| 0.0 : A brownwash - ever heard of this term? Not that many times, because probably it rarely comes into play. But here we are, in 2019, under an inspired Jason Holder, Windies stand a brilliant chance of beating England 3-0. Only issue for them is that they are without skipper Holder - their leading run-getter in this series. Will it motivate them even more or will that give a chance for Ashes hopefuls in the English side? Either ways, we hope that we are not robbed off an entertaining game. Hello and |
| Sammy - the name itself inspires the Windies. Won two WT20 titles under him. It was at this very venue that Shannon Gabriel claimed a 13-wicket haul, last year. Add to it, England have never played a Test here. Their last visit came in 2010, when they beat Sri Lanka in the semi-final of the World T20. All the factors point to a 3-0 possibility, don't they? |
| What is life without ifs or buts? Same goes to Windies and cricket. They look poised to make a brownwash. But can they? They have not won three Tests in a row since 2012-13 (when they beat New Zealand, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for six consecutive victories). Their last whitewash in a series of three matches or more came against England in 1985-86. Hmmm... |
| WEATHER - Rain. Forecast for all 5 days. But that is future tense. As far as present tense is concerned, it is bright and crystal clear with the sun shining beamingly. I am sure no one will mind if the forecast is wrong, would any? |
| PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga has a look at the pitch and informs us that the average first innings score at this venue is just 329. Sees plenty of grass and adds further that in the last 6 games, 4 have produced results. Reckons that fast bowlers will receive plenty of help from this track, with batting proving to be a challenge. Finishes by saying that toss may not be too much of a factor. |
| TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. The Windies' captain for this game, Kraigg Brathwaite, tosses the coin up in the air. TAILS is the call from Joe Root, but HEADS IT IS. WINDIES ELECT TO BOWL FIRST. |
| Kraigg Brathwaite says that it is one of the better pitches in the Caribbean and is looking forward to make use of the early morning moisture. Informs that Keemo Paul is a straight swap for Jason Holder, with like-to-like qualities. Stresses that the Windies are keen to win 3-0 and will not let the intensity drop. |
| Joe Root says that he probably would have batted first and now sees this as a big opportunity to get a good score with the bat. On the team news, informs that Sam Curran has been left out. Adds that Keaton Jennings comes back at the top of the order to lend some balance to the team. On Mark Wood's inclusion, Root says that he is someone who can be hostile at times and in the last few days, he has shown great pace and rhythm, which has strengthened his case. Does not feel that there is any |
| Time for the national anthems then. First England's, followed by the hosts'. Time now for the game to begin. Kemar Roach to start off proceedings. Rory Burns and Keaton Jennings will open the innings for the Windies. Burns to face. Here we go! |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, Starts with a length delivery from 'round the wicket. There is a hint of inward shape after it lands outside off and Burns makes a watchful leave. |
| 0.2 : Roach to Burns, Once again it's served in the channel outside off, on a good length, Rory is looking quite assured in leaving those. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to Burns, Pitches it up but wide outside off, shaping away a bit, Rory shoulders arms. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Burns, Trying to lure the batsman into a drive. Lands it full and wide outside off, Burns has nothing to do with it. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Burns, Five leaves in a row outside off. Rory Burns showing good patience. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to Burns, An inswinger this time. Outside off and shaping back in, Burns makes the sixth leave of the over to cap off a maiden over. |
| Shannon Gabriel from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Full and just around off, coming in with the angle, Jennings gets a big stride forward and defends. |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to K Jennings, Around middle and leg, pushed towards mid on. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, England are away. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Lucky! On a length, around leg an middle, Keaton looks to flick but gets a leading edge which does not carry to cover. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Way down the leg side, shouldered arms to comfortably. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, On middle and off, pushed towards cover. |
| 2.1 : K Roach to Burns, On a good length around off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to Burns, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to Burns, Landed outside off, left alone again. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to Burns, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to Burns, On a slightly fuller length outside off, swinging in, but not tempting enough to go for the drive. Burns shoulders arms again. |
| 2.6 : K Roach to Burns, Miles outside off again, let through once more. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, An overpitched delivery on off, angling in towards middle, Jennings flicks it through mid-wicket and takes just a run. Poor running. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Angles in a good length ball on off, Burns defends it off his back foot. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Burns is off the mark with a couple. It's on his pads and he clips it behind square leg. Not too much movement as of now. Maybe, the bowlers are only getting warmed up. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Slants this one down the leg side, Burns fails to flick and is hit on the pads. Beaten in pace, 147 kph it was. |
| 3.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, The line is straight this time, Burns gets behind the delivery and blocks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Rory has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to K Jennings, Goes very full this time and bowls it just outside off, Jennings brings his bat down at the last moment and pushes it a shade uppishly towards covers. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to Jennings, This one is served on a good length outside off, holding its line, Keaton has a watchful look at it from the crease before making a leave. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Outside off, on a good length, left alone one more time. |
| 4.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Lands it on a length and outside off, going straight on, Jennings is in no mood to chase those. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to Jennings, In the zone outside off, Jennings keeps on leaving. Roach is also playing on his patience. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to K Jennings, Edged but just short! Here you go... Roach darts in a fuller length ball on off, Jennings brings his bat down to drive minus any footwork and gets a thick outside edge behind to second slip. John Campbell goes down low but it falls in front of him. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Angles in a full ball on middle, Burns defends it right in front of his pads. |
| Update 1024 local - It's turned very dark out there! Wait on, the umpires get together and have called for the covers. It's not raining yet and this seems like a precautionary step. And as I'm typing... it has started to RAIN! Strong wind is blowing across the stadium and let's hope it will take away all the angry-looking clouds. Currently, the players are back in the hut. Stay tuned for latest updates... |
| Wait is over! Sun is shining now. The covers are off and the players are returning on the field. Shannon Gabriel to finish his over... |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Has left the balls well so far! A length delivery just outside off and coming back in a bit with the angle, Rory covers his stumps and shoulders arms. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Sharp movement back into the batsman, hurrying into the batsman, Burns tries to play it across the line but misses. It goes on to hit him near the groin area. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Howzaat, screams my colleague over here! Nothing from the bowler. Nothing from the keeper. And nothing from the umpire obviously. A delivery bowled at 147 kph, slanting down from a length, Burns is late in putting his bat to it and takes a blow on his pads. Easily going down, my colleague maybe didn't watch it closely. Concentrate. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Angling down the leg side, nudged fine down the leg side for a run. |
| 6.1 : K Roach to Burns, Fine delivery. Fuller and around off, straightening a bit after landing, Keaton tries defending with a straight bat but it goes off the outer half to cover-point. A single taken, first off Roach's bowling this morning. |
| 6.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Ouch! That must have hurt! Not showing much pain though, Keaton. Back of a length delivery landing outside off at 130 kph. It jags back in sharply as Jennings decides to make a leave. It hits him flush on the box. |
| 6.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Wide! Really a wild delivery. Drops it on a length way wide outside off and then it further moves away. Jennings has an easy leave and the umpire is forced to stretch his arms. |
| K Roach to Jennings, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 6.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Once again Roach is keeping it too wide to trouble the batsman. |
| 6.5 : K Roach to Jennings, A tempter outside off, there to be driven but Keaton doesn't fall for it. Anyway, his footwork isn't great so far and going for any kind of drive can prove to be fatal. |
| 6.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Away shape this time. The line though is outside off and Keaton is not playing at anything not targeted at the stumps. |
| 7.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and angling into the batsman, skidding off the surface, Rory tries flicking but misses and it goes off his pads to deepish short leg. |
| 7.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Digs in a short ball around off, Rory drops his wrists and lets it through to Dowrich. |
| 7.3 : Gabriel to Burns, Catch it is the shout, nothing doing. Gabriel gets a good length ball to jag back into the batsman. Burns tries to flick but misses and it loops in the air off his thigh pad. The short leg catches it and then has a shy at the striker's end. Misses. No edge there so the shout of a catch it from the bowler was more of a reaction. |
| 7.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Wide down the leg side, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 7.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Uppish but just short of short mid-wicket. Shannon pitches it up and around off, getting it to nip back in. Burns lunges to defend but it takes the inside half and lobs towards the close-in fielder. Doesn't carry. |
| 7.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, A straight-batted defense from the back foot to end a testing over by Gabriel. |
| 8.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Keeps it full and outside off, holding its line, Jennings shoulders arms. Windies will feel he is one drive away from the pavilion. |
| 8.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Away swinger. Goes very full but the line is too wide again. Keaton is happy to leave it. |
| 8.3 : Roach to Jennings, Shout for an lbw! Not given by the umpire. After bowling a few deliveries wide outside off, Kemar gets a full ball to swerve in sharply off the surface. Jennings has to play at it, tries defending with a straight bat but seems to have missed. He is rapped on the pads but the umpire shakes his head after the appeal is made. Looks like an inside edge but the Ultra Edge fails to detect anything. Hmm... Hawk Eye later on reflects three reds. Windies have missed a trick here. |
| 8.4 : K Roach to Jennings, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 8.5 : K Roach to Jennings, EDGED! DROPPED! FOUR! All happening here. Roach bends his back to generate extra lift from the surface. It's around off and straightens from there as Jennings stays back to play across the line. It flies off the outside edge to second slip where Roston Chase drops a sitter. It bursts through his hands and goes behind for a boundary. Keaton riding his luck here. Can he make this innings of his count? |
| 8.6 : K Roach to Jennings, In the channel outside off, left alone. End of an eventful over. |
| 9.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Good length ball outside off, 142 kph, Burns allows it through. |
| 9.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Sliding down the leg side, it's helped down to fine leg for just one. Once again there isn't much intent in running between the wickets. Called a leg bye, so maybe no wood on it. |
| 9.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 9.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Fractionally short and angling back into the batsman, Keaton gets back to work it around but misses and is hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 9.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Strides a bit forward to a length ball and defends near his front pad. |
| 9.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Sharp ball at 144 kph, sliding down the leg side off a good length, Jennings is late in his shot and is hit on the pads. |
| 10.1 : K Roach to Burns, Peach of a delivery! You just cannot play those. No matter how good you're as a batsman. Roach angles in a length ball around off from 'round the wicket, Burns tries playing the trajectory but it then nips away off the surface to beat the outside edge. |
| 10.2 : K Roach to Burns, This one is hurled wide outside off, a relatively easy leave for the batsman this time. |
| 10.3 : K Roach to Burns, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 10.4 : K Roach to Burns, Soft hands. Roach delivers it on a length around off, Burns gets across the stumps and pushes at it with gentle hands. It goes off the outer half and safely rolls past backward point. Keemo Paul chases it down and they take a couple of runs. |
| 10.5 : K Roach to Burns, In the channel outside off, on a fuller length, a bit of away shape too, Burns shoulders arms. |
| 10.6 : K Roach to Burns, Angles in a length ball on off, Rory covers the line and defends it with a straight willow. |
| 11.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Fullish and on off, Keaton defends it with very little footwork. |
| 11.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Good length ball on off, angling in, Jennings gets back and taps it down towards cover-point. Immediately calls for a run and completes it with ease. Good running. |
| Some sawdust applied on the bowler's landing area. |
| 11.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 11.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Angling away from the batsman, on a length outside off, Burns shuffles across the stumps and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 11.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, Beaten all ends up! Change of angle from the bowler. Comes from over the wicket and slants across a back of a length ball around off. It leaves the left-hander after landing who is stuck inside the crease and caught pushing inside the line. Luckily doesn't edge it. |
| 11.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Four leg byes! Wrong line from the bowler, serves it down the leg side, and Burns tries to flick it. Fails and it runs away off his pads past the diving keeper for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 12.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Beauty from Roach! He's working in good areas now. Keeping it on and around off and getting it to either move or straighten off the seam. Jennings tries his best to nick but misses. Yes, the way he is flirting inside the line sooner rather than later he will nick one. |
| 12.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Solid this time. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it solidly. |
| 12.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Fullish and on off, angling in, Jennings presents a straight bat as he defends it out. |
| 12.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Fullish and wide outside off, an easy leave this time. |
| 12.5 : K Roach to Jennings, A cracking yorker around middle, Jennings does well to dig it out on the leg side. Good thinking from the bowler, nicely mixing up his length. |
| 12.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| Alzarri Joseph replaces Shannon Gabriel in the attack. |
| 13.1 : A Joseph to Burns, Starts his spell with a length ball on middle and leg, Burns clips it aerially off his pads but it goes wide of the short leg fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 13.2 : A Joseph to Burns, Back of a length ball on off, defended off the back foot by Rory. |
| 13.3 : A Joseph to Burns, Identical to the last delivery, this time Rory gets on top of his bounce and plays it down to covers. |
| 13.4 : A Joseph to Burns, JUST SHORT! A touch short in length around leg, shaping in a bit, Burns tries to flick but it comes off the upper half of his bat and loops towards Hetmyer at deepish short leg. He gets down low but it falls in front of his outstretched left hand. Maybe, he needs to stand a step ahead at least. |
| 13.5 : A Joseph to Burns, This time it has been nicely flicked away behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 13.6 : A Joseph to Burns, Too straight in line, easy pickings for Rory. Works it past short leg and takes another two. The outfield is quite heavy due to all the rain. |
| 14.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Strides forward to a full ball and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 14.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Jennings has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 14.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Covers the line around off and defends it safely. |
| 14.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Beaten! Good length delivery around off, Jennings pokes inside the line and misses. |
| 14.5 : K Roach to Jennings, Beaten again, on the drive this time. Roach finally manages to tempt Jennings into a drive but the away movement means that it misses the outside edge. Where are the feet, Jennings? Continues to struggle in a similar fashion again and again. |
| 14.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Around off, angling in, defended to the off side. Maiden. Testing over. |
| 15.1 : A Joseph to Burns, Good length ball on middle and off, defended off the back foot. |
| 15.2 : A Joseph to Burns, Uses the angle of the bowler there. Works it off his pads to fine leg and takes a couple of runs. |
| 15.3 : A Joseph to Burns, Fuller and on middle, defended back solidly. |
| 15.4 : A Joseph to Burns, Bouncer down the leg side, Rory crouches and lets it go over his head. |
| 15.5 : A Joseph to Burns, Full length delivery outside off, angling away, Burns gets forward and pushes it through cover-point for a couple. |
| 15.6 : A Joseph to Burns, Short in length around off, at 131 kph, Rory sways away from the line. |
| Drinks break. A pretty slow hour. Both batsmen are jittery at the crease. They have batted for 16 overs but are not looking comfortable at all. One can smell a wicket anytime the way these two are batting. Windies have bowled really well minus any luck. One catch has gone down. Another didn't carry while an lbw wasn't referred. Will the lady luck smile on them post this mini-break? Meanwhile, the umpires weren't happy with the ball and have changed it. Keemo Paul is inserted into the attack as w |
| 16.1 : K Paul to Jennings, OUT! Edged and taken this time! At long last, after what seemed like endless hours, with every minute promising a wicket, the Windies have got one. Keaton Jennings was not using his feet much throughout this innings and this time, he has to use them to transport himself back to the pavilion. The change of ball does the trick. Full and outside off, there to be driven, Jennings cannot resist. He goes for the drive, after being so patient for 76 minutes. But no feet moveme |
| Joe Denly walks in at number 3, replacing Jennings. |
| 16.2 : K Paul to Denly, Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : K Paul to Denly, In the air... but safe. Full and wide outside off, Denly reaches out to drive but gets an outside edge. The ball flies just wide of the man at point. Two runs taken to get off the mark. |
| 16.4 : K Paul to Denly, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 16.5 : K Paul to Denly, Miles outside off, let through. |
| 16.6 : K Paul to Denly, Another wide ball outside off, let through. |
| 17.1 : A Joseph to Burns, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : A Joseph to Denly, Around off, solidly defended back to the bowler. |
| 17.3 : A Joseph to Denly, A short ball outside off, Denly sways away from the line. |
| 17.4 : A Joseph to Denly, Fuller in length, watchfully pushed back to the bowler. |
| 17.5 : A Joseph to Denly, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 17.6 : A Joseph to Denly, Miles outside off, not played at again. |
| 18.1 : K Paul to Burns, Full and just outside off, coming in with the angle, watchfully defended. |
| 18.2 : K Paul to Burns, EDGED, JUST WIDE, FOUR! Nearly a second for the Windies. Full and around off, moving away, Burns looks to drive but is done in by the late away movement. Gets a thick outside edge which flies past a diving third slip to the third man fence. |
| 18.3 : K Paul to Burns, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 18.4 : K Paul to Burns, Full and well outside off, left alone. |
| 18.5 : K Paul to Burns, Another leave outside off. |
| 18.6 : K Paul to Burns, Quick single. Full and around middle, Burns tucks it through square leg and sets off for a single. Kraigg Brathwaite gets across to his left, takes aim and then has a shy at the striker's end. But misses. Denly would have been a goner. |
| 19.1 : A Joseph to Burns, Full and well outside off, not played at. |
| 19.2 : A Joseph to Burns, Tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.3 : A Joseph to Joe Denly, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run. |
| 19.4 : A Joseph to Burns, Landed outside off, not played at. |
| 19.5 : A Joseph to Burns, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 19.6 : A Joseph to Burns, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 20.1 : K Paul to Denly, Full and miles outside off, left alone. |
| 20.2 : K Paul to Denly, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 20.3 : K Paul to Denly, Wide outside off, let through once more. |
| 20.4 : K Paul to Denly, Another one in the corridor of 'why-do-you-want-to-waste-your-time-coming-after-me' area, way outside off, disinterested is Denly. |
| 20.5 : K Paul to Denly, Much better. Paul keeps it full, in the line just outside off, invites the drive and then grazes the outside edge. |
| 20.6 : K Paul to Denly, Back to normalcy. Miles outside off, let through. |
| 21.1 : A Joseph to Burns, On a good length outside off, angling away, left alone. |
| 21.2 : A Joseph to Burns, In line of the off stump, Burns prods it back to the bowler walking forward. |
| 21.3 : A Joseph to Burns, Down the leg side, Rory misses out on the tuck and the ball hits his thighs and deflects behind. Shane Dowrich gets across to his right and tumbles to stop the ball. |
| 21.4 : A Joseph to Burns, On a good length this time, around off, let through. |
| 21.5 : A Joseph to Burns, The scoreboard moves after a string of 13 dots. Full and down the leg side, RB flicks it behind square leg. The ball is aerial and there is a man stationed at square leg for the catch. But the ball is well away from him. Good football skills from Kemar Roach as he races to his right from fine leg, puts out his right foot and stops the ball. Two runs taken. |
| 21.6 : A Joseph to Burns, WIDE. Oh dear. Too wide. Just too wide. Almost lands outside the pitch outside off, then deviates further away off the seam. Left alone. |
| A Joseph to Burns, Another one wide outside off, let through. |
| 22.1 : K Paul to Denly, On a good length outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 22.2 : K Paul to Denly, Tighter line, just outside off, coming in, watchfully defended. |
| 22.3 : K Paul to Denly, THIS ONE HITS A CRACK. Around the fuller length, outside off, Denly lets it go as the ball seams away a mile after hitting that crack. |
| 22.4 : K Paul to Denly, A length ball, around middle, Joe looks to tuck but misses. The ball hits his thighs and lobs in the air, dropping down beside him. There were shouts of 'CATCH IT!' from everywhere but there was no wood involved. |
| 22.5 : K Paul to Denly, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 22.6 : K Paul to Denly, On a good length well outside off, left alone. |
| Shannon Gabriel is back on. 6-2-7-0 so far. |
| 23.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, A mild shout for LBW. Turned down. On a good length outside off, Denly looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit high on the thighs. That explains the reason for turning the LBW shout down. |
| 23.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, EDGED, SHORT! Gabriel is not happy. He wants his slip cordon to come up a pace or two. Full an outside off, Joe looks to drive but the away movement induces an outside edge. However, it does not carry to John Campbell at second slip. |
| 23.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Wide outside off, coming in a long way, let through. |
| 23.5 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, Good shot, top effort. Full and outside off, Denly drives this through the covers but Alzarri Joseph dives to his left and makes a terrific stop. |
| 23.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, A short ball outside off, too wide to be played, JD initially looks to cut, but then tries to pull. The second thought is a bit half-hearted and he wants to pull out of the pull but is beaten instead. |
| 24.1 : K Paul to Burns, Full and down the leg side, Burns looks to flick but the ball pitches and then goes a long way down. But Shane Dowrich flings himself to his right and makes a half-stop with his glove. |
| 24.2 : K Paul to Burns, Around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 24.3 : K Paul to Burns, Well outside off, moving further away, not played at. |
| 24.4 : K Paul to Burns, Action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 24.5 : K Paul to Burns, Now that is a jaffa. Paul keeps it full and the line is just outside off, Burns is tempted into the drive but the ball moves away a long way and beats the outside edge. |
| 24.6 : K Paul to Burns, Landed outside off, left alone once again. |
| 25.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, On a good length around middle, tucked through square leg for a single. |
| 25.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, A lively-looking ball. 141 clicks from Shannon Gabriel, landed just short of a good length, Rory looks to defend but the ball kicks off suddenly and just eludes his head. |
| 25.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, In line of the stumps, around off, solidly defended. |
| 25.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, helped towards fine leg for a run. |
| Is that the second wicket? Certainly Dowrich seems to think so. He alone has compelled Kraigg Brathwaite to go for the review for a caught behind. Let's see... |
| 25.5 : Gabriel to Denly, THE BALL HAS HIT THE GLOVE BUT IT IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE HANDLE! What might have been a wicket for the Windies, turns out to be a lost review. A sharp short ball, around middle, Denly looks to tuck but the ball comes in with the angle and goes off something behind. Shane Dowrich dives to his left and appeals and forces Brathwaite to go for the review when his appeal is turned down. Okay. Here comes technology. Snickometer shows a spike when the ball hits the glove but |
| 25.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, A length ball outside off, Joe looks to defend but the ball moves away and beats the outside edge. LUNCH ON DAY 1! |
| A session which did not have anything but had everything. Confused? Well, that has exactly what had happened here. A look at the scorecard tells you that nothing has happened - 46 runs in 26 overs. But look at the chances created, well, one would say, they should have been 5 or 6 down. |
| Roach was sensational. Gabriel was outstanding. Joseph was sharp. While Paul was nippy. But the fielding was slippery which cost the Windies a wicket or two. The drop of Jennings did not cost the home side much in terms of runs but the time he spent at the crease negated the effect of the new ball. |
| 'A collapse after Lunch', predicts Predicto Praky sitting over here. Well, only time will tell whether that will happen. Join us back in a while... |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session! Rory Burns and Joe Denly will resume from where they left off before the break. The former will be on strike and he will be facing Kemar Roach. Four slips in place. Here we go... |
| 26.1 : K Roach to Burns, A little outward movement but the ball is outside off, Burns leaves it alone. |
| 26.2 : K Roach to Burns, Starts this one from closer to the off pole, however, it begins to move away quite early and Burns makes another leave. |
| 26.3 : K Roach to Burns, Three leaves in a row! Roach has been a little too wide outside off right from the start of today. Once again he bowls it there and the batsman shoulders arms. |
| 26.4 : K Roach to Burns, Fourth leave in a row! It is bowled way outside off, the batsman need not go after those. |
| 26.5 : K Roach to Burns, Make that five leaves in a row! The line though was fuller but outside off. Burns is not tempted and he lets it go. |
| 26.6 : K Roach to Burns, Finally makes the batsman play! On off this time, goes straight on. Burns looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards square leg. A maiden to begin with by Roach but not a threatening one. |
| Shannon Gabriel to bowl from the other end. |
| 27.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, FIVE OVERTHROWS! Gabriel is not happy and rightly so, there was no need of a shy there but it is the norm now-a-days. The ball comes into your hands, the players tend to have a go. Slightly shorter in length around off, Denly pushes it towards point and goes for a run. Paul picks the ball up and throws it at the non-striker's end. Misses, nobody backing up and a boundary. First runs of this session, it also brings up the 50 for England. |
| 27.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, On the shorter side outside off, Burns evades it. |
| 27.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, On the shorter side again but it is outside off, Burns has no qualms in leaving it. |
| 27.4 : S Gabriel to Burns, A little too straight this time, Burns is a little late on the shot. It hits him on the thigh pad. Not started well to the left-hander here. Either too wide outside off or a little too straight. |
| 27.5 : S Gabriel to Burns, A good delivery! Short and closer to the body of Burns. He does well to evade it. |
| 27.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Down the leg side, Burns flicks it but straight to leg gully. |
| 28.1 : K Roach to Denly, FOUR! Edgy four! On the shorter side, Denly throws his bat at it but luckily for him he gets a fat outside edge and over the point fielder. Boundary. |
| 28.2 : K Roach to Denly, On the middle stump this time, Denly goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 28.3 : K Roach to Joe Denly, On the fuller side on off, JD works it with the angle towards wide mid on for a single. Better lines to the right-hander by Roach. Needs to bowl similarly to the left-hander. |
| 28.4 : K Roach to Burns, This is good! Goes for a yorker on off, it is jammed out. |
| 28.5 : K Roach to Burns, Goes back to the line he has been bowling. Outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 28.6 : K Roach to Burns, Another wasteful ball. Outside off, Burns is not interested in playing at those. |
| 29.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Well bowled, well played and good running! On the off pole, it skids off after pitching. Denly quickly gets his bat down in time and drops it towards mid on. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 29.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, Loose shot that! Short and width on offer outside off, Burns eyes lit up as he saw the width. Goes after it but the extra bounce beats the outside edge of his bat. He has been leaving it well, got tempted there. |
| 29.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Good running again! Once again it is bowled on the shorter side, Burns taps it towards covers for a quick run. |
| 29.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Third short ball in a row! This is on the body of the batsman. Ducked under. |
| 29.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, FIVE WIDES! Poor, poor ball! Sprays it way down the leg side, Dowrich does well to get a hand to it but he is unable to stop the boundary. 9 bonus runs already for England in this session. |
| S Gabriel to Denly, Bowls it wide outside off this time, not called a wide though but an easy leave for the batsman. |
| 29.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Well fielded! Saves a couple at least! Around off and on a length. Denly looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards gully. The fielder there dives to his right, does not stop it cleanly but keeps it down to one. |
| 30.1 : K Roach to Denly, Starts it a little too wide, it swings away further. Left alone. |
| 30.2 : K Roach to Denly, The last one left the batsman, this one was angled in. Denly though was upto the challenge as he flicks it nicely but finds mid-wicket. |
| 30.3 : K Roach to Denly, FOUR! Streaky again but Denly won't mind. Roach looking to hit the pads of Denly as he shuffles across. Joe though gets his bat down in time, it hits the inside edge and races to the fine leg fence. |
| 30.4 : K Roach to Denly, This was solid! On the off pole, Denly gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 30.5 : K Roach to Denly, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 30.6 : K Roach to Denly, A good delivery to end! The big booming inswinger and it is bowled fast. Comes in a long way from outside off. Denly fails to get bat on it and is hit on the thigh pad. |
| 31.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On the shorter side on off, the batter stands tall and keeps it out. |
| 31.2 : S Gabriel to Burns, The same story! The last one was outside off, he continues it with one down the leg side. Burns misses the flick. The next one is probably going to be outside off. |
| 31.3 : S Gabriel to Burns, Nope! It is on the stumps but it is a little too straight. It is tucked around the corner for a single. |
| 31.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, On the shorter side outside off, Denly looks to cut but does not time it. It goes on the bounce to point. Missed out on an opportunity to hit a boundary there. |
| 31.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Outside off, left alone. |
| 31.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, BEAUTY! Angled into the batsman which means Denly has to play but gets it to straighten after pitching it on a length. Denly ends up playing inside the line, luckily for him, it whizzes past the outside edge. |
| Keemo Paul is into the attack. |
| 32.1 : K Paul to Burns, Starts off with a length ball outside off, Burns plays inside the line and gets beaten. However, there was daylight between bat and ball there. |
| Review time! A huge appeal for an LBW has been turned down. Burns is the man in question and the Windies have gone for the review. There may have been an inside edge otherwise it looks close. |
| 32.2 : Paul to Burns, OUT! No bat there and that is PLUMB! Excellent use of the review there by the Windies and Keemo Paul once again strikes very early in his spell. Good bowling change too. He bowls it slightly fuller and around middle, Burns looks to play across the line which brings about his down fall. The ball straightens a touch, seems to have gone past the bat and hits the front pad. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Keemo Paul convinces his captain to go for the review. B |
| Joe Root is the new man in. |
| 32.3 : K Paul to Root, Outside off is the first delivery to Root. He lets it be. |
| 32.4 : Paul to Root, Howzzat? Not given! Going down leg! But a very good delivery that. Just ahead of a length and this one comes back in a long way. Root is surprised by the movement and fails to adjust to the swing. It hits him on the pads. A huge appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Hawk Eye confirms it is going down leg. |
| 32.5 : K Paul to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 32.6 : K Paul to Root, BEATEN! A good delivery to end a very good over. The away-swinger this time, it is also full and outside off. Root eager to get off the mark has a go at it but gets beaten. Not the right shot to play so early in the innings. |
| 33.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Ouch! A good in-dipper from outside off, Denly tries to keep it out somehow but misses to get hit near the box. |
| Denly has been given out LBW! Is this the start of a collapse? Wait... Denly wants a second look. There comes the signal for the review... |
| 33.2 : Gabriel to Denly, OUT! Three reds and now England too have lost a review. Not sure why Denly reviewed there, that was plumb, only bat could save him. Windies won't care though as one wicket has brought another for them. Both the set batsmen are back in the hut now. Length delivery this, it is pitched around off and it skids through. Denly goes back and tries to keep it out but ends up playing outside the line. The ball hits the front pad and an appeal, a loud one from the slip cordon but a |
| Jos Buttler walks out to the middle. |
| 33.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Goes full this one at 149 kph. Buttler strokes it to mid on. Good pace there, SG has his tail up. |
| 33.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Once again a delivery at 147 kph. The length is pulled back, Buttler is beaten by the swing in and gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 33.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 33.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On the fuller side again, Buttler times it back to the bowler. End of a successful over by Shannon. |
| 34.1 : K Paul to Root, On the fuller side, shapes away a little. Root stays rooted to his crease and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 34.2 : K Paul to Root, Another outswinger but it is outside off, left alone. |
| 34.3 : K Paul to Joe Root, This is very good bowling here! Keemo is bowling it nice and full, letting the ball do its bit. The line is also on off, swings away, finds Root's outside edge and goes along the ground to point. |
| 34.4 : K Paul to Root, Right on the money once again! Length and around off, Root this time though defends it right off the middle. |
| 34.5 : K Paul to Root, This time it is outside off, Root need not play at those. |
| 34.6 : K Paul to Root, A wayward ball to end! Down the leg side, Dowrich dives and does well there. Except for the last ball, it was testing over. Also, the run rate now has dipped below 2 runs per over. |
| 35.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, This is angled into the batter, Buttler pushes it to mid on. |
| 35.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A little too short on off, Buttler hops and manages to defend it onto the ground. |
| 35.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Shortish again on off, Buttler opens the face and then plays it towards point. |
| 35.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Full and wide outside off, Buttler first thinks of having a go at it but then bails out. |
| 35.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A little short, aimed at the rib-cage. The batsman nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 35.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, DROPPED AND FOUR! Gabriel can't believe it! Hetmyer is the culprit. He probably should have left it for the first slip fielder who would have had it easier. The tempter, full and outside off, Buttler can't resist and goes after it. The length however was not the right one to look for the drive and hence, the outside edge is induced. It flies in between second slip and first at a good height. Hetmyer in the former position jumps and stretches his left hand out but the |
| 36.1 : K Paul to Root, Root has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.2 : K Paul to Root, Stays back and defends it with an angled bat to the off side. |
| 36.3 : K Paul to Root, Beaten! Root is looking very unsettled in the middle. Going after everything outside off. Signs of a batsman not in form. Back of a length delivery outside, Joe tries to force it through the line but fails to make any connection. |
| 36.4 : K Paul to Root, Angles in a full ball on off, Root is on the front foot in defense. He is yet to get off the mark. |
| 36.5 : K Paul to Joe Root, Edged but safe! Exemplary delivery. Landing on a length around off and nipping away, Root is stuck inside the crease as he pushes inside the line. Gets a thick outside edge which falls in front of the first slip fielder. He loses his balance after that and nearly hurt the fielder standing next to him. |
| 36.6 : K Paul to Root, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. A testing over comes to a close. |
| 37.1 : S Gabriel to Jos Buttler, Good bouncer outside off, Buttler looks to pull but seeing the bounce, bails out of the shot at the very end. |
| 37.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, That one stayed low! Well played in the end by Buttler. Good length and around off, it just does not bounce. Buttler somehow gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 37.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Wide outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 37.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Another excellent bouncer! Buttler however, is up for the challenge as he evades it. |
| 37.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Wide outside off, Buttler lets it go this time. |
| 37.6 : S Gabriel to Jos Buttler, EDGE AND FOUR! Again! Full and outside off, Buttler goes at it with hard hands, it goes off the outer half and over the point fielder and into the fence. |
| Drinks break. Another testing hour for England where they lost a couple of wickets. The top 3 are back in the hut and now it's all up to Joe Root and the experienced middle order to revive things. The Windies bowlers have been simply superb with their efforts and are keeping the touring team on the edge. We're hoping more of the same in the next hour. |
| 38.1 : K Paul to Root, Five wides! Bonus runs. England won't mind it. Paul loses his line completely and slips a length ball way down the leg side. No chance for Root or the keeper to get anywhere near it. It runs away happily to the fence. |
| K Paul to Root, Good length delivery outside off, left alone. |
| 38.2 : K Paul to Root, Way wide outside off, Joe has nothing to do with it. |
| 38.3 : K Paul to Root, Keeps on bowling in the corridor outside off, Root is more patient post Drinks as he is not chasing those. |
| 38.4 : K Paul to Joe Root, Fine shot! Keemo pitches it up and outside off, Root leans forward and drives it through covers for a couple. |
| 38.5 : K Paul to Root, Slants in a length ball on middle and leg, Root tries to flick but misses. He's hit on the pads but it's going down leg. |
| 38.6 : K Paul to Root, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| Kemar Roach is back on. |
| 39.1 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 39.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 39.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Inswinger outside off, Jos allows it through to the keeper. |
| 39.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Bowls it from wide of the crease and lands it outside off, Buttler makes another leave. |
| 39.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Roach delivers one in the corridor again, Jos is content in leaving. |
| 39.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Make it one more leave to end the 40th over. Very slow progress from England. They are caught in a shell, not going anywhere. Where is the New England? Where is the new positive approach? Either they are flashing blindly or just looking to block. Rotating the strike might help them a bit. |
| 40.1 : K Paul to Root, FOUR! Top class! Full and around off, Root just leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 40.2 : K Paul to Root, No ball! Paul has overstepped here. This is a length ball outside off, Root leaves it alone. |
| K Paul to Root, Top nut this! Full and it is angled in. Gets it to move away after pitching. Root looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 40.3 : K Paul to Root, Another one outside off, Root does not fiddle with it. |
| 40.4 : K Paul to Root, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 40.5 : K Paul to Root, Another no ball as Keemo oversteps again. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. |
| K Paul to Root, A single as it is flicked towards square leg. |
| 40.6 : K Paul to Buttler, Outside off, it is left alone. |
| 41.1 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 41.2 : K Roach to Root, It is worked through the leg side for an easy run. |
| 41.3 : K Roach to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Poor ball and it has been put away! Short and wide outside off, Buttler slaps it through covers and it races away to the fence. |
| 41.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length and it is outside off, left alone again. |
| 41.5 : K Roach to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 41.6 : K Roach to Buttler, On the stumps, Buttler is solid in defense. |
| Alzarri Joseph is back on. |
| 42.1 : A Joseph to Root, Good length but the line is outside off, Root does not fiddle with it. |
| 42.2 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 42.3 : A Joseph to Root, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 42.4 : A Joseph to Root, Length delivery again but it is kept out. |
| 42.5 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 42.6 : A Joseph to Root, Short and wide outside off, the batter looks to cut but misses. |
| 43.1 : Roach to Buttler, An appeal but turned down! Going down leg. Full and tailing back in from off. Buttler looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. The ball has now started to reverse. |
| 43.2 : K Roach to Buttler, This is worked with the angle through mid-wicket with the angle for a run. |
| 43.3 : K Roach to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 43.4 : K Roach to Root, Cut him in two halves! On a length and around off, it tails back in. Root looks to defend but the ball goes between his body and the inside edge of the bat. |
| 43.5 : K Roach to Root, On the shorter side, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 43.6 : K Roach to Joe Root, Good effort in the field! Full and around off, Root times it nicely towards mid off. The fielder at short covers runs to his right, dives and saves three. |
| 44.1 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Short and outside off, Root just uses the pace of the bowler and guides it through bakward point for a boundary. |
| 44.2 : A Joseph to Root, Bowls it on off, corrects his line. Root defends it. |
| 44.3 : A Joseph to Joe Root, Another good fielding effort there. Short and on off, Root pulls it all along the ground but once again a Windies fielder, it is Brathwaite this time. He dives to his right and stops it. |
| 44.4 : A Joseph to Root, On the shorter side again, Root guides it to point. |
| 44.5 : A Joseph to Root, Shortish and on off, Root gets on his toes and then guides it to point. |
| 44.6 : A Joseph to Root, Back of a length around off, Root once again blocks it out. |
| 45.1 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length and outside off, it is left alone. |
| 45.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, it is once again left alone. |
| 45.3 : Roach to Buttler, A little too down the leg side that! He needs to start from a little more outside off. Full on off and it tails back in. Buttler looks to flick but misses. It hits him on the pads. |
| 45.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Bowls it outside off, Buttler easily lets it past him. |
| 45.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Two leaves in a row as it is once again bowled outside off. |
| 45.6 : K Roach to Buttler, It is worked with the angle through square leg for a run. |
| Roston Chase is on now. Spin for the first time today. |
| 46.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Down the leg side, the batter looks to flick but misses. |
| 46.2 : R Chase to Buttler, On the pads, it is worked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 46.3 : R Chase to Root, Flatter and on the shorter side, Root goes back and tucks it around the corner for a single. |
| 46.4 : R Chase to Buttler, On the leg pole, Buttler looks to clip it but closes the face of the bat a little too early. It goes off the leading edge towards point for a run. |
| 46.5 : R Chase to Root, On the shorter side, it is pulled all along the ground to deep square leg for a run. |
| 46.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Fires it on middle, Buttler flicks it to short leg. |
| 47.1 : A Joseph to Root, Fuller in length and it is bowled from wide of the crease. Root lunges and defends it out. |
| 47.2 : A Joseph to Root, Once again it is angled into the batter, Root this time closes the face of the bat early and gets a leading edge to covers. |
| 47.3 : A Joseph to Root, On the fuller side, the line is outside off. Left alone. |
| 47.4 : A Joseph to Root, Another one on the fuller side but once again it is outside off. Root does not fiddle with it. |
| 47.5 : A Joseph to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That surely must have been a feather there. The appeal wasn't a loud one, also we here too did not hear anything. Windies will rejoice though as they have got the English skipper. A soft dismissal to be honest. It is short and outside off, Root looks to cut with no foot movement. It takes the faintest of edges and goes to the keeper. A stifled appeal follows and the umpire agrees. Root also walks back without taking the review so there surely mig |
| Ben Stokes walks in at number 6, replacing his skipper. |
| 47.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, Down the leg side, Stokes looks to flick but misses. |
| 48.1 : R Chase to Buttler, On the shorter side, Buttler pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 48.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 48.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Fired on off, Stokes lunges and keeps it out. |
| 48.4 : R Chase to Stokes, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a couple. |
| 48.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 48.6 : R Chase to Stokes, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 49.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the fuller side, Stokes jams it out to covers. |
| 49.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, Good length on off, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 49.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, Outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to it. |
| 49.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, Pure timing! Full and around off, Stokes plants his front foot in line of the ball and then just pushes it through mid off and collects two. |
| 49.5 : A Joseph to Stokes, Way too wide outside off, Stokes lets it be. Dowrich does really well to dive to his left and stop it. |
| 49.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the pads, it is clipped through mid-wicket for a couple. Good way to end the session for England. IT IS TEA ON DAY 1! |
| 68/3 in 24 overs in this session. Another one in Windies' favour. Their persistence is paying dividends and the game of patience is being won by the home side. |
| After Lunch, the hosts threatened to finish it off quickly with wickets of Burns and Denly. But Root and Buttler dug in and almost saw off the session, when just before the break, Alzarri removed the English skipper. The home side might really start dreaming of batting tonight itself - Bairstow and Moeen to come next, if the Buttler-Stokes pair is dislodged cheaply. |
| The pitch has plenty in it. The grass is helping the seamers and the Windies are bowling their hearts out. If any criticism, it would be their flirting with the wide lines outside off. Agreed, that they are playing with the batsmen's patience but if they keep bowling in the areas just outside off, might as well cause more trouble. |
| England need a partnership. This is a pitch prepared for Stuart Broad, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes. Get through the final session, try and get close to 250-300 by tomorrow and you might well avoid a brownwash. Join us back at 3 pm local (1930 GMT). |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session. 40 overs to go so we are in for a long one. Jos Buttler will be on strike and he will face Keemo Paul. Here we go... |
| 50.1 : K Paul to Stokes, A little too wide outside off, Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 50.2 : K Paul to Stokes, Angles this into the batter, Stokes tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| Another review by the Windies! An appeal for LBW against Stokes has been turned down. Brathwaite has signaled the 'T'. Height will be the issue. |
| 50.3 : Paul to Stokes, NOT OUT! Clipping the top of middle! Umpire's call it is. Not a bad review in the end. The good thing is that they do not lose a review. Keemo starts this from outside off, it comes back in. Beats the inside edge of Stokes' bat. Hits him high on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Brathwaite goes for the review but the replays show that the on-field call stays. |
| 50.4 : K Paul to Stokes, Leading edge but a couple. Once again the in-dipper, Stokes looks to clip it but is early into the shot. It goes off the leading edge and through the gap at the point region. Two taken. Lucky there was Stokes, could have easily gone to hand. |
| 50.5 : K Paul to Stokes, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 50.6 : K Paul to Stokes, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| Alzarri Joseph to bowl from the other end. |
| 51.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, Starts off with a fuller ball outside off, Stokes strokes it through covers, it is not right off the middle but hit well enough to get two. |
| 51.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, Quicker and straighter in line, Stokes looks to flick but is beaten for pace. Hits him high on the thigh pad. |
| 51.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, FOUR! Almost drags it on! Very lucky that! This one comes back in late from outside off, Stokes looks to cover the swing by playing it with an angled bat. It though takes the inside edge and goes over the off pole and down to the fine leg fence. Stokes by no means has looked convincing after the break here. |
| 51.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, This however, looked convincing. On off, Stokes goes back and keeps it out. |
| 51.5 : A Joseph to Stokes, A nice push now through the covers for a single. |
| 51.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Angles it into the off pole from wide of the crease, it is defended. |
| 52.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Outside off, a confident leave by Stokes. |
| 52.2 : K Paul to Stokes, On the off pole now, Stokes is half-forward as he keeps it out. |
| 52.3 : K Paul to Stokes, Good length but the line is a little too wide outside off. left alone. The bowler though has overstepped so one run added to the extras. It is the third of the innings and all three have been bowled by him. |
| K Paul to Stokes, Back of a length and on the stumps, it is kept out. |
| 52.4 : K Paul to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Lovely! Did not try to hit it too hard, just a push and it races away. Keemo is guilty of bowling it a little too full. Stokes with a straight bat times it down to the long off fence. |
| 52.5 : Paul to Stokes, On the pads, Stokes looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 52.6 : K Paul to Stokes, Starting to find the middle now is Stokes. Yes, it is only a defensive stroke but that too builds your confidence. On a length and around off, Stokes lunges and keeps it out. |
| 53.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Crisply driven! Deserved a boundary but only three. Full and on off, Buttler drives it through covers, the ball stops as it nears the ropes. Three taken. |
| 53.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, Back of a length around off, Stokes stands tall and keeps it out. |
| 53.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the shorter side on off, Stokes goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 53.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, The sucker ball almost does Stokes in. Full and wide outside off, Stokes goes after it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 53.5 : A Joseph to Stokes, FOUR! Width offered again and this time Stokes does not miss out. It is way outside off, Stokes throws his bat at it, connects well and it races to the point fence. |
| 53.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 54.1 : K Paul to Buttler, Outside off, it is shouldered arms to. |
| 54.2 : K Paul to Buttler, Another one outside off, Buttler makes a leave. |
| 54.3 : K Paul to Buttler, Inside edge! Full and around middle, Buttler looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 54.4 : K Paul to Buttler, Another one outside off, Buttler lets it be. |
| 54.5 : K Paul to Buttler, Second leave in a row as another one is bowled outside off. |
| 54.6 : K Paul to Buttler, Down the leg side this time, Buttler looks to flick but misses. So three wasteful balls to end the over. |
| 55.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, Short and outside off, Stokes lets it be. |
| 55.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, FOUR! That made a good sound off the bat! Short and outside off, Stokes slaps it through covers and it races away. This partnership is going along well here. |
| 55.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the body of the batsman, Stokes nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 55.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the pads again, Stokes works it through square leg. The fielder at fine leg does not pick it and hence an easy couple for the batters. The ball actually hit the gloves of Stokes there, he seems to be in a little pain. |
| 55.5 : A Joseph to Stokes, Shortish again, it is pulled through square leg for a run. Stokes gets to the other end and then shakes his hand. It still might be stinging. |
| 55.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 56.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Way too wide outside off, left alone. Wide signaled. 5th of the innings, that is quite a lot for a Test match. |
| K Paul to Stokes, On off, blocked. |
| 56.2 : K Paul to Stokes, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 56.3 : K Paul to Stokes, Well played that one! This is around off, Stokes first thinks of blocking it but then the ball pitches and deviates away. Stokes is not drawn into the stroke, he pulls his bat out and leaves it. |
| 56.4 : K Paul to Stokes, BEATEN! That was a beauty! Not a lot you can do there but just hope it misses the edge. Good length around off now due to the around the wicket angle, Stokes has to play at it. He does try to with a forward defense but then the ball shapes away and just about kisses the outside edge. |
| 56.5 : K Paul to Stokes, Now gets the ball to tail back in. Stokes however, covers his stump, leaves no gap between bat and pad and keeps it out. |
| 56.6 : K Paul to Stokes, A nothing delivery to end the over! Wide outside off, not played at. |
| Shannon Gabriel is back into the attack. |
| 57.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Starts off with a decent delivery, on a length and around off, Buttler guides it towards point. |
| 57.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A little too short, Buttler has one leg up in the air as he pulls it towards wide mid on. No runs. |
| 57.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Uppish but in the gap. Not very full but Buttler strokes it on the up, it goes through covers and the batter takes two. |
| 57.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Hits the length just outside off, Buttler need not play at those. |
| 57.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, WIDE! A very short ball, it goes over the batsman's head easily. Dowrich behind does well to leap and half-stop it with one hand. |
| S Gabriel to Buttler, Good work again by Dowrich! Another very short one, not as short as the last one though. Buttler evades it and Dowrich leaps and takes it with one hand. |
| 57.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Well bowled and well played in the end! Gabriel goes wide of the crease and angles it into the off pole, Buttler thinks of defending it but then seeing the away movement, pulls his bat out of the way. |
| 58.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Stokes need not play at those. Maybe the around the wicket angle is forcing him into playing at those. Good length outside off, Stokes leans and plays inside the line. Gets beaten. |
| 58.2 : K Paul to Stokes, On off this time, straightens a touch. Stokes is squared up as he tries to defend. The ball goes off the outer half towards point. |
| 58.3 : K Paul to Ben Stokes, Hesitation but they complete two. On the fuller side, similar to the length which got Burns. Stokes unlike the opener plays it with a straight bat wide of mid off. They take one, Buttler wants a second but Stokes is a touch late in taking off, eventually goes for the run and completes it. |
| 58.4 : K Paul to Stokes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 58.5 : K Paul to Stokes, JAFFA! Unplayable! This one pitches around off and the straightens. Stokes' outside edge and the off stump is beaten by a whisker. |
| 58.6 : K Paul to Ben Stokes, 150 up as Stokes drives this square on the off side, collects three. Stokes is on 36 and the partnership is 45. Need not mention as to who the dominant partner is here. |
| 59.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! Into the 40s and the partnership is one short of 50. Short and on off, Stokes stands tall and pushes it through covers. It is right off the middle and it races away. |
| 59.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Closer to the off pole and fuller than the last ball. Stokes blocks it out. |
| 59.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Sharp bumper, Stokes bails out of the pull shot. A few words there by Gabriel and Stokes nods it away. |
| 59.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, In the air... but safe! 50-run stand up and Stokes has 41 one of them. A quick bouncer on middle, Stokes is late on the pull shot, it takes the top edge but balloons over mid-wicket for a run. Very handy stand, they are slowly but steadily taking England to safer shores. Need to continue though. |
| 59.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 59.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| Kemar Roach is back. |
| 60.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Good length and on off, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 60.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Outside off, it is left alone. |
| 60.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Goes full again and outside off, Stokes goes after it this time but it goes off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 60.4 : K Roach to Stokes, On the shorter side outside off, Stokes pushes it to covers. |
| 60.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Wide outside off, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 60.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Outside off again, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 61.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Too high! On a length and around off, jags back in sharply. Buttler looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 61.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On the fuller side, Buttler strokes it towards mid off. Brathwaite there dives to his left and does well to keep it down to one. |
| 61.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, the batter shoulders arms to it. |
| 61.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, On off, Buttler plays the original trajectory but the ball seams away and Buttler gets beaten. |
| 61.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, A little too wide outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it. |
| 61.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, FOUR! Short and it has been put away! Outside off, easy pickings for Buttler. He cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 62.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Terrific delivery! On middle, is skids through after pitching. Buttler is a touch late to get his bat down. It his the thigh pad and goes to the slip fielder. |
| 62.2 : K Roach to Stokes, A little too straight, it is clipped through square leg for a run. |
| 62.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 62.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Full and on off, the batter strokes it to covers. |
| 62.5 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 62.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 63.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and just around off, watchfully defended. |
| 63.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 63.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 63.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On a good length around off, well kept out. |
| 63.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR BYES! Another loose delivery. Full and down the leg side, swinging further away, Ben misses his flick while the ball merrily misses the keeper enroute the fine leg fence. |
| 63.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A touch short outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| Roston Chase is back into the attack. Also, Gabriel is seen walking off the field. |
| 64.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Turn there for Chase! It is bowled on off, turns back in sharply. Hits his pads as he tries to flick. |
| 64.2 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, FOUR! What a shot! A lot of risk in that shot as he was playing against the turn but he has executed it to perfection. Chase is guilty of bowling it too full outside off, Buttler reaches out for it and caresses it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 64.3 : R Chase to Buttler, On the stumps, blocked. |
| 64.4 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. |
| 64.5 : R Chase to Buttler, On the shorter side and on middle, Buttler goes back and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 64.6 : R Chase to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| Alzarri Joseph returns. 12-2-44-1 so far. |
| 65.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, In the air but in the gap. Guess both the batsmen are signalling their intentions. Attack. A length ball outside off, Buttler gets on top of the bounce and punches it uppishly, but wide of mid off for a couple. |
| 65.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Around off, defended to the leg side. |
| 65.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. A long hop, outside off, Buttler pulls it through mid-wicket. The stand is worth 70 now. |
| 65.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and wide outside off, Jos reaches out to drive but mistimes it towards cover. |
| 65.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 65.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and outside off, swinging away a mile. left alone. |
| DRINKS BREAK. England are stepping on the ante here. Buttler and Stokes have taken the visitors to a respectable position and the batting line-up slowly is regaining its lost form. Now, with Bairstow and Moeen in the tanks, the Brits might be thinking of 300 as a bare minimum. |
| 66.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Tosses it up around off, Stokes lunges and keeps it out. |
| 66.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Flighted ball on off, Stokes pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 66.3 : R Chase to Ben Stokes, Eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 66.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Flatter and on the pad, it is worked down to fine leg for a couple. |
| 66.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Goes back and works it with the turn towards square leg for a single. |
| 66.6 : R Chase to Stokes, Fires it on the pads, Stokes flicks it very fine on the leg side, the ball stops as it nears the fence. The batters take three. |
| 67.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the shorter side on off, Stokes defends it onto the ground. |
| 67.2 : A Joseph to Stokes, Wide outside off, it is left alone. |
| 67.3 : A Joseph to Ben Stokes, Nicely driven but straight to the man at mid off. |
| 67.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, On the pads, it is clipped through square leg. They run the first one hard, think about a second but have to settle with one. |
| 67.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler taps it towards point for a single. |
| 67.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, Just over! This is the second time now Stokes has got away with a mistimed pull. It is short and once again it is quick. Stokes is a touch late on the pull, it hits the higher portion and lobs over the wide mid on fielder for a single. |
| 68.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Flighted ball on off, Stokes leans into it and defends it. |
| 68.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Tosses it up on off, Stokes easily keeps it out. |
| 68.3 : R Chase to Stokes, On off and it is blocked. |
| 68.4 : R Chase to Stokes, FOUR! Fifty for Ben Stokes, he gets there in style! 17th Test fifty for him. He was shaky to begin with but once he got into his own, he has looked good. Right from the start, he has played with good intent on a pitch which has not been easy to bat on and has brought up a very crucial half ton. A knock of great character this. He needs to continue now and make it count. He gets a gift to get to that milestone. Short and outside off, Stokes goes back and slaps it through |
| 68.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 68.6 : R Chase to Stokes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 69.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full and wide outside off, swinging away, left alone. |
| 69.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Similar ball, this one comes in slightly, watchfully let through. |
| 69.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, Action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 69.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, ANOTHER WIDE. 7th of the innings. A bouncer, around off, Buttler ducks. |
| A Joseph to Buttler, Dug in short, outside off, Jos sways out of the way. |
| 69.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, Almost a yorker, outside off, dug out towards cover for a single. |
| 69.6 : A Joseph to Stokes, OUT! No, it has been signaled as a no ball as Joesph has nothing behind the line. Ben Stokes though has already made his way back in the pavilion but now he has been called back. What a let off this is! This could prove very costly. A short ball and it is outside off, Stokes looks to drag his pull, the ball though skids through and even before the shot is completed, it hits his bat and goes uppishly back to the bowler. He takes a sharp catch. The Windies start celebrati |
| A Joseph to Stokes, Another bouncer this time it is outside off. Stokes does the right thing by evading it. |
| 70.1 : R Chase to Buttler, A short ball, around off, punched towards cover for a single. |
| 70.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Around off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 70.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Fired in on the pads, worked through square leg for a run. |
| 70.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 70.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Comes down the track and whips it wide of mid on for one. |
| 70.6 : R Chase to Stokes, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| Keemo Paul is back into the attack. |
| 71.1 : K Paul to Buttler, On a length and around off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 71.2 : K Paul to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 71.3 : K Paul to Buttler, Way too wide again, Buttler is in no mood of playing those. |
| 71.4 : K Paul to Buttler, FOUR! Clever this! A dangerous shot but it comes good for Buttler here. Short and outside off, Buttler plays it late, he guides it through the gap in the slip cordon and a boundary results. 48 now Buttler is on, also the 200 is up. In a strong position now are England. |
| 71.5 : K Paul to Buttler, 50 for Buttler, his 13th in Tests. One reason why you do not drop quality players, they will make you pay. Normally you do not see Buttler playing second fiddle to someone but he has done it really well here. His innings has been more about patience and he has crafted a wonderful half ton. He too would want to make it count. Flicks this delivery towards backward square leg and collects two to get to that milestone. |
| 71.6 : K Paul to Buttler, Another no ball by Paul. Outside off, left alone. |
| K Paul to Buttler, The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes signalled by the umpire |
| 72.1 : R Chase to Buttler, On the stumps, it is defended nicely. |
| 72.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Flatter and outside off, Buttler goes back and then guides it through point for a single. |
| 72.3 : R Chase to Stokes, On the flatter side, Stokes goes back and pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 72.4 : R Chase to Stokes, 100-run stand between the two, it is the first one for England in this series. A good time also to bring it up. They were in trouble at 107 for 4 but now are in a very good position. Stokes eases this down to long on and takes a single. A warm round of applause from the crowd. |
| 72.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Flighted ball outside off, Buttler finds the man at covers. |
| 72.6 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. |
| The captain brings himself on. Kraigg Brathwaite to bowl now. |
| 73.1 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 73.2 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 73.3 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, The slider outside off, Stokes looks to cut but is beaten for pace. |
| 73.4 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, On off, defended. |
| 73.5 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Quicker and angled into the batsman, Stokes goes back and tucks it around the corner for a run. They think about the second but Stokes slips. |
| 73.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Works it against the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 74.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 74.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Closer to the off pole this time but not close enough to make the batsman play. |
| 74.3 : R Chase to Stokes, On the off pole, it is defended. |
| 74.4 : R Chase to Stokes, Floats it up on off, Stokes lunges ahead and manages to defend it out. |
| 74.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Very full and on middle, the batter pushes it to covers. |
| 74.6 : R Chase to Stokes, Misfield and two conceded. Fuller on off, Stokes strokes it to covers. The fielder lets it through his legs and the batsmen run a brace. |
| 75.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, On the off pole, Buttler guides it to point. |
| 75.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, On the off stump, it is kept out. |
| 75.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, On off and it is bowled quicker. It is eased down to long on for a run. |
| 75.4 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, On the stumps, blocked. |
| 75.5 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 75.6 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Very full, almost a yorker, Stokes jams it out. |
| 76.1 : R Chase to Buttler, On the off pole, it is kept out. |
| 76.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Little bit of confusion but safe in the end! Buttler pushes it to cover and Stokes wants a run. Buttler takes off, but runs right in the way of Stokes. Ben goes around Buttler and the two avoid a collision with each other. The fielder gathers the ball and then throws it at Buttler's end, the wrong end. A run completed. |
| 76.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Stroked down to long on and Stokes gets to the other end. |
| 76.4 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 76.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Down the leg side, Stokes helps it on its way towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 76.6 : R Chase to Stokes, A yorker to end, Stokes jams it out. |
| 77.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and around off, driven down to long off for a single. Field pretty much spread. |
| 77.2 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Full and just outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 77.3 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Around middle, punched towards short mid-wicket. |
| 77.4 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Floated outside off, driven towards cover. |
| 77.5 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 77.6 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Full and on middle, watchfully kept out. |
| 78.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and around off, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 78.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 78.3 : R Chase to Stokes, The batsman has driven it through mid off. |
| The shadows of the floodlights are creeping across the ground while the lights have been switched on. |
| 78.4 : R Chase to Stokes, Landed outside off, allowed to go through. |
| 78.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Thrown up outside off, Ben reaches out and drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 78.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 79.1 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, On the off stump, Stokes defends it. |
| 79.2 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Very full on off, Stokes hits it through mid off and a run is taken. |
| 79.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Buttler now takes a single after pushing it through covers. |
| 79.4 : K Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Floats it up on off, Ben drives it through covers. |
| 79.5 : K Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Driven towards the mid off region. |
| 79.6 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Fired in on the stumps, Stokes keeps it out. |
| The second new ball is available and it has been taken immediately. Also, Kemar Roach has it in his hand and he is brought back for another burst, the final one for today. |
| 80.1 : K Roach to Buttler, On the fuller side, a little bit of movement into the batsman. Buttler works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 80.2 : K Roach to Buttler, BEAUTY! That just took off. On a length and around off, not only does it bounce but also straightens. Whizzes past the glove of Buttler. |
| 80.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 80.4 : K Roach to Buttler, Down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but the ball clips his pads and goes into the mitts of the keeper. An appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 80.5 : K Roach to Buttler, The outswinger this time but it is outside off. Left alone. |
| 80.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Another outswinger outside off, left alone again. |
| Shannon Gabriel to share the second new ball. |
| 81.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes goes back and keeps it out. |
| 81.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 81.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Good length again on off, Stokes goes back and blocks it. |
| 81.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Hits the length hard again on off, Stokes gets right behind the line and defends it to mid off. |
| 81.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A yorker outside off, Stokes looks to keep it out but gets it off the inner half towards the keeper. |
| 81.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Another yorker on off stump, Stokes gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 82.1 : K Roach to Buttler, Outside off and it swings away. Left alone. |
| 82.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Another delivery which is outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 82.3 : K Roach to Buttler, FOUR! Easy-peasy for Buttler. Down the leg side, Buttler helps it on its way and it races to the fine leg fence. |
| 82.4 : K Roach to Jos Buttler, On the fuller side outside off, Buttler looks to drive but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 82.5 : K Roach to Jos Buttler, EDGY FOUR! Frustrating this for the Windies. On a length and it shapes away. Buttler looks to defend but it goes off the outer half through the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 82.6 : K Roach to Buttler, Another one outside off, left alone. |
| The light has been offered and the batsmen have taken it. They begin walking off towards the dressing room to a standing ovation by the fans and the dressing room. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 1! |
| What a session for England! A wicket-less one and also the English side has managed to score 117 runs in this one. Excellent, especially how they have gone about today. They entered the final passage of play in a spot of bother but have ended the day on top. |
| Day 1 however, did not start in the best of manners for the visitors. They lost the toss and were inserted. They scored very slowly for majority of the two sessions, their run rate was around the 2 runs per over mark. Once again the top three did not make an impact, Root too failed. They were reeling at 107 for 4 but Stokes and Butter's unbeaten 124-run stand, with both scoring half tons have seen England end the day as the happier side. |
| Windies on the other hand, will be very disappointed with their effort, both, with the ball and in the field. They were wayward with their lines a little too often. Their catching was below par which is proving to be quite costly already. Also, Stokes' wicket off the no ball probably sums up their day today. Keemo Paul however, was the pick of the lot. He looked threatening throughout and ended the day with two. Gabriel was also good but lacked consistency. |
| Now then, what can we expect on Day 2? England will still have a few good batsmen to come so they will surely be aiming at something above 300 at least. The hosts on the other hand, will need to break this partnership quickly and then try and run through the remaining wickets. One probably feels, they need to keep the away side under the 300-run mark or anything above that, on this wicket, will be too much of a task. They though will need to bowl better by attack the stumps a lot more. Can they |
| ... DAY 2, FIRST SESSION ... |
| How's the weather? That's the first thing in everyone's minds. We are hearing that it was raining early in the morning but it has cleared for now and the covers are off. A little while ago, the sun was peeping out and let's hope it stays that way for most parts today. On that positive note, let me welcome you all for the coverage of the final Test match between Windies and England in Gros Islet. |
| We witnessed a terrific battle between bat and ball on Day 1 where the bowlers were on top for most parts, dictating terms. Luck was not on their side otherwise they would have run through in the morning. Their fortunes did change post Lunch where they picked three wickets but after that it was superb batting by the pair of Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler. They are still unbeaten, eyeing their respective centuries, and are amidst a 124-run partnership. The hosts would like to use the early morning co |
| Keemo Paul is giving an interview to Daren Ganga. He says that he wanted to hit the straps early. On his progress, he says that he has been bowling well and hopes to make big contributions. On the pitch, he feels it's a good one where they have to hit the right lines and lengths. Mentions that they have to do the basics right and stay patient. On him replacing Holder, Keemo says that Jason is an exceptional player and he will try his best to contribute, not only with the ball but also with the b |
| Pitch report - Daren Ganga is expecting interruptions today as well due to rains. Says that this pitch has got the most pace compared to the last two venues. Adds that it will be still good for batting though and that will continue. Feels that the quicker bowlers might just get the reward if they put it in the right areas. |
| All in readiness. The Windies players are near the boundary line as the sun is shining brightly on them. Out come Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in the middle as well. The Barmy Army welcomes them with a warm round of applause. Shannon Gabriel to begin proceedings... |
| 83.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Begins with a full length ball around off, from 'round the wicket, Stokes defends it solidly. |
| 83.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Back of a length delivery outside off, Ben gets back to hit it through the line but mistimes it. The ball goes off the bottom edge and rolls on the off side. |
| 83.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A leg stump half-volley on this occasion, Stokes leans across and flicks it past the square leg umpire. The official does well to get away from the ball. There is a fielder in the deep, hence only a run. |
| 83.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Pitches it up and lands it outside off, inviting the drive, Buttler lets it through to the keeper. |
| 83.5 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Movement there. Nipping back in from around off, on the shorter side, Buttler goes on his toes to play at it but misses. It clips his thigh pad and loops towards deepish short leg. |
| 83.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, left alone easily by Buttler. |
| Kemar Roach to speed in from the other end. |
| 84.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Roach runs in from 'round the wicket and bowls a length ball outside off. It shapes away a bit after landing as Stokes makes a leave. |
| 84.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Another delivery in the zone outside off, it's left alone by Ben. A watchful beginning by the all-rounder. |
| 84.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Full this time and angling in from outside off, Stokes presses forward and pushes it to mid off. |
| 84.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Oohh...nearly edges that! Kemar lands it on a length and just outside off, Stokes feels for it this time and gets beaten. |
| 84.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Too wide on this occasion, a comfortable leave this time for Ben Stokes. |
| 84.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Brilliant delivery. That line around off forced the batsman to play at it but the away movement beat the outside edge. Stokes too was not entirely committed into the shot. Maiden to start with for Kemar Roach! |
| 85.1 : Gabriel to Jos Buttler, OUT! Timberrrr... A 146 kph delivery by Shannon Gabriel has done the trick. He spears it on a length around off and gets it move back in a bit. Buttler plays all around it with a sorry footwork. It goes right through the gate and shatters the stumps. The 125-run stand is broken and Windies have a perfect start to the morning. |
| 0.0 : Jonny Bairstow walks in next. |
| 85.2 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Off the mark first ball. Full and on middle, at 145 kph, Bairstow clips it off his pads towards mid-wicket and opens his account with a run. |
| 85.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Shortish length ball outside off, Stokes drops his wrists and allows it through to the keeper. |
| Shannon Gabriel seems to have lost his run-up. Pulls out before reaching the popping crease. He has to reload now. |
| 85.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A wayward delivery. Fires a length ball way wide down the leg side, Stokes tries flicking but it's too far from him. Dowrich flies to his right and parries it to fine leg. They take a bye. |
| 85.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Smell the leather, Jonny! This is lethal bowling. Gabriel bends his back and dishes out a sharp bouncer around off at 145 kph, Bairstow takes his eyes off the ball and then sways away at the last moment. |
| 85.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Good length ball around off, Bairstow stays back and taps it down in the direction of gully. Dot ball to end a successful over for the Windies. |
| 86.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Roach has been wayward with his line. Bowls it too wide outside off, on a back of a length, Stokes has nothing to do with it. |
| 86.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Better, much better from Kemar. Angles in a full ball around off, Stokes is forced to play at it and he blocks it off his front foot to the off side. |
| A fielder comes in at covers. |
| 86.3 : K Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Easy pickings! Roach has been either too far outside off or too close to the pads. This time it's the latter and Stokes helps himself to a boundary by budging it fine on the leg side. |
| 86.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Back of a length ball angling in on off, Stokes defends it off his back foot. |
| 86.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Gets squared up there, Ben. Roach bowls it a touch short on off with the seam pointing towards the slip cordon. Stokes tries to defend from the crease but gets opened up and it hits him on the thigh pad. The bowler needs to serve such deliveries on a consistent basis. |
| 86.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 87.1 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, On a driving length outside off, not much movement this time, just going with the angle. Bairstow covers his stumps and then leaves it. |
| 87.2 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Slightly short and on off, at 140 kph, Jonny is on his toes as he plays it down towards gully. 'Nooooo' is shout straightaway from him. Anyway there was no run on offer. |
| 87.3 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Inside edge! Gabriel gets this one to talk. Sharp inward movement from a length outside off at 146 kph, Bairstow is caught inside the crease trying to defend and it takes the inside edge before hitting him on the pads. Shannon has been right on the money since morning, unlike Roach. |
| 87.4 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Stands back inside the crease to a shortish ball and drops it with soft hands to covers for a run. Good calling by Jonny. |
| 87.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Gabriel changes his angle for the left-hander and serves it on middle and leg. Stokes tickles it fine down the leg side for a run. Few words exchanged between the bowler and Stokes. Nothing overboard. All in limits. |
| 87.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, An inswinger, on a length around off, Bairstow defends it well from the crease. |
| Keemo Paul to bowl, replacing Kemar Roach. Three slips and a gully for him as well. |
| 88.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Starts his spell with a shortish ball outside off, Stokes defends it to the off side from the back foot. |
| 88.2 : K Paul to Stokes, Full and on middle, angling in, Stokes gets forward and defends it back. |
| 88.3 : K Paul to Ben Stokes, AERIAL! Safe... Paul puts the ball on a shortish length just outside off. Stokes sticks back to push inside the line and gets a thick outside edge. It flies wide of the diving gully fielder and goes towards third man for a couple of runs. |
| 88.4 : Paul to Stokes, A length ball angling into the batsman, Stokes tries to defend but misses. He is hit on the pads. They appeal but to no avail. Maybe going down leg or some inside edge. |
| 88.5 : K Paul to Stokes, Lands it on a length around off, Stokes pushes it with gentle hands and it goes off the outer half towards the slip cordon. Not carrying. |
| 88.6 : K Paul to Stokes, Good length ball on off, angling in, Stokes covers his stumps and shoulders arms. Fine first over by Paul. |
| Shannon Gabriel pulls out at the last moment. Maybe, he felt that he was about to overstep. Given their overrate, these things will hurt them only. Already they are without their regular skipper for that very reason. |
| 89.1 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 89.2 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Keeps this one close to off stump, on a length and straightening just a touch, Bairstow takes his front leg forward to cover the off stump and then allows it through. |
| 89.3 : Gabriel to Bairstow, FOUR LEG BYES! A snorter by Gabriel. Lets out a lethal short ball at 150 kph, well-directed, Bairstow tries his best to sway away from the line of fire by leaning back but it keeps on following him and brushes the grille of his helmet before flying over the keeper for a boundary. Jonny wears a brave smile on his face. Mind you, he was in all sorts of trouble there. Also, will have to mention his good technique. Eyes on the ball almost till the end with his wrists nicel |
| 89.4 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Stays back to a length ball and punches it out to the off side. |
| 89.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, A little full this time, outside off, Jonny keeps it out towards point. |
| 89.6 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Play and a miss! Gabriel bowls it wide outside off, Bairstow flays at it and misses. End of a sharp over by Shannon. |
| 90.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Back of a length delivery outside off, Stokes cuts it from the crease to point. |
| 90.2 : K Paul to Stokes, Tries for a cover drive but inside edges it past the stumps to square leg for a couple. |
| 90.3 : K Paul to Stokes, Looks for another drive through the line but it shapes back in to beat the inside edge. |
| 90.4 : K Paul to Stokes, Risky run. Stokes walks forward and pushes it towards covers. They cross as the fielder misses his shy at the striker's end. Jonny really had to put on his skates. |
| 90.5 : K Paul to Bairstow, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 90.6 : K Paul to Bairstow, In the channel around off, left alone by Bairstow. That wasn't too far away from the off pole. |
| 91.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Good length ball outside off, Stokes defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 91.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Stokes goes down. Gabriel runs towards him, not to help him out but to utter some words. Just to let the batsman know who is on top. Stokes smiles and gives it back quietly. All in good fun. A length ball around middle, nipping in sharply at 146 kph, Stokes tries to keep it out but misses and takes a blow on his thigh pad. Ben loses his balance in the process. Doesn't go completely flat on the ground but is on his knees. |
| 91.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 91.4 : S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single. 250 up for England. |
| 91.5 : S Gabriel to Bairstow, Switches to over the wicket and angles in a full ball on off, Jonny defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 91.6 : Gabriel to Bairstow, Dropped! Gabriel puts down a straightforward chance in his followthrough. Never easy but should have been taken. A length ball angling back into the batsman, Bairstow gets forward and drives it back uppishly. Shannon reacts quickly to his right but it doesn't stick. Early reprieve for Jonny. |
| 92.1 : K Paul to Stokes, Beaten! Lovely seam presentation from Paul. He doesn't have the express pace but possesses good skills. Gets a length ball to move away off the seam at 130 kph, Stokes pushes inside the line without any footwork and is beaten. |
| 92.2 : K Paul to Stokes, Angles in a length ball on off, it's defended off the back foot. |
| 92.3 : K Paul to Stokes, Walks down the track a bit to counter the movement and then blocks it safely. |
| 92.4 : K Paul to Ben Stokes, FOUR! And it's a no ball as well for overstepping, sixth of the innings, of which, Keemo has bowled five. Amazing indiscipline. Does he look up to Shannon Gabriel for inspiration? Clearly picking the wrong habits of Shannon. Anyway, coming to the delivery, it's short and on middle, Stokes is on top of the bounce as he pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| K Paul to Stokes, Gets away with a bad delivery this time. Slips a length ball down the leg side, Stokes doesn't get any wood behind it. |
| 92.5 : K Paul to Stokes, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 92.6 : K Paul to Stokes, Turns a length ball easily in the gap on the leg side for one. |
| Kemar Roach is back on. |
| 93.1 : K Roach to Stokes, Starts this spell with a good length ball outside off, shaping away a bit, Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 93.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Fullish and on off, Stokes drives it off his front foot but finds the fielder at wide mid off. |
| 93.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Good lines. Keeping it on and around off. It's on a length, angling in and then leaving the left-hander. Stokes covers the line and allows it through. |
| 93.4 : K Roach to Stokes, On a length outside off, left alone. |
| 93.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Lets out a grunt and delivers a good length ball outside off. Stokes shuffles across the stumps to cover the line this time and then shoulders arms. |
| 93.6 : K Roach to Stokes, OUT! Dowrich has taken a stunner! Wow, great athleticism. Roach gets a breakthrough. He delivers a short one outside off, Stokes shapes up for the pull shot but it arrives late to catch the top edge. It balloons in the air towards square leg, Dowrich wears his skates and scoots towards it and then completes the catch with a full length dive. Maybe, he realized late that he has to go for it as fine leg was also there. Still does a brilliant job not only to get there but g |
| Moeen Ali's turn to bat now. |
| 94.1 : K Paul to Ali, Angling into the batsman, Ali works it on the leg side and gets off the mark with a run. |
| 94.2 : K Paul to Bairstow, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 94.3 : K Paul to Bairstow, Sliding down the leg side, Bairstow fails to flick and Dowrich once again is in action. Diving across and saving runs. |
| 94.4 : K Paul to Bairstow, Helps it off his pads to the leg side but finds mid-wicket. |
| 94.5 : K Paul to Bairstow, Was there an outside edge? There is certainly something but no one appealed. It has to be bat. Anyway, if they are not bothered why should we? A length ball nipping away from outside off, Jonny hangs his bat out as he pushes inside the line and misses. Dowrich collects it behind. Would love to see what the Snicko says on this... |
| 94.6 : K Paul to Bairstow, Play and a miss! Bairstow runs out of patience, tries to smash a short ball across the line but misses. |
| Drinks break. An hour of hostile bowling by Windies. Shannon Gabriel, in particular, had a lot of fire in his deliveries and removed Jos Buttler early. Minutes before this mini-break, Kemar Roach got rid of Ben Stokes, courtesy a stunning catch by Shane Dowrich and the hosts are going along well. England bat deep and let's see for how long they can stretch their innings. |
| 95.1 : K Roach to Ali, Full and outside off, swinging away, pushed towards gully. |
| 95.2 : K Roach to Ali, Landed outside off, more outswing, shouldered arms to. |
| 95.3 : K Roach to Ali, In line of the off stump, watchfully pushed towards mid off. |
| 95.4 : K Roach to Ali, Somehow Moeen finds the gap. On a good length, outside off, going away off the deck. Ali pushes it towards gully who dives to his left but it sneaks through. Darren Bravo gives it a good chase from first slip, gets to the ball and stops it before crossing over. Three runs taken. |
| 95.5 : K Roach to Bairstow, On a good length outside off, coming in with the angle, Bairstow looks to defend but the ball takes the inner half of the bat and rolls towards short mid-wicket. |
| 95.6 : K Roach to Bairstow, OUCH! On the box. That is not a sharp ball from Roach but accurate enough. It is bowled at 131 kph but it hits the grassy part on the pitch and zips back in. And quickly. Jonny looks to defend but misses. Oops... |
| Bairstow is taking a moment for himself. Totally understandable. Nothing much the physio can do about this. It is something which one has to bear and just hope that the pain subsides soon. |
| 96.1 : K Paul to Ali, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 96.2 : K Paul to Ali, Half volley outside off, driven through the covers for a couple. |
| 96.3 : K Paul to Ali, Opportunity missed. A half volley again, this time on the pads. Perfect recipe for a boundary through mid-wicket. But just like food does not feel entirely tasty if there is no salt, a shot feels nothing if it is not executed properly. Here, Moeen misses his flick and wears it on the pads. Of course, apologies to diabetic people... |
| 96.4 : K Paul to Ali, LOOSE! But that is how he plays. Full and wide outside off, Ali reaches out to drive and spoons it over point! Two runs taken. |
| 96.5 : K Paul to Ali, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 96.6 : K Paul to Ali, Into the bread basket. A good length ball, around off, MA looks to defend but the ball seams in appreciably, takes the glove and hits him on the abdomen. |
| 97.1 : K Roach to Bairstow, JB is hit again. On a good length outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms but the ball comes back in a long way and hits him. Just below the box this time. |
| 0.0 : A review for LBW! The bowler has convinced his skipper that Bairstow is gone. Looks not out to the naked eye. Plenty of possibilities. Inside edge, impact, height... |
| 97.2 : Roach to Bairstow, NOT OUT. No inside edge, impact is fine but the ball is projected to be going over the top. Windies are done with their reviews for this innings. On a length outside off, Jonny walks into the shot to defend but misses the length. He is hit on the pads and Windies appeal and seem pretty shocked that it is turned down. They are busy discussing about the review when Moeen smartly observes that the ball is not yet dead. He calls Bairstow for the single and completes it safel |
| 97.3 : K Roach to Ali, Full and outside off, Moeen shoulders arms. |
| 97.4 : K Roach to Ali, Full again, in that tempting area, inviting Ali to drive but the batsman resists. The ball swings away nicely to the keeper. |
| 97.5 : K Roach to Ali, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 97.6 : K Roach to Bairstow, Outside off, on a length, Jonny looks to punch it through the off side but his feet don't move while the ball moves. Nips in to take the inner half of the bat, deflecting towards mid on. |
| Alzarri Joseph to bowl for the first time today. 15-2-56-1 so far. |
| 98.1 : A Joseph to Ali, Full and around middle, swinging in, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. Moeen moves to 11 from 15 balls. Jonny is still on 2... |
| 98.2 : A Joseph to Ali, Excellent length. Just short of full, around off. Ali looks to defend but misses. |
| 98.3 : A Joseph to Ali, Full and straight, watchfully patted back. |
| 98.4 : A Joseph to Ali, Short and wide outside off, MA slaps it through the covers but the damp outfield prevents the ball from racing away. Kraigg Brathwaite gets to it from the ring and the batsmen return for the second. |
| 98.5 : A Joseph to Ali, Cut into half. On a good length, around off, Moeen looks to defend but the ball seams in a long way, goes between bat and pad and just goes over the top of the stumps! |
| 98.6 : A Joseph to Ali, Full and around off, swinging in late, Ali just about gets his bat out to defend as he skews it back to the bowler. |
| 99.1 : K Roach to Bairstow, On a good length outside off, plenty of inward movement in the air, Bairstow plays that late, with soft hands and hence gets an outside edge which does not carry to the slip cordon. |
| 99.2 : K Roach to Bairstow, WHERE IS YOUR SHORT LEG? Wicket number 7 could have gone down. Or maybe not. On a good length again, outside off, coming in, Jonny looks to flick and it seems like the ball has taken the inside edge and gone through the vacant short leg region towards square leg. But replays seem to indicate that there was no bat at all. I think the ophthalmologist in my area has a Sunday off. Must visit him first thing in the morning tomorrow. |
| 99.3 : K Roach to Bairstow, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 99.4 : K Roach to Bairstow, A bouncer now, Jonny ducks. |
| 99.5 : K Roach to Bairstow, OUT! TIMBERRRR! The yesteryear old 2-card trick works for Roach. After bowling a short ball previously, he cunningly slips in a full ball. Clearly, Bairstow is not expecting it as he is late on the drive. Because the ball is not pacy, at least, according to the speed gun. It reads 133 kph. But he is still late on the drive. It swings back in, takes the inside edge, hits the pads and boom. Into the stumps. So Bairstow was dropped on 2 and has been dismissed on 2. His po |
| Into the bowlers. The first of them is Mark Wood. |
| 99.6 : K Roach to Wood, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Great bowling, excellent running. Full and around off, swinging in a mile. Credit to Wood for watching the ball till the last moment and then flicking it through mid-wicket. The ball does not exactly race away to the fence but neither does Shannon Gabriel. He jogs after the cherry, from mid on and surprisingly for him, the ball stops. Poor man has to now put in the hard yards to get to the ball and that gives enough time for the batsmen to cross each oth |
| 100.1 : A Joseph to Ali, On a good length around middle, tucked towards square leg. |
| 100.2 : A Joseph to Ali, WIDE! Miles outside off, left alone and wided. |
| A Joseph to M Ali, OUT! Edged and taken! Alzarri's toil fetches his rewards. Moeen is gone now. A length ball outside off, Ali cannot control his fishing earnestness and pokes at it. A thick outside edge results and Darren Bravo completes the formalities at first slip. Might have been some extra bounce on that ball which eked the edge. |
| This pitch is for him. But probably an hour later, when he gets the ball in his hand. Here comes Stuart Broad who must be licking his lips already looking at the movement on this track. |
| 100.3 : A Joseph to Broad, Full and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 100.4 : A Joseph to Broad, Around off, punched towards mid off. |
| 100.5 : A Joseph to Broad, On a good length around off, Broad looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the thighs. |
| 100.6 : A Joseph to Broad, Down the leg side, Stuart misses his flick. 5/2 in the last 2 overs. |
| 101.1 : K Roach to Wood, Full and around off, swinging in, appreciably flicked through square leg for a couple. Good running. |
| 101.2 : K Roach to Wood, Wow. What a delivery. Starts around off stump, finishes around leg. And the length? A perfect yorker. But Wood digs it out. Both fast bowlers smile. The one batting, the one bowling. |
| 101.3 : Roach to M Wood, OUT! Spectacular running catch! Alzarri, boy, you are one gem of a kid. Bowl with heart, plenty of pace, plenty of dedication and give your 100 percent in the field. A surprise short ball from Roach, given that the ball is swinging so much. But Wood is ready for it and instinctively goes for the pull. However, he is done in by it and gets a top edge. For a second, it seems like it will clear the boundary but Joseph runs to his right from fine leg and makes a difficult cat |
| James Anderson is the last man in. Windies will hope that the last wicket stand lasts for at least 13 more minutes... |
| 101.4 : K Roach to Anderson, A tantalizing yorker, around middle, Anderson digs it out somehow. |
| 101.5 : K Roach to Anderson, OUT! Bounced out! Who is this bowling? Mitchell Johnson? Dale Steyn? Pat Cummins? No. It is Kemar Roach. It is THE Kemar Roach whom we know of. Not that same pace but deadly accurate. A short ball, from around the wicket, right at the body. Anderson has nowhere to go as he simply fends at it. Gets hit on the glove and the ball just lobs to third slip where Keemo Paul does the rest. No wicket for Roach on Saturday - 4 on Sunday! ENGLAND ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 277. |
| Well, Windies have a small headache in spite of such a terrific bowling effort. They will have to see off a nasty period of around 8-10 minutes before Lunch. Never easy those. But the time now, is to marvel on their improving and deadly pace battery. |
| It has taken the Windies just 18.5 overs this morning to take 6 wickets. They were shy of luck yesterday and eventually, gave vent to their frustration. But this morning, they bowled with fine accuracy and have brought about another English collapse. 232/4, looking good for 350 at last, has ended 23 short of 300. |
| Roach was menacing, as he shrug off yesterday's bemoans to pick up 4 today. Gabriel was pacy and continuously at the batsmen. And now, the fact which makes this bowling attack look even more fearsome - the backup bowlers. If England thought they had only to see off Roach and Gabriel, they were wrong. Alzarri Joseph and Keemo Paul maintained the same intensity and did not allow easy runs. Finished with 2 apiece. |
| A slightly better batting display from England. But again, they have missed out on opportunities. As many as 5 chances were given to them - with 3 dropped catches, a missed run out and the infamous no ball dismissal of Stokes last evening. But still, no one could get a century. The 125-run stand between Buttler and Stokes was the only talking point of the innings and the moment the former was cleaned up this morning, England folded up like a pack of cards. They have lost 6/45 in 16.5 overs. Stok |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Around middle, tucked straight to square leg. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. The Windies are away... |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Superb from Jimmy. He can make the ball talk. What a massive understatement. This is on a good length, outside off, Campbell looks to defend but the ball swings in a mile and beats the INSIDE edge of the bat. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, left alone. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to J Campbell, Outside off, on a length, squeezed towards gully. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Way outside off, an easier leave. Good start from Jimmy. Looked threatening. This pitch still has plenty of juice in it. |
| Now. This could be big. Stuart Broad with the ball on a pitch tailor-made for Stuart Broad. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, On a good length around off, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Landed outside off, Campbell pulls his bat out of harm's way. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Campbell, A jaffa from Broad. On a good length outside off, John feels for it but the ball seams a long way after pitching, beating the outside edge. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Campbell, That one thing which Keaton Jennings has done superbly throughout the tour. FIELDING AT SHORT LEG. He was excellent in the first Test, did nicely when he came in as a substitute in the last and here too, has started well. A length ball, around off, coming in with the angle, JC works it through square leg but Jennings at short leg dives to his right to make a wonderful stop. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Outside off, Campbell takes his bat away from the line. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Again, the same reaction from John to a similar ball. |
| Should be the last over before Lunch... |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off, moving away, Brathwaite shoulders arms. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and just outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| In Anderson's previous over, on the last ball, a bit of an argument took place. Root wanted Mark Wood at fine leg to go squarer while Jimmy wanted him to be finer. Poor Wood, was playing musical chairs from left to right till Anderson was let known who is the boss. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Around middle, played straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full and just outside off, defended back to the bowler. LUNCH ON DAY 2, WINDIES TRAIL BY 275! |
| Safely negotiated. A tricky period of 18 balls or 10 minutes - whichever way you look at it. There was swing and seam movement but Brathwaite and Campbell have done well to negotiate both. Plenty still there in the pitch but the Windies will be happy that they are getting the best part of the day to bat on. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT). |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session! Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell will resume their innings. The latter will be on strike and he will face and he will face Stuart Broad who will continue his spell. Here we go... |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Campbell, A good delivery to begin with! Some extra bounce there. On the back of a length around off, Campbell goes back to defend. The ball however, hits the splice and goes towards point. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Length again but the line is a touch wide outside off, left alone. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Lovely this from Broad. Two out of the three deliveries after Lunch have been brilliant. Closer to the off stump this time, it pitches and then shapes away. John plays for the original trajectory and gets beaten. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Campbell, First runs after Lunch! On the fuller side this, Campbell plants his front foot forward and then strokes it through covers. Takes two. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Nicely bowled but not sure if Campbell needed to play at this one. The length maybe drew him into the shot. Slightly fuller and outside off, pitches and shapes away. Campbell goes after it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Campbell, This time he does the right thing. Leaves the ball which was bowled outside off. A testing first over by Broad. |
| James Anderson to continue from the other end. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, In the 5th stump channel, Brathwaite covers his off pole and keeps it out. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, BEATEN! Angles it into the batsman first, Brathwaite has to play at it. Does try to with a defensive stroke. The ball though moves away and goes past the outside edge. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Gets this on to angle back into the batsman, Brathwaite defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, EDGY FOUR! Windies won't mind though. On the fuller side of things, moves away. Brathwaite pushes at it tentatively, it goes off the outer half and through backward point for a boundary. First boundary in this session. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to J Campbell, Direct hit needed but Denly misses! Campbell was out by a long way there. First, a good delivery by Anderson, it was bowled on off and straightens. Squares Brathwaite up as he tries to defend. The ball goes off the outer half towards point. Brathwaite takes a few steps ahead. John thinking there is a run is quick off his blocks. Brathwaite though sends him back. Trying to turn back, John slips. He has no chance to make it back in now as the fielder has the ball in |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A delivery wide outside off to end the over, left alone. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Good length on off, JC gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Campbell, On off again, Campbell opens the face of the bat and guides it to point. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Campbell, On the pads, Campbell is late on the pull shot, it goes off the thigh pad towards fine leg. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Way too wide there to make the batsman play. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, A little too full on off, Brathwaite with the angle works it to mid on. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Very good from Broad this! Continues hitting the length around off, the ball pitches and moves away. Brathwaite ends up playing inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! Take that, says Campbell! On the fuller side, John says thank you very much, he extends his arms and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. This is how he plays, he is naturally an attacking batsman. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Drags his length back and bowls it on middle, Campbell looks to flick but is hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, SIX! All the way! Stylishly shot that one! On the shorter side and on middle, Campbell lifts his front leg up and then pulls it right off the meat. It goes all the way and over the square leg fence. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Aggression from Anderson there. He did not like being hit for those boundaries, no bowler does so. This is on a length and around off, Campbell pushes it back to the bowler. Anderson collects it and then throws it back towards the stumps. |
| Review time! Campbell has been adjudged LBW. He ahs taken the review. Looks out. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, NOT OUT! It is going over! Did not see that coming, however, excellent use of the review there. A full delivery and on middle, it comes back in. Campbell looks to work it across the line but misses. It hits his front pad. An appeal follows and the umpire raises the finger after a thought. Campbell reviews. Replays show that the on-field call has to be overturned. John survives to fight another day and Anderson is not happy as he walks back in frustration. |
| Another LBW review! This time by England! This looks not out now. Where did it pitch? |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, NO REVIEW. Root has been timed out. Good that he was. Hawk Eye clearly states - PITCHING OUTSIDE LEG. On a shortish length, Campbell missed his tuck again and was hit on the pads. Anderson appealed but this time umpire Dharmasena's finger was in his pocket. Root wanted to go for the review but Anderson was not sure where it pitched. Almost, at the last moment, Joe signalled for the review but umpire Dharmasena informed him that he was timed out. Meanwhile, a leg bye |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Edgy runs! Length delivery and outside off, Campbell looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards third man for a couple. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Campbell, A little too straight this time! It is flicked through square leg for another two. |
| 7.3 : Broad to Campbell, Another loud shout not given! On the fuller side and on middle, Campbell looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Now then, lapse of concentration there by Campbell as he seems to be wandering out of his crease. Broad spots that and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Nervous moments these for John, he needs to slow it down a little here. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to Campbell, Nice push towards mid off for a run. That should give him some confidence. Yes, it was just a run but it was hit right off the middle. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, LEG BYE! A little too straight this time, Brathwaite fails to flick it. The ball hits his thigh pad and rolls towards square leg for a leg bye. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Campbell, Driven through the covers by the batsman. Two runs added to the total. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Beaten on the inside! Seems to be the off cutter there, it pitches and then comes back in. Brathwaite looks to drive but ends up playing outside the line. The ball goes past the inside edge and into the mitts off the keeper. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Another length ball on off, Brathwaite keeps it out. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Fuller in length again, blocked. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On the stumps again, Brathwaite is solid in defense. Anderson does not seem to be getting a lot of purchase here. Maybe time to get Wood on? |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A harmless delivery to end! Outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 8.7 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Well, initially the umpire had called it an over but now has called Anderson back as he feels there is another ball to go. On the fuller side on off, it is stroked to mid off. |
| 9.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Full and outside off, Campbell lofts this over mid off. Acres of free space available there and the batsmen return for the second. |
| 9.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 9.4 : S Broad to Campbell, Dropped short, pulled towards long leg for a run. |
| 9.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 9.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Outside off, left alone. |
| 10.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, On the off pole, kept out. |
| 10.2 : Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! WOW! This guy has hit some very delightful boundaries. To add to that, he also holds the pose for the camera. In his zone, slightly fuller and around off, Campbell lofts it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, On the pads, it is clipped through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Another two! On the pads, it is flicked down towards fine leg. The fielder there runs to his left and stops it well. Two taken. |
| 10.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good length and outside off, the batter leaves it alone. |
| There seem to be some problem with the ball here. Root shows it to the umpire. He feels there is nothing wrong and asks them to continue. |
| 10.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A lovely but to end! The scrambled seam delivery, it lands on off and moves away. Brathwaite looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 11.1 : S Broad to Campbell, Bouncer and it is down the leg side! The batsman evades it. |
| 11.2 : S Broad to Campbell, Another short ball and it is down the leg side, Campbell looks to pull but misses by a long way. Two for the over is signaled! Broad is not happy. |
| 11.3 : S Broad to Campbell, Shortish again and down the leg side, John lets it be. |
| 11.4 : S Broad to Campbell, Hits the length hard around off, the batter lunges and keeps it out. |
| 11.5 : S Broad to Campbell, Down the leg side, Campbell looks to clip again but misses. |
| 11.6 : S Broad to Campbell, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Spin time. Pretty early too. Moeen Ali into the attack. |
| 12.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball, Brathwaite blocks it out. |
| 12.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flighted delivery and on off, KB with the turn, works it to mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Just short! Brathwaite once again uses his feet, this time gets closer to the delivery and hits it uppishly but short of the bowler. |
| 12.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Tossed up around off, a little bit of turn there for the bowler. Brathwaite looks to keep it out but it goes off the inner half towards short leg. |
| 12.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Now eases it to mid on with the turn. |
| 12.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.1 : S Broad to Campbell, A bumper down the leg side, Campbell looks to pull but misses. This must be some plan against the left-hander, they are now looking to bowl short to him. |
| 13.2 : S Broad to J Campbell, Another short one, this time, Campbell gets on top of the bounce, pulls it all along the ground and towards square leg for a run. |
| 13.3 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Goes back to bowling length to the right-hander. Kraigg gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 13.4 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Angles it into the pads, KB looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. |
| 13.5 : S Broad to Brathwaite, The last one was on the pads and this one is way outside off, left alone. |
| 13.6 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Beaten! Broad is frustrated here! He lands it on off and then gets it to move away, Brathwaite comes forward to defend but the ball beats the outside edge. Luck just not in England's favor here. |
| 14.1 : M Ali to Campbell, Nicely swept! Plays it very fine, Stokes runs after it from first slip and stops it just before it crosses the ropes. Three taken. |
| 14.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, On the stumps, Brathwaite keeps it out. |
| 14.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, On the pads, Brathwaite goes back and flicks it fine on the leg side, collects two. |
| 14.4 : M Ali to Campbell, Slower through the air on off, John does well to block it out. There was a little extra bounce there but Campbell played it well. |
| 14.5 : M Ali to Campbell, Another one which is slower through the air on off, JC lunges and blocks it out nicely again. |
| 14.6 : M Ali to Campbell, Uses his feet but then is beaten in the flight. However, Campbell adjusts and then strokes it down to long off for a run. |
| Changes of ends for James Anderson. |
| 15.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, Some swing there! The line though is a little too straight. The ball however, comes back in late. Campbell fails to put bat on ball and is hit on the thigh pad. |
| 15.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, On the off stump, Campbell goes hard at the ball but ends up getting it off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 15.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Another decent delivery! However, Anderson is bowling a little short here. Not short actually but shorter then he should bowl. The in-dipper on middle, Campbell looks to play it with a straight bat but misses to get hit on the pads. Due to the bounce here, all these are going over. |
| 15.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, FOUR! Top shot! Not a bad delivery this! Length ball and around off, Campbell on the up strokes it through covers and the ball races away to the fence. 50 up for the Windies. Another excellent start by the openers. |
| 15.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, NO BALL! Oversteps in the pursuit of more pace. Not a lot of times do you see Anderson overstep. Down the leg side, JC looks to flick but misses. |
| J Anderson to Campbell, Once again, Anderson hits the length which is not that good on this wicket. Campbell misses the forward defense and gets hit on the pads. The ball is in line of the stumps but is surely going over. Needs to bowl it a yard fuller, that is when the LBW will come into play. |
| 15.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Bowls a delivery outside off to end the over. Campbell lets it be. |
| 16.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Landed around off, defended watchfully. |
| 16.2 : M Ali to Campbell, Down the leg side, flick shot missed. Gets hit on the pads. |
| 16.3 : M Ali to Campbell, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : M Ali to Campbell, Full and outside off, Campbell comes down the track and pushes it towards mid off for a single. |
| 16.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 16.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 17.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and outside off, Campbell takes his bat skywards and then brings it down aggressively, in a horizontal way. Almost gets contact with the ball. |
| 0.0 : AN OFFICIAL WARNING FOR JIMMY. For running on the pitch. Umpire Tucker lets the match officials know. Must have given him a friendly warning earlier... |
| 17.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 17.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Stays back in his crease and blocks. |
| 17.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Full and around middle, tucked through square leg for a single. |
| 17.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, The batsman gets a leading edge on that one. They pick up a single. |
| 17.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a couple. |
| 18.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 18.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Full and straight, Brathwaite looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 18.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, OUT! Caught! A wicket out of the blue! What a wonderful field placement. Just one man out in the deep on the leg side. And Brathwaite exhibits his fielding coaching skills to perfection. Finds that man and hands him some catching practice. Only James Anderson was stationed in the deep - at widish long on, almost near mid-wicket. Brathwaite comes down the track and looks to go straight. However, with the ball drifting, the bat turns in his hand and goes towards Anderson |
| Shai Hope walks in at number 3, replacing Brathwaite. |
| Gone next ball! However, Campbell has requested for a review on the LBW... |
| 18.4 : M Ali to Campbell, OUT! Two in two for England! And it is not Broad. Not Anderson. But Moeen. Out of nowhere. Both openers dismissed in quick succession. Pretty straight ball, fuller in length, Campbell comes forward and plays all around it, looking to flick. Misses and that looks plumb. Umpire Dharmasena thinks long and hard and then raises his finger! Campbell has a chat with Hope and takes the review. Well, replays suggest that it might be a bad call. Because one could see the leg stump |
| Darren Bravo walks in at number 4, replacing Campbell, to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 18.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Fired in on off, defended from the crease. |
| 18.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. What an over from Moeen - A DOUBLE WICKET MAIDEN. |
| 19.1 : J Anderson to Hope, This one is angled into the batsman from wide of the crease. Hope works it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.2 : J Anderson to Hope, On the off stump, Hope goes back and guides it to point. |
| 19.3 : J Anderson to Hope, A little too straight, Hope misses the flick, the ball hits the pads and then rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 19.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Some away movement but the line is outside off, the batter leaves it alone. |
| 19.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Shortish and on the body of the batsman, Bravo looks to nudge but gets hit on the glove. He has taken the glove off. Seems to be in some pain. That will sting. |
| The physio is also out. Bravo's finger seems to be bleeding here. The magic spray is out. It seems to have done its job and Bravo is all set to continue now. |
| 19.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Ends the over with a full ball outside off, wanting Bravo to play a loose shot. He resists the temptation and lets it be. |
| 20.1 : M Ali to Hope, Slightly on the shorter side, Hope goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 20.2 : M Ali to Bravo, On the pads, it is worked through square leg for a run. |
| 20.3 : M Ali to Bravo, On the shorter side, Bravo goes back and pushes it to covers. |
| 20.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Flatter and on the stumps, DB goes back and keeps it out. |
| 20.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Slower through the air on middle, Bravo prods forward and blocks it. |
| 20.6 : M Ali to D Bravo, Another flighted delivery outside off, Bravo strokes it nicely but finds the man at covers. |
| Mark Wood is finally into the attack. |
| 21.1 : M Wood to Hope, Starts off with pacey delivery, 142 kph. It is a yorker but the line is outside off, Hope even before he gets his bat down, gets beaten. |
| 21.2 : M Wood to Hope, Started off well here has Wood. Length ball and around off, pitches and then skids through. Hope plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 21.3 : M Wood to Hope, Another one past the outside edge! The England fans are liking this. However, Hope need not go for these. Outside off and on a length, Hope hangs his bat out and gets beaten. |
| 21.4 : M Wood to Hope, He is really getting the ball to skid through here. Bangs his short and it is well-directed. Hope though ducks under it nicely. |
| 21.5 : M Wood to S Hope, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Wood strikes gold straightaway! Just the start he would have wanted on his comeback. Bowls it full and around off, Hope looks to drive but ends up playing inside the line. The ball flies of the outside edge and towards gully. Burns takes it. Wood already seems to make a difference here. The X-factor England were missing seems to be visible here in Wood's first five balls. Windies now in big trouble here. |
| Roston Chase is the new man in. |
| 21.6 : M Wood to Chase, OUT! Two-in-two for Wood! Why was he held back for 21 overs? His sheer pace is doing the trick for England. Roston chase bags a golden duck. Pace and bounce here gets the better of the tall batsman. It is on off and it skids through. Chase tries to defend but the ball flies off the outside edge and goes towards fourth slip. Burns takes a sharp catch. Windies are 59 for 4 from 57 for 0. They trail by 218 more. |
| Shimron Hetmyer trudges out at number 6, replacing Chase. |
| 22.1 : M Ali to Bravo, On the pads, kept out. |
| 22.2 : M Ali to Bravo, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 22.3 : M Ali to Bravo, Flatter and on middle, kept out. |
| 22.4 : M Ali to Bravo, On the pads, it is worked to square leg. |
| 22.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Another tossed up ball on middle, Bravo blocks it out. |
| 22.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Outside off, left alone. Maiden by Moeen, keeping the pressure on is the offie. |
| 23.1 : M Wood to Hetmyer, No hat-trick. Not the hat-trick delivery he would have wished to bowl too. Outside off and it is an easy leave for the batsman. |
| 23.2 : M Wood to Hetmyer, JAFFA! Wood has bowled 8 balls and the Windies batsmen have struggled on almost each of those deliveries. Angled into the batsman and then gets it to straighten. Hetmyer looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 23.3 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Beaten on consecutive deliveries! More than the ball, this is a poor shot by SH. It is short and outside off, Hetmyer has a poke at it and gets beaten. |
| 23.4 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Wood once again tumbles over in his followthrough. He is really steaming in here. Goes full and on off, it is driven to covers. |
| 23.5 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Back of a length around off, Hetmyer keeps it out. |
| 23.6 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Goes over the wicket for the last ball but bowls it short and wide outside off, left alone. Another maiden for Wood. |
| 24.1 : M Ali to Bravo, Gives it nice air and lands it on off, Bravo taps it towards point. He thinks of a run but then decides against it. |
| 24.2 : M Ali to Bravo, A little bit short on off, Bravo goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 24.3 : M Ali to Bravo, The straighter one on middle, Bravo punches it back to the bowler. |
| 24.4 : M Ali to Bravo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 24.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Can't buy a run here can the Windies batters. Short and outside off, Bravo goes back and cuts it to cover-point. |
| 24.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Even the full toss can't be put away as Bravo hits it hard but straight to covers. Another maiden. |
| 25.1 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, FOUR! EDGED AND OVER! Almost another one there for Wood. He goes full and outside off, Hetmyer throws his bat at it, manages to get a thick outside edge which flies over the third slip fielder and into the third man fence. |
| 25.2 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, JUST SHORT! Wood is making things happen here. This is brilliant spell. Length ball again, Hetmyer stays rooted to his crease and look to defend away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and lands just short of first slip. |
| 25.3 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Goes short now and Hetmyer ducks under it. |
| 25.4 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Slightly short and it is angled into the batter, blocked out. |
| 25.5 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Poor ball! Short and wide outside off, Hetmyer uses the pace and guides it through point for a couple. Wood has overstepped. |
| M Wood to Hetmyer, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 25.6 : M Wood to Bravo, FOUR! Nicely played! On the shorter side, Bravo stays leg side of the delivery, uses the pace, times it right off the middle and gets it to the point fence. Good over this for the hosts, 12 from it. |
| 26.1 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flatter and on off, Hetmyer pushes it to covers. |
| 26.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flighted ball on middle, it is worked with the angle through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 26.3 : M Ali to Bravo, On the leg side, Bravo flicks it uppishly but past the short leg fielder, through square leg for a couple. |
| 26.4 : M Ali to Bravo, On off, Bravo lunges and defends it onto the ground. |
| 26.5 : M Ali to Bravo, Flatter and on the stumps, defended. |
| 26.6 : M Ali to Bravo, Tosses it up around off, Bravo plants his front foot ahead and keeps it out. |
| 27.1 : M Wood to S Hetmyer, OUT! Dropped, no caught! Wood has another one and Windies have half their side back in the hut. Hetmyer falls in the last over before Tea. Once again the pace and the zip off the surface proves to be a Windies batsman's downfall. It is slightly short and outside off, Hetmyer who was beaten a couple of times before this, finally edges one as he again hangs his bat out again. The ball takes a fat outside edge and goes to Root at first slip. He takes it on the second atte |
| 0.0 : Wow-a-wow-a-wow. 5 wickets for 17 runs in 53 balls. Moeen Ali. Mark Wood. Enough said. |
| 15 wickets have fallen in this match now, in 5 sessions. 11 of those have come today itself. This Test has suddenly kicked up alive. Who says that 277 is not competitive? They might have to eat their words! |
| Unlike the Windies, the new ball could not quite work for England. They were getting very desperate and Campbell's counter-attack led to more frustration. Then, that masterstroke from Root to get Moeen Ali paid rich dividends. At 57/0, things looking down and out, and how tables have turned. First Moeen struck twice in an over and then Wood struck thrice in the span of 15 balls to leave Windies reeling. |
| England are red-hot right now. Just Shane Dowrich to come in the form of a proper recognized batsman. After that, it is just the bowlers. Boy, do we daresay that Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns could be batting for the second time in 2 days. Join us back at 3 pm (1900 GMT). Nearly 42 overs left, so plenty of time for more wickets! |
| ... Day 2, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session. Once again we are in for a long one as there are around 42 overs to go. Shane Dowrich will join Darren Bravo in the middle. Mark Wood has five balls to go. Here we go... |
| 27.2 : M Wood to Dowrich, Continues from where he left off. Length ball outside off, it skids through. Dowrich looks to push but gets beaten. |
| 27.3 : M Wood to Dowrich, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 27.4 : M Wood to Dowrich, Sharp bouncer this! Dowrich just about evades it. Wood giving Windies a taste of their own medicine here. |
| 27.5 : M Wood to Dowrich, On middle, Dowrich works it through square leg for a run. Dowrich is off the mark. |
| 27.6 : M Wood to Bravo, On the shorter side but outside off, Darren Bravo plays inside the line and lets it be. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 28.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Good length and on off, SD goes back and keeps it out. |
| 28.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the shorter side, Dowrich stands tall and pushes it to mid off. |
| 28.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, Outside off, Dowrich guides it to point. |
| 28.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, FOUR! Classy! Holds the pose for the cameras too. Full and outside off, Dowrich leans into it and strokes it through covers. You need not run for those. |
| 28.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 28.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, Down the leg side, Dowrich misses the flick. |
| 29.1 : M Wood to Bravo, Somehow Bravo has managed to keep that out! Short and on the body, Darren first thinks of ducking at it but then somehow fends it away. |
| 29.2 : M Wood to D Bravo, OUT! Four-fer for Mark Wood! Darren Bravo's resistance comes to an end. Excellent bowling this, the short ball on the last delivery to push the batsman on the back foot and then the fuller one to get him out. It is on off, Bravo is neither forward nor back as he tries to keep it out with a tentative push. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of Root at first slip. The England skipper, reacts late but manages to hold on, in the second attempt. Into the lo |
| Keemo Paul is the next man in. |
| Wood has to abort here! He runs up the crease but then realizes that Paul is not ready. He stops, turns back and gets ready to bowl again. |
| 29.3 : M Wood to Paul, NO BALL! Welcomes Paul with a yorner, Keemo digs it out. Wood has overstepped again. |
| M Wood to Paul, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short and on middle, Paul moves his front leg out of the way and flat-bats it over the mid on for a boundary. Nice way to get off the mark. |
| 29.4 : M Wood to Paul, On the shorter side again, Keemo this time blocks it onto the ground. |
| 29.5 : M Wood to K Paul, FIVE WIDES! That was quick! Bouncer and it bounces above the batsman's head as he goes for the pull. Bairstow behind has no chance as it is down leg as well. He dives with one hand stretched upwards, does get a glove to it but is unable to stop it. Races to the fine leg fence. The umpire first signals it as byes but then changes his decision. |
| M Wood to K Paul, Driven through mid off by the batsman. |
| 29.6 : M Wood to Paul, Full toss and it is on the pads, the batsman looks to flick but misses to get hit on it. End of another successful over by Wood. |
| 30.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the off stump, Dowrich is quick to go back and defend it out. |
| 30.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the shorter side, Dowrich looks to pull but misses. |
| 30.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, Too close to cut! Short and outside off, Dowrich looks to cut but is beaten. That shot was never on. |
| 30.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, Good length and around off, Dowrich blocks it off the front foot. |
| 30.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Hits the length again around off, Dowrich goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 30.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the shorter side again, Dowrich comfortably pushes it to covers. |
| 31.1 : M Wood to Paul, Short ball and Keemo has a go at it. Misses. Paul seems to be going for everything here, this is going to be fun here. |
| 31.2 : M Wood to Paul, Again! Looks to go downtown, he gets an inside edge though and the ball hits him near the box. |
| 31.3 : M Wood to Paul, Now goes for the pull, looks to hit it really hard, hence gets it off the inner half towards short leg. |
| 31.4 : M Wood to Paul, Well fielded! Paul shows finesse this time, he waits for the ball and then guides it towards gully. Burns there dives to his right and saves a couple. |
| 31.5 : M Wood to Paul, Goes for the slower one, Paul is a little deceived. He is a touch early into the shot and hence it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 31.6 : M Wood to Dowrich, Angled into the batsman, Dowrich plays it well by taking one hand off the handle, it goes towards fine leg and a single is taken. |
| 32.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Around off, Dowrich defends it off the back foot. |
| 32.2 : S Broad to S Dowrich, Nicely clipped! A little too straight, it is flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 32.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 32.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the fuller side, Dowrich works it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Attacks the stumps again but Dowrich blocks it out with ease. |
| 32.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the shorter side outside off, Dowrich chops it towards cover for a run. |
| 33.1 : M Wood to Dowrich, Good length around off, Dowrich looks to defend it off the back foot, the ball goes off the outer half towards point. Stokes there dives to his left and makes a half-stop. no runs conceded though. |
| 33.2 : M Wood to Dowrich, FOUR! Well played! Got on his toes and then works it through square leg. There were shouts of catch it but it passes the short leg fielder quickly and into the fence. |
| 33.3 : M Wood to Dowrich, On the shorter side and it is outside off, Dowrich throws his bat at it but gets beaten. |
| 33.4 : M Wood to Dowrich, Short again, it is nudged through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 33.5 : M Wood to Dowrich, A little too straight, it is worked to fine leg for a run. |
| 33.6 : M Wood to Paul, FOUR! Timed nicely! Short and outside off, Paul used the pace and then guides it through point. No one in the deep and it races away. 100 up for the Windies but they have lost 6 wickets. They trail by another 174. Also, Wood seems to be tiring here, the zip seems to be missing in the last couple of overs or so. Probably this will be his last over for this spell. |
| Moeen Ali has been brought back on. 8-4-11-2 so far. |
| 34.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Flighted ball on off, Dowrich lunges and keeps it out. |
| 34.2 : M Ali to S Dowrich, A low full toss, it is hit down to long on for a run. |
| 34.3 : M Ali to Paul, OUT! STUMPED! The bowling change works wonders. Ali gets his third and now England are into the bowlers. Tossed up outside off, Paul dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He looks to defend but does so for the turn. There ain't any, the ball goes past the outside edge. Bairstow behind the stumps, collects it and whips the bails off in a flash. |
| Kemar Roach is next. |
| 34.4 : M Ali to Roach, Flighted delivery and on off, Roach defends it. |
| 34.5 : M Ali to Roach, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 34.6 : M Ali to Roach, Floats it up on off, the batter defends it onto the ground. Just a run and a wicket from this over. Excellent by Moeen. |
| 35.1 : M Wood to Dowrich, On the pads, Dowrich clips it fine, the fine leg fielder is also fine so only a run. |
| 35.2 : M Wood to Roach, Outside off, left alone. |
| 35.3 : M Wood to K Roach, Finds the edge again but it falls short. Full and around off, Roach looks to push at it but gets an outside edge which falls short of the third slip fielder. |
| 35.4 : M Wood to Roach, On the shorter side, Roach goes back and keeps it out. |
| 35.5 : M Wood to Roach, On the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 35.6 : M Wood to Roach, Shortish again outside off, Roach tries to defend but then seeing the bounce, he pulls his bat out of the way. It hits his shoulder and then goes to the slips. |
| 36.1 : M Ali to S Dowrich, Uppish but well short. Flighted ball on off, Dowrich's eyes lit up there. He goes hard at the ball but can't get past mid off. |
| 36.2 : M Ali to S Dowrich, This is hit to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 36.3 : M Ali to Roach, The straighter one outside off, Roach plays for the non-existent turn. Gets beaten, Bairstow takes it and appeals but nothing from the umpire. Stokes signals the noise was of the bat hitting the pad. |
| 36.4 : M Ali to Roach, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 36.5 : M Ali to Roach, A little too full outside off, it is driven through covers for a run. |
| 36.6 : M Ali to Dowrich, FOUR! Reverse sweep and nicely played! He manages to hit it through backward point. No fielder there so a boundary. |
| Stuart Broad returns. 10-3-23-0 so far. |
| 37.1 : S Broad to K Roach, FIVE WIDES! Where has that hit? That has exploded. Broad looks at the spot where the ball landed and then smiles. A short ball, outside off, the cherry lands on either a crack or a grassy area. Shoot! Miles over every human being on the ground. Directly bounces 10 yards behind Bairstow. Into the fence behind. The stand moves to 14 and the deficit is now 159. |
| S Broad to Roach, Outside off, left alone. |
| 37.2 : S Broad to Roach, One more leave outside off. |
| 37.3 : S Broad to Roach, Full and outside off, Roach leans and drives it through the covers. The ball stops just inside the ropes. Three runs taken. |
| 37.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, Full and straight, driven straight back. Fielded. |
| 37.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, Full and outside off, Dowrich looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. A bit too loose there... |
| 37.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 38.1 : M Ali to Roach, Flighted ball and it lands outside off, Roach lunges and keeps it out. |
| 38.2 : M Ali to Roach, On the shorter side, the batter goes back and plays it through point for a run. |
| 38.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, Eased down to long on with the turn for a run. |
| 38.4 : M Ali to Roach, BEATEN! Nicely bolwed. Loopy ball outside off, Roach defends inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 38.5 : M Ali to Roach, Shorter in length outside off, it is cut through point for a single. |
| 38.6 : M Ali to Dowrich, FOUR! Firm drive and the desired result. A little too full on off, Dowrich strokes it through extra cover and it races away. Deficit is below 150 now. |
| 39.1 : S Broad to Roach, Good length outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 39.2 : S Broad to Roach, Good ball! Movement and bounce! Length ball around off, comes in first and then moves away after pitching. Roach is forward to defend but only for the ball to go past the outside edge. |
| 39.3 : S Broad to Roach, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 39.4 : Broad to Roach, Right on the helmet! Misread the length did Kemar Roach. Not that short on middle, Roach looks to duck but the ball does not bounce a lot. Hits him on the helmet. Takes it off now. |
| The physio is out once again, checks the helmet of Roach, gives it back to him and Kemar will continue. |
| 39.5 : S Broad to Roach, On the stumps, Roach covers the line and blocks it out. |
| 39.6 : S Broad to Roach, Lovely delivery! Angles it into the batsman and gets it to leave him late. Beats the outside edge of Roach's bat. |
| 40.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Floated up on off, blocked. |
| 0.0 : A huge appeal for a stumping has been referred upstairs. Dowrich is the man in question. The English players do not seem that excited. |
| 40.2 : M Ali to Dowrich, NOT OUT! Dowrich's foot is down! Good work though by Bairstow. This is bowled flatter and outside off, Dowrich first thinks of cutting it but then bails out of the shot. He then seems to have lifted his foot and Bairstow whips the bails off and appeals. The umpire takes it upstairs. The third umpire takes a look at quite a few replays from different angles. In one angle it shows seems that the foot is off when the bails come off but there is nothing conclusive. Hence, it |
| 40.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, Flatter and on middle, it is punched back to the bowler. |
| 40.4 : M Ali to Dowrich, On off, kept out. |
| 40.5 : M Ali to S Dowrich, Whipped down to long on for an easy single. |
| 40.6 : M Ali to Roach, Flighted ball on off, kept out. |
| 41.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, On the shorter side, Dowrich hops and keeps it out. |
| 41.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, Good length and on off, Dowrich looks to defend but it goes off the inner half and through square leg for a run. |
| 41.3 : S Broad to Roach, Continues bowling it on off, Roach lunges and keeps it out. |
| 41.4 : S Broad to Roach, On the shorter side this time, Roach gets on top of the bounce and defends it onto the ground. |
| 41.5 : S Broad to Roach, Length ball again on off, Roach prods forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 41.6 : S Broad to Roach, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 42.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Stroked down to long on for a single. |
| 42.2 : M Ali to Roach, Floats it up on off, it is kept out. |
| 42.3 : M Ali to Roach, Very full on off, the batsman drives it to covers. |
| 42.4 : M Ali to Roach, Nicely bowled! Gives it a lot of air, gets it to drift away. The ball pitches and goes on with the arm. Roach plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 42.5 : M Ali to Roach, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 42.6 : M Ali to Roach, Outside off, this time Roach does not reach out for it, he lets it be. |
| Drinks! |
| 43.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, Outside off, it is left alone. |
| 43.2 : S Broad to Dowrich, Good bumper and Dowrich ducks. |
| 43.3 : S Broad to Dowrich, On off, this one stays a touch low, Dowrich looks to defend but the ball hits the lower portion of the bat. |
| 43.4 : S Broad to Dowrich, Once again stays back and keeps it out. |
| 43.5 : S Broad to Dowrich, FOUR! Very fine and into the fence. On the pads, Dowrich walks right across and flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 43.6 : S Broad to Dowrich, Another one down the leg side, Dowrich looks to flick but misses. Except for Wood, none of the seamers look to be a threat. |
| 44.1 : M Ali to Roach, Floats it up on off, blocked. |
| 44.2 : M Ali to Roach, Flatter and on off, it is pushed towards Root. He makes a good stop diving to his left. He falls awkwardly though but seems fine now. |
| 44.3 : M Ali to Roach, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 44.4 : M Ali to Roach, Roach strokes it through covers for a single. These two are going along well here. |
| 44.5 : M Ali to S Dowrich, Nicely driven, nicely fielded! Flighted ball around off, it is stroked towards mid off. The fielder there runs to his left, dives and stops it. Only a run taken. |
| 44.6 : M Ali to K Roach, FOUR! Outside off, Roach slashes at it, it goes off the outer half through backward point. Stokes gives it a chase but he had no chance there. Frustrating runs these for England. Windies though would hope the two can continue. |
| 45.1 : S Broad to Dowrich, FOUR! That is wonderfully timed. Just a flick from Dowrich! A length ball, a bit too straight, Shane gets across his stumps and with efficient wristwork, nudges it behind square leg. Fine leg has no chance. The stand moves to 41 from 64 balls. |
| 0.0 : Stuart Broad is adamant this is out LBW. Joe Root gives his consent for the review. Where is the impact? That is the key question. Ian Bishop whispers 'NOT OUT', in the commentary box. |
| 45.2 : Broad to Dowrich, OUT! Superb review from Broad and England and Dowrich is adjudged LBW! First wicket for Broady. It is landed on a good length around off and Dowrich gets across to defend. But this does not come in with the angle. Instead it straightens slightly after pitching and squares Shane up as he looks to defend. Is hit on the pads and Broad appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Broad feels this is out and convinces Root to go upstairs. Root does so and lo! Hawk Eye shows it to be dea |
| Alzarri Joseph walks in at number 10, replacing Dowrich. |
| 45.3 : S Broad to Joseph, Short and wide outside off, Joseph slashes but misses. |
| 45.4 : S Broad to Joseph, On a good length around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 45.5 : S Broad to Joseph, Outside off, another play and a miss. |
| RUN OUT APPEAL! Has Alzarri made it back in time? Or has Bairstow's poor technique cost England? |
| 45.6 : S Broad to Joseph, SAFE. Got to say, not the best piece of technique from Bairstow but that is how modern keepers do it. The ancient technique teaches you to collect the ball behind the stumps but not in this age. Full and around middle, Joseph swings hard but the ball swings in and goes off the inner half of the bat towards fine leg. The batsmen return for the second and the throw is a good one too. But Bairstow collects it in front of the stumps, then turns around and whips the bails off |
| 46.1 : M Ali to K Roach, Floated up on off, it is stroked down to long off for a single. |
| 46.2 : M Ali to Joseph, Angles this away from off, Joseph looks to defend but gets beaten. |
| 46.3 : M Ali to Joseph, OUT! In the air... what a catch. Ho ho ho, that is a screamer there. Ali tosses this up around off, Joseph goes for the slog but ends up playing it against the angle. He ends up getting it off the outer half. It goes high in the air towards mid off. The batter though would feel, he might just get away with this one. Broad however, runs backwards and then sticks his right hand out and the ball sticks. He then tumbles over and gets up with a big smile. He is now mobbed by hi |
| Shannon Gabriel is the next man in. |
| 46.4 : M Ali to Roach, Flatter and outside off, Roach plays it with the angle through point for a couple. |
| 46.5 : M Ali to Roach, On the stumps, it has been kept out. |
| 46.6 : M Ali to Roach, On the stumps, defended again. |
| Mark Wood is back on. 8-2-37-4 so far. |
| 47.1 : M Wood to Gabriel, FOUR! Gabriel is not going to die wondering. Short and wide outside off, slapped through point for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : Wood to S Gabriel, OUT! BOWLED! Wood wins the race of the fifers! Full and straight, perfect delivery to a tail-ender, Gabriel swings and misses. The ball hits the stumps and ENGLAND HAVE A LEAD OF 123. |
| End of an excellent performance by England. Actually by Mark Wood and Moeen Ali I should write. It is the former who leads them off the field as he bags a fifer, his first in Tests and that too on return. A huge round of applause for him and he deserves every bit of it. |
| After being bundled out for 277 earlier today, the visitors did not have the best of times with the new ball. The Windies openers looked at ease and added 57 for the first wicket. However, a lapse in concentration for Brathwaite began the procession. Campbell fell on the very next ball and after that Wood ran through the middle order. From 57 for 2, Windies were staring down the barrel at 104 for 7. |
| Dowrich and Roach did try to fight back with a frustrating 41-run stand for England but once the former fell. The lower-order did not contribute a lot, giving England a huge lead of 123. |
| England now will look to build on this lead and with a lot of time left in the game, England will now look to bat the Windies out of this game. The hosts on the other hand, need to pick wickets and quickly as one would believe batting 4th on this wicket will not be easy. Is there another fight back in store for us or will England continue their domination? Stay tuned to find out. |
| 0.1 : K Roach to Burns, Full and miles down the leg side, left alone. |
| 0.2 : K Roach to Burns, This is outside off now, let through once again. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to Burns, Full and outside off, Burns looks to defend but the ball SHOOTS LOW and barely carries through to the keeper. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to Burns, Around middle, helped towards fine leg for a single. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to Jennings, NO BALL. Roach opens the account of extras in this innings. Windies conceded 38 in the first innings. Overstepping by Roach, fuller in length, wide outside off, let through. |
| K Roach to Jennings, Both openers are off the mark. Down the leg side, helped through square leg for a run. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to Burns, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| Shannon Gabriel to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, On a length outside off, coming in a long way, left alone. |
| 1.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, This is well outside off, easier leave for Jennings. |
| Shamarh Brooks is on as substitute for Darren Bravo in the field. The southpaw had got hit on his fingers while batting and is off the field. |
| 1.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 1.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Landed outside off, left alone again. |
| 1.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Around middle, coming in with the angle, helped towards square leg for a single. |
| 1.6 : S Gabriel to Burns, Outside off, let through once more. |
| 2.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Outside off, Jennings leaves it alone. |
| 2.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Bowls it on the stumps, Jennings goes back and defends it out. |
| 2.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, A little too straight, KJ looks to flick but closes the face of the bat a little too early. Gets a soft leading edge to mid off. |
| 2.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, On the fuller side on middle, Jennings works it with the angle to square leg. |
| 2.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Well stopped! Full and tempting Jennings to drive. Keaton does go for it, he drives it towards point where Paul makes a good stop diving to his left. |
| 2.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Plays that with soft hands! Length ball and on the stumps, Jennings guides it to the man at gully. |
| 3.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, A little too straight on middle, it is worked through square leg for a single. |
| 3.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Well bowled! On the shorter side, it pitches and then leaves the batsman late. Jennings hangs his bat out but misses it by a long way. |
| 3.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Gets the ball to come back in this time, it is still outside off though. Jennings looks to cut but is beaten as that shot was never on. |
| 3.4 : S Gabriel to K Jennings, On the stumps this time, Jennings looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 3.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, FOUR! Through the gap and a boundary! Deliberately played this. Short and outside off, Jennings waits for it and then guides it down to the third man fence. |
| 3.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, A couple now! This though too was right off the middle, Jennings flicks it through square leg and takes two. |
| Keemo Paul introduced early. |
| 4.1 : K Paul to Burns, Around middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 4.2 : K Paul to Burns, On a good length around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 4.3 : K Paul to Burns, Another one stays low. This pitch is now exhibiting its real demons. Full and outside off, Burns looks to defend but the ball hits something and then shoots low, past the outside edge, landing short of the keeper. |
| 4.4 : K Paul to Burns, Around middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single. |
| 4.5 : K Paul to Jennings, Outside off, solidly defended. |
| 4.6 : K Paul to K Jennings, On a good length around off, Keaton looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge which does not carry to third slip. |
| 5.1 : S Gabriel to Burns, On a good length outside off, Burns jumps with the bounce and pushes it in front of covers for a single. |
| 5.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Outside off, comes in a long way, Jennings looks to defend but misses. |
| 5.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, This one comes in miles after pitching, Keaton pushes and misses. |
| 5.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Similar ball, this time KJ knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms. |
| 5.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 5.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Full and straight, Jennings looks to work it to the leg side but closes the bat-face a touch early and gets a leading edge back to the bowler. |
| 6.1 : K Paul to Burns, Full and around off, solidly defended. |
| 6.2 : K Paul to Burns, Around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 6.3 : K Paul to Burns, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 6.4 : K Paul to Burns, Landed outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 6.5 : K Paul to Burns, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 6.6 : K Paul to Burns, Full and around off, watchfully kept out. |
| 7.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Just outside off, the batsman though need not play at those. |
| 7.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Another one which is just outside off, Jennings covers the off pole and shoulders arms to it. |
| 7.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Angles this one into the batsman, KJ goes back and blocks it onto the ground. |
| 7.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Third leave in the over! This though was the widest of the deliveries int his over. Keaton shoulders arms to it. |
| 7.5 : K Roach to Jennings, 4th now as this one is not as wide as the last one but wide enough to not worry the batsman. |
| 7.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Another leave in the over! So 5 leaves in total in this over. Outside off, Keaton shoulders arms to it. |
| 8.1 : K Paul to Burns, Well bowled! A yorker and it tails back in. Burns does well to jam it out. |
| 8.2 : K Paul to Burns, On the middle stump, Burns strokes it through mid-wicket and takes three. |
| 8.3 : K Paul to Jennings, Outside off, left alone. |
| 8.4 : K Paul to Jennings, Another one outside off, another leave. |
| 8.5 : K Paul to K Jennings, Starts from outside off, it comes back in late. Jennings looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 8.6 : K Paul to Jennings, A delivery outside off to end the over, it has been shouldered arms to. One more over to go. |
| 9.1 : K Roach to Burns, Edged but short! Soft hands was the key there. It is on a length and around, shapes away a touch. It takes the outside edge of the bat, bounces just ahead of the first slip fielder. He fails to stop it cleanly and concedes a run. |
| 9.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Outside off, the batsman is not interested in playing at those. |
| 9.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Another wasteful ball outside off, Keaton lets it be. |
| 9.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Too wide again, yes this time he gets good carry but it is of no use if the batsman is not willing to play a shot. |
| 9.5 : K Roach to Jennings, Gets it to move away from the 5th stump line, Jennings first thinks of playing at it but then lets it be. |
| 9.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Almost an action replay of the last ball. Swinging away from off, Jennings plays inside the line and lets it go to the keeper. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 2! |
| A big smile on Joe Root's face as his openers make their way back in the pavilion and why not? This is probably for the first time that they are in a firm position in this Test series. |
| The day started off with England being bundled out for 277 from 232 for 4. In reply, the Windies got off to the ideal start as the openers stitched a 50-plus run stand. However, the Wood and Moeen partnership wrecked havoc. The former picked a fifer and the latter ended with a four-fer. The two ensured that the English side head into their second innings with a big lead. |
| Already having 123 in the bag, the English side would now aim to capitalize. However, their first aim would have been to get through the nervy 10 overs unscathed and they have done so. Jennings once again looked shaky but has survived. Burns hasn't looked all that convincing but the two have ensured the visitors have all their wickets intact on Day 3. |
| 60 balls is what the Windies pacers bowled to the English batsmen and not a lot of good deliveries were seen in those. They were once again wayward and guilty of bowling it too wide outside off. Similar to how they bowled with the new ball at the start of the first innings. |
| The hosts need to come out and bowl a lot better on Day 3. Wickets is the call of the hour for them and they need it in heaps. For England, one good partnership and the game is more-or-less in their bag. Also, it is a good opportunity for their batsmen to get amongst the runs. Join us for all the action from Day 3 at 1000 local (1400 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye! |
| ... DAY 3, FIRST SESSION ... |
| 4 wickets on Day 1 and 4 x 4 wickets on the following day. This Test match like the other two has also moved at a fast pace with the only difference being that England are on top and not the hosts. A saying in cricket goes that there is no substitute for pace and Mark Wood proved that on the second day. Swing is good but pace is intimidating and that's what he did with the Windies batsmen. It was a devastating spell from him where he decimated the hosts' batting. The current status of this Test |
| Ben Stokes in an interview to Ian Ward says it's special to share the field with someone reaching the landmark. Says that Wood has his ups and downs due to injuries and it meant a lot to him. Adds that Mark was bowling very quick and he has not seen a spell of that kind before. Further says when recurring injuries happen, it's all about keep yourself positive and be strong. On the surface, Stokes says there are dents on the pitch and there is something in it for the bowlers every time. |
| PITCH REPORT - As usual, Daren Ganga is doing the pitch report. Says that it is Day 3 but does that mean spinners will get more purchase? Reckons that it may not be the case as the 4 wickets picked by spinners so far has not been due to any turn but because of their guile, inducing false shots. David Lloyd coming alongside straightaway calls it as a track for the seamers. Observes a few cracks around the good length area which might cause some indifferent bounce. |
| Time to get underway! Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns are the English openers. Leaving the game situation on one side, this innings is of utmost importance for these two batsmen. How will they fare? Let's find out. Strangely, Keemo Paul to continue from this end with four slips in place. Here we go... |
| 10.1 : K Paul to Burns, OUT! Wicket first ball! What a start for Windies! Paul runs in from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball on middle, Rory leans forward and across to play the flick shot but fails to keep it down. Alzarri Joseph is strategically placed there at square leg and he takes a fine low catch. Keemo is smiling and a dejected Burns is on his way back. A soft dismissal really. |
| 0.0 : Joe Denly's turn to prove himself with the bat. |
| 10.2 : K Paul to Denly, FOUR! Off the mark straightaway! A back of a lenngth delivery around off, Denly stays back and at the last moment runs it wide of the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : K Paul to Denly, Full and angling down from middle, Denly fails to flick and it goes off his pads towards backward square leg. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 10.4 : K Paul to Jennings, Switches to 'round the wicket for the left-hander and lands it on a length outside off, it's left alone watchfully by Keaton Jennings. |
| 10.5 : K Paul to Jennings, Big swing on this one! This pitch is very spicy. Keemo Paul delivers a length ball outside off and it jags back in sharply, Jennings stays back and blocks it back safely. |
| 10.6 : K Paul to K Jennings, Once again there is visible movement back into the batsman, Jennings plays it close to his body and it takes an inside edge before hitting him on the pads. Fine first over by Paul. |
| Shannon Gabriel to steam in from the other end. |
| 11.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Five wides! Why don't they warm-up properly? It's a loosener by Gabriel. Wild one. Way down the leg side. Would have been a wide even if a left-hander was on strike. Dowrich tries his best to dive across to his left and collect the ball. Too wide though. Out of his reach. Bonus runs for England. Lead is over 150 now. |
| S Gabriel to Denly, Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot by Denly. |
| 11.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Misfield! Really sloppy by Paul. Too full and outside off, Denly gets forward to drive it square of the wicket on the off side. Keemo moves across to his right to stop the ball but falls over it and lets it pass. Two runs added to the total. |
| 11.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Pitches it up and outside off, another confident drive by Denly. This time towards covers where the fielder makes a sliding stop. A single taken. |
| 11.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, From 'round the wicket angle, Gabriel delivers a full ball outside off. It goes straight on after landing and Jennings allows it through. |
| 11.5 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Well bowled and well played too. Gabriel goes short and darts it around off, Jennings leans back and sways away at the last moment. |
| 11.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, A tempter there. Inviting the drive. Jennings knows how he falls most of the times. Shows patience, holds his composure and allows it through to the keeper. Like we always hear, Jennings is just one drive away from the pavilion. Poor chap has really struggled because of his feet, or say no feet. |
| 12.1 : K Paul to Denly, Around off, on a length, Denly defends it off his back foot. |
| 12.2 : K Paul to Denly, Sprays it down the leg side, an easy leave for the batsman. |
| 12.3 : K Paul to Denly, Good length ball on off, angling in, Denly is behind the line firmly as he blocks it down. |
| 12.4 : K Paul to Denly, Good length ball just around off, straightening a touch, Joe stays back and taps it down on the off side. |
| 12.5 : K Paul to Denly, Brings this delivery back into the batsman from the middle stump line, Denly gets his bat on it and it goes off the inner half to fine leg for a run. |
| 12.6 : K Paul to Jennings, Outside off, left alone. |
| 13.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Fullish and outside off, going straight on, Denly is not tempted into the drive. |
| 13.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, FOUR! Confident shot! Denly leans forward to a full ball and drives it through cover-point. But what happened there to the fielder? Keemo Paul scoots behind the ball from point, it starts to slow down before the rope but then Paul also slows down. He seems to have pulled his hamstring. |
| Physio comes out. Keemo Paul is in some pain, lying flat on his back beyond the boundary line. Stretcher is being called now. The play resumes though as there is a substitute replacing Paul. Windies already have been facing issues with injuries to their players. Darren Bravo is off the field. Shannon Gabriel is also feeling his hamstring. Now, we are seeing Kemar Roach summoned to warm-up. Hopefully, his body gets warmed up quickly so that he can bowl the next over. |
| 13.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 13.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, EDGED, PUT DOWN! Denly gets a life. Easy as you like. Would have been a massive boost for the home side. Back of a length outside off, Joe comes forward to defend but suddenly the ball kicks off and takes JD by surprise. He is in no position to play and tries to fend but in vain. But the ball shoots up and hits the top half of the bat. Flies towards third slip where Shimron Hetmyer gets a simple chance to his right but puts it down. Gabriel is fuming. He was not the |
| 13.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Around off, tapped down towards gully. |
| 13.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, This one is wide outside off, on a fuller length, Denly watches it closely and lets it through to the keeper. |
| Keemo Paul is being stretchered off now. Not a pleasant sight on a cricket field. Kemar Roach, meanwhile, is into the attack, as expected. |
| 14.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Roach bowls his first delivery at 127 kph. Hasn't warmed up properly. It's fullish and outside off, Jennings drives but finds the fielder at cover-point. |
| 14.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Yet another delivery bowled at 127 kph. Way wide outside off, Keaton makes a leave. |
| 14.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Now the pace goes down to 126 kph, the line remains the same. Wide outside off and left alone. |
| 14.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Roach's pace remains somewhere around 127 kph. It's full on off, only difference being there is some away shape. Jennings shoulders arms. |
| 14.5 : K Roach to K Jennings, Better line and much better pace. Angles in a full ball on off at 133 kph, Jennings tries defending but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 14.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Goes even further up with his length. Too full on off at 130 kph, Jennings finds it close to his body and hence plays the drive. The feet are still missing but the connection is proper. It runs wide of mid off and they take a run. |
| 15.1 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Jennings has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 15.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Play and a miss! Back of a length delivery outside off, holding its line, Jennings stays back to punch it through the line but misses. |
| 15.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Edgy! Fuller and on middle and leg, Jennings gets it away from the inner half of his bat to fine leg. A single is taken. |
| 15.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Brute of a delivery! But Gabriel has overstepped as he bends his back to extract something extra from the surface. It's short around off, jumping onto the batsman, Denly leaps on the back foot, almost trying to fend it off but then drops his wrists quickly. It shoots past his face. |
| S Gabriel to Denly, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 15.5 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, FOUR! Up and over gully! Width on offer outside off, short in length, Denly flashes and flashes hard at it. It flies off the outside half over the jumping gully fielder for a boundary. Gabriel has his hand on his head in disappointment. |
| 15.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, FOUR! Shot of the morning but it had a hint of risk in it as well. Fuller length ball around off, Denly brings down a straight bat and drives it back. It's uppish but before Gabriel reacts to his right the ball has screamed past him to the fence down the ground. |
| 16.1 : K Roach to Jennings, Roach continues from 'round the wicket angle. Lands it too full and on middle, Jennings pushes it down with a straight willow to mid on. |
| 16.2 : K Roach to Jennings, This time it has been served on a fuller length outside off, Keaton allows it through to the keeper. So far, he has restrained himself from driving. |
| 16.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Fuller again, this time it moves back into the batsman from around off, Jennings defends it from the inner half of his bat. |
| 16.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Nearly edges it! Fabulous delivery. Roach angles in a good length ball on off, the line is such that Keaton has to play at it. But the naughty ball seams away to beat the outside edge. |
| 16.5 : K Roach to Jennings, Fullish and outside off, finally Jennings is seen driving square of the field on the off side. Finds the gap and a couple of runs have been added to the scoreboard. 50 up for England! |
| 16.6 : Roach to Jennings, Terrific yorker. Right in the blockhole. Jennings brings his bat down in time to dig it out back safely. Good thinking from the bowler, just mixing his lengths to keep the batsmen guessing. |
| 17.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Back of a length angling in on middle and leg, worked behind square leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : S Gabriel to Jennings, FOUR! Streaky runs for Keaton Jennings. He's got the runs, but he'll feel lucky to have not gotten out. Gabriel fires it full and wide outside off, Jennings goes after it and it goes off the thick edge between gully and backward point. A boundary results. |
| 17.3 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Good length delivery in the off stump channel, left alone. |
| 17.4 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Close. Good delivery from Gabriel, fires it full on the stumps, Keaton gets an inside edge onto his pads as he tries to work it across the line. |
| 17.5 : S Gabriel to K Jennings, Just ahead of a length, outside off, placed through cover-point for a double. |
| 17.6 : S Gabriel to Jennings, Easy leave for the batsman. Outside off on a good length, Jennings covers the line and shoulders arms to it. |
| Alzarri Joseph into the attack now. |
| 18.1 : A Joseph to Denly, Some good shape away for Joseph. Comes in at first and then goes away from around off, Denly defends off the front foot. |
| 18.2 : A Joseph to Joe Denly, Sweet shot from Joe Denly. Full outside off, he leans into it and drives it beautifully through the covers. Chase hares after it and pulls it back in just before the rope, so the batsmen take three. |
| 18.3 : A Joseph to Jennings, Throws it full and well wide outside off, Keaton has nothing to do with it. |
| 18.4 : A Joseph to Jennings, A little too straight from the pacer, sprays it on the pads, it's easy enough for the batter to work it behind square leg for one. |
| 18.5 : A Joseph to Denly, Angling in on leg stump, Denly looks to flick it away but is caught on the pads. Always going down leg, so no appeal made. |
| 18.6 : A Joseph to Jennings, Full delivery swinging back in on middle and leg, flicked down to fine leg. Single to end the over. |
| Kemar Roach has a change of ends. |
| 19.1 : K Roach to K Jennings, Full delivery from around the wicket, going away from outside off, driven to covers. |
| 19.2 : K Roach to Jennings, Lands around off, moves away after hitting the deck, Jennings lets it be. |
| 19.3 : K Roach to Jennings, Hangs his bat inside the line on this occasion. A length ball cutting away from around off, Jennings is beaten. That's the ideal line to bowl. Almost drew the edge. |
| 19.4 : K Roach to Jennings, Back of a length outside off, kept out from the back foot. |
| 19.5 : K Roach to Jennings, Too far outside off, no way the southpaw will have anything to do with it. |
| 19.6 : K Roach to Jennings, Some extra bounce for Roach. Terrific delivery. Coming in initially and then moving away sharply, Jennings looks to defend but the extra bounce beats him all ends up. |
| 20.1 : A Joseph to Joe Denly, FOUR! Shot. Right in the gap. Joe Denly leans into the drive and pumps it through the gap in the covers on the up. Chase chases from the deep, runs to his right and puts in the dive, only to come second best. |
| 20.2 : A Joseph to Denly, Fires it in on the pads, goes off the pads of the batsman as he misses it flick. It rolls to backward square leg and a leg bye is collected. |
| 20.3 : A Joseph to Jennings, Play and a miss! Hurled outside off and it's angling across, Jennings has some width to work with so he attempts to cut. Is a bit late on the shot and so, he misses it altogether. |
| 20.4 : A Joseph to Jennings, Cramps the batsman for room. A back of a length ball on off, Jennings somehow manages to force it down on the off side. |
| 20.5 : A Joseph to Jennings, Watchful leave. Banged in short, angling across from around off, the opener arches back and lets it through. |
| 20.6 : A Joseph to Jennings, Good length ball around off, kept out safely from the back foot. |
| 21.1 : K Roach to Denly, Good movement on offer for Roach, but he pitches it too far outside off. It comes in as Denly makes an easy leave. |
| 21.2 : K Roach to Denly, Keeps slightly low. Targets the off stick with a length ball, Denly does well to adjust and bring his bat down in time to defend. |
| 21.3 : K Roach to Denly, That's a brave leave. A little too close for comfort, eh, Joe? Comes in a long way off the seam, Denly covers the line and shoulders arms. It goes quite closely past the off stump. |
| 21.4 : K Roach to Denly, Wide! The 50-run stand is up. Banged in short but it's too short, Denly leaves it alone. At first the umpire signals one for the over, but then the square leg umpire signals it's too high. |
| K Roach to Denly, Close. Full delivery angling in on middle and off, Joe plants his front foot forward to defend but it goes off the inside edge and thuds onto the pads. |
| 21.5 : K Roach to Denly, Back of a length delivery outside off, defended solidly with a straight bat in response. |
| 21.6 : K Roach to Denly, Keeps it in the corridor around that off stick, Denly stays right behind the line and guards it out. |
| Drinks are on the field. |
| Spin time now. Roston Chase introduced. Just a reminder - Keemo Paul is still off the field and will not take part till Tea at least - means a bowler short. |
| 22.1 : R Chase to Jennings, Oops. Tossed up generously outside off, lands just beside the wide guidelines and then spins away. |
| 22.2 : R Chase to Jennings, WIDE. This is miles outside off and this time it is wided. |
| R Chase to Jennings, Again, flirting with the wide guidelines outside off, not played at. |
| 22.3 : R Chase to Jennings, Full and outside off, Jennings brings out the reverse sweep but misses. The ball hits his glove and rolls to the off side. |
| 22.4 : R Chase to Jennings, Again, the reverse sweep is attempted and he misses again. This time Dowrich appeals for the catch but there was hardly any wood involved. |
| 22.5 : R Chase to Jennings, Full and outside off, Keaton drives it through the covers for a couple. |
| 22.6 : R Chase to Jennings, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 23.1 : K Roach to Denly, That has nearly cut the batsman into half! On a good length outside off, Denly prods to defend but the ball jags back in and just goes between bat and pad, almost taking the off stump with it. |
| 23.2 : K Roach to Denly, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 23.3 : K Roach to Joe Denly, Outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 23.4 : K Roach to Joe Denly, Again, another one nipping back in, Joe looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 23.5 : K Roach to Denly, Ahhh... wide outside off, JD reaches out to chase, but then decides to withdraw his bat. Is late and gets beaten. |
| 23.6 : K Roach to Denly, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 24.1 : R Chase to Jennings, Again. Miles outside off, left alone. |
| 24.2 : R Chase to Jennings, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 24.3 : R Chase to Jennings, Aha. Finally one in line of the stumps. Jennings defends it watchfully. |
| 24.4 : R Chase to Jennings, Landed outside off, Jennings looks to cut but misses. |
| 24.5 : R Chase to Jennings, Similar ball, this time he lets it pass. |
| 24.6 : R Chase to Jennings, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. A non-threatening maiden from Chase. |
| 25.1 : K Roach to Denly, Full and outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 25.2 : K Roach to Denly, A bouncer on middle, Denly defends. |
| 25.3 : K Roach to Denly, On a good length around middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 25.4 : K Roach to Denly, Well done by Roach. Full and outside off, Joe drives it back to the bowler who does well to dive to his left to stop. The entire crowd applauds that effort. |
| 25.5 : K Roach to Denly, Around off, coming in, JD looks to defend but the ball seams in, takes the inner half of the bat and goes towards mid-wicket. |
| 25.6 : K Roach to Denly, Wide outside off stump, Denly looks to play but then wants to leave. Again, indecision and that costs him time. Is beaten. |
| 26.1 : R Chase to Jennings, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 26.2 : R Chase to Jennings, Another one kissing the wide lines, not played at once more. |
| 26.3 : R Chase to Jennings, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. Boring. |
| 26.4 : R Chase to Jennings, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 26.5 : R Chase to Jennings, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 26.6 : R Chase to Jennings, A RUN AFTER 24 BALLS! The highly educated crowd seems to realize that. Applauds whole-heartedly. Full and outside off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| Alzarri Joseph is back on. 2-0-10-0 so far. |
| 27.1 : A Joseph to K Jennings, OUT! BOWLED AROUND HIS LEGS! That is some way to lose a wicket. Pitched outside leg and Jennings gets a good stride forward to flick. But he is not at all to the pitch of the ball. Perhaps he expects the ball to come around middle. However, it is not coming in that much. He misses his flick and the ball hits his back thigh, which barely moves. Now comes the misfortune. The ball then deflects onto the stumps. That is sheer bad luck. He was dismissed in a similar fash |
| 0.0 : In comes the skipper, Joe Root. Not under pressure in terms of the match situation but in terms of personal gains, he will like at least a 50. |
| 27.2 : A Joseph to Root, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 27.3 : A Joseph to Root, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 27.4 : A Joseph to Root, Full and wide outside off, not played at again. |
| 27.5 : A Joseph to Root, A short ball, outside off, played towards point. |
| 27.6 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. A WICKET MAIDEN for Alzarri. |
| 28.1 : R Chase to Denly, Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 28.2 : R Chase to Root, Down the leg side, not played at. |
| 28.3 : R Chase to Root, Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 28.4 : R Chase to Denly, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 28.5 : R Chase to Root, Comes down the track and works it through the leg side for a run. |
| 28.6 : R Chase to Denly, Lovely shot. Full and outside off, Denly comes down the track and lofts it over cover for three runs. |
| 29.1 : A Joseph to Denly, FOUR! Shot! Joseph bowls it short and outside off, Denly camps back and punches it in front of square on the off side. Finds the gap at cover-point and it races away to the fence. |
| 29.2 : A Joseph to Denly, Left alone. Good length delivery outside off, shaping away a shade, Denly watches the line closely which is not close enough to bother him. |
| 29.3 : A Joseph to Denly, Uppish but in the gap! Back of a length delivery outside off, Joe gets back to punch but it takes the outer half of the bat and flies through the vacant point region for one. |
| 29.4 : A Joseph to Root, Well stopped in the end! A fuller length ball on off has been flicked in front of square leg. Chase stationed there puts in an early dive but then does well to collect it with both hands. |
| 29.5 : A Joseph to Root, A back foot punch by Root to the left of the cover-point fielder and a run is taken. |
| 29.6 : A Joseph to Denly, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 30.1 : R Chase to Root, Full and outside off, Root gets a good stride forward and drives it straight to cover. |
| 30.2 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, short in length, punched to deep point for a single. |
| 30.3 : R Chase to Joe Denly, Full and outside off, driven towards long off for a run. |
| 30.4 : R Chase to Root, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 30.5 : R Chase to Root, Around off again, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 30.6 : R Chase to Root, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 31.1 : A Joseph to Denly, Landed outside off, punches it through point for a single. |
| 31.2 : A Joseph to Root, Around middle and leg, worked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 31.3 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 31.4 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! PUMMELED! Hit with authority. A short ball, around middle, Root pulls it over mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence. The stand now moves to 20 from 27 balls. |
| 31.5 : A Joseph to Root, Down the leg side, Joe cannot connect with his flick. |
| 31.6 : A Joseph to Root, Way outside off, left alone. |
| 32.1 : R Chase to Denly, Full on middle, Denly works it straight to square leg. |
| 32.2 : R Chase to Denly, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 32.3 : R Chase to Denly, Gets across and clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 32.4 : R Chase to Root, Landed outside off, dabbed through third man, past first slip for a couple. |
| 32.5 : R Chase to Root, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 32.6 : R Chase to Root, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| Shannon Gabriel is back on. 7-0-38-0 so far. |
| 33.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, A short ball, around off, punched to the off side. |
| 33.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, A short ball wide outside off, Denly looks to punch but misses. |
| 33.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Around off, Denly looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket. A single taken. |
| 33.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, A short ball, around off, pulled straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : S Gabriel to Root, Outside off, Joe looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 33.6 : S Gabriel to Root, NO BALL! A late call from umpire Dharmasena. So late that Rod Tucker has not heard it as well and is starting to walk towards the other end, assuming that the over is done. Replays show that Gabriel's foot landed inside the line and then stretched ahead. Hard luck. Around off, pushed towards the off side. |
| S Gabriel to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 34.1 : R Chase to Denly, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 34.2 : R Chase to Root, A short ball, Root pulls it through square leg for a couple. 100 IS UP FOR ENGLAND. The lead is now 224. |
| 34.3 : R Chase to Root, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 34.4 : R Chase to Root, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 34.5 : R Chase to Root, Around off, Joe goes way back in his crease and blocks. |
| 34.6 : R Chase to Root, Around off, the skipper tucks it towards square leg, calls for a single but then sees the fielder coming in quickly and changes his mind. |
| 35.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, MISFIELD AGAIN. Windies have been off in the field in this Test at times. A length ball outside off, Denly pushes it straight to point who just lets it through lazily. The ball goes towards third man and a single is taken. |
| 35.2 : S Gabriel to Root, FOUR! Cracking shot. Fractionally short in length, punched through point for a boundary! |
| 35.3 : S Gabriel to Root, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 35.4 : S Gabriel to Root, Dabs this towards gully and gets off strike. |
| 35.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 35.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Landed outside off, let through to the keeper. |
| We have one more minute left. So we shall have one more over. Meanwhile, after Gabriel completed his over, he was giving some piece of advice to Root. Nothing serious as Dharmasena was smiling as well. |
| 36.1 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, played through point for a single. |
| 36.2 : R Chase to Denly, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.3 : R Chase to Denly, Full and around off, watchfully pushed out. |
| 36.4 : R Chase to Denly, Around middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 36.5 : R Chase to Denly, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot, to mid-wicket again. |
| 36.6 : R Chase to Denly, Third ball in a row, flicked towards short mid-wicket once more. LUNCH ON DAY 3, ENGLAND LEAD BY 231! |
| Umpire Rod Tucker has a pretty serious discussion with captain Kraigg Brathwaite. There were a few heated exchanges between the players in this session but nothing looked like going over the top - unless there was something and Tucker might be wanting to point it out. As far as the game and session are concerned, meandering ones for the Windies. |
| A wicket first ball would not have been expected by the Windies themselves. But they hardly failed to make use of the gift given by Rory Burns. They picked up 2 wickets in this session, both to soft dismissals but have conceded 89 runs. The fielding has been below par, with Denly put down by Hetmyer while the bowling has been largely inconsistent. Once in a blue moon, the balls have hit a grassy patch or a crack and then deviated. Otherwise, it is mostly outside off and been ignored. |
| England will not mind this passage of play one bit. The openers failed to make use of this last batting opportunity but Denly and Root have looked largely untroubled. That is partly due to the match situation and partly due to the inconsistent bowling. There is still enough on this pitch for the faster bowlers but the Windies are crippled, having lost Keemo Paul early in the morning. |
| With the lead inching closer to 250, this probably is the final session for the home side to try and bounce back in the game. They need to try and restrict England's lead under 300, else the brownwash will only be a dream. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT) for the second session. |
| ... DAY 3, SECOND SESSION ... |
| We're back. The players are also back. Time for another two-hour dose of riveting cricket. The way this surface has offered something every single minute has kept us and the batsmen on the edge of their seats. Given the fact that the Englishmen are ahead by a big margin, they are not under pressure and when there is no pressure, the batsmen usually get away in spite of being uncertain. Shannon Gabriel to bowl first up... |
| 37.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Starts with a good length delivery in the channel outside off, Root allows it through to the keeper. |
| 37.2 : S Gabriel to Root, This one is darted in full and on middle, Root brings down a straight bat in defense. Gabriel fires a few words at the English skipper also. |
| 37.3 : S Gabriel to Root, Misses out! A low full toss wide outside off, Root stretches out for this one but fails to middle his shot. Clearly out of form! |
| 37.4 : S Gabriel to Root, Too full and on middle, Joe leans forward and across before pushing it down towards mid-wicket. |
| Some disturbance near the sightscreen. Joe Root is not happy. It's someone from the television crew roaming around. He has been asked to run away from that spot and he obliges. Root has a smile on his face as he takes his guard. |
| 37.5 : S Gabriel to Root, Gently taps it down in the gap on the leg side and runs across to the other end. |
| 37.6 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, FOUR! That's uppish but wide of the mid-wicket fielder. Fuller length ball on middle, Denly flicks across the line but is a bit early into his shot. It loops in the air but goes wide of Chase. He runs behind it but the ball teasingly rolls past the rope. |
| Kemar Roach to share the attack from the opposite end. |
| 38.1 : K Roach to Root, Straighter in line, good pace, Root tries defending with a straight bat but it takes the inside edge and goes behind square leg. They cross for a hesitant single as Warrican (sub) fumbles a little. |
| 38.2 : K Roach to Denly, Back of a length ball on middle, turned on the leg side but not in the gap. The square leg fielder had it covered. |
| 38.3 : K Roach to Denly, On a good length and outside off, Joe Denly plays it late and taps it down in front of the gully fielder. |
| 38.4 : K Roach to Denly, Big inswinger! Probably reversing now. Roach lands it on a good length outside off and it tails back in sharply. Denly has his front foot forward to cover the stumps as he makes a leave. |
| 38.5 : K Roach to Denly, FOUR! Maiden Test fifty for Joe Denly! Has worked hard in this knock and richly deserves this applause from the crowd. Slightly overpitched, around off, Denly strides forward and plays a cracking straight drive for a boundary. Well played, can he convert it into a century now? Lead is 241. |
| 38.6 : K Roach to Denly, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 39.1 : S Gabriel to Root, A touch short and outside off, Root dabs it down to the right of the point fielder and rotates the strike. |
| 39.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, A length ball on middle and leg, Denly flicks it through square leg and the fine leg fielder jogs across to his left to make the stop. Two more to the total. |
| 39.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, Half-shout for an lbw! Gabriel gets a length ball to jag back into the batsman from outside off. Denly tries to defend but misses. He is hit high on the pads, impact is outside off and it's too high as well. |
| 39.4 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, FOUR! This is called educated edge. Why? Not sure. Maybe because you have the knowledge of what you are doing... Fullish and on off, at 150 kph, Denly tries driving it through the line but it takes the outer half of his bat and speeds through the gap between gully and slips for a boundary. |
| 39.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Denly has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 39.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Too full and too wide outside off, Joe Denly makes a leave. Lucky to get away with that one, Shannon. Was very close to be called a wide. |
| Joe Root moves out at the last second and immediately apologizes. Not sure whether there was some movement once again near the sightscreen or Joe wasn't ready. Anyway, Roach has to reload. Not easy being a fast bowler. |
| 40.1 : K Roach to Root, Fullish and on middle, angling down, Root is beaten in pace as he fails to flick. It goes off his pads to mid-wicket and they steal a leg bye. |
| 40.2 : K Roach to Denly, Action replay of the previous ball. Two differences though. 1) Denly managed to connect with his flick shot. 2) No run. |
| 40.3 : K Roach to Denly, A bouncer at 128 kph, quite gentle, Denly lets it go though. |
| 40.4 : K Roach to Denly, Nipping back in from a length around off, Denly is hurried up this time due to the inward movement. Tries defending but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 40.5 : K Roach to Denly, Fuller and on middle, driven down the ground but without much timing. The mid on fielder got across to his left to stop the ball. |
| 40.6 : K Roach to Denly, Another drive from Denly, this time he has pushed it back to the bowler. |
| 41.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 41.2 : S Gabriel to Root, Four byes! It's not easy being a wicketkeeper either. Especially when your bowlers are not accurate enough. Gabriel fires it full and down the leg side, Root fails to flick and Dowrich also fails to collect it with a dive to his left. |
| 41.3 : S Gabriel to Joe Root, Full and outside off, Root drives it through the covers where Kraigg Brathwaite slides to his left and makes a half-stop. A run taken. |
| 41.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Wide outside off, let through. |
| 41.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, Around off, coming in, defended towards mid-wicket. |
| 41.6 : S Gabriel to Denly, Short and outside off, Denly throws his bat at it but with his feet stuck in mud. |
| Roston Chase is back on. 8-1-20-0 so far. |
| 42.1 : R Chase to Root, Floated on middle, Root defends it to short mid-wicket. |
| 42.2 : R Chase to Root, Around middle, this time Root gets it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 42.3 : R Chase to Denly, Full on leg, Denly flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 42.4 : R Chase to Root, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 42.5 : R Chase to Root, Tossed up on off, Root defends off the back foot. |
| 42.6 : R Chase to Root, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 43.1 : S Gabriel to Joe Denly, EDGED, FOUR! When you flash, flash hard. Short and wide outside off, Denly throws his bat at it but the pace does him in. Gets an outside edge which flies over the leaping Roston Chase at first slip to the third man fence. The lead now moves to 260. |
| 43.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, Around middle, Joe misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads through square leg. A single taken, leg bye signalled. |
| 43.3 : S Gabriel to Root, Caught behind! No? Wow. There came a sound for sure. Let's check the replays. A short ball outside off, Root arches back to play the upper cut but misses. There seemed to be a noise even in the replays but the bat was miles away from the ball. |
| 43.4 : S Gabriel to Root, Good length delivery on off, Root defends it towards gully. |
| 43.5 : S Gabriel to Root, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 43.6 : S Gabriel to Root, Short outside off, Root looks to cut but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. |
| 44.1 : R Chase to Denly, Full and outside off, Denly dead-bats it. |
| 44.2 : R Chase to Denly, Floated on off, Denly offers a forward defense on this one. |
| 44.3 : R Chase to Denly, Tossed up, outside off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| 44.4 : R Chase to Root, Around off, tucked through square leg for a run. |
| 44.5 : R Chase to Denly, That spins in a long way from outside off, Denly looks to tuck but misses. The ball seems to miss everything as even Dowrich cannot stop it. Shai Hope gets to it from first slip. Leg byes signalled as the batsmen cross each other thrice. |
| 44.6 : R Chase to Root, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 45.1 : S Gabriel to Denly, Good length delivery outside off, Denly leaves it alone. |
| 45.2 : S Gabriel to Denly, FOUR! Good shot. Short outside off, Root cuts and cuts it hard over third man for a boundary. |
| 45.3 : S Gabriel to Denly, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 45.4 : S Gabriel to Denly, Wide outside off, Denly looks to chase this one but misses it. |
| 45.5 : S Gabriel to Denly, OUT! Big wicket for the Windies. It was a much-needed one for them. It was bowled short and wide outside off, Denly looks to cut it but gets beaten due to lack of footwork. He gets a bottom edge and Shane Dowrich takes a comfortable catch. England lose their third wicket. The partnership is broken. It was a 74-run stand. End of a good knock from Joe Denly. England lead by 270 runs. |
| Jos Buttler walks in at number 5, replacing Denly. |
| 45.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, No run. |
| 46.1 : R Chase to Joe Root, Full and outside off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| 46.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Around middle, worked towards square leg for a run. |
| 46.3 : R Chase to Root, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 46.4 : R Chase to Root, Goes right back in his crease and blocks. |
| 46.5 : Chase to Root, Landed outside off, spinning in a long way, Joe shoulders arms and is hit high hit on the thigh pads. |
| 46.6 : R Chase to Root, Around off, defended watchfully. |
| 47.1 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Looks to flick but it goes off the inner half towards square leg. |
| 47.2 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, punched through the covers, a bit uppishly, but wide of point. A couple taken. |
| 47.3 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler defends off the front foot. |
| 47.4 : S Gabriel to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 47.5 : S Gabriel to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Poor delivery from Gabriel. Full toss outside off, Buttler looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards backward point for a boundary. |
| 47.6 : S Gabriel to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 48.1 : R Chase to Root, Full on middle, flicked towards square leg. |
| 48.2 : R Chase to Root, Around off, pushed towards the bowler. |
| 48.3 : R Chase to Root, Tossed up on middle, Root drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 48.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated on middle and leg, Buttler defends it out. |
| 48.5 : R Chase to Buttler, EDGED, FOUR! Lucky escape for Buttler. Outside off, Jos looked to push it through the off side but there was some extra bounce on it, which induced an outside edge. The man at first slip reacts late and the ball goes past him to the third man fence. |
| 48.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and around off, JB looks to flick but gets a leading edge this time, to cover. |
| DRINKS BREAK. Interesting from Roston Chase. Before bowling the second ball of this over, he paused. Because while he was about to bowl, he saw that Buttler was backing away a bit too far. Did not Mankade him though, but gave a silent warning for sure. Images of Keemo Paul doing it during an Under-19 World Cup game flash in front of us. Also, Sachithra Senanayake vs Jos Buttler happened once which brought a massive controversy. |
| Alzarri Joseph comes back on. 5-1-21-1 so far. |
| 49.1 : A Joseph to Root, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 49.2 : A Joseph to Root, Full and wide outside off, let through. |
| 49.3 : A Joseph to Root, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 49.4 : A Joseph to Root, Landed outside off, Joe looks to push but suddenly the ball kicks off something and beats him. The skipper is not happy at all. |
| 49.5 : A Joseph to Root, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 49.6 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! Edged away! Outside off, on a length, Root pushes at it but the ball moves away slightly, takes the outside edge, albeit to an unmanned third slip. Races away to the third man fence. |
| 50.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 50.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 50.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated on off, Buttler defends it to cover. |
| 50.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up on middle and leg, Buttler pushes it towards the leg side for a run. |
| 50.5 : R Chase to Root, Full on leg, Root drives it towards mid on for a single. 2000 Test runs as captain for Joe Root in Test cricket! |
| 50.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 51.1 : A Joseph to Root, Landed wide outside off, left alone. |
| 51.2 : A Joseph to Root, Outside off, punched through point for a single. |
| 51.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good length delivery outside off, Buttler shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 51.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, Outside off, eased through the covers for a single. |
| 51.5 : A Joseph to Root, Short outside off, Root cuts it towards point for a single. |
| 51.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Full outside off, Buttler plays it to covers. |
| 52.1 : R Chase to Root, Floated on off, the skipper defends off the front foot. |
| 52.2 : R Chase to Root, Full and around off, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler makes room and plays it towards point for a single. |
| 52.4 : R Chase to Root, Full and fired around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 52.5 : R Chase to Root, Flighted delivery on middle, Root pushes it to the leg side. |
| 52.6 : R Chase to Root, Flighted delivery on off, the skipper looks to defend but it goes of the inner half of the bat to the leg side. |
| 53.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, FOUR! Nice shot. A short ball, around off, Buttler swivels quickly on his back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 53.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good length delivery on middle, Buttler defends off the back foot. |
| 53.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 53.4 : A Joseph to Root, Wide outside off, Root leaves it alone. |
| 53.5 : A Joseph to Joe Root, The lead is 300 now for England. Full outside off, the skipper looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards gully. The batsmen cross ends. Is this enough for the visitors or will they target around 400? |
| 53.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 54.1 : R Chase to Joe Root, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 54.2 : R Chase to Root, Goes back and punches it behind point for a single. |
| 54.3 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nice shot. Short outside off, Buttler makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. The fielder had no chance there. Jos is looking in good touch here. |
| 54.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 54.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 54.6 : R Chase to Root, Full on middle, Root pushes it towards mid on. Chase dives to his right but misses. Lies flat on the ground. Mid-wicket gets across to his left to mop it up. |
| 55.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Length delivery on leg, Buttler looks to flick but is cramped for room and it goes off his pads. It goes towards square leg for a single. The umpire gives it as a leg bye. |
| 55.2 : A Joseph to Root, A short ball, outside off, Root looks to pull but the ball goes off the bottom edge towards mid on. |
| 55.3 : A Joseph to Root, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 55.4 : A Joseph to Root, Short of a length delivery, Root pulls it through mid-wicket. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 55.5 : A Joseph to Root, Good length delivery outside off, the skipper lets it go but it was close to the off stump. |
| 55.6 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 56.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Tossed up on middle and leg, Buttler flicks it towards fine leg. The batsmen pick up a couple. |
| 56.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 56.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated on middle and leg, Buttler flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 56.4 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 56.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Full on off, Jos drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 56.6 : R Chase to Root, Around middle, blocked to the leg side. |
| 57.1 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler defends off the back foot. |
| 57.2 : A Joseph to Buttler, Again on a good length, Jos pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 57.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, Short of a length delivery, Buttler looks to pull but gets beaten for pace. |
| 57.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good length delivery on off, Buttler looks to leave that delivery but it goes off the outside edge past second slip. It goes towards third man. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 57.5 : A Joseph to Root, A bouncer around middle, ducked under. |
| 57.6 : A Joseph to Root, Short and wide outside off, Root looks to cut but misses it. |
| 58.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 58.2 : R Chase to Buttler, On middle and leg, worked towards short leg. |
| 58.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Fuller in length, pushed from the crease. |
| 58.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Full once more, pushed towards long on for a single. |
| 58.5 : R Chase to Root, Down the leg side, worked towards square leg for a run. |
| 58.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Down the leg side, Jos misses his paddle and the keeper misses the ball too. A bye taken. |
| The captain brings himself on. Kraigg Brathwaite to bowl. |
| 59.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and tossed up outside off, Buttler reaches out to drive but mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 59.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Outside off, watchfully blocked. |
| 59.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Around off, pushed towards silly point. |
| 59.4 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 59.5 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 59.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 60.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated on middle and leg, Buttler looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat wide of the bowler towards mid on. |
| 60.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Around off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| 60.3 : R Chase to Root, Tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 60.4 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, steered behind point for one to bring up ENGLAND'S 200. The lead is 323. The game is going only one way now. |
| 60.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Fired in outside leg, blocked towards short leg. |
| 60.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Another back foot defense. |
| 61.1 : K Brathwaite to Root, Landed outside off, dabbed past first slip towards third man for a single. |
| 61.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 61.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler looks to cut but is beaten as the ball stays low. |
| 61.4 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 61.5 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Outside off, chopped behind point for a single. |
| 61.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 62.1 : R Chase to Root, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 62.2 : R Chase to Root, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 62.3 : R Chase to Root, Around off, defended watchfully. |
| 62.4 : R Chase to Root, Down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| Bizarre. Windies put in a mild appeal for a catch down the leg side and umpire Tucker raises his finger. Buttler immediately goes for the review. Chase asks Dowrich who shakes his head! |
| 62.5 : R Chase to Buttler, NOT OUT. No bat, no glove, nothing. Outside leg, Buttler looked to paddle but missed. Dowrich appealed casually and umpire Tucker raised his finger! If this was surprising (because we did not hear anything), this is even more surprising - before Tucker's finger goes up, Buttler's bat goes up for the review signal! Nothing on Snickometer. Keep batting. |
| 62.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 63.1 : K Brathwaite to Root, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single. |
| 63.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 63.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for one more. |
| 63.4 : K Brathwaite to Root, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 63.5 : K Brathwaite to Root, Goes right back in his crease and blocks. |
| 63.6 : K Brathwaite to Root, Outside off, Root dabs it extremely late past slip towards third man. A run stolen. |
| 64.1 : R Chase to Root, A MISFIELD. Full on middle, Root flicks it through mid-wicket. Shimron Hetmyer gets across to his left, bends lazily and then tries to dive, missing the ball altogether. A single taken. |
| 64.2 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 64.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 64.4 : R Chase to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 64.5 : R Chase to Buttler, One more leave outside off. This was the arm ball. |
| 64.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Comes forward and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 65.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 65.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 65.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Full and outside off once more, pushed to the off side. |
| 65.4 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Goes right back in his crease and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 65.5 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Miles outside off, Buttler leaves it alone, attempting to pad it away. |
| 65.6 : K Brathwaite to Jos Buttler, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. TEA ON DAY 3, ENGLAND LEAD BY 330! |
| 29 overs, 99/1. It has been a toil for the Windies. The only good thing for them is that the over rate was a stunning 14.4/hour, definitely the best in the match, probably the best of the series! But other than that, nothing much to write for the hosts. |
| The pitch has looked a bit on the flatter side while the bowling has looked the flattest of the series. The fact that the lead has already crossed 300 is not helping to boost the Windies' spirits and one need not be a rocket scientist to tell that they are simply waiting for a declaration. |
| Often, one man's agony is another man's pride. After days of toil, England are finally playing like England in this Test. The top three have thrown away golden opportunities to sleep on a feather bed and Root and Buttler will aim to avert those mistakes. The skipper certainly has a century for the taking if he wants it - though every now and then we see a poor shot with the odd ball misbehaving. |
| Will England bat for one more hour, get to 400 and then declare? Don't think so. Because they don't need to. There is a feast going on with two days left. Get in, settle yourself and enjoy. 400, 500, 600 - runs are just a number. Join us for the remaining part of today's feast at 3 pm local (1900 GMT). 34 overs left. |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ... |
| We're back for the final session. 34 overs left in the day's play. Windies would try to limit the damage while England would hope that both the set batsmen get to their individual milestones and further strengthen their position. It continues to be bright and sunny and the outside chance of a rain this evening looks to be entirely outside at the moment. Roston Chase to continue with the donkey's work... |
| 66.1 : R Chase to Root, Tossed up ball around off, on the fuller side, Root defends it off his front foot. |
| 66.2 : R Chase to Root, This time Root works it with the spin to the on side but the square leg fielder quickly gets to the ball. |
| 66.3 : R Chase to Root, Loopy and on middle, helped with the turn to mid-wicket. |
| 66.4 : R Chase to Root, Root has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 66.5 : R Chase to Root, Flatter and shorter on off, it's punched down the ground to long off for a single. |
| 66.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Floated full ball on middle, Jos is on the front foot as he blocks it back. |
| Alzarri Joseph to bowl from the other end. |
| 67.1 : A Joseph to Root, Wayward. A gentle loosener, wide outside off, the batsman has nothing to do with it. Won't be long before he will start going after everything. Just waiting for his fifty, maybe. |
| 67.2 : A Joseph to Root, Gets closer to the off stump this time, around off on a length, Root makes a watchful leave. |
| 67.3 : A Joseph to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 67.4 : A Joseph to Root, Short delivery on middle, angling down, Root shapes up for the pull shot but it travels over his bat. |
| 67.5 : A Joseph to Root, Serves it full and wide outside off, Root is prepared to leave. |
| 67.6 : A Joseph to Root, Good length ball outside off, Root shoulders arms. |
| 68.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Quicker, flatter, shorter. Wide outside off. Left alone. Harmless bowling by Roston. |
| 68.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and flighted on middle, Buttler strides forward and drives it back past the bowler to long on for a run. |
| 68.3 : R Chase to Root, Goes on the back foot and turns it with the spin to square leg. |
| 68.4 : R Chase to Root, FOUR! 42nd Test fifty for Joe Root, his first after 7 innings... Coincidentally, his two last scores were also 7 and 7. A real gift to reach the milestone. Spinning down the leg side, Joe quietly but neatly deflects it off his pads to the fine leg fence. The English skipper needed this knock under his belt. |
| 68.5 : R Chase to Root, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 68.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Fires one wide outside off, an easy leave for Jos. |
| 69.1 : A Joseph to Root, Bouncer outside off, Root would have easily swayed away but still ducks. |
| 69.2 : A Joseph to Root, Rises on his back foot to a short ball outside off and steers it through point for a run. |
| 69.3 : A Joseph to Buttler, Back of a length delivery on off, Buttler remains on the back foot and keeps it out safely on the off side. |
| 69.4 : A Joseph to Buttler, Lands it on a length around off, angling in at 137 kph, Buttler blocks it off his back foot. |
| 69.5 : A Joseph to Buttler, Good stop by Hope! A length ball outside off, Buttler stays back to push inside the line and it gets it away off the soft outside edge. Runs towards gully where Shai makes a diving stop to his right. |
| 69.6 : A Joseph to Buttler, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 70.1 : R Chase to Root, Loopy and full on off, Root presses forward and drives it through extra cover for a run. |
| 70.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 70.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Flatter and fuller outside off, Buttler goes hard at it and swats it down to long off for one. |
| 70.4 : R Chase to Root, Just pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Root moves back and turns it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 70.5 : R Chase to Buttler, Buttler has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 70.6 : R Chase to Buttler, A slider outside off, skidding away, Buttler offers no shot, presents his front pad but but it even beats that. Everything in the middle looking so disinterested. |
| Kraigg Brathwaite is back on. |
| 71.1 : K Brathwaite to Root, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 71.2 : K Brathwaite to Root, Played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 71.3 : K Brathwaite to Root, Shortish and outside off, Root gets back to play a late cut but still finds the point fielder. |
| 71.4 : K Brathwaite to Root, Presents the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 71.5 : K Brathwaite to Root, Presses forward to a full ball and blocks it. |
| 71.6 : K Brathwaite to Root, FOUR! Shot! The fielder in the deep seems to have not picked it. Full and on off, Root goes down and across to sweep it behind square leg. The long leg fielder is very late to react, in fact doesn't react at all. |
| 72.1 : R Chase to Buttler, Up and over point! Quicker and fuller on off, Buttler reaches out for it and tries for a big shot but slices it over Hetmyer. He runs back to collect the ball and they take a couple. |
| 72.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Goes on the back foot and punches it to point. |
| 72.3 : R Chase to Buttler, It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| 72.4 : R Chase to Root, Flat and short, Root immediately gets back to stroke it towards covers. |
| 72.5 : R Chase to Root, Leans forward to a full ball and eases it through mid off for a run. |
| 72.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Another single down to widish long off as Buttler plays the front foot drive on this occasion. |
| 73.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Flatter one, on off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 73.2 : K Brathwaite to Jos Buttler, Loopy and full on off, pushed back to the bowler who made a half-stop in his followthrough. |
| Stumping appeal has been referred upstairs... |
| 73.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, SAFE! Kraigg delivers a flatter full ball outside off, Buttler tries to sweep and for that he drags his back leg outside the crease. Dowrich collects the ball and breaks the stumps. Appeals an the square leg umpire takes it upstairs. The replays show that Jos' back leg returned well in time. |
| 73.4 : K Brathwaite to Jos Buttler, Very full and outside off, driven through covers for one. |
| 73.5 : K Brathwaite to Joe Root, Goes hard at a full ball and drills it down to long on for a run. |
| 73.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 74.1 : R Chase to Joe Root, Extra flight on this ball, Root takes it on the full and drives it down the ground. Buttler jumps and opens his legs to let it through and the long off fielder cuts it off. A single is all they manage. |
| 74.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 74.3 : R Chase to Buttler, Full and flighted on off, flicked with the spin to short mid-wicket. |
| 74.4 : R Chase to Buttler, Bowls it flat and short on off, Buttler moves across and helps it behind square leg for a quick run. |
| 74.5 : R Chase to Root, Well played! Short and wide outside off, Root plays it very late, almost of the keeper's gloves and guides it wide of short third man. Hetmyer chases it down and they take three. |
| 74.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Fires in a quicker one outside off, Jos pads it away to end the over. |
| 75.1 : K Brathwaite to Root, Flighted off spinner outside off, Root leaves it alone. |
| 75.2 : K Brathwaite to Root, Loopy and full around off, Root sweeps it to fine leg and rushes back for the second run. The fielder in the deep was a bit late in reacting. |
| 75.3 : K Brathwaite to Root, Too full and on middle, forced down through wide mid on for a run. |
| 75.4 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 75.5 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Goes on the back foot and punches it in front of square on the off side. Straight to the fielder. |
| 75.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Short and wide outside off, Jos cuts but finds the fielder at point. |
| 76.1 : R Chase to Joe Root, Full on middle, pushed towards long on for a single. |
| 76.2 : R Chase to Buttler, Down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 76.3 : R Chase to Root, Pushes this through mid-wicket for one more. |
| 76.4 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, Full and around off, Jos gives himself room to the leg side and hammers it past the bowler down to long off for another single. |
| 76.5 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, going away with the angle, zero spin, left alone. |
| 76.6 : R Chase to Root, Around middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 77.1 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Slider, fired in outside off, Buttler tries to play at it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 77.2 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Goes on the back foot and punches it to covers. |
| 77.3 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Flighted and outside off, left alone. |
| 77.4 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Leans forward and pushes it gently to the off side. |
| 77.5 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, A late cut by Buttler and the point fielder makes a diving stop. Immediately releases the ball for the keeper but Root makes it safely before that. Single added to the total. |
| 77.6 : K Brathwaite to Root, Flatter and on off, defended back from the crease to end yet another brisk over. |
| 78.1 : R Chase to Jos Buttler, Full and outside off, driven towards long off for a single. |
| 78.2 : Chase to Joe Root, Tossed up outside off, Root looks to play the slog sweep but almost hits it straight to the substitute Jomel Warrican at deep mid-wicket. The fielder waits for the ball to come to him but then fumbles. An extra run taken on that. |
| 78.3 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, pushed towards cover for a run. |
| 78.4 : R Chase to Root, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 78.5 : R Chase to Root, Pushes this towards long on for one. |
| 78.6 : R Chase to Buttler, Goes back and works it with the spin towards square leg. |
| 79.1 : K Brathwaite to Root, Flatter and fuller outside off, defended to covers off the front foot. |
| 79.2 : K Brathwaite to Root, A touch short and outside off, Root tries to run it down but ends up playing it in front of first slip. |
| 79.3 : K Brathwaite to Root, Strides forward and across to a full ball and defends it near his front pad. |
| 79.4 : K Brathwaite to Root, Tossed up ball outside off, Joe is on the front foot as he flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 79.5 : K Brathwaite to Root, Flatter and shorter outside off, Root moves back and cuts it late to beat the backward point fielder. A single to bring up the 100-run stand. |
| 79.6 : K Brathwaite to Buttler, Fifty for Jos Buttler, his 14th in Tests! Eases a quicker and fuller delivery through covers for a run. Back-to-back half century for him. Fine knock! |
| Second new ball is taken. Kemar Roach to make the first use of it. |
| 80.1 : K Roach to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler covers the line and blocks it back safely. |
| 80.2 : K Roach to Buttler, Just eluding the flying keeper! FOUR! Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Buttler tries to glance it on the leg side but it comes off the inner half of his willow and flies behind. Dowrich puts in a diving effort to his left but all in vain. A boundary results. |
| 80.3 : K Roach to Buttler, Wild delivery, way wide outside off, Buttler leaves it alone. |
| 80.4 : K Roach to Buttler, In the air... SAFE! Short ball around off, sticking in the surface, Buttler is almost through his pull shot but then stops the followthrough of his bat. It catches the top edge and goes in front of square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 80.5 : Roach to Jos Buttler, OUT! Sound of timber! Roach has done it with the second new ball. Lands it on a length around off and gets it to straighten from there off the seam. Buttler tries flicking but misses as he plays down the wrong line and it goes on to tickle the off stump. The 107-run alliance is broken. England's lead is 23 short of 400! |
| Ben Stokes comes out to bat with the license to attack the bowlers. |
| 80.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Switches to 'round the wicket and lets out a length ball outside off, Stokes shoulders arms to complete a successful over for the home team. |
| Shannon Gabriel is back on as well. |
| 81.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Short and outside off, punched through point for a single. Some words of advice from Gabriel to Root. |
| 81.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On a length, just around off, watchfully defended with a hop. |
| A bit of a delay. Seems like Stokes has just realized that he was worn different shoes on each foot. The umpires wisely have called for DRINKS. Around 19 overs left in the day. The focus will mainly be on whether Root can get to a century and even if he does, don't think the declaration will come out immediately. Maybe, some time after Drinks in the first session or second session tomorrow. |
| 81.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and outside off, Ben shoulders arms. |
| 81.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Down the leg side, flicked towards short mid-wicket where a decent stop is made. |
| 81.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Outside off, BS looks to drive but is a tad early into the shot. Mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 81.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, That stays low. On a good length outside off, Stokes looks to cut but is defeated by the lack of bounce. The ball goes beneath the bat and bounces in front of Dowrich. |
| 82.1 : K Roach to Root, Brute of a delivery, that! Back of a length delivery around off, moving away sharply, maybe landing on a crack, Root feels for it and is beaten. Roach smiles. |
| 82.2 : K Roach to Root, Extra bounce, on middle and leg, Root tries flicking but misses and wears it on his thigh pad. |
| 82.3 : K Roach to Root, Fullish and on middle, flicked behind square leg for a couple. |
| 82.4 : K Roach to Root, Edged but safe! Roach serves a fuller length ball outside off, Root tries driving but gets a thin inside edge behind. Doesn't carry to Dowrich who fumbles a bit. |
| 82.5 : K Roach to Root, Walks forward to this delivery and drives it to mid off. |
| 82.6 : K Roach to Root, Sharp movement back into the batsman from outside off, Root plays it late and pushes it down in front of the slip cordon. |
| 83.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, A bouncer, around middle, Stokes pulls out. |
| 83.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 83.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a single. More chatter between Stokes and Gabriel. |
| 83.4 : S Gabriel to Root, Pull and a miss. Is that nervous 80-90s tag worrying Root? He is smiling but that seems to be a nervous one. Is the declaration round the corner? Has he been given a definite time before which the century needs to be made? But then, isn't he the captain and can decide for himself? The last few minutes have seen some atrocious shots, as if to desperately get to that century as quickly as he can. The length was not there for the pull but still Joe went for it. The ball jus |
| 83.5 : S Gabriel to Root, Full and wide outside off, the skipper reaches out to drive but misses again. |
| 83.6 : S Gabriel to Root, Close shave! Full and around off, swinging in nicely, JR looks to flick but the ball goes off the inside edge and lands just short of short leg! Gabriel has more words to say now, to both batsmen and the response is a smile. Good to see. |
| 84.1 : K Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Fine start to the over. Short and wide outside off, Stokes camps back and slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 84.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Back of a length outside off, played down to covers. |
| 84.3 : K Roach to Stokes, Pitches it up and outside off, Ben drives it towards mid off where Brathwaite dives to stop the racing ball. |
| 84.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Three this time. A length ball around off, Stokes drives it through the line and it races away through mid off. Skipper Kraigg chases it down. |
| 84.5 : K Roach to Root, Beaten by the away shape. A length ball landing on off and deviating off the surface, Root pokes inside the line and misses. |
| 84.6 : K Roach to Root, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 85.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Full and around off, driven straight back. Good diving stop by Gabriel. |
| 85.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Outside off, dabbed towards gully. |
| 85.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Change of angle, comes over the wicket, but bowls it down the leg side, Stokes misses his flick. |
| 85.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 85.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Got himself into a bit of tangle there, did Stokes. A short ball, around middle, Ben initially looked to pull but the ball zipped through, skidding off the surface and hurried onto him. BS was surprised and tried to check his shot but almost spooned a return catch to Gabriel. |
| 85.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Beaten by pace this time. 146 kph. On a length outside off, BS looks to cut but misses. |
| 86.1 : K Roach to Root, Down the leg side, Root misses his flick. |
| 86.2 : K Roach to Root, Excellent running. A half volley, around middle and leg, the skipper flicks it through square leg. Roston Chase gives it a good chase to his left, gets to the ball, fires in a good throw to Dowrich but Root puts the hard yards in and scampers back for the second. |
| 86.3 : K Roach to Root, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 86.4 : K Roach to Root, Works this behind square leg, thinks about the second, Buttler responds but the fielder comes in quickly this time and Joe sends Jos back. |
| 86.5 : K Roach to Stokes, Outside off, left alone. |
| 86.6 : K Roach to Stokes, Comes down the track but Roach bangs in a bouncer. Stokes can only let it go. |
| 87.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Funny! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Root tickles it off his pads and it races through mid-wicket. Warrican (sub) chases it and then puts in a dive near the rope. However, he himself goes beyond the rope while the ball is still to roll towards the boundary line. Warrican then recovers and jumps out to stop the ball. Then he gets up, slips a bit before picking it up and releasing the ball to the keeper. The batsmen have run all four. Quite comical. The substitut |
| 87.2 : S Gabriel to Root, On a length around middle, tapped down on the leg side. |
| 87.3 : S Gabriel to Root, Yorker on middle, Root digs it out on the leg side for one. |
| 87.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Bangs in a short delivery around leg, Ben is early into his pull shot and it comes off the upper half of his bat. Loops back but dies down quickly. |
| 87.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Fullish and outside off, driven off the front foot but it took the inside edge and deflected off his boots to covers. |
| 87.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Ouch! Shortish and down the leg side, Stokes swivels and tries to pull but misses to get hit on the box. Gabriel shows no mercy, walks up to him and fires in a few verbal volleys. Show some compassion, Shannon. |
| Time for a bit of Alzarri Joseph. 12-2-38-1 so far. |
| 88.1 : A Joseph to Root, Full and straight, watchfully defended. |
| 88.2 : A Joseph to Root, Angled in on middle, tucked behind square leg for a single. The stand is worth 20 now. |
| 88.3 : A Joseph to Stokes, Full and wide outside off, squeezed through the covers for a couple. |
| 88.4 : A Joseph to Ben Stokes, Cracker of a shot. Full and wide outsode off, Ben reaches out and drives it through the covers. Roston Chase has to sweep the entire area to his left at cover but does get to the ball. Three runs taken. The lead now pops up beyond 400... |
| 88.5 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! Badly lined, down the leg side, fuller in length, Root just tickles it to the fine leg fence. |
| 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 so far. Will we get a 5? |
| 88.6 : A Joseph to Joe Root, Not quite a 5. 4 less than that. A short ball, around middle, Joe swivels and pulls it towards long leg for a run. Into the nervous 90s goes Root. 11 from the over. |
| 89.1 : S Gabriel to Root, Fractionally short and on off, Root goes on his toes and taps it down in the vacant point region for a quick single. |
| 89.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, FOUR! No stopping this one! An overpitched delivery on off, Stokes brings down a straight bat and strokes firmly down the ground for a boundary. There was a mid off fielder seen giving the chase but he was never going to stop it. |
| 89.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Excellent nut, this. Probably landing on a crack around leg, a touch short and nipping away, Stokes tries pulling but misses. It goes just over the stumps. Gabriel has his hands on his head. His battle with Ben has been a highlight of this Test match. |
| 89.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Length ball on middle, Stokes covers the line and blocks it off his back foot to covers. |
| 89.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Beaten in pace. A 142 kph full ball around leg, Stokes tries to flick but misses. He is rapped on the pads, a half-shout from the bowler but nothing doing as far as the umpire is concerned. Pitching outside leg. |
| 89.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off, Ben throws his bat at it but fails to make any connection. |
| 90.1 : A Joseph to Root, Huge shout for LBW! Turned down! That looked close. Probably some wood involved. On a good length around off, jagging back in sharply, Root stayed back to defend but GOT A BIG INSIDE EDGE onto his pads. The ball lobbed towards backward point where Shai Hope came charging in for the catch but the ball landed 5-6 feet in front of him. |
| 90.2 : A Joseph to Root, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 90.3 : A Joseph to Root, Stays back in his crease and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 90.4 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! MAGNIFICENT! Root at his best. Full and outside off, Root comes forward and drives this on the up, comfortably beating mid off. Pleasing to the eye, Joe moves to 95. |
| 90.5 : A Joseph to Root, Outside off, dabbed towards gully. |
| 90.6 : A Joseph to Root, A bit too straight, on middle, flicked wide of mid on for a couple. |
| Roston Chase is back into the attack. Hang on, change of heart for Kraigg Brathwaite. Shannon Gabriel will continue from this end... |
| 91.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Four byes! Gabriel steams in and lets out a sharp bouncer around leg. It shoots off the surface as Stokes leaves it and Dowrich fails to gather it even with a full length jump. Bonus runs for England as it runs behind for a boundary. |
| 91.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Flashes and misses. In the channel outside off, Stokes throws his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 91.3 : S Gabriel to Ben Stokes, Digs in a short ball on middle, Stokes plays a mistimed pull shot in front of square leg and it drops in no man's land in the deep. They take a couple. 300 up for England and the Barmy Army is on its feet. |
| News filters in that both Darren Bravo and Keemo Paul are in the hospital, for scans regarding their respective injuries. The former will certainly be missed in the days to come if the Windies are to make a fist of this game. |
| 91.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, This is terrific bowling. Shannon is still bowling with a lot of venom. Serves a shorter one around leg, Stokes turns early inside the crease with his pull shot but the ball arrives late. He's caught in an awkward and it comes off the splice of his bat. Stokes is down on his haunches and Gabriel like an angry uncle once again shoots some words at him. Root is smiling, like he always does. Frustration writ large on Shannon's face. Has really tried hard today without muc |
| 91.5 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Shortish and on middle, defended off the back foot. |
| 91.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Smart thinking. Slips in a yorker but Stokes is ready to dig it out. After the end of the over, Gabriel is seen smiling. Good to see that. |
| Roston Chase is back on. 27-1-83-0 so far. |
| 92.1 : R Chase to Root, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 92.2 : R Chase to Root, Outside off, coming in, defended from the crease. |
| 92.3 : R Chase to Root, Full and wide outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 92.4 : R Chase to Root, Goes back and plays it with a horizontal bat to mid-wicket. |
| 92.5 : R Chase to Root, Pushes this towards long on for a run. Moves to 98... |
| 92.6 : R Chase to Stokes, Full on middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| Alzarri Joseph's turn to use the second new ball. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes is busy choosing a new bat for himself. |
| 93.1 : A Joseph to Root, FOUR! Roooootttttttt goes the Barmy Army and the English skipper runs in joy with his arms afloat. Joseph serves a friendly full toss outside off, Joe has no issues in driving it through mid off for a glorious boundary. He punches his fist in delight. This knock means a lot to him. Has been off colour of late, losing his run-scoring hunger. For the record - 16TH TEST TON FOR ROOT! His third consecutive century after going past 50. Also, a hat-trick of tons in a dead rubbe |
| 93.2 : A Joseph to Root, Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot. |
| 93.3 : A Joseph to Root, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 93.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, Too full and around leg, Stokes flicks it through the leg side, in front of square leg and they cross for a run. |
| 93.5 : A Joseph to Root, On the pads, nudged behind square leg for two. |
| 93.6 : A Joseph to Root, Swishes and misses! Short and wide outside off, Root throws his bat at it only to get beaten. |
| 94.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Short and outside off, cut straight to cover. |
| 94.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 94.3 : R Chase to Stokes, On middle, dabbed towards long on for a single. |
| 94.4 : R Chase to Root, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 94.5 : R Chase to Stokes, Fired in on middle, pushed towards long on for a run. |
| 94.6 : R Chase to Root, Around middle and off, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| The over-rate has been much better today but we are into extended time again. 5 overs left in the day. Captain Brathwaite brings himself on. |
| 95.1 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Fires one down the leg side, Stokes fails to flick and the keeper also fumbles. No run taken. |
| 95.2 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Too full and on middle, Stokes stays back and drives it down to long off for a run. |
| 95.3 : K Brathwaite to Root, Floated and full on off, defended off the front foot by Root. |
| 95.4 : K Brathwaite to Root, Loopy and on off, Root strides forward and blocks. |
| 95.5 : K Brathwaite to Root, Once again a textbook front foot defense by the English skipper. |
| 95.6 : K Brathwaite to Root, Pushes a full ball to covers but finds the fielder. |
| 96.1 : R Chase to Stokes, Thrown in on off stump, punched back to the bowler. |
| 96.2 : R Chase to Stokes, Fuller now, driven straight to short cover. |
| 96.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Very full, pushed towards long on for a single. |
| 96.4 : R Chase to Root, Full and outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 96.5 : R Chase to Root, Fired in outside off, Joe gets back and across to block. 19 balls left in the day... |
| 96.6 : R Chase to Root, Around middle and leg, turned towards square leg. |
| 97.1 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Full and down the leg side, tickled towards fine leg for three runs. The lead is now 441. |
| 97.2 : K Brathwaite to Root, The slog sweep. Uncharacteristic and ungainly from Root. Fetches it from wide outside off and drags it to deep mid-wicket. Just for a single. |
| 97.3 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Around off, blocked watchfully. |
| 97.4 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Outside off, punched through the covers for a run. |
| 97.5 : K Brathwaite to Root, Full and outside off, watchfully kept out. |
| 97.6 : K Brathwaite to Root, Goes back and punches it down to long on for one. |
| 98.1 : R Chase to Root, Full and outside off, guided towards backward point. |
| 98.2 : R Chase to Root, Pushes this through mid on for a single. |
| 98.3 : R Chase to Stokes, Full and just outside off, Stokes lunges and dead-bats it. 9 balls left... |
| 98.4 : R Chase to Stokes, Around middle, pushed towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 98.5 : R Chase to Root, Quicker ball, outside off, short in length, Root uses the pace of the bowler and almost takes it off the keeper's gloves, past slip towards third man for a couple. Moves to 111 and the stand reaches 71. |
| 98.6 : R Chase to Root, Well outside off, let go of. |
| 99.1 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 0.0 : Final over then... |
| 99.2 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Goes back and blocks it out. |
| 99.3 : K Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 99.4 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, THAT STAYS LOW. Fired in on middle, Stokes just about keeps it out. |
| 99.5 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, Goes back again and blocks once more. |
| 99.6 : K Brathwaite to Stokes, The batsman defends it from within the crease. STUMPS ON DAY 3, ENGLAND LEAD BY 448! |
| The Windies players get across and shake hands with Joe Root, acknowledging his effort - one of pure class. He has batted for a major part of the day and one would admit, taken the game beyond Windies' reach. |
| A boring but proper day of Test match cricket. The fielding team strikes first ball, then meanders along, allowing the batsmen to settle and then the batters bed in. Burns, Jennings and Denly missed out on big knocks but not Root. He ensured that he stayed till the end of the day, forging a partnership with Buttler and then with Stokes, reaching that elusive hundred. Buttler played well and was looking good for his own century but got a jaffa from Roach - a rarity the whole day. |
| Stretching exercises going on for the Windies. They have toiled, toiled and toiled hard, being a bowler down, with Keemo Paul hurting his hamstring very early in the day. Gabriel and Roach bowled their hearts out but this pitch does not have as much juice in it now as it had yesterday. |
| No juice? Does that mean Windies can draw this Test? Well, anything is possible in cricket. But it will require a huge amount of determination and mental strength to do that. First, the Windies will have to wait for some more time for England to declare - at least an hour on Tuesday and then go about trying to bat out more than 5 sessions. Inconsistent bounce has started to appear and Day 4 might see the most of that. Join us at 10 am local (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, for all the a |
| ... Day 4, Session 1 ... |
| The only question that everyone wants the answer to is, when will England declare? They have managed to swell the lead to 448 and are comfortably in the driver's seat. One would feel that they will bat for an hour or so and then put the hosts to bat, keeping weather in mind. For the Caribbeans, they will hope to get a couple of wickets early and then try to wrap up the English lower order. However, seeing the way they batted in the first innings, things don't look pretty for them. Let's wait and |
| Darren Ganga with the Pitch Report. He starts off by saying that he expects some showers in the last two days. As for the surface, he feels that the lateral movement has increased day by day and with some variable bounce. Michael Atherton alongside him feels that the second new ball was a key and there was spice and pace still left on the wicket. He reckons that the game situation did not allow them to have a true indication of the wicket and he expects the story to be different when a full stre |
| We are ready to begin Day 4. The players and the umpires are out to take center stage. Kemar Roach will bowl the first over while Root and Stokes will continue from where they left. |
| 100.1 : K Roach to Root, No wicket on the first ball for them unlike Day 3. Roach comes in from over the wicket and lands it on the leg side. Root helps it on its way way towards fine leg for one. |
| 100.2 : K Roach to Stokes, Outside off, Stokes cuts it to short covers. |
| 100.3 : K Roach to Stokes, FOUR! Statement very early from Stokes. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Stokes steps out and smacks this over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 100.4 : K Roach to Ben Stokes, This one is outside off on the shorter side. Stokes comfortably pulls it through square leg for single. |
| 100.5 : K Roach to Root, WIDE! Tries going short for Root too. Ends up bowling it over the batsman's head. Wide called |
| K Roach to Root, Goes short again, Root let's it go through to the keeper. |
| 100.6 : K Roach to Root, Pitches this up further on middle, Root drives it to mid off. |
| Shannon Gabriel to bowl from the other end. |
| 101.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Bowls it outside leg stump, Stokes looks to flick it but misses. |
| 101.2 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Short and on leg stump, the ball zips away from Stokes. |
| 101.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Fullish on off, Stokes punches it back to the bowler. |
| 101.4 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On the pads, Ben looks to flick but the ball bounces off his thigh pad and runs down to square leg. A single taken of the leg byes. |
| 101.5 : S Gabriel to Root, On off, Root guides it to third man to rotate the strike. |
| 101.6 : S Gabriel to Stokes, Bouncer on off, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 102.1 : K Roach to Root, Leading edge but safe. On a good length around leg, Root looks to turn his bat to the on side but gets a soft leading edge which lands safely towards the off side. |
| 102.2 : K Roach to Root, Fuller on middle and leg, Root on-drives it to mid on. |
| 102.3 : K Roach to Root, Taps this towards the on side and gives Stokes the strike. |
| 102.4 : K Roach to Stokes, Stokes was lining up for that one. Gives room and cuts but finds the man at short covers. |
| 102.5 : K Roach to Stokes, FOUR BYES! Short all down the leg side, Stokes looks to pull but is too far for him. The keeper dives but cannot reach to it. The ball runs to the fine leg boundary. |
| 102.6 : K Roach to Stokes, SIX! Stokes is preparing for the coming ODI series. Sees this ball short and nonchalantly pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. 11 runs from the over. |
| 103.1 : S Gabriel to Root, On a good length and the ball was on off. It moves in on the batsman, Root defends it on the leg-side. |
| 103.2 : S Gabriel to Root, Full on middle, Root flicks it to deep square leg and takes a single. |
| 103.3 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On hips of the batsman, flicks it to square leg and takes a single from it. |
| 103.4 : S Gabriel to Root, Around off, Root looks to scoop but misses. |
| 103.5 : S Gabriel to Root, The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. |
| 103.6 : S Gabriel to Root, FOUR! 350 comes up for England! It was on off and fullish, Joe drives it past covers and gets a boundary. Magnificent shot from the skipper. |
| 104.1 : A Joseph to Stokes, FOUR! Some punishment for the Windies bowlers. Length around off, Stokes swings it through mid-wicket and earns himself a boundary. That also brings up the 100-run stand between them. |
| 104.2 : A Joseph to Ben Stokes, Stokes has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| 104.3 : A Joseph to Root, Back of a length ball outside off, Root guides it towards third man to give Stokes back the strike. |
| 104.4 : A Joseph to Stokes, Full on off, Stokes hits it hard to long off for just one. |
| 104.5 : A Joseph to Root, Root tries being cheeky. He has tried two scoops and missed both. This one is outside off, he goes again but fails to connect. |
| 104.6 : A Joseph to Root, Good running. Joe just flicks this with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second. |
| 105.1 : S Gabriel to Stokes, On the hips, Ben flicks it to square leg and takes a quick single. |
| 105.2 : S Gabriel to Root, OUT! End of an excellent innings from England's captain. Shannon Gabriel's prayers have been answered. It was a low full toss on middle, Joe looks to flick it but the bat turns in his hands. The ball goes uppishly to mid-wicket. Shimron Hetmyer puts in a dive in his front and catches it. Surprisingly with Root's departure, England have declared their innings at 361 for 5. Windies will need 485 runs to make it 3-0. |
| Rather quickly than one would have expected but the declaration has been called. The intent was there from the start as Stokes was leading the charge. He will be stranded on 48* but that won't matter much. The visitors have batted for just 5.2 overs in the morning and set the Windies a target of 485. |
| Earlier on, a ton from Root and 50s from Denly and Buttler ensured England can end the Test tour on a high. Windies will have to really bat well and show some composure. They cannot afford to think of a victory as that is farfetched. Let's see how the English pacers go about their bowling. Join us in a while. |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to K Brathwaite, FOUR! On boy! That would have been a wicket off the very first ball. Anderson comes running in from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length outside off. Brathwaite cuts it but the ball goes through the slip cordon and runs away to the third man boundary. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Brathwaite works this one down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to J Campbell, OUT! That is an exceptional, exceptional catch from Moeen Ali. Campbell has gone first ball. That is not what you need when you are trying to save a game. A good length ball outside off and shaping away slightly, John looks to drive without foot movement. The ball goes off the outside edge and flies to the right of Ali at gully. He sticks his hand up and to his amazement, the ball sticks. That is a one-handed stunner. England have broken through in the very first o |
| Shai Hope is in at no. 3. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Hope, On a good length down the leg side. Hope covers his stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 0.5 : Anderson to Hope, Errs down leg again. Hope this time looks to flick it away but it goes off his thigh pad and into the mitts of Bairstow. England appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Hope, On the body of Hope, he tucks it away but his bottom hand comes off. It goes towards fine leg where they collect a brace. Leg bye given by the umpire. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Fullish on middle, Brathwaite pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Brathwaite, Full toss on the pads, Brathwaite works it to square leg and take three runs off it. |
| 1.3 : Broad to Hope, On middle, Hope looks to defend but misses and the ball bounces off his pad. A fielder on mid-wicket catches it. England appeals but umpire is unmoved. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Hope, Around off, the batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Hope, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Hope, On off, Shai looks to defend but misses. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off on a length and Kraigg defends from the crease. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, OUT! Anderson is making the ball talk here. A length ball outside off and it swings away. Brathwaite defends the ball from the crease and the ball flies off his outside edge towards second slip. Stokes fumbles a bit but takes the catch in the end. Windies have lost one of their main hopes for this innings. England up and running. |
| Darren Bravo is the new man in. |
| Now then! England have taken an LBW review. Looks like height is an issue. The umpire was quick to say no. Root thinks other ways. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, NOT OUT! The umpire will have to stick with his original decision and England have lost a review. The Ball Tracker shows us that the ball would be going above the stumps. A length ball on middle and swings in beating the lefty. The batsman looks to flick but misses and gets hit on knee roll of the pad while on his toes. The fielders appeal but there is no movement from the umpire. England go upstairs but the replays show us that the ball would have missed the stumps. En |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, Beaten on the inside! A length ball on middle and coming inward, Bravo brings his bat down to defend with the straight line but the movement makes the ball cut him in half. It just goes above the off stump as well. Darren living a charmed life. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Short ball outside off, Bravo drops his hand low down as the ball goes off his shoulder to the keeper. There is a miffed appeal but nothing serious. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery outside off this time. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, the batsman shoulder arms to it. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Hope, Around off, Hope looks to defend but the ball flies off very wide off him. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to S Hope, Dropped! That would have been no.3 for the England. It was fullish and on off, Hope looks to drive but the ball takes an inside edge and goes to third slip. Buttler there drops it. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Hope, Outside off, left alone by the batsman. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to Hope, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Hope, Outside leg, Hope looks to flick but misses. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Bravo, Beauty! On a good length around off, Bravo feels for it but gets beaten. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Bravo, This one is outside off, Bravo leaves it alone. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Bravo, Another PEACH! Closer to the off pole. Moves away a bit, Bravo hangs his bat out and gets beaten again. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Bravo, On the stumps, Bravo blocks it with a straight bat. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Bravo, Angles this one wide away from Bravo. He goes for the drive but fails to put bat. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Bravo, Play and miss. Gold from Anderson. Makes Bravo play and it goes past his outside edge. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Hope, Full outside off, the ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Hope, On a good length outside off again, Hope shoulders his arms to it. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Hope, Strays down leg, Hope covers his stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Hope, Beauty! Inswinger from outside off. It moves in the air and comes back into Hope who gets behind the ball and bunts it. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Hope, This one keeps low. On middle, Hope stonewalls it. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Hope, Around off, Hope defends this from within his crease. Both bravo and Hope are still to get off the mark. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to D Bravo, OUT! GONE! Windies are three down! This time the catch is held at the slip cordon. Good length ball angled away from Bravo. He goes for the drive but gets an outside edge which flies to Root and first slip. He takes it at a good height and makes no mistake. Bravo goes without troubling the scorers. Third wicket for Anderson. |
| 0.0 : Roston Chase is in at number 5. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Fullish on middle, Chase defends it to covers. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms to it. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Around off, Chase guides it to point and collects a single. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Hope, On middle, Hope looks to defend but the ball takes an inside edge and goes to leg side. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Outside off, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Chase, On a good length into the pads of Chase. He looks to tuck it away but it misses his flick. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Chase, Around off, the ball moves in. The batsman shoulder arms to it. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Chase, Fullish on off pole, Chase drives it to covers. |
| 7.4 : Broad to Chase, On good length and off, Chase looks to defend it as the ball scoots in and brushes off his thigh pad and makes it back to the keeper. An appeal but turned down by the umpire. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Chase, The batsman leaves it as it was bowled wide on off. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Fullish on middle, Hope defends it onto the ground. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Around off, the batsman defends it towards the covers. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Hope, On good length and off, the ball moves in at the batsman. Hope shoulder arms to it. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Hope, The batsman has punched that ball through the covers. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Outside off, the batsman looks to drive but misses. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Around off, Hope looks to defend but the ball takes an inside edge and runs down to fine leg as they pick a single. |
| 9.1 : S Broad to Hope, Length ball outside off, pushed towards cover-point for a single. |
| 9.2 : S Broad to R Chase, Length ball on middle, Chase comes ahead and pushes it to mid on. |
| The ground staff are seen circling around the boundary. They are expecting a few showers it looks like... |
| 9.3 : S Broad to Chase, Well outside off and shaping away, left alone. |
| 9.4 : S Broad to Chase, Short of a length outside off, Roston defends off the back foot towards the off side for a run. |
| 9.5 : S Broad to Hope, Starts well outside off and comes in a long way, but the batsman covers the line and lets the ball go. |
| 9.6 : S Broad to Hope, Good length ball on middle, defended from the crease by Hope as one hand comes off the bat. |
| Ben Stokes is now on for a bowl. |
| 10.1 : Ben Stokes to R Chase, Fullish on middle, Chase punches it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase,On off, Chase looks to defend but the ball bounces to off side off a outside edge. |
| 10.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Outside off, the batsman decides to leave it. |
| 10.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fullish on off, Chase drives it to covers. |
| 10.5 : Ben Stokes to R Chase, On stump line, the Roston looks to defend but the ball goes to mid on from the bat's inside edge. . |
| 10.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Mark Wood, the hero of the first innings is now on. |
| 11.1 : M Wood to Hope, A length ball on middle and off, comes in slightly. Hope is on his toes but the ball hits the toe of the bat as it stays a tad low. |
| 11.2 : M Wood to Hope, Outside off, Shai plays inside the line of the ball. |
| 11.3 : M Wood to Hope, Snorter! A bouncer on middle and Hope was not expecting it. Sways out of the way very awkwardly and just in time to avoid a nasty hit. Proper fast bowling. |
| 11.4 : M Wood to Hope, That bouncer has played on Hope's mind. This one is a full length away-swinging ball outside off and Shai goes chasing just to be beaten in the end. Lucky not to get an outside edge there. |
| 11.5 : M Wood to Hope, Left alone this time outside off. |
| 11.6 : M Wood to Hope, A length ball on the hips, worked away uppishly towards square leg for a couple of runs. There were a few oohs and aahs as the ball was in the air for a bit. |
| 12.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bouncer on body, Chase defends it.. |
| 12.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Full on off, driven towards mid off. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Back of a length on the body. Chase gets on his toes and bunts it down. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fuller on off, Chase gets behind it and defends it. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Good length ball around off, Chase blocks another one out. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Roston. |
| 13.1 : M Wood to Hope, Around off, Hope looks to defend but the ball goes to point off the bat's outside edge. They take a brace. |
| 13.2 : M Wood to Hope, Short and on middle, Hope wanted to defend that one but misses and gets rapped up on the thigh pad. |
| 13.3 : M Wood to Hope, Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 13.4 : M Wood to Hope, Wide. Bouncer on middle, Hope ducks to save his head. It has been wided by the umpire. |
| M Wood to Hope, On 5th stump line. Shai looks to defend but the misses. |
| 13.5 : M Wood to Hope, FOUR! Magnificent shot! Fullish on off, Hope gets to the bounce and drives it sharply through covers. A boundary results. |
| 13.6 : M Wood to Hope, Short and on middle, Hope ducks. |
| 14.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fuller ball just outside off. Chase keeps it out. |
| 14.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, FOUR! Just wide. Bouncer outside off, Chase plays at it and gets it just wide of third slip. Once it passes him it was always a boundary. |
| 14.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Around off, on a back of a length. Chase taps it in front of him. |
| 14.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Good length ball outside off, left alone by Roston. |
| 14.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Good length ball on the stumps, Chase blocks it out. |
| 14.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Around off, Chase from inside his crease pushes it to the off side. |
| A false start... Wood seems to have landed a bit gingerly and pulls out just before delivering the ball. Feels his knee but looks to be okay to continue as he walks back to the bowling mark... |
| 15.1 : M Wood to Hope, Outside off, Hope looks to defend but misses. |
| 15.2 : M Wood to Hope, FOUR! Fullish and on off, Hope looks to drive it but the ball goes over the point fielder off the bat's outside edge. Streaky but Hope will take it. |
| 15.3 : M Wood to Hope, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 15.4 : M Wood to Hope, OUT! And there goes another. Trouble rising here for Windies. But in defence Hope would say it was a really good delivery. The ball was on off and shapes in the batsman. Shai looks to defend it off the front foot but the then goes after the balls movement. The ball goes to cover-point off his bat's face. Broad there walks back a few step and catches it over his head. A good catch from the lad. |
| The new man in is Shimron Hetmyer. |
| 15.5 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Bowls this on the pads, Hetmyer flicks it back of square for a brace. Good shot to get off the mark. |
| 15.6 : M Wood to Hetmyer, On the stumps, Hetmyer blocks it towards mid on. |
| 16.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fullish on the off pole, Chase blocks it out. |
| 16.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Gets behind this ball and sees it out. |
| 16.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Good length on off, Chase taps it to the off side. |
| 16.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Wide down the leg side, no trouble at all for the batsman. |
| 16.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fuller ball on the pads, Chase flicks it in front of square for an easy single. |
| 16.6 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Fuller and on the off stump. Hetmyer plays it with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 17.1 : M Wood to Chase, Comes running in and balls in on a back of a length ball on the leg stump. Chase jumps and bunts it down. |
| 17.2 : M Wood to Chase, This one is a bit fuller than the previous ball outside off. Chase hits it back towards the bowler. |
| 17.3 : M Wood to Chase, Excellent running. Fuller ball on the stumps, Hetmyer tucks it towards mid on and sets off for the run. |
| 17.4 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Full again on middle, Hetmyer defends it. |
| 17.5 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Bouncer at 139kph. Hetmyer gets under the ball in time. Lovely from Wood. |
| 17.6 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Well played and that will be LUNCH! Full in line of the stumps. Hetmyer stonewalls it. |
| What a dream start for the England bowlers. They couldn't have asked for anything more. Anderson started it off along with Broad. The former picked up three wickets and rocked the hosts back. Broad was unlucky to not get a wicket but bowled tight lines. Wood then came on and removed Hope after he along with Chase bunted down a few balls. |
| At the start of the Day, England played just 5.2 overs, scored some quick runs and set Windies a target of 485. The hosts will be disappointed with their batting. All of their wickets have fallen to loose shots. They have lost their top order and are starring down the barrel. The way they have batted, this could possibly even be the last session of the match. Let's wait and watch, join us back in a short while for the second session of play... |
| ... Day 4, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the post-Lunch session. The England players walk out and will look to wrap this game as soon as possible. For the home side, Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase will look to bat for as long as possible and tease the opposition. Will we see a third session today? James Anderson will have the first burst. |
| 18.1 : J Anderson to Chase, Right on the money. Full and on middle, Chase blocks it out solidly. |
| 18.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Strays down the leg side, Chase works it away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Drags his length back a bit. Hetmyer looks to block it with a straight bat but it goes past him. |
| 18.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, On the stumps, played towards mid on. |
| 18.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, This one is wide outside off, too far to make Shimron play. |
| 18.6 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, FOUR! Goes hard and gets a boundary. Slightly overpitched on middle, Hetmyer makes room and lofts this over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 19.1 : S Broad to Chase, Comes in from over the wicket and lands this outside off, Chase points his bat skywards and let's it go. |
| 19.2 : S Broad to Chase, On a good length on middle, Hetmyer gets it off his inner half towards square leg and gets off strike. |
| 19.3 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Around off, Hetmyer opens the bat face and guides it towards point. |
| 19.4 : S Broad to Hetmyer, On middle and leg, Hetmyer gets behind it and on-drives it towards mid on. |
| 19.5 : S Broad to Hetmyer, On the pads, worked away towards square leg. |
| 19.6 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Swing and a miss! Outside off, Hetmyer goes after it but doesn't get bat to it. The cordon goes up but not Broad. |
| 20.1 : J Anderson to Chase, On middle, Chase defends it to the leg side. |
| 20.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Around off, the batsman guides it to covers. |
| 20.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Short and on middle, Roston defends it by showing the full face of the bat. |
| 20.4 : J Anderson to Chase, On middle, the batsman manages to keep it out. |
| 20.5 : J Anderson to R Chase, FOUR! Beautiful shot from Chase. It was around off and at fuller length, Chase drives it past covers and gets the boundary. |
| 20.6 : J Anderson to Chase, Short and around off, the batsman stands tall and defends that one. |
| 21.1 : S Broad to Hetmyer, On middle and leg, Hetmyer gets behind it and on-drives it towards mid on. |
| 21.2 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Hetmyer playing the way he likes. Sees one outside off and goes after it. Doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and fails to put any bat on it. |
| 21.3 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Plays this with soft hands towards the on side and gets off strike. |
| 21.4 : S Broad to Chase, Back of a length ball over the stumps, Chase hops and keeps it out. |
| 21.5 : S Broad to Chase, Down the leg side, Chase goes after it but cannot put bat to ball. |
| 21.6 : S Broad to R Chase, Full and around off, Chase creams it through covers and gets two for it. |
| Moeen Ali is into the attack now. |
| 22.1 : M Ali to S Hetmyer, Tossed up on off pole, Hetmyer looks to heave that one but the ball takes an inside edge and gets rapped up on the pad. |
| 22.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, On middle, defended off his front foot. |
| 22.3 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Hetmyer has driven that one towards mid off. The batsmen rotate their strike. |
| 22.4 : M Ali to Chase, On middle, Chase defends it onto the ground. |
| 22.5 : M Ali to Chase, On middle, Roston punches it to mid on and gets to non-striker's end. 50 is up for the hosts. |
| 22.6 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Driven to mid off as the batsmen change strike. |
| 23.1 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Bangs it in short down the leg side. Shimron goes for the hook but connects with thin air. |
| 23.2 : S Broad to Hetmyer, Down leg again, control pull through square leg for a single. |
| 23.3 : S Broad to Chase, On off, Chase blocks it well. |
| 23.4 : S Broad to Chase, Fuller ball on the stumps, Chase turns his bat to the on side for nothing. |
| 23.5 : S Broad to Chase, On a good length, outside off. Chase drops his hands to this and the ball goes away from his bat. |
| 23.6 : S Broad to Chase, Around off, Chase blocks it towards mid on. |
| 24.1 : M Ali to S Hetmyer, On off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 24.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Around off, drives it to point and gets a single. |
| 24.3 : M Ali to R Chase, Outside off, Chase drives it to cover and takes a single off it. |
| 24.4 : M Ali to S Hetmyer, Around off, Hetmyer looks to defend that one off his front foot. The ball though takes an inside edge and hits him on the pad. An appeal but the umpire is not interested. |
| 24.5 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Full and outside off, Hetmyer drives it to mid off. The fielder dives to his right to stop it. |
| 24.6 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Short and around off, the ball takes an inside edge as Hetmyer was looking to cut it. It goes towards the leg side as it misses the stumps. |
| 25.1 : S Broad to Chase, Chase picked that bouncer early and let it through to the keeper. |
| 25.2 : S Broad to Chase, This one is on a good length around off, Chase gets behind it and taps it out. |
| 25.3 : S Broad to Chase, Beauty from Broad! Good length on off, forces Chase to play at it. Chase doesn't get behind it and almost gets an outside edge to it. |
| 25.4 : S Broad to Chase, This is wider outside off, easy leave for Roston. |
| 25.5 : S Broad to Chase, Another one wide outside off, no trouble for Chase. |
| 25.6 : S Broad to Chase, Angles this down leg, Chase gets it off his pads towards fine leg for a single. |
| 26.1 : M Ali to Chase, Full and on middle, flicks it to mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 26.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flighted around off, Hetmyer drives it to covers and gets to non-striker's end. |
| 26.3 : M Ali to Chase, On middle, defends back to the bowler. |
| 26.4 : M Ali to Chase, On the pads, flicked away to mid-wicket. |
| 26.5 : M Ali to Chase, Full and on middle, Chase tucks it through mid-wicket and gets a brace. |
| 26.6 : M Ali to Chase, The batsmen defends it off his back foot. |
| Mark Wood to have a burst now. |
| 27.1 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Not the best of starts for Wood. Comes in from round the wicket and bangs it in short down the leg side. No trouble for any one. |
| 27.2 : Wood to Hetmyer, Right in the block hole. Full and 141kph, Hetmyer does well to get bat to it. |
| 27.3 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Down the leg side, Hetmyer still goes after it. |
| 27.4 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Strays on the pads again, Hetmyer gets this through square leg and comes back for the second. |
| 27.5 : M Wood to Hetmyer, No run. |
| 27.6 : M Wood to Hetmyer, No run. |
| M Wood to Hetmyer, 2 runs. |
| 28.1 : M Ali to Chase, On off, Chase defends it on the off side. |
| 28.2 : M Ali to Chase, On middle, the batsman defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 28.3 : M Ali to Chase, On leg, Chase drives it to mid-wicket. |
| 28.4 : M Ali to Chase, The ball was around off, the batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends it. |
| 28.5 : M Ali to Chase, Around off, Chase drives it to covers and collects a couple. |
| 28.6 : M Ali to Chase, Outside off, Chase punches it to covers. |
| 29.1 : M Wood to Chase, Keeps low. Well done by Chase. In the second Test, he was undone by a ball that kept low from Broad. Not this time, gets his bat down in time. |
| 29.2 : M Wood to Chase, Outside off, left alone. |
| 29.3 : M Wood to Chase, Jeez! That has kept even lower. How did that do through? Outside off, the ball goes under the bat of Chase. |
| 29.4 : M Wood to Chase, Bangs it short now and it goes under the ducking Chase. |
| 29.5 : M Wood to Chase, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 29.6 : M Wood to Hetmyer, Hetmyer defends it from within the crease. |
| 30.1 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flatter on middle, pushed away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single by Hetmyer. |
| 30.2 : M Ali to Chase, The arm ball! It has bounced and beaten a defending Chase on the outside. That is a good take from Bairstow behind the wickets as well. |
| 30.3 : M Ali to Chase, Quicker and fuller on middle, pushed back to the bowler on the front foot. |
| 30.4 : M Ali to Chase, Almost like the previous ball and similarly pushed back to the bowler by Roston. |
| 30.5 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, driven to deep cover for a single. |
| 30.6 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flighted one on middle, Hetmyer defends and pushes it away in the gap on the off side for a run as he keeps strike. |
| 31.1 : M Wood to Hetmyer, On the hips and shorter this time, glanced away by the lefty for a single down to fine leg. |
| 31.2 : M Wood to Chase, Short of a length and delivered from wide of a crease, coming into Chase. Roston stands tall and defends on the back foot. |
| 31.3 : M Wood to Chase, Wide! An attempted bouncer gone too high! Short of a length on off and well above the head of the batsman. Wided by the umpire. |
| M Wood to Chase, Length ball on top of off stump, defended staying nice and tall above the ball. |
| Run-out appeal taken upstairs... Bairstow takes off the stumps at the keeper's end as the throw comes in. Unnecessary from the Windies. Don't know what the hurry was from them. Hetmyer isn't waiting for the signal even as it is taken upstairs. Looked like he was out to the naked eye. |
| 31.4 : M Wood to Hetmyer, OUT! And yes, as we expected. Shimron is well short of the crease. An attempted yorker from Wood goes as a full toss outside off, Chase guides it to deep point where there is a gap and runs. 2 runs are completed and the Windies batsmen run for a non-existent third. Denly runs to the ball and throws it on the half-volley to Bairstow. The keeper makes no mistake as he removes the stumps. The umpire takes it upstairs and we see that the southpaw was well short. Suicidal. Th |
| DRINKS! With that wicket, the players take the Drinks break. Hetmyer and Chase were going along well and now some lazy running has cost them a wicket. Just 5 more wickets for the visitors to wrap this up. And if Paul doesn't come to bat, then four. Meanwhile, Shane Dowrich replaces Hetmyer in the middle. |
| 31.5 : M Wood to Dowrich, Length ball outside off, defended on the back foot. |
| 31.6 : M Wood to Dowrich, Another one kept out from the crease by Shane. |
| 32.1 : M Ali to Chase, Loopy ball on middle, bunted down by Chase. |
| 32.2 : M Ali to Chase, Tossed up around off, pushed to covers. |
| 32.3 : M Ali to Chase, On middle and leg, Chase plays this towards mid on. |
| 32.4 : M Ali to Chase, Around off, Chase punches this to the off side. |
| 32.5 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Goes after this one and clears the in-field. Given air on middle, Chase lofts this over mid-wicket and gets a boundary for it. |
| 32.6 : M Ali to Chase, On the pads, turned away to the leg side. |
| Ben Stokes is now into the attack. |
| 33.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, No ball! Overstepping by Stokes. A big one that too. Short of a length outside off, Dowrich angles it wide of point for a single. |
| Ben Stokes to Chase, Wide! Bouncer, too steep and high down leg. The umpire signals wide and also gives the 'one for the over' warning to Stokes. |
| Ben Stokes to Chase, Short outside off, defended off the back foot by Chase. |
| 33.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Way outside off, Chase initially thinks of playing but then lets it go. |
| 33.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Fuller length ball on off, driven on the front foot towards the cover fielder. |
| 33.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, This time it is full and on the leg stump, flicked away straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Length ball on the hips, worked away to deep backward square leg for a couple by Roston. |
| 33.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Back of a length, RC is on his toes as he defends this one back down to the bowler. |
| 34.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, Short outside off, cut away in the gap through point for a couple by Dowrich. |
| 34.2 : M Ali to Dowrich, DROPPED! It is Buttler again but this time it was not a sitter. In fact, it was a brilliant effort to even reach that ball. A flatter one on middle and Shane flicks it away aerially towards mid-wicket. Jos was way away from the ball but jumps athletically putting his right arm in the air. The ball hits his hand but he cannot hold on. Great effort! Shane Dowrich can breathe easy. |
| 34.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, On the pads and worked off them to mid-wicket along the ground this time. |
| 34.4 : M Ali to Dowrich, Flatter one on middle, defended by Dowrich coming ahead. |
| 34.5 : M Ali to Dowrich, Fuller one outside off, driven to the left of mid off for a single by Shane. |
| 34.6 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one middle, flat-bats this one does Chase. |
| 35.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Back of a length on the body of Dowrich. He hops and tucks it away to the on side for a single. |
| 35.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Around off, pushed to cover-point for one. |
| 35.3 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Better from Stokes. Good length ball around off, it comes back into Dowrich. The keeper feels for it and misses. |
| 35.4 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Another classic from Ben. There is something for him. Bowls this around off and beats the outside edge of Dowrich. |
| 35.5 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Fuller ball on off, pushed to the point region. |
| 35.6 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, No ball! Second bouncer of the over. Aimed at the body of Shane who did well to see that out. |
| Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Outside edge! Around off, Dowrich gets a soft outside edge towards backward point. |
| 36.1 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, defended back to the bowler on the front foot. |
| 36.2 : M Ali to R Chase, Flatter again on middle, slight drift on it. Pushed back to mid on by Chase. |
| 36.3 : M Ali to Chase, RC comes ahead to this ball on middle and dead-bats it. |
| 36.4 : M Ali to Chase, Another front foot defense to this ball bowled outside off. |
| 36.5 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one on middle, Chase comes ahead and defends this one onto the ground. |
| 36.6 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter on middle, Roston initially wants to sweep but then decides against it and defends with a straight bat. |
| 37.1 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Short of a length outside off, defended from the crease. |
| 37.2 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, On the pads, flicked away to deep backward square leg for a single by Shane. |
| 37.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Short of a length once more on middle, Chase rides the bounce and defends it towards short leg. |
| 37.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bouncer on middle, Roston fends it away uncomfortably to short fine leg for a single. |
| 37.5 : Ben Stokes to Dowrich, Shorter one outside off, Dowrich jumps and defends the ball. |
| 37.6 : Ben Stokes to S Dowrich, Dowrich goes for the pull this time. Mistimes it but is able to pick up a couple of runs through mid-wicket. |
| 38.1 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, defended off the back foot down to the bowler. |
| 38.2 : M Ali to R Chase, Fuller one outside off, driven hard through cover for a single. |
| 38.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, Flighted ball on middle, pushed back to mid on by SD. |
| 38.4 : M Ali to Dowrich, Short ball outside off, punched away to the left of deep point by Dowrich. 2 runs taken. |
| 38.5 : Ali to Dowrich, FOUR! Stand and deliver stuff from Shane Dowrich. A flighted ball on off and Dowrich hits it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. 100 comes up for the hosts. |
| 38.6 : M Ali to S Dowrich, Driven through mid off by the batsman. |
| James Anderson is back on now. |
| 39.1 : J Anderson to Chase, Short and wide outside off, Chase shoulders arms to that one. |
| 39.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Fuller one outside off, driven through cover by Roston for a couple of runs. |
| 39.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Way outside off on a length and coming in, but RC does not want anything to do with it. |
| 39.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Left alone outside off once more. |
| 39.5 : J Anderson to Chase, Chase shoulders arms once more. |
| 39.6 : J Anderson to Chase, RC trusts the bounce on that one and lets the ball go outside off. |
| 40.1 : M Ali to Dowrich, FOUR! Thumped away back over the bowler's head. A flighted one on middle and similar to the last over, Dowrich lifts the ball over the bowler's head and towards straight long on for a boundary. |
| 40.2 : M Ali to Dowrich, Defended by Shane getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 40.3 : M Ali to Dowrich, Driven hard through extra-cover for a single. |
| 40.4 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, Chase looks to defend but gets an outside edge that runs towards cover-point for a single. |
| 40.5 : M Ali to Dowrich, OUT! A loss of concentration! Dowrich departs and that is a huge, huge wicket for England. They are surely into the tail now. A flatter one on middle and off, Dowrich does not come ahead and stays back to defend. The ball goes off the thick outside edge and towards Stokes. Ben takes a good sharp catch, not exactly with his hands though as the ball gets stuck between his arm and his chest. But they all count. Dowrich has to depart. England 3 away now, considering Keemo's i |
| Kemar Roach is next to the middle. That means, no Paul? At least for now... |
| 40.6 : M Ali to Roach, Flatter one on off, Roach comes ahead and defends the ball. |
| 41.1 : J Anderson to Chase, Length ball on middle, Chase turns this away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 41.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Left alone outside off this time by Chase. |
| 41.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Wide outside off, the batsman decides not to play at it. |
| 41.4 : J Anderson to R Chase, A length ball on middle, Chase looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls towards square leg. A stifled appeal. |
| 41.5 : J Anderson to Chase, Short ball outside off, Roston sways out of the way of the ball. |
| 41.6 : J Anderson to Chase, Shouldered arms to outside the off stump by Chase. That is the 125th ball Chase has faced. |
| 42.1 : M Ali to Roach, Flatter one outside off, cut away off the back foot by Roach to deep point for a single. |
| 42.2 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 42.3 : M Ali to Chase, Shortens the length a tad bit this time, kept out off the back foot by Chase. |
| 42.4 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, pushed away towards point from the crease. |
| 42.5 : M Ali to Chase, In the air... but safe. A flighted one outside off, Chase looks to lift it over the bowler's head. The ball goes off the outside half and over extra-cover's head for a couple of runs. |
| 42.6 : M Ali to Chase, Another couple to end the over as Roston works this with the turn and in the gap through mid-wicket. |
| 43.1 : J Anderson to K Roach, Lovely-looking drive! A fuller length ball outside off and Roach leans into the shot as he pushes this wide of cover for a couple of runs. |
| 43.2 : J Anderson to Roach, Short and well wide outside off, left alone by Kemar. |
| 43.3 : J Anderson to Roach, Another short of a length ball outside off, keeps low as Roach looks to play it on his toes. He does not have to worry though as the ball is not with the line of the stumps. |
| 43.4 : J Anderson to Roach, Length ball on off, pushed back to mid off by KR. |
| 43.5 : J Anderson to Roach, Short of a length outside off, left alone by Roach. |
| 43.6 : J Anderson to Roach, Good length ball on top of off, Roach watches it all the way as he defends with a straight bat. |
| Joe Denly to roll his arm over before the Tea break. |
| 44.1 : Joe Denly to Chase, Flatter ball on off, defended back towards the bowler by Chase. |
| 44.2 : Joe Denly to Chase, Loopy ball on middle, flicked away on the full to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 44.3 : Joe Denly to Roach, Flatter one on middle, defended towards the leg side by Roach. |
| 44.4 : Denly to Roach, DROPPED and FOUR! Hit very hard straight back to Denly. A flighted ball on middle, smashed back towards Denly who cannot react quickly enough. Gets fingertips on it but that is not enough to prevent the ball from reaching the rope straight down the ground. |
| 44.5 : Joe Denly to Roach, A flatter one on middle and pushed back down the ground for a single to mid on. |
| 44.6 : Joe Denly to Chase, Hurled in quicker on middle, defended on the back foot. Could have been risky had the ball sneaked through. |
| 45.1 : J Anderson to Roach, Keeps really low that one, outside off though and Roach does not have to worry about that variable bounce. |
| 45.2 : J Anderson to Roach, Nudged off the pads for a single down to fine leg by Kemar. |
| 45.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Left alone outside off by Chase. |
| 45.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Sprays this on a length down the leg side. Chase looks to flick but the ball is too far away for him to make contact. |
| 45.5 : J Anderson to R Chase, FOUR! Fifty for Roston Chase! A length ball outside off, Roston looks to drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the slip cordon for a boundary. This is a fighting knock from this guy, the only one who has shown some spunk and will. |
| 45.6 : J Anderson to Chase, Way down the leg side, lets it go. |
| 46.1 : Joe Denly to Roach, Short outside off, Roach looks to cut but it is mistimed straight to the cover-point fielder. |
| 46.2 : Joe Denly to Roach, Fuller and quicker outside off, driven hard to mid off. |
| 46.3 : Joe Denly to K Roach, FOUR! Flighted outside off and this time Roach gets the drive through the gap and to the deep cover fence. |
| 46.4 : Joe Denly to Roach, Flatter one on the pads, nudged towards the leg side for a single. |
| 46.5 : Joe Denly to Chase, Flatter one outside off, pushed away through cover for a single by Chase. Roach to face the last ball before Tea... |
| 46.6 : Joe Denly to Roach, Defends it with a solid straight bat by Roach. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 4. |
| Another session that belongs to England in the context of the Test match. 101 runs for the Windies but the away team has truckloads of runs left with them. The important fact is that they have picked up 2 wickets. Roston Chase has battled at one end but Shimron Hetmyer and Shane Dowrich left him mid-way through the battle. Now, he is alongside Kemar Roach which means that the original number 8, Keemo Paul might not be able to turn out to bat. That means, England will need 3 wickets. As for the h |
| ... Day 4, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of play on the fourth day. Roston Chase and Kemar Roach to try and keep the hosts in the game. Chase to face Mark Wood. |
| 47.1 : M Wood to Chase, Starts by bowling on full on the legs, Chase flicks it away with a wristy shot through square leg. Has enough on it to get three. |
| 47.2 : M Wood to Roach, Good length ball outside off, left alone by Roach. |
| 47.3 : M Wood to Roach, Bouncer outside off, Kemar sways away from it. |
| 47.4 : M Wood to K Roach, FOUR! Edge and away to the boundary. Big lateral movement on that one after pitching on a good length around off. It moves away from Roach who gets an outside edge past the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 47.5 : M Wood to Roach, Gets behind this one and blocks it out. |
| 47.6 : Wood to Chase, Down the leg side, Chase tries flicking it but it goes off his thigh pad and to the keeper. A stifled appeal which dies down. |
| Moeen Ali to bowl from the other end. |
| 48.1 : M Ali to Roach, Arm ball on ball, Roach swings but gets it off his inner half towards short leg. |
| 48.2 : M Ali to Roach, Roach gets behind this one and bunts it down. |
| 48.3 : M Ali to Roach, Tossed up ball on off, Roach is solid in his defense. |
| 48.4 : M Ali to Roach, Loopy ball on off, keeps very low and the ball goes under the bat of Roach. |
| 48.5 : M Ali to Roach, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 48.6 : M Ali to Roach, DROPPED! Oh boy, you could call that a dolly. Tossed up ball on off, Roach cannot get it past mid off. Rory Burns backtrack, gets his hands to the ball but puts it down. Too many catches dropped from both sides this series. |
| The batsman pulls out... Looks like something or someone has moved in front of the sightscreen. |
| 49.1 : M Wood to Roach, Length ball around off, Roach blocks it well. |
| 49.2 : M Wood to Roach, Length ball outside off, Roach blocks it out well. |
| 49.3 : M Wood to Roach, Another length ball on off, Roach blocks it. |
| 49.4 : M Wood to Roach, Back of a length ball outside off, Kemar gets behind it and sees it out. |
| 49.5 : M Wood to Roach, FOUR! Just over Bairstow! Short ball on middle, Roach looks to get udder it but the ball brushes his glove and goes towards Jonny. He keeper jumps, gets his webs to it but it was too high. The ball runs away to the fence behind. |
| 49.6 : M Wood to Roach, Edge again but falls short. Short ball on off, Roach gets another edge which falls short of the man at gully. |
| 50.1 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one outside off, pushed towards the off side on the back foot by Chase. |
| 50.2 : M Ali to Chase, Another shorter one on middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Chase. That brings up the 150 for the hosts. |
| 50.3 : M Ali to K Roach, Edged and four! Lovely drift from Moeen outside off and Roach reaches out to play the drive without much foot movement. The ball takes the outside edge and flies wide of Stokes at slip and to the third man fence. |
| 50.4 : M Ali to Roach, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 50.5 : M Ali to Roach, Another flatter one on middle, defended on the back foot by Kemar. |
| 50.6 : M Ali to Roach, A thickish outside edge, runs along the ground as Roach gets to the other end and keeps strike for the next over. |
| 51.1 : M Wood to Roach, Bouncer, Roach gets on his toes to play it. |
| 51.2 : M Wood to Roach, Wide down the leg side, no trouble at all for the batsman. |
| 51.3 : M Wood to Roach, Angles this down leg, Roach goes after it but misses to get bat on it. |
| 51.4 : M Wood to Roach, Leg byes! Down the leg again, Roach gets it off his thigh pad towards fine for just one. |
| 51.5 : M Wood to Chase, Down leg again, at a back of a length, left alone by Chase. |
| 51.6 : M Wood to Chase, Bouncer at 144 kph down leg, no real trouble for the batsman. |
| 52.1 : M Ali to Roach, OUT! A catch has been taken! Relief for the English! Flighted ball around off, Roach drives it but cannot keep it down. The ball straight to the throat of Mark Wood who makes no mistake. The end is nigh for the hosts. |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph is in at number 9. |
| 52.2 : M Ali to Joseph, Flatter one outside off, Joseph looks to put bat on ball and plays for the spin but the ball beats him on the outside. |
| 52.3 : M Ali to Joseph, Fuller and flighted outside off, driven hard down the ground to long off for a single. |
| 52.4 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter ball outside off, Chase comes ahead and dead-bats it. |
| 52.5 : M Ali to Chase, Hurled in quicker and flatter on off, Roston stands tall and pushes it back to the bowler this time. |
| 52.6 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Lots of air on this one outside off, Chase rocks back, waits for it and smashes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 53.1 : M Wood to Joseph, Length ball outside off, Joseph lashes at it but connect with thin air. |
| 53.2 : M Wood to Joseph, Bouncer down leg, Joseph ducks under it. It bounces and goes away from Bairstow. The ball rolls further towards third man which allows Chase to get back on strike. |
| 53.3 : M Wood to Chase, Bouncer on off, Chase does well to keep that down. |
| 53.4 : M Wood to Chase, FOUR! Not short really. Comes at a height just below his waist. Chase keeps his eyes on it and controls the pull wide of the fielder at mid on for a boundary. |
| 53.5 : M Wood to Chase, Mark continues bowling short. Chase has enough time to duck under it. |
| 53.6 : M Wood to Chase, Goes length this time around off, Chase looks to leave it but is late in doing so. The ball hits his bat in the process. |
| 54.1 : M Ali to Joseph, Comes back into Joseph, he gets an outside edge through backward point for a run. |
| 54.2 : M Ali to Chase, Chase rocks back and punches this to the off side. |
| 54.3 : M Ali to Chase, Keeps low on off, Chase blocks it. |
| 54.4 : M Ali to Chase, SIX! SHOT! Chase is showing some character. Flighted ball on middle, Chase extends his arms and lofts this over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 54.5 : M Ali to Chase, RC has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 54.6 : M Ali to Chase, Gives this air on leg, Chase flicks it back of square for a couple of runs. |
| 55.1 : M Wood to Joseph, Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it. |
| 55.2 : M Wood to A Joseph, FOUR! Not much movement but a clean hit. Overpitched on off, Joseph drives it through cover-point and earns his boundary. |
| 55.3 : M Wood to Joseph, In the air... but safe. Outside off on a good length. Chase goes hard at it and gets a top edge which falls behind the point region. They cross. |
| 55.4 : M Wood to Chase, Outside off, left alone. |
| 55.5 : M Wood to Chase, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 55.6 : M Wood to Chase, FOUR! Nice! Overpitched again on middle and leg, Chase gets under it and on-drives it along the carpet for a boundary through mid on. On 77 now and looks good for a 100. |
| 56.1 : M Ali to Joseph, Good work from Anderson at mid on. Loopy ball on off, Joseph swings at it falls just short of Anderson, who does well to get a hand to it. |
| 56.2 : M Ali to Joseph, Off spinner on off, Joesph looks to play it with a straight bat but fails. |
| 56.3 : M Ali to Joseph, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 56.4 : M Ali to A Joseph, Driven through the covers by Alzarri. |
| 56.5 : M Ali to Joseph, FOUR! Joseph is not afraid to throw is bat around. Pitched up ball on middle, Joseph swings hard and gets it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 56.6 : M Ali to Joseph, Outside off, driven past mid off for one. |
| Stuart Broad to have a bowl now. |
| 57.1 : S Broad to Joseph, Joseph shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 57.2 : S Broad to Joseph, Length ball outside off, taped to the off side. |
| 57.3 : S Broad to Joseph, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| 57.4 : S Broad to Joseph, Length outside off, Joseph gets a bottom edge to the off side. |
| 57.5 : S Broad to Joseph, Fuller ball outside off, Joseph swings but connects with air. |
| 57.6 : S Broad to Joseph, Outside off, guided to third man for and will keep strike for the next over. |
| 58.1 : M Ali to A Joseph, DROPPED! Another one goes down. Around the wicket and the ball drifts away from Josesph as he tries to drive. Stokes tries to take that one with his left hand as it comes off the outside edge but the ball just pops out of his hand. |
| 58.2 : M Ali to Joseph, In the air... above the head of mid-wicket for a single. Long on comes and cleans up as Joseph mistimes this ball in the air over the infield for a run. |
| 58.3 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter length ball on the pads, nudged away to deep square leg for a run. |
| 58.4 : M Ali to Joseph, Defended on the back foot by Alzarri. |
| 58.5 : M Ali to Joseph, SIX! Huge! A flighted one on middle and Joseph deposits that one way back into the banks at the cow corner region. First six in Test Cricket for Alzarri. |
| 58.6 : M Ali to Joseph, On the pads, the batsman offers no stroke and gets hit. |
| 59.1 : S Broad to Chase, Length ball outside off, left alone by Roston Chase. |
| 59.2 : S Broad to Chase, Very full outside off, Chase looks to drive but the ball gets the toe of the bat and rolls to the bowler. |
| Review time... Roston Chase has been given out LBW here but he has reviewed almost immediately. Looks like he feels that he has hit that ball. |
| 59.3 : S Broad to R Chase, NOT OUT! Yes, there was a tiny little tickle on that as it went past the bat. A fuller length ball on middle and going on with the angle, Chase looks to flick but misses. A loud appeal as the batsman is struck in line, the umpire raises the finger. Roston almost reviews immediately and we know why as the replays show us that there is a slight murmur on the Snicko suggestive of an inside edge. The on-field decision is reversed and Chase survives, the vigil will go on. |
| 59.4 : S Broad to Chase, Defended off the front foot by Chase presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 59.5 : S Broad to Chase, Short of a length outside off, defended off the back foot onto the off side. |
| 59.6 : S Broad to Chase, Left alone outside off by Chase to end the over. |
| 60.1 : M Ali to Joseph, SIX! A flatter one outside off and Joseph has thrown the kitchen sink at that one. Goes over long off and deep outside the ropes for a maximum. |
| 60.2 : M Ali to Joseph, Flatter one going with the line and the ball beats Joseph on the outside as he looked to keep that ball out. |
| 60.3 : M Ali to Joseph, SIX! Just over the head of the long on fielder. Another flighted one and Alzarri smashes this one to deep long on and just manages to clear that fielder. Moves into the 30s. The fifty-run stand is up. |
| 60.4 : M Ali to Joseph, Short and wide outside off, cut away for a couple of runs to deep point. |
| 60.5 : Ali to A Joseph, OUT! The fun is over for Joseph. Going after each one, he was bound to mistime one and he does. Another flighted one on middle, that is brave bowling from Moeen. Joseph looks to smash that one over deep mid-wicket but the ball bounces and takes the top edge and flies high over the bowler's head. Anderson from mid on runs to his left and takes an easy catch. 1 away now are England. |
| DRINKS! Please finish this game soon, England. Yours sincerely, a Man united fan. Joseph had his fun in the middle but held out. Roston Chase is on 78 and deserves a 100. Just 1 wicket needed for the visitors to wrap this game up. |
| 60.6 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter one on off to end a successful over for England. Chase keeps it out well. |
| 61.1 : S Broad to Gabriel, On the pads, Gabriel misses his flick and gets it on his thigh pad. The ball rolls to the on side where they take a run. |
| 61.2 : S Broad to Chase, Chase defends it from within the crease. |
| 61.3 : S Broad to Chase, Outside off, Chase goes after it but cannot connect. |
| 61.4 : S Broad to Chase, Bouncer! Chase ducks under it in time. |
| 61.5 : S Broad to R Chase, Fuller ball on middle, Chase on-drives it to mid on. |
| 61.6 : S Broad to Chase, Doesn't get the run. Instead was happy to block it out. |
| 62.1 : M Ali to Gabriel, Looped up on off, blocked by Gabriel. |
| 62.2 : M Ali to Gabriel, Around off, punched to mid off. |
| 62.3 : M Ali to Gabriel, Flight on off, pushed back uppishly towards mid off. They cross. |
| 62.4 : M Ali to Chase, Chase has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| We now see Keemo Paul padded up in the pavillion. Hmmm... |
| 62.5 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Takes Moeen on. Tossed up on middle, Chase steps out and lofts this over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 62.6 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Doesn't bother about the single. Gives room and slaps this wide of mid off for another boundary. Moves to 86 with that. |
| 63.1 : S Broad to Gabriel, Around off, kept out by Shannon. |
| 0.0 : Keemo Paul who was out injured early on Day 3 is seen padded up. Surprise for everyone that. |
| 63.2 : S Broad to Gabriel, Gabriel has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 63.3 : S Broad to Gabriel, Goes after it and clears the infield. Gabriel swings and gets it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 63.4 : S Broad to Gabriel, Just short. Gabriel looks to block it but gets a soft edge short of the slip cordon. |
| 63.5 : S Broad to Gabriel, Gets behind this and stonewalls it. |
| 63.6 : S Broad to Gabriel, This one climbs up. On a good length, Gabriel leaves it and it goes at a good height to Bairstow. |
| 64.1 : M Ali to Chase, Flighted on leg, played back to the bowler. |
| 64.2 : M Ali to Chase, Outside off, punched to the off side. |
| 64.3 : M Ali to Chase, Down leg, whipped away to deep square leg for one |
| 64.4 : M Ali to Gabriel, Off spinner outside off, goes past the outside edge of Gabriel. |
| 64.5 : M Ali to Gabriel, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 64.6 : M Ali to Gabriel, On the stumps, Gabriel is solid in his defense. |
| 65.1 : S Broad to Chase, Missed everything! Beauty from Broad. Serves this around off and it nips back into Chase. He plays away from his body and the ball goes bat and pad to the keeper. |
| 65.2 : S Broad to Chase, FOUR! Gets it past mid off and moves into the 90s. Pitched up on off, Chase punches it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 65.3 : S Broad to Chase, FOUR! Lovely driving. Around off, Chase leans forward and drives this through covers for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 65.4 : S Broad to Chase, Chase works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 65.5 : S Broad to Gabriel, Outside off, left alone. |
| 65.6 : S Broad to Gabriel, Gabriel survives. Full on the stumps. Well blocked by Shannon. |
| 66.1 : M Ali to Chase, He takes a single. Drives this to extra cover for one. |
| 66.2 : M Ali to Gabriel, Covers his stump and sees one out. |
| 66.3 : M Ali to Gabriel, Off spinner outside off, Gabriel is beaten all ends up. |
| 66.4 : M Ali to Gabriel, Comes forward and defends this. |
| 66.5 : M Ali to Gabriel, Around off, Gabriel gets an outside edge to backward point. |
| 66.6 : M Ali to Gabriel, Gabriel survives, again. Gets behind the ball and pushes it to the off side. |
| Ben Stokes is now into the attack. |
| 67.1 : Stokes to Chase, Back of a length ball on off, Chase is ahead to work it on the leg side but it hits his thigh pad. I don't know why Stokes is appealing. |
| 67.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Find someone who has the same confidence as Chase has in Gabriel. Turns his bat to the leg side and collects one. |
| 67.3 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 67.4 : Ben Stokes to Gabriel, Bouncer! Gabriel ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. |
| 67.5 : Ben Stokes to S Gabriel, OUT! Edge and taken! Stokes does the trick. Length ball outside off, Gabriel who was patient enough now goes after it. He gets an outside edge which goes to Bairstow who takes a simple catch. The players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. |
| Keemo Paul is the last man in. He was stretchered off yesterday, but he comes in to help a mate reach three figures. Brilliant comradeship! |
| 67.6 : Ben Stokes to Paul, Full and on off, Paul guides it to covers. |
| Joe Denly to roll his arm over now. |
| 68.1 : Joe Denly to Chase, Loopy leg spin on leg, Chase gets an edge which goes past short leg. Would be some story that if Chase got out. |
| 68.2 : Joe Denly to Chase, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 68.3 : Joe Denly to Chase, Chase has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 68.4 : Joe Denly to Chase, FOUR! 100 for Chase! What an innings this has been from him. Patient and held one end through. Outside off, Chase cuts it through the point region and it runs away to the fence. He takes off his helmet and soaks in all the applause. His 5th in this format. |
| 68.5 : Joe Denly to Chase, Brilliant bowling. This one skids through bat and pad and somehow misses the stumps. |
| 68.6 : Joe Denly to Chase, Gets behind the ball and bunts it down. |
| 69.1 : Ben Stokes to Paul, FOUR! Well he can't run so he will play his shots. Short ball outside off, Paul pulls this through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 69.2 : Ben Stokes to Paul, Full toss on the leg side, Paul flicks it to deep square leg but refuses the single. |
| 69.3 : Ben Stokes to K Paul, FOUR! Lovely! Full and outside off, Paul carves it through point for a lovely boundary. |
| 69.4 : Ben Stokes to Paul, FOUR! Hammered! Full toss outside off, Paul slaps this over the bowler's head for another boundary. |
| 69.5 : Ben Stokes to Paul, OUT! That is that! Stokes has the final laugh. Goes short on the body of Paul. He makes room and looks to pull this. Gets it off the splice of the bat and it goes high. Stokes hares to the ball and takes a very simple catch. ENGLAND WIN BY 232 RUNS. |
| Roston Chase remains unbeaten but the Windies don't. They have been beaten and convincingly at that in the final Test of the series. 232 runs and that underlines the importance of Jason Holder to this Windies Test team. Nevertheless, the series is in the bag and the hosts still have smiles on their faces as they walk out to shake hands with their opposition. A chase of 485 was never going to be possible but the hosts could have shown a bit more of character and tried to help out Roston Chase, wh |
| The chase was derailed early when 4 wickets went early on to the swing of Anderson and pace of Wood. Most of them were loose shots. What followed after Lunch was a bit of rearguard action with Roston Chase standing at one end, losing partners. And post-Tea, it was all about how long for the remaining wickets to fall. Roston Chase and the Windies innings continued long enough for the batsman to get to three figures but the England bowlers eventually found a way to bowl them out and pick up a cons |
| As for the bowling effort in the second innings, Anderson and Ali picked up three each, whereas Stokes picked up a couple, one went to Wood and the other one was a suicidal run out. Broad bowled well without success. All-in-all, a good bowling performance to follow the great one in the first innings as well. The English team can have some smiles on their faces before they move onto the 5-match ODI series coming up. Presentations to follow... |
| Joe Root, the England captain feels that they played some good cricket in this Test and batted well in the first innings, then came out and did the job with the ball as well. On the team combination, he says that he chose the side that he felt was best-suited and admits that a few mistakes were made. Regardless, he feels that there is a brilliant squad and the team will be really good with experience. On his own form, he feels that the hundred was really important in the second innings and felt |
| Mark Wood is the Man of the Match, says that he was full of confidence after the England Lions tour. He informs that he was not worried about his pace and just looked to run in and bowl fast. He feels happy about managing to come in and hit the right lines and lengths and pick up the wickets. When asked about playing in the Ashes for the England team, he says that he is not thinking that far ahead. Ends by thanking his fitness coaches and physios for getting him fit and ready to bowl. |
| Kemar Roach, the Man of the Series says that the series was a pretty good one for him but more important was winning for the team against a competitive England side. Tells us with a smile that even he gets tired but he was trying to give the best for the side. When asked about the team performance, he says that he is really proud of all his mates to have beaten the formidable England side. Asked about the touring Indian side later in the year he says that he is looking forward to all the cricket |
| Jason Holder tells us that it was a bit disappointing to lose the final Test. Reckons there are areas of improvement but there are also positives to pick out of the games. When asked about the previous tour compared to this one, he mentions there are both good and bad that can be taken out of each performance. Reserves some special praise for Roston Chase who he feels is an asset with both bat and ball. Continues by saying that he is looking forward to the touring Indians and reckons they will h |
| Jason Holder then goes onto collect the trophy and calls over his teammates to pose for the shutterbugs. This series was really important for them as well as cricket in general. A sight that has not been seen recently but one which brings genuine happiness to the eyes of the neutral viewers. |
| That is all we have for you in this Test match series. Windies win it by a 2-1 margin and have surprised many. The England tour doesn't end here. The 5-match ODI series begin from 20th February. The first one will be played at Barbados. Join in at 1100 local (1500 GMT). Until then, ta ta! |
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