, |
| 92.4 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 92.5 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 92.6 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Driven through the covers by the batsman. |
| 93.1 : S Broad to Holder, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 93.2 : S Broad to Holder, Down the leg side, flick shot missed. Bairstow dives to his left to collect. |
| 93.3 : S Broad to Holder, Caught behind! But not out! Why, o Why? Has Broad overstepped? Has he cut the side lines? Shhhh... tell you what, there is no wood involved at all. A jaffa from Broad. Correction. Another jaffa from Broad. He lands it on a length outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball cuts in off the seam and goes off something to the keeper, cutting Holder into half. Replays show that the ball missed the inside edge and hit the trouser instead. |
| 93.4 : S Broad to Holder, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 93.5 : S Broad to Holder, The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. |
| 93.6 : S Broad to Holder, Around off, solidly blocked from the crease. |
| 94.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, On a length outside off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball swings back in and beats the inside edge. |
| 94.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Around middle, defended from the crease. |
| 94.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A short ball, around off, defended solidly. |
| 94.4 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 94.5 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Outside off, steered behind point for a single. |
| 94.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full on middle, worked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| DRINKS BREAK. |
| 95.1 : S Broad to Bravo, On a length around off, solidly defended from the crease. |
| 95.2 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 95.3 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 95.4 : S Broad to Bravo, One more leave outside off. |
| 95.5 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and wide outside off, let through. |
| 95.6 : S Broad to Bravo, Patience from Bravo again as he lets another one go into the mitts of Bairstow. |
| Sam Curran returns. Quite a big moment for him. After a stunning series against India, he has kind of quietened down. Not a bad time to make the ball talk. 9-0-25-0 so far. Meanwhile, Broad calls Anderson for a chat. He wants to know which side of the ball to shine. Jimmy comes across and struts his stuff. Easy-peasy for him. |
| 96.1 : Sam Curran to Holder, Hint of swing. That might get Curran going. Full and around middle, swinging in, Holder misses his flick and is hit on the pads. |
| 96.2 : Sam Curran to Holder, Around off, watchfully defended to the off side. |
| 96.3 : Sam Curran to Holder, Around off, swinging in, the skipper looks to flick but the ball goes off the toe end towards mid on. |
| 96.4 : Sam Curran to Holder, Down the leg side, Jason misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads past the keeper. Bairstow is quick while the outfield is slow. He gets to the ball and keep the batsmen to two. Oh... runs signalled. Glove involved. |
| 96.5 : Sam Curran to J Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 96.6 : Sam Curran to Holder, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 97.1 : S Broad to Bravo, On a good length outside off, defended from the crease. |
| 97.2 : S Broad to Bravo, Outside off, a play and a miss. |
| 97.3 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 97.4 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 97.5 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 97.6 : S Broad to Bravo, OUCH! That has kicked off. Bravo is in trouble. This is not even a short ball. It is on a length but has risen to alarming heights. Bravo looked to defend but gets hit on the arm, then onto the arm-pit. He immediately throws his bat down in frustration. |
| The physio is out in the middle. A couple of tablets get popped in and Little Bravo is ready. |
| 98.1 : Sam Curran to J Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover |
| 98.2 : Sam Curran to Holder, On middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 98.3 : Sam Curran to Holder, Drives this straight to cover again. |
| 98.4 : Sam Curran to Holder, Outside off, allowed to pass through. |
| 98.5 : Sam Curran to Holder, 'TWO!' shouts Holder as soon as he hits this. Gets them. Full and around middle, swinging in, flicked through square leg. By the time Moeen Ali can get around from fine leg, Jason's call is vindicated. |
| 98.6 : Sam Curran to Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| Ben Stokes is back on. 19-4-49-1 so far. |
| 99.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Full and down the leg side, Bravo misses his flick and is hit on the pads. |
| 99.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Oh nearly. Full and outside off, swinging away, Darren drives flat-footed and misses. |
| 99.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Sort and outside off, punched through the covers for a couple. The lead moves to 60 while the stand is worth 11. |
| 99.4 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Outside off, tapped through the covers for a run. |
| 99.5 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and outside off, patience is virtue, believes Mr. Holder. Allows it to pass. Inner peace. |
| 99.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Just outside off, swinging in, gets right behind that one, does Holder, to defend. |
| 100.1 : Sam Curran to Bravo, Full and outside off, pushed towards point for a quick single. |
| 100.2 : Sam Curran to Holder, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 100.3 : Sam Curran to Holder, FOUR! GORGEOUS! There comes the class of Holder. On his 24th ball. Full and outside off, Jason drives it beautifully, using his long reach and gets it well past mid off. 250 UP FOR THE WINDIES AS WELL. The lead moves to 66. |
| 100.4 : Sam Curran to Holder, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 100.5 : Sam Curran to Holder, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again. |
| 100.6 : Sam Curran to Holder, Make that a hat-trick of leaves. Curran bowls this on a length outside off, gets the ball to swing away and JH shoulders arms. |
| 101.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 101.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks. |
| 101.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, IN THE AIR... SAFE! A short ball, around leg stump, Bravo takes his eyes off the ball and tries to fend it. The ball hits his gloves and flies behind, short and wide of Bairstow and sneaks out to fine leg. A single taken. |
| 101.4 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Outside off, left alone. |
| 101.5 : Ben Stokes to J Holder, A full toss outside off, Jason looks to drive but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes all along the ground to his counterpart at second slip. |
| 101.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and outside off, edged away for a run. |
| 102.1 : Sam Curran to Holder, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 102.2 : Sam Curran to Holder, Nicely driven, well stopped. Good cricket all around. Full and outside off, Holder drives and gets it in the gap through the covers. The ball seems to be reaching the ropes but Jos Buttler gives it a good chase, puts in a slide and then parries it to substitute Jack Leach from fine leg. Three runs taken. |
| 102.3 : Sam Curran to Bravo, Down the leg side, tickled towards fine leg for a single. |
| 102.4 : Sam Curran to Holder, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 102.5 : Sam Curran to Holder, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 102.6 : Sam Curran to Holder, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 103.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks under it. |
| 103.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, The batsman does well to leave that bouncer. |
| 103.3 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Another bouncer, ducked under again. |
| 103.4 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A bouncer again, another duck. |
| 103.5 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 103.6 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Full on middle, pushed through mid on. |
| Time for spin. Moeen Ali into the attack. 19-3-49-2 so far. |
| 104.1 : M Ali to Holder, Full and around off, driven towards the bowler. |
| 104.2 : M Ali to J Holder, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 104.3 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 104.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and just around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 104.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and arrowed in line of the stumps, watchfully kept out. |
| 104.6 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 105.1 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| 105.2 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| With that, the time ticks past 5 pm local. Into overtime now. 34 balls left to be precise. |
| 105.3 : Ben Stokes to J Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 105.4 : Ben Stokes to Holder, On a length outside off, Holder shoulders arms. |
| 105.5 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and outside off, Jason looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 105.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, In the air for a while.... but past extra cover. Full and outside off, Holder is sucked into playing a loose shot. He probably wanted to drive but had to check his shot with the ball sticking on the surface. Balloons over cover and the batsmen return for a brace. |
| 106.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and down the leg side, helped towards short leg. |
| 106.2 : M Ali to Bravo, In line of the stumps, watchfully defended to the vacant silly point region. |
| 106.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Outside off, with a silly point in place now, Darren goes to defend but does not commit himself totally. Withdraws his bat in time. |
| 106.4 : M Ali to D Bravo, Outside off again, pushed down to long off for a single. |
| 106.5 : M Ali to Holder, Full and around middle, the skipper presses it down onto the ground, gets it past short leg and scampers across for the single. |
| 106.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and just around off, blocked out. |
| A bit of a disagreement between umpire Kumar Dharmasena and 12th man Mark Wood. He has been making frequent trips to the middle, this time for cold water to be supplied to Ben Stokes. Dharmasena gives him a warning, not to keep coming on again and again. |
| 107.1 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball seams away and beats him. |
| 107.2 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 107.3 : Ben Stokes to J Holder, Drives this with a bit of a loose bottom hand, towards short extra cover. |
| 107.4 : Ben Stokes to Holder, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 107.5 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Outside off, lands on the grassy area, just back of a length, then kicks off towards Bairstow's face as Holder lets it through. |
| 107.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, FOUR BYES! Stokes goes for the magic inswinger but overdoes it. Full and miles down the leg side, Holder misses his flick and poor Bairstow can get nowhere near it with a dive to his left. All the way to the fine leg fence goes the ball. The lead is now worth 81. |
| 108.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and outside off, pushed past silly point towards mid off. |
| 108.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 108.3 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 108.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Landed around off, Bravo lunges and smothers the spin. |
| 108.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Around middle and leg, pushed to the leg side. |
| 108.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and just outside off, watchfully kept out. |
| 109.1 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and outside off, swinging in, Holder looks to drive but because of the inswing, there is barely any timing as the ball rolls towards mid on. |
| 109.2 : Ben Stokes to J Holder, This time he gets the drive right alright. Outside off, the skipper leans and drives it through the covers for a couple. |
| 109.3 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Outside off, dabbed towards third slip. |
| 109.4 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Full and around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 109.5 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Peach! Full and just outside off, Jason looks to defend but misses. |
| Final ball for Stokes for the day. Can he get a wicket? The Barmy Army is egging him on... |
| 109.6 : Ben Stokes to Holder, Lovely ball from Stokes, full and in line of the stumps, JH is rock solid in defense. |
| Last over of the day then. Silly point and short leg for Mo. |
| 110.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 110.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Fired outside off, Bravo lunges to defend but the ball hits a patch of rough and goes past the outside edge. Roston Chase would be interested in that... |
| 110.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Landed outside off, Darren watches it all the way, does not have to play. |
| 110.4 : M Ali to D Bravo, Outside off, pushed through point for a single. |
| 110.5 : M Ali to Holder, Gets across his stumps and blocks. |
| Last ball of the day... what can we expect? |
| 110.6 : M Ali to Holder, A large solid block towards point to end the day and Holder takes the single. STUMPS ON DAY 2, WINDIES LEAD BY 85! |
| Good, solid, old-fashioned Test match cricket on display in Antigua. Indefinite bounce, plenty of seam and swing movement, a bit of turn but the Windies have managed to dodge all those. Yes, they were helped by England with some dropped catches but that is not their problem. |
| The saying goes that a good start often sets the tone for the day. Stuart Broad nearly provided that in the first 20 minutes of play - only for Jos Buttler to put down John Campbell at third slip. That well, kind of spread like an epidemic. Multiple players started putting down catches and one has to say, even though the English bowled really well, they have let the hosts get away. |
| It was the period after Lunch which fired England up. Stuart Broad was the missile launcher, running through the middle order but after that, there was not enough incisive bowling. Ben Stokes bowled his heart out too, so did Jimmy Anderson, but the consistency was lacking. Moeen Ali's 2 wickets could actually mean trouble for England with the pitch expected to take plenty of turn over the weekend. |
| And now. Windies. Normally known for batting with flair. But have to say - except for Shimron Hetmyer, no one was in a hurry to leave the crease. The top four absorbed the pressure and then just concentrated on battling tough periods. Darren Bravo stood out tall, playing out 165 balls but not allowing England to burst through. He forged small but meaningful partnerships and kept frustrating England. |
| Right then! The pitch doing a lot of things. How crucial will this lead for Windies turn out to be? It is 85 as of now and the longer Holder bats, the closer it will get to that 150-200 mark. On the other hand, a wicket early morning on Saturday might see England come out to bat in the first hour itself. Join us at 10 am local (1400 GMT) to see who wins what could be the decisive day of this Test. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello. Before we mention anything about this Test, a piece of sad news. Alzarri Joseph's mother has passed away this morning and we express our deepest condolences over the same. But the fast bowler is still with the team and might well stay till the end of this Test, enhancing the spirit of 'THE GAME MUST GO ON.' May her soul rest in peace. |
| Okay. Time to shift focus to cricket then. 187 plays 272. Lead inching close to 100. Just have a look at the way Roston Chase was dismissed via a grubber. Saying all of these, each and every factor points to a 2-0 series lead for the Windies. |
| Can we rule out England though? They are responsible for their own position, having one of the worst field days. Stuart Broad threatened to run through the Windies' line-up last afternoon but some poor fielding and catching allowed the hosts off the hook. If the tourists can rectify things this morning, bowl out the Windies under 300 and then bat long and hard, try and get a lead of 150, then, a role reversal is very much possible. |
| WEATHER REPORT - Bright and sunny conditions welcome us in Antigua. Do not want the rain to play any part in this game, do we? |
| Kraigg Brathwaite has a chat with Daren Ganga. The former says that he is happy with his score, though he wanted to carry on. On his innings, Brathwaite says that one needs to curb his shots on this surface and only punish the bad balls. Adds that the misbehaving pitch adds to the woes and hence, the batsmen need to be cautious and careful. Hopes that his batsmen bat for as long as possible this morning because the track is getting extremely difficult to bat on. On the team spirit at the moment, |
| PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga doing the pitch report feels that the track is still good, though there is some wear and tear, due to the footmarks of the bowlers. Observes that the grass is pretty much even. David Lloyd has a look now and says, 'I don't want to bat on this pitch.' Sees plenty of grass covering on one end of the track and observes plenty of lumps. That means more indifferent bounce. Predicts more help for the Windies quicks than the English because he reckons that the hosts are stron |
| We are not far away from the action. All the players are wearing black-arm bands as a mark of respect for Alzarri Joseph's late mother. Slowly, Bravo and Holder walk out. Slow. That is how Bravo played the whole of yesterday. Do not expect any change in that tempo. Stuart Broad will start off proceedings for the day. Holder to face. Let's play. |
| 111.1 : S Broad to Holder, A good start. Full and outside off, swinging in, Holder shoulders arms. |
| 111.2 : S Broad to Holder, A bit too wide outside off, watchfully let through. |
| 111.3 : S Broad to Holder, Full and outside off, the outswing now, Jason looks to drive but gets a bit of an outside edge behind point. The fielders at point and gully chase it in pairs, one of them gets to the ball, slides and then parries it back to the other. Two runs taken. |
| 111.4 : S Broad to Holder, Outside off, a play and a miss. |
| 111.5 : S Broad to Holder, Full and around off, the skipper looks to defend but the ball comes back in, takes the inside edge and goes wide of mid-wicket. A run taken. |
| 111.6 : S Broad to Bravo, Down the leg side, clipped fine. By the time Moeen Ali can get across from deep mid-wicket, two runs are taken. The lead is now worth 90 while the stand moves to 41. |
| James Anderson to bowl from the other end. 21-3-58-0 so far. |
| 112.1 : J Anderson to Holder, That nips back in. On a length around off, seams in, Holder is cut into half as he looks to defend. The ball goes off the back thigh and to Bairstow. Anderson puts in a slight appeal but nothing in it. |
| 112.2 : J Anderson to Holder, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 112.3 : J Anderson to Holder, Back of a length outside off, the skipper feels for it but misses. |
| 112.4 : J Anderson to Holder, Similar ball, this time Holder keeps his bat inside the line. |
| 112.5 : J Anderson to Holder, Full and outside off, dabbed towards the slip cordon. |
| 112.6 : J Anderson to Holder, A ripper to end the over. Back of a length around off, Holder looks to defend but the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge. |
| 113.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and around off, swinging in slightly, watchfully pushed towards cover. |
| 113.2 : S Broad to Bravo, On a good length around off, watchfully defended. |
| 113.3 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 113.4 : S Broad to Holder, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 113.5 : S Broad to Holder, That has taken off. Broad lands it on a good length outside off, but the ball hits a crack and some dust erupts. That elevates the ball to a big height and Bairstow takes it at face height. |
| 113.6 : S Broad to J Holder, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 114.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, On a good length around middle, pushed towards cover. |
| 114.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, That will hurt. On a good length around middle, Bravo looks to defend but the ball kicks off again, goes past the bat and hits him flush on the elbow. He got hit yesterday as well. Why isn't he wearing an arm guard? |
| 114.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Around middle and leg, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 114.4 : J Anderson to Holder, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 114.5 : J Anderson to Holder, Full and around off, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 114.6 : J Anderson to Holder, Good leave. Pitched on a good length around off, Holder shoulders arms, trusting the bounce. |
| 115.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and around leg, Bravo looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Broad appeals for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Not too much strength in that appeal. Perhaps it was slipping down leg. |
| 115.2 : S Broad to Bravo, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 115.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and around off, allowed to go through. |
| 115.4 : S Broad to Bravo, A bouncer now, around middle, allowed to go through again. |
| 115.5 : S Broad to Bravo, Around middle, tucked wide of mid on for a quick single. |
| 115.6 : S Broad to Holder, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 116.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and around off, pushed towards cover for a single. |
| 116.2 : J Anderson to Holder, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 116.3 : J Anderson to Holder, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 116.4 : J Anderson to J Holder, EDGED, DOES NOT CARRY! Good technique from Jason Holder. One should not be playing with hard hands on this pitch and he is maintaining that discipline. Full and outside off, Jason goes to defend with soft hands but the swinging ball induces an outside edge. It lands well short of the slip cordon as Jos Buttler dives to his left at third slip while Ben Stokes dives to his right from second slip. The latter gets his hand to the ball and stops it from going through. |
| 116.5 : J Anderson to Holder, Outside off, left alone. |
| 116.6 : J Anderson to Holder, Full and outside off, left alone again. |
| A bit of a delay. England are going with Plan B. Plan A was to bowl full and now that it is not working, they are going with a backup. A man comes under the lid now, at short leg. Substitute Keaton Jennings it is. Ben Foakes has still not returned. Time for some bouncers now. |
| 117.1 : S Broad to Bravo, A bouncer, around middle, Bravo ducks comfortably. |
| 117.2 : S Broad to Bravo, On a good length, around middle, Bravo hops and pushes it towards cover. |
| 117.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Ahh.... almost. Landed on a good length, around middle and leg, Darren hops and tries to tuck it across but misses. The ball goes off his thighs towards short leg where Keaton Jennings dives to his left and makes a stunning stop. |
| 117.4 : S Broad to Bravo, Down the leg side, easily left alone. |
| 117.5 : S Broad to Bravo, Bodyline, around leg stump, DB plays it down in front of short leg. |
| 117.6 : S Broad to Bravo, Good length ball outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 118.1 : J Anderson to Holder, OUT! Caught behind! The wicket falls at last! Anderson gets a wicket eventually. A lovely delivery. Pitched on a good length outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball hits a piece of grass and then bounces. Takes the handle of the bat and then goes behind. Easy catch for Jonny Bairstow. The lead reads 94. |
| 0.0 : Kemar Roach walks in at number 9, replacing his skipper. |
| 118.2 : J Anderson to Roach, Full and around middle, Roach drives it straight back. Hits the stumps at the other end and deflects wide of mid on. A single taken. |
| 118.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Outside off, pitched on a good length, rises suddenly and beats Bravo's defensive poke. 'Play that if you can', chides Michael Atherton on air. |
| 118.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Fuller in length this time, moving away, Darren pushes but misses. |
| 118.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 118.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 119.1 : S Broad to Roach, Full and outside off, easy leave. |
| 119.2 : S Broad to Roach, Better from Broad, bowls it closer to the off stump, gets Roach to defend, ekes out an outside edge but it rolls towards the slips. |
| 119.3 : S Broad to Roach, On a good length outside off, Kemar keeps his bat inside the line. |
| 119.4 : S Broad to Roach, Full and outside off, KR looks to drive but there is extra bounce which beats the outside edge! |
| 119.5 : S Broad to Roach, Around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 119.6 : S Broad to Roach, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 120.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 120.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. Moves to 40. |
| 120.3 : J Anderson to Roach, Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 120.4 : J Anderson to Roach, EDGED, FOUR! Luck continues to evade England. Anderson bowls this on a length, outside off, Roach looks to defend but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and goes wide of the diving third slip to the third man fence! WINDIES LEAD EXACTLY BY 100. |
| 120.5 : J Anderson to Roach, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 120.6 : J Anderson to Roach, Outside off, a play and a miss. |
| 121.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 121.2 : S Broad to Bravo, On a good length outside off, well blocked out. |
| 121.3 : S Broad to Bravo, Full and outside off, Bravo looks to have a mighty booming drive but misses. |
| 121.4 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 121.5 : S Broad to Bravo, Works it down the leg side for a run. |
| 121.6 : S Broad to Roach, Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 122.1 : J Anderson to Roach, OUT! Edged and taken! A length ball outside off, Roach looks to drive but gets an outside edge. Good leaping catch by Ben Stokes at second slip. How will Darren Bravo play from here? |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph walks in at number 10, replacing Roach. The entire crowd gives a standing ovation to the young lad. Great guts and commitment shown, coming to play in spite of losing his mother. Take a bow. |
| 122.2 : J Anderson to Joseph, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 122.3 : J Anderson to Joseph, Outside off, played towards point. |
| 122.4 : J Anderson to Joseph, Good length ball, around middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 122.5 : J Anderson to Joseph, Outside off, left alone. |
| 122.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, Huge shout for LBW! Turned down. England do not review. Full and straight, Joseph looks to flick but misses. Probably sliding down leg. |
| 123.1 : S Broad to Bravo, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 123.2 : S Broad to Bravo, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 123.3 : S Broad to Joseph, Outside off, Joseph plays inside the line but misses. |
| 123.4 : S Broad to Joseph, Nhe batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 123.5 : S Broad to Joseph, Around middle, a bit too straight, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 123.6 : S Broad to Bravo, A length ball, around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. Wants a single but is sent back. |
| DRINKS BREAK. |
| 124.1 : Anderson to Joseph, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full and around off, Joseph lofts this straight back over the bowler, once bounce and gets a boundary! Holds the pose for the photographers. |
| 124.2 : J Anderson to Joseph, Swings back in from outside off, Alzarri looks to flick and gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket. For a single. |
| 124.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. |
| 124.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full and outside off, Bravo plays inside the line and misses. |
| 124.5 : J Anderson to D Bravo, Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 124.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, On a good length outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 125.1 : S Broad to Joseph, On a length around off, cutting back in, Joseph looks to flick but the ball takes the face of the bat and almost pops back to the bowler. |
| 125.2 : S Broad to Joseph, And again! On a good length, around middle, Alzarri looks to tuck it away but spoons it in the air! Does not carry to Broad once more. |
| Yup. Expected. Short leg in place. Keaton Jennings it is. Rory Burns comes running in, anticipating to be called at silly point, but Root sends him back to cover. |
| 125.3 : S Broad to Joseph, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 125.4 : S Broad to Joseph, On a good length outside off, AJ gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks. |
| 125.5 : S Broad to Joseph, Back of a length this time, solidly defended. |
| 125.6 : S Broad to Joseph, Ohh... nearly. Full and around off, Joseph looks to flick but the ball goes off the inner half, just evading short leg. |
| 126.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Around off, pushed behind point for a single. |
| 126.2 : J Anderson to Joseph, Good length ball, pretty straight, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 126.3 : J Anderson to Joseph, On a good length, around off, Alzarri looks to tuck but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 126.4 : J Anderson to Joseph, Outside off, AJ pushes it towards point and takes a quick single. The lead is 111. Remember someone who would hop, skip and jump? A certain David Shepherd? |
| 126.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Full on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 126.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Back of a length outside off, defended from the crease. |
| Ben Stokes into the attack now. First change after 16 overs. 25-6-58-1 so far. |
| 127.1 : Ben Stokes to A Joseph, OUT! Edged and taken! First bowling change of the morning and a wicket off the first ball! Windies are 9 down, with the lead reading a Nelson. On a good length outside off, right on the money from Stokes, Joseph looks to defend but the ball moves away and takes the outside edge. Rory Burns at third slip dives to his right and completes the formalities. England edging closer and closer to batting again... |
| 0.0 : Shannon Gabriel is the last man in. Can he last this over at least? Play for Bravo? |
| 127.2 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, A bouncer, but down the leg side, ducked under. |
| 127.3 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Outside off, blocked in front of short leg. |
| 127.4 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 127.5 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Another bouncer, outside off, Gabriel ducks again. |
| 127.6 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Gabriel survives the entire over! On a length outside off, Shannon defends it watchfully. |
| Moeen Ali comes on from the other end. 23-4-54-2 so far. |
| 128.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 128.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Around middle and leg, well defended again. |
| 128.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around leg stump, Bravo looks to defend but gets an inside edge. Short leg is vacant. |
| 128.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Short and outside off, Darren goes back and cuts it through the covers. They do not run. |
| 128.5 : M Ali to Bravo, SIX! Bravo moves to 49, Windies go past 300! Full and outside off, Bravo goes downtown, getting to the pitch of the ball and lofting it over long off! |
| 128.6 : M Ali to Bravo, LEADING EDGE, SAFE! Full and around middle, DB looks to flick for the easy single but is a touch too early into the shot. Gets a leading edge which lands just short of cover. |
| 129.1 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, A length ball, but down the leg side, Gabriel pulls his bat away. |
| 129.2 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Slow, slow, slow, ball. Shannon is months early into the shot as he looks to defend. Luckily for him, the ball, which was staying low, hits the toe end of the bat and rolls towards second slip. |
| 129.3 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 129.4 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 129.5 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Full toss outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 129.6 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Back of a length outside off, blocked towards cover. Gabriel has seen off an entire over of Stokes. Or say, almost 2 overs. Not the best piece of bowling, to be honest. Are England thinking to avoid batting before Lunch? 20 minutes they have, post which, they need not bat. |
| 130.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 130.2 : M Ali to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. |
| 130.3 : M Ali to Bravo, EDGED, SHORT! Outside off, Bravo goes back and looks to steer it to third man but almost guides it towards Ben Stokes at slip! Lands just short. |
| 130.4 : M Ali to Bravo, There it is! HALF CENTURY FOR BRAVO, IN 215 BALLS, SLOWEST BY A WINDIES BATSMAN IN TESTS! Gets there with a flick through mid-wicket. Well played. Combating all conditions and surviving. |
| 130.5 : M Ali to Gabriel, Full and around off, with the license, Gabriel looks to tee off, aiming to slog over the leg side but mistimes it towards long on. A run taken. |
| 130.6 : M Ali to Bravo, OUT! STUMPED! WINDIES ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 306! Moeen takes the last wicket. Tosses it above the eyeline of Bravo, the southpaw comes down the track but halfway through, realizes that he is done in flight. Tries to adjust by aiming to defend the ball but is nowhere even close to the pitch of it. Misses while Bairstow doesn't. Whips the bails off in a jiffy. WINDIES LEAD BY 119! |
| Around 15 minutes is what England will get, to bat before Lunch. It is a nervous period and all they will have in mind is to see that tricky period off. That lead of 119 is a good one on any track but on this one, it is gold dust. |
| Good bowling by England again this morning, like yesterday. But today, the catching was better. The visitors gave away just 34 runs in 20 overs this morning, picking up the remaining 4 wickets. Broad and Anderson bowled unchanged for 16 overs before Stokes and Moeen joined in on the fun. |
| Just one half century in a score of 300 shows how difficult a surface this is to bat on. England will need a good start while the Windies will be aiming for a wicket or two in this short burst. Stay tuned... |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, FIVE WIDES! Oh dear. Where did that come from? Pretty close to competing with the Steven Harmison from England during the 2006-07 Ashes. Remember that ball? First delivery of the match and Harmison bowled it outside the pitch. It went to Andrew Flintoff at first slip, it was that wide. Roach here, bowls this outside leg and the ball seams away through where first slip would have been for a right-hander. Poor Dowrich has no chance as he dives to his right. The ball races to |
| K Roach to Burns, Legal ball now. First of the innings. Around off, solidly defended. |
| 0.2 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, let through to the keeper. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to Burns, A short ball, Burns leaps with the bounce and the ball nearly takes his head with it. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, left alone. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. One run added to the total. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to Denly, Full and down the leg side, Denly misses his flick. Very good keeping from Shane Dowrich as it is very difficult to collect balls in front of you. |
| Shannon Gabriel to share the new ball with Roach. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length around middle, worked uppishly, just wide of short leg! |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, A bouncer, outside off, easily left alone. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, IN THE AIR... NO ONE TO CATCH IT! Brute of a delivery. Or let us rephrase it. First brute of the innings. A sharp bouncer, around middle, Burns is caught in no man's land as he looks to fend it off. But the ball takes the gloves, along with the handle and flies. Into the vacant square leg region. A single taken. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Outside off, left alone. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| 2.1 : K Roach to Burns, A length ball outside off, Burns gets down on a knee and plays it towards point. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, lets this one go. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to Burns, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to Denly, Down the leg side, Denly looks to flick but the ball goes off his thighs. Does not carry to Shimron Hetmyer at short leg. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to Denly, Huge, huge shout for LBW! Turned down! Lovely delivery. On a length outside off, Denly looks to defend with his bat around the off stump. But he is nowhere even close to blocking the ball. It nips back in, beats the bat comfortably and raps him on the pads. Roach appeals, appeals, appeals, then even extends his appeal. Dharmasena calmly waits for the appeal to quieten down and then shakes his head. Jason Holder charges from the slips towards his bowler, asking about the re |
| 2.6 : K Roach to Denly, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, A bouncer outside off, Burns ducks. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Another bouncer, ducked under again. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, A length ball, around middle, Rory allows it to seam away. |
| 3.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. LUNCH ON DAY 3, ENGLAND TRAIL BY 110! |
| The 15-minute period has been negotiated safely by the English openers. Though, it would be fair to say that the bowling was not that great. It is not going to be easy to bat for long periods of time and the English resolve will be tested. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT). |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ... |
| Welcome back. England get ready to resume what could be a marathon grit. Out come Denly and Burns. Probably, they need to take it hour by hour. If they can do what Brathwaite and Campbell did it for the Windies, put on an opening partnership of 70 or more, they will be right back in this Test match. Kemar Roach will start off proceedings after Lunch. Rory to face. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to Burns, Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to Burns, Outside off, a play and a miss. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to Burns, FOUR! EDGED AWAY! On a length outside off, Burns looks to defend but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and goes past second slip to the third man fence! |
| 4.4 : K Roach to Burns, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to Burns, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| Gabriel to continue. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, A length ball around middle, Denly looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, A short ball outside off, Denly looks to pull but misses. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. The fielding side is asking the question. The Umpire decides the batsman is not out. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, TOP EDGE, PUT DOWN! Gabriel is frustrated. A short ball, around off, Denly looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball swirls in the air and Kraigg Brathwaite gets under it from fine leg but puts the catch down, trying to dive! A single taken. |
| 6.1 : K Roach to Denly, Down the leg side, helped through square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : K Roach to Burns, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs added to the total. |
| 6.3 : K Roach to Burns, Full and around off, solidly defended. |
| 6.4 : K Roach to Burns, A length ball wide outside off, Burns slashes hard but misses. |
| 6.5 : K Roach to Burns, FOUR! Down the leg side, Burns whips it behind square leg for a boundary! |
| 6.6 : K Roach to Burns, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 7.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Beauty! Full length delivery on off, the ball jags back in and beats Denly who was looking to defend. It hits him on the back thigh pad. The players appeal but the umpire turns it down. They think about the review but don't take it. |
| 7.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery outside off, Denly chooses to leave it. |
| 7.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Back of a length delivery on middle, Joe defends it. |
| 7.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, FOUR! This should give Denly some confidence. Length delivery outside off, Denly cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Sprays this down the leg side. Joe looks to flick it but misses. Dowrich does well diving to his left. |
| 7.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery on off, Denly pulls it but once again his pull is not timed and hits him high on his bat. It goes uppishly towards the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 8.1 : K Roach to Denly, On a length on middle and leg, Denly hits it towards mid on and takes a single. |
| 8.2 : K Roach to Burns, Slightly fuller outside off, Rory shoulders arms to it. |
| 8.3 : K Roach to Burns, Good length delivery on middle, the ball comes in with the angle. Burns plays it with soft hands and pushes it towards gully. |
| 8.4 : K Roach to Burns, Full outside off, Rory lets the keeper feels it. |
| 8.5 : K Roach to R Burns, Back of a length delivery on off, it hits the inner half of Burns' straight bat and goes towards the on side. They steal a single. |
| 8.6 : K Roach to Denly, Good length delivery on off, Denly defends it to see off the over. |
| 9.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Length delivery outside off, Rory looks to defend it but the ball keeps low and he misses. |
| 9.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a length on off, Burns defends it by guiding the ball to point. |
| 9.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side. It is back of a length. Rory leaves it alone. |
| 9.4 : Gabriel to Burns, Full around off, Burns taps it back to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Shorter on length, Burns gets on top of the bounce and keeps it down with a straight bat. |
| 9.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Once again, Gabriel is inconsistent with the line and sprays it down the leg side. Burns has no problem leaving it alone. |
| 10.1 : K Roach to Denly, Good length deliveryoutside off, Denly shoulders arms to it. |
| 10.2 : K Roach to Denly, Fuller length delivery on off, Joe defends it off his front foot. |
| 10.3 : K Roach to Denly, Full on middle and leg, Denly flicks it to mid-wicket and gets a brace. |
| 10.4 : K Roach to Denly, FOUR! Exquisite! Full outside off, Denly gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a boundary. Holds the pose for the photographers. |
| 10.5 : K Roach to Denly, Pulls back the length this time, Joe defends it. |
| 10.6 : K Roach to Denly, Shorter in length, Joe leaves it alone and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 11.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Back of a length around off, Rory defends it to point. |
| 11.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Slightly fuller on middle and off, Burns defends it. |
| 11.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Bouncer. Outside off, Rory ducks underneath it. |
| 11.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, On middle and leg, Rory beautifully flicks it away to backward square leg. The fielder at fine leg covers the ground and gets there. Only a single taken. |
| 11.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Back of a length delivery outside off, Denly sways away. |
| 11.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery on off, Joe pushes it to point. |
| Jason Holder is the first bowling change of the innings. |
| 12.1 : J Holder to Burns, OUT! Caught! There goes the first wicket. Holder has struck. He lands it on a length outside off and Rory looks to guide it behind point. However the ball lands on a crack and then deviates a mile in. Poor Burns is cramped for room and has nowhere to go. Cannot pull out of the shot, cannot play it cleanly. The ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to third slip where John Campbell takes it easily. Hard luck for Burns as he could not have done anything. England |
| 0.0 : Jonny Bairstow walks out at number 3. |
| 12.2 : J Holder to Bairstow,Length delivery outside off, Bairstow starts his innings carefully and leaves it alone. |
| 12.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, Slightly fuller than the previous one on off, Jonny defends it. |
| 12.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, Full length delivery on off, Bairstow defends it. |
| 12.5 : J Holder to Bairstow,On off, Jonny keeps it out. |
| 12.6 : J Holder to Bairstow, Full on the pads, Bairstow flicks it towards square leg and gets off the mark with a couple. |
| 13.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, A short ball outside off, Denly looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 13.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, A bouncer on middle, Joe ducks. |
| 13.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, Dropped short, pulled straight to square leg. |
| 13.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 13.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Full and outside off, THAT STAYS LOW, Denly just about gets his bat down in time as he tries to defend. |
| 13.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Short and wide outside off, a slash and a miss. |
| 14.1 : J Holder to Bairstow, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 14.2 : J Holder to J Bairstow, A short ball, around off, Bairstow immediately latches onto the pull and gets it through square leg for a couple. |
| 14.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, Outside off, left alone. |
| 14.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, A length ball outside off, Bairstow looks to push but misses. |
| 14.5 : J Holder to J Bairstow, FOUR! That is a bad ball. Short and outside off, sits up and asks to be smashed. Pulled behind square leg with disdain. |
| 14.6 : J Holder to Bairstow, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| Alzarri Joseph into the attack now. |
| 15.1 : A Joseph to Denly, Full and outside off, Denly plays that with a loose bottom hand, looking to drive but the ball seams back in, takes the inner half of the bat and goes towards short mid-wicket. |
| 15.2 : A Joseph to Denly, Outside off, played straight to point. |
| 15.3 : A Joseph to Denly, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 15.4 : A Joseph to Denly, Outside off, on a length, Joe feels for it but misses. |
| 15.5 : A Joseph to Denly, A short ball outside off, JD hops to push it away. |
| 15.6 : A Joseph to Denly, A very wide ball outside off to end the over, left alone. |
| DRINKS BREAK. |
| 16.1 : J Holder to Bairstow, FOUR! Well, that is well... unlucky for the bowler. The ball is nowhere close to the bat. It is pitched around middle and Bairstow is looking to work it to the leg side. But before the bat can come down at an angle, the ball is already through, off his pads, to the fine leg fence. Still, runs given. |
| 16.2 : J Holder to J Bairstow, Almost! On a length outside off, Bairstow looks to punch it but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. So very nearly chopped it on. |
| 16.3 : J Holder to Bairstow, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 16.4 : J Holder to Bairstow, MISSES THE STUMPS AGAIN! Flirting with danger, is Bairstow. Outside off, on a length, Jonny looks to back away and punch but is too close to the ball and gets a bottom edge, which just misses the stumps! Holder is furious. |
| 16.5 : J Holder to Bairstow, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple of runs. |
| 16.6 : J Holder to J Bairstow, OUT! BOWLED! Holder has been trying and trying to get rid of Bairstow, nearly got him twice and on the third occasion, he strikes gold! Bairstow has come and Bairstow has come. Suddenly, England are two down. Things are happening. A length ball outside off, Jonny plays a loose shot, trying to drive on the up but this is not that kind of a pitch! He misses the ball by a mile as it deviates back in, goes past the inside edge and cannons into the timber! England are st |
| Cometh the hour, cometh the man. England would certainly love to believe that. They are in a whirlpool. The series seems to be stepping away. Need to catch it by the roots. And so comes Joe Root... |
| 17.1 : A Joseph to Denly, Landed outside off, coming in, left alone. |
| 17.2 : A Joseph to Denly, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 17.3 : A Joseph to Denly, Miles outside off, let through once more. |
| 17.4 : A Joseph to Denly, Fuller and wider outside off, not played at again. |
| 17.5 : A Joseph to Denly, Too full outside off, driven towards cover. |
| 17.6 : A Joseph to Denly, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. |
| 18.1 : J Holder to Root, On a good length around off, stays low, Root looks to defend but gets a bottom edge. |
| 18.2 : J Holder to Root, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 18.3 : J Holder to Root, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 18.4 : J Holder to Root, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| Oh my... Holder has almost delivered the ball but Root bails out at the last possible moment. Jason is not happy even though Joe apologizes. Dead ball signalled. |
| 18.5 : J Holder to Root, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 18.6 : J Holder to Root, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 19.1 : A Joseph to Denly, A short ball outside off, Denly looks to hook but misses. |
| 19.2 : A Joseph to Denly, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 19.3 : A Joseph to Denly, On a fuller length outside off, darts through, Joe defends it back onto the pitch. |
| 19.4 : A Joseph to Denly, Tight line, outside off, watchfully pushed to the off side. |
| 19.5 : A Joseph to Denly, Nips back in a long way, Denly looks to flick but misses. Is hit high on the pads and Joseph starts to appeal but then bails out. Height could have been an issue. |
| 19.6 : A Joseph to Denly, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 20.1 : J Holder to Root, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 20.2 : J Holder to Root, FOUR! Oh nearly... Full and down the leg side, Root looks to flick but while doing so, falls over a bit. The ball hits the inner half of the bat and flies behind. So does Dowrich, to his left. But he cannot get there. The ball races to the fine leg fence. The deficit is now 66. |
| 20.3 : J Holder to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 20.4 : J Holder to Root, Around middle and leg, the skipper looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. The ball drops to the leg side and they have taken a single. |
| 20.5 : J Holder to Denly, Around off, Denly looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Holder appeals but that was too high. |
| 20.6 : J Holder to Denly, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 21.1 : A Joseph to Root, Outside off, punched behind point for a couple. |
| 21.2 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| Is that gone? First an LBW appeal. Then one for caught behind. Neither given. Holder takes the review... He reckons there is wood on this... |
| 21.3 : Joseph to Root, OUT! Caught behind! Wow. Superb review from Holder. He can do nothing wrong at the moment. The Midas of Windies cricket. A length ball outside off, Root looked to defend but the ball came back in a long way and hit the pads, on its way to the keeper. Now, there is no reaction from the bowler. But Holder comes charging in from first slip towards the umpire. Nothing from the bowler still. The captain looks at his slip cordon and then signals the 'T'. And yes, Snickometer show |
| Jos Buttler walks in at number 5, replacing his captain. |
| 21.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 21.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and outside off, solidly defended. |
| 21.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 22.1 : J Holder to Denly, Around off, comes back in a long way, Denly falls over as he looks to work it to the leg side but manages to get it away for a couple. |
| 22.2 : J Holder to Denly, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 22.3 : J Holder to Denly, Full again, well blocked out. |
| 22.4 : J Holder to Denly, Full and around middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 22.5 : J Holder to Buttler, That is a beauty. On a length outside off, Buttler gets across to defend but the ball straightens after coming in initially, to beat the outside edge. |
| 22.6 : J Holder to Buttler, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 23.1 : A Joseph to Denly, Outside off, comes back in a long way, left alone. Superb movement. |
| 23.2 : A Joseph to Joe Denly, OUT! Left alone and Denly has to walk back alone! Timberrrrrrr! No emotions from Joseph for obvious reasons. No reaction from Denly either. But the entire Windies team is pumped up. This 20-year old lad has just suffered a personal loss this morning. But instead of being with his family, he is here, playing for his national side. This is a ripper of a delivery. On a length outside off, Denly gets across but then shoulders arms. He trusts the line, trusts the bounce, |
| Ben Stokes comes in at number 6, replacing Denly. |
| 23.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, A bouncer to greet the new man, Stokes ducks. |
| 23.4 : Joseph to Stokes, Another huge shout! The slip cordon is charging in but the umpire does not budge! On a length outside leg, Stokes looks to defend but misses. The ball hits something and goes behind. Like the Root dismissal, the entire slip cordon comes charging in. Again, Joseph does not react. Holder asks his slip fielders and Darren Bravo says he is not sure whether there was any edge. Holder is disappointed and does not take the review. No bat involved according to the replays. |
| 23.5 : A Joseph to Ben Stokes, EDGED, PUT DOWN! Alzarri would have had two in the over. A length ball, around off, Stokes looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It goes straight to John Campbell at third slip but he puts it down. |
| 23.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 24.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full and wide outside off, Buttler slashes hard but misses. |
| 24.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 24.3 : J Holder to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 24.4 : J Holder to Buttler, A short ball around off, Buttler leaps to fend it off but the ball kicks off, hits his hand and then drops to the leg side. |
| 24.5 : J Holder to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 24.6 : J Holder to Buttler, Another ripper. This is a leg spinner! Full and outside off, Jos looks to defend but the ball hits a crack and then deviates away to beat the outside edge. |
| 25.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 25.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, Outside off, a play and a miss from Ben. |
| 25.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, Down the leg side, Ben misses his flick. |
| 25.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, Full and around middle, driven straight back down the ground for three runs. |
| 25.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and outside off, Buttler drives it through mid off and gets another treble. |
| 25.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, Outside leg, left alone. |
| 26.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 26.2 : J Holder to Jos Buttler, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 26.3 : J Holder to Buttler, FOUR! That is a cracking shot. Full and outside off, Buttler reaches out and drives it through mid off for a boundary! |
| 26.4 : J Holder to Buttler, Good comeback by the bowler, landing it on a length outside off, Jos looks to defend but the ball pitches and curves off the seam to beat the outside edge. |
| 26.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Landed outside off, JB gets across and then shoulders arms. |
| 26.6 : J Holder to Buttler, On middle and leg, flicked towards square leg for a run. |
| 27.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 27.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads through mid-wicket and a leg bye is taken. |
| 27.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 27.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, Miles outside off, left alone. |
| 27.5 : A Joseph to Stokes, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 27.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, Full and outside off, swinging away, let through. TEA ON DAY 3, ENGLAND TRAIL BY 44! |
| Defining session of the Test match. 4 wickets in the span of 68 balls. Could have been 5 in the space of 70. But Stokes got a life. The Windies still look in firm control of this Test but at least Stokes and Buttler can try and offer some rearguard action. |
| Hats off to Joseph. He has bowled his heart out. Roach and Gabriel were undisciplined but Holder and Joseph have bowled with fire and control. The final session could well be the final one of the match but we would love to see some fight from England and get a lead of around 100. Join us back at 3 pm local (1900 GMT). |
| ... DAY 3, FINAL SESSION ... |
| Welcome back for what could be the final session of the match. 40 overs left in the day. Can Windies finish the game off by the end? The players slowly take the field. Buttler and Stokes get set to resume their fight. Shannon Gabriel will start off proceedings after Tea. |
| 28.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Full and outside off, Buttler looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 28.2 : S Gabriel to J Buttler, MIX-UP, CHANCE OF A RUN OUT, SAFE! Full and around middle, Buttler works it towards mid-wicket. Stokes is up and running for the single but Buttler is not so sure. He sends Stokes back who turns around and dives and would have made it even if the throw had found its mark. |
| 28.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. |
| 28.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 28.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 28.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Full and wide outside off, driven straight to point. |
| Kemar Roach to operate from the other end. |
| 29.1 : K Roach to Stokes, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 29.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Short and outside off, punched straight to point. |
| 29.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Miles outside off, left alone. |
| 29.4 : K Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and wide outside off, Stokes gets on top of the bounce and crashes it in front of point for a boundary! |
| 29.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 29.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Full and well outside off, left alone once more. |
| 30.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, FIVE WIDES! Dear me... Gabriel has bowled this in the middle of the pitch and then the ball has deviated like a boomerang way down the leg side. Poor Shane Dowrich puts in an unbelievable dive to his left, but in vain. |
| S Gabriel to Buttler, A bouncer on middle, Jos ducks. |
| 30.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, FOUR! Runs are lowing now. On a good length outside off, Buttler punches this through the covers and finds the gap. |
| 30.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Back of a length around off, solidly defended. |
| 30.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 30.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A bouncer on middle, well ducked under. |
| 30.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 31.1 : K Roach to Stokes, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 31.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 31.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Whoa! Interesting. Out of nowhere, Stokes dances down the track, trying to disrupt the thought process of Roach. It is a length ball outside off, Ben lets it go. |
| 31.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 31.5 : K Roach to Stokes, OUT! Dragged on! Number 5 is down. This is a poor, poor shot. They say, you live by the sword but you also die by it. Stokes was looking to counter-attack, trying to wipe off the deficit quickly but in that process, he has played one shot too many. Full and outside off, Ben plays for the outswinger but this one swings in. Catches the inside edge and rattles the leg stump. Stokes admonishes himself. The visitors need another 31 runs to make Windies bat again. Surely they |
| Moeen Ali walks in at number 7, replacing Stokes. |
| 31.6 : K Roach to Ali, Full and miles outside off, swinging away, left alone. |
| 32.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Full and outside off, Buttler looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 32.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good area from Gabriel, landing on a full length outside off, coming in, Buttler shoulders arms. |
| 32.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Around off, pushed towards point. |
| 32.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 32.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, FOUR! FLAMBOYANT! Full and wide outside off, Buttler leans and sends the ball flying through the covers. Not a soul moves. The deficit is now 27. |
| 32.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 33.1 : K Roach to Ali, Full and well outside off, left alone. |
| 33.2 : K Roach to Ali, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 33.3 : K Roach to Ali, FOUR! A bit streaky. Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball swings away, takes the outside edge and sneaks behind point. |
| 33.4 : K Roach to Ali, Landed outside off, fuller in length, Ali looks to defend but the ball goes past the outside edge. Late away movement. |
| 33.5 : K Roach to Ali, Outside off, MA looks to play that with soft hands and the ball goes off the outside edge, but does not carry to first slip. |
| 33.6 : K Roach to Ali, OUT! BOWLED! Yet another one hits the stumps. Fourth bowled dismissal in this innings. Full and fast around off, coming in with the angle, Moeen looks to drive but like Stokes, he is playing for the away-going ball. Gets a thick inside edge which hits him on his pads and then the stumps. 23 runs still adrift... |
| Ben Foakes comes in to bat now. He has not taken the field since that blow on his fingers on Thursday afternoon. Jason Holder comes to bowl as well. 8-2-27-2 so far. |
| 34.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 34.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Full and down the leg side, Buttler misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads through square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 34.3 : J Holder to Foakes, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman. |
| 34.4 : J Holder to Foakes, Almost a replica of his first innings dismissal. A short ball, around middle, Foakes looks to pull but the ball takes the inside edge, hits his pads and then drops down. |
| 34.5 : J Holder to Foakes, Way outside off, let through. |
| 34.6 : J Holder to Foakes, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. They pick up a single. |
| 35.1 : K Roach to Foakes, FOUR! A short ball, outside off, Foakes pulls it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND. Trail by 17 now. |
| 35.2 : K Roach to Foakes, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 35.3 : K Roach to Ben Foakes, FOUR! GORGEOUS! A looping half volley outside off, Foakes reaches out to this one and drives it through the vacant mid off region. The stand moves to 10 from 9 balls. |
| 35.4 : K Roach to Foakes, Outside off, coming in, left alone. |
| 35.5 : K Roach to Foakes, Big hooping inswinger, around off, Ben looks to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 35.6 : K Roach to Foakes, OUCH! Rapped on the knuckles. Roach nods with a smile. Foakes acknowledges. Full and outside off, Ben looks to come forward and defend but gets hit on the right glove and then the forearm. |
| 36.1 : J Holder to Buttler, Full and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms. The ball pitches and then moves a long way away. |
| 36.2 : J Holder to Buttler, Oohhh... on a good length around off, Jos shoulders arms again. Is hit right into the midriff. |
| 36.3 : J Holder to Jos Buttler, FOUR! GLORIOUS! The deficit is now 9 and Buttler has become England's highest run scorer in this innings. Full and outside off, Jos drives it powerfully through mid off. The fielder gets across to his right, makes a half stop, but so powerfully is that hit that the ball still makes it to the fence behind. |
| 36.4 : J Holder to Buttler, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Overpitched, on middle, Buttler whips it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. |
| 36.5 : J Holder to Buttler, Well outside off, left alone. |
| 36.6 : J Holder to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 37.1 : K Roach to Foakes, Full and outside off, swinging in a long way, Foakes leans to defend but misses. The ball hits his back thigh and goes towards gully. |
| 0.0 : Short leg comes in place now. With the ball going around like this, a bat-pad is always a chance... |
| 37.2 : K Roach to Foakes, Around off, more inward movement, watchfully blocked out. |
| 37.3 : K Roach to Foakes, FOUR! Going for glory, getting greedy. A leg stump half volley now, Foakes just turns this delightfully over square leg for a boundary. Moves to 13 at run-a-ball with 12 of those coming in boundaries. The stand is worth 22 from just 21 deliveries. |
| 37.4 : K Roach to Foakes, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| Huge shout for LBW! Not given. Roach reckons that he has Foakes plumb in front. Holder gives his consent and the third umpire is called for again... |
| 37.5 : K Roach to Foakes, OUT! Spectacular review from Holder and England have lost their 7th still being in the deficit! Excellent bowling. On a length outside off, Foakes looks to defend coming half forward but the ball comes back in prodigiously, beats the bat by a mile and hits him on the front pad. Roach roars an LBW shout but the umpire turns it down. To the naked eye, it seems like height is the factor. But Roach is confident and so is Holder. In fact, the captain instantaneously agrees to |
| Last hope for a miracle for England. Sam Curran arrives at number 9, replacing Foakes. He did that time and time again to the Indians recently. Can he repeat that against the West Indians? |
| 37.6 : K Roach to Curran, Full and around middle, nice inswing, watchfully defended. |
| 38.1 : J Holder to Buttler, On a length outside off, Buttler shoulders arms. |
| 0.0 : Another review. This time by England. Buttler has been adjudged LBW and he takes the review. Looks close... |
| 38.2 : Holder to Buttler, OUT! Umpire's call it is and Buttler departs too! Holder is on a roll. He lands this on a good length in line of the stumps and Buttler is deep in his crease, trying to hop and work it to the leg side. He misses and is hit on the knee roll. Holder appeals, umpire Dharmasena thinks for a while and then raises his finger! Buttler takes the review and Hawk Eye shows it to be clipping the top of the bails! Unlucky for Buttler but such is the game... Three wickets for the cap |
| Stuart Broad walks in at number 10, replacing Buttler. We could be in for some tailender slogging now. |
| 38.3 : J Holder to Broad, Another LBW shout, but not out. Full and around leg stump, swinging down, Broad gets across to flick but misses. Is hit on the pads but that was going down leg. The batsmen cross over for a single and this means WINDIES WILL BAT AGAIN. |
| 38.4 : J Holder to Curran, FOUR! HANDSOME! ENGLAND INTO THE LEAD NOW! Full and outside off, Curran leans into this one and drives it through the covers! |
| 38.5 : J Holder to Curran, Outside off, punched through the covers again for a couple. |
| 38.6 : J Holder to Sam Curran, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 39.1 : Roach to Broad, OUT! Another LBW! 9 down! Roach gets 4. Perfect ball to a tail-ender. Keep a short leg and a silly point, instilling the thought of a short ball in his mind, then bowl a full ball. Broad picks it late, looks to flick but is late. Is hit on the pads and Roach appeals. Umpire Gaffaney raises his finger in a flash. Broad walks across to Curran to chat regarding the review and after a brief discussion, is sent back. |
| 0.0 : Jimmy Anderson is the last man in. |
| 39.2 : K Roach to Anderson, Superb yorker. Full and straight. Anderson looks to flick and is gone for all money. But just as the ball looks to sneak beneath the bat, the willow comes down to push the ball away. |
| 39.3 : K Roach to Anderson, Full and around off, Anderson looks to defend but the ball swings away past the outside edge. |
| 39.4 : K Roach to Anderson, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 39.5 : K Roach to Anderson, Another booming outswinger, Jimmy looks to defend but misses again. |
| 39.6 : K Roach to Anderson, Another outswinger, JA looks to drive but misses. |
| 40.1 : J Holder to Curran, Full and around middle, watchfully pushed towards cover. |
| 40.2 : J Holder to Curran, Landed outside off, Curran slashes hard but misses. |
| 40.3 : J Holder to Curran, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 40.4 : J Holder to Sam Curran, Comes down the track, Holder shortens the length, Sam adjusts and pushes it wide of mid off. Does not run. |
| 40.5 : J Holder to Sam Curran, Full and wide outside off, Sam swings hard and miscues it over point. There is a man in the deep but he cannot get there. A single taken. |
| 40.6 : J Holder to Anderson, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 41.1 : K Roach to Curran, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 41.2 : K Roach to Curran, Around off, punched towards cover. |
| 41.3 : K Roach to Curran, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 41.4 : K Roach to Sam Curran, Backs away, Roach follows him, digs in a bouncer, Curran swings hard and swats it tennis-like through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 41.5 : K Roach to Curran, DROPPED, FOUR! Roach had a chance to take his 5th. A full toss outside off, Curran mistimes his swipe back to the bowler. The ball dips onto Roach who tries to change his followthrough and take it low to his left but the ball bursts through his palms and just misses the stumps at the other end. Roston Chase starts to chase but comes second. |
| 41.6 : K Roach to Curran, A bouncer to end the over, Anderson ducks. |
| 42.1 : J Holder to Anderson, OUT! Slower ball, chipped in the air and taken! Holder has 4. The slower ball, at 122 kph, fuller in length, Anderson is foxed by the change in pace, as he backs away and looks to go inside out. He is early into the shot and just spoons the ball in the air. Alzarri Joseph charges in from mid on, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives in front to take a wonderful catch. 14 RUNS NEEDED FOR A 2-0 SERIES LEAD! |
| Unbelievable. For the third time in 4 innings, Windies have blown the English away. A deficit of 119 was always going to be difficult to erase without losing much wickets but England lost 8 before they could get into the lead. We might have even witnessed an innings defeat, had Campbell taken the catch of Stokes earlier. |
| Once again, Roach was the architect of the destruction. He came out firing after Tea and sent the middle and lower middle order packing, moving the ball like a hoop. Cannot say the English batsmen played bad strokes. They were just consumed by some fiery pace bowling. Holder continues his meteoric rise, grabbing another 4-fer. And yes, spare a thought for the 20-year old Alzarri Joseph, who is fighting a personal battle. He got the big wicket of Joe Root and then Denly. |
| Just 14 to win then. Can England pick up a wicket or two and salvage some pride? Not much of it left anyways... |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, FOUR! 10 needed now. Short and outside off, Brathwaite punches it behind point and gets a boundary! |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Around off, Kraigg looks to defend and does so comfortably. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Back of a length around off, well blocked out. |
| Stuart Broad gets a chance... |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Countdown time. Just need 9. On a length around middle and leg, tucked through square leg for a single. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Campbell, On middle, pushed down the ground towards mid on. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Campbell, FOUR! LOVELY! Full and outside off, Campbell leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! Just 4 away from a win now! |
| Broad comes charging in and then delivers a length ball outside off. But Campbell moves away at the last moment. He was not ready. Dead ball signalled. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Campbell, A length ball around middle, moving away, John looks to defend but is squared up. The ball hits his hand and drops to the off side. |
| A review taken... Broad reckons that he has got Campbell LBW. Let's see... |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Campbell, NOT OUT. Missing leg stump by a mile. Full and around middle, Campbell walks across and looks to flick but misses. He is hit on the pads and Broad appeals. Root takes the review but Hawk Eye does not support his cause. A leg bye taken in the meanwhile. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to J Campbell, SIX! WINDIES WIN BY 10 WICKETS! What a way to end the game. A short ball, around off, Campbell swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket for half a dozen! Both the openers hug each other and are pumped up. Well played, Holder and co. |
| 300TH TEST LOSS FOR ENGLAND. First Test series win for the Windies over England since 2008. No wonder not a single English player is seen on the ground. The entire squad is in the dressing room, thinking about this loss. This moment though, is for Jason Holder and co. Is this the turnaround which sparks their revival? |
| If Bridgetown was a one-odd case, well, Windies certainly did not believe so. They blew away England for 77 in the first innings. And here, they have dismantled them for 187 and 132. Their bowlers have sparked their revival and in both games, it was Kemar Roach taking the lead. A 4-fer in the first innings here meant that Holder's decision to field first was vindicated and in the second, a lead of 119 almost proved enough to inflict an innings defeat. Roach's match figures read 28-7-82-8. He was |
| Credit has to be given to the batsmen as well from the home side. On a track which was very difficult to bat on, they managed to get a lead in excess of 100, which was gold dust in this case. Only one half centurion in the innings but the time spent was enormous. The top four batsmen faced 556 balls - England played only 619 in both innings combined. The hosts' batters took their time and grafted their innings, not allowing England to get much ahead. Of course, that lucky Friday aided them, wher |
| The players are getting ready for the presentation. Should Kemar Roach be given the Man of The Series here itself? 13 wickets at an average of 12.07 and a strike rate of 24.4. Mind-blowing. |
| England captain Joe Root is up for a chat first. He says that it has been frustrating to have been outperformed once again. Feels sad that the bowling group gave it its all, but the batting could not step up. Admits that the toss could have been a factor but does not want to look at things which are not in his control. On the road ahead, Joe says that the team needs to come out in St. Lucia and win, as simple as that. Wants his batsmen to put in some big scores. On Windies bowling menacingly, Ro |
| KEMAR ROACH HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS 8/82 across both innings. Says that it is a special award as a series win at home is great, that too against England, one of the top sides in Test cricket. On doing well against left-handers, Roach says that he had been working on that angle for quite a while and the effort is slowly reaping dividends. On his mantra for success, Kemar says that he just concentrates on bowling in the right areas. On him liking this ground, Roach smiles and s |
| Jason Holder's time now to speak. Says that he is finding it very difficult to hide his emotions. Recounts Roach's journey throughout his career and is pleased for him. On the young group, Jason says that the team is hungry for success. They have not been winning too many of late and were desperate to turn it around. Credits each and every individual in the dressing room and also the management staff. On his own journey as a captain, Jason says that it has been an up and down journey and he has |
| First Test - Won by 381 runs. Finished in 4 days. Second Test - Won by 10 wickets. Wrapped up in 3 days. What is going to happen in the third? A whitewash was the question when England set ashore for the Caribbean. Now, the possibility of a brownwash arises. Can the Brits spark a fight and get a consolation win? Join us on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 10 am local (1400 GMT) for all the action from the third Test. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
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