| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to 1st Test of the three-match series between the Windies and England. The visitors come into this game in very good form in this format, whereas, the hosts are not in the best of touches. They though will want to turn it around starting from this Test, however, it won't be easy against an English side which has started to come into its own under Root's captaincy. They are favourites heading into this game but the Windies can't be ruled out especially in their own backyard. |
| TOSS - The Windies won the toss and elected to bat. |
| The players and the umpires have taken their positions post the national anthems. Kraigg Brathwaite and debutant, John Campbell to open for Windies while James Anderson has the new cherry in hand for the visitors. All set to go. Let's play... |
| A false start... |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good swing first up, but the line was not that great. Starts off on leg stump, Brathwaite defends from the crease awkwardly. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Better line just outside off, defended easily. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Watchfully kept out once more. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Pushes this a little further up outside off, Kraigg lets it go. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Gets the perfect length this time and on top of off, KB defends not too comfortably but no scares. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Maiden to start off, the last one is left alone outside off. |
| Sam Curran to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Sam Curran to Campbell, FOUR! What a way to start off in Test cricket. A length ball outside off, Campbell just eases this one wide of gully and the ball races to the third man boundary. Windies and John off the mark! |
| 1.2 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Overcompensates too hard, bowls this way down leg. |
| 1.3 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Too close for comfort! This one is just above off stump and Campbell leaves it alone. Bounces above the pole luckily for the batsman. |
| 1.4 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Gets the right line and length this time, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 1.5 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Fuller and on the pads, Campbell comes slightly ahead as he pushes this towards mid on. |
| 1.6 : Sam Curran to Campbell, FOUR! The second of the over. And through the same region. Bowled a tad outside off, Campbell comes ahead and angles this in the gap between gully and point. Runs away to the fence. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Very full one on leg stump from Jimmy, Brathwaite works it square on the leg side for a single. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, On the pads to the left-hander as well, worked away to fine leg for a single by JC. Windies reach double figures. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good ball on a length outside off, Kraigg lets the ball come on to his bat and defends it towards gully from right under his nose. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Left alone outside off very late, the Brathwaite style. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Goes back in his crease and defends this ball towards the off side. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Left alone outside off to end the over. |
| 3.1 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Fuller length ball on middle, Campbell unlike his partner is playing his shots. Flicks this away to fine leg for a single. Good positive intent. |
| 3.2 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Curran trying to get this ball come in and bowls this on a fuller length outside off. KB defends on the front foot towards gully. |
| 3.3 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Left alone outside off this time. |
| 3.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Quick single! Appreciated by those in the crowd. A length ball outside off, pushed towards cover-point by Brathwaite and his partner is quick to respond for a single. |
| 3.5 : Sam Curran to Campbell, FOUR! Lovely looking shot from Campbell. Doesn't seem to be over-awed by the situation. A short of a length ball outside off this time, John is quick to climb and cut it away stylishly through point for a boundary. Windies flair in that shot. |
| 3.6 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Defended calmly this time. Good start so far for the Windies this. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Pretty full on middle and leg, easily worked away through square leg for a run. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Well left outside off this time by the lefty. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Campbell, Once more outside off and once more, JC doesn't go fishing. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, Length ball on the hips, kept out towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, How was that? An appeal from the English is turned down by Rod Tucker. Looked like it was doing a little too much to the naked eye. A full and inswinging ball on middle. Campbell misses his flick and gets rapped on the pad, a loud appeal ensues but no reaction from the umpire. The replays show that the ball would have missed leg stump. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Peach! An absolute peach from Anderson to end the over. The previous one came in and this one is on a length outside off and holds its line. Campbell tried to put bat on ball but plays for the swing and down the wrong line. The cherry whizzes past his outside edge. Brilliant last two balls from Jimmy. This would have surely put doubts in the debutant's mind. |
| 5.1 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Shortish and around middle, KB keeps it out off the back foot. The ball is swinging a little, Curran needs to get it full, make use of the new ball. |
| 5.2 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Perfect! Fuller in length and around off, it comes back in. Kraigg with the swing works it towards fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 5.3 : Sam Curran to Campbell, FOUR! Too short and it has been dispatched! Campbell picked the length early there and then pulls it over mid-wicket. It races to the fence. JC dealing in boundaries here. |
| 5.4 : Sam Curran to Campbell, The inside edge saves him there! Good length around middle, it shapes away a little. John tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 5.5 : Sam Curran to Campbell, This time he gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 5.6 : Sam Curran to Campbell, A little away movement again but the line is outside off, Brathwaite shoulders arms to it. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Full length ball just outside off, Kraigg comes ahead and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Shortens the length this time, KB defends with a straight bat. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length ball and it straightens after landing. Brathwaite misses his flick and gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Lots of swing this time but way outside off and left alone by the batsman. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Shouldered arms to outside off once more. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, This one comes in but is defended easily by Kraigg. |
| 7.1 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Curran has not got his line right so far. Length ball on the leg stump line, Campbell fails to get bat on ball and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 7.2 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Outside off and defended watchfully towards cover. |
| 7.3 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Short of a length and above off stump, defended from within the crease. |
| 7.4 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Worked away off the pads by Campbell, wide of fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 7.5 : Sam Curran to Campbell, Shortens the length once more outside off, defended back towards the bowler on the back foot. |
| 7.6 : Curran to Campbell, Almost snuck through, an inside edge saves the batsman at the last moment. This was on a length and coming in with the angle, Campbell almost played it down the wrong line but the willow comes to his rescue. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Short of a length ball on middle, defended off the back foot by KB. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Kept out from within the crease once more. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Fuller length ball on middle and leg, flicked away to fine leg for a single. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Campbell, This one lands on leg stump and comes straight on, Campbell presents a straight bat in defense. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Campbell, Another one on length and on off stump, John pushes this back towards the bowler. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Campbell, Late inswing on this one after landing on off, JC adjusts and plays it towards mid on. |
| 9.1 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Wide outside off on a length, left alone by the right-hander. |
| 9.2 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, A short one once more just outside off, good bounce but not enough pace to trouble Brathwaite. Rides the bounce and defends easily. |
| 9.3 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Sprays this on leg stump line, KB misses his flick and gets hit on the thigh pad. Runs fine on the leg side but no run available. |
| 9.4 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, A late leave to this one outside the off stump. |
| 9.5 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, A good length ball on off stump and slightly coming in, defended on the off side by Kraigg. |
| 9.6 : Sam Curran to Brathwaite, Low bounce on this occasion but the ball is well outside off and Brathwaite lets it go. This is a maiden over but the Windies have been solid in the first 10. |
| 10.1 : J Anderson to Campbell, Loose stroke that one! Full and wide outside off, Campbell throws his bat at it away from his body but gets beaten. First real poor shot from him, not needed those. |
| 10.2 : J Anderson to Campbell, Good length and on off, JC pushes it towards cover for a quick run. |
| 10.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Outside off and it has been left alone. |
| 10.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Bouncer and it has been ducked under. |
| 10.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, BEAUTY! Just too good that one. Unplayable to be honest. That started on middle and then started swinging away. Brathwaite plays inside the line, the ball whizzes past the outside edge and then goes agonizingly close past the off pole. |
| 10.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Now bowls the one that goes straight on. Brathwaite picks the variation and works it to mid-wicket. |
| Ben Stokes is on now. |
| 11.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Starts off with a ball on the pads, John works it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, FOUR! If you cut, you should cut hard and that is exactly what Campbell did. It was there to be hit, short and outside off, he slashes at it with everything. The ball goes over the leaping point fielder and into the fence. |
| 11.3 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Corrects his length and line by bowling it on off and just behind a driving length. JC keeps it out. |
| 11.4 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Bowls the sucker ball full and wide outside off, Campbell resists the temptation and lets it be. |
| 11.5 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On the fuller side, the batter mistimes his shot to mid off. |
| 11.6 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, A good leave! Ben Stokes gets this one to come back in from outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. The ball though does not come in enough to hit the off stump. Good delivery though. |
| 12.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length and a little too wide outside off, it is left alone. |
| 12.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On the stumps this time, KB gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. Good going by the two Windies openers till now. |
| 12.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. On middle and leg, Brathwaite looks to keep it out but misses. The ball hits him high on the pads. |
| 12.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Another one outside off, the batter need not play at those. |
| 12.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A good surprise bumper, Brathwaite though was upto the task as he ducks under it. |
| 12.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length delivery and outside off, Brathwaite is not interested in playing at those. Maiden by Anderson. |
| 13.1 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Campbell was late onto that one! On a length and around off, this one comes back in late. Campbell maybe first thought of leaving it but at the very end keeps it out. |
| 13.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, FOUR! Nicely played! Waits for the ball to come to him and then guides it through the gap in the slip cordon. It goes down to the third man fence. |
| 13.3 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, This is fired on off, Campbell keeps it out. He has looked good until now. |
| 13.4 : Ben Stokes to J Campbell, Fuller in length this time, the batter strokes it to mid off. He is a tad late on the shots he has played in this over. |
| 13.5 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, This time he offers no shot as the ball is way too outside off. |
| 13.6 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Changes the angle and lands it on off, he slants it away. Brathwaite keeps it out. |
| 14.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Bowls this full and on the legs, defended back down the ground after coming across by Brathwaite. |
| 14.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Left alone outside off this time. |
| 14.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Another Brathwaite leave as this one outside off swings away late. |
| 14.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, A straight one on off stump and on a good length, pushed back on the front foot. |
| 14.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Beaten! A beauty from Anderson! Length ball on off, looks like it was coming in but it swings away very late and beats the outside edge of Brathwaite. |
| 14.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, This is comfortably left alone by the batsman as the first hour of play comes to a close. |
| Drinks break. A solid hour for the hosts, they have done well to not lose a wicket. There have been a few plays and misses but the important fact is no breakthroughs for the English. The debutant has looked good as well. Expect spin to come on soon. |
| 15.1 : Ben Stokes to J Campbell, Full and outside off, Campbell looks to drive but gets an inside edge down to fine leg and a single is taken. Not sure if unintentionally or deliberately, Campbell is a touch late on his shots against Stokes. |
| 15.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Changes the length and bangs it short, Brathwaite ducks under it. |
| 15.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Good delivery! The effort delivery this one, bends his back and lands it around off, Kraigg looks to defend but is done in by the extra bounce. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 15.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Angles this one into the pads, looking to get Braithwaite LBW. He though gets his bat down in time and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Sprays this one down the leg side, it is left alone. |
| 15.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, This one is the in-dipper on off, KB takes a hand off his bat and works it to square leg. Stokes is really getting the ball to bounce here. |
| First sight of a spinner this morning. Moeen Ali has been called on to bowl. |
| 16.1 : M Ali to Campbell, Brings out the paddle sweep, he is helped as Moeen fails to land the ball. The batter picks up two as the ball is fielded at fine leg. |
| 16.2 : M Ali to Campbell, FOUR! Swept and swept fine! Campbell this time hits it right off the middle and it races to the square leg fence. |
| 16.3 : M Ali to Campbell, Top edge but safe! John once again goes for the sweep but this time Moeen slows it up and also bowls it outside off, gets it to bounce extra. The ball hits the top edge and lands in no man's land in the square leg region. Two taken. |
| 16.4 : M Ali to Campbell, No sweep shot this time, he lunges and works it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flatter and on middle, it is flicked towards mid-wicket with the turn. |
| 16.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Tosses it up on off, Brathwaite covers the stumps and blocks it. 9 from Ali's first, an expensive start by him. |
| 17.1 : Ben Stokes to J Campbell, FOUR! Oozing in confidence is the debutant! That has been creamed! Into the 40s is John. Full and outside off, Campbell strokes it through covers and you need not run for those. |
| 17.2 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On the shorter side and on the body, even before Campbell swivels to pull, the ball hits him on the thigh pad and rolls towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. However, the umpire has signaled it as a dead ball as he feels the batsman did not offer a shot. |
| 17.3 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, Outside off, it is left alone. |
| 17.4 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On a good length around off, it is kept out. |
| 17.5 : Ben Stokes to Campbell, On the shorter side again, Campbell once again it hurried into the pull shot, he mistimes it towards square leg for a run. |
| 17.6 : Ben Stokes to K Brathwaite, FOUR! 50 up! Ideal start by the openers. A boundary to bring up the 50-run stand. It is not off the middle though. No gully however so it races to the fence. Full and wide outside off, Brathwaite goes after it, he gets an outside edge and the ball crosses the third man fence. |
| 18.1 : M Ali to Campbell, OUT! Plumb in front! The debutant goes 6 shy of a fifty. He was going for his shots and eventually that brings about his downfall as he went for one too many. A full and flighted ball on middle, Campbell goes for the sweep but misses it and gets rapped bang in front of middle. The umpire has no hesitation and raises his finger immediately. The debutant started walking away immediately and with good reason too. It would have been a waste of a review had it been taken as r |
| 0.0 : Shai Hope walks in at number 3. |
| 18.2 : M Ali to Hope, Tosses it up outside off, Hope covers his off stump and makes a leave. |
| 18.3 : M Ali to Hope, On the stumps this time, it is defended onto the ground. |
| 18.4 : M Ali to Hope, Flighted delivery on off, Hope pushes it to covers. |
| 18.5 : M Ali to Hope, Slower through the air outside off, Hope maybe should have played this delivery off the front foot, he though goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 18.6 : M Ali to Hope, Prods forward this time and works it with the turn to mid-wicket. |
| 19.1 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Back of a length on off, Kraigg defends it onto the ground. |
| 19.2 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, A little more fuller on off, Brathwaite defends it out. |
| 19.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On the shorter side, Brathwaite hops and taps it towards point for a quick run. |
| 19.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, That swing back in a long way! Full and way outside off, it tails back in a lot. Hope first thinks of driving it but then pulls out of the shot. |
| 19.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Another in-dipper but this is on the pads, Hope fails to flick as he is hit on the pads. |
| 19.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Back of a length outside off, Shai lets it be. |
| 20.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, FOUR! Full and flighted outside off, Brathwaite comes ahead and drives this hard through the vacant cover region. No fielder back there and it runs to the fence. |
| 20.2 : M Ali to K Brathwaite, A flatter one on middle, KB pushes this towards mid on and picks up a quick single. |
| 20.3 : M Ali to S Hope, Another quick single, would have been really tight had mid on hit this time. Uneccessary that, from Windies. Looked like Hope was desperate to get off the mark and hence ran. |
| 20.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Defended by the batsman coming ahead. |
| 20.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, SIX! Bratwaite seems to have seen enough now. Comes down the track and lofts this over deep mid-wicket. The ball lands just outside the rope. The first maximum of the game. Moves into the 20s does Kraigg. |
| 20.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Very well defended this time as a follow up to the huge one. Good over for the Windies, 12 off it in the end. |
| 21.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, FOUR! Elegant and beautiful! A fuller one outside off and Hope stands tall and off drives this right back down the ground wide of mid off. No stopping those, just go pick the ball from outside the fence. |
| 21.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Another good drive but it goes straight to cover this time. |
| 21.3 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 21.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A length ball coming in from outside off, defended back towards the bowler off the back foot. |
| 21.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Bouncer once more and Shai ducks under it once more. |
| 21.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Another short of a length ball going down leg and SH ducks third time this over. |
| 22.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flatter ball on a length outside off, Kraigg defends with soft hands towards short leg. |
| 22.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, FOUR! Beautifully flighted and Brathwaite takes the invitation as he has his dancing shoes on. Lifts this wide of mid on and into the fence. |
| 22.3 : M Ali to Brathwaite, KB comes ahead and dead-bats this one. |
| 22.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 22.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, A touch slower this time, Brathwaite comes ahead and then defends the ball. |
| 22.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Left alone very late outside off this time by Kraigg. |
| 23.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A good length ball straightening after landing on off, Hope defends from the crease. |
| 23.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Fuller length ball on the pads, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 23.3 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Too high! Stokes is getting the ball to swing in but there is good bounce on the wicket. This one lands on a length outside off and beats Hope and raps him on the pads. But it would have gone over the wickets. |
| 23.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Moves this one the other way and Shai is beaten as he tries to stand tall and cut it away. |
| 23.5 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, Fuller one outside off, Hope fails to time his drive as he can only push it towards mid off. |
| 23.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Kept out comfortably this time by SH off a good length. |
| 24.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flighted outside off, Brathwaite drives it back down the ground. |
| 24.2 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Short outside off this time, a mistimed cut from Kraigg results in a single to deep point. |
| 24.3 : M Ali to Hope, Rapped on the pads but it is too high once more! A flatter one outside off and good turn on it as it beats Hope and raps him high on the pads. |
| 24.4 : M Ali to S Hope, Flatter one outside off, cut away to deep cover for a single. |
| 24.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flatter one on middle, defended towards short leg by KB. |
| 24.6 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Pushed back to the bowler off the front foot to end the over. Moeen has picked up the only wicket to fall so far but has been considerably expensive as well. |
| 25.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A length ball outside off, Hope drives this slightly uppishly but straight towards cover. |
| 25.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, FOUR! That is the second time Hope has driven Stokes back down the ground for four. Balance and timing, that was what it was all about. Lovely on the eye. |
| 25.3 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Shortens the length and SH goes back in his crease to defend it. |
| 25.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Bouncer! Shai ducks under it and lets it go through. |
| 25.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Hurls this way outside off, left alone. |
| 25.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Another leave outside off from Hope to end the over. |
| 26.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flatter one on middle, pushed to deep mid-wicket for a single by Brathwaite. |
| 26.2 : M Ali to S Hope, Lots of air outside off, driven hard towards cover by Hope. |
| 26.3 : M Ali to Hope, Flatter one outside off, punched to deep cover for a single by Hope. |
| 26.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 26.5 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Another flatter one on middle, kept out towards short leg with soft hands. |
| 26.6 : M Ali to K Brathwaite, Brathwaite pushes this wide of mid off but no run is available. |
| Adil Rashid, the leggie is now into the attack. |
| 27.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Lots of air on this one bowled on leg, flicked away to deep mid-wicket by Hope for a single. |
| 27.2 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Another flighted one, KB waits a long time and lets the ball come onto the bat. |
| 27.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Flicked away wide of mid on by Brathwaite for a single to this full ball on middle. |
| 27.4 : A Rashid to Hope, Another single to deep cover this time, off the bat of Shai Hope. |
| 27.5 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Brathwaite comes ahead a bit this time and flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.6 : A Rashid to Hope, Hope keeps the last ball out. 4 runs off Rashid's first over. |
| 28.1 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Almost! Ali bowls it slightly quicker and fuller. Brathwaite instead of coming forward tries to play it from his crease. He gets his bat down at the very end, it hits the inner half and goes towards fine leg for a run. |
| 28.2 : M Ali to Hope, Flatter and outside off, it is kept out. |
| 28.3 : M Ali to Hope, Eased through covers and the batter takes a single. |
| 28.4 : M Ali to Brathwaite, Flatter and outside off, Brathwaite guides it through point and takes a single. |
| 28.5 : M Ali to S Hope, Very full on middle, it is hit down to mid on. |
| 28.6 : M Ali to Hope, Another very full delivery on middle, once again it is played with the turn to mid on. |
| Should be the last over before Lunch... |
| 29.1 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Flatter one outside off, Brathwaite comes ahead and defends it onto the ground. |
| 29.2 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Another front foot defense from KB. |
| 29.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Driven to mid off this time. |
| 29.4 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Flatter one on middle, Kraigg rocks back and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 29.5 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, The batsman covers the spin on the ball and defends it. |
| 29.6 : A Rashid to K Brathwaite, A pushy-drive from Brathwaite towards cover brings the over to an end. A maiden. It also is LUNCH ON DAY 1! 30 overs bowled in the session, excellent over rate from the visitors. |
| An excellent session for the Windies, everything right from the toss has gone their way till now. They elected to bat and their openers gave them the ideal start adding 53. It was the debutant, Campbell who did majority of the scoring but missed out on a well-deserved half ton. Hope then carried on the good work and he with Brathwaite who is started to get into his own now are amidst a good stand. Windies would hope the two can continue and build a big stand. |
| The visitors on the other hand, did not look at their best. There was swing on offer earlier for their bowlers but they could not capitalize. Moeen Ali is the sole wicket-taker but has not looked that threatening since. England will hope for a few quick wickets after the break. Do join us to find out who dominates Session 2. |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| Welcome back for the second session of play. Can the hosts continue the good work? We will find out now as the players take their positions. Shai Hope to take strike to James Anderson. |
| 30.1 : J Anderson to Hope, A length ball outside off to start with, Hope keeps it down towards the gully fielder. |
| 30.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Length ball on the pads, pushed to mid-wicket. |
| 30.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Very full and outside off, Shai drives it but does not get good timing on it. |
| 30.4 : J Anderson to Hope, A good length delivery on off stump line, Hope stands tall and defends this onto the ground. |
| 30.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Some outswing on this occasion, left alone outside off by the batsman. |
| 30.6 : J Anderson to Hope, On the hips and worked away fine for a single by Hope. He keeps strike. |
| Adil Rashid to bowl from the other end. |
| 31.1 : A Rashid to S Hope, Pretty flat and full outside off, driven just wide of mid off by Hope but he decides against the single. |
| 31.2 : A Rashid to Hope, Good ball that outside off, no problems for Hope though as he comes ahead and defends it. |
| 31.3 : A Rashid to Hope, Drives this on a bounce to the fielder at cover. |
| 31.4 : A Rashid to Hope, Pushed by the batsman towards the cover fielder once more. |
| 31.5 : A Rashid to Hope, Finally manages to find the gap as Hope gets his drive wide of the cover fielder. A couple is taken by the time the fielder in the deep covers up. Good running! |
| 31.6 : A Rashid to Hope, Shortens the length on the pads, flicked away to the square leg region for a single by Shai. |
| 32.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Fuller length ball on middle, Hope on-drives this but it goes straight to the fielder at mid on. |
| 32.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Swinging away after landing outside off, left alone by the batsman. |
| 32.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Left alone by Shai once more as it is outside off. |
| 32.4 : J Anderson to Hope, Length ball on the middle and leg stump line, defended back down the ground with a straight bat. |
| 32.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Hurls this well outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 32.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Outside off yet again, yet again no shot offered. |
| 33.1 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Short and wide outside off, cut away to deep cover-point for a single by Brathwaite. |
| 33.2 : A Rashid to Hope, Flatter one on leg stump and turning a bit, Hope works it away wristily to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 33.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Brathwaite prods ahead and dead-bats this ball on middle. |
| 33.4 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, A googly this time and the batsman picks it up as he drops it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and runs through for a quick one. |
| 33.5 : A Rashid to Hope, Direct hit! No issue though as Hope was well in. Pushed this one towards mid off and was off for a quick single. Good running by the batsmen. |
| 33.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Another single to end the over as Kraigg works it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. Retains strike. |
| 34.1 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length ball outside off and some shape on it, Brathwaite defends it with soft hands on the off side. |
| 34.2 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Length ball outside off and angling away, left alone by KB. |
| 34.3 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Well outside off and shouldered arms to, once more. |
| 34.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On a good length just outside off, Kraigg presents a straight bat in defense. |
| 34.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Delivers this one wide outside off, Brathwaite wants nothing to do with it. |
| 34.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Good ball just outside off to end the over, no issues for the batsman though as he defends it solidly from the middle of the bat. Only 9 runs off the first 5 overs after Lunch, good tight stuff from England here. |
| 35.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Flatter one outside off, Hope rocks back and punches it to mid off. |
| 35.2 : A Rashid to Hope, Was that a chance? No it wasn't. The ball was on the pads and Hope flicked it away but found the short leg fielder's leg. Saved at least a couple there did Jennings. Was disappointed for some reason, maybe considering how good he has been at that position in his career so far. |
| 35.3 : A Rashid to Hope, Pushes this one quicker outside off, cut away to deep point for a single by Hope. |
| 35.4 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Once again cut away to the deep cover fielder for a single. The 100 comes up for the visitors. They would have surely taken this at the Toss. |
| 35.5 : A Rashid to Hope, Another ball on the pads, flicked away to the deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Brathwaite comes ahead and dead-bats the final ball of the over. |
| 36.1 : J Anderson to Hope, A little bit of shape away from off, Hope blocks it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Full and outside off, the batter makes a leave. |
| 36.3 : J Anderson to Hope, On the pads, the batter tries to flick but misses, it hits his pads and rolls towards the fine leg region. A leg bye taken. |
| 36.4 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, On off, blocked. |
| 36.5 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Stump-to-stump line again, Brathwaite has no problem in defending it out. |
| 36.6 : J Anderson to Brathwaite, Goes fuller this time but the ball is outside off, Brathwaite is in no mood of going after those. |
| 37.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Very short this time, Hope rocks back deep in his crease and pulls this away to deep mid-wicket for a single. The 50-run stand comes up. |
| 37.2 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Full and flighted outside off, pushed to cover by Kraigg. |
| 37.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Short once more, enough time for Brathwaite to rock back and cuts it away to deep cover for a single. |
| 37.4 : A Rashid to Hope, Hope prods ahead and pushes this one to the cover fielder. |
| 37.5 : A Rashid to Hope, Shai goes back in his crease and punches the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 37.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, The batsman defends the ball from the middle of his bat. An erratic over from Rashid considering the lengths. |
| 38.1 : J Anderson to Hope, A length ball on middle, Hope slightly moves forwards and plays this one with a straight bat. |
| 38.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Short of a length delivery, Shai rides the bounce and defends it onto the ground. |
| 38.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Left alone this time as the ball was wide outside off and swinging away. |
| 38.4 : J Anderson to Hope, Gets this one to come in a bit after landing but Hope has no issues as he defends this ball back to Anderson. |
| 38.5 : J Anderson to Hope, A slightly shorter length ball on middle, SH defends from within the crease. |
| 38.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Short and wide, Hope misses out! He goes for the cut but mistimes it and the ball goes straight towards the cover fielder. Was a real good chance to get a boundary. |
| 39.1 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Pushed through quicker outside off, Brathwaite comes ahead and defends it towards cover. |
| 39.2 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, This one is flatter and hurled down the leg side, KB misses his flick and the ball runs fine for a leg bye after hitting the thigh pad. |
| 39.3 : A Rashid to Hope, Hope defends this one on middle from within the crease. |
| 39.4 : A Rashid to Hope, On the pads once more, Shai flicks it away towards deep square leg. Bairstow comes in quickly and prevents the second run. |
| 39.5 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Another one outside off, Kraigg comes well ahead and plays it with soft hands. |
| 39.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, A dot ball to end the over. The Windies seem to be at ease here. |
| 40.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Very full and on off, it is stroked to the man at mid off. |
| 40.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Pulls his length back but the line is outside off, Hope lets it be. The ball goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 40.3 : J Anderson to Hope, FOUR! That went to the boundary in a jiffy! Short and outside off, Hope stylishly cuts it through point and the ball races away. First boundary after Lunch. |
| 40.4 : J Anderson to S Hope, Back of a length on off, Hope goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 40.5 : J Anderson to Hope, FOUR! This is even better than the last one! Class! Not a bad delivery, it was slightly full and on off, Hope leans into it and strokes it through extra cover, it races away. That was a textbook cover drive. |
| 40.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Now makes a leave as the ball is outside off. 8 runs from the over. |
| 41.1 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, On the shorter side around off, Brathwaite goes back and cuts it through point for a single. |
| 41.2 : A Rashid to Hope, Flatter and outside off, Hope slaps it through covers and another run results. |
| 41.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Tosses it up on off, Brathwaite lunges and keeps it out. |
| 41.4 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, On middle, Kraigg prods forward and keeps it out. |
| 41.5 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Extra bounce this time as the ball lands on middle, KB though goes back and does well to defend it onto the ground. |
| Ben Stokes seen warming up. |
| 41.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Gives it a little more air outside off, enticing the batsman for a drive. Kraigg though has shown excellent patience till now and he continues to do so as he makes another leave. |
| Ben Stokes has been called on to bowl, replacing James Anderson. He was bowling from the other end in the previous session. |
| 42.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A little movement away from the right-hander after landing it around off, Hope shoulders arms to it. |
| 42.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, On the shorter side this time and the line is once again outside off, Hope stands tall and slaps it through covers for a run. |
| 42.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On a good length and around off, Kraigg defends it onto the ground. |
| 42.4 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Back of a length again on off, Kraigg is solid in defense. |
| 42.5 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Driven towards the mid on region. |
| 42.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On the fuller side but the line is outside off, left alone. |
| 43.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Short ball and Hope slaps it hard but straight to the man at covers. |
| 43.2 : A Rashid to Hope, Flighted ball on off, Hope at the very end opens the face of the bat and guides it through cover-point for a single. |
| 43.3 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, The googly, Brathwaite waits for the ball to do its bit and then guides it through the off side for a single. |
| 43.4 : A Rashid to Hope, On the stumps this time, it is blocked. |
| 43.5 : A Rashid to Hope, On the shorter side, Hope hits it towards sweeper cover and gets to the other end. He is now one run behind Brathwaite. |
| 43.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Kraigg though now goes three ahead of him as he works this one fine on the leg side and collects a brace. |
| 44.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Top delivery! Stoke now first angles it into the batter due to which Hope has to play at it. He tries to with a back foot defense. The ball though pitches and then moves away, beats the outside edge by a whisker. |
| 44.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, This time he angles it into the batter, Hope works it with that angle to mid on. |
| 44.3 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Almost drags it on! Three very good balls by Stokes here. This is also on a back of a length on off, it pitches, angles in and also skids through. Hope tries to defend away from the body but the ball hits the inside edge and goes towards the keeper. |
| 44.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A little fuller on middle, Hope strokes it to mid on. Seems a lot more comfortable with the deliveries pitched up. |
| 44.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, That in between length by Stokes around off, Hope is not sure whether to come forward or stay back. He has a tentative push at it, the ball goes off the outer half through point for a run. |
| 44.6 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, Back of a length to Brathwaite this time, he easily defends it. |
| 45.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Slower through the air on off, it pitches and then turns away. Hope pushes it through covers and gets to the other end. |
| 45.2 : A Rashid to K Brathwaite, Tosses it above the eye line and lands it on middle, Brathwaite works it against the turn to mid on. Hope thinks about a single but is rightly sent back by his partner. |
| 45.3 : A Rashid to K Brathwaite, The batsman has driven it through mid off. |
| 45.4 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Flatter and outside off, it is the flipper, the batter makes a leave. |
| 45.5 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, This time it is on the stumps but KB is solid in defense. |
| 45.6 : A Rashid to Brathwaite, Very slow but short, it pitches and then turns away. Kraigg goes back and keeps it out. |
| A very fast moving hour of play. 16 overs have been bowled. The two Windies batsmen have carried on superbly after Lunch, looking really solid. Will there be a mistake from them? Or can the English weave some magic against the run of play? They will have to or else it could be a really long day out in the sun. |
| 46.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A bumper but it is down the leg side, ducked under. |
| 46.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, On the leg side, it is worked around the corner for a single. |
| 46.3 : Ben Stokes to Brathwaite, On off, Brathwaite shuffles across and defends it onto the ground. |
| 46.4 : Ben Stokes to K Brathwaite, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Stokes provides the breakthrough England needed so desperately. End of the 73-run stand and Brathwaite's gritty knock has been cut short. A well-deserved wicket this for Stokes, he has looked threatening throughout and finally gets one. Alters his length this time, he has been slightly short but bowls it just ahead of a length he was bowling. It is around off, pitches and straightens just a touch. Kraigg ends up defending inside the line. T |
| Darren Bravo walks in at number 4, replacing Kraigg Brathwaite. |
| 46.5 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, A bumper to welcome the new batsman, Bravo works it uppishly but away from the square leg fielder for a run. |
| 46.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, Fullish and on middle, Hope strokes it to mid on. End of a successful over by Stokes. |
| 47.1 : A Rashid to Bravo, Flatter one on middle, Bravo defends with soft hands. |
| 47.2 : A Rashid to Bravo, Hurled on middle and slightly turning in, Bravo tucks it fine on the leg side for a single. |
| 47.3 : A Rashid to Hope, Flighted outside off, driven to cover for no run by Hope. |
| 47.4 : A Rashid to Hope, Quicker and straighter on middle, defended back towards the bowler. |
| 47.5 : A Rashid to Hope, Another flatter one outside off, Hope plays for the spin and gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 47.6 : A Rashid to Hope, Shorter length this time, punched back to the bowler by the batsman. Good over from Adil. |
| 48.1 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, Loose stroke that, just not needed especially so early in the innings. It is a full ball outside off, Bravo who is facing his fourth ball, goes after it but gets beaten. |
| 48.2 : Ben Stokes to Bravo, OUT! One brings two! That is exactly the case here for Stokes. What a top delivery this is. It has been pace, pace, pace all this while. This time though he rolls his fingers across the delivery and the length is extremely full, a yorker almost. Bravo is foxed completely. He plays down the wrong line, the ball hits him on the pads. An appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. Bravo walks back without even thinking of reviewing it as he knew he was a dead duck. H |
| Roston Chase walks in next. |
| 48.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Wide outside off to the new batsman and shaping away, no need to play at those. |
| 48.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Short of a length ball, defended back down the ground off the back foot. |
| 48.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Short of a length once more, Chase defends it really late towards the slip cordon. |
| 48.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Length ball outside off, Roston is half-ahead in defense. |
| 49.1 : A Rashid to Hope, Flatter and on off, it is pushed to cover-point for a run. |
| 49.2 : A Rashid to Chase, This is tossed up on off, Chase strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 49.3 : A Rashid to Chase, Flatter and on middle, the batter goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 49.4 : A Rashid to Hope, Flatter and on off, Hope guides it to point. |
| 49.5 : A Rashid to Hope, On the stumps, it has been defended. |
| 49.6 : A Rashid to Hope, On off, kept out. |
| 50.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Length ball on top of off stump, Chase defends on the off side and looks for a single but is sent back wisely by his partner. |
| 50.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bouncer! Roston ducks under it and lets it through to Foakes. |
| 50.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Outside off and not a great shot from Chase as he chases this one wide away from his body. Gets an inside edge that goes towards short leg. |
| 50.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Short of a length ball on middle, the batsman plays the bounce and defends it back down the ground. |
| 50.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Very full this time outside off, Chase reaches out and plays it wide of point for a single. |
| 50.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, This is really good bowling from Stokes. Full effort once more and he goes for a yorker on middle. Hope manages to jam it out towards fine leg for a single. He will keep strike. |
| Sam Curran is back into the attack now. Had bowled 5 overs at the start of the day. |
| 51.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, Bowls this one on a length outside off, Hope decides not to go after that one. |
| 51.2 : Sam Curran to Hope, Shortens the length this time outside off, left alone once more. |
| 51.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, A length ball outside off, going on with the angle. Hope defends it late towards the slip cordon. |
| 51.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, Shai shoulders arms to this one which is going well outside off. |
| 51.5 : Sam Curran to Hope, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again. |
| 1414 Local - Now then! This wasn't expected but the heavens have opened up. The covers are brought on. Doesn't look it is going to be a long delay though. |
| EARLY TEA has been taken due to the rain stoppage. This session has gone to the visitors and more so, Ben Stokes in particular. He removed the well-set Brathwaite first and then got rid of Darren Bravo who returned to whites after a very long time. Shai Hope is looking solid in the middle but will need partners to ensure Windies don't throw away the good work done in the morning session. Hopefully the rain will clear away quickly and we resume post the time allotted for Tea. |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| We are back! Good news! The weather has cleared and the players are back out in the middle. The England team is in a huddle and all set to go for the final session. It will be an extended one. What's in store? Let's find out...Curran to bowl the one remaining ball in the over to Shai Hope. |
| 51.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, A length ball on top of off stump, Hope defends it with soft hands. |
| Ben Stokes to continue bowling from the other end. |
| 52.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bouncer to start off! Chase ducks under that one and lets it go through. |
| 52.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Length ball going down leg, Roston fails to get any bat on that one. |
| 52.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, It seems to be a plan this, bowls this one on the hips once more. There is a leg gully in place. Chase manages to guide it fine though for a single. |
| 52.4 : Ben Stokes to Hope, A good solid defense from Hope to a shorter length ball outside off. |
| 52.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Length ball outside off, Shai guides it with soft hands wide of point. Waits a little before confirming that the ball is away from the fielder and then runs through to the other end. |
| 52.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, A good length ball on middle, a straight bat is presented in defense by Roston. |
| 53.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, A very full length ball on middle and shaping in slightly. Hope drives it back down the ground but Curran gets low to his right and stops the ball. Also, flicks the ball back onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. Chase never went out of the crease though. |
| 53.2 : Sam Curran to Hope, Shape again after landing on middle, Shai works it to mid-wicket. |
| 53.3 : Sam Curran to Hope, Fuller length ball and this carries on with the angle outside off. Left alone by SH. |
| 53.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, A back foot push towards point for no run from Shai. |
| 53.5 : Sam Curran to S Hope, FOUR! A very short length ball and it sits up to be hit. Hope gleefully accepts the bad ball and pulls it away for an easy boundary. No pace for Curran to trouble the batsman with a short ball. |
| 53.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 54.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Another length ball on the pads, Chase misses his flick and gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball runs fine but there is no chance for a leg bye. |
| 54.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bowls this one on the off stump line, Roston defends it back standing tall. |
| 54.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Goes wide of the crease to create an angle, Chase is solid in defense though. |
| 54.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Played back down the ground confidently but not with much timing this time off a length ball on off and middle. |
| 54.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Tries to tuck up Chase by bowling it on his hips, the batsman manages to work it fine on the leg side for a run to fine leg. |
| 54.6 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Under edge! A bouncer outside off, Hope looks to cut it away but the ball does not bounce as much as the batsman expects it to. Takes the under edge and rolls to the slip cordon. |
| 55.1 : Sam Curran to Chase, Short of a length ball outside off, Chase stands tall and punches it towards cover. |
| 55.2 : Sam Curran to Chase, Left alone by Roston as this one is served well outside off. |
| 55.3 : Sam Curran to Chase, Gets this one on the off stump line, RC manages to keep it out towards the leg side bringing his bat down in time. |
| 55.4 : Sam Curran to Chase, A solid push from the batsman towards the covers. |
| 55.5 : Sam Curran to Chase, Short of a length ball outside off here, a back foot punch follows but the ball runs straight to point. |
| 55.6 : Sam Curran to Chase, Chase tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side but fails to get bat on it. Maiden over. |
| 56.1 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Short of a length delivery above middle stump, Hope is on his toes as he defends this one. |
| 56.2 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Surely saved three there! A full length ball outside off, Hope drives hard but a diving Anderson at cover gets his hand to the ball and half-stops it. Only a single is taken. It would have been a sure boundary. Brilliant effort. Lifts the whole team. |
| 56.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. |
| 56.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Another short length ball that is defended off the back foot by Chase. |
| 56.5 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Chase fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad. A strong appeal from the bowler and fielders. The umpire shakes his head and with good reason too. It was a tad too high. |
| 56.6 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bowls this one very full and way outside off stump, it is an easy leave for RC. |
| 57.1 : Sam Curran to Hope, Curran delivers this one on a length outside off, Hope guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 57.2 : Sam Curran to Chase, A good solid back foot defense by Chase to this one on a short length. |
| Moeen Ali was seen warming up after the previous ball. |
| 57.3 : Sam Curran to Chase, Another one that is just dead-batted by RC. |
| 57.4 : Sam Curran to R Chase, FOUR! Too full on this occasion and Chase is quick to prowl on it. Goes for the expansive cover drive and gets it to the fence as he finds the gap wide of mid off. |
| 57.5 : Sam Curran to Chase, Curran strays on to the pads and gets flicked for a single down to fine leg. |
| 57.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, Short of a length outside off, Hope stands tall and punches it behind point for a couple of runs. It brings up his FIFTY! His fifth in Test cricket. Great innings so far but needs to carry on and go on to make a big one here. |
| 58.1 : Ben Stokes to Chase, A length ball outside off, Chase pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 58.2 : Ben Stokes to Chase, A short of a length ball that is bouncing a bit more than Chase expected it to. The ball also comes in and cramps the batsman for room as he tried to guide it in the gap between slip and gully. |
| 58.3 : Ben Stokes to Chase, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 58.4 : Ben Stokes to Chase, A ball served outside off on a short length, Chase rocks back and cuts it through point for a single. Moves into double figures with that one. |
| 58.5 : Ben Stokes to Hope, Effort ball from Stokes. Bouncer on middle and leg but Shai is happy to duck under it and let the ball go. |
| 58.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hope, A fuller length ball outside off that is driven straight back towards mid off by Hope. |
| 59.1 : Sam Curran to Chase, Around the wicket now, Chase has no hassles defending this ball that is on a length just outside off. |
| 59.2 : Sam Curran to Chase, Gets this one to come in with the angle as well as the breeze, Roston works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 59.3 : Sam Curran to Chase, Too full outside off, Chase comes ahead a step and bends his knee as he drives this beautifully through cover point. The timing is not excellent and it allows Bairstow to chase the ball and stop it just inside the rope. Three runs are taken. |
| 59.4 : Sam Curran to Hope, A pushy cover drive but the ball goes straight to the fielder. |
| 59.5 : Sam Curran to Hope, Served on a good length outside off, Hope defends it with soft hands. |
| 59.6 : Sam Curran to Hope, Fuller one to end the over, Hope clips this one towards the straighter of the two mid-wickets present. |
| Moeen Ali replaces Ben Stokes who seemed to have tired after bowling for a long time. |
| 60.1 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack, Moeen. This is tossed up very full outside off, the spin is out of contention, hence easy pickings for the batter. He reaches out for it and strokes it through covers. The ball races away. |
| 60.2 : M Ali to Chase, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Easy this. A full toss this time on off, Chase once again strokes it through covers to fetch himself another boundary. |
| 60.3 : M Ali to Chase, Slightly overpitched again, this is closer to the off pole and hence, Chase times it to mid off. |
| 60.4 : M Ali to Chase, Better! Flatter and behind a driving length, it skids through. Chase tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to Stokes at first slip. |
| 60.5 : M Ali to Chase, Quicker and outside off, it turned back in. Chase blocks it out off the back foot. |
| 60.6 : M Ali to Chase, Ends the over with a lovely delivery. This is flighted and it is landed just behind the driving length. Chase goes for the drive through the off side but gets beaten. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. There was a noise but it was of the bat hitting the ground. |
| James Anderson is back on. |
| 61.1 : J Anderson to S Hope, Starts off right on the money. On a length and around off, this one jags back in. Hope tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 61.2 : J Anderson to Hope, The away swinger this time but the line is a little too wide outside off, left alone. |
| 61.3 : J Anderson to Hope, Another delivery outside off, left alone. |
| 61.4 : J Anderson to Hope, Full and on middle, it is stroked nicely but straight back to the bowler. |
| 61.5 : J Anderson to Hope, FOUR! Streaky but effective. On the shorter side, Hope stands tall and tries to guide it through the gully region, he gets an outside edge which races to the third man fence. |
| 61.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Another length delivery and on off, Hope defends it off the back foot. |
| 62.1 : M Ali to R Chase, A little too full again, Chase strokes it towards mid on. Root there runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to one. |
| 62.2 : M Ali to Hope, On the shorter side, Hope goes back and pulls it to mid on. |
| 62.3 : M Ali to Hope, The batsman has played the square drive. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 62.4 : M Ali to R Chase, Lands it outside off from around the wicket, it is pushed to mid off. |
| 62.5 : M Ali to Chase, Lands it on off again and Chase keeps it out. |
| 62.6 : M Ali to Chase, SIX! All the way! Top shot! Stand and deliver! Moeen tosses it up around off, Chase clears the front leg and lofts it over the long on fence. He hit that with the spin so the risk factor was not a lot. |
| 63.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Outside off, left alone. |
| 63.2 : J Anderson to Hope, Slightly fuller and it comes back in. Hope times it right off the middle but finds mid off. |
| 63.3 : J Anderson to Hope, On a length and around off, it is guided to point. |
| 63.4 : J Anderson to Hope, Fullish and on off, it is eased to mid off. Hope is really hitting the ball off the middle. |
| 63.5 : J Anderson to Hope, Solid off the front foot and now solid off the back foot as he guides this to the man at point. |
| 63.6 : J Anderson to Hope, Back of a length again on off, Hope once again defends it to point. |
| 64.1 : M Ali to Chase, Tosses it up on off, Chase lunges and keeps it out. |
| 64.2 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter and outside off, Chase pushes it to covers. |
| 64.3 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter again on middle, Chase pushes it towards mid on. Short mid-wicket runs to his left and saves a run. |
| 64.4 : M Ali to Chase, An easy run this time as it is flicked through mid-wicket. |
| 64.5 : M Ali to Hope, Another run as Hope this time flicks it through mid-wicket. Looking at ease against Moeen who is getting no purchase from the wicket. |
| 64.6 : M Ali to Chase, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 65.1 : J Anderson to Hope, Length delivery and outside off, Hope shoulders arms to it. |
| 65.2 : J Anderson to Hope, OUT! Anderson gets Windies' talisman. From 126 for 1, Windies are now 174 for 4. Hope fails to convert and he trudges off slowly, disgusted with himself is the no. 3 batsman. He probably takes along with him the hopes of the Windies getting to a big first innings score. Anderson on the other hand is a delighted man. He is finally rewarded for continuously bowling in the avenue of apprehension. It is once again bowled there, this one comes back in a little. Hope looks to |
| Shimron Hetmyer is out to the middle at number 6. |
| 65.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Good length on off, Hetmyer is solid in defense. |
| 65.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Back of a length on off, Hetmyer defends it by standing tall. |
| 65.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Lovely stuff here! Anderson now seems to have his tail up here. He angles it into the batsman from around the wicket and then gets it to leave him. Hetmyer tries to defend but is done in by the away movement. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. Not a lot you can do with that, just hope it does not take the edge. |
| 65.6 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Good length on off, Hetmyer this time gets bat to ball and defends it onto the ground. |
| 66.1 : M Ali to R Chase, Flatter one bowled outside off, Chase drives it all along the ground towards a deepish mid off. No run as the ball was timed too well. |
| 66.2 : M Ali to R Chase, Another excellent diving stop from Anderson towards his left at cover. Prevents what would have been a certain boundary. This could frustrate the batsman. |
| 66.3 : M Ali to Chase, Shortens the length this time, worked on the leg side by Chase towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 66.4 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Hetmyer gets off the mark as he works this flatter ball on the pads towards mid-wicket and runs to the other end. |
| 66.5 : M Ali to Chase, Chase comes ahead to this flighted ball on middle and defends it onto the ground. |
| 66.6 : M Ali to Chase, Flatter delivery outside off, Chase goes back in his crease and punches it but the ball goes straight towards the cover fielder. |
| 67.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Trying to swing it from leg stump to the off but there is no movement, it is flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 67.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Goes back to bowling on off, Hetmyer goes back and keeps it out. |
| 67.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Angles this one into the batsman, it is a little too straight though. Worked to mid-wicket. |
| 67.4 : J Anderson to S Hetmyer, DROPPED! Easy chance that! Windies could have, actually should have been five down. Buttler is the culprit. It is just ahead of a length outside off, Hetmyer tries to drive it on the up, he does so uppishly towards short cover. Buttler there dives to his right and gets two hands to it but fails to hang on. Hetmyer would like to make this reprieve count. The batsmen take a run. |
| 67.5 : J Anderson to Chase, Back of a length on off, Chase blocks it out. |
| 67.6 : J Anderson to Chase, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of what could have been another successful over. |
| 68.1 : M Ali to Hetmyer, On middle, Hetmyer defends it out. |
| 68.2 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Flatter and on middle, Hetmyer keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 68.3 : Ali to Hetmyer, Daces down the track but ends up yorking himself. It is jammed out. |
| 68.4 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Dances down the track again but does not get to the pitch of the ball this time, it is pushed back towards the bowler. |
| 68.5 : M Ali to Hetmyer, SIX! Jos Buttler won't enjoy watching this but we surely enjoyed this shot. Hetmyer uses his feet for the third time in a row, this time gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over the long on fence. This is how he plays, he stays for longer, we are in for some entertainment. |
| 68.6 : M Ali to Hetmyer, Now strokes this down to long on and takes a run. Smart batting. |
| Drinks break. Half of the lengthy third session has been played. England will be delighted to have gotten Shai Hope's wicket but will like a few more in the remaining overs. Meanwhile, Windies would like Chase to remain solid and Hetmyer to make the most of the life given to him. Let us wait and watch what happens in the final passage of play today... |
| 69.1 : J Anderson to S Hetmyer, A short of a length ball on off stump line, Hetmyer gets a thick outside edge that runs towards the gully fielder. |
| 69.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, FOUR! Smashed! Overpitched outside off and Hetmyer takes a stride ahead and creams his drive through the covers for a boundary. Buttler won't be liking this at all. |
| 69.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 69.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Coming in with the angle from around the wicket, Shimron drops it towards mid-wicket with soft hands and a quick single is taken. |
| 69.5 : J Anderson to Chase, Length ball outside off, defended with a straight bat by Chase. |
| 69.6 : J Anderson to Chase, A tad more outside off, Roston manages to push it in the gap towards deep point for a single. Retains the strike. |
| Joe Root, the skipper decides to come on for a bowl now. |
| 70.1 : Joe Root to Chase, Flatter one outside off, slight drift on it. Chase comes ahead and defends it. |
| 70.2 : Joe Root to R Chase, Arm ball on middle, pushed back down the ground by the batsman. |
| 70.3 : Joe Root to Chase, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 70.4 : Joe Root to Chase, Flatter one on the pads, worked away to deep square leg for a single by the right-hander. |
| 70.5 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Around the wicket to the lefty, fires it in on off stump. Hetmyer comes ahead and defends it onto the ground. |
| 70.6 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Slightly shorter length now, worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Shimron keeps strike. |
| Adil Rashid to replace James Anderson from the Joel Garner End. The helmet comes off for Shimron Hetmyer. |
| 71.1 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, A flatter one outside off, Hetmyer nudges it towards deep cover for a single. |
| 71.2 : A Rashid to Chase, Defended off the front foot by RC presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 71.3 : A Rashid to Chase, FOUR! Finds the gap through the covers this time. Lots of flight on this one and Chase drives it wide to the left of mid off for a good boundary. |
| 71.4 : A Rashid to Chase, Oooh! A slight outside edge from Chase this time but the ball runs all along the ground towards short third man for a single. It brings up the 200 for the hosts. |
| 71.5 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, SIX! That is huge! That's how this guy bats. A flighted ball outside off, Hetmyer comes ahead a bit and lifts it over the long off boundary and deep into the stands. A strike rate of more than 100 for him now. |
| 71.6 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, FOUR! It just gets even better now. Short and wide from Rashid, looked like the one that goes the other way. Hetmyer cuts it very late and towards the vacant deep backward point boundary. James Anderson tries to come around from deep cover but cannot reach the ball even with a dive. Big over for the Windies, 16 off it in the end. |
| 72.1 : Joe Root to Chase, Just short! Flatter and outside off, Chase looks to punch it through the off side but the ball takes the outside edge. Luckily for the batter it lands just short of Stokes at first slip. |
| 72.2 : Joe Root to Chase, On off, it is kept out. |
| 72.3 : Joe Root to Chase, On the pads, Chase looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 72.4 : Joe Root to Chase, Flighted ball on off, Chase strokes it back to the bowler. He is getting good drift here. |
| 72.5 : Joe Root to Chase, A little too short this time, Chase goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 72.6 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Shortish again outside off, Hetmyer opens the face of the bat and guides it to point. |
| 73.1 : A Rashid to Chase, Flatter one on middle, Chase rocks back and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 73.2 : A Rashid to Chase, Flighted one on middle and spinning slightly, Roston is watchful in defense. |
| 73.3 : A Rashid to Chase, Worked on the leg side towards mid-wicket but no run available. |
| 73.4 : A Rashid to Chase, Well outside off and spinning away from the batsman, he lets it go. |
| 73.5 : A Rashid to Chase, Flighted delivery on middle, defended from within the crease by RC. |
| 73.6 : A Rashid to Chase, Chase drives this one but does not get the timing he intends. The ball goes to the cover fielder. |
| 74.1 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Fired in on off and middle stump, Hetmyer manages to jam it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 74.2 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Shimron comes ahead and dead-bats on this occasion. |
| 74.3 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Another quicker one just outside off, SH is on the back foot as he punches it towards cover. |
| 74.4 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, The southpaw is ahead in defense to this fuller one outside off but the ball goes off the inside edge towards the leg side for a single. |
| 74.5 : Joe Root to Chase, Chase works this flatter and quicker ball on the leg side for a single. He gets to the other end. |
| 74.6 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Hurls this pacy and well outside off, Shimron cuts this away to deep point for a single. Quick, quick over that from Root. Looks like he is trying to get to the second new ball really quickly. |
| 75.1 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, Slower through the air outside off, Hetmyer cuts it away to deep point for a single. |
| 75.2 : A Rashid to Chase, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 75.3 : A Rashid to Chase, NOT OUT! As we thought so. The ball was flighted on middle, Chase hits it back hard down the ground. Rashid gets a finger tip on it and it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Luckily though for Windies, Hetmyer is not backing up and his bat is grounded in the crease. The green signal flashes. |
| Run-out appeal from the bowler as he gets a fingertip on a very straight drive from the batsman and angles it onto the stumps...It has been taken upstairs. It seemed that Hetmyer had his bat in the crease all along though. |
| 75.4 : A Rashid to Chase, Flatter ball on middle, defended off the back foot by Chase. |
| 75.5 : A Rashid to R Chase, Driven through the covers by RC. |
| 75.6 : A Rashid to Chase, Finds the gap through mid on for a single. Chase will face the first ball of the next over. |
| 76.1 : Joe Root to Chase, On off, defended. |
| 76.2 : Joe Root to Chase, Fuller in length this time, it is stroked to covers. |
| 76.3 : Joe Root to Chase, Quicker and on off, Chase blocks it. |
| 76.4 : Joe Root to Chase, On the middle pole, Chase drives it back to the bowler. |
| 76.5 : Joe Root to Chase, This is eased down to long on for a run. |
| 76.6 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Fires it on the stumps, Hetmyer punches it back to the man at covers. |
| 77.1 : A Rashid to Chase, Flatter one on the off stump, Chase lets the ball come onto his bat as he defends. |
| 77.2 : A Rashid to R Chase, Flatter one on middle, Roston gets the inside half of the bat as he tried to drive this ball towards mid on. |
| 77.3 : A Rashid to Chase, Drifts onto the pads this time, RC works it fine on the leg side for a run. |
| 77.4 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, Flighted ball on middle and leg, Hetmyer defends it onto the leg side with soft hands. |
| 77.5 : A Rashid to S Hetmyer, The southpaw has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| 77.6 : A Rashid to R Chase, Tosses this one up, Chase tries to defend this one coming ahead. It takes a thick outside edge and runs wide of slip for a single. |
| 78.1 : Joe Root to Chase, Hurled in on the pads this time by Root, Chase misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball runs fine for a couple of leg byes. It brings up the 50-run stand between these two. |
| 78.2 : Joe Root to Chase, Flighted outside off, cut away by Roston to deep point for a single. |
| 78.3 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Quicker one on the off stump line, Hetmyer comes ahead and dead-bats this. |
| 78.4 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, Flatter and quicker again on off stump, Shimron punches it towards long off. Straightish cover half-stops it but cannot prevent the single. |
| 78.5 : Joe Root to Chase, Chase drives this beautifully through the covers but a fielder is present in the deep and only a single can be taken. |
| 78.6 : Joe Root to Hetmyer, This one is slightly slower on off stump, SH pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 79.1 : A Rashid to Chase, Flighted ball on off stump and slight turn on it. Chase waits for the ball and defends it. |
| 79.2 : A Rashid to Chase, Defended off the front foot by Chase presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 79.3 : A Rashid to Chase, Short one outside off, cut away to the deep cover-point fielder for a single. |
| 79.4 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, Goes slower through the air on this one to Hetmyer, the batsman waits patiently and keeps it out. |
| 79.5 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, Googly on the pads, Hetmyer sweeps it away fine on the leg side for a couple of runs. Good running that, late in the day. |
| 79.6 : A Rashid to Hetmyer, Another googly on leg stump, Shimron reads it and defends it with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| The second new ball is now available. The English side are seen in a huddle and now it Anderson who comes into the attack. Also, the second new ball has been taken. Not sure what the meeting was about, maybe a discussion whether to take the second new cherry or now. |
| 80.1 : J Anderson to Chase, Good length on off, it is defended. |
| 80.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Back of a length on off, Chase stands tall and punches it to covers. |
| 80.3 : J Anderson to Chase, On middle, Chase strokes it to mid on. Not a lot of swing visible in the first three balls bowled with the second new ball. |
| 80.4 : J Anderson to Chase, Fuller this time and there is a hint of movement away from the batsman. Chase tries to drive but it goes off the inner half towards square leg for a run. |
| 80.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Good length on off, Hetmyer is solid in defense. |
| 80.6 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Outside off this time, Hetmyer lets it be. End of the first over with the second new cherry, not a threatening one. |
| Sam Curran is back on. |
| 81.1 : Curran to Chase, Full and tailing back in, Chase misses the flick and gets hit high on the back pad. An appeal follows but nothing from the umpire. |
| 81.2 : Sam Curran to Chase, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a run. Brings up Chase's 7th fifty in Tests. A vital knock as he came out when the Windies lost two quickly. He needs to carry on though. |
| 81.3 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, Sweetly timed! Full and on off, Hetmyer strokes it through mid off, Ali gives it a chase and manages to save a run for his side. |
| 81.4 : Sam Curran to Chase, Nicely bowled! He usually gets the ball to tail back in, this time he gets it to leave the batsman from outside off, Chase plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 81.5 : Sam Curran to Chase, FOUR! Poor bowling and easy pickings for the batsman. Full and on the pads, it did swing back in late but the line was wrong. Chase flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 81.6 : Sam Curran to Chase, On the shorter side and on the pads, Chase looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. It rolls towards fine leg, the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 82.1 : J Anderson to Chase, On the shorter side and outside off, Chase stands tall and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 82.2 : J Anderson to Chase, Fullish and on off, it shapes away a touch. Chase looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 82.3 : J Anderson to Chase, Edged but well short again! Played that with soft hands. Length ball on off, Chase tries to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge and on the bounce to second slip. |
| 82.4 : J Anderson to Chase, The in-dipper this time, jags back in sharply from middle, Chase tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 82.5 : J Anderson to R Chase, OUT! Chase is out of here! Anderson strikes in his second over with the second new ball. He is a class act this guy. The last one came back in sharply, this one goes away and Chase had no answers to it. The length and line is also immaculate. Around off and just behind the driving length. Chase is half forward as he tries to defend. The ball takes the outside edge and goes at a comfortable height to Joe Root at first slip. He takes it with ease. Chase starts walking |
| Shane Dowrich is in at number 7. |
| 82.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, On a good length around off, Dowrich gets right behind the line and blocks it. |
| 83.1 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, A short of a length delivery on top of middle stump, Hetmyer defends off the back foot. |
| 83.2 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, Very full and driven straight back down the ground towards the bowler. |
| 83.3 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, FOUR! A creamy cover drive through the gap wide of the cover fielder. Fuller length ball outside off, Shimron comes ahead and a brilliant shot followed. |
| 83.4 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. |
| 83.5 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, Wow! What an innovative shot! A fuller length ball on middle and Hetmyer chips it in the air over mid on for a couple of runs. This is how this guy plays. |
| 83.6 : Sam Curran to Hetmyer, FOUR! Dismissed! A length ball on the off stump line, Hetmyer just punches it back down towards long on. No one moved. The ball reaches the fence. Brilliant batting this. The 250 comes up for the hosts with that shot. 10 runs off that over, an expensive one from Curran. |
| 84.1 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Good length and on middle, it is worked to mid on. |
| 84.2 : J Anderson to Dowrich, JAFFA! Banana swing there. Length which starts on middle, it shapes away and beats the outside edge of the bat. Beautiful seam position on that delivery and the curve on the ball was also delightful to watch. |
| 84.3 : J Anderson to S Dowrich, Goes fuller but does not get the desired movement. It is stroked to mid off. |
| 84.4 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 84.5 : J Anderson to Dowrich, Once again it is on off, Dowrich strokes it to covers. |
| 84.6 : J Anderson to Dowrich, OUT! In the air... gone! Another one bites the dust and once again, England manage to take two in quick succession. The decision of taking the second new ball is proving to be a master stroke here. The leg cutter from Anderson, it is on middle, it takes off after pitching. Dowrich initially thinks of pulling but then seeing the extra bounce, takes his eyes off the ball. It hits the upper part of the bat and lobs towards the slip cordon. Buttler from third slip runs i |
| Jason Holder, the skipper walks in next. Also, Ben Stokes will bowl the next over. Only two overs with the new ball for Curran. |
| 85.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, No ball! A very high full toss, Hetmyer is surprised by it. The umpire immediately calls it no ball. Stokes is quick to apologize but that will not prevent him from getting a warning. |
| Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Fuller one outside off, Shimron drives it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 85.2 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, FOUR! Does not time this one too well but the ball goes wide of the cover fielder and runs away to the fence. The third man fielder cannot come around. It brings up the FIFTY for Hetmyer. His fifth in Test cricket. A great innings so far but he should not throw it away like the guys before him. |
| 85.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, On the pads this time, flicked away wristily for a single to deep mid-wicket. |
| 85.4 : Stokes to Holder, Another full length ball on middle, Holder looked to flick that one but missed to get hit high on the pads. |
| 85.5 : Ben Stokes to Holder, This time Jason works it away through the square leg region for a single. |
| 85.6 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Very full ball outside off, SH drives this but cannot find the gap through the covers. |
| 86.1 : J Anderson to Holder, Excellent! Continues bowling in the corridor of uncertainty. Holder defends it out. |
| 86.2 : J Anderson to Holder, FOUR! Uppish but a boundary. Holder uses his long reach and then drives it square on the off side. A huge gap there and a boundary results. |
| 86.3 : J Anderson to J Holder, Edged but once again it falls short. On a length and around off, Holder looks to defend but due to the away movement. The ball takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to second slip. |
| 86.4 : J Anderson to Holder, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 86.5 : J Anderson to Holder, On off, kept out. |
| 86.6 : Anderson to Holder, OUT! Anderson is on fire here! The Windies batsman are now falling like nine pins. Four-fer for Jimmy and it is his third with the second new ball. He goes full again around off, Holder looks to drive but then checks his shot, maybe because he wasn't to the pitch of the delivery. Ends up chipping it to the right of Anderson who takes a sharp catch in his followthrough. The Windies have completely lost their way here. England now into the tail. |
| Kemar Roach walks out to bat at number 9. |
| 87.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Good one on a length and coming in slightly late, Hetmyer jams it towards backward point for a single. |
| 87.2 : Ben Stokes to Roach, Wide outside off to the tail ender, Roach lets it go through. |
| 87.3 : Ben Stokes to Roach, Another ball outside off and Kemar is content in leaving it. |
| 87.4 : Ben Stokes to Roach, That one took off from nowhere! Bounces on a length outside off and then rockets off. Foakes collects it over his head. |
| 87.5 : Ben Stokes to Roach, Fuller yorker length ball on off stump, Roach comes ahead and defends with a straight bat. |
| 87.6 : Ben Stokes to Roach, KR tries to play at this one just outsid off but lets it go in the end. |
| 88.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 88.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, On the pads, it is worked to square leg. |
| 88.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Back of a length on off, Hetmyer is solid in defense. |
| 88.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Tucked around the corner for a run. |
| 88.5 : J Anderson to Roach, NASTY! Back of a length ball, it keeps on rising after pitching. Roach tries to defend but is hit on the glove due to the extra bounce. |
| 88.6 : J Anderson to Roach, Good length again on middle, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 89.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 89.2 : Ben Stokes to K Roach, OUT! Stokes strikes now in the last over of the day! A brute of a delivery this one. It is banged in slightly short, takes off after pitching. Roach looks to defend but can't get on top of the bounce. It hits the handle and goes straight into the hands of Root at first slip. His third catch. Roach walks back and with him so do the other players and the umpires as IT IS STUMPS ON DAY 1! |
| This session - 37.3 overs, 132 runs and 5 wickets. What a turnaround we saw in this last session, actually in the last 10 overs I should say. It was all going smoothly for the hosts when Hetmyer and Chase were going along pretty well but then England decided to take the second new ball and then it was all about them. Anderson took three in no time and then Stokes chipped in with one. Barrage of wickets towards the end sees the day belong to the visitors. |
| Windies on the other hand will be disappointed with where they have finished Day 1. They won a good toss and elected to bat, everyone in their top order except for Bravo came to the fore. They seemed like they would get a very good first innings score but they needed someone to score a big one. However, their batters failed to do so, everybody got starts but could not covert and 4 wickets for 24 right at the end suddenly finds the hosts in trouble. |
| For England, it was hard work for their bowlers today. Anderson was exceptional and was the pick of the bowlers with a four-fer. He was well-supported by Stokes who bowled his heart out and ended with a three-fer. The rest though weren't at their best, not only did they struggle to take wickets but also went for runs. It would have been a different story had they bowled well too. |
| What can we now expect on Day 2? England continuing their domination or the Windies fighting back? Well, they still have Hetmyer out there and they would hope he could somehow take them close to the 300-run mark. England on the other hand, will want to wrap this up quickly and then bat well. The wicket played well throughout but showed signs of quickening up towards the end. Windies won't mind that though as they have four pacers in their rank. We witnessed an exciting day of cricket today and w |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| After a see-saw first day, it is the visitors who head into Day 2 with their noses in front. They now have two wickets to take and they would look to pick it as quickly as possible. The hosts on the other hand, do have Hetmyer out there. One would expect him to come out and look for some quick runs. The hosts would hope he can take them close to the 300-run mark. The wicket did show signs of quickening up toward the end of yesterday. It will be interesting to see how it plays today. |
| The fielders are in position so are the umpires. Alzarri Joseph walks in at number 10 and will take strike against Ben Stokes who has four balls to go in his over. |
| 89.3 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Lots of inswing first up, but the ball was hurled down the leg side. No problem for the no.10 batsman as he lets it go. |
| 89.4 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Joseph comes half ahead and defends this ball onto the ground. |
| 89.5 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Another one on a good length, Alzarri stays in his crease and defends the ball. |
| 89.6 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Yorker but the tail ender manages to keep it out by bringing his bat down just in time. |
| James Anderson to bowl from the other end. |
| 90.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, A length ball on middle and slightly coming in, Hetmyer was looking to defend but gets an inside edge that runs to fine leg. The single is not taken. |
| 90.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, A solid defense to this one on a length outside off. |
| 90.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, A push to mid-wicket by Shimron to this one on the pads. The single is taken this time. |
| 90.4 : J Anderson to Joseph, Good away swinging delivery outside off, left alone by Joseph. |
| 90.5 : J Anderson to Joseph, Left alone outside off by the batsman once more. |
| 90.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, Fuller length ball on middle, Alzarri defends it on the front foot. |
| 91.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Delivers this one well outside off does Stokes, left alone by Hetmyer. |
| 91.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, Pretty full on middle and Shimron times it really well to the left of mid on where Curran makes a good tumbling stop. An easy single would have been available but is not taken. |
| 91.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Banged in short outside off, left alone by the batsman. |
| 91.4 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, A length ball just on top of off stump, defended back down towards the bowler. |
| 91.5 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, A slower ball yorker that goes as a full toss. Hetmyer failed to read it but manages to adjust well and work it through square leg for a single. |
| 91.6 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, A length ball on middle, defended back down the ground by Joseph. |
| 92.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, The ball is down the leg side but Hetmyer still goes after it but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 92.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Defended from the crease this time. |
| 92.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball back on the off side. |
| 92.4 : Anderson to Hetmyer, FOUR! Smashed back over the bowler's head! Stand and deliver stuff from the southpaw. A full length ball just outside off, the typical Windies flair comes out as he lofts it right back over the head of the bowler for a boundary. |
| 92.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Driven through the covers this time for a single to deep cover. Hetmyer leaves Joseph with one ball to play. |
| 92.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, Easily defends this full one on middle does Alzarri. |
| 93.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Wide outside off stump, Hetmyer leaves it alone. |
| 93.2 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Shimron shoulders arms to let that one through outside off again. |
| 93.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Fuller length ball on middle once more, defended onto the ground by the southpaw on his front foot. |
| 93.4 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Bouncer on middle, SH ducks under it and lets the ball go. |
| 93.5 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Hetmyer gets to the other end on the fifth ball once more. Guides this length ball outside off towards the deep point region. |
| 93.6 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, A length ball on middle kept out successfully by Joseph to end the over. |
| 94.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Hetmyer chases after this ball wide outside off but misses the ball. |
| 94.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Shimron has played that off the front foot and onto the ground. |
| 94.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Another big shot attempted to a very wide ball outside off. Hetmyer connects only with thin air once more. Looks like a set plan from Anderson. |
| 94.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Gets to the other end with two balls to go this time. A length ball on off pushed back to long off for a run by Hetmyer. |
| 94.5 : J Anderson to Joseph, Swinging fuller length delivery outside off, left alone by Joseph. |
| 94.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, Yorker speared in on the base of off stump, dug out well by Alzarri. Not yet off the mark though. |
| 95.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Serves this ball outside off, Hetmyer raises his arms and lets the ball go. |
| 95.2 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, A fuller length delivery on off stump, pushed back towards mid off by SH. |
| 95.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, FOUR! Brilliant placement from Hetmyer here. A length ball on off stump, Shimron lifts it over the head of an extra cover present but well wide of long off. Runs into the fence after a couple of bounces. |
| 95.4 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Left alone outside the off stump this time. |
| 95.5 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Good bouncer! Aims this short delivery on the rib region, Hetmyer is really uncomfortable and tries to fend it off uncomfortably. The ball takes the gloves but luckily, it does not carry to the keeper behind. |
| 95.6 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Another one with good spice here! Bounces a lot and is aimed at the head of the batsman. Tries to fend it off once more but gets a very faint tickle off the glove that carries over the head of the keeper. Goes behind for a single. Replays show that there was daylight between the bat and ball though, but it was given as runs. |
| 96.1 : J Anderson to S Hetmyer, FOUR! Another lucky one for the southpaw. Bowls this outside off, Hetmyer goes for an expansive cover drive. The ball though takes the outside edge and goes over the head of the slip cordon for a boundary. Windies riding their luck here. |
| 96.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, A front foot defense attempted by Shimron but the ball takes the inside edge and goes onto the pads. |
| 96.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Left alone by SH outside off on this occasion. |
| 96.4 : J Anderson to S Hetmyer, The batsman has driven it through mid on and they have run through for a single. |
| 96.5 : Anderson to Joseph, Hit on the pads but the ball was doing too much this time. Height was a factor too on this length ball that landed outside off and came in a long way. Joseph looked to defend the ball but missed it to get hit on his pads. |
| 96.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, Much better defensive technique this time from Alzarri. |
| 97.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, A fuller length ball outside off, Hetmyer comes ahead and defends the ball onto the ground. |
| 97.2 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Full toss but Hetmyer misses out this time. Mistimes his attempted lofted shot towards mid-wicket. The ball runs towards the bowler. |
| 97.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Brilliant effort from Rory Burns, the substitute fielder. Hetmyer cuts this one very late and places it wide of third man to his left. The fielder runs and dives before stopping the ball. Saves three there as the batsmen stopped running after one looking at the ball. Poor cricket from the Windies. |
| 97.4 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Joseph stands in his crease and defends this ball towards short leg. |
| 97.5 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Very wide outside off, Alzarri goes after the ball but cannot get bat on ball. |
| 97.6 : Ben Stokes to Joseph, Beaten! This is a better ball just outside off and moving away slightly, Joseph plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside. |
| 98.1 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Wide outside off and moving even further away, Shimron chases after the ball looking to cut but can't connect. |
| 98.2 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Hetmyer is living a charmed life here. Goes for a lofted shot over mid off to this ball outside off on a fuller length. Gets a thick outside edge but the ball goes over first slip. There is a very fine third man who stops the ball. The single is not taken though. |
| 98.3 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 98.4 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Another ball outside off that is left alone by the southpaw. |
| 98.5 : J Anderson to Hetmyer, Wide outside off, guided towards the third man for a single by Shimron. |
| 98.6 : J Anderson to Joseph, As has been the case all morning, Joseph keeps out the last ball of the over well as he defends this length ball on middle from the crease. |
| 99.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Outside edge from Hetmyer once more but this time the ball runs all along the ground wide of the slip present. Third man stops the ball but there is no single taken by the batsmen. |
| 99.2 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Peach! Lovely shape from Stokes on this ball. Landed it on middle and got it to swing away and beat the outside edge of Shimron who was trying to defend from the crease. |
| 99.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Length ball on the middle, pushed to cover. |
| Hetmyer has been caught behind and it has been given out by the umpire. There was surely some sort of noise on that but the batsman has taken it upstairs for some reason. Maybe he feels he has not touched it. Let's wait for the replays. |
| 99.4 : Stokes to Hetmyer, NOT OUT! Ultra Edge shows nothing there! So not sure what the sound was. Shimron survives to fight another day. Excellent use of the review from him. This is a short delivery outside off. Hetmyer tries to guide it down to third man. There is a noise as the ball passes the bat, an appeal follows and the umpire raises his finger. SH reviews straightaway. Replays roll in and it shows that there was no bat involved. |
| 99.5 : Ben Stokes to S Hetmyer, A bumper now on middle, Hetmyer evades it. |
| 99.6 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, FOUR! Into the 80s is Hetmyer. However, he would have preferred a single here. This is short again on middle, Hetmyer makes room and then flat-bats it over the bowler's head. Safest area to hit as there is no fielder. A boundary. |
| 100.1 : J Anderson to Joseph, Fuller length ball outside off, driven back towards the cover fielder by Joseph. |
| 100.2 : J Anderson to Joseph, Hurls this one on a length down the leg side, left alone by the batsman this time. |
| 100.3 : J Anderson to Joseph, Just short of a good length above middle stump, Alzarri trusts the bounce and lets it go. |
| 100.4 : J Anderson to A Joseph, OUT! There it is. That is the breakthrough and also the fifth wicket for Anderson. The 27th time he has done in Tests. A typical Jimmy wicket, bowls this one on a good length outside off and makes it tail away very slightly. Too good for the number 10 batsman who pokes at the ball. The ball goes to Buttler at third slip in a good height. He pouches it easily and England after a frustrating 10 overs have finally broken through. The stand worth 25 has ended. |
| Shannon Gabriel is the last man to walk in. |
| 100.5 : J Anderson to Gabriel, Length ball on middle, a front foot defense by Gabriel back towards the bowler. |
| 100.6 : J Anderson to Gabriel, Well outside off to end the over, left alone by the no. 11 bat. |
| 101.1 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Short of a length ball on middle, Hetmyer was lining up for a big shot but decides against it in the end. |
| 101.2 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, Aimed at the hips once more, flicked away to fine leg by the southpaw but the single is not taken. |
| 101.3 : Ben Stokes to Hetmyer, OUT! Gone! No hundred for Hetmyer. Caught behind acrobatically by Foakes diving to his left. A fuller length ball on leg and moving away from the lefty, he goes for the full throttle and gives a wild slog. The ball takes the outside edge and it flies to the left of Foakes who takes a lovely catch. Stokes ends with four wickets of his own. WINDIES END ON 289. The last 5 batsmen together have contributed exactly 5 runs from their willows. 3 ducks and the number 11 not |
| The English side are seen walking off with happy faces and they are led off the field by the pacer who bagged a fifer here, James Anderson. A standing ovation for him by the crowd and he deserves every bit of it. |
| Windies though did manage to add a few handy runs this morning but they will be disappointed with their overall performance. One can say they finish with a score slightly under par but they should have had a lot more especially after their top order batted well. 40s from their openers and 50-plus scores from Hetmyer, Chase and Hope saw them well-placed at 240 for 4. |
| The second new ball though changed things as Anderson then came to life. He was well supported by Stokes, the two combined took 9 amongst them. From 240 for 4 the hosts got bundled out for 289. However, it is a competitive total but they will have to bowl well. England on the other hand, will need to bat well and probably take the lead. The wicket does have something on offer for the pacers but is not a bad one to bat on. The home side has 4 good pacers in their ranks and we can surely expect an |
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