| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of West Indies and they have opted to BOWL first. |
| England (Playing XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Mikyle Louis, Kirk Mckenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alzarri Joseph, Kevin Sinclair (In for Gudakesh Motie), Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales. |
| JUST IN - West Indies have been forced to make a late change to their playing XI announced yesterday. Gudakesh Motie woke up feeling unwell and he will be replaced by Kevin Sinclair. This could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the visitors as Sinclair has the batting credentials to go with his off spin, adding depth to their batting unit. |
| All in readiness for the action to commence on the first morning of the 2nd Test. The sun is shining its full glory as the two umpires make their way out to the middle. West Indies are in a huddle near the ropes before taking their places on the field. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley to open the innings for England. |
| 0.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, No run. |
| 0.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, Bangs it into the surface on a shorter length and angling it into the right-hander on middle and leg, Zak Crawley gets his bat high and blocks it out, awkwardly! |
| 0.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, OUT CAUGHT! What a perfect start this has been for West Indies! Zak Crawley has to walk back for a duck! |
| 0.0 : Ollie Pope walks in at number 3. |
| 0.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the deck hard and gets the ball to bounce around middle, Ollie Pope covers the line and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the perfect length around that off-stump line, Ollie Pope pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Top, top shot to get things underway for England and Ollie Pope! Too full this time from Alzarri Joseph, onto the stumps, Ollie Pope times his straight drive to perfection sending the ball past mid on for a nice-looking boundary. England at 4/1 after the first over! |
| Who will operate from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, WIDE! Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and well outside off for a wide. |
| Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Not the ideal start from Jayden Seales as he offers a freebie to Ben Duckett who gets off the mark in some style. Too full and outside off, Duckett just leans on it and crisps his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Easy pickings! Jayden Seales drags the length short but offers a lot of width outside off. Ben Duckett rocks back in a flash and cuts it through point this time for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 1.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Comes from around the wicket but it doesn't change the outcome for Jayden Seales as Ben Duckett sends it to the boundary on the other side! Too full and angling into the stumps, Ben Duckett flicks it beautifully past mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 1.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, A good delivery now after 5 bad ones! Hits the deck hard around off and gets the ball to shape away a bit, Ben Duckett gets his bat high and blocks it inside the line as the ball zips through to the keeper. |
| 1.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 2.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angles it in on a fuller length but down leg. |
| 2.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, That a top delivery! Lands it on a nagging length around off and gets the ball to move away a touch as Ollie Pope looks to poke at it. The ball beats the outside edge! |
| 2.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, 2 runs. |
| 2.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Serves it on a length and into the pads, Ollie Pope tucks it with soft hands towards deep square leg and gets two more runs. |
| 2.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Runs flowing thick and fast for England since that first over! This is short of a length and outside off, Ollie Pope quickly transfers his weight back and cuts it well past gully for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Timed to perfection! On a good length angled into the pads, Ollie Pope brings his bottom hand into play and flicks it beautifully to the left of square leg for another boundary. |
| 3.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! The third consecutive boundary for England! Jayden Seales bangs it on a shorter length but gives width outside off, Ben Duckett rocks back and just times his cut past point for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 3.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Falling just short of the keeper! On a length, outside off inviting the batter to to cut. Ben Duckett with not much of foot movement looks to slash at it and gets a thin outside edge falling short of the wicketkeeper. |
| 3.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 3.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Guided it well! On a shorter length outside off, Ben Duckett waits back and steers it well past gully for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Angles it into the left-hander on a length and into the pads, Ben Duckett tucks it to deep square leg for a single. 9 runs come of this over and England are 44/1 at the end of 4! |
| In case you missed it, the Pavilion end of Trent Bridge was renamed in honour of former England fast bowler and Nottingham-born Stuart Broad before the start of the play. |
| 4.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Digs it too short on middle and leg, Ben Duckett pulls it all along the ground to deep backward square leg for a brace. |
| 4.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 4.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a length around middle and off, Ben Duckett looks to drive it but mistimes it to back to the bowler. |
| 4.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Another one! Short of a length angled into the batter, Ben Duckett slaps it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fractionnaly fuller this time on middle and leg, Ben Duckett pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the good length on off, Ollie Pope eases to covers. |
| Bowling change? Yes, Jason Holder comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 5.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Starts from over the wicket and goes full, just outside off, Ben Duckett drives it past point for a single. |
| 5.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, At 126 kph, lands it on a length, outside off, Ollie Pope leaves this one alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 5.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 5.4 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 5.5 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Ollie Pope pushes it to mid on this time. |
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| 5.6 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, A good over for Jason Holder and West Indies! Just one run off it! Holder bowls it full and outside off, Ollie Pope with delicate hands blocks it to gully. |
| 6.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Angles this across on a good length around that fifth stump line, Ben Duckett with an angled bat slaps it hard but finds the man at backward point. |
| 6.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fuller this time around off, Ben Duckett pushes it to mid off. |
| 6.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Hits the deck on a shorter length just outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it to backward point. |
| 6.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Bowls it fuller and continues to target outside off, Ben Duckett just blocks it in front of mid off. |
| 6.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, NO BALL! Alzarri Joseph has overstepped! A length-delivery outside off, Ben Duckett just cuts it in front of covers and gets a quick single. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angles it in, on a good length around middle and leg, Ollie Pope tucks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a length, outside off, Ollie Pope blocks it in front of covers. A good couple of overs from the West Indies to stem the flow of runs! |
| 7.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Angles it across on a good length and on top of off, Ben Duckett rocks back and cuts it in front of backward point. |
| 7.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, At 128kph, bowls it full and on off, Ben Duckett drives it to mid off. |
| 7.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Attacks the pads on a length, Ben Duckett gets his bat ahead and blocks it out to mid on. |
| 7.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! A loosener from Jason Holder and Ben Duckett cashes in! Too full and outside off, Ben Duckett crisps his drive through cover for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 7.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Even the slightest of errors in line and lengths are proving to be costly for West Indies! Too full and on off, Ben Duckett drives it beautifully past mid on for a boundary to end the over. |
| 8.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angles it in on a length and around the pads, Ollie Pope flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 8.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 8.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Bangs it on a nagging length, on top of off, Ollie Pope judges the length right and leaves it alone. |
| 8.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a length, outside off, Ollie Pope cuts it to the left of backward point who does well in stopping the ball and keeping it down to just a single. |
| 8.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Digs it on a shorter length over middle and off, Ben Duckett swivels across and looks to pull but the ball just climbs on his as it shoots off the deck and goes through to the keeper. |
| 8.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a length, into the pads, Ben Duckett looks to flick it away fine but gets beaten. The ball clips his front pad and rolls in front of square leg. The batters cross for a leg bye! |
| 9.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! FIFTY for Ben Duckett off just 32 deliveries! Jason Holder bowls this outside off and on a shorter length, Ben Duckett opens his bat face enough and cuts this one through the gap between gully and point for four runs. Third fastest fifty for England in Test cricket with the fastest being off 28 balls by Ian Botham. |
| 9.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Full and on off, Ben Duckett takes a good stride out and drives it past cover for three good runs. |
| 9.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Angles it in, around middle and leg and on a length, Ollie Pope tucks it to mid on for a single. |
| 9.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, hits the good length and gets the ball to come in with the angle, Ben Duckett looks to play it across the line but gets an outside edge towards covers. |
| 9.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, On a length, outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it to backward point. |
| 9.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Another nice looking shot but will not fetch him any runs! Full and slanting into the stumps, Ben Duckett gets his front leg out and drives it well but finds the fielder at mid on. |
| 10.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Starts from over the wicket and hits the perfect length, just outside off, Ollie Pope cuts it to backward point. |
| 9.6 : Shamar Joseph is introduced into the attack now, replacing Alzarri Joseph. |
| 10.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 10.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Attacks the stumps on a good length, Ollie Pope blocks it to mid on. |
| 10.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Cuts it through with extreme precision! On a length and on top of off, Ollie Pope waits deep in the crease and cuts it past gully for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Slants this one on a fuller length into the stumps, Ollie Pope drives it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on for just a single. |
| 10.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, A tad fuller in length and onto the pads, Ben Duckett clips it behind the square of the wicket on the leg side for a single to end the over. He will retain the strike for the next over! |
| 11.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Comes from around the wicket and serves a fuller-length delivery with too much width outside off, Ben Duckett gets low in his stance and times his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Takes some pace off and bowls it full, outside off, Ben Duckett looks to drive this one too but misses! |
| 11.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Keeps it away from the batter and lands it well outside off, on a length, Ben Duckett leaves it alone. |
| 11.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Full and outside off, Ben Duckett with soft hands drives it to mid off. |
| 11.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Another fuller length-delivery on off, Ben Duckett times his cut well but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 11.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Bowls it outside off and on a length, Ben Duckett pushes it straight into the hands of the fielder at short cover. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well, if you're a fan of 'Bazball' and missed your dose in the first Test, you'll be pretty happy with what has transpired so far. The runs have come thick and fast for England after the loss of Zak Crawley, with Ben Duckett being the aggressor of the two batters. Jayden Seales has been all over the place with his lines and lengths as has Alzarri Joseph since the first over, resulting in boundaries being leaked from both ends. Jason Holder has comparatively been better but on wha |
| 12.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and gets a hint of away movement, on a length, in the channel on off, Ollie Pope watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 12.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 12.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, And again! Banged on a hard length, around off, Ollie Pope has a feel for it again as he looks to play it away from his body behind square on the off side. Gets taken aback as the ball climbs on him and zips past the bat. Encouraging signs for Shamar Joseph. |
| 12.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, A mix-up but no harm done! |
| 12.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 12.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angling in again from over the wicket, on a short of a good length, on off, Ollie Pope stabs it down on the off side. A maiden to start the second hour of the first session! |
| First signs of spin as Kevin Sinclair is introduced into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Tosses it up, full and on the pads, Ben Duckett clips it through square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 13.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, This goes straight on, short and on off, Ollie Pope rocks back and punches it towards the non-striker. Kevin Sinclair moves to his right quickly to make the stop. |
| 13.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, At 93 kph, on a nagging length, on off, Ollie Pope gets on the back foot and pats it to point. |
| 13.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Floats it up, slower and fuller, on middle, knocked down to long on for a single by Pope. |
| 13.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Darts it in from around the wicket to the left-hander, short in length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett whips it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Fuller and quicker, drifting in on the pads, Ben Duckett misses the flick shot. The ball comes off his pads and it is taken low at short leg. A tidy start by Kevin Sinclair, just 2 runs off it. |
| 14.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Just a push and it fetches Ollie Pope a couple of runs! Shaping away, on a good length, on off, Ollie Pope lets the ball come to him and just presents a straight bat. Pats it back past the bowler for two runs. |
| 14.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 14.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Pitches it right up does Joseph, a juicy half volley, on off, Ollie Pope cracks the drive but can't get it past cover. |
| 14.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Pope didn't hold back there, did he? Joseph errs in line as he offers width on off, on a length, Ollie Pope's eyes light up as he throws hands at the delivery to thrash it through the off side but connects with thin air. |
| 14.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, There's that head of Pope falling towards the off side, which has many times led to his downfall! |
| 14.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, At the stumps, on a good length, Ollie Pope clips this one off the stumps towards deep backward square leg and retains the strike with a single. |
| 15.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Loops it up, full and on middle, Ollie Pope presses forward and nudges it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 15.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 15.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Gives the ball air nicely, full and on middle, Ollie Pope lunges and blocks it out. |
| 15.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Drifting away a touch with the breeze, full and outside off, Ollie Pope gets a good stride in and glides it behind square on the off side for a single. |
| 15.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Slips it in full and on middle, Ben Duckett hangs back and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Play and a miss! At 139 kph, zipping through, on a shortish length, outside off, Ollie Pope swivels to drag the pull in front of square on the leg side but misses as the ball goes under the bat. |
| 16.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Oh, that whizzed under the bat! |
| 16.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, On a good length, but not close enough to make the batter play. Left alone outside off by Pope. |
| 16.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Missed out! On a length, straying on the pads, Ollie Pope tries to help it away off his pads but misses and wears it on the front pad. |
| 16.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Slants it in, on off, on a good length, Ollie Pope extends his hands and times the drive well but picks out the man at cover. |
| 16.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Pope connects the pull shot this time! Shamar digs it in short, on off, Ollie Pope hangs back and rides the bounce nicely to pull it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 17.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Fired in at 97 kph, full and on middle, Ollie Pope gets on the front foot and wrists it to deep square leg for one. |
| 17.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Drifting in, full and on middle, Ben Duckett drives it down the deck where Sinclair dives to his right to make the stop. |
| 17.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Speared in, full and on middle, blocked out off the front foot by Ben Duckett. |
| 17.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 17.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Risky but effective! Looped up, on a fullish length, on off, Ben Duckett gets a big stride in as he reaches out and takes it on the full. Sweeps it all along the ground and beats Jayden Seales in the deep who slid to his right but failed to cut it off. The 100-run stand comes up between these two batters! |
| 17.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Keeps it full and on the off pole, Ben Duckett eases it down to long off and picks up a single. |
| 18.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Joseph steams in from around the wicket for the left-hander, full and on off, Ben Duckett drives it with a straight bat towards mid off. |
| 18.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Pulls the length back slightly and keeps it in the corridor of uncertainty on off, Ben Duckett covers the line of the ball and defends it on the off side. |
| 18.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, This is on a short of a good length, angling in, on off, Ben Duckett does not have much room to work with and he can only stab it down the deck. |
| 18.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Slightest of width and Ben Duckett is all over it! |
| 18.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Hits the deck hard, over off, the ball straightens a bit off the deck, Ben Duckett is equal to the task as he blocks it out on the leg side. |
| 18.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Shamar Joseph gets the reward for his persistence! |
| 0.0 : Joe Root walks out to bat at number 4 for England. |
| 19.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 19.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 19.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 19.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Fires it full and outside off, Joe Root rocks back and blocks it to the off side. |
| 19.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Short and on off, Joe Root gets on the back foot and steers it behind backward point. Root gets off the mark with a single. |
| 19.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Sinclair changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket and drifts it away, on middle, full in length, Ollie Pope clips it off the front foot to mid-wicket where the fielder misfields and concedes a single. |
| 20.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Sharp stop! On a back of a length, on off, Ollie Pope gets on his toes and runs it on the bounce towards gully where Alick Athanaze flies to his right to make the stop. |
| 20.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angling in at the pads, on a length, Ollie Pope nudges it off his pads but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 20.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Fuller in length at 139 kph, outside off, Ollie Pope leans on and drives it straight to cover. Shamar Joseph and West Indies won't mind Pope playing away from his body. |
| 20.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Nicely done! Fractionally short, outside off, Ollie Pope is quick to hop back and get into the position. Drags the pull through square leg for a boundary. |
| 20.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, SIX! Oh, hello! Where did that come from? |
| 20.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Back on it for the final delivery! Serves it on a good length, just outside off, Ollie Pope defends it right under his eyeliner. With 20 minutes to go for Lunch, England are 118/2. |
| 21.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Starts from over the wicket, on a good length, shaping away a touch, outside off, Joe Root leaves the ball alone. |
| 21.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, A bit closer this time, on a short of a length, left alone again by Root. |
| 20.6 : Jayden Seales (2-0-28-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 21.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Beauty! Seales goes full at 137 kph with an upright seam, around off, Joe Root is caught on the crease as he looks to push it down the ground with a straight bat. The ball pitches and nips away to go past the outside edge. |
| 21.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 21.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, In that corridor of off, on a nagging length, not close to make Root play as he lets it go. |
| 21.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, A maiden by Seales to start his new spell! Around the off pole, on a good length, the ball holds its line a bit, Joe Root covers the line of the ball and defends it on the off side. |
| Change? |
| 22.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Full but sliding on the pads, Ollie Pope helps it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 22.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, On a nagging length, on off, the ball keeps a bit low but Joe Root adjusts to the bounce and blocks it out. |
| 22.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Joseph opens Root up with this one! |
| 22.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 22.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, On a back of a length, on middle, Joe Root hangs back and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 22.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Too straight on the pads, on a length, Joe Root flicks it away off his pads to the left of fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 23.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Goes full but down leg, Ollie Pope gets inside the line to tickle it fine but misses. |
| 23.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Attacks the off pole, on a good length, Ollie Pope covers the line of the ball and defends it out with a straight bat. |
| 23.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Quick single taken! Fired in, on a good length, on middle, Ollie Pope tucks it to the right of mid on and scampers across for a quick run. |
| 23.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Touch fuller but continues to attack the stumps does Seales, Joe Root pats it back to the bowler from the crease. |
| 23.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, At 135 kph, on off, on a length, Joe Root tries to put Seales off his stump-to-stump line by walking across early but Seales holds his line. Root closes the bat face early and gets a soft leading edge that dribbles past the bowler. |
| 23.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, FOUR! Lovely shot! Seales overcooks as he serves a juicy half volley, on middle, Joe Root stays balanced in the crease and clips it through mid-wicket. Root gets his first boundary after 16 balls. |
| 24.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, On a back of a length, over middle, Ollie Pope gets on his toes and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 24.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 24.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Fuller and zoning in on the stumps, Ollie Pope gets his bat in front of the pads and clips it past mid-wicket for a run. |
| 24.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! Short and punished! Joseph tries to go short but this is not short enough, outside off, Joe Root has to wait a bit for the ball to arrive due to the slowness of the surface before pulling it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 24.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 24.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, This is on a hard length, over off, Joe Root gets on his toes and defends it on the off side. Last over before Lunch coming up. |
| 25.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Serves it on a back of a length, a hint of away movement, on off, Ollie Pope stays back and pushes it to cover. |
| 25.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 25.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Tailing in a touch, on off, on a length, Ollie Pope shapes up for the drive but the ball nips back in, resulting in Pope getting it off the inner half of the bat and it goes back to the bowler. |
| 25.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, At 135 kph, on a hard length, on off, Ollie Pope gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 25.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 25.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, A bit fuller, on off and the ball stays a bit low, Joe Root stays low with the bounce and keeps it out with a straight bat. That will be LUNCH on DAY 1! |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY - 134 Runs, 26 Overs, 2 Wickets. It has been an entertaining first session as England head into lunch as the happier side. Despite an early setback with Zak Crawley departing without adding any score to the board, Ben Duckett stepped up and altered the course of play with his exquisite timing and shot-making. His flurry of boundaries put the West Indies bowlers under pressure, causing them to miss their marks and deliver loose balls that both Duckett and Ollie Pope eagerly ca |
| West Indies, having won the toss and opted to bowl, came out with fiery intent. Alzarri Joseph knocked out Zak Crawley in the very first over. However, the momentum swiftly shifted as Jayden Seales conceded 19 runs in the second over, igniting an onslaught that left the bowlers scrambling for answers. The Drinks break provided a brief respite, allowing Shamar Joseph and spinner Kevin Sinclair to step in and stem the flow of runs. This tighter bowling eventually resulted in a crucial wicket, with |
| Had Alick Athanaze held onto Pope's catch at the stroke of Lunch, it would've been a perfect comeback from West Indies after a stellar England show. Nevertheless, the West Indies bowlers will need to regroup and devise new strategies to exert pressure on this potent English batting lineup, especially with the wicket looking to be a belter to bat on. The first session saw an intriguing unfold of events, and the enticing second session will resume in about 40 minutes, at precisely 6.10 pm IST (12. |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ... |
| 26.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Starts from over the wicket and goes wide of the crease straight away Serves it on a back of a length, outside off, Ollie Pope hangs back and extends his hands to dab it to point. |
| 0.0 : We are back with action heading into the second session! The two umpires are out in the middle and the West Indies are spreading out to take the field. Ollie Pope and Joe Root stride out to resume their stay at the crease. It will be Shamar Joseph to start this session with the ball in hand. Away we go.. |
| 26.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Much fuller and slanting in, on off, Ollie Pope looks to play it with a straight bat but plays it a bit early and mistimes the shot past the bowler |
| 26.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, On the off pole line, on a length, Ollie Pope is unable to transfer his weight on the front foot to get the drive away and pats it to mid off. |
| 26.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 26.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 26.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Goes full this time does Joseph, on the sixth stump line, Joe Root gets on the front foot and defends it right under his eyeline. |
| It will be Jayden Seales (5-1-34-0)Â to bowl from the other end. |
| 27.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 27.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Much better by Seales as this is on a back of a length, on off, Joe Root hangs back and guides it on the bounce to gully. |
| 27.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Keeps it just outside off, on a short of a good length, Joe Root goes back in his crease and stabs it down the deck. |
| 27.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Fuller by Seales, in the corridor of off, Joe Root gives the bowler the charge to get momentum into the shot. Drives it along the ground to mid off. |
| 27.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Angling in a touch, on a hard length, around off, Joe Root gets on his toes nicely to ride the bounce and punches it to the right of point for a single. |
| 27.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 28.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 28.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Beaten! Width on offer by Joseph on off, short in length, Ollie Pope's eyes light up as he throws his hands at the delivery but connects with thin air. A loose shot by Pope and he is lucky not to nick this one behind. |
| 28.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, A bit fuller by Joseph, on off, Ollie Pope presents a solid front foot defence back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Gets it through! |
| 28.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 28.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Joseph steams in and hurls it on a length, on off, Ollie Pope shows the full face of the bat and times the drive straight back at the bowler. Shamar Joseph gets his right hand low in his follow through and takes the sting out of the ball as it dribbles back towards the stumps at the bowling end. |
| 0.0 : Halt in play. Kraigg Brathwaite is upset with the ball and asks the umpire for a change of ball. The umpire pulls out the measuring gauge and the ball doesn't get through. Which means, a new ball will be brought into the play. Right then, we are now good to resume! |
| 29.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 29.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Oh, my! This has missed everything! |
| 29.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, OUT! c Alzarri Joseph b Jayden Seales. |
| 0.0 : Harry Brook walks out to bat at number 5 for England. |
| 29.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 29.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Bangs it into the surface on a shorter length and outside off, Ollie Pope with an extended arm cuts it hard but finds the man at backward point. |
| 29.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, A beauty to end the over! Hits the deck hard on a shorter length just outside off. The ball just kicks off the deck nad nips past the outside edge as Ollie Pope looks to block it with a straight bat. |
| 30.1 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 30.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands this on a good length just around off, Ollie Pope dabs it back onto the deck. |
| 30.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, DROPPED! Jason Holder drops this one at the second slip! |
| 30.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 30.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Ollie Pope gets on his toes and punches it past backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 30.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! |
| 31.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, FOUR! Nowhere in control and Brook gets lucky! |
| 31.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 31.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 31.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, At the stumps, on a good length, Harry Brook gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 31.5 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Wide! |
| Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 31.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, On a back of a length, on off, Harry Brook hangs back and dabs it towards point. |
| 32.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 32.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the hard length, over middle, Ollie Pope swivels and gets on top of the bounce to pull it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 32.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Oh, what happened there? |
| 32.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Shot! Hit with real authority! Joseph errs in line as he serves it wide outside off, on a length, Harry Brook frees his arms and cracks the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Class written all over this one! |
| 32.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of fours! A nothing delivery by Joseph as this is short but no real pace or bounce on it to trouble the batter. Harry Brook gets his weight on the back foot and glides it between gully and backward point for four more runs. |
| 33.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 33.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Good shot but equally well fielded! |
| 33.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, A bit fuller this time, on off, Ollie Pope lunges and times the drive to mid off. |
| 33.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, FOUR! On another day, that would have crashed onto the stumps! Ollie Pope is living a charmed life here. |
| 33.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Four! |
| 33.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 34.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 34.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Tighter line as this one zips through, on a back of a length, on off, Harry Brook watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 34.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 34.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 34.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 34.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Was that a chance? Did that carry? Yes, it certainly did. Alick Athanaze puts it down again! |
| 35.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Ollie Pope flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 35.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Continues to bowl it straight but angles this one inform wider of the crease, Ollie Pope clips this to mid-wicket again. |
| 35.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, On a length, outside off, Ollie Pope cuts it hard but straight to backward point. |
| 35.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Gets the line a touch closer to the off stump and on a length, Ollie Pope rocks back and cuts it well but still fails to find the gap. |
| 35.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Goes full and lands it around middle and off, Ollie Pope with delicate hands pushes it to mid off. |
| 35.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Gets enough on it! Shamar Joseph errs in line and sprays this fuller-length delivery into middle and leg, Ollie Pope glances it fine for a boundary to end the over. |
| 36.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Digs this short and hits the deck hard outside off, Harry Brook looks to slash it over point but makes no connection. |
| 36.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, SIX! Cracking shot! Alzarri Joseph bends his back and digs it in short. This is not a bad delivery by any means. In the channel on off, on a shortish length, Harry Brook does not have much room to work with but he arches back and creates the room. Gets on top of the bounce nicely and slaps it over the deep backward point fence for a six. |
| 36.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 36.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Fuller in length, on off, driven back towards the bowler by Brook. Holder makes a half stop in his follow through and parries it to mid off. |
| 36.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 36.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Into the wicket by Joseph but the line is around leg, Harry Brook ducks and lets it go. |
| 37.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Serves it on a short of a good length, around off, Ollie Pope punches it to cover. |
| 37.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Touch fuller by Joseph and it moves away a bit, outside off, Ollie Pope lunges and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 37.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, At 134 kph, outside off, on a length, Ollie Pope is happy to let that one go. |
| 37.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, This straightens up a bit off the deck, on a short of a good length, on off, Ollie Pope waits on the back foot and stabs it down on the off side. |
| 37.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Goes full at 130 kph, outside off, a tempter for Ollie Pope who does not fall for the trap and shoulders arms. |
| 37.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, In and around the sixth stump line, on a good length, Ollie Pope covers the line of the ball and pats it back to the bowler. A maiden by Joseph! |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder (4-0-21-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 38.1 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Begins his new spell from over the wicket and goes full, outside off, Harry Brook watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 38.2 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, A fumble and they get back for the second run! |
| 38.3 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Gets the ball to tail back in from wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle, on the sixth stump line, on a hard length, Harry Brook reads it well, covers his off pole and lets it go. |
| 38.4 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Fuller in length, on off, Harry Brook drives it well but straight to cover. |
| 38.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Another misfield! |
| 38.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! England maintain a firm grip in the first half of this session, taking full advantage of West Indies' erratic bowling. Despite losing Joe Root, the team has capitalized on loose deliveries and made the most of it asserting their dominance in this session. West Indies will be desperate to regroup and tighten their bowling, as opportunities for wickets have slipped through their fingers with a couple of crucial dropped catches. The stage is perfectly set for an exciting conclusion to th |
| 39.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 39.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Flights this one fuller and on off, Ollie Pope takes a big stride out and blocks it out. |
| 39.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Flatter and fuller, into the pads, Ollie Pope clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 39.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Bowls this one full and onto middle and leg, Ollie Pope punches it to mid-wicket. |
| 39.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Tosses it up around middle and off, Ollie Pope pushes it to long on and gets a single. |
| 39.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Bowls this quicker and fuller just outside off. The ball skids through and stays a bit low. Harry Brook adjusts well on the backfoot and cuts it to deep point for a single. Brings up the 200 runs for England! |
| 40.1 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, On a length, outside off, Harry Brook cuts it hard to the left of deep point for a single. |
| 40.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 40.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller and outside off, Ollie Pope drives it straight to mid off. |
| 40.4 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Continues to keep it tight around the fourth stump line, on a nagging length, Ollie Pope watchfully blocks it out. |
| 40.5 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Takes some pace off and bowls it full, outside off, Ollie Pope drives it well but straight to cover. |
| 40.6 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, End of a good over from Jason Holder! Bangs it on a fuller length, outside off with some away movement off the deck, Ollie Pope holds his bat up and leaves this one alone. |
| 41.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Goes full and attacks the stumps, Harry Brook blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 41.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, OUT! c Kirk Mckenzie b Kevin Sinclair. |
| 0.0 : The captain of England, Ben Stokes walks in now. |
| 41.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 41.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Full and on the pads, Ben Stokes clips it square of the wicket on the leg side for a single to get off the mark. |
| 41.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Bowls it full and outside off, Ollie Pope looks for the cut but misses out. |
| 41.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 42.1 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Steams from over the wicket and bangs the deck on a good length, outside off, Ollie Pope watches the line and shoulders arms. |
| 42.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Errs in line and Ollie Pope makes full use of it! Too full and into the pads, Ollie Pope flicks it well through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 42.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Goes full again but attacks the stumps, Ollie Pope drives it to mid on. |
| 42.4 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Full and angles into the pads, Ollie Pope clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 42.5 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, On a length just outside off, Ollie Pope leans on it and drives it straight to the man at cover. |
| 42.6 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Bowls it slower and fuller, outside off, Ollie Pope reaches out and slashes it over backward point for a single to end the over. |
| 43.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 43.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Too full and just outside off, Ben Stokes drives it to cover. |
| 43.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Ben Stokes gets his front leg out and taps it back to the bowler. |
| 43.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Tosses this one full and slanting into the stumps, Ben Stokes blocks it to the off side. |
| 43.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Drags the length a tad shorter and on off, Ben Stokes pushes it to cover. |
| 43.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Fires this one quicker and into the stumps, Ben Stokes pats it back to the bowler. |
| 44.1 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Gets it through the gap beautifully! Jason Holder serves this juicy half-volley outside off, Ollie Pope leans ahead and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : A change of bat for Ben Stokes. The selection has been done and we are all good to go. |
| 44.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Too full this time into middle and leg, Ollie Pope clips it past mid-wicket. Alzarri Joseph from mid on chases the ball and does well to push it back into play. The batters get three runs off it. |
| 44.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Angles this one across on a fuller length, outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 44.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drives it on the full but straight to mid off. |
| 44.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 44.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Angles it across on a length, outside off. The ball kicks off the surface and Ben Stokes leaves it alone. A good end to the over from Jason Holder! |
| 45.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, A no-look reverse sweep that! Tossed up around off, Ollie Pope reverse sweeps it to deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 45.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 45.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 45.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full and on off, Ollie Pope drives it to sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 45.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Errs in line for once and pays the price! Bowls it down leg, on a fuller length, Ollie Pope gets low on a knee and sweeps it fine past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 45.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Moves to 99 with that single! Too full, on off, Ollie Pope whips it down to long on for one. |
| 46.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, FOUR LEG BYES! Jayden Seales bangs it into the deck on a length and on leg, Ollie Pope looks to tuck it away fine but doesn't connect. The ball brushes his thigh pad and races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 46.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Four! |
| 46.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Hits the hard length, around off, Ollie Pope blocks it back onto the deck. |
| 46.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Goes a tad fuller around off, Ollie Pope with soft hands blocks it out. |
| 46.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Full and attacking the off stump line, Ollie Pope gets his bat ahead and pushes it past the bowler and to the left of mid on for a single. |
| 46.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, A sharp bouncer around middle and off, Ben Stokes sways away as this one zips past him. |
| 47.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 2 runs. |
| 47.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Quicker and fuller into the stumps, Ollie Pope gets a good stride out and blocks it. |
| 47.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Drags the length short and wider than off, Ollie Pope rocks back quickly nad cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 47.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Slants this full and into the stumps, Ben Stokes blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 47.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 47.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, A slight fumble from the bowler allows the single. Too full and on off, Ben Stokes drives it to the right of the bowler who gets to the ball quickly but doesn't bend down enough to make the stop. |
| 48.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Angles it across on a fuller length, outside off, Ben Stokes drives it off the center of the bat but finds the man at covers. |
| 48.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On a good length, outside off, Ben Stokes watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 48.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Width on offer outside off, on a fuller length, Ben Stokes leans ahead and crisps it to the fielder at backward point. |
| 48.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, A few good-looking shots that haven't fetched him a single run! This is full and outside off, Ben Stokes drives it straight to cover. |
| 48.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 48.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Bowls it full, on off, Ben Stokes pushes it to mid off. |
| 49.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full and on off, Ollie Pope gets his front leg ahead and blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 49.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, A tad fuller and on off, Ollie Pope gets on the front foot but cuts it late to deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 49.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 49.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 49.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full and on middle and leg, Ollie Pope tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 49.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Top effort in the deep to keep it down to just two! |
| 50.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Angles it across on a fuller length, outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 50.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, 2 runs. |
| 50.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, 2 runs. |
| 50.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Looks for the bouncer and hits the deck hard down leg. Ben Stokes looks to pull it away but the ball keeps low off the pitch. |
| 50.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Gets the bouncer right this time does Jayden Seales! Bends his back and hits the deck hard over off, Ben Stokes sways away from the line. |
| 50.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On a shorter length and into middle and off, Ben Stokes dabs it in front of mid-wicket and squeezes a single to bring up the fifty-run partnership between these two. |
| 51.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Loops this on a fuller length, outside off, Ben Stokes slaps it to deep cover for a single. |
| 51.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Quicker and fuller into off, Ollie Pope blocks it back to the bowelr. |
| 51.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 51.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 51.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Shorter length and width on offer, outside off, Ollie Pope cuts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 51.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Slants this full and into the stumps, Ben Stokes blocks it to mid on. |
| Shamar Joseph is back for what could be the penultimate over before Tea. |
| 52.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and hurls it on a back of a length, angling into middle, Ollie Pope clips it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Edged and falls short! Comes from around the wicket and bangs it on a nagging length, just outside off, Ben Stokes looks for the drive but gets an outside edge falling short of the third slip. |
| 52.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 52.4 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Ollie Pope, Comes from around the wicket and slides this one full and outside off, Ollie Pope waits back and cuts to to third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shamar Joseph seems to be experiencing discomfort in his left hamstring and he is stretching himself out. The physio is out to have a look and Joseph is walking off the field. It will be Kraigg Brathwaite to complete the over. Due to this delay, it will now certainly be the final over before Tea. |
| 52.5 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Bowls it full with the round-arm action, coming into the left-hander around middle and leg, Ben Stokes eases it to mid-wicket. |
| 52.6 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, Ben Stokes drives it to long off for a single. And that will be TEA on Day 1 with the scoreboard reading 259/4. |
| 0.0 : Another solid session for England where runs came at a good clip. From the 27 overs bowled in the session, 125 runs were scored at 4.63 runs per over. As play began after Lunch, England were dealt an early blow in the form of Joe Root. Coming in at the departure of Joe Root, Harry Brook made his intentions clear straight away and put the Windies bowlers to the sword. However, he failed to kick on and departed for 36. Dropped on either side of the Lunch break, Ollie Pope carried on his merry w |
| Ben Stokes has gotten off to a good start and this 5th-wicket stand has also crossed 50, making it 3 50+stands for the last 4 wickets. The hosts still have Jamie Smith to come, who had a phenomenal debut Test. What has been interesting is - in stark contrast to the previous Test, Bazball is clearly on display here, wherein Ben Stokes is keen to keep the scoring rate high at all times. |
| You reap as you sow. We all know this proverb. West Indies are making a lifetime out of this. In almost every Test that they play, they give glimpses of their talent, only to put that into the bin by some carelessness. Even in this Test, in spite of the bowling being ordinary, the chances were created, only to be shelled. And add to that, Shamar Joseph's niggle doesn't help things. It seems like a long session is on the cards for the bowlers. |
| Having mentioned all of the above, West Indies need to believe that they can cause England to make mistakes. There have been a few flashy shots, a few streaky shots and the hosts have ridden their luck. There is experience in Pope and Stokes while Smith is in form, but that middle order still looks shaky. As Sir Geoffrey Boycott used to say - always look at the score with two wickets added to it and the game changes quickly. |
| ⦠DAY 1, SESSION THREE ... |
| We are back. |
| 53.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 53.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Change of ends hasn't quite worked well as Alzarri Joseph bowls another freebie! Too full and outside off, asking to be hit. Ben Stokes leans on and drives it well past point for a boundary. |
| 53.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Angles this across on a good length, outside off, Ben Stokes holds his bat high and makes the leave. |
| 53.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Two in the over for Ben Stokes! Alzarri Joseph digs it short and over middle, Ben Stokes swivels in the crease and pulls it all along the ground to deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 53.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a good length, outside off, Ben Stokes looks to cut it square on off but misses. |
| 53.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 54.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and on off, Ollie Pope drives it to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : It will be spin in the form of Kevin Sinclair from the other end. |
| 54.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, Ben Stokes drives it to cover who throws a dive to his left only to get a hand to it as the batters scamper across for a single. |
| 54.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Four! |
| 54.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Drags the length short around off, Ollie Pope rocks back and cuts it to backward point. |
| 54.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full and attacking the stumps, Ollie Pope digs it back to the bowler. |
| 54.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Slower through the air and on a fuller length around middle and leg, Ollie Pope clips it to mid on. |
| 55.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 55.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, At 139 kph, hurls it on a nagging length, angled across on middle and off, Ben Stokes hops back and dabs it out to the off side. |
| 55.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No ball! |
| Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 55.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a back of a length, around off, Ben Stokes slices it to point. |
| 55.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 55.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a length, outside off, Ben Stokes opens the bat face and drives it to deep point for a single. |
| 56.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Floated up, outside off, Ben Stokes frees his arms and drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 56.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, 1 run. |
| 56.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 56.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 56.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Loops it full and into middle and off, Ben Stokes blocks it on the front foot. |
| 56.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Quicker this time, on a fuller length and on off, Ben Stokes drives it to short cover, yet gain. |
| 57.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Alzarri Joseph gets the big, big wicket of Ollie Pope! |
| 0.0 : Jamie Smith makes his way out to the centre. |
| 57.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Follows up with a hard-length delivery, on off, Jamie Smith pushes it to covers. |
| 57.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 57.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a good length, over off, Ben Stokes punches it to covers. |
| 57.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Beautiful shot! On a back of a length over middle, Ben Stokes is quick on getting on the backfoot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 57.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Digs it short and down leg! Ben Stokes ducks just enough to leave this one alone. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Full and on off, Ben Stokes drops his bat with delicate hands and cuts it to deep backward point for a single to end the over. |
| 58.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Flatter and fuller on off, Ben Stokes blocks it on the front foot. |
| 58.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Full and on off, Ben Stokes gets a good stride out and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 58.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 58.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 58.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Skids this one through on a fuller length and into the pads, Ben Stokes tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 58.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Takes pace off and bowls it nice and full, on off, Jamie Smith blocks it back onto the deck. |
| 59.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Comes from over the wicket and hits the deck hard on a tight length into the bodyline, Ben Stokes gets cramped for room as he looks to flick it across the line and wears it on the pads. |
| 59.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a short of a length over middle, Ben Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 59.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 59.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Angles this into the pads on a hard length, Jamie Smith hops back and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 59.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Full and outside off, Jamie Smith looks to slice it away but gets a thick outside edge to short third who makes a mess out of it allowing the batters two runs. |
| 59.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Continues to keep it full and lands it around off, Jamie Smith drives it to mid off. |
| Jayden Seales (12-1-69-1) is back for a burst. |
| 60.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 60.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Short and outside off, Ben Stokes slaps it to deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 60.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On a length, outside off, Ben Stokes slashes it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 60.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 60.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Attacks the stumps on a good length, Jamie Smith gets his bat ahead and stabs it down the deck. |
| 60.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Four! |
| 61.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Very full, on off, Ben Stokes firms the drive straight to a straightish short cover. |
| 61.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Darts it in, flat and short, outside off, Ben Stokes rocks back and punches it in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 61.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Keeps it on a nagging length, on middle, Jamie Smith goes on the back foot and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 61.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Turning in a touch, fuller and on the pads, clipped straight to mid-wicket. |
| 61.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 61.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Drifiting in, full and at the stumps, Ben Stokes presses forward and works it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 62.1 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Comes from over the wicket and bangs the deck on a length, over the stumps, Jamie Smith opens up his stance and blocks it down the pitch. |
| 62.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Goes full and outside off, Jamie Smith drives it with full control in the gap between cover and point. The fielder charges the ball towards the fence and flicks it back in time. The batters get three good runs off it. |
| 62.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 62.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 62.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Lands it on a shorter length, outside off, Jamie Smith punches it to cover. |
| 62.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, On a back of a length, on off, Jamie Smith punches it with a straight bat back tot he bowler who does well to get his right arm down on his follow-through to make a stop. |
| 63.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Flatter and fuller on the stumps, Ben Stokes blocks it out on the backfoot. |
| 63.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Drags the length down over off, Ben Stokes cuts it to backward point who does well diving to his right to keep it down to just a dot! |
| 63.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Flatter and fuller, on off, Ben Stokes makes room and pushes it to cover. |
| 63.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Full and slanting into middle and off, Ben Stokes blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 63.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 63.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, NO BALL! Kevin Sinclair oversteps this time. Bowls it full and on off, Ben Stokes drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Shorter and outside off, Ben Stokes hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : - |
| 64.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Comes from around the wicket and lands it on a good length, just outside off, Ben Stokes defends it to cover. |
| 64.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, A tad shorter in length and outside off, Ben Stokes looks to cut it late but gets beaten on the outside edge with the extra bounce and pace behind it. |
| 64.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 64.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Top running! Jason Holder bowls it with the angle coming in around middle and leg, Ben Stokes looks to block but gets an inside edge through his legs. Jamie Smith calls for the run as the folder from square leg charges in and throws a direct hit at the striker's end. Smith was well within the crease! |
| 64.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 64.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Fuller and outside off, Jamie Smith drives it well to deep point for a single. |
| 65.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Bowls a low full toss outside off, Jamie Smith drives it straight to the man at covers. |
| 65.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, With a flatter trajectory, bowls this one full and on off, Jamie Smith rocks back and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 65.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Tosses this one up, outside off, Jamie Smith drives it straight to covers. |
| 65.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 65.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Full and on the stumps, Ben Stokes taps it to mid on. |
| 65.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Bowls this quicker and fuller into the pads, Ben Stokes is quick on getting back deep in the crease as he clips it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 66.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 66.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, On a length, just outside off, Ben Stokes charges down the track and looks to go big over mid off but slices it to deep covers for a couple of runs. |
| 66.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Full and into the pads, Ben Stokes clips it to square leg. |
| 66.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 66.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, On a back of a length, over off, Jamie Smith dabs it down the deck. |
| 66.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Bowls it straight and attacks the stumps, on a hard length, Jamie Smith is hurried a bit but does well to keep it out. |
| Change. |
| 67.1 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, Starts from over the wicket and tosses it full on the stumps, Ben Stokes nudges it to long on for a single. |
| 67.2 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Switches to around the wicket and drags the length short and lands it around middle and leg, Jamie Smith tucks it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 67.3 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 67.4 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 67.5 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 67.6 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Quicker this time and flighted on a fuller length, on off, Jamie Smith defends it on the front foot. |
| 68.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Comes from around the wicket and lands it on a good length, on off, Ben Stokes blocks it to covers. |
| 68.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Goes full and hurls it outside off, Ben Stokes drives it to covers. |
| 68.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Nice shot! Holder digs it short outside off, Ben Stokes swivels and pulls it firmly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 68.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, On a length, just outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. Also brings up the 50-run stand between these two. |
| 68.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 68.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, On a length, into the stumps, Jamie Smith tucks it along the ground to mid on. |
| 69.1 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 69.2 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 69.3 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 69.4 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, Shorter in length and on off, Ben Stokes makes room and cuts it to deep cover for a couple more. |
| 69.5 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, Darts another one full and onto the stumps, Ben Stokes cuts it to deep cover for a single. |
| 69.6 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, SIX! Sheer power behind that! |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! England have managed to add 82 runs in the first hour after Tea, taking their total to 341. Both Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith have largely been untroubled and are ticking along nicely. West Indies are yet to show any real signs of aggression, despite taking wickets intermittently. This lack of sustained pressure is an issue they need to address promptly heading into this final hour of play on Day 1. |
| 70.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Comes from around the wicket and hits the deck hard, over off, Ben Stokes waits on the back foot and dabs it to deep point for a single. |
| 70.2 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Angling in from over the wicket, on a back of a length, on off, Jamie Smith hops back and blocks it out with a straight bat as the ball pops up a bit off the deck. |
| 70.3 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle, on a length, tailing in, on off, Jamie Smith covers the line of the ball and stabs it down the deck. |
| 70.4 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, A bit fuller at 128 kph, outside off, Jamie Smith makes a late decision to glide it along the ground to gully. |
| 70.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 70.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Length delivery, coming back in, outside off, Jamie Smith shuffles across and comes down the track to push it back to the bowler. |
| 71.1 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, Drifts it in, full from around the wicket, on middle, Ben Stokes clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 71.2 : Kavem Hodge to Ben Stokes, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Maiden Test wicket for Kavem Hodge and it is the big one of Ben Stokes! The English skipper could not have picked the fielder out there in the deep any better. |
| 0.0 : Chris Woakes walks out to bat at number 8 for England. |
| 71.3 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Angling in from around the wicket, full and on middle, Chris Woakes blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 71.4 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Floated up, full and on off, Chris Woakes presses forward and drives it past cover for a single to get off the mark. |
| 71.5 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Drags the length back and attacks the stumps, Jamie Smith gets on the back foot and keeps it out. |
| 71.6 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Drops it short again, on off, Jamie Smith stands tall and punches it to deep cover to keep the strike with a single. End of a successful over for Kavem Hodge and West Indies. |
| 72.1 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Short and wide on off, at 128 kph, Jamie Smith hangs back and frees his arms to cut it through point for a single. |
| 72.2 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Hooping back in from a wide angle, full and on off, Chris Woakes gets his bat out in front of the pads and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 72.3 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Beaten! This comes in with the angle, on a good length, just outside off, Chris Woakes gets on the front foot to defend it out but plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 72.4 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Hurls it on a back of a length, on middle, Chris Woakes hops back and nudges it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 72.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Holder goes slightly wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and delivers it on a back of a length, over the off pole, Jamie Smith gets on his toes and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 72.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, In the channel on off, on a good length, Jamie Smith does not quite get behind the line of the ball and extends his hands to steer it along the ground towards gully. |
| 73.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Speared in, on a nagging length, on middle, Chris Woakes defends it off the front foot. |
| 73.2 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, A bit fuller and at the stumps, Chris Woakes lunges and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 73.3 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Fired in, fuller and on off, Chris Woakes drives it to the right of the diving cover fielder for a single. |
| 73.4 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Slows it up and gets a bit of away turn, full and just outside off, Jamie Smith plays it with the turn to deep cover for a run. |
| 73.5 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Pulls the length back and spears it in, outside off, Chris Woakes hangs back and dabs it square of the wicket on the off side for one. |
| 73.6 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Darted in, short and at the stumps, Jamie Smith stays back and blocks it out. |
| 74.1 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Angling in, on a nagging length, around off, Chris Woakes plays it right under his eyeline as he steers it past gully for a single. The 350 comes up for England! |
| 74.2 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, That could have so nearly trickled back onto the stumps! Full and slanting in from over the wicket, on middle and leg, Jamie Smith walks right across his stumps and lifts his back leg to play the flick shot but misses. |
| 74.3 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 74.4 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Fuller and wide on off, Jamie Smith reaches out and slices it past backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 74.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Creamed away! |
| 74.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Attacks the stumps, on a nagging length, Jamie Smith gets right behind the line of the ball and pushes it to mid on. |
| 75.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Lands it full again, on off and middle, Chris Woakes gets on the front foot to defend. |
| 75.2 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Coming in with the angle, full and on off, Chris Woakes pushes it to cover. |
| 75.3 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Fuller and quicker, on off, Chris Woakes works it to cover again. |
| 75.4 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Darts this one full and into the stumps, Chris Woakes gets his bat down and jams it out. |
| 75.5 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 75.6 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Goes full and on off, Chris Woakes drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 76.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 76.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 76.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Tossed up around off, Chris Woakes taps it to the fielder at cover. |
| 76.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Short and on middle, punched off the back toot to long on for one by Woakes. |
| 76.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Full and on middle, Jamie Smith lunges and knocks it to the right of the bowler but can't get it past the man at short mid on. |
| 76.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Beaten! |
| 77.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Drops it short and on off, Chris Woakes punches it down to long off for one. |
| 77.2 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, Full and sliding on, middle, Jamie Smith defends it out on the leg side. |
| 77.3 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, SIX! Clean strike! |
| 77.4 : Kavem Hodge to Jamie Smith, OUT! c Jason Holder b Kavem Hodge. |
| 0.0 : Gus Atkinson walks out to bat at number 9 for England. |
| 77.5 : Kavem Hodge to Gus Atkinson, Fires this one short and drifting into middle and leg, Gus Atkinson rocks back and trickles it down to fine leg for a couple to get off the mark. |
| Is that out? There has been an umpire's review for Run-out at the bowler's end. |
| 77.6 : Kavem Hodge to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 78.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Fuller and on middle and leg, Chris Woakes flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 78.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Gus Atkinson, Loops this one up on a fuller length and on off, Gus Atkinson blocks it out. |
| 78.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 78.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Gus Atkinson, OUT! c Kavem Hodge b Kevin Sinclair. |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood walks out to bat at number 10 for England. |
| 78.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, 1 run. |
| 78.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Floated up, full and at the stumps, Chris Woakes blocks it out down the deck. |
| 79.1 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 79.2 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 79.3 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 79.4 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Floats it up, full and on off, Mark Wood drills it hard but straight to cover. |
| 79.5 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Short and on off, Mark Wood punches it down to long off for one. |
| 79.6 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| The new ball is now due for West Indies! Will they go for it right away? |
| 80.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 80.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 80.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, Has that been grassed? |
| 80.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 80.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, Bowls it full and on off, Mark Wood drives it down to mid off. |
| 80.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 81.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 81.2 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 81.3 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 81.4 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Tosses this one up outside off, Mark Wood cuts it to backward point. |
| 81.5 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, 3 runs. |
| 81.6 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 82.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, Bowls it full and on the off stump line, Mark Wood drives it to cover for a single. |
| 82.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Tossed up, on off, Chris Woakes gets a good stride out before blocking it right under his eyes. |
| 82.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Fuller in length and on off, Chris Woakes pushes it to mid on. |
| 82.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 82.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 82.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Tosses it up, full and on off, Chris Woakes drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 83.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, This is flat and short, at the stumps, Chris Woakes gets on one knee and paddles it over the keeper for a couple of runs. |
| 83.2 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 83.3 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, 2 runs. |
| 83.4 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Nicely bowled! Slows it up and keeps it away from the batter's reach, outside off, fuller as well, Mark Wood reaches out but fails to connect. |
| 83.5 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Pushes it through this time, on off, Mark Wood knocks it down to long off for a single with a straight bat. |
| 83.6 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Drops it short now, on off, Chris Woakes gets on the back foot and slaps it past point for a single. |
| 84.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 84.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Sinclair floats it up, full and on off, Chris Woakes shimmies down the track and times the drive to the right of Jason Holder at mid off for a boundary. |
| 84.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Sinclair bowls it short, on middle, Chris Woakes rocks back and nurdles it past square leg for a single. |
| 84.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, Keeps it flat and short, on middle and leg, Mark Wood goes back in his crease and defends it out. |
| 84.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 84.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Mark Wood, Fuller this time by Sinclair, on off and middle, Mark Wood drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 85.1 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Too straight, full and on the pads by Hodge, Chris Woakes tickles it fine towards the fine leg fence for a couple of runs. |
| 85.2 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 85.3 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, There's that tempter by Hodge, looped up, full and wide on off, Mark Wood is happy to let that one go. |
| 85.4 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Hodge serves it flat and short, over middle, Mark Wood punches it back to Hodge. |
| 85.5 : Kavem Hodge to Mark Wood, Fuller in length, on off, Mark Wood eases it to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 85.6 : Kavem Hodge to Chris Woakes, Hodge attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Chris Woakes knocks it down to long on for one as England move to 397. |
| 86.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Too straight and these are easy pickings! |
| 86.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, 2 runs. |
| 85.6 : Right then, West Indies have finally opted to take the new ball. It will be Alzarri Joseph to have the first bite at this second new ball. |
| 86.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Chris Woakes covers the line of the ball and defends it out on the off side. |
| 86.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, At 142 kph, on a good length by Joseph, on off, Chris Woakes gets his bat out in front of his body to keep it out the ball climbs onto him off the deck and hits him high on the bat. |
| 86.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Joseph goes slightly fuller this time, on off, Chris Woakes stays rooted in the crease and dabs it past backward point for a single. |
| 86.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, Joseph goes slightly wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and spears it in, full and at the pads, Mark Wood clips it nicely but straight to mid on. |
| Jayden Seales (14-1-84-1)Â to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 87.1 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Neatly done! Jayden Seales sprays it on the pads and it is full in length, Chris Woakes stays balanced in the crease and with a still head, clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 87.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jayden Seales gets his line and length right this time and he gets the reward! |
| 0.0 : Shoaib Bashir will be the last man to walk in for England. |
| 87.3 : Jayden Seales to Shoaib Bashir, No run. |
| 87.4 : Jayden Seales to Shoaib Bashir, 1 run. |
| 87.5 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, Big swing and a miss! Short of a length and zoning in, around middle and leg, Mark Wood clears his front leg and leaves nothing in the tank as he swings to go back over the bowler's head but misses and gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 87.6 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, 1 run. |
| Alzarri Joseph will bowl the final over of the day. |
| 88.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, Joseph bends his back and digs it in short, outside off, Mark Wood is happy to let that one go behind to the keeper. |
| 88.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, NO BALL! Joseph serves it full this time, around off, Mark Wood backs away to access the off side and has to reach out to drive it to deep point for a single. Alzarri Joseph has overstepped! |
| Alzarri Joseph to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR! Edged away! Alzarri Joseph delivers it on a hard length, tighter line, on off and middle, Shoaib Bashir gets on his toes and shows the full face of the bat to cover the line of the ball. Gets an outside edge that flies towards gully and it beats Alick Athanaze to his right for a boundary. |
| 88.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Shoaib Bashir, OUT! CAUGHT! The outside edge goes to hand this time! Alzarri Joseph wraps up the England innings! Alzarri Joseph hurls it in, on a nagging length, on off, Shoaib Bashir stays on the back foot and hops to get on top of the bounce. Looks to defend it out with a straight bat but gets an outside edge again. It goes low but straight into the hands of second slip where Jason Holder is expecting the edge and he stays low to grab it low in front. |
| 0.0 : England seized control of the game in the very first session despite an early setback in the opening over. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope capitalized on loose deliveries from the West Indies bowlers, laying a solid foundation before Duckett's dismissal. Joe Root then partnered with Ollie Pope to guide the team safely to Lunch with 134 runs on the board. West Indies managed to tighten their bowling towards the end of the session, gaining some momentum heading into the break. |
| This has been a fantastic end to the day's play as England firmly grasp control of the second Test match ending their first innings with 416 runs on the board at the end of Day 1. West Indies after a tough day did well in this final session to pull things back and wrap this English side up. In the final session, 35.3 overs saw 157 runs scored, but more importantly for West Indies, they managed to claim 6 crucial wickets. |
| In the second session, West Indies began with tight bowling that resulted in the dismissal of Joe Root. However, they struggled to maintain momentum as their bowlers faltered, compounded by a couple of missed opportunities in the field. After a promising start, Harry Brook fell quickly, but Ollie Pope capitalized on being dropped twice to notch up a century, ultimately closing the session in England's favour. |
| In the final session, West Indies tightened their approach, securing the prized wicket of Ollie Pope. However, they struggled to capitalize on the breakthrough, allowing Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith to form another 50+ partnership. Stokes eventually fell for a well-compiled 69. The spinners then regained some control, with Kavem Hodge claiming two wickets to expose the tail. Despite some resistance from Mark Wood and Chris Woakes, West Indies wrapped things up efficiently, claiming all remainin |
| Right then, that's a wrap for Day 1, with England firmly in the driver's seat thanks to some extraordinary batting performances. West Indies will be hoping for a stronger start on Day 2 as they look to mount a comeback. Join us for all the action on Day 2, starting at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
| England will aim to come out all guns blazing early on Day 2, looking to press their dominance with the ball. West Indies will need to survive that crucial first hour, where the ball is likely to do most of the talking, and then focus on stitching together small partnerships to give themselves a chance for a strong comeback in this Test. |
| ... DAY 2 ... |
| Watch out! The next season of your favourite web series is set to release on so and so date. I am sure, in this digital age of OTT platforms, many of us would have already got hooked onto the habit of watching web series and what not on the digital platform. Seems like Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have taken an inspiration from the same. After Bazball was heavily criticized in India, that method seemingly took a break in the first Test at Lord's. But come the second Test, it is back. And back |
| For all those who could not catch the action on Day 1 of the second Test, it was purely action packed, with 416 runs scored at around 4.7 an over, with 10 wickets falling. And to add, 90 overs were not even bowled. West Indies chose to bowl on what teams normally do in English conditions, with the pitch predicted to get better on subsequent days. But then, England chose to attack and not only did they attack the ball, they attacked the mindset and soul of the visitors. One look at the scorecard |
| Sadly, the second Test has also begun on the same note. Not because England have raked 400-plus in a day. But because we are not sure whether there was any plan in place by the West Indies in their bowling. And if there was any, it was clearly not followed. The first new ball was wasted, being sprayed on both sides of the wicket, with the lengths not being consistent and England capitalized. In fact, the visitors would have totally forgotten that they had Zak Crawley caught in the slip cordon o |
| No disrespect at all to any English fan. The cricket played by their team has been supreme with their superior skills clearly visible on display. But as any neutral cricket fan would wish, a CONTEST is what is anticipated when a fixture is announced. Test cricket is considered to be the pinnacle of the sport as it tests the players' resolve, again and again. And when that happens and players pass that test, it brings a joy to watch for a viewer. But when there is barely a test for someone and th |
| It was another of many, not only for West Indies, but for England as well. We mentioned about Ollie Pope and for a reason. Not just because of his 121, but because the first 50-odd runs never gave any assurance of him being set at the crease. He was dropped twice, on either side of the Lunch break and he was more than happy to make the Windies pay. That's one of many for West Indies - try and look competitive numerous times in Tests, only to kick opportunities with both feet and letting the oppo |
| For people following English cricket, this would not be the first time Ollie Pope has been compared to an Ian Bell or Joe Root. That's primarily because of the way he bats, with technique extremely solid and footwork totally assured. On paper. In reality, he has been just a prolonged advert of what big is to come. But for how long will the advert last and people wait for the actual movie? In 79 innings in Tests, Pope has crossed the 50-mark 18 times - that's roughly one every 4-5 innings. But |
| We now cast a look at the rest of the batters and barring Stokes and Crawley, everyone else got in and got out. It is understood that is, in essence, what Bazball implies - keep attacking. But the last time when I checked the rule book, nowhere was it mentioned that a batting side should bat for only one day in a Test. So why the hurry? If batters are going to come in, get set and then throw it away, how good will it do for a viewer? Wasn't this same thing exposed first by Australia and then, br |
| Given that we always like to take detours, let's take a turn now. We mentioned about a legend so shall talk a bit about his department. Bowling. More prominently, spin. Whether it was Shamar Joseph's discomfort or whether it was the fact that the second new ball was around the corner and the quicks needed to be rested - Kraigg Brathwaite turned to spin seriously around the 70-over mark and by the end of the day, 4 wickets had gone to the tweakers - 2 apiece to Kevin Sinclair and Kavem Hodge. S |
| Normally, in England, pitches tend to quicken from Day 2. And the fast bowlers usually come to the party, especially on the second day. Then, the pitch slowly starts to flatten out and perhaps take some turn come Days 4 and 5. So the best batting conditions would be from today onwards and the tourists have been given another opportunity - get the best of batting conditions and make use of the willow. Yes, the opposition has got 400-plus, but thanks to their batting approach, don't you have quali |
| And with that, we end our discussion for the time being. The one-hour sermon is completed and it is time to take a pause. No no, not from the game - but from our discussions. Because the action is about to begin. And when there is action happening out there in the middle, let that speak for itself. Hardly a cloud is seen in the sky as Ben Stokes leads his side out to the middle. Excellent crowd with the first three days being sold out, informed by Nasser Hussain on air. No Jimmy Anderson, remem |
| 0.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 0.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 0.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Woakes to Brathwaite with three slips in place! Well, not an ideal start for any fast bowler! Sprays it down the leg side on the length. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go! |
| 0.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Identical length from Woakes on the top of the middle, Kraigg Brathwaite is on the back foot and punches it confidently. |
| 0.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! First boundary of this West Indian inning and they are underway! Woakes overpitches this time, and keeps it around off, Kraigg Brathwaite plants his front foot, gets in the line and creams it past the cover-point gap for a beautiful boundary. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Â Length ball on the stumps and Brathwaite defends it with a straight bat. |
| 0.0 : Given that Stokes prefers experience, one might see Mark Wood bowl from the other end. But, Gus Atkinson is in form. Tough choice. He has gone with recent form. Atkinson it will be. |
| 1.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Gus Atkinson starts off from over the stumps and hurls it on the pads, on the back of a length, Mikyle Louis clips it towards the deep backward square leg region for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 1.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 1.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Back of a length at the stumps, Mikyle Louis eases it off the back foot to the leg side. |
| 1.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, This time Gus Atkinson bowls it away from the body, outside off on a length, Mikyle Louis is in no mood to poke at it. Let's it go. |
| 1.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Angles it on the middle and leg stump channel this time around does Gus Atkinson. Mikyle Louis rises on the bounce and turns it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Atkinson bowls it short now, on the bodyline, Kraigg Brathwaite watchfully dabs it underneath his bat to end the over. |
| 2.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Short of a good length, at the stumps, Mikyle Louis defends it to the leg side off the back foot. |
| 2.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Chris Woakes charges in from over the stumps, stretches his length and bowls full and at off. Mikyle Louis plants his front foot ahead and defends the ball solidly. |
| 2.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, At off again, on a shade fuller length, Mikyle Louis eases it towards Ben Stokes at mid off where he fumbles on the pick up moving to his left, and allows the batters to fetch a single. |
| 2.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the deck hard, on the line of the stumps, Kraigg Brathwaite nudges it through the vacant square leg region for a brace. |
| 2.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 2.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No troubling swing at all. On the back of a length from Woakes, on middle, this is defended nicely by the West Indian skipper towards forward square leg. |
| 3.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Beats the outside edge! |
| 3.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Straighter this time on the body and Louis defends it in front of mid on. |
| 3.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Bowls it away from the outside off on a hard length, it slightly nips away as well, Mikyle Louis shoulders arms. |
| 3.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Almost a half tracker on offer, at the stumps, Mikyle Louis goes on the back foot and punches it solidly underneath the willow. |
| Another change. |
| 3.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Just goes over the off-pole! |
| 3.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Shades of outwing now! Full and swinging away from outside off, Louis lets that one go behind to the keeper. |
| 4.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Angles it on the middle from the off stump does Woakes, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it off the back foot to cover. |
| 4.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 4.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Slightly stretches his length, and attacks the off stump, Kraigg Brathwaite presses forward and taps it through point for a single. |
| 4.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Another one defended off the back foot! Length, on off, Louis gets on the back foot and defends. |
| 4.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 4.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Mikyle Louis offers no shot to this one. |
| 5.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Sharp aggressive bumper, right on the money, attacking the batter on the length, Kraigg Brathwaite could only duck underneath. |
| 5.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Back of a length delivery on off, Brathwaite defends it solidly off the back foot. |
| 5.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Peach! Kraigg Brathwaite was anticipating another hard length delivery but this one was much fuller! |
| 5.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 5.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Short delivery outside off, Louis drops his wrists and lets that one go. |
| 6.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Brathwaite defends this good-length delivery to mid off. |
| 6.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Four more! |
| 6.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 6.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, A bit more closer on the off stump line, on a good length, Kraigg Brathwaite inside edges towards the square leg region. |
| 6.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On the top of off, Kraigg Brathwaite gets on the back foot and drops it near the strip. |
| 6.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Shorter in length and on the fourth stump line, Brathwaite mistimes the punch straight back to Woakes to end the over. |
| 7.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Exquisite! |
| 7.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Good length delivery on the fifth stump line, Louis blocks it with a stride forward. |
| 7.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 7.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 7.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Gus Atkinson digs in a steep bumper over the top of the stumps, Kraigg Brathwaite ducks underneath and lets it go through to the keeper. Excellent bowling! |
| 8.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, 2 runs. |
| 8.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Length delivery around off, Louis taps it in the vacant covers region for a quick single. |
| 8.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 8.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 8.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On the top of off, Kraigg Brathwaite is rooted in his crease and hits it straight to the point fielder. |
| 8.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 0.0 : Time for a change? Yes, on cue. Mark Wood is about to be unleashed. |
| 9.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood steams in and bowls it right on the money! |
| 9.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 9.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 9.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood gets that lateral movement again! Pitches outside off, and it curves away from the batter. Mikyle Louis leaves. |
| 9.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood guns it full on the stumps, at 96 mph, Louis just manages to bring his bat down in time and pushes it in the mid on region for a single |
| 9.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Short delivery outside off, Brathwaite stands upright and pushes it past backward point for a single. Phew! A fiery start for the English speedster! |
| 0.0 : Expecting a double change now, given that Atkinson has bowled 5 overs in this spell. Oh hello, this is interesting! Spin is in! After spending minute after minute dreaming about the time he will get to bowl at Lord's, here's Shoaib Bashir, finally given a chance to strut his stuff. |
| 10.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller, around off, turning in, hint of turn, shall we say, defended in front of short leg. |
| 10.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Outside off, fuller in length, watchfully defended. |
| 10.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Very well played. Landed outside off, coming in, Kraigg Brathwaite works it with the turn towards backward short leg. |
| 10.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Action replay of the previous delivery. Pope is busy in there. |
| 10.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Ahh.. a bad ball. Short and around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite looks to pull but ends up lobbing it. |
| 11.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 11.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 11.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 11.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, An excellent short ball, around off, Brathwaite rises with the bounce and fends it down nicely. |
| 11.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Lovely ball to end. On a good length, slightly wider from the crease, Brathwaite pushes at it but misses. |
| 12.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tossed up, wide outside off, driven through the covers for a single. Ben Stokes has some protection for his offie. |
| 12.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 12.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Down the leg side, Brathwaite cannot get it away, working it straight to short leg. |
| 12.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Full and outside off, Kraigg gets down and mows the slog sweep, this time straight to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Arrowed in on middle, Mikyle Louis lunges to defend but is defeated by pace. The ball zips through, takes the inside edge and scurries past short leg towards mid-wicket. A run taken. |
| 12.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Just a bit too straight at the moment, is Bashir. Pitched short, around middle, spinning down with the angle, Brathwaite misses his pull. The ball deflects off his pads through fine leg and destiny has no mercy for Mark Wood who has to hunt it down from backward square leg. Two runs taken, leg byes signalled. |
| 13.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, A good short ball, nice pace, outside off, but Mikyle Louis lets it pass. |
| 13.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Good pace, good length, good angle, coming in wide from over the wicket, targetting the ribs, Louis is staunch in defense. There is a leg gully stationed as well, for that glance off the hip. |
| 13.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood is down. Are we surprised? |
| 13.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood is on the floor again! |
| 13.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Very fast. A short ball, right at the vizor, around off, rips off after pitching - 97.1 MPH - that gets the crowd going. But Louis calmly keeps his hand away from the ball and sways away. Very well played. |
| 13.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, There comes the sucker ball, full and straight, but ML is solid in defense. |
| 14.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Full and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite defends solidly. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS BREAK. A lovely hour for the West Indies. They have been tested, no doubt, but they have managed to see off the first hour unscathed. The conditions are in their favour, with the ball not doing much, in the air or off the deck. But Mark Wood has come in and sown some seeds of doubt in the batters' mind. Perhaps the break has come at the right time for the West Indies. They can now regroup and plan for the next hour. 48 runs have been added in 14 overs, so the run rate has not been poor e |
| 14.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, A tad slower than the previous one, Brathwaite lunges and pushes the ball towards cover. |
| 14.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, He is really loving that slog sweep, is Brathwaite. The moment Shoaib Bashir gives it any amount of air, the sweep comes out. This is picked from outside off and dispatched to the man at deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Quicker delivery, fired in on middle and off, Mikyle Louis is solid in defense. |
| 14.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! That's a hack, which has come out nowhere. But it results in being profitable for West Indies, raising their 50-RUN OPENING STAND. Stokes and Bashir will be very happy looking at that shot. |
| 14.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, OUT! CAUGHT! And that's exactly why Stokes and Bashir would have been happy with the previous shot. Shoaib Bashir has his first Test wicket on English soil. Mikyle Louis departs for 21 (41), West Indies are 53/1 and trail by 363. |
| 0.0 : Kirk Mckenzie walks in at number 3, replacing Mikyle Louis. |
| 15.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a good length around off, angling in, Kraigg Barthwaite defends. |
| 15.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Outside off, on a length, steered straight to backward point. |
| 15.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a good length again, around off, blocked to the cover region. |
| 15.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Not a bad ball at all. |
| 15.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a good length, patted down towards mid on. |
| 15.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fractionally short, outside off, steep bounce, Brathwaite rises with the bounce and punches this in front of point for a couple. |
| 16.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Full and down the leg side, Kirk Mckenzie pushes it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 16.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Huge, huge shout for LBW, turned down. |
| 16.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Straighter again, tucked straight to short leg. |
| 16.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, He is away, is McKenzie. Short, outside off, Kirk stays back, creates room for himself and punches it through cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Excellent from Pope. |
| 16.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Bashir follows the batter down the leg side who gets a long way down the leg side but eventually defends. |
| 17.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, On a length, around middle, Kirk Mckenzie steers it towards gully. |
| 0.0 : There is a tiny bit ouf rough outside the left-hander's off stump but it is a touch wide. Might take some time to get developed, probably by Saturday afternoon. Wood is done for the time beind - 4-1-11-0. He is replaced by Gus Atkinson. 4-1-13-0 so far. |
| 17.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Four! |
| Ohhh dear.. the review! Or the non review, shall we say? |
| 17.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Fuller again, driven again, but stopped by the bowler this time. |
| 17.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, On a good length, around middle, Kirk defends. |
| 17.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Similar ball, pushed towards cover-point. |
| 0.0 : 105 deliveries. That's all it has taken for England to complain about its shape of the ball. Umpire Rod Tucker gets out the 8-shaped guage and agrees that there is a problem. Out comes the fourth umpire with a box of balls. All in readiness now. |
| 17.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Fuller, around middle, pushed towards point. |
| 18.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Full, outside off, driven towards extra cover. |
| 18.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 17.6 : Mark Butcher on air informs that before the start of this Test, plenty of watering was done on the pitch. It might have been overdone, which is why one could feel the moisture in the pitch all day on Thursday. But come Friday, given that the entire opening day was under sun, the moisture has disappeared and hence, there is no swing or seam movement on offer today. |
| 18.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 18.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Around middle and off, Kraigg goes back and punches it down the wicket. |
| 18.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Toucher shorter, on middle and leg, the skipper turns this through square leg for a run. |
| 18.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Down the leg side, Kirk Mckenzie misses his tuck. Good keeping by Jamie Smith, given that he was blinded down the leg side. |
| 19.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 0.0 : Mark Butcher has a lot of hope from Shoaib Bashir. He remarks that compared to other off spinners, Bashir is slightly taller and has a better grip on the seam. Due to his slightly round-arm action, he is able to get more revolutions on the ball compared to other offies. He was impressive in his tour to India recently. |
| 19.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 19.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 19.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 19.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 19.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 20.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Loops an off spinner outside off, on a length, Kraigg Brathwaite covers his defence and leaves. |
| 20.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Turning in from outside off, on a length, Kraigg goes deep inside the crease, and stays leg side of the ball. Punches it through covers for one. |
| 20.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 20.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, 1 run. |
| 20.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kraigg Brathwaite, Over the wickets now. Flat, quick, but down leg, Kraigg Brathwaite taps it off the back foot towards deep square leg for one. |
| 20.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Full, at the stumps, Kirk Mckenzie leans ahead but inside edges it to the leg side. Bashir moves to his left and stops the ball to end the over. |
| 21.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, With two slips in place and a gully, Atkinson shortens his length. Gets a steep bounce on the off and middle. Kraigg Brathwaite bends his knees, drops his bat and ducks underneath it. |
| 21.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, WIDE! A wayward one down the leg side, the umpire signals Wide. |
| Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 21.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant planning and spot on execution from Gus Atkinson! A barrage of bumpers and Kraigg Brathwaite couldn't negotiate well on this one. |
| 0.0 : Has the procession started? Alick Athanaze walks out at number 4, replacing his skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite. |
| 21.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 21.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 21.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Length, outside off, Alick Athanaze drives it to mid off where Mark Wood makes a good stop. |
| 22.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Around the stumps, on off and shade fuller, Kirk Mckenzie goes deep inside the crease and defends it off the inner half. |
| 22.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 22.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Whoa! This one keeps a tab low! Flat, quick, outside off, Kirk Mckenzie is beaten on the inside edge as the ball keeps a bit low and skids through rapidly. |
| 22.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Full, on off, Kirk Mckenzie gets off the inner half of the bat towards widish short leg. A quick single taken. |
| 22.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 22.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, A fuller one, on off, Alick Athanaze gets ahead and defends it to the off side to end the over. |
| 23.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Gus Atkinson continues. With a slip and a leg slip in place. Bowls another hostile bounce on the leg stump. Kirk Mckenzie sits underneath. |
| 23.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Down the leg side, but the length is short again. Kirk Mckenzie doesn't move and lets it pass. |
| 23.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, The slip is gone now. Short and over the middle and leg, Kirk Mckenzie arches back in time and lets the ball carry through to the keeper. |
| 23.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Four! |
| 23.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, A bouncer outside off, Kirk Mckenzie ghosts the delivery and lets it go. |
| 23.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Down leg, on a good length. Kirk Mckenzie sits and leaves. |
| We all would be marvelling at the pace of Mark Wood but it is not just raw pace. It is pace with brains as well. Wood understood that Brathwaite was more of a swayer than a ducker against the short ball. So initially, he was bowling that middle and leg bouncer line, to which, Brathwaite was able to sway away from. But then, he adjusted his line to get the ball around the left ear and the result is there for everyone to see. So it is not just pace bowling but it includes a lot of planning and ob |
| 24.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 24.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Drifts it on the middle and leg with that loop, Alick Athanaze clips it to widish square leg for a single. Wood is quick to pick the ball. |
| 24.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, OUT! IN THE AIR...TAKEN! A bad shot selection and he pays the price! Bashir gets his second scalp and is overjoyed! |
| 0.0 : It does seem like the procession has begun. Kavem Hodge comes in at number 5, replacing Kirk Mckenzie, with around 6 minutes to go for Lunch. |
| 24.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 24.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 24.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Shot! Drags his length does Bashir. Short and outside off, Alick Athanaze pounces on the width offered and cuts it crisply through backward point for a boundary. |
| 25.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 24.6 : No ball or not? The more and more we look at that Mckenzie dismissal, we get the feeling that there was NOTHING behind the line when Shoaib Bashir was delivering the ball. The third umpire did have a look at that one and felt that it was legal. Maybe, the foot might have come back a millimeter in the air, after landing. |
| 25.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Identical line and length. Kavem Hodge does the same. Ducks and leaves. |
| 25.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short at 135 kph, but down the leg side. Kavem Hodge ignores. |
| 25.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 25.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Changes his angle this time Gus Atkinson. Charges in from around the stumps, pitches a shorter one, outside leg. It balloons over and carries to the keeper as Hodge ducks. |
| 25.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 0.0 : Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way...Christmas is in December but the gifts are early on their way! Sigh. After doing all the hard work for an hour, seeing off the new ball and not losing a single wicket till Drinks, West Indies have thrown away that advantage, with an average second hour. England definitely bowled well, no doubt, playing with the patience of the batters, but even they will admit that they got wickets sooner than they anticipated. |
| As expected, the pitch has become a beauty to bat on with nothing much for the bowlers. There was no swing or seam movement with the new ball and that meant that the action was to be done by the bowlers, as the batters simply had to bed in. Have to give it to the captaincy of Ben Stokes. He unleashed a fireball at one end, letting a hostile Mark Wood loose, while at the other end, he floated a tempting thought in the minds of the batters, by getting on Shoaib Bashir to bowl. Normally, when p |
| It was all looking hunky dory for the visitors, with the scoreboard reading 53/0 after 14 overs at the end of the opening hour. But Wood's pace from one end before the break had already sown seeds of doubt in the batters' mind. Along came Bashir and Louis decided to take him on. Perished. Few overs later, Mckenzie did the same thing. Perished. In between, Atkinson managed to get rid of the glue needed to stick on this surface - Brathwaite, in his second spell. And all of a sudden, the second hou |
| Disappointed might be an underrated word for the West Indies. It is easy to point fingers towards Mikyle Louis but you can still excuse him for that shot. The plan was to not let the spinner settle, but given that he miscued the ball before he got out, could have seen the next ball off. Imagine being in the shoes of Kirk Mckenzie at the moment. He would be sitting quietly in a corner, not talking to anyone because he simply won't have any reason for his choice of shot. Lunch was around the cor |
| England would be overly pleased but one can easily see that Stokes and co. are not in this game. Their minds are already at the 'Gabba, when they will be playing the first Ashes Test come November 2025. They have got a pitch which is not as per English conditions, where the ball is not moving much and captain Stokes is trying a lot of things. Almost every second over, he is into the ears of his bowlers, making innumerable field placements. At one point, he had six slips to welcome Alick Athanaze |
| It has not taken long for England to realize that cross-seam bowling is the way to bowl on this match. They are trying to search for that reverse swing as well, but they will have to wait for a while for that. There haven't been too many bad balls and after looking after Wood's barrage, Atkinson and Woakes might resort to bowling short and at the body as well. Also, Stokes might just bring himself on and get the crowd going. |
| Have to give some credit to the off spinner as well. It is not very often that you see a spinner bowl as early as the 11th over. The ball is usually hard to grip for a spinner and they prefer coming a bit later, around the 20-25 over mark. But Stokes showed faith in his 20-year old and he did not disappoint. He has not got much turn, but has managed to vary his speeds effectively. He has darted the arm balls when needed but also slowed down considerably, when wanted. An example can be of that Lo |
| The middle-order muddle continues for West Indies. They are just not able to find batters who can cement their place in the side. Especially the Test side. 13 years back, when Darren Bravo had scored a century at the Eden Gardens, that too, while following on, it seemed like he would be the future. Turned out that he is neither a permanent feature in white-ball or red-ball cricket. Interestingly, Roston Chase, who famously shot to fame by drawing a Test match against India, finds himself in a T2 |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| Welcome back, if you did leave us, in the first place. Jokes apart, that hardly felt like a break, didn't it? |
| 26.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Bashir continues after the break. A slip and a leg slip in place. Loops it full, on the middle, Alick Athanaze plays it to short mid-wicket. |
| 26.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Gets a bit of a spin away from the left hander, full and outside off, Alick Athanaze drives it with the spin through the cover-point for one. |
| 26.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, In front of the stumps, full in length, Kavem Hodge pushes it to the leg side leaning onto the ball. |
| 26.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 26.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 26.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, Kavem Hodge rocks back and eases it to short leg to end the first over after the Lunch break. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Chris Woakes. 5-0-19-0. Will he adopt the short-ball policy as well? |
| 27.1 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Woakes operates from over the stumps, and hurls it on a good length with two slips in place. On the fourth stump line, on the back of a length with a hint of an away movement. Alick Athanaze gets beaten on the outside edge as he plays inside the line. |
| 27.2 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Gloriously driven! A gentle paced ball from Woakes, outside off on a fuller length, Alick Athanaze is upright and follows the line before punching it through covers for a boundary. |
| 27.3 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Back of a length, at the stumps, Alick Athanaze is on the back foot and dabs it on the strip. |
| 27.4 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, EDGED BUT FALLS SHORT OF THE FIRST SLIP! |
| 27.5 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Full on stumps, this is pushed back to Woakes. |
| 27.6 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Bread and butter for any southpaw! |
| 28.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 28.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Closer to the body, turning it onto the leg stump from middle, Kavem Hodge goes back and taps it before short leg. |
| 28.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Dragged length, back into the pads, Hodge defends. |
| 28.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Short and turning down leg, Hodge gets it on the high thigh pad. |
| 28.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 28.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, An arm ball, angling on the middle and leg, Kavem Hodge works it to widish short fine leg for a single to end the over. |
| 29.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, 100 up for the West Indies! |
| 29.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Length ball, wide of off, Kavem Hodge covers his pegs and watches the ball pass. |
| 29.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, This one moves away after pitching, around off, on a length, Kavem Hodge alertly watches it and hangs his bat in the air to leave. |
| 29.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 29.5 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Woakes keeps it outside off and on a length, at 126 kph. Kavem Hodge is in no mood to go fishing. Leaves. |
| 29.6 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Tight line now, but holds his good length, around off, Kavem Hodge hangs up his bat in air and the ball whispers the off pole before carrying to the keeper. |
| 30.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 30.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Flatter, around off, Kavem Hodge works it towards short leg. |
| 30.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Fired in quicker, at the off stump, Hodge stays back and nudges it to the leg side. |
| 30.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, A little bit of flight and loop, outside off, Hodge is again happy to stay back and block. |
| 30.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Much slower, which generates plenty of loop. But KH is still happy to stay back and push it to the off side. |
| 30.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Flatter and quicker outside off, one of those very very very very very rare balls that Kavem Hodge has come forward to. Wrists it towards the right of the bowler. |
| 31.1 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, On a good length, around middle, angling away, Alick Athanaze bunts it down the deck. |
| 31.2 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, This goes wider from the batter outside off, an easy leave. |
| 31.3 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Whoa. Where did that come from? That too, at Woakes' pace? |
| 31.4 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Fuller, around middle and leg, driven back to the bowler. |
| 31.5 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, A bit too straight this time, on a length, Alick turns it through mid-wicket and doubles his crossing with his partner. |
| 31.6 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, There's that length again. It is somewhere between full and good length. The ball is rearing off from that length. Woakes hits the length again and Athanaze is caught in two minds as he tries to push it away, getting the bat hit high on the splice. |
| 32.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Better length, just short of full outside off, Kavem Hodge reaches out and works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 32.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 32.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 32.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Fuller, drawing the batter forward, pushed towards mid-wicket. |
| 32.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Low full toss, on leg stump, AA works it towards deep square leg and rotates the strike with a single. |
| 32.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Flatter, on middle and leg, Kavem defends. |
| 33.1 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 33.2 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 33.3 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Woakes tries to hit that in-between length again, gets the ball to bounce a touch and surprises Athanaze, who nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 33.4 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 33.5 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Just a fraction too overpitched by Woakes, trying to get the ball away from the left-hander. Athanaze is ready for it. Comes forward and drives it sweetly through the covers. |
| 33.6 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, On a good length, around middle, Alick defends. |
| 34.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Tossed up outside off, Kavem Hodge comes forward and drives it toards widish mid off. |
| 34.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Slower through the air, looped up outside off, Hodge goes back and tucks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 34.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Pushed through the air, outside off, Alick Athanaze comes forward and drives towards short cover. |
| 34.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, A little bit quicker and round armish, on middle, Athanaze pushes it towards mid on. |
| 34.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Tossed up again, on middle, AA gets a big stride in to block. |
| Mark Wood is off the field but that's not for an injury. He probably has gone for some strapping. In fact, the camera pans onto the boundary line and he is ready to come back onto the field. |
| 34.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, More loop, on middle and leg, driven back to the bowler. |
| 35.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, On a good length, outside off, nipping back in a long way, Kavem Hodge looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and wears it on the pads. Chris Woakes appeals for LBW but the impact was too high. |
| What was that? |
| 35.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge,Full and straight, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 35.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, too wide to be played at. |
| 35.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 35.5 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, moving away, but too wide. Left alone. |
| 35.6 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length, nudged to the leg side for a run. |
| 0.0 : A big discussion. |
| 36.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Short ball, around off, pulled away behind square leg for a single. |
| 36.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Bashir comes around the wicket to the left-hander, bowls it full, Alick Athanaze defends. |
| 36.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Superb delivery. |
| 36.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 36.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! JUST WIDE! Almost the fielding change made an instant impact. Just before this ball, Ben Stokes got Ben Duckett to stand at silly mid on for the aerial on drive. Bashir loops it up, on middle and leg and Alick Athanaze obliges. Hammers the drive down the ground and Duckett has a fraction of a second to react. He barely manages to look up but before that, the ball is past him to the long on fence. |
| 36.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Four! |
| 37.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 37.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 37.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Wider of the crease from Woakes, angling it into the right-hander, Hodge pushes it towards the off side. |
| 37.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! WHOOSH! Woakes throws the bait and Hodge accepts. |
| 37.5 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, angling in, Kavem looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 37.6 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Very full, around middle, pushed into space on the leg side. |
| 38.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 38.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Fuller and quicker, on middle and leg, Athanaze whips it towards wide mid on, straight to Ben Stokes. |
| 38.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Quicker again, shorter this time, around off, coming in with the arm, Alick goes back, gives himsefl room to his leg side and punches it through the covers for a single. |
| 38.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Too short, around leg, Kavem Hodge goes back and works it behind square on the leg side for a run. In fact, Bashir will have to rebowl it as this one has been signalled as a NO BALL. Replays show that he was way over the popping crease. |
| Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 38.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 38.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Similar ball, outside off, let through. |
| 39.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 38.6 : This was coming. Chris Woakes was not getting much purchase and Stokes has turned back to Mark Wood. Can he be as hostile as he was in his first spell - 4-1-11-0? Maybe, get a wicket as well, this time around? |
| 39.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Oh wow. That's interesting. Just checked the date for the next T20 World Cup and it is scheduled for sometime in 2026. What was that? Wood goes short and our expectation of this pair trying to see off Wood is equally short. Kavem Hodge tries to fight fire with fire, taking the short ball on and is months late into the shot. Gets hurried into the shot and the top edge is eked. Luckily for him, it does not carry to long leg. A single taken. |
| 39.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Four! |
| 39.4 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Things are happening with Wood bowling. This is banged in short, around middle and off, angling into the left-hander from around the wicket, AA is rushed up into the pull and is just halfway through his shot. The ball hits the splice of his bat and lobs, just wide of short leg. Does not carry to mid-wicket. |
| 39.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 39.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! FIFTY FOR ALICK ATHANAZE! In 52 balls. A pretty responsible innings from him thus far. Can he carry on? |
| 0.0 : Well, we were about to go on with the action but England have brought up the ball for another examination and Adrian Holdstock is convinced. The ball does not pass through the 8-shaped guage and it is being changed. And because it will take some time and we are close to completing the first hour after Lunch, DRINKS are being taken. Another hour where nothing has been done by the ball in the air or off the pitch. West Indies have shown some grit to curb their natural instinct to attack and barrin |
| 40.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Bashir continues from around the stumps. Darts in flat and across off on a fuller length, Kavem Hodge leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : The Drinks break is done but there still seems to be some time before play can resume. One assumes that it is more to do with the change of the ball. Eventually, the players get themselves into position. Just a bit of banter is being seen between Mark Wood and Alick Athanaze. Seemed like a friendly one because both were smiling at the end of it. Bashir continues his marathon spell while Ben Stokes is seen warming up. |
| 40.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Gives the ball some air this time, short and on off, Kavem Hodge uses the depth of the crease and punches it off the back foot in front of the covers. Steals a quick single. |
| 40.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Slow and outside off with some genuine turn away from the batter. Alick Athanaze waits for the ball to arrive and guides it through the vacant cover-point area for an easy single. |
| 40.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Too full and on the leg stump line, Kavem Hodge leans and eases it to the leg side. |
| 40.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Gets that excessive bounce and turn does Bashir, on a good length that turns in from off, Kavem Hodge rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 40.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Bowls full and in front of the stumps. Alick Athanaze takes a good stride forward and watchfully blocks it off. |
| 41.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Wood has a gully and two slips in place. AND IT IS PUT DOWN! Cannons it full and it skids quickly on off, Kavem Hodge is hurried into the shot but gets a genuine outside edge as he gets all squared up. The ball sears back to the first slip where Joe Root even after getting a good height, shells it. |
| 41.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length, on off, Kavem Hodge defends it to the off side. |
| 41.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 41.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Hard length, on middle, at 149 kph, Kavem Hodge blocks it off. |
| 41.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 41.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Short and at a good height, on the body, Kavem Hodge stands tall, simply pulls it along the carpet for a boundary. Ben Duckett probably ran the other way and by the time he realised, it was just too late to chase it down at deep mid-wicket. |
| 42.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Aggressive approach! Tossed up, on off, Alick Athanaze gets his bat underneath walking a couple of steps. He lifts it over the inner ring above mid on and scores a boundary. |
| 42.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 42.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Brilliant shot! That shade fuller length, turning in from outside off, Kavem Hodge reads it well, sits down on a knee and pulls it along the ground through the vacant backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 42.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 42.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 42.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Slower through the air around off this time around, Athanaze goes for a defensive shot, and gets hit on the gloves. It falls in ahead of him. |
| 43.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 43.2 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Back of a length, angling on the pads, Alick Athanaze clips it to deep backward square leg for another run. |
| 43.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Sharp bumper, at 149 kph, Kavem Hodge somehow manages to duck. |
| 43.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Just out of the reach of Jamie Smith's dive! |
| 43.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Short again from Wood and again, he clocks 150. Hodge works it to deep square leg for one. |
| 43.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, And again! Short, but down leg this time. Athanaze is happy to let it pass. |
| 44.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short and over the stumps. Hodge squats again to leave it. |
| 44.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short, angling down leg, Hodge exercises the squat again. Lets it go. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change. Finally, Ben Stokes shows some kindness on Bashir and gives him a break after 17 unchanged overs. Gus Atkinson returns. 9-2-27-1 so far. |
| 44.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Takes on the short ball firmly! |
| 44.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length, attacks the stumps, Hodge defends it back to the bowler by hopping on the back foot. |
| 44.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Atkinson bends his and delivers a short-pitched bouncer onto the bodyline. Hodge, as usual, sits underneath it. Atkinson has overstepped here and it is signaled as a No Ball. |
| 45.1 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Whoa! Sways away just in time! |
| 44.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Stretches his length does Atkinson, at 140 kph, Alick Athanaze flicks it nicely and along the ground for a single at deep backward square leg to end the over. |
| 45.2 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Wayward, down leg, short in length, Alick Athanaze ghosts that ball. Jamie Smith moves to his right and collects the ball. |
| 45.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Duckett comes to the leg slip now. Short and on pads, Alick Athanaze flicks it behind square for a single. This is the career best score for Alick Athanaze in Test cricket. |
| 45.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 45.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Brilliant work there by Harry Brook in the deep! |
| 45.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 46.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Good length on the top of middle, Kavem Hodge camps back and steers it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 0.0 : Well, the first good news - Alick Athanaze is smiling. Good heavens, it took our breath away as well, when we saw it live. But as Athanaze took his helmet off, he looked okay. The physio will come out for the usual stuff though, to check how is Alick mentally. Finally, everything seems sorted and we are set to go. |
| 46.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! He has been very productive with those pull shots! |
| 46.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Wide! |
| Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short, outside off, Kavem Hodge jumps in the air and chops it to backward point. |
| 46.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short in length again, at the body, Kavem Hodge pulls it easily towards deep backward square leg for one. |
| 46.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Holds on his length, outside leg, Alick Athanaze swivels but lets it go. |
| 46.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, An inning of grit, and resistance from Alick Athanaze! A fantastic way to bring up his maiden Test half century. A big moment for the Dominican! Short, but not that short, on the middle, Alick Athanaze lifts his front leg in the air and pulls it along the carpet for a single to deep backward square leg. |
| 47.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, An appeal for LBW, but the umpire walks away, uninterested! |
| 47.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Bouncer, outside leg, and angling onto the body, Kavem Hodge miscues his pull and top edges it towards deep fine. Harry Brook moves ahead and collects the ball on a single bounce. A single taken. |
| 47.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No ball and Four! |
| Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 47.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Half-tracker, outside off, Hodge lets it go. |
| 47.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Bends his back, and digs in a bumper outside off, Kavem Hodge ducks. |
| 47.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Short in length from Wood, onto the pads, Kavem Hodge clips it off the back foot through short leg fielder who fumbles and the ball parries to mid-wicket. |
| 48.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Atkinson bangs it short, outside off, Alick Athanaze arches back and ramps it over short third for a single. The deep third fielder is a bit too fine and he runs to his left and collects it on a couple of bounces. One taken. |
| 48.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Four! |
| 48.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short, at leg, Kavem Hodge happily leaves. |
| 48.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, WIDE! Over-the-head-bumper, Kavem Hodge aborts to play any shot. Wide signaled. |
| Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Another half centurion in the West Indian camp! This has been a wonderful knock from Hodge! His second Test half century! |
| 48.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Almost a half tracker outside off, Hodge cuts again but finds point. |
| 48.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Short in length, angling across, Kavem Hodge pulls it to deep square leg for a single and retains the strike for the next over. |
| A cheer from the crowd. For a good reason. Finally, Ben Stokes elects himself to bowl. |
| 49.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Stokes introduces himself into the attack. Bowls it from over the wicket, in that channel of off, Kavem Hodge gets in line and defends it to the off side. |
| 49.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, That in-between length, wide of off, Kavem Hodge covers his stumps, and watches the ball pass. |
| 49.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 49.4 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Very full, outside off, Alick Athanaze prods ahead and drives it to the off side but couldn't pierce that gap between mid off and covers. Mark Wood moves quickly to his right and stops it with the slide. |
| 49.5 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Excellent running to bring up 200 for West Indies! |
| 49.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Full on the pads, this flicked around the corner by Hodge. Smith runs backward and collects it. A leg bye taken in the meantime. |
| 50.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Short and slow to start, outside off, Kavem Hodge stays back to defend. |
| 49.6 : Spin is back. With around 5-6 minutes left for Tea, Stokes opts for Shoaib Bashir. 17-0-61-2 so far. |
| 50.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, short again, Hodge allows the ball to turn in, before helping it through fine leg for a single. |
| 50.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 50.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Plenty of flight, outside off, a touch shorter than the previous one, pushed towards the off side. |
| 50.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, SIX! ADMONISHED! What's up with West Indians and attacking before a break? |
| 50.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, The arm ball, outside off, skids through with the angle, Alick goes back and is hurried into his defensive push to the off side. |
| 51.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, On a good length, outside off, angling in, Kavem Hodge shoulders arms. |
| 51.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, On a good length, outside off, pushed away from his body towards point. |
| 'This should be the last over before Tea', reckons Ian Bishop on air. |
| 51.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! A bit too straight, on a length, Hodge just gets outside the line and nicely tucks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 51.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Full and fast outside off, Kavem shoulders arms. |
| 51.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Full, around off, driven towards mid off. |
| 51.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Up in the air, jumps Stokes and shouts for an LBW appeal. Like everyday business, Rod Tucker calmly says no and waits to see whether Stokes will review or will take his cap back. Stokes looks back at his keeper and slip contingent and resigns to the advice given by them, regarding height. 'Over and Tea' says Tucker. This was on a good length outside off and nipped back in a long way. Hodge was in the air himself as he looked to flick but missed and was hit high o |
| 0.0 : And with that, it's a wrap for the second session. And surely, the men flaunting 'Rally round the West Indies' would be mighty pleased with their efforts after a somewhat underwhelming first session. The Windies finally managed to keep all their wickets intact for a whole session. The first time that's happened in this series. England's bowlers tried their best, but couldn't crack the code this time around. Mark Wood created an opportunity but it was shelled by Joe Root in the slips, that just |
| The post-lunch session in Test cricket is often regarded as a favorable time for batting. And for the tourists, after losing three wickets in a flash, it was all about bridging the gap of the lead with a stable partnership. Athanaze and Hodge resumed their innings after the break and approached their task with caution. They faced both spin and pace bowling, adopting a more conservative approach compared to their predecessors who got out playing some unwanted shots. But, they did cash on and scor |
| Shoaib Bashir continued his spell, finding some assistance from the pitch. Interestingly, the ball was turning on Day 2, which is somewhat unusual for English conditions. He did bowl an extended spell and induced some tough deliveries that spun sharply, but collectively, they found no success. However, those barrage of short-pitch deliveries from the pacers became a bit more predictable afterward as the batters got their foot settled onto the crease. Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson did ask some t |
| Kavem Hodge and Alick Athanaze both Dominicans struck their respective half centuries. Hodge in particular was more productive of those pulls shots. But what's more important here is that the two constantly kept the scorecard ticking and played risk free cricket to stay unbeaten. Also, they have maintained a decent scoring rate throughout the session. But even with 212/3 on the board, West Indies are still trailing 204 runs courtesy of England's blitz in the first inning. So, it is still a very |
| ... DAY 3, FINAL SESSION... |
| The players are back on the field. The English players come out with a bit of a stroll while for the first time, the Windies batters come out with some confidence. |
| 52.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, 3 runs. |
| 52.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 52.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 52.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 52.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Very full, on middle, whipped straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 52.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Dropped short, drifting into the batter, Hodge rocks back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket. A single taken. |
| Stokes to continue as well. |
| 53.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 53.2 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 53.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 53.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Full and outside off, let through. |
| 53.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, On a good length, around off, angling in, watchfully defended. |
| 53.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, On a good legth, around off, coming in, defended solidly. |
| 54.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single. |
| 54.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Good, firm strike down the ground. Tossed up, outside off, Kavem Hodge comes down the track and smashes it over the bowler. Mid off is up and wide and the ball races to the fence. |
| 0.0 : Wow. For the third time in the day alone. The ball is being changed again. There might be a thought or two regarding the quality of the ball. Out comes the fourth umpire with a box of balls. |
| 54.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Floated, outside off, Alick Athanaze lunges and chips this uppishly, wide of the bowler, for a run. |
| 54.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 54.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, punched down the ground for a single. |
| 55.1 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Full and around off, well blocked out. |
| 54.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Good effort by Chris Woakes but in vain. Dropped short by Bashir, Hodge rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Woakes gives it a good chase from deep square leg, gets to the ball, puts in a dive and tries to haul it back in but misses. |
| 55.2 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Full again, driven past the bowler for a single down the ground. |
| 55.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, fuller in length, left alone. NO BALL has been signalled. At the end of his previous over, Stokes had asked the umpire as to where was he landing. |
| Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Dropped short, outside off, pulled through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 55.4 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, On a length, around middle and leg, tucked straight to square leg. He now drops back. |
| 55.5 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Fuller, slower, around middle, Alick Athanaze comes forward and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 55.6 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Around off, pushed towards mid off. ANOTHER NO BALL, pointed out late by the umpire. |
| Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Outside off, on a length, kicks off the surface, Athanaze does well to keep it down towards gully. |
| 56.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 55.6 : Interesting discussion going on between Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton regarding Stokes' overstepping. Athers did inform that Stokes had asked the umpire in his previous over as to where was he landing, because he gets the feeling that he is pushing a bit too harder. Nasser then recounts about a famous wicket taken by Stokes, wherein, the whole team was jubilant but Stokes wasn't. |
| 56.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Action replay of the previous delivery. |
| 56.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Beautiful touch by Hodge. Landed outside off, fractionally shorter than full, Kavem goes back, opens the face of his bat and guides it deftly off the keeper's gloves, through deep third. |
| 56.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Fuller again, watchfully defended. |
| 56.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 56.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! It is another good shot. Fractionally short outside off, Kavem Hodge goes back and cuts it through point to find the fence for the second time in this over. |
| 57.1 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 57.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 57.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 57.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 57.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 57.6 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, On the padsm tucked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 58.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Full and outside off, pushed towards the off side. |
| 58.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 58.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 58.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Slower through the air, around middle and leg, Athanaze tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 58.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Hodge is growing in confidence here. In fact, he has overtaken Athanaze. The moment he sees anything short, Hodge pounces onto it in a flash. This is a long hop, on middle, Kavem Hodge rocks back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 58.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Landed outside off, goes straight through, left alone. |
| 59.2 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 59.1 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, 2 runs. |
| 59.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, On a length, outside off, pushed to the off side. |
| 59.4 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 59.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 59.6 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, Ooohh... careful there. Stokes slips one down the leg side, short in length, Alick Athanaze looks to pull but misses. That was very close to the glove. Good divig take by Jamie Smith to his right. |
| 60.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Full and outside off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 60.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, And again, fuller, outside off, Hodge looks to drive but it goes off the inner half of the bat towards the bowler. |
| 60.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Floated outside off, Kavem Hodge drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 60.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, The arm ball, outside off, Alick Athanaze looks to cut but is too close to the ball. Mistimes the shot towards backward point. |
| 60.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Full and down the leg side, Alick Athanaze tickles it towards fine leg. The fielder cuts it off from backward square leg and keeps the batters to three. The deficit is now 157. |
| 60.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Landed outside off, spinning in, Hodge defends. |
| 61.1 : Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, OUT! c Harry Brook b Ben Stokes. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder walks in at number 6, replacing Alick Athanaze. |
| 61.2 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 61.3 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 61.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 61.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, FOUR! Just over! |
| 61.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Fuller, just outside off, coming in, Holder defends it watchfully to end a successful over by Stokes. |
| 62.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 61.6 : Broad you predictor! Just 3 balls back, Stuart Broad on air, mentioned that he would not be surprised to see Mark Wood back into the attack. And voila. Here he is. 9-0-40-0 so far. |
| 62.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Four! |
| 62.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 62.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Short and wide outside off, perhaps a touch slower, a slash and a miss from Holder. |
| 62.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Lovely ball. Holds its line on a length, from a wide angle outside off, Holder looks to run it down to deep third but misses. |
| 62.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 63.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 63.2 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Full and wide outside off, Jason Holder shoulders his arms. |
| 63.3 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, CAUGHT BEHIND? No appeal whatsoever. And umpire Rod Tucker's hand shows why. |
| Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 63.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 63.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 63.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, On a fuller length to end the over, well defended. |
| 64.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Wow. How did that miss the stumps? Mark Wood goes for the yorker, ends up bowling it full, around off, Kavem Hodge looks to dig it out but then the ball swings away. Beats the outside edge and beats the off stump as well. There is frustration writ large across Wood's face. He has actually been the enforcer of the day but his bowling figures have nothing to show. |
| 64.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 64.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, On a length, wider outside off, left alone. |
| 64.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Similar delivery to the previous one, Holder keeps his bat inside the line. |
| 64.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 64.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| Since the wicket of Alick Athanaze, it has been fantastic bowling by England. The ball has moved in the air and off the pitch. But because the pitch is very slow, they are not able to make that movement count. The batters are barely surviving, especially the last 20 minutes. |
| 65.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Four! |
| 65.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 65.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 65.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 65.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! 'WOOHOOOOOOO!' No, I am not a West Indian supporter or anything, but that was the reaction by Kavem Hodge on playing that shot. MAIDEN TEST HUNDRED! And he deserves the celebration. Stokes pitches it full, aiming to move the ball but it does nothing. Hodge pushes this through mid off, thinks about the single but he has hit it better than he imagined. Mid off is not even in the picture and the ball races away to the long off fence! The helmet comes off and |
| 65.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, pushed away from his body through point for a single. |
| 66.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 65.6 : Double relief for Hodge. The century is off his back and so is Wood. Chris Woakes is back on. 11-0-40-0 so far. |
| 66.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Walks into the shot this time, does Hodge and blocks. He seems to be in overdrive mode now. |
| 66.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, on a length, cut straight to point. |
| 66.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Hodge just wants to put on every ball now. On a good length, wide outside off, Kavem gets across, gets close to the cherry and dabs it behind point for a single. |
| 66.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 66.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| Crucial passage of play coming up. |
| 67.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs. |
| 67.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 67.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 67.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Outside off, some away shape now, Hodge lets it pass. |
| 67.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! AUDACIOUS! His back foot play has been exceptional today. Stokes misses his mark by just a fraction, drops it short and Hodge is quick to pounce on it. Rocks back and pulls it over wide mid on. The stand moves to 32 from 40 balls. |
| 67.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Around off, tucked through mid-wicket for a couple to move to Nelson now, for Hodge. |
| 0.0 : There is a big break. Seems like the DRINKS BREAK has been taken. Yes, indeed it is the final break of the day. A wonderful post-Tea session so far for West Indies, scoring 81 in 16 overs for the loss of Alick Athanaze. Talk about playing Bazball against Bazball, aye? |
| 68.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No ball! |
| 68.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Outswinger one more time, let through. |
| 68.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, On a good length, around off, Jason Holder pushes it towards point. |
| 68.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, On a good length, outside off, another one shaping away, Holder has nothing to do with it. |
| 68.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Perfect two-card trick! Outswinger, away shape, away shape and then, boom. This one comes in from outside off, Holder is undecided till the last moment before he lets it pass. |
| 68.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, 1 run. |
| Good notice by Mark Butcher and Ian Ward on air. |
| 69.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 69.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, On a good length this time, in line of the stumps, Jason Holder defends. |
| 69.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 69.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 69.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Outside off, a shade wide, Jason Holder reaches out and dabs it towards gully. |
| 69.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, A length ball in line of the stumps, defended towards the on side. |
| A victorious start for India Women! |
| 70.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 70.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Banana-level inswinger, delivered from much wider of the crease, Kavem Hodge looked to tuck it away but missed and was hit on the pads. Woakes went up in an appeal but the umpire turned it down. No review taken, clearly going down the leg side. |
| 70.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 70.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 70.5 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 70.6 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 71.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, There's that movement again! But just falls short ahead of Root! Wood swings it away from Holder on a length, outside off, Jason Holder plays it away from the body and the ball takes the thickish outside edge that falls short and ahead of Joe Root who collects it on a bounce. |
| 71.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 71.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, And again! This time it stays straight, on a good length, angling over the off, Jason Holder fails to defend it and the ball flirts past his outside edge. |
| 71.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, A huge roar from the crowd for Wood! He hurls it on a fullish length, outside off, Jason Holder prods ahead for a cover drive but plays inside the line of the ball. Beaten again! |
| 71.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Excellent effort by Wood! Constantly beating the outside edge of Holder! |
| 71.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Missed again by just a margin! Rockets it in at 150 kph, on a length, at off, Jason Holder is drawn forward to block but the result is the same. The ball whispers past his outside edge. |
| 72.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs. |
| 72.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 72.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Oh, this one jags back, degrees! On a hard length, nipping into the batter very sharply from outside off, Hodge negotiates well and nudges it past square leg for one. |
| 72.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Good length, outside off, Holder opens his bat's face and guides it to the third slip. |
| 72.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Angles it into the batter, around off, Jason Holder plants his front foot ahead and drives it straight. Wood gets his fingertips on it and parries the ball to mid off. None taken. |
| 72.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Back of a length, around off, Jason Holder hops on the back foot, covers his line and defends it to the off side. |
| A slight halt as the two batters take some electrolytes. Also, the second new ball will be available after 7 overs. |
| 73.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Wood spears in at 145 kph, Hodge hangs back and defends it to covers off the back foot. |
| 73.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, A huge roar in the crowd as they appeal for caught behind. But, it's more out of excitement. Short and going down the leg side. Kavem Hodge goes for the pull shot but misses. The keeper and the fielders at the slips are interested but just for a brief period of time. |
| 73.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 73.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! A sudden mute in the crowd as it races away to the fence! Wood hurls it with seam pointing towards the first slip, on a length, but outside off, Kavem Hodge plays it to his strength and punches it through covers for a boundary. Also, this brings up 300 for the West Indies. They are 114 runs behind. |
| 73.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Short in length and on the stumps, Hodge lifts his front leg in the air and pulls it along the carpet for a single at deep square leg. |
| 73.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Good length delivery on the off stump, Holder presses forward and blocks it off to end the over. |
| 74.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Woakes bowls full and on off, Kavem Hodge presses ahead to defend it but gets it off the inside half of his willow towards the square leg region and takes a single. Hodge looks interested to fetch the second but 'No' shouts Holder. Hodge obeys. |
| 74.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Outside off at a gentle pace, on a length, Jason Holder pushes it to widish cover. |
| 74.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Pulls his length, outside off, Jason Holder dabs it between the gully and the third slip. He first hesitates to run but sees the third slip fielder dive at it and tumbles, he completes the single. |
| 74.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, OUT! A huge confident shout for LBW, but reviewed straight away by Hodge as the umpire raises his finger. Woakes bowls it with a scrambled seam, pitching on a length, around off, and angling on the middle and leg. Kavem Hodge is rooted in the crease as his feet go nowhere and looks to defend it. The ball is quick and skids through faster. Hodge is a bit late to bring the bat down and hence, wears it on the thigh pad around the knee roll, getting trapped in fro |
| 0.0 : Joshua Da Silva is in at number 7 for West Indies. |
| 74.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Hmm, that's some fashion to get off the mark! Pitched up and full, around off from Woakes, Joshua Da Silva taps his front foot ahead and drives it firmly down the ground past the right of mid off for a boundary. |
| 74.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Outside off on a length, Joshua Da Silva is not interested and leaves. |
| 75.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Good length, angling back on off, this is defended well by Holder to short mid-wicket. |
| Halt! |
| 75.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Back of a length at off, Holder drops it with soft hands to the backward point region, and hustles across for a single. |
| 75.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 75.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 75.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended to hit but gets away. Full and outside the off stump. Da Silva is drawn forward and he pushes away from the body. The ball flies off the outside edge and beats Harry Brook diving across at third slip. Races away to the fence. |
| 75.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Nicely pulled away! |
| 76.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Outside off on a hard length, Jason Holder goes fishing with a horizontal bat, with his feet going nowhere. Beats the outside edge. |
| 76.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Tailing back on the pads, on a fullish length. Holder misses and wears on the front pad. A momentary enquiry for LBW but the umpire is not interested at all. |
| 76.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 76.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Good length, on the stumps, Jason Holder clips it behind towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 76.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, A gentle away movement on off, Jason Holder defends well this time around. |
| 76.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Angling onto the pads, Jason Holder flicks it along the ground for a single at square leg. |
| 0.0 : Stokes was seen warming up just before the last delivery of the previous over. Will he bowl the next? |
| 77.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Over the stumps, Holder plants his front leg ahead and guides this full ball to deep backward point for one. |
| 77.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Straight and full at off, Joshua Da Silva defends it off the front foot to the off side. |
| 77.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Angles it on the leg stump, full in length, Joshua Da Silva clips it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 77.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Atkinson goes full, and outside off, Jason Holder plays it quite late and opens the face of the bat. Guides it to the slips off the ground. |
| 77.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Nice length, outside off, Holder offers no shot at it. |
| 77.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, His feet is going nowhere at the moment! |
| 0.0 : How people remember certain stuff. The on-air commentators were thinking about how West Indies' batting looks after this pair. It does look thin, to be honest. Out of the blue, Mark Butcher remembers how Joshua Da Silva has been a thorn in England's side, scoring a century in Joe Root's last Test as captain! |
| 78.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Sees Da Silva charging down the track, Woakes pulls his length, outside off, Joshua Da Silva adjusts and dabs it into the off side with soft hands. |
| 78.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Gets that inward movement from outside off, Joshua Da Silva reads it nicely and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 78.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Into the gap and it races away! This time Woakes bowls an outswinger, but way outside off, on a length. Joshua Da Silva gets a good bounce to cut it through the two fielders at deep backward point for a boundary. A long chase for Duckett but the ball has got enough wheels to breach into the fence. |
| 78.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, It looked like a cutter, outside off on a length. Joshua Da Silva is beaten on the outside edge as he pushes at it. |
| 78.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Outside off, hard length. Da Silva lets this one pass. |
| 78.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Bowls much closer to the body now, on a nagging length. Joshua Da Silva watches the ball closely and punches it underneath the bat. |
| 79.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Gets that movement outside off on a length does Gus Atkinson. Jason Holder gets squared up and the ball flashes past his outside edge. Beaten. |
| 79.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, At off, on a good length, Jason Holder punches it towards point off the back foot. |
| 79.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Atkinson hurls it on off, at a fullish length. Jason Holder pushes it down the ground. The mid on fielder chases it down by the time the batters rotate the strike. |
| 79.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Bowls it full this time, outside off, Da Silva plays it to mid on from the inside half of the bat. |
| 79.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, A gentle outswing on off, Da Silva drives this fuller ball to the bowler. |
| 79.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Angles it onto the pads on a good length. Joshua Da Silva keeps the strike as he tucks it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. |
| 80.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Stokes bowls a length ball, just around off, Joshua Da Silva gets an inside edge and then on the pad. |
| 79.6 : The second new ball is now available. Will England take it? One of the main issues is - only 13 minutes are left in the day. That means, 3 overs, at best. I don't see it being taken tonight. Ben Stokes is back on. 10-0-50-1 so far. |
| 80.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 80.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Too full and on off, Joshua Da Silva firmly drives it to cover. |
| 80.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Driven away nicely! |
| 80.5 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 80.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Length ball, at the pads, Jason Holder flicks it along the grass towards deep mid-wicket and retains the strike for the next over. |
| 81.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Full in length, around off, Jason Holder pushes it to the covers. |
| 81.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Goes short, and angles onto the bodyline, Jason Holder swivels and pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 81.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Moving away with the angle, outside off on a good length, Joshua Da Silva rides on the bounce and eases it toward the right of gully. |
| 81.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Hard length at 132 kph, just around off, Joshua Da Silva pulls it nicely towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 81.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, FOUR! That set up nicely for Holder! Short in length, and outside off, Jason Holder climbs on the bounce and comfortably pulls it in front of square for a boundary towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 81.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Gets it to swing away from the right hander, outside off and full in length, Jason Holder lets is go through without any shot offered. West Indies now trail by 75 runs with probably a handful of overs left in the day's play now. |
| 82.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No ball! |
| Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Gracious drive from Da Silva! Outside off from Stokes on a fullish length, Joshua Da Silva transfers the weight on the front foot and drives it past the covers for a picturesque boundary.  |
| 82.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Length, outside off, Da Silva leaves. |
| 82.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Stokes overpitches this one, outside off, Da Silva squeezes it out back to the bowler. |
| 82.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 82.5 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Stokes bowls it on a good length, and way outside off, Joshua Da Silva lets it go. |
| 82.6 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, A low full toss hurled outside off, this is driven straight towards cover by Da Silva. |
| 83.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Full, outside off, Holder drills it to covers. |
| 0.0 : We still have time for one over in the day. Will fall 5 short of the necessary quota. And we will have to wait. Joshua Da Silva informs Ben Stokes that he is getting a change of gloves and Stokes smiles. Possibly he might have asked, just a matter of one over, mate. And because of that delay, Stokes has decided to opt for the SECOND NEW BALL. When we are already into overtime, might make West Indies regret this delay. |
| 83.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, 1 run. |
| 83.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 83.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Pulled away! Could've been a better effort from Pope in the deep there. |
| 83.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 83.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a good length, wide of off, Joshua Da Silva lets this one go alone. West Indies trial by 65 runs at the end of Day 2. |
| 0.0 : Friday the 19th has belonged to the West Indies. They were completely written off post the Lord's Test and after conceding 416 on the opening day of this Test, there were chats of them being asked to follow on as well, by the end of the day. Instead, led by a enterprising young batter, they have sent a loud and clear message to the whole world - 'Follow our passion of cricket by witnessing our fightback in Nottingham.'. |
| Not a perfect day for the Windies, but a great one overall. If you take out that one manic hour before Lunch, where they lost 3/36, it has been a day worth remembering for the tourists. On Thursday, Kraigg Brathwaite spent the whole day standing on the field. Come Friday, he spent most of the day standing as well - first with the bat, at the crease, then at the team's balcony, applauding every little milestone that came his team's or players' way. 351 runs in 84 overs, at 4.2 an over is more th |
| Kavem Hodge was well supported by Alick Athanaze. In reality, it was the other way round. Their 175-run stand was driven primarily by Athanaze, with Hodge playing second fiddle. But suddenly, in that second hour of the second session, Hodge turned the heat on, especially after getting a second life. Athanaze was brilliant in his 82 and if truth be told, it was he who led West Indies' fightback. He did not give any chance and was almost flawless. Earlier, skipper Kraigg Brathwaite played his h |
| Day 2 is usually meant to be good for batting in England and the tourists made the most of it. They started slowly, lost their way in the hour before Lunch but that wicketless second session set things up perfectly for them. If Thursday was Pope's, Friday was Hodge's. He lit Trent Bridge with a fine 120, which began with a cautious underwhelming display. He was fishing, was tentative and was even dropped - on 16 by Joe Root. But like Pope on Day 1, he overcame those starting moments and ended u |
| England will feel hard done by. It will be injustice if we just look at the scorecard and say, they bowled poorly. No, they did not. They tried their level best, throwing every punch at the West Indies, right from the start. Mark Wood might consider adding the word 'unlucky' somewhere in his full name. He was the best bowler of the day, beating the bat several times, but to no luck. And you guessed it right. The catch of Hodge which was shelled by his fomer skipper, was off Wood's bowling only. |
| Where does this Test stand then? At the moment, at parity. West Indies trail by just 65 but don't be surprised if they get blown away on Saturday morning. The reason being, there is not much batting to follow and if England break this Holder-Da Silva stand quickly, this could end up being a one-inning shootout. Every day is different is what England will believe and will aim for a better day come Saturday. Also, in a way, it is good that their inexperienced bowling unit got tested, ahead of bigg |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 1 ... |
| Two days into the first Test, all that remained was the last rites heading into Day 3. Given the way Day 1 unfolded at Trent Bridge, many expected the West Indies to suffer another innings defeat. However, with steely resolve, the West Indies have defied expectations, and the Test is well and truly alive. Only 65 runs separate the two teams, and it feels like by the end of today's play, one team may take the ascendancy. On that note, hello and welcome to Day 3 of the second Test between England |
| Patience was the name of the game for England on Day 2. They didn't wait for the Windies batters to make mistakes, instead, Ben Stokes, through his proactive captaincy, made things happen. With three quick wickets before Lunch, it looked as if England would bowl out the West Indies before the close of play. But a 175-run stand between Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge made them wait and sweat. Mark Wood was the stand out yesterday, bowling rapidly, albeit without much luck. |
| Initially, Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis weathered the early storm before the Windies' top order lost their way. Alick Athanaze led the Windies' rearguard action and found an able alley in Kavem Hodge to keep the English bowlers at bay for the entirety of the second session. While Athanaze missed out on a century, Hodge, who was dropped on 16, made his second life count and brought up his maiden Test ton. |
| With the second new ball just one over old, England will be looking to open end up and have a crack at the tail. For West Indies, Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva, who survived the tricky period before stumps, have the difficult task of seeing out the first hour. If they can do so, the West Indies might well go on to take a healthy first-inning lead. Don't go anywhere, as the first ball is not far away. |
| Yesterday there was not a cloud in the sky as the sun shone in all its glory. Today, however, it is overcast as the two umpires and the players make their way to the centre. Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva have their task cut out on an overcast morning in Trent Bridge. It will be Chris Woakes to kickstart proceedings with the red cherry on this 'moving day'. |
| 84.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Starts from over the wicket and lands this nice and full, on off, Jason Holder presses ahead and offers a solid front foot defence. |
| 84.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Hits the length right and hurls it outside off, Jason Holder watches the ball closely and holds his bat high letting this one go through to the keeper. |
| 84.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 84.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Angles it into the batter on a hard length, and on off, Jason Holder stays back and blocks it to the off side. |
| 84.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, An appeal for LBW, but there seemed to be bat involved! Woakes bowls this on a length around off and gets the ball to nip back in sharp. Jason Holder looks to block it with a straight bat and gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 84.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 85.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Edge and falls just short of Harry Brook! Gus Atkinson hits the deck hard on a shorter length and gets the ball to shape back in with the angle, Joshua Da Silva is hurried in the crease as he looks to dab it out. The ball catches a thick outside edge and falls short of the fielder at gully. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? Mark Wood, who walked off due to cramps late on Day 2, has taken the field, but he will not be allowed to bowl just yet and will have to wait out the time he was off the field yesterday. As per Nasser Hussain on air, Wood will be allowed to bowl only after 38 minutes from the start of play. Therefore, it will be Gus Atkinson to operate from the other end. |
| 85.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 85.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 85.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Lands this one on a good length, outside off, Joshua Da Silva leaves it alone. |
| 85.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Drags the length fractionally shorter than the last one and outside off, Joshua Da Silva pats it to backward point. |
| 85.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 86.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Bowls it full and into the pads, Jason Holder drives it well to the left of mid on where Shoaib Bashir dives and makes the stop. |
| 86.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, On a back of a length and outside off, Jason Holder hops back and stabs it down the deck. |
| Yesterday there was not a cloud in the sky as the sun shone in all its glory. Today, however, it is overcast as the two umpires and the players make their way to the centre. Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva have their task cut out on an overcast morning in Trent Bridge. The overcast skies come as no surprise as they were expected on Days 3 and 5 of the Test, and today's forecast has proved to be correct. Chris Woakes will kickstart proceedings with the red cherry on this 'moving day'. Three |
| 86.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, OUT! CAUGHT! Chris Woakes has achieved the early breakthrough that England were looking for! Comes from over the wicket and bowls it nice and full on a tight length around off. The ball just nibbles away a touch off the surface. Jason Holder looks to block it with a straight bat but plays it inside the line of the ball to get a feather of an outside edge straight into the mitts of Jamie Smith behind the stumps. |
| 86.4 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 86.3 : Kevin Sinclair walks in at number 8. |
| 86.5 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, Angles this one back into the right-hander on a good length, Kevin Sinclair blocks it down the track to the leg side. |
| 86.6 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, Nice looking shot to get off the mark! Woakes digs it short and over middle, Kevin Sinclair reads the length right and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 87.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 87.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, Hurls this on a nagging length and on off, Kevin Sinclair sticks his bat out to make the block away from the body. Gets a thick outside edge falling to the left of Harry Brook at gully who does well to dive and cuts it off for just a single. |
| 87.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and on off, Joshua Da Silva offers a solid front foot defence. |
| 87.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 87.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Comes from wider of the crease and targets the stumps on a good length, Joshua Da Silva watchfully dabs it out to the on side. |
| 87.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Shorter in length and angling into middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva covers the line and nudges it in the vacant square leg region for a single. |
| 88.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Goes full and on the stumps, Joshua Da Silva flicks it well to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 88.2 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, Perfect leave! Woakes steams in and bowls it on a length outside off and gets the ball to nip back in. Kevin Sinclair trusts the bounce and makes a leave as the ball zips over the off pole. |
| 88.3 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, Lands it on a good length and on off, Kevin Sinclair pushes it to cover. |
| 88.4 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 88.5 : Chris Woakes to Kevin Sinclair, Oh dear, Ollie Pope after an exceptional fielding almost got the better of Kevin Sinclair! |
| 88.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 89.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, Comes from over the wicket and serves this on a good length and outside off, Kevin Sinclair looks to poke at it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 89.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, Shorter in length and on middle and leg, Kevin Sinclair tucks it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 89.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 89.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 89.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, Straight and on a good length, Kevin Sinclair rocks back and blocks it. |
| 89.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kevin Sinclair, OUT! c Harry Brook b Gus Atkinson. |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph is the new man in. England into the tail now. |
| 90.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and on off, Joshua Da Silva blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 90.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, On a back of a length and outside off. The ball moves further away as Joshua Da Silva shoulders arms. |
| 90.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller and on off, Joshua Da Silva presses ahead and offer a solid defence. |
| 90.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Angles it in on a length and into the pads, Joshua Da Silva tucks it in front of square leg and gets a single. |
| 90.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR! Wow, what a shot to get off the mark! Too full from Woakes into the pads, Alzarri Joseph with a good head position, flicks it well through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 90.6 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Continues to land it full and attacks the pads, Alzarri Joseph is quick in getting his bat down and ekes out an inside edge as it rolls to deep square leg for a single. |
| 91.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, On a fuller length just outside off, Alzarri Joseph looks to block it with a straight bat but gets a thick outside edge to backward point. |
| 91.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Lands this on a good length, outside off, Alzarri Joseph watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 91.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, On a back of a length and angling back into middle and leg, Alzarri Joseph tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 91.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 91.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, And again! Beats the outside edge by a whisker this time! On a length, around off and away movement off the deck, Joshua Da Silva looks to block it with a dead straight bat but gets beaten. |
| 91.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Atkinson lands this on a length, outside off, Joshua Da Silva is happy to leave it alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 92.1 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Angles it into the right-hander on middle and leg, Alzarri Joseph gets across the line and tucks it behind the square on the leg side for a single. |
| 92.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Beaten for the third time in a span of 5 deliveries! Woakes bowls it on a hard length around off and gets the ball to shape away a bit, Joshua Da Silva gets the feel of it as the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 92.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 92.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 92.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Shorter in length this time and outside off, Joshua Da Silva leaves it alone. |
| 92.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, They just cant seem to find the outside edge of Joshua Da Silva as he misses one again! Fuller in length and on off, Joshua Da Silva looks for the push but is beaten. |
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| 93.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 93.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Atkinson attacks the off stump on a good length, Alzarri Joseph punches his front foot defence to point. |
| 93.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, In the air, but just lands short of Ben Stokes! |
| 93.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 93.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, On a back of a length and on middle and leg, Alzarri Joseph looks to tuck it away but wears it on his thigh pad. |
| 93.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Digs it short and outside off. The ball kicks off the deck and Alzarri Joseph sways away. |
| 94.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Charges from over the wicket and bowls it full and on off. The ball keeps low off the deck. Joshua Da Silva gets his bat down and keeps it out. |
| 94.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Comes from wider of the crease and angles it into the body, on a shorter length, Joshua Da Silva tucks it to square leg region for a single. |
| 94.3 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 94.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Hurls it on a nagging length, just outside off. The ball keeps very low. Alzarri Joseph quickly withdraws the bat as the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 94.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, On a good length and outside off, Alzarri Joseph pushes it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 94.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Looks for the inswinger and lands it outside off and on a good length, Joshua Da Silva goes for the drive but gets an inside edge onto his back pad. |
| 95.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, WIDE! Looks for the bouncer but digs it very short over middle. Alzarri Joseph ducks underneath and the umpire calls it a wide. |
| Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Continues to keep it short and lands this outside off, Alzarri Joseph stands tall and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 95.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 95.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Atkinson bowls it on a good length, closer to the off stump line, Joshua Da Silva rocks back and punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 95.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, On the off-stump line and on a length, Alzarri Joseph pushes it to cover. |
| 95.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 95.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Slightly shorter in length and outside off. The ball keeps low off the deck and nips back in beating Alzarri Joseph's inside edge as he looks to punch it through the off. |
| 96.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Lands it on a length and on off, Joshua Da Silva drops his bat on this one with soft hands and steers it to backward point region for a single. |
| 96.2 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run. |
| 96.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Woakes attacks the pads on a fuller length, Joshua Da Silva clips it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 96.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Goes full and on off, Alzarri Joseph drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 96.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 96.6 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Hasn't got the timing right on a few occasions now has Alzarri Joseph! Woakes digs this short and on middle and off, Alzarri Joseph looks to slap it across the line but gets a toe end to the bowler. |
| A buzz in the crowd as Mark Wood comes on to bowl for the first time in the day with West Indies trailing by 38 runs. |
| 97.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Steams from over the wicket and hurls it on a good length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva clips it to the left of deep mid-wicket and gets two good runs. |
| 97.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Bowls it full and on off, Joshua Da Silva just pushes it to mid on and squeezes a quick run to get off the strike. |
| 97.3 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, With Ollie Pope at a deepish short leg, Woakes bowls it full and on off, Alzarri Joseph pushes it to mid off. |
| 97.4 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Brings out the bouncer after a bluff ball and directs it over middle and leg. Alzarri Joseph ducks right under it. |
| 97.5 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Digs it short and attacks the ribs of Alzarri Joseph who does well to keep it out. |
| 97.6 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR BYES! That has missed everybody! Wood darts this full and outside off. Alzarri Joseph looks to dig it out to the off side but makes no connection. The ball evades Jamie Smith behind the stumps and races to the long stop fence for a boundary to end the first hour of play on Day 3! |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! 34 runs added from 14 overs in the first hour by West Indies at the loss of 2 wickets. England have had bowler-friendly conditions this morning with grey skies overhead, but all they have done is got the ball up in the right areas to reap the rewards. They will, however, feel a little unlucky to have only taken 2 wickets given the number of times they have beaten the bat in the last few overs. Joshua Da Silva is fortunate to be still out there. A lot will rest on his shoulders t |
| 98.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, So nearly sneaked through! At 134 kph, on a good length, angling in, just outside off, Joshua Da Silva shuffles outside off and looks to play at it. The ball nips back in to catch the inside edge back onto the pads. |
| 98.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 98.3 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, On a short of a length, over off and middle, Alzarri Joseph presents a high elbow and pushes it to mid on from the crease. |
| 98.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Not the best of deliveries by Chris Woakes but he won't complain! A horrible shot by Alzarri Joseph and he pays the ultimate price. |
| 0.0 : Jayden Seales walks out to bat to number 10 for West Indies. |
| 98.5 : Chris Woakes to Jayden Seales, OUT! CASTLED! A top delivery by Chris Woakes! As all coaches say 'Always target the top of the off stump' and Woakes has made his coach proud by doing just that. Two in two for Woakes and he is on a hat-trick now. |
| 0.0 : Shamar Joseph is the last man to walk out to bat for West Indies. He will face the hattrick delivery from Chris Woakes! |
| 98.6 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 98.5 : Chris Woakes to Jayden Seales, OUT! CASTLED! A top delivery by Chris Woakes! As all coaches say 'Always target the top of the off stump' and Woakes has made his coach proud by doing just that. Two in two for Woakes and he is on a hat-trick now. Woakes stays over the wicket and lands it on a length, on off, Jayden Seales extends his hands to cover the line of the ball but plays outside the line of the ball. The ball nips back in off the deck to beat Seales on the inside edge. Goes through |
| 99.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 99.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Angles it into middle and off, on a length, Joshua Da Silva gets his bat ahead nad blocks it out to the off side. |
| 99.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Bangs it into the surface on a shorter length and on off, Joshua Da Silva pulls it off the upper half of the bat to the on side but doesn't bother about taking the run. |
| 99.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a length and into the pads, Joshua Da Silva covers the line and hops back to clip it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 99.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Width on offer outside off, Joshua Da Silva slices it well to deep third man and looks for the run. Shamar Joseph decides against it. |
| 99.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Shorter in length and on off, Joshua Da Silva makes room and cuts it to deep third for a single to retain the strike. |
| 100.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 100.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Keeps it on a back of a length, over middle, Joshua Da Silva clears his front leg and swats it to deep mid-wicket and refuses the single. |
| 100.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Lands it on a back of a length, around off, Joshua Da Silva stands tall and dabs it on the off side. |
| 100.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Da Silva takes the single now! |
| 100.5 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, Play and a miss! Pitched up by Woakes, on the sixth stump line, Shamar Joseph gives himself room to thrash it through the off side but the ball seams back in to go past the inside edge. |
| 100.6 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 101.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Honing in at the stumps, on a hard length from over the wicket, Joshua Da Silva hops back and gets on top of the bounce to keep it out. |
| 101.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Attacking the stumps, on a good length, Joshua Da Silva goes deep in his crease, gets his bat out in front of the pads and tucks it along the carpet to long on. No single taken. |
| 101.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 101.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood lands it on a short of a length, on off, Joshua Da Silva gets on his toes and pats it down on the off side. |
| 101.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood digs it in short, at the batter, Joshua Da Silva stands tall and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg. Does he take the single now? No, he does not. |
| 101.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, SIX! WOW! What a shot to get to FIFTY! |
| Nervous times for Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Why, do you ask? Irrespective of how confident a batter you might be, you would never prefer batting with a break around the corner. Given that only one wicket is left in this innings, there is a high likelihood that England might have to bat for around 15-20 minutes. However, there was this rule that if a team gets bowled out with less than 30 minutes left for the break, the break would be taken at that instant and only after the break is completed |
| 102.1 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 102.2 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, Good shot but equally well fielded! Short and wide on off, Shamar Joseph frees his arms and cracks the cut towards backward point where Gus Atkinson dives to his left and saves a certain boundary for his side. |
| 102.3 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 102.4 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, Angling in, on a back of a length from around the wicket, on middle, Shamar Joseph gets behind the line of the ball and fends it down on the off side. |
| 102.5 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Nicely played! Woakes serves it full with an upright seam, outside off, Shamar Joseph picks the line and length early. Extends his hands into the shot and swings cleanly to loft it over mid off for a boundary. Deficit down to 18 now. |
| 102.6 : Chris Woakes to Shamar Joseph, Drags the length back now, in the channel on off, Shamar Joseph looks to play it away from his body as he tries to stab it down on the off side. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads. |
| 103.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Nipping in a touch, on a back of a length, on off, Joshua Da Silva reads it well as he stays back in his crease and defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 103.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood bangs it on a hard length, over middle, Joshua Da Silva hops to ride the bounce and defends it out on the off side. |
| 103.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Coming back into the right-hander again, on a short of a length, on off and middle, Joshua Da Silva is happy to stay on the back foot and see this one out safely on the off side. |
| 103.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle, on a good length, around off, Joshua Da Silva waits on the back foot and dabs it to point. The field comes up now for the last two balls. |
| 103.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, SIX! Not exactly where he intended but Joshua Da Silva won't mind one bit! 400 comes up for West Indies and they now trail by 12 runs! |
| 103.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| Gus Atkinson comes back into the attack. |
| 104.1 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! What a shot this from Shamar Joseph! |
| 104.2 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Lands it on a hard length and on middle and leg, Shamar Joseph tucks it just wide of Ollie Pope at short leg for a single. |
| 104.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Hurls it on a good length and outside off, Joshua Da Silva punches it to deep point but doesn't take the run. |
| 104.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 104.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Goes full and into the pads, Joshua Da Silva flicks it to deep square leg and takes the single. |
| 104.6 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Full and just outside off, Shamar Joseph looks for the straight lofted drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 105.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Fired in at 145 kph, full in length, on middle, Joshua Da Silva goes on the back foot and solidly blocks it out with a straight bat. |
| 105.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood slips in a quick bumper, at the batter, Joshua Da Silva hooks it along the carpet down to fine leg. No single taken. |
| 105.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, A bit fuller this time, slanting back in, around off, Joshua Da Silva stays back in his crease and presents a straight bat to defend it down the deck. |
| 105.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Serves it full again with a hint of tail back into the right-hander, on off, Joshua Da Silva is unable to transfer his weight on the back foot. The bat turns in his hand slightly and he mistimes the drive to mid on. |
| 105.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Joshua Da Silva hangs back in his crease and opens the bat face to glide it down to deep backward point. Da Silva refuses the single. |
| 105.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Wood delivers it on a back of a length, around off, Joshua Da Silva gets on his toes and rides the bounce before steering it towards backward point. Da Silva admonishes himself as he fails to find the gap there. |
| 106.1 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Atkinson steams in from over the wicket and hurls it on a good length, at 136 kph, on off, Shamar Joseph covers the line of the ball and pats it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 106.2 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, SIX! BOOM! Hit with real authority! West Indies have achieved PARITY! Gus Atkinson goes into the wicket but this sits up nicely for the batter. Shamar Joseph stands tall, swivels and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 106.3 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 106.4 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, SIX! BANG! Shamar Joseph has left its mark on Trent Bridge! As clean a strike as it can get. West Indies lead by 6 runs now. |
| 106.5 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Four! |
| 106.6 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 107.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 107.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Short and on off, Joshua Da Silva stays back and defends it out on the off side. |
| 107.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 107.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 2 runs. |
| 107.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Quicker this time, turning in, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva goes on the back foot and pats it in front of mid-wicket. |
| 107.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 108.1 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, Drifting away, full and slanting across, on off, Joshua Da Silva defends it off the front foot. |
| 108.2 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, Tossed up by Root again, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva creams the drive to deep cover and does not take the single. |
| 108.3 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 108.4 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : A slight halt in proceedings. Shamar Joseph gets himself some drinks and is now set to resume. In a bid to claim the elusive last wicket, Ben Stokes turns to Joe Root. |
| 108.5 : Joe Root to Shamar Joseph, Fired in to the left-hander from around the wicket, full and outside off, Shamar Joseph covers the line of the ball and pushes it back to Root. |
| 108.6 : Joe Root to Shamar Joseph, Slows it up does Root to entice the batter into the big shot, full and on off, Shamar Joseph resists as he leans on it and defends it out. |
| 109.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, At 86 kph, on a nagging length, outside off, Joshua Da Silva goes on the back foot to defend. |
| 109.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Not much turn on offer, short and on off, Joshua Da Silva plays it back to the bowler off the back foot. |
| 109.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, This is short and on off, Joshua Da Silva goes on the back foot and stabs it down the deck. |
| 0.0 : Here's some information - The lunch break could be extended by up to 30 minutes if these two batters continue their stand. However, should a wicket fall, lunch will be taken immediately. |
| 109.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Continues to bowl slower and shorter, on middle, Joshua Da Silva punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 109.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Too straight and these are easy pickings for Shamar Joseph! |
| 109.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 110.1 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 110.2 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 110.3 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, Four! |
| 110.4 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, Four! |
| 110.5 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Joshua Da Silva is just toying with Root! Root slips in a low full toss, on middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva does not miss out as he sweeps it in front of square this time to pick up four more runs. |
| 110.6 : Joe Root to Joshua Da Silva, Six! |
| 111.1 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, Steams from around the wicket and bangs it into the surface and on a good length, on middle and off, Shamar Joseph with an angled bat blocks it to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood (19.1-4-67-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 111.2 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, Four! |
| 111.3 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Shamar Joseph makes room and pokes at the delivery away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 111.4 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, Oh, my! How did that miss the stumps? |
| 111.5 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The fun is over for Shamar Joseph! Joshua Da Silva is down on his haunches at the other end. Ben Stokes and England are relieved. |
| 0.0 : West Indies head into lunch with big smiles on their faces! They've shown immense grit, surpassing England's first-innings total and leading by 41 runs after what has been some exceptional batting effort! |
| The English pacers, Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson stormed into action this morning, harnessing the favourable overhead conditions marked by heavy cloud cover. They expertly utilized every bit of assistance available, making life difficult for the batters. Woakes, breaking the stubborn 50-run partnership that had frustrated them the previous evening, claimed the prized wicket of Jason Holder, exposing the tail-end of the batting lineup. Building on with relentless pressure, Atkinson and Woakes |
| For England, just when it seemed the end of the innings was in sight, Joshua and Shamar Joseph delivered an extraordinary effort, taking the attack back to the bowlers. The duo stitched together a resilient last-wicket partnership, weathering the early overs when the ball was moving off the surface. As conditions eased, they launched an onslaught that caught Ben Stokes and the English side off guard. Despite Stokes's attempts to slow the game down by introducing spin from both ends, the strategy |
| West Indies will be pleased with the overhead conditions and will hope they remain favourable as they resume with the ball. With momentum on their side, the pacers will need to come out all guns blazing and capitalize on the conditions. According to the weather forecast, the skies are expected to clear heading into Day 4, making it crucial for the visitors to take full advantage of the remainder of today's play.  England, on the other hand, will need to navigate the crucial first hour of play |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ... |
| We are back. |
| 0.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, Woah, Zak Crawley has copped it on the helmet off a top edge! Alzarri digs it in short, around the hips, Zak Crawley swivels to swipe it behind square on the leg side. Gets a top edge that strikes him on the grill of his helmet. |
| 0.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, 3 runs. |
| 0.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Angling across the batter, on a back of a length, outside off, Ben Duckett watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 0.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Nipping back in, on a hard length, on the pads, Ben Duckett fends it off his pads as the ball rolls through square leg for a leg bye. |
| 0.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, No run. |
| 0.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, Joseph lands it in the channel on off, on a good length, a hint of away movement, left alone by Zak Crawley. |
| 0.0 : It will be Jayden Seales to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! A loosener first up by Jayden Seales and he gets punished! Too full and too straight, on the pads, Ben Duckett stays balanced in the crease and with a still head, clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 1.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Hits the hard length, top of off, Ben Duckett hangs on the back foot and stabs it down with an angled bat towards the leg side. |
| 1.4 : Ollie Pope walks out to bat at number 3 for England. |
| Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, OUT! RUN OUT! Did Seales get a touch on that? Half a shout by the West Indies players and it is referred upstairs. Zak Crawley does not look confident as he walks up to his partner. |
| 1.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 1.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 2.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Lands it full and outside off, the ball just shoots off the deck as Ben Duckett leaves it alone. |
| 2.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a good length and just outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it to deep point and gets a single. |
| 2.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, So nearly sneaked under the bat. |
| 2.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Width on offer and Pope cashes in! |
| 0.0 : A big chunk of the cue end of Ollie Pope's bat has chipped off and he will need a replacement. The substitute sprints in with a few bats and Pope chooses one! Good to resume. |
| 2.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 2.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Bangs it on a back of a length, angling in, on middle and leg, Ollie Pope tucks it down to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 3.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Classy shot! |
| 3.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Asking to be hit and Pope obliges! Seales overcompensates as he pulls his length back but it is too short, outside off, Ollie Pope reaches out and cuts it behind square on the off side for four more runs. |
| 3.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries for Ollie Pope as Jayden Seales continues to miss his mark. |
| 3.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Much better! |
| 3.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, And again! Angling in, on off, on a good length, Ollie Pope covers the line of the ball and defends it solidly with his bat close to the front pad. |
| 3.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, 'Catch it' is the call but it lands safely! |
| 4.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Streaky! Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Ollie Pope plays for the ball shaping away from him but this nips back in a bit. Pope does well to get some bat on it and ekes out an inside edge that races down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. England now trail by 9 runs. |
| 4.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 4.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 4.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 4.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a hard length, over middle, Ollie Pope goes back in his crease and nudges it past mid-wicket for one. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Angling across the batter, on a length, just outside off, Ben Duckett lets the ball come to him and dabs it in front of point. |
| Shamar Joseph is introduced into the attack and will replace Jayden Seales. |
| 5.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Starts from over the wicket and serves it on a hard length, honing in, on off, Ollie Pope gets on his toes and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket for the left-hander, on a length, around off, Ben Duckett extends his hands and mistimes the drive to mid off. |
| 5.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Closer to the batter, on a back of a length, Ben Duckett waits on it and glides it along the ground. Beats gully to his right and picks up three runs as Mikyle Louis runs around to his right in the deep to cut it off. Louis loses his footing near the fence but no harm done. |
| 5.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, At the stumps, on a back of a length, Ollie Pope stays back and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 5.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a short of a length, outside off, Ollie Pope arches back and cuts it through point for a single. |
| 6.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 6.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, A bit fuller, on middle, Ollie Pope gets his bat out in front of the pads and clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, At 141 kph, on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett tries to flick it away but misses as he gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 6.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fuller in length, angling across the batter, Ben Duckett gets on the front foot and times the drive to a widish mid off. |
| 6.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Bends his back and goes short does Joseph, over middle, Ben Duckett fetches the pull from over his head and helps it down to fine leg for one. England trail by just 1 run now! |
| 6.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, NO BALL! Alzarri Joseph has overstepped and with this extra, England are now in the lead! Short and wide on off, Ollie Pope reaches out and slaps it to deep point for a single. |
| Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Keeps it on a good length, outside off, Ben Duckett defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 7.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Joseph serves it on a back of a length, the ball keeps a bit low, Ollie Pope adjusts well and keeps it out. |
| 7.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Superb effort in the deep! Joseph attacks the pads, on a good length, Ollie Pope flicks it nicely off his pads towards deep backward square leg. Mikyle Louis sprints across to his left and dives full length near the ropes to keep it down to just a single. |
| 7.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, At 140 kph, on a hard length, at the pads, Ollie Pope flicks but misses. The ball comes off his pads and rolls behind square on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 7.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Attacks the stumps with a good-length delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett gets right behind the line of the ball and stabs it down on the leg side. |
| 7.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a length, around the off pole, Ben Duckett blocks it off the back foot down the deck. |
| 8.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Fired in at 141 kph, full and around off, Ollie Pope's head falls over to the off side as he looks to turn it across on the leg side. Gets squared up as the ball nips away late and it results in a soft leading edge to deep point for one. |
| 8.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Angling across the batter, on a length, around off, Ben Duckett mistimes the drive to cover. |
| 8.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Lovely shot! Joseph keeps it full but errs in line this time as he offers width on off. Ben Duckett stays balanced as he leans into the drive and hits it to the right of mid off for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Bangs it on a back of a length, on off, Ben Duckett hops and dabs it through point for one. England's lead into double digits now. They lead by 10. |
| 8.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the deck hard at 143 kph, not much movement off the deck, Ollie Pope gets on his toes and defends it out. |
| 8.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Cracked away! Joseph gets his radar wrong again as he allows the batter to free his arms, on a length, Ollie Pope needs no second invitation as he reaches out and drives it along the ground through covers for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Slanting in from around the wicket, on a back of a length, Ben Duckett hangs back and blocks it beside the pitch on the off side. |
| 9.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 9.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Beaten! On a back of a length, in the channel on off, Ben Duckett fiddles at the delivery but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 9.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Short of a length, outside off, Ben Duckett punches it to deep point for a single. The 50-run stand comes up between these two battters. |
| 9.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Missed out! |
| 9.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks. England have made a promising start to their second innings, despite Zak Crawley's unfortunate runout. Theyâve capitalized on every loose delivery, consistently finding the boundaries. In contrast, the West Indian pacers have struggled to maintain their discipline with the ball. Their failure to hit tight lines and lengths has them searching for solutions, reminiscent of their earlier performance in the first innings. The bowlers will need to use this break wisely to devise more eff |
| 10.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Starts from over the wicket and hits the deck on a shorter length outside off, Ben Duckett hops back and slaps it to deep point for a single. |
| 10.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller and just outside off, Ollie Pope drives it well but straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 10.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 10.4 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Attacks the off stump line on a fuller length, Ollie Pope offers a solid front foot block. |
| 10.5 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Hurls it on that channel outside off and on a hard length, Ollie Pope trusts the bounce and leaves it alone. |
| 10.6 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Good tidy over to start off from Jason Holder! Full and on off, Ollie Pope firms his drive straight to cover. |
| 11.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Hits the deck hard on a shorter length and on off, Ben Duckett pulls it to mid on. |
| 11.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Nearly chopped it back onto the stumps! |
| 11.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, On a length and on off, Ollie Pope blocks it out well with a straight bat. |
| 11.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Continues to keep the line tight around off and on a length, Ollie Pope rocks back and blocks it down the deck. |
| 11.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fuller and on the stumps, Ben Duckett pushes it to the right of mid on and gets a single. |
| 11.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Straighter this time into middle and off, on a shorter length, Ollie Pope gets his bat up and blocks it dead back onto the surface. |
| 12.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Full, on middle and off, Ben Duckett drives it straight with soft hands and gets it past the bowler for a single. |
| 12.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Angles in, on off, Ollie Pope stabs it to the off side right under his eyes. |
| 12.3 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Slants it full and into the stumps, Ollie Pope flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 12.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 12.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Shorter in length and outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 13.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Comes back into the attack and steams in from over the wicket. Lands it on a good length just outside off, Ben Duckett dabs it to the off side. |
| 13.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Hits the deck on a good length and on off, Ben Duckett stands firm and punches it to cover. |
| 13.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a back of a length and just outside off, Ben Duckett drives it off the upper half of the bat and straight to cover. |
| 13.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 13.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a fuller length and outside off, asking to be hit. Ben Duckett drives it well but cant beat the man at covers. |
| 13.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Drags the length down a bit and lands it outside off, Ben Duckett hangs back and cuts it late to deep point for a single. The English lead is now 31 runs. |
| 14.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Serves it full and into the pads, Ben Duckett flicks it straight to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 14.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Takes pace off and bowls it on a fuller length, outside off, Ben Duckett mistimes his shot back to the bowler. |
| 14.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Offers more width this time and digs it short, Ben Duckett cuts it to third man for a single. |
| 14.4 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Nicely bowled! Just outside off and on a nagging length. Ollie Pope holds his bat up and makes the leave. |
| 14.5 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Angles in, on middle and leg, Ollie Pope tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Angles it into the pads on a good length, Ben Duckett clips it to fine leg for one. |
| 15.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Full and just outside off, Ben Duckett frees his arms and slashes it to deep point for a single. |
| 15.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Hurries the batter with good pace and angles it into the body, on a length, Ollie Pope looks for the flick but misses and wears it high on the pads. |
| 15.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Seales lands this on a good length and just outside off, Ollie Pope punches it to cover. |
| 15.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Fuller than the previous one and just on off, Ollie Pope gets a good stride out and blocks it right under his eyeline. |
| 15.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Great shot and an even better effort from Seales to stop that one! Too full and on off, Ollie Pope drills his drive straight to the bowler. Seales on his follow-through sticks his left hand down and cuts it off. |
| 15.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Shorter in length and outside off, Ollie Pope punches it to point region and gets a single. |
| 16.1 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and on off, Ollie Pope drives it to mid off. |
| 16.2 : Jason Holder to Ollie Pope, Full again but this time into the stumps, Ollie Pope flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. England's lead is now 37 runs. |
| 16.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Timed to perfection! Holder continues to bowl it full and attacks the stumps, Ben Duckett gets his front leg ahead and flicks it through the gap between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Drags the length down and lands it outside off, Ben Duckett blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 16.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Full and on off, Ben Duckett pushes it back to the bowler with soft hands. |
| 16.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Fuller again, outside off, Ben Duckett drives it to point and gets a run. 6 runs come off this over and England lead by 42 runs. |
| Time for spin as Kevin Sinclair comes on to bowl. He does have a little bit of rough outside Ben Duckett's off stump to work with. |
| 17.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 17.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 17.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Shot! Sinclair goes full and on middle, Ben Duckett gets a good stride out and sweeps it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Not very convincing but Duckett will take it all! Kevin Sinclair floats it full and drifting onto middle and leg, Ben Duckett looks for the sweep yet again but gets a leading edge over the keerp for four more runs. |
| 17.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Hattrick of boundaries to bring up the FIFTY for Ben Duckett! Consecutive fifties for him and this has been some positive batting effort! Sinclair goes full and on middle, Ben Duckett sweeps it square of the wicket on the leg side for four more. |
| 17.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Tosses this one full and on off, Ben Duckett pushes it back to the bowler off the upper half of the bat. 12 runs come off this over and the lead for England is now 54 runs. |
| 18.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and bangs the deck on a shorter length and into the pads, Ollie Pope tucks it in front of deep fine leg for a single. |
| 18.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Angles in, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett clips it square of the wicket on the leg side and rotates the strike over. |
| 18.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Short of a length and on off, Ollie Pope arches back and cuts it to deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 18.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Back of a length and outside off, Ollie Pope frees his arms and crisps his cut to deep point. Also brings up the 100 runs for England. |
| 18.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett is finding the fence at will! Width on offer outside off, and pitched on a length, Ben Duckett hangs back and cuts it well past deep point for four runs. |
| 18.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fuller in length and on off, Ben Duckett drives it to deep point for a single. Another good over for England as they rack 10 runs off it! |
| 19.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Full and into the pads, Ben Duckett just nudges it behind the square on leg side for a single. |
| 19.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Fuller and flatter, on off, Ollie Pope drives it to mid off and steals a quick run. |
| 19.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Sinclair tosses this one full and on off, Ben Duckett is happy to block it to the off side. |
| 19.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Flights it up around middle and off, Ben Duckett offers a solid front foot block. |
| 19.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 19.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Flatter this time and fuller on the stumps, Ollie Pope clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 20.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, On a shorter length, outside off, Ollie Pope cuts it to covers. |
| 20.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Bowls it wider on off and on a length, Ollie Pope with an extended arm just cuts it to gully. |
| 20.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Angles in, on middle and off, on a length, Ollie Pope blocks it straight back to the bowler. |
| 20.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the deck hard on a shorter length over middle and leg, Ollie Pope quickly swivels across and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 20.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, Full and outside off, Ben Duckett throws his bat at it and cuts it to point. |
| 20.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, No ball! |
| Shamar Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a good length and on off, Ben Duckett blocks it out too. |
| 21.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Quicker and fuller, drifting into the stumps, Ollie Pope rocks back and punches it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 21.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Drags the length down and serves it outside off, Ollie Pope shuffles back and cuts it to deep third for a couple of runs. |
| 21.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full and on off, Ollie Pope lunges out and blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 21.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ollie Pope, Full again and on off, Ollie Pope leans ahead and pushes it to long on for one. |
| 21.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Duckett, Darts this full and on off, Ben Duckett gets his bat ahead and blocks it out. That will be TEA on Day 3 with England leading by 75 runs! |
| 0.0 : 116/1 in 22 overs. End of a dominant session for England, scoring at an impressive rate of 5.27 runs per over. They started the session under a bit of pressure, considering what panned out towards the back end of the first session. Zak Crawley, dismissed for a duck in the first innings, had another short stay at the crease this time around, getting run out backing up too far. Undeterred by that early loss, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope didn't shy away from playing their shots and quickly erased |
| Having ended their batting effort on a high, the West Indies had the momentum going into their bowling effort. However, Jayden Seales was particularly guilty of bowling either too full or too short, resulting in the West Indies failing to capitalize on that momentum. With not much help from the pitch, the focus shifted to run-saving for the West Indies, and their struggles were such that they even failed to create half a chance. Moreover, the move to introduce spin did not yield them any success |
| Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were largely untroubled in the second session and will look to continue in the same fashion with conditions expected to stay the same. As for the West Indies, they are left scratching their heads, searching for a way to find a breakthrough. With 40 overs left in the day, the extra half hour will certainly be used. Join us back in a bit for the third and final session of Day 3. |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ... |
| UPDATE - 8.34 pm IST (3.04 pm GMT) - Uh-oh, unfortunately, we are not going to start the final session just yet. It is drizzling and it is concerning enough for the umpires to ask the ground staff to put the hover cover to cover the strip. While Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope have gone back to the dressing room, the West Indies players are still out there. Stick around as it should not be a long delay. |
| Right then, the drizzle has subsided and we are all set to go. Kraigg Brathwaite doing all the talking in the West Indies huddle before he and his men take their places on the field. Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett are all set to resume their innings with Pope taking the first strike. Jayden Seales will start with the red cherry for West Indies. Away we go... |
| 22.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Shorter in length and outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it to wide gully. |
| 22.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Starts from over the wicket and digs it short and outside off, Ollie Pope hangs back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 22.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Too much width on offer outside off, on a shorter length as well, Ben Duckett cuts it late but finds the man at gully, yet gain. |
| 22.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, And again! Shorter in length and outside off, Ben Duckett fails to dissect the gap past three men at slip who are placed far from one another. |
| 22.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Straighter this time into middle and leg, on a length, Ben Duckett blocks it down to the leg side. |
| 22.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Switches back to offering width outside off and lands it on a length, Ben Duckett cuts but finds the man at slip. |
| 23.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FIFTY for Ollie Pope! This has been another fine innings. Joseph comes from over the wicket and bowls it straight and into the stumps, Ollie Pope clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Alzarri Joseph (5-0-28-0). |
| 23.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Attacks the off-stump on a fuller length, Ben Duckett gets his bat forward and blocks it out. |
| 23.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Beaten! After a really long time in the innings! Alzarri Joseph digs it short and outside off, Ben Duckett looks for the expansive cut on off but gets beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 23.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Backs up with another top delivery does Alzarri Joseph! Outside off and on a nagging length with some outward movement off the deck. Ben Duckett tries to play it straight but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 23.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Goes fuller and on off, Ben Duckett drives it straight past Jospeh for a single. |
| 23.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Too full and attacking the stumps, Ollie Pope lunges and drives it straight with the full face of the bat. Doesn't quite get the timing on that one and Alzarri Joseph mops it up low to his right. |
| 24.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a length just outside off, Ben Duckett waits deep in the crease and cuts it late only to find Jason Holder at wide slip position. |
| 24.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Angles in, on middle and on a length, Ben Duckett taps it to mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 24.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and lands it on a good length, on off, Ollie Pope drives it to covers for a single. |
| 24.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Four! |
| 24.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a length just outside off, Ben Duckett punches it to point. |
| 24.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a back of a length and over middle, Ben Duckett nudges it to deep mid-wicket and gets two runs. 8 runs come off that over and England are now leading by 86 runs. |
| 0.0 : Change of ball. The current one has gone out of shape and does not pass the gauge test. The umpires have asked for a replacement. The selection has been done and we are all good to go. |
| 25.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, OUT! TAKEN! The ball change does wonders for West Indies as Alzarri Joseph traps the big fish in Ollie Pope! |
| 0.0 : Joe Root makes his way out to the centre. |
| 25.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, On a shorter length around off, Joe Root blocks it to cover. |
| 25.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the deck on a shorter length outside off. The ball just shoots off the deck. Joe Root has a feel for it but gets beaten! |
| 25.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Angles in, on the stumps and on a fuller length, Joe Root tucks it to mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 25.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 25.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Goes full and on leg, the ball skids through beating the bat of Ben Duckett who looks to flick it fine. A loud appeal for LBW but Joshua Da Silva behind the stumps suggests it was down leg. The batters get a leg bye! |
| 26.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR LEG BYES! Looks to trap the batter in the crease and bowls it full and on middle and leg. Ben Duckett tries to flick it away but misses. The ball brushes the front pad and races away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 26.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Bowls it full and outside off, Ben Duckett drives it to cover. |
| 26.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, On a nagging length, just outside off. Ben Duckett gets closer to the line and cuts it late to backward point. |
| 26.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Slashed away! Too full and outside off, Ben Duckett makes full use of it and slices it away to third man fence for a boundary. |
| 26.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Cramps Duckett for room this time! Angles it into the batter on a hard length, around middle and off, Ben Duckett just does enough to keep it out to the off side. |
| 26.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Full and outside off, Ben Duckett drives it to cover for a single and will keep the strike for the next over. |
| While the ball was being changed, Nasser Hussain on air said that the replacement ball might swing more, and that seems to be the case. The replacement ball seems to be moving more than the previous one. Can West Indies make it count? |
| 27.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a shorter length just outside off, Ben Duckett shuffles a bit in the crease and cuts it to gully. |
| 27.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Huge appeal for LBW and the dreaded finger goes up! Joe Root suggests Ben Duckett to send it upstairs but it looks dead straight to the naked eye! Alzarri Joseph steams in and nails the yorker into the stumps. Ben Duckett is late in bringing his bat down in time and gets pinged flush on the front pad. The replays roll on and the UltraEdge shows no bat to be involved as the ball passes the bat. Ball Tracking confirms all three reds and off goes Ben Ducket |
| 0.0 : Harry Brook is in at number 5. |
| 27.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, With a short leg in place, Joseph charges in from over the wicket and lands it on a hard length into the stumps, Harry Brook opens up his stance and blocks it out. |
| 27.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, A short-length delivery outside off, Harry Brook sways away. |
| 27.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Short of a length but down leg. Harry Brook doesn't move an inch as the ball zips through to the left of the keeper. |
| 27.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Bowls the bouncer over off, Harry Brook quickly rides on the bounce and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 28.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On a nagging length just outside off, Joe Root hops back and blocks it to cover. |
| 28.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Goes full and on off, Harry Brook drives it off the toe end straight to mid on. |
| 28.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Full and on off, Harry Brook drives it to mid off this time. |
| 28.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Drags the length back and attacks the stumps on a length, Harry Brook stays put and blocks it well to the off side. |
| 28.5 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Beats the outside edge! Hurls it nice and full, just outside off. Harry Brook tries to poke at it but gets beaten. |
| 28.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Angles in, on middle, Harry Brook tucks it square of the wicket on the leg side for a single. |
| 29.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Digs it short and hits the deck hard but just sliding down leg. Harry Brook gets out of the way and leaves it alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 29.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, On a length, just around off, Harry Brook chops it back onto the deck off the inside edge. |
| 29.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Lovely shot! Alzarri Joseph digs it short and over off. Harry Brook stands tall and upper cuts it over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 29.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Digs it on a shorter length and over middle, Harry Brook makes room and cuts it to point. |
| 29.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Back of a length and into the ribs, Harry Brook just nudges it to deep backward square leg and gets two runs. |
| 29.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Just over Kevin Sinclair at gully! Joseph digs it short and over middle, Harry Brook makes room and looks to cut it over point but gets cramped up a bit as he cuts it over a leaping Sinclair for a single. England now lead by 110 runs. |
| 30.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Full and into the stumps, Harry Brook flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 30.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Nearly chopped it back onto the stumps. Seales digs it fractionally short of a length and outside off, Harry Brook looks to cut it square on the off but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. |
| 30.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, On a good length and into the stumps. This time the ball stays low off the deck. Harry Brook manages to get his bat down and ease it to the on side for a single. |
| 30.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On a length, outside off, Joe Root leans ahead and blocks it to cover. |
| 30.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, FOUR! Joe Root gets his first boundary! Seales bowls it full and into the pads, Joe Root gets across the line and just gets enough on it to trickle it down to fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 30.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On a back of a length and over middle, Joe Root eases it to square leg for a single. |
| 31.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Starts from over the wicket and bowls it full and wider on off. Joe Root charges towards the line of the ball and plays an exquisite drive to deep cover for just a single. |
| 31.2 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, FOUR! Harry Brook charges down the track on a fuller-length delivery pitching around off and drills it past mid off for a boundary.  |
| 31.3 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 0.0 : Halt! It has gone really dark and the umpires get together to discuss the light situation. No light meter in sight just yet and the play will continue for now. Jason Holder comes on for a burst. |
| 31.4 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Shorter and wider on off, Harry Brook cuts it late towards backward point for a single. |
| 31.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Slants it full and on middle and off, Joe Root nudges it to mid-wicket region and gets a single. |
| 31.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, On a back of a length around middle and off, Harry Brook looks to keep it out but wears it high on the thigh pad. |
| 32.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and into the stumps, Joe Root flicks it behind square on the leg side and steals a couple of runs. |
| 32.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Lands it on a nagging length, outside off, Joe Root holds his stance and leaves it alone. |
| 32.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 32.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Fuller this time and outside off, Joe Root is happy to leave it alone. |
| 32.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Lands it outside off again and on a length, Joe Root holds his posture and leaves this one too. |
| 32.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Attacks the stumps on a hard length, Joe Root clips it to mid on for a single. |
| 33.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Hits the length right and around off, Joe Root takes a step out and stabs it down the deck. |
| 33.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Sees the batter charge and bowls a sharp bouncer over middle, Joe Root quickly swivels across and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 33.3 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 33.4 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Ouch, that will sting! Holder hits the deck hard on a shorter length and gets the ball to nip back in with the angle. Harry Brook is hurried on the back foot as gets a nasty blow on the ribs. |
| 33.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 33.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, On a length, outside off, Harry Brook shoulders arms. |
| 34.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Attacks the off stump line, on a length, Joe Root blocks it on the front foot. |
| 34.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Fuller again and on off, Joe Root presses ahead and blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 34.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Continues to keep it full and on off, Joe Root looks for the drive but gets a thick outside edge to deep backward point for a single. |
| 34.4 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Drags the length down and digs it short over leg, Harry Brook tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 34.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On a length and outside off, Joe Root leaves it alone. |
| 34.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Just outside off and on a good length, Joe Root charges at it and blocks it solidly to mid off. |
| 35.1 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Quick running between the wickets! Holder hits the deck hard on a shorter length just around off, Harry Brook taps it in front of point and squeezes a single. |
| 35.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Full and into the stumps, Joe Root clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 35.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, A steep bouncer outside off, Joe Root gets closer and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 35.4 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, On a length and outside off, Harry Brook drives it well to sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| Another change of ball? |
| 35.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Back of a length, angling back into middle and leg, Harry Brook tucks it down the deck towards mid on. |
| 35.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Lovely timing on that! Holder serves this full and into the stumps, Harry Brook flicks it past mid-wicket for three runs. England now lead by 138 runs. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well, it has been a thoroughly absorbing passage of play since the ball change. The West Indies' spirits have risen noticeably after those two quick wickets. With the replacement ball offering more movement than the previous one, West Indies will be keen to make the most of it as long as it moves. England have added 63 runs since the Tea interval, taking their lead to 138 runs. Harry Brook took his chances early on and is building a steady stand with Joe Root. Looks like the ball |
| 36.1 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Honing in, on off, on a length, Harry Brook covers the line of the ball and defends it down the deck. |
| 36.2 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Very full, angling in, on off, Harry Brook jams it out off the toe end of the bat back to the bowler. |
| 36.3 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Width on offer by Joseph, on a length, Harry Brook frees his arms and slaps it to deep point for a single. |
| 36.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Joseph errs in line again as this is too wide on off, on a short of a length, Joe Root shuffles across a bit and reaches out but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 36.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, At 132 kph, in and around the off pole, on a good length, Joe Root lets the ball come to him and defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 36.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Pitches it up on a fullish length, shaping away, Joe Root is caught on the crease as he reaches out to squeeze it out on the off side. The ball sneaks under the bat and dribbles through to the keeper. |
| 37.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Starts from over the wicket at bowls it at 88 kph, not much turn as it goes straight on, on a nagging length, on off, Harry Brook hangs back to defend it out. |
| 36.6 : Kevin Sinclair (3-0-21-0) comes back into the attack now. |
| 37.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 37.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Keeps it full, on off and middle, Joe Root brings out the reverse sweep and hits it to deep backward point for one. |
| 37.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Fired in by Sinclair, on middle, Joe Root premeditates for the reverse paddle but changes his shot, looking at the line. Adjusts well to defend it on the leg side. |
| 37.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, At the stumps, a bit short, Harry Brook stays on the back foot and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 37.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Sinclair gives a bit of air, short and on middle, Harry Brook gets on the back foot to turn it to mid-wicket. |
| 38.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Not close enough by Joseph to make the batter play, on a length, outside off, left alone by Joe Root. |
| 38.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, More like it! Goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle, on a nagging length, in the channel on off, Joe Root has a feel for the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 38.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! Glorious! Joseph serves a tempter as he serves it a bit wide, on a good length, Joe Root leans on it and caresses the drive through covers for a boundary. Joseph won't mind Root chasing wide deliveries. |
| 38.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On the pads, on a good length, nurdled on the leg side for a single by Joe Root. |
| 38.5 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Fuller in length by Joseph, a hint of away shape, on off, Harry Brook does not move his feet much as he looks to drive it down the ground. Gets an outside edge that races past gully for a couple of runs. |
| 38.6 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Slanting in from over the wicket, on a good length, on off, the ball lifts a bit off the deck. Harry Brook adjusts well to stab it down on the off side. |
| 0.0 : The umpires confer about the light conditions as it has grown quite dark. After careful consideration, they decide to continue play! |
| 39.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 39.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 39.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, At 92 kph and this stays a bit low off a nagging length, just outside off, Harry Brook is a bit late on it but gets his bat down in time to jam it out. |
| 39.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Oh, what was that from Harry Brook? |
| 39.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Slips in a quicker one, short and on off, Harry Brook plays it late as he cuts it to the left of backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 39.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Serves it flat and short, at the stumps, Harry Brook pats it back to the bowler. |
| 40.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, No run. |
| 40.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Going down leg, on a back of a length, Joe Root misses the tickle. |
| 40.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, A big shout for LBW but that looked to be going over the stumps! Joshua Da Silva gestures that Root was too far down the track and the ball would have gone over the stumps. West Indies do not take the review. |
| 40.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, No run. |
| 40.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Pitched up by Holder, on middle, Joe Root clips it to the right of mid on and gets to the other end. |
| 40.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Fuller again by Holder, outside off, Harry Brook offers no shot. |
| 41.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Misfield! Tosses it up does Sinclair, on middle, Joe Root knocks it down to a straightish mid-wicket where Kavem Hodge fumbles and concedes a single. |
| 41.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 41.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, FOUR! Exquisite by Root! Sinclair loops it up, full and outside off, Joe Root gets to the pitch of the ball with a good stride out and creams the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 41.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Drops it fractionally short, on off, Joe Root chops it through point for a run. With this single, the 200 comes up for England and they now lead by 159 runs. |
| 41.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Turning down leg, on a nagging length, Harry Brook helps it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 41.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Sinclair fires it down leg, on a length, Joe Root misses the tickle and the keeper, Joshua Da Silva does well to collect it to his let. |
| 42.1 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Bowls it on a back of a length, over off, Harry Brook gets on his toes and steers it in front of gully. |
| 42.2 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, FOUR! Edged away! Not the best of deliveries by Holder as this is short and wide on off, Harry Brook throws his hands at the delivery and gets an outside edge that flies over first slip for a boundary. |
| 42.3 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Fuller by Holder, angling in, on off, Harry Brook stays deep in his crease and defends it solidly down the deck. |
| 42.4 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Tailing back in a long way, full and at the stumps, Harry Brook gets his bat out in front and times the straight drive straight to mid on. |
| 42.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Going away from the right-hander slightly, outside off, on a length, Harry Brook shoulders arms. |
| 42.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Short of a good length, outside off, Harry Brook cracks the cut and hits it along the ground to deep point for a single. |
| 43.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Sinclair changes his angle of attack as he starts his new over from around the wicket. Pushes it through, on a nagging length, on the pads, Harry Brook clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 43.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Very full, on middle, whipped through wide mid on for a single by Brook. |
| 43.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Comes over the wicket now does Sinclair and bowls it full, on off and middle, Joe Root knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 43.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Keeps it full, on middle and leg, Joe Root lunges and flicks it through mid-wicket to rotate the strike. |
| 43.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Slows it up and drags the length back slightly, on middle, Harry Brook gets on the front foot and wrists it to the right of long on for a couple of runs. 6 off the over as England's lead goes up to 171. |
| Alzarri Joseph (9-0-42-2) comes back into the attack. |
| 44.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Steams in from over the wicket and lands it on a hard length, on off, Joe Root hops back and guides it to deep point for a single. |
| 44.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Ouch, that must have hurt! Alzarri Joseph gets the ball to nip back in a long way off the deck, on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook catches it on the midriff as he gets taken by surprise due to the sharp movement. |
| 44.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Nice shot! Joseph looks to go short but it is not short enough to trouble the batter, Harry Brook stands tall and rolls his wrists on the ball to pull it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. |
| 44.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 44.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Into the wicket goes Joseph, on off, Harry Brook gets on top of the bounce nicely and drags the pull to deep square leg for one. |
| 44.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Joseph bangs it on a hard length, over off, Joe Root employs the short-arm jab and hits it to the right of deep square leg for one more run. |
| 45.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Honing in, on off, on a length, Joe Root stays on the back foot and defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 0.0 : Jayden Seales (9-0-48-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 45.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Shaping away from the batter, on a good length, Joe Root shoulders arms. |
| 45.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, At 131 kph, fuller by Seales, outside off, Joe Root mistimes the drive to mid off. |
| 45.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Loose shot! Nipping away off the deck, on a hard length, outside off, Joe Root does not need to but he fiddles at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 45.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Gets the ball to slant back in now does Seales, on a good length, on middle, Joe Root gets his front leg across and clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 45.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Coming back in with the angle, on a short of a good length, around off, Joe Root hangs back and blocks it out wth a straight bat. A maiden by Jayden Seales, his first of the inning. |
| 46.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! A classy shot by Harry Brook to get to his FIFTY! Missed out on his half century in the first inning but he has gotten it now in the second inning. |
| 46.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 46.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Full and a bit of tail back into the right-hander, on off and middle, Joe Root flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 46.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Drags the length back now does Joseph, on off, Joe Root gets half-forward and defends it close to his body. |
| 46.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Lands it on a hard length, over middle, Joe Root gets his front leg across and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 46.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Too straight, on the pads, on a short of a length, Joe Root works it off his hips towards deep backward square leg for one. This single takes England's lead to 184. |
| 47.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, At 136 kph, full and on off and middle, Joe Root gets his bat out in front of the pads and taps it down the deck. Root seems to be distracted by the movement of Mikyle Louis at mid-wicket as Seales came running in. |
| 47.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, In the channel on off, on a short of a good length, Joe Root watches it closely and lets it go. |
| 47.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, In the corridor of off again, on a length, Joe Root uses his feet and dabs it late to the left of Shamar Joseph at deep point for a single. |
| 47.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Misfield! Seales bowls it on a length, around off. The ball keeps low as Harry Brook tries to block it out. Gets this one off the toe end of the bat and the ball dribbles down to second slip where Kavem Hodge does not stay low enough and lets the ball go through his legs for a couple of runs. |
| 47.5 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, On a hard length, angling in, on off, Harry Brook defends it out from the crease. |
| 47.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Digs it in short does Seales, at the batter, Harry Brook swivels and plays a controlled pull shot down to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 48.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 0.0 : Kavem Hodge seems to have hurt his finger. Calls out for the physio, but then decides to walk off the ground. A fielding substitute replaces him. |
| 48.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Short again, over middle, Harry Brook is able to get on top of the bounce and pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 48.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 48.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Joseph comes around the wicket and slips in a bumper, at the right shoulder of the batter. Joe Root thinks about the pull but withdraws himself from the shot and lets it go. |
| 48.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Not short enough by Joseph to trouble the batter, over middle, Harry Brook comfortably pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 48.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Another short delivery by Joseph, over middle, Joe Root pulls it well but can't get it past Jason Holder at short square leg. |
| 49.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, FOUR! Deft touch! On a back of a length, on the sixth stump line, Harry Brook hangs back in his crease and plays it very late. Controls the dab down to get it past Jason Holder at a widish slip for a boundary. |
| 49.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, FOUR! And again! Similar shot, similar result! The 100-run stand comes up between these two batters. Seales gets a bit of extra bounce on this one, on off, on a hard length, Harry Brook has to reach out a bit and glides it to the left of gully for four more runs. |
| 49.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, England now lead by 200 runs! |
| 49.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Angling in, on a back of a length, around off, Joe Root hangs back and guides it down to gully. |
| 49.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, At 138 kph and nipping back in a touch, outside off, on a back of a length, Joe Root allows the ball come to him and steers it behind square on the off side for one more run. |
| 49.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Beaten! Seales bangs it on a hard length, outside off, Harry Brook hops to punch it through the off side but the ball skids through and keeps low as well to go under the bat. Seales has a few words to say to Brook before taking the cap from the umpire. Last over of the day coming up. |
| 50.1 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 50.2 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 50.4 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Harry Brook, Brathwaite gives a bit of air, full and on off, Harry Brook gets on the front foot to defend it out. |
| 50.5 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Harry Brook, On a nagging length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook defends it out beside the pitch on the leg side. |
| 50.6 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Harry Brook, Brathwaite looks to push it through but ends up bowling a low full toss, down leg, Harry Brook clips it through backward square leg for a single to end the day. England lead by 207 runs at STUMPS on DAY 3! |
| 50.3 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Harry Brook, FOUR!! Nicely done! Short and slanting away, around off, Harry Brook goes on the back foot and steers it through short third for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY - 29 Overs, 132 Runs, 2 Wickets -Â With the conclusion of Day 3, this game remains wide open with two more days to go. The excitement of 'moving day' lived up to expectations, offering a captivating and entertaining display of cricket from both teams. But England will be the happier side to finish the day at 248/3, holding a lead of 207 runs. |
| Despite England's excellent bowling in the first session, where they took 5 wickets, one can say that the session ultimately belonged to West Indies. They battled tenaciously to surpass England's first innings total, securing a commendable lead of 41 runs. Joshua Da Silva weathered the difficult bowling phase under overcast conditions, with Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes delivering tight lines. He found a steadfast partner in Shamar Joseph, and together they frustrated the English bowlers with |
| In the afternoon session, England regained total control, shaking off their earlier struggles to start strong. Although they lost Zak Crawley to an unfortunate run-out, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett launched a fierce attack, scoring at 5.27 runs per over, putting the West Indies pacers on the back foot. The West Indies had a poor start with the ball, appearing stranded with ordinary bowling and no answers to the challenges posed by the set batters. Pope and Duckett navigated the session comforta |
| A change of ball due to the original losing its shape turned the tide significantly. The new ball proved to be far more effective, and Alzarri Joseph struck gold on the very first delivery, dismissing Ollie Pope and reigniting the West Indies attack. Joseph found his rhythm and nailed a yorker in his next over to dismiss Ben Duckett. Harry Brook and Joe Root then weathered the storm during this challenging phase, as the ball bounced steeply and the surface offered some assistance to the bowl |
| Right then, with the game nicely set up and all four outcomes still possible with two days remaining, rest assured this match promises to be even more entertaining and could potentially go down to the wire. England have their noses ahead at the end of Day 3, but they will know they need to post a lead of at least 350 plus to give themselves a strong chance. The visitors, pleased with their performance so far, will be looking to capitalize on the early morning conditions on Day 4 to keep down the |
| ... DAY 4, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to Day 4 of this thrilling second Test match between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The game is finely poised, and today's play will undoubtedly shape the direction this Test match takes. So, grab a hot coffee and settle in for what promises to be another fascinating day of cricket. |
| England have shown exceptional confidence in the third innings, with Harry Brook and Joe Root firmly in control raising the lead to 207. This duo's impressive stand presents a significant hurdle for the visiting team to overcome. Despite a few close calls on Day 3, where the ball whisked past edges or sailed beyond fielders, Brook and Root skillfully turned these near-misses to their advantage. Their solid, strategic play put England in a commanding position, with a strong sense of momentum wh |
| With clear overhead conditions expected throughout the day, the pitch is likely to remain favourable for batters, rewarding well-executed cricketing shots, which bodes well for England. Given their current approach to Test cricket, don't be surprised if they adopt an aggressive strategy before declaring the innings later in the day. With seven wickets in hand and a deep batting lineup, the odds are certainly backing England to get over the line. |
| For the West Indies, the situation remains challenging. Their bowling has lacked sharpness and accuracy throughout the match, putting them in a difficult position as they struggle to find ways to dismantle England's batting lineup. Consistency has been their Achilles' heel, and despite having favourable conditions for bowling the previous day, they were unable to capitalize on it. With the pressure now mounting, the West Indies are fighting an uphill battle, struggling to find a way to reverse t |
| The visiting pacersâ best hope lies in making the most of the first hour of play, extracting every bit of assistance from the pitch to challenge Englandâs batting. If they can make early inroads, they may then leverage their spinners to try and keep the score to under 350. Will they rise to the occasion and pose challenges, or will England maintain their dominance and put one outcome of being handed a defeat to bed? Stick around as the answers will soon be revealed with the game set to resum |
| 51.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Starts well does Seales! Begins from over the wicket and lands it in the channel on off, on a nagging length, Harry Brook hangs on the back foot and dabs it down to gully. |
| 0.0 : All set for an action-packed Day 4 to commence! The umpires stride out to the centre, followed by the West Indies fielders, who are spreading out to take their positions. Joe Root and Harry Brook step onto the field, ready to continue their innings. Jayden Seales is at the top of his mark, eager to kick off the day's proceedings with the ball in hand. And here we go... |
| 51.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, A hint of inward movement at 136 kph, fuller in length, around off, Harry Brook presents a high elbow and times the drive straight to mid off. |
| 51.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Pulls the length back and bowls it on the sixth stump line, Harry Brook waits on the back foot and guides it towards gully. |
| 51.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, First runs of the day for Harry Brook and England! Seales hits the hard length and keeps it outside off, Harry Brook lets the ball come to him and plays it from the crease. Steers it behind square on the off side for a couple of runs as Alick Athanaze runs and slides to his left from deep point to cut it off. |
| 51.5 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, FOUR! Beautiful shot! |
| 51.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Seales goes full and offers a bit of width, outside off, Harry Brook opens the bat face slightly and drives it square to deep point for a single. A good start to the day for England, 7 runs off it. |
| Shamar Joseph will start the proceedings from the other end. |
| 52.1 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Joseph steams in from over the wicket and bangs it on a hard length, over off, the ball straightens a bit off the deck. Harry Brook adjusts well and stabs it down on the off side. |
| 52.2 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, A big shout for LBW but the umpire is unmoved! Shamar Joseph goes wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and angles it in, on off, on a good length, Harry Brook plays it in front of his body and shapes up to work it away towards mid on. The ball nips away off the deck to beat the outside edge and zips through to rap Brook high on the back pad. Looked to be going over. |
| 52.3 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Good running! |
| 52.4 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Honing in at the stumps, on a hard length, Harry Brook gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it out on the leg side. |
| 52.5 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 52.6 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Pitched right up there by Shamar Joseph, on middle and leg, Harry Brook helps it away off his pads down to fine leg for a single. |
| 53.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Seales aims the top of the off stump from over the wicket, Harry Brook plays it right under his eyes and guides it towards gully. |
| 53.2 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Attacking the stumps, on a good length, Harry Brook tries to cover the line of the ball but the ball seams back in a bit and catches the inner half of the bat. |
| 53.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Fired in at 139 kph, on a nagging length, just outside off, Harry Brook pats it down on the off side. |
| 53.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Quick single taken! Seales serves it on a length, on off, Harry Brook taps it in front of the man at cover and calls Joe Root through for a quick single. The cover fielder is caught on his heels and Seales is unhappy about it. |
| 53.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Delivers it on a hard length on the sixth stump line, Joe Root dabs it from the crease towards backward point. |
| 53.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Lands it in the corridor of uncertainty on off, on a good length, Joe Root shuffles across a bit and shoulders arms as the ball goes through to the keeper, Joshua Da Silva at ankle height. |
| 54.1 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, A bit too straight, sliding onto the pads, on a hard length, Harry Brook gets inside the line and glances it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 54.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Four! |
| 54.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Honing in at the stumps, on a short of a length, Joe Root nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 54.4 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Fuller by Shamar, on off, Harry Brook drives well but can't get it past Kraigg Brathwaite at mid off. |
| 54.5 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Oh, that kept low! |
| 54.6 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, On a short of a length, just outside off, Harry Brook gets on the back foot and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 55.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 55.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Lands it on a length, on off, Joe Root gets his front foot across and pats it to mid off. |
| 55.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Gets a bit of lift on this one does Seales, on a back of a length, outside off, Joe Root walks down the track to put Seales off his length. Root sways away to let the ball go. |
| 55.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 55.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On middle and leg, on a short of a length, Joe Root rolls his wrists and flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 55.6 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, FOUR! Sheer class! Seales varies his length by going bowl full this time, on off, Harry Brook gets into the position early and presents a high elbow to drive it back past the bowler and to the right of mid off for a boundary. |
| 56.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Drop and run! Angling in, on a back of a length, on off, Joe Root taps it with soft hands in front of cover for a single. |
| 56.2 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Keeps it on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook gets on his toes and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 56.3 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Well bowled! |
| 56.4 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, In complete control this time! Joseph goes short again, at the batter, Harry Brook swivels and gets on top of the bounce nicely to pull it down to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 56.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 56.6 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, This is on a back of a length, a hint of inward movement, Harry Brook waits back in his crease and steers it along the ground to gully. |
| Alzarri Joseph (12-0-58-2) comes into the attack now. |
| 57.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Alzarri starts with a loosener, full and going way down leg, Joe Root misses the flick. |
| 57.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Pitched up by Alzarri Joseph, around off, Joe Root gets on the front foot and pushes it past cover for a single. |
| 57.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Aerial but safe! |
| 57.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Full and on off, Harry Brook defends it out off the front foot. |
| 57.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 57.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Into the wicket, at the hips, Harry Brook swivels and controls the pull down to fine leg for a single. |
| 58.1 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Joseph bangs it on a hard length, over off, Harry Brook hangs back and stabs it down on the leg side. |
| 58.2 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Harry Brook opens the bat face and glides it on the bounce to Kevin Sinclair at gully who fails to make a clean stop to his left and concedes a single. |
| 58.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 58.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, A shortish delivery by Shamar, over middle, Joe Root rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 58.5 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, Short and wide on off, Harry Brook frees his arms and cuts it to deep point to rotate the strike. |
| 58.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Shamar goes wide of the crease and delivers it on a back of a length, outside off, Joe Root shapes up initially to drag the pull on the leg side but the ball is too close for him to drag it away. Root changes his shot and keeps it out with a straight bat. |
| 59.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, At 135 kph, at the batter, on a nagging length, Harry Brook watchfully nudges it to mid-wicket from the crease. |
| 59.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, A bit fuller but on the pads, Harry Brook stays on the back foot and clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 59.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR! Skillfully done! On the off stump line, on a good length, Harry Brook picks the line and length early and just opens the face of his bat to steer it to the left of backward point for a boundary. Moves to 99 does Brook. |
| 59.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Alzarri slips in a sharp and quick bumper, at the left shoulder of the batter. Harry Brook gets inside the line of the ball and makes the leave. |
| 59.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Joseph looks to go full but ends up dishing out a low full toss, on off, Harry Brook gets taken by surprise and can only pat it to mid off. |
| 59.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, Shaping in, on a good length, on off and middle, Harry Brook gets right behind the line and solidly defends it down the deck. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder (9-0-38-0) comes into the attack and replaces Shamar Joseph! And with that, there is another change of ball. |
| 60.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, No run. |
| 60.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Slips it down leg, on a short of a length, Joe Root thinks about having a tickle but decides against it and lets it go. |
| 60.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Edgy! Holder pitches it up and gets a hint of away shape, outside off, Joe Root's eyes light up as he reaches out and leans into the drive. Gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 60.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Holder gets the ball to come back in now, on off, full in length, Joe Root gets his front foot across and with a straight bat, pushes it out to mid on. |
| 60.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, An away swinger by Holder, on a good length, outside off, Joe Root is happy to let that one go. |
| 60.6 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, A maiden by Jason Holder! Just outside off by Holder, slanting in off a length, Joe Root covers the line of the ball and pats it back to the bowler. A probing over first up by West Indies with the replacement ball. |
| 61.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, At 140 kph but going down leg, Harry Brook looks to help it away off his pads but misses out. |
| 61.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, HUNDRED FOR Harry Brook! 5th Test hundred overall but the first one at home for the 25-year-old from Yorkshire! |
| 61.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 61.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Wristy by Joe Root to get to his FIFTY! With these two runs, Root surpasses Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the list of most runs in Test cricket. |
| 61.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Full and on off, Joe Root gets a good stride in and blocks it right under his eyes. |
| 61.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Joseph lands it on a good length and into the pads, Joe Root quickly clips it off his pads to deep square leg for a single. |
| 62.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, On a good length and onto the stumps, Joe Root tucks it to mid on. |
| 62.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, No run. |
| 62.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, No run. |
| 62.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Fuller and a bit slower, on the pads, Joe Root has to wait for it before flicking it wide of deep backward square leg for one. |
| 62.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Joseph goes a bit wide on the crease and angles it in, on a short of a length, over middle, Harry Brook gets behind the line of the ball and defends it nicely. |
| 62.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Fuller in length, on off and middle, Harry Brook lunges and blocks it out with his bat close to his front pad. |
| 63.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, At 135 kph, on a hard length by Shamar, on off, Joe Root hops back and pats it in front of cover. |
| 63.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, In the channel on off, fuller as well, Joe Root leans on it and caresses the drive to deep point for one. |
| 63.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR BYES! Given as byes by the umpire there was a noise! Alzarri Joseph dishes out a sharp and quick bumper at the batter's left ear. Harry Brook gets into a tangle as the ball gets big on him and rushes him as he tries to swivel and play the hook. The ball sails past him and the keeper, Joshua Da Silva leaps to his left but only gets fingertips on it. The ball races behind for a boundary. |
| 63.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 63.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Delivers it on a back of a length, around off, Joe Root gets on his toes and pushes it to cover. |
| 63.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! England have asserted their dominance with a composed yet commanding start to Day 4. Having navigated the first hour of play seamlessly, both Joe Root and Harry Brook appear comfortable out there and are steadily extending the lead which now reads 259 runs. Despite decent efforts, the West Indies bowlers have struggled to put significant pressure on these English batters. Consistency will be key for them as they seek the breakthrough the team desperately needs. |
| 64.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and on off, Joe Root drops his bat low and blocks it out back onto the deck. |
| 64.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, On a length, outside off, Joe Root leans on and drives it to deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 64.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Fuller again and onto that off-stump line, Joe Root taps it to cover. |
| 64.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, At 123 kph, bowls it full and into the stumps, Joe Root flicks it off his pads towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 64.5 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, Some movement on that one! It will cheer up the bowlers a bit! Holder digs it on a back of a length, outside off. The ball shapes away sharply off the deck. Harry Brook has a feel for it but gets beaten by the movement off the pitch. |
| 64.6 : Jason Holder to Harry Brook, On a length and outside off this time, Harry Brook leaves it alone. |
| 65.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Comes from over the wicket and tosses it full and on off, Joe Root quickly brings out the reverse sweep and gets it fine past the fielder at slip for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : Spin for the first time in the day as Kevin Sinclair (7-0-40-0)Â comes on to bowl. |
| 65.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Fuller and on off, Joe Root waits back and cuts it late to point for a single. |
| 65.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Darts this quicker and into the pads, on a fuller length, Harry Brook sweeps it to deep square leg for one. |
| 65.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 65.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Turning in, from a shorter length and around middle and leg, Joe Root hangs back and tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 65.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, FOUR! Powerfully done! Sinclair tosses this one up just around off, Harry Brook quickly gets a good stride out and whips it over cover for a boundary. |
| 66.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, FOUR! Joe Root joins the party now! Holder slips it on leg and on a length, Joe Root hops back and tickles it fine past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 66.2 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, On a back of a length, just around off, Joe Root dabs it down the deck. |
| 66.3 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Angles it into the right-hander on a length and into the pads, Joe Root tucks it away to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 66.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Full and outside off, Joe Root gets really low and drops his bat on the ball with deft hands steering it to gully. |
| 66.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Full and slanting into he stumps, Root flicks it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 66.6 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, An away swinger pitched on a fuller length, outside off, Joe Root leans closer and drives it to deep third for a couple of runs. 8 runs come off that over and England's lead is now 281 runs. |
| 67.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Bowls it full and into the stumps, Harry Brook plants his front leg out and cuts it to point. |
| 67.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 67.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, No run. |
| 67.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Full again and on middle and leg, Joe Root sweeps it in front of deep backward square leg for a couple of easy runs. |
| 67.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Tosses it full and on middle and leg, Joe Root punches it to long on for a single. |
| 67.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Harry Brook, Flights it full and on off, Harry Brook frees his arms and carves it to deep point for a single to end the over. |
| 68.1 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Steams from over the wicket and hurls it on a shorter length, outside off, Harry Brook hangs back and punches it with an angled bat to deep point for a single. |
| 68.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Continues to serve it outside off and on a shorter length, Joe Root cuts it to the left of point and gets a single. |
| 68.3 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Gets the line slightly closer to the off stump and lands it on a nagging length, Harry Brook looks to play at it but gets beaten by the pace on the ball. |
| 68.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, OUT! c Joshua Da Silva b Jayden Seales. |
| 0.0 : The England skipper, Ben Stokes comes in now to a huge cheer from the crowd. |
| 68.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Comes from around the wicket and lands it on a hard length with the incoming angle around middle and off, Ben Stokes blocks it to covers. |
| 68.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, A tad fuller and outside off, Ben Stokes stabs it down to the off side. |
| 69.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Serves it full and into middle and leg, Joe Root rocks back and clips it to square leg region for a single. |
| 69.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 69.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Straighter this time and on a fuller length, Ben Stokes eases it back to the bowler. |
| 69.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Drags the length short and drifts it into the pads, Ben Stokes quickly gets deep in the crease and punches it behind square of the wicket on the leg side for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 69.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Shorter again but on off, Ben Stokes punches it to long off for a single. |
| 69.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Floats this full around off and gets the ball to grip the deck and turn back in. Joe Root manages to keep it out to the off side. |
| 70.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Comes from around the wicket and bangs it on a length, outside off, Ben Stokes swivels back and looks for the pull but gets beaten. |
| 70.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Fuller than the previous one and outside off, Ben Stokes drives it well but straight to the man at cover. |
| 70.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Gets the line closer to the off pole and lands it full, Ben Stokes drives it with soft hands straight to mid off. |
| 70.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On the off stump line, and on a good length, Ben Stokes blocks it to the right of the bowler and Seales on his follow-through mops it up. |
| 70.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Angles in, on a length and on off, Ben Stokes defends it off the backfoot. |
| 70.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Fine looking shot! Fuller in length and outside off, Ben Stokes frees his arms and crisps his drive past cover for a boundary. |
| 71.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Tosses this one full and outside off, Joe Root blocks it to the off side. |
| 71.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, No run. |
| 71.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 71.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Turns this back into the stumps from a fuller length and on off, Ben Stokes rocks back and makes room before punching it down to long off for a single. |
| 71.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Full and into the pads, Ben Stokes drives it to long on for one. |
| 71.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Ben Stokes, Floats this one on the off stump line, Ben Stokes pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 72.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Seales goes full and it is on off, the ball keeps a bit low but Joe Root does well to stay low with the bounce to keep it out on the off side. |
| 72.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Seales bangs it on a hard length, over off, Joe Root gets on his toes and dabs it in front of point. This single takes England's lead to 300. |
| 72.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On a back of a length and angling into middle and off, Ben Stokes opens up and stabs it down the deck. |
| 72.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Hurls it on a good length and on off, Ben Stokes blocks it to the off side. Joe Root looks for the run but is sent back by Stokes. |
| 72.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Angles it in, on a good length and into middle and leg, Ben Stokes dabs it to mid on. |
| 72.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Bowls it into the pads and on a nagging length, Ben Stokes clips it straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 73.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Fuller and on middle and off, Joe Root tucks it back to the bowler. |
| 73.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, No run. |
| 73.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Keeps it tight around off and on a fuller length, Joe Root clips it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 73.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Full again and into the stumps, Joe Root eases it to the right of the bowler. |
| 73.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, No run. |
| 73.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Full and on middle, Joe Root knocks it to mid-wicket. |
| 74.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! Jayden Seales gets another one! To his disappointment, Ben Stokes finds the man with utmost precision! |
| 0.0 : Jamie Smith comes out to bat with not much time left before the Lunch break. |
| 74.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, On a shorter length, outside off, Jamie Smith cuts it to third man for a couple of runs to get off the mark straightaway. |
| 74.3 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Bowls it around off and on a length, Jamie Smith drives it well to deep point for a single. |
| 74.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 74.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On a good length again just outside off, Joe Root cuts it to the man at gully. |
| 74.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Digs it very short and over middle and leg, Joe Root watches the length and moves inside the line and leaves it alone. |
| 75.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Loops it full and into the pads, Jamie Smith nudges it to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 75.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Flatter and fuller into the pads again, Joe Root pushes it across in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 75.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Grips it around off and gets the ball to turn back in a tad, Jamie Smith gets back and punches it back tot he bowler. |
| 75.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Full and on off, Jamie Smith eases it back to the bowler. |
| 75.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, Good effort from Shamar Joseph! Sinclair bowls it fuller and outside off, Jamie Smith drives it past point and Shamar Joseph chases this to the fence and cuts it down to just two. |
| 75.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Jamie Smith, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kevin Sinclair strikes, and England lose a wicket just before Lunch! It's not the ideal time to lose a wicket, but lunch will undoubtedly taste much better for the visitors now! Comes from over the wicket and floats it fuller and outside off. The ball just grips and straightens up a bit off the rough. Jamie Smith is drawn into the shot as he looks to push it past cover but gets a feather of an outside edge straight into the mitts of Josh |
| 0.0 : England reached 100/3 in 25 overs by the end of an engrossing session of Test cricket. It was a tale of two halves - the first hour went England's way, as they scored 52 runs without any loss. However, the West Indies came roaring back in the latter part of the session, picking up three crucial wickets. The tourists will head into lunch feeling much better about their position in the game. |
| Starting the day with a lead of 207 runs, seeing out the first hour was a primary objective for the two English batters. The first hour saw Harry Brook reach his first Test hundred at home, while Joe Root notched up his fifty as the duo batted with a steady tempo for England. It was seemingly easy going for England until they lost 3 wickets for 19 runs. With Joe Root holding one end up, the hosts go to Lunch with a lead of 307 runs. |
| Credit has to go to West Indies for not throwing in the towel and hanging in there. At the start of the day, West Indies bowled probing lines and lengths to keep the runs in check, giving a good account of themselves. However, except for the occasional ball beating the bat, there were no encouraging signs for them. Jayden Seales kept battling away in the face of resolute batting to strike twice in the session. Just when it thought the visitors would have to be content with just two wickets, Kev |
| Right then, with five sessions left in the game, even with the loss of three wickets before Lunch, England are ahead but not by much. As for the West Indies, the second new ball is 4 overs away, and if they can get Root before that, they will have a real chance of bowling out the tail quickly. Normally, pitches do not deteriorate in England and if the pitch stays the way it is, the tourists will back themselves to chase anything upto 400. History says that West Indies' successful run chase in Te |
| ... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ... |
| 76.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Starts from over the wicket and angles it into the pads, Joe Root clips it well to deep square leg for a single. |
| 76.2 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Hits the deck with pace on a shorter length and angling over middle, Chris Woakes opens up his stance and stabs it down the pitch. |
| 0.0 : We are all set for the start of the second session. The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by Kraigg Brathwaite and his men. Chris Woakes joins Joe Root out in the centre. It will be Root on strike. Shamar Joseph is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 76.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, With a short leg in place, Joseph digs it short over middle and leg. Not too short. Woakes lifts his front leg and works it to deep backward square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 76.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 76.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Slants this one into the right-hander on a good length and on middle and off, Joe Root tucks it to mid on for a single. |
| 76.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On a good length and outside off, Joe Root drives it to deep point for a single. |
| Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, NO BALL! Shamar Joseph has overstepped for the second time in this inning. Bowls it outside off and on a length, Chris Woakes cuts it past backward point for a single. |
| 77.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Tosses it full and outside off, Joe Root gets his front leg out and taps it to mid on. |
| 77.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 77.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : It will be spin in the form of Kevin Sinclair (13-1-67-1)Â from the other end. |
| 77.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, FOUR! Gets to the 90's with that cracking shot! Sinclair digs it marginally short outside off, Joe Root quickly gets back and punches it past point for a boundary. |
| Now then, is that a bump ball? Yes, looks like it. |
| 77.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, No run. |
| 77.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Fuller and outside off, Joe Root blocks it on the front foot. |
| 78.1 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Width on offer, outside of and on a shorter length, Chris Woakes slaps it off the center of the bat but straight to the man at deep point for a single. |
| 78.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Angles it in, on a nagging length, just outside off, Root gets his bat down and blocks it out. |
| 78.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On a back of a length, over off, Joe Root gets closer to the line and pats it down the deck towards mid off. |
| 78.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Keeps digging it short and gets this one closer to off, Joe Root rides the bounce and pulls it along the turf to deep square leg for one. |
| 78.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, An appeal for LBW, but it seemed to be going down leg. Joseph bowls this with the incoming angle and on a hard length, on middle and leg. Chris Woakes was deep in the crease hoping for it to be a short ball but is surprised with a full one. He doesn't get his bat down in time and the ball pings him on the front pad. |
| 78.6 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Now he bowls the short one but down leg, Chris Woakes looks to pull but plays it inside the line of the ball. |
| 79.1 : Kevin Sinclair to Joe Root, Darts this one quicker and fuller into the pads, Joe Root tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 79.2 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Another huge appeal for LBW! The umpire deems it not out. After a long discussion, Kraigg Brathwaite sends it upstairs with 1 second remaining on the ticker. Sinclair bowls it nice and full, outside off and gets the ball to turn back in. Chris Woakes plants his front leg across and looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball turns in to strike the front pad. The UltraEdge shows no bat involved and the Ball Tracking confirms that th |
| 79.3 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Full and on off, Chris Woakes pushes it to mid off. |
| 79.4 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Keeps bowling it full and on off, Chris Woakes taps it across to mid-wicket. |
| 79.5 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 79.6 : Kevin Sinclair to Chris Woakes, Shorter and on off, Chris Woakes cuts it well past point for a couple of runs. |
| The second new ball is now available for West Indies. Will they take it straight away? Yes, they are taking it. It will be Shamar Joseph to make first use of it. |
| 80.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Steams from over the wicket and lands it on a length just around off, Joe Root with a straight bat blocks it out past gully and gets a run. |
| 80.2 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Straight over off, on a good length, Chris Woakes covers the line and dabs it back down the deck. |
| 80.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, A tad shorter in length than the previous one, just around off, Chris Woakes gets his bat ahead and blocks it to mid off. |
| 80.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Angles in, full and firing into the stumps, Chris Woakes gets a decent bat on it to knock it towards mid on. |
| 80.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Joseph hits the deck on a length, just around off, Chris Woakes waits back and punches it to the off side. |
| 80.6 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length and slants it in with the angle, Chris Woakes is equal to the task and manages to dig it out to mid off. |
| 81.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Comes from over the wicket and lands it outside off, on a good length, Joe Root leans on it and cuts it straight to the fielder at gully. |
| 80.6 : Who will share the red cherry from the other end? It will be the other Joseph, Alzarri. |
| 81.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the deck hard over off, on a shorter length, Joe Root rides the bounce and opens the bat face steering it past gully for a single. |
| 81.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 81.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Digs it short this time and over the stumps, Chris Woakes hangs deep in the crease and tucks it to mid on for a single. |
| 81.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Shorter in length and on off, Joe Root opens the face of the bat guiding it straight to the fielder at gully. |
| 81.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Good running this! Joseph goes full and outside off, Joe Root drives it to deep point and gets two runs off it. He now moves to 98 runs. |
| 82.1 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Attacks the top of off, on a hard length, Chris Woakes hops back and gets his bat down to keep it out. |
| 82.2 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Offers a bit of width outside off, on a length, Chris Woakes crunches it through point for a couple of runs. |
| 82.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, On a back of a length and angling into the stumps, Chris Woakes hops back and makes the block. |
| 82.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Nicely done! Shamar Joseph digs it short and over middle and leg, Chris Woakes covers the line and tucks it through fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 82.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, OUT! c Jason Holder b Shamar Joseph. |
| 0.0 : Gus Atkinson is the new man in. |
| 82.6 : Shamar Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Targets the stumps on a good length and with the angle coming into the batter. Gus Atkinson blocks it out. |
| 83.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Full and into the pads, Joe Root flicks it to deep square leg and sprints to the other end. He looks for the second but doesn't get it. On 99 now! |
| 83.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Bangs this short and angling over the left shoulder of Atkinson. He swivels across and pulls it to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 83.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! An exquisite shot to bring up his HUNDRED! What a knock this has been from the former English Captain. |
| 83.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 83.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, On a back of a length just outside off, Joe Root pushes it to point and gets a single. |
| 83.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Pitched up around middle and off, Gus Atkinson blocks it to backward point. |
| 83.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, 1 run. |
| 83.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 84.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! A Joe Root special! A shot that has fetched Root a lot of runs but has also been criticized by many. Joseph goes full and angling in, on off, Joe Root gets into the position quickly and pulls out the reverse scoop. Gets it over the leaping first slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 84.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 84.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Four! |
| 84.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, On a length, just outside off, Joe Root blocks it to mid off. |
| 84.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Digs it very short and over off, Joe Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 84.6 : Shamar Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Oh dear. How close was it to the stumps? Shamar Joseph bowls this from wider of the crease and lands it on a good length over middle and off. Gus Atkinson plays the wrong line as the ball zips past the inside edge over the stumps. |
| 85.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Wide outside off and on a length, Root drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 85.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Bowls an away swinger on a fuller length and outside off, Gus Atkinson looks for the drive but is beaten. |
| 85.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Short of a length and over off, Gus Atkinson swivels back and pulls it all along the turf for a couple of runs. England reach the 400 mark. Twice in the game. First-time ever in the history of Test cricket have England scored 400 or more in both innings of a game. These two runs take England's lead to 359. |
| 85.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Timed to perfection! Alzarri Joseph slants it into the pads on a fuller length, Gus Atkinson gets his bat ahead and clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 85.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Short again over off, Gus Atkinson pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 85.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Sharp stop! Joseph serves it on a hard length, shaping away, outside off, Joe Root hangs back and glides it towards gully where Kevin Sinclair makes a quick stop, moving away to his right. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! The West Indies have achieved the breakthroughs they sought with the new ball, yet they haven't managed to stem the flow of runs, which could become a significant concern heading into this second phase of the session. |
| 86.1 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, Seales bends his back and digs it in short but the line is down leg, Gus Atkinson swivels for the pull but goes through his shot early. Gets it off the back of the bat as the ball rolls behind to the left of the keeper. Atkinson gets called through for a quick single by Root and he makes it . |
| 86.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Serves it on a short of a length, on off, Joe Root defends it from the crease down the deck. |
| 86.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 86.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 86.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Oh my! Chaos all around! Seales delivers it on a back of a length, on off, Joe Root taps it with soft hands in front of point and sets off for the run as does Gus Atkinson. Kevin Sinclair from gully swoops in and seeing that, Root retreats and sends his partner back. |
| 86.6 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, Full and honing in at the stumps, Gus Atkinson leans on it and times the straight drive to mid on. |
| 87.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, This is on a short of a length, around off, Joe Root stabs it down on the off side. |
| 87.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 87.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, And again! Joseph bowls an effort ball with a cross-seam. It jags back in sharply and takes off a bit, on off, Joe Root shapes up for the drive initially but gets taken aback and fends it off the inner half of the bat back towards the bowler. |
| 87.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hurls it on a short of a good length, on middle and leg, Joe Root glances it off his hips to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 87.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, In the channel on off, a hint of away shape, on a nagging length, Gus Atkinson plays away from his body as he looks to defend it out. Gets it off the inner half of the bat beside the pitch on the leg side for one. |
| 87.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Joseph serves an away swinger, on a length, outside off, Joe Root goes for the drive away from his body and has to reach out to play the shot. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies well wide of gully and beats deep backward point to his left for a boundary. This four takes England's lead to 372. |
| 88.1 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Into the wicket goes Seales, over middle and leg, Gus Atkinson takes his eyes off the ball but still goes with the pull shot as he fetches it from over his head. Gets a top edge that races down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 88.2 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, An even tighter line by Seales, on a hard length, on middle, Gus Atkinson defends it from the crease on the leg side. |
| 88.3 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, Another short delivery by Seales but not as high as the first delivery of the over. Gus Atkinson swivels nicely and rolls his wrists on the pull to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 88.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Lands it in the channel now, on a good length, Joe Root waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it late to deep third for a single. |
| 88.5 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 88.6 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, With Jason Holder at leg slip, Seales hurls it on a back of a length, over middle and leg, Gus Atkinson gets behind the line and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 89.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, OUT! TAKEN! The change of bowling has done the trick for West Indies! |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood walks out to bat at number 10 for England. |
| 89.2 : Jason Holder to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 89.3 : Jason Holder to Mark Wood, Full and a hint of away movement, on off, Mark Wood blocks it out from the crease. |
| 89.4 : Jason Holder to Mark Wood, Full and on off, Mark Wood takes a good stride out and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 89.5 : Jason Holder to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 89.6 : Jason Holder to Mark Wood, This nips back in sharply off the deck, over middle, on a back of a length, Mark Wood does enough to fend this one out on the off side from the crease. |
| 90.1 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, WIDE! Jayden Seales digs it in short but ends up bowling too short as it sails over the batter's head. Gus Atkinson tries to hook it but misses. Wide given. |
| Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 90.2 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 90.3 : Jayden Seales to Gus Atkinson, EDGED AND DROPPED! Would you believe it? Jason Holder who has been safe all game has put it down. |
| 90.4 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 90.5 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, OUT! TIMBER! Jayden Seales takes matters into his own hands! 100th first-class wicket for Seales! |
| 0.0 : Shoaib Bashir will be the last man to walk out to bat for England. |
| 90.6 : Jayden Seales to Shoaib Bashir, A lovely shot to start off, but Atkinson has denied the run. Jayden Seales bowls it full and into the pads, Shoaib Bashir flicks it off his pads to deep square leg. |
| 91.1 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, A big swing and a miss from Atkinson! holder bangs it on a good length and over off, Gus Atkinson tries to hoick it across the line but makes no connection. |
| 91.2 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 91.3 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 91.4 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, Holder dishes out a bumper, over off and middle, Gus Atkinson swings to hook it away but fails to connect. |
| 91.5 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, FOUR! Gus Atkinson connects this time and connects well! |
| 91.6 : Jason Holder to Gus Atkinson, Holder takes pace off and goes into the wicket, around leg, Gus Atkinson tries to fetch the pull from over his head but misses. |
| 92.1 : Jayden Seales to Shoaib Bashir, Fired in at 132 kph, on a hard length, zipping through, on off, Shoaib Bashir makes the leave as the ball sails through to the keeper at shoulder height. |
| 92.2 : Jayden Seales to Shoaib Bashir, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Jayden Seales wraps up the England innings! Seales finishes with a well-deserved 4-fer. Seales goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Shoaib Bashir does not move his feet much and he stays rooted to the crease. The ball nips back in and goes past the inside edge of Bashir who looks to flick it away. The ball deflects off his back pad and crashes into the stumps. England have been bowled out for 425 with a lead of 384 runs. |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY - 16.2 overs, 77 Runs, 4 Wickets - It has been an impressive effort from the West Indies bowlers to cut short the English innings which at one stage looked to be cruising along with the game. With the target now fixed to 385 runs, West Indies have given themselves a real chance to chase this down and level the series 1 all. |
| Following a triumphant end to the previous session, the West Indies pacers emerged with revitalized energy and a determined spirit. Their momentum surged as they seized the opportunity with the new ball, making a significant impact. In just the second over after the new ball was taken, Shamar Joseph capitalized on the moment and outmanoeuvred Chris Woakes, who was struggling to find his footing at the crease. |
| As England's position grew increasingly precarious, Joe Root anchored one end with resolute determination, scoring fluently and securing his 32nd Test century. Root and Atkinson initially weathered a few overs before effectively countering the visitors' short-ball assault, extending their lead in the process. However, after a valiant innings, Joe Root fell to Jason Holder in a surprising turn of events, leaving the tail exposed at both ends. Unable to withstand the pressure for long, England's |
| Jayden Seales stood out as the top bowler for the West Indies, claiming four crucial wickets. For England, Joe Rootâs impressive 122 and Harry Brookâs solid 109 were the standout performances. With clear weather and minimal assistance from the pitch for the bowlers, the West Indies will look to begin the final session with positive intent, aiming to navigate through the day without losing wickets. England, confident in their total, will be determined to restrict the visitors, coming out aggr |
| 0.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Woakes begins from over the wicket and lands it on a short of a good length, a hint of away movement. Kraigg Brathwaite is happy to let the ball go through. |
| 0.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Little bit closer than the previous ball and gets the away shape again, on a short of a good length, Kraigg Brathwaite shuffles across and covers his off pole before shouldering arms. |
| 0.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Woakes keeps it in the channel on off and it is a bit fuller as well, Kraigg Brathwaite offers no shot. |
| 0.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Kraigg Brathwaite and West Indies are underway! With a short backward square leg and a leg gully in place, Woakes runs in and lands it on a back of a length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite gets on his toes nicely and just punches it through the vacant cover region for a couple of runs. |
| 0.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Woakes brings the stumps into play now as he angles it back in, on off, on a length, Kraigg Brathwaite is a bit tentative on the front foot and awkwardly fends it on the off side. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Hit with real authority! |
| 0.0 : It will be Gus Atkinson to share the new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Atkinson slips it down leg, on a short of a good length, Mikyle Louis gets inside the line to tickle it fine but the ball brushes his thigh pad and goes low towards the keeper. Jamie Smith dives low to his left but the ball bounces in front and he fails to gather it cleanly. The ball comes off his gloves and rolls behind for a couple of leg byes. |
| 1.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Attacking the stumps, on a good length, on off, Mikyle Louis covers the line of the ball and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 1.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 1.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Delivers it in the corridor of off, on a back of a length, not close enough to make the batter play. Mikyle Louis lets it go. |
| 1.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 1.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Too straight by Atkinson, at the hips, on a hard length, Mikyle Louis tries to help it away off his pads but fails to get any bat on it. The ball comes off his thigh pad and rolls behind on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 2.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Woakes goes full and slants it back in, on off and middle, Mikyle Louis lunges and defends it out with his bat out in front of the pads. |
| 2.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 2.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, A stifled appeal for LBW but that is comfortably going down leg. Jagging back in, on a good length, on middle and leg, Mikyle Louis leans to block it out but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged high on the front pad. |
| 2.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Almost a strangle down the leg side! |
| 2.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 2.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Oh, that kept a bit low! Outside off by Woakes, on a good length, Mikyle Louis shoulders arms as the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper, Jamie Smith. Maiden by Woakes! |
| 3.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, This is on a back of a length, over middle, Kraigg Brathwaite hops back and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 runs. |
| 3.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Good stop in the deep! Tailing back in from over the wicket, on a length but on the pads, Kraigg Brathwaite flicks it off his pads towards deep square leg where Shoaib Bashir runs and dives to his left to cut it off. The third umpire is called into action for a boundary check. |
| 3.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Wide! |
| Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Uppish but safe! |
| 3.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a good length, around off, Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the back foot and pats it down on the off side. |
| 3.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 4.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 4.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, A big shout for LBW but there seemed to be two noises and the umpire turns it down! Ben Stokes indicates that Louis has gotten an inside edge and does not take the review. Oh, guess what? The noises were of the ball hitting the front pad first and then the back pad. Over to Ball Tracking now. |
| 4.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Four! |
| 4.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, On a good length around middle and leg, Mikyle Louis blocks it to mid on. |
| 4.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Nips one back into the right-hander from a good length just around off, Mikyle Louis looks to play at it with a straight bat but gets an inside edge high onto his pads. |
| 4.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Nicely done! Woakes lands it fuller, on off, Mikyle Louis gets his weight on the front foot and just times the drive to the left of mid off. Ben Stokes gives it a chase and slides to flick the ball in, preventing the ball from reaching the fence. Three runs taken. |
| 5.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Around off, on a good length, Mikyle Louis blocks it out on the off side. |
| 5.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, 4 Leg byes. |
| 5.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Shaping back in to the right-hander, on a hard length, over off, Mikyle Louis punches it to cover. |
| 5.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Oh, that did not rise at all! Gus Atkinson serves it with a scrambled seam, on off, on a back of a length, Mikyle Louis gets on his toes to keep it out down the deck. The ball scoots through to go under the bat of Louis. |
| 5.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, The last one kept low and this took off! |
| 5.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, This is on a back of a length, on off, Mikyle Louis confidently taps it in front of cover and takes a quick single. |
| 6.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Drop and run! |
| 6.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Edgy! Woakes goes wide of the crease and angles it in, on a good length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite is tentative in the crease as he looks to block it out with a straight bat. Gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to Harry Brook at second slip. A half-stop allows the batters to cross over as the ball rolls behind the slip cordon. |
| 6.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Woakes pitches it up again, on middle, Mikyle Louis times the drive to mid on. |
| 6.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 6.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, A bit more of an effort ball by Woakes at 129 kph, on off, Mikyle Louis stays on the back foot and sways away from the line of the ball as it takes off the deck. |
| 6.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, And now a ball that keeps low! A bit fuller by Woakes, outside off, Mikyle Louis offers no shot as the ball carries through to Jamie Smith at ankle height. |
| 7.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Good wristwork! Atkinson lands it on a good length but a bit on the pads, Kraigg Brathwaite rolls his wrists nicely and clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Shaping in, on a hard length, over off, Kraigg Brathwaite stands tall and punches it through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 7.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 7.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, This keeps slightly lower, outside off, on a short of a good length, Kraigg Brathwaite shapes up to play the cut but the low bounce results in him chopping it back onto the turf. |
| 7.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, A bit of nip back in, full and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite is unable to transfer his weight on the front foot and mistimes the drive to mid off. |
| 7.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Back to bowling on a back of a length, around off, Kraigg Brathwaite steers it from the crease towards point. |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood comes into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood gets the yorker in first up! |
| 8.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, This goes the other way, on a fullish length, outside off, Mikyle Louis fails to squeeze it out and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 8.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Pitched up by Wood again, on off, a bit of inward movement, Mikyle Louis plays it right under his eyes and does not overhit this one. Times the drive through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 8.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Timed to perfection! |
| 8.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Past the edge! Serves it outside off and this nips away a touch, full in length, Mikyle Louis plays for the ball angling into him and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 8.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 9.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Kraigg Brathwaite is tentative to get on the front foot and stays rooted in the crease while flicking it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 9.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, This is on a hard length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the back foot and fends it down the deck. |
| 9.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Shaping in a touch, on a good length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite plays it late and punches it to the left of mid off where Mark Wood slides to that side and keeps it down to one. |
| 9.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Good running! On a back of a length, on off, Mikyle Louis lets the ball come to him and dabs it in front of cover for a quick single. |
| 9.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Not the most convincing shot but it will do! Gus Atkinson digs it in short, over middle, Kraigg Brathwaite swivels and pulls it through backward square leg. The ball was in the air for a brief period but it goes well wide of the man at deep backward square leg. With this boundary, the 50-run stand comes up between these two batters. |
| 9.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 runs. |
| 10.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, The Wood vs Louis continues! Wood gets the ball to nip back in sharply and lands it on a nagging length, over off, Mikyle Louis is unsure whether to duck or block. Ends up doing neither and fends it rather awkwardly towards the off side as he gets rushed. |
| 10.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Leg bye. |
| 10.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Too straight by Wood, on a good length, on the pads, Kraigg Brathwaite misses out in helping it away off his pads as the ball goes through to the keeper off his pads. |
| 10.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the deck hard again does Wood, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it beside the pitch on the leg side. |
| 10.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fired in at 151 kph, on a back of a length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite gets on top of the bounce nicely and confidently punches it in front of mid off |
| 10.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Wood gets this fuller ball to tail back in, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite gets his front pad out of the way early and flicks it past short leg for a single. |
| A change of end for Chris Woakes (4-1-15-0) as he now comes onto bowl. |
| 11.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Well, that took off! |
| 11.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Lands it on a back of a length, angling back in, Kraigg Brathwaite is more confident this time as he defends it out off the back foot. |
| 11.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hurls it just around the off pole, on a short of a length, Kraigg Brathwaite punches it down to mid off. |
| 11.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 11.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a nagging length again, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite gets on his toes and pushes it out to cover. |
| 11.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Woakes gets the yorker in, on middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite gets his bat down in time and jams it out on the off side. |
| 12.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Wood steams in and goes into the deck, on off, Mikyle Louis hops to ride the bounce and taps it wide of cover for a single. |
| 12.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Goes slightly wide of the crease does Wood and lands it on a hard length, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite rises with the bounce to stab it down the deck. |
| 12.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Some serious heat by Wood! |
| 12.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Wood varies his length now, on off, on a good length, Kraigg Brathwaite waits back in his crease and defends it out. |
| 12.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 12.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Going down leg, on a short of a length, left alone by Kraigg Brathwaite. |
| 13.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The break in play does it for England! Mikyle Louis who was batting so well, throws his head back in disappointment on nicking it behind. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! It has certainly been an engrossing hour of play in this final session of the day. England's pacers have consistently hit that hard length and line, but despite beating both edges of the bat consistently, they are yet to secure the breakthrough theyâre seeking. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis have successfully navigated the challenging first half, where the ball exhibited variable bounce. The openers will aim to maintain their resilience and see off the remaining period without a |
| Kirk Mckenzie walks out to bat at number 3 for West Indies. |
| 13.2 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 13.3 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, On a back of a length, over middle and leg, Kirk Mckenzie glances it off his hips to fine leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 13.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Sumptuous! Woakes overpitches but Kraigg Brathwaite still had to put it away. The West Indies skipper gets his head over the ball, stays balanced in the crease and clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 13.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller and angling back in, on off, Kraigg Brathwaite prods to keep it out but the ball comes back in off the deck to catch the inside half of the bat. A noticeable increase in the energy levels of the England players since the wicket. |
| First signs of spin as Shoaib Bashir is introduced into the attack. |
| 14.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Loops it up from around the wicket, full and on off, Kirk Mckenzie presses forward to defend. |
| 14.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, Drifting in, on middle, on a good length, Kirk Mckenzie blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 14.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kirk Mckenzie, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 0.0 : Alick Athanaze walks out to bat at number 4 for West Indies. |
| 14.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Comes from wider of the crease and bowls it full and into the stumps, Alick Athanaze drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 14.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, A leading edge! Fuller and into middle and off, Alick Athanaze looks to tuck it across the line but gets chops it off the edge to the right of the bowler. |
| 14.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, A wicket maiden to start for Shoaib Bashir! |
| 15.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Nicely done! Too full from Woakes, Kraigg Brathwaite just pushes it with a dead straight bat past the bowler and finer than Mark Wood who dives to his left at mid off but fails to cut it off. |
| 15.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a length and on off, Kraigg Brathwaite covers the line and blocks it to the off side. |
| 15.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 15.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, At 128 kph by Woakes and it comes back in off the deck, over off, on a back of a length, Kraigg Brathwaite shapes up for the cut initially but he does not have the room to work with. Adjusts well to pat it to cover. |
| 15.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On the sixth stump line, on a good length, the ball holds its line a touch, Kraigg Brathwaite covers the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| 15.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! There's the edge once again! After a bright start by West Indies, England are fighting back. |
| 0.0 : The centurion from the first inning, Kavem Hodge walks out to bat at number 5 for West Indies. |
| 16.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 16.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Slanting in on the pads, Alick Athanaze clips it through mid-wicket and opens his account with a single. |
| 16.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Bashir comes from over the wicket to the right-hander, full and turning in, Kavem Hodge gets a good stride in to smother the spin. |
| 16.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Flatter and quicker, at the stumps, Kavem Hodge gets on the back foot quickly and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Floats it up does Bashir, full and on middle, Kavem Hodge knocks it firmly to mid on. |
| 16.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, OUT! lbw b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder walks out to the middle. |
| 17.1 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Angling in, on a length, on middle and leg, Alick Athanaze clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.2 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 17.3 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Going across the batter, on a back of a length, over off, Alick Athanaze dabs it to point. |
| 17.5 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, At 125 kph, on a nagging length, over off, Alick Athanaze defends it right under his eyeline. |
| 17.4 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Fuller and angling away, on off, Alick Athanaze gets on the front foot and stabs it down on the off side. |
| 17.6 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Fuller in length from over the wicket, on off, Alick Athanaze times the drive to mid off. |
| 18.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, This goes straight on, on a length, around off, Jason Holder presses forward and plays for the non-existent turn. Gets an outside edge that dribbles past first slip for a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, FOUR! Oh, hello! Jason Holder takes the aerial route! Bashir tosses it up, full and on middle, Jason Holder gets down on one knee and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 18.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fuller and on middle, turning in, Jason Holder flicks it with the turn in front of square leg for a single. |
| 18.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Shoaib Bashir is producing an exhibition of off spin bowling here at Trent Bridge! |
| 0.0 : Kevin Sinclair walks out to bat at number 7 with West Indies in all sorts of trouble. |
| 18.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kevin Sinclair, Looped up by Bashir, full and on middle, Kevin Sinclair gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 19.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Angling in, on a hard length, on off, Jason Holder hangs on the back foot and pats it in front of point. Looks for a single but gets sent back by his partner. |
| 19.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, This is on a back of a length, on off, Jason Holder steers it past gully for a single. |
| 18.6 : With spin from one end, Ben Stokes opts for sheer pace from the other as Mark Wood (3-0-12-0) comes back into the attack. |
| 19.3 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, A huge shout for LBW but turned down by the umpire! That seemed to be going down leg and looked to be high too. Gets the ball to nip back in on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Kevin Sinclair hops to keep it out but gets beaten for pace as the ball zips past the inside edge and raps Sinclair high on the back pad. |
| 19.4 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 19.5 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 19.6 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Going down leg, on a shortish length, Kevin Sinclair gets inside the line and makes the leave. |
| 20.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and into the stumps, Jason Holder nudges it down the ground to mid on. |
| 20.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Drags the length down a bit and floats it around middle and off, Jason Holder gets back and blocks it down the deck. |
| 20.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flights it full and on off, Jason Holder prods ahead and looks to block it straight but gets an inside edge rolling to the on side. |
| 20.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Short and turning in a bit around off, Jason Holder tucks it to square leg. |
| 20.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Keeps it short and on off, Jason Holder punches it off the back foot straight to mid off. |
| 20.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, SIX! Makes it look so easy does Holder. Bashir floats this one full and on off, Jason Holder plants his front leg out and times his loft to absolute perfection launching the ball over long on fence for a biggie. |
| 21.1 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, On a back of a length over off, Kevin Sinclair gets closer to the line and blocks it with a straight bat. |
| 21.2 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Tails this one into the right-hander on a fuller length, attacking the stumps, Kevin Sinclair manages to dig it out off the toe end of the bat towards mid on. |
| 21.3 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Hurries the batter at 151 kph, on a short of a length and into middle and leg. Kevin Sinclair gets into a tangle and sticks his bat out in time to block it off. |
| 21.4 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Beaten! On a good length around that fourth stump line, Kevin Sinclair has a feel for it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 21.5 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Fuller and into the stumps, Kevin Sinclair looks to flick it across the line but gets an outside edge to gully. |
| 21.6 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Wood steams in and lands it around middle and off and on a good length. Kevin Sinclair is equal to the task and stabs it down the track. |
| 22.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Darts this full and quick into the stumps, Jason Holder drives it to long on for a single. |
| 22.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kevin Sinclair, Half an appeal for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. Bashir bowls this nice and full outside off. The ball straightens off the deck and moves away a touch beating the bat of Kevin Sinclair as he looks to block it out. |
| 21.6 : 26 overs left in the day. Don't think we will get all of those in with just over an hour remaining in the day's play. It will be Shoaib Bashir (4-1-14-3) to continue. |
| 22.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 22.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kevin Sinclair, No run. |
| 22.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kevin Sinclair, Fuller and quicker, around off, Kevin Sinclair lunges and opens the bat face slightly to dab it wide of point for one. |
| 22.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flatter and shorter, quicker as well, on off, Jason Holder gets on the back foot to keep it out. |
| 23.1 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, Hits the length right and lands it around off, Kevin Sinclair blocks it out well. |
| Taken at second slip! England go up and up goes the finger. Kevin Sinclair takes the review straight away and gestures that it has come off the left elbow. |
| 23.2 : Mark Wood to Kevin Sinclair, OUT! CAUGHT! What an absolute ripper of a delivery by Wood to send back Kevin Sinclair after what has been a scary outing for him at the crease. |
| 0.0 : Joshua Da Silva walks out to bat now. |
| 23.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 23.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Digs it short of a good length and into the stumps, Joshua Da Silva stays back and blocks it out. |
| 23.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Slides one down leg, on a fuller length. Joshua Da Silva tries to flick but the ball zips through to the left of the keeper. |
| 23.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, A wicket maiden for Mark Wood! Bangs this short of a length and on off, Joshua Da Silva hops back and dabs it to the off side. |
| 24.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Full and on off, Jason Holder pushes it to mid off. |
| 24.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Attacks the pads on a fuller length, Jason Holder quickly gets back and punches it away to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 24.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 24.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 24.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Gives the ball some air and tosses it around middle and off, on a fuller length, Joshua Da Silva rocks back and sees it out. |
| 24.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Flatter this time and fuller into the stumps, Joshua Da Silva punches it back to the bowler. |
| 25.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, On a back of a length, outside off, Jason Holder taps it to backward point and gets to the other end. |
| 25.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Beauty of a delivery! Wood lands it on a nagging length outside off and gets the ball to skid through off the surface. Joshua Da Silva looks for a push but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 25.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, And again! This time on a shorter length and angling in, outside off, Joshua Da Silva has a feel for the delivery charging in with pace but gets beaten again. |
| 25.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Attacks the pads on a length, Joshua Da Silva clips it to mid on. |
| 25.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Digs it short and over leg, Joshua Da Silva swivels across and looks for the pull but the ball just keeps climbing on him as it zips past the outside edge to the keeper. |
| 25.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Full and on off, Joshua Da Silva drives it to mid off. |
| 26.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fuller in length and on off, Jason Holder pats it back to the bowler. |
| 26.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Gives the ball some air and tosses it full around off. The ball grips the surface and turns back in square. Jason Holder looks for the drive through off but is totally undone by the turn. The ball whizzes over the stumps. |
| 26.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Full and outside off, Jason Holder sticks his front leg across and keeps it out off his pad. |
| 26.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 26.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 26.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flights this one up outside off, Jason Holder blocks it on the front foot. |
| 27.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Digs it short and on off. Joshua Da Silva rides the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, On a back of a length, over off, Jason Holder rocks back and blocks it to cover. |
| 27.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Short of a length and outside off, Jason Holder punches it past point for a couple of runs. |
| 27.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Back of a length and angling into middle and off, Jason Holder blocks it to mid on. |
| 27.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Hits the length right, outside off, Jason Holder drives it off the center of the bat but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 27.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Attempts the yorker but slides it just down leg. Jason Holder tries to flick it away but misses. |
| 28.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 28.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 28.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Flights this one fuller and outside off, Joshua Da Silva blocks it to the off side. |
| 28.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Turning back into the right-hander from outside off, Joshua Da Silva rocks back and clips it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 28.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fuller and on off, Jason Holder blocks it out. |
| 28.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Tosses it full and on off, Holder eases it back to the bowler. |
| Gus Atkinson (5-1-26-0) is back for a burst. |
| 29.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! A hostile welcome back into the attack for Atkinson! Comes from over the wicket and digs it short over off, Joshua Da Silva reads the length quickly and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 29.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Lands it on a length with an upright seam and on off, Jason Holder pushes it to cover. |
| 29.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Angles in, on a good length and into the stumps, Jason Holder keeps it out with a straight bat. |
| 29.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, FOUR! Too good a shot from Jason Holder! too full from Atkinson around off, Jason Holder with a high elbow presentation drives it straight past mid off for a boundary. |
| 29.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, On a length and on off, Jason Holder offers a solid front foot block. |
| 30.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Loops it up, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva firms the drive back to the bowler. |
| 30.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, SIX! Belted down the ground! |
| 30.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Pulls the length back and bowls it on off, Joshua Da Silva goes on the back foot and pushes it out to point. |
| 30.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Quicker through the air by Bashir, full and at the stumps, Joshua Da Silva gets his front foot across and leans to clip it to mid-wicket. |
| 30.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Tap and run! Bashir tosses this one full and on off, Joshua Da Silva nudges it in front of mid on and scampers across for a single. |
| 30.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Tosses it full and on middle and off, Jason Holder clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 31.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, A loud appeal for LBW and the dreaded finger goes up. Joshua Da Silva sends it upstairs for a review but this seems to be straight into the stumps! |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph comes in now. |
| 31.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Comes from over the wicket and hits it on a back of a length over off, Alzarri Joseph blocks it to mid on. |
| 31.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! TIMBER! Gus Atkinson gets two in the over and England inch closer to seal the series! |
| 0.0 : Jayden Seales is in at number 10. |
| 31.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, On a back of a length and over middle, Jayden Seales dabs it away to the square leg region for a single. |
| 31.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 31.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, On a back of a length and over off, Jason Holder gets closer to the line and blocks it out. |
| 32.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jayden Seales, Flights a low dipping full toss on leg, Jayden Seales tucks it behind the square on the leg side for a single. |
| 32.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fuller and on off, Jason Holder prods ahead and blocks it out. |
| 32.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, SIX! Goes big and clears the fence! Bashir bowls this full and on off, Jason Holder lofts it over mid off for a six. |
| 32.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, FOUR! He is taking on Bashir and rightly so! Fuller in length again on off, Jason Holder opens his stance, clears his from leg out and clubs it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Quicker through the air on a nagging length around off, Jason Holder tucks it to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Shamar Joseph is the last man in for West Indies. |
| 32.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, OUT! CLEANED'EM UP! Shoaib Bashir has the final laugh and England are now just one wicket away of wrapping this game up! |
| 33.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Steams in from around the wicket and wider on the crease. Lands it on a good length around middle and off, Jayden Seales sticks his bat out and stabs it out. |
| 33.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, A steep bouncer over middle and leg, Jayden Seales mistime his pull back onto the deck. |
| 33.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, FOUR! Shot of real authority by Seales! Atkinson serves it short and over middle. Jayden Seales pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 33.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Slants this one across on a fuller length and down leg, Jayden Seales tries to flick it fine but misses. The ball kisses his back pad and goes to the right of the keeper who takes it well. |
| 33.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Just on top of the stumps! |
| 33.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Digs it short and over middle and off, Jayden Seales blocks it down the deck. |
| 34.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Comes from around the wicket and lands it on the rough around off, the ball turns away beating Shamar Joseph's bat as he looks to play at it straight. |
| 34.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Slightly short and on off, Shamar Joseph cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 34.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jayden Seales, Bowls it full and zones it into the stumps, Jayden Seales whips it across to deep mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 34.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Digs it full and into the stumps, Shamar Joseph whips it with a touch of the helicopter shot over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 34.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jayden Seales, Full and on the stumps, Jayden Seales pushes it to backward point and gets a run. |
| 34.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Straighter and fuller into the stumps, Shamar Joseph cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 35.1 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Lands it short and outside off, Shamar Joseph looks for the pull but connects with thin air. |
| 35.2 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Cramps the batter with a good length delivery on middle and leg, Shamar Joseph tries to keep it out but is wrapped high on the pad. |
| 35.3 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, On a nagging length, outside off with some away movement. Shamar Joseph goes for a big swing but plays it inside the line. |
| 35.4 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Connects it right and compensates for the last two deliveries does Shamar Joseph! Too full from Atkinson into the stumps, Joseph clears his front leg and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 35.5 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Follows up with another good delivery! On a length, just outside off, shaping away off the deck. Shamar Joseph has a feel for it but misses on the outside edge. |
| 35.6 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Short and on middle, Shamar Joseph pulls it off the upper half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single. He will reatin strike for the next over. |
| 36.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, OUT! TIMBER! Shoaib Bashir sneaks through to get to his five-fer! |
| 0.0 : ENGLAND CLAIM THE 2024 RICHARDS-BOTHAM TROPHY! Ben Stokes and his men script a remarkable turnaround to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in this three-match series. Shoaib Bashir proudly holds the ball aloft as he leads the England team off the field. A memorable day for Bashir, who not only got his first five-wicket haul in Tests at home but also became the first spinner to take 5 wickets in a Trent Bridge Test since Muttiah Muralitharan in 2006. As for West Indies, what unravelled in the th |
| Well, things escalated rather quickly, didn't they? An hour into this extended final session, with West Indies well placed at 61/0, not many thought the Test would not go into Day 5 but what followed was a swift collapse triggered by Chris Woakes nicking Mikyle Louis off. Once the door was open, Woakes and Shoaib Bashir helped England barge through. From 61/0, West Indies slumped to 91/6 within the blink of an eye as Woakes and Bashir blew them away. Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva stitched a |
| In pursuit of 386 runs, it was yet another encouraging start with the bat by the West Indies. One may argue, though, that the new ball pairing of Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson did not bowl full enough to induce the false shot, and the argument is not wrong. Take nothing away from the two Windies openers, though, as Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis applied themselves well to keep the English pacers at bay. It was not just block, block, block as the two openers scored at 4.69 runs per over to e |
| The second session saw West Indies chip away at the wickets with the second new ball. Joe Root, undeterred by the fall of wickets at the other end, carried on his merry way to bring up his 32nd Test ton. On a surface where picking wickets has been anything but easy, Jayden Seales bowled his heart out to finish with a richly deserved four-wicket haul. England, who at one stage, were on course to end up with a lead above 400, lost their last 7 wickets for 96 runs to end up with a lead of 385 runs. |
| The day began with Joe Root and Harry Brook picking up where they left off on Day 3. The two Yorkshiremen respected the good balls while punishing the bad ones, navigating through the first hour with ease. After batting so well for his maiden Test hundred at home, a rash shot led to Brook's downfall. The West Indies pounced on this opening, ending the session on a high with a couple more wickets to keep themselves in the game. |
| On Day 3, England came out all guns blazing, making the most of the overhead conditions. Chris Woakes led the attack as the pacers maintained tight lines, quickly taking four wickets in the first session. However, towards the end of the session, Joshua Da Silva stood firm at one end, receiving much-needed support from Shamar Joseph at the other. Together, they stitched a 71-run partnership, surpassing the deficit and giving England an additional 41-run to play for. Despite losing Zak Crawley to |
| Patience defined England's approach on Day 2. Rather than waiting for the Windies batters to falter, Ben Stokes used proactive captaincy to create opportunities. Three quick wickets before lunch suggested England might bowl out the West Indies by day's end, but a resilient 175-run partnership between Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge forced England to work hard. This was before Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis weathered the initial challenge before the Windies' top order stumbled. Although Athan |
| On the opening morning, West Indies won the toss and inserted England into bat. The first new ball was poorly utilized, with erratic lengths and deliveries sprayed on both sides of the wicket, allowing England to take full advantage.' Bazball' was in full flow as Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope took the attack to the opposition. |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| Ollie Pope is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his superb ton. He says that it was a top day for the team. Says that Joe Root and Harry Brook did well to negotiate the tough phase when the ball was moving. Feels really good about where his game is at. |
| Kraigg Brathwaite, the skipper of West Indies, says that they did not quite have the all-round performance and played well in patches. Further adds that the team lacks some discipline and England showed them the way one needs to bowl on such surfaces and it is certain that the boys will learn going ahead. Talks about the dropped catches and says that happens and they will need to keep doing it better and take care of the controllables. Concludes that Test cricket is never easy and they need to |
| The captain of England, Ben Stokes says that the kind of comeback the boys showed was quite exceptional and Bashir showed the world the kind of ability he has on a surface that not necessarily favours spin. Appreciates Root and Brook for playing through those tough conditions and says that he felt they were a few runs short but with the pressure of chasing, 380 on the last day it gets really difficult. Talks about the conditions and how the batters need to adapt which showed in Ben Duckett's se |
| Right then, that wraps up the second Test of the 2024 Richards-Botham Trophy, where England registered a win by a massive margin of 241 runs to seal the series. While West Indies gave a tough fight, it was not enough to produce a favourable outcome but there were plenty of positives Kraigg Brathwaite and Co. will take into the next Test. The third and final Test of the series starts on Friday, 26th July at Edgbaston in Birmingham with the first ball to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT). A |
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