WI beat ENG by 10 wickets | England vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary
The Wisden Trophy, 2019
Date: Jan 31, 2019 Start Time: 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT | 10:00 LocalVenue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
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England vs West Indies Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - Test Commentary
A heavy roller has been asked for by Jason Holder. This pitch has plenty of spice. Can the England bowlers make 187 look like 350? Back they come onto the field...
Often, in a Test, opening batsmen set the tone. Same goes for the bowling. Here, the opening bowlers set the tone. Roach and Gabriel came out firing on all cylinders and this Windies team looks totally different with these two roaring. Joint figures of 30-10-75-7 and that is almost three quarters of the opposition. Joseph and Holder did decently well too.
Only four batsmen managed double figures with just 3 facing more than 30 balls. The English were not allowed to settle at all and one cannot fault them for getting dismissed cheaply. Not many bad shots and majority of the dismissals fell to rippers.
Swing, lateral movement, bounce, low bounce, extra bounce - this pitch had everything. The Windies fast bowlers tore away at the English top order and had them 55/4. Bairstow's counter-attack kept England afloat but then quick wickets after Lunch pegged them back again. Moeen and Foakes gave some respect to the total but as was in the first case, the break at Tea did the damage.
The hosts have done it again. Yet another sensational bowling performance. Vindicating Holder's call to bowl first on a green track, they have dismantled the English under 200, in a touch over 60 overs.
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. OUT! BOWLED! Cracking yorker. Anderson backs away a mile down the leg side, aiming to go off side and Gabriel promptly fires in a yorker, right at the base of the stumps. Kaboom. Jimmy misses, Shannon hits. ENGLAND BOWLED OUT FOR 187!
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. Around off, solidly defended.
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. Outside off, JA looks to arch back and play the upper cut but while the body bends, the bat does not rise. It stays horizontal and the ball goes off the bottom edge towards gully.
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. Full and wide outside off, Jimmy looks to drive but skews it towards point.
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. Around off, solidly pushed to the off side.
Shannon Gabriel to James Anderson. On a length outside off, Anderson feels for it but misses.
Kemar Roach to Stuart Broad. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. The Barmy Army roars! Because Jimmy is off the mark! A length ball, around middle, tucked through square leg for a single.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. A bouncer now, Anderson ducks.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
James Anderson is the last man in.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. OUT! Gloved to slip! Curran goes. Just before this over, he popped in a couple of painkillers. The blow he received on the gloves a couple of overs ago, off Gabriel, has made him highly uncomfortable. Roach lands this on a good length, makes it to nip back in, generates extra bounce and hits Curran hard on the glove as he looks to defend. The ball flies to third slip where substitute Shamarh Brooks takes it easily.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad, dropped from the first Test in Barbados, arrives to bat. He will enjoy bowling on this pitch, not sure whether he will enjoy batting on it.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. OUT! DRAGGED ON! Again, a wicket leads to the fall of another wicket. A short ball, around middle, Foakes looks to pull but the ball comes on slowly, takes the glove, hits the thigh and then deflects onto the stumps! Foakes' gritty knock comes to an end in a sad fashion.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, late swing away, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. On a length, just around off, solidly defended.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, driven towards the bowler who bends, manages to get a hand to it and deflects it towards mid off.
Shannon Gabriel to Sam Curran. Outside off, now he immediately taps it to the off side and scurries across for the single.
Shannon Gabriel to Sam Curran. FOUR! CARESSED! Fine shot to get your first boundary. Full and around off, coming in with the angle, Curran drives it through mid on and finds the fence!
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, pushed towards mid on.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, let through again.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, a touch wide, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. A terrific yorker, around middle, dug out towards the bowler.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Outside off, punched towards cover.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. OUCH. That has hurt. Roach bangs it on a length and Curran looks to defend but the ball skids through and pings him on the gloves. He immediately wrings them in pain as he crosses across to the other end, with the ball rolling towards square leg.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Short again, down the leg side again, pull shot attempted again, missed again. Runs hard to come by since the Tea break. 8/1 in 6 overs.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Short and down the leg side, Foakes looks to pull but misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Dropped short, pulled away for a couple.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Outside off, SC pushes and misses. Successful over for Roach then.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Outside off, Sam keeps his bat inside the line.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Full and around off, pushed towards mid off.
Sam Curran walks in at number 9, replacing Moeen.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. OUT! In the air, in the air, in the air and taken! Windies have their 7th and Roach has his third. Moeen is gone. Just when we felt that he is ready to get to that century, he falls. This has got nothing to do with the pitch. It has got nothing to do with the swing. It has got nothing to do with the seam movement. This is just pure brainy bowling from Roach. He bowls it full and Moeen instantly goes for the flick. But then, Roach cunningly changes his pace and the timing of Ali goes awry. He is early into the shot and just mistimes it straight up in the air. It has gone nowhere, not even towards mid on. Shannon Gabriel at short mid-wicket, jogs to his left a touch and takes it. Fantastic knock from Mo. Has brought England to a position of strength.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, on a length, shouldered arms to.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Ah... almost. Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but is beaten by the away swing. Roach smiles. Nearly had his third.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Unlucky. Lovely shot, driving to an overpitched delivery, but it finds the stumps at the other end.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. On a length outside off, punched straight to cover.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Around off, defended from the crease.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. On a length outside off, watchfully defended back to the bowler.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Good comeback from Roach. Bowls it on a back of a length outside off, MA feels for it but misses due to the late away movement.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Up and over! A length ball outside off, Moeen goes up and over point and gets a boundary! Holds the pose for the photographers. Ali moves to 60.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Pushes this straight to point.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, moving away, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Down the leg side, worked towards fine leg for a run.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. A bouncer around middle, Ali ducks.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Full and just outside off, watchfully defended.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. This time he connects with the flick shot. Gets across, waits for the ball to come to him and works it around the corner, towards fine leg, for a single. The stand is worth 80 now.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Outside off, Ben looks to tuck it to the leg side but the ball jags back in, takes the inside edge and hits him on the thighs.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Full and down the leg side, Foakes misses his flick.
Shannon Gabriel returns. 10-3-36-1 so far. So change of ends for both, Roach and Gabriel.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, left alone again.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. A touch wider outside off, easier leave.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Lovely bowling. Still some zip in this surface. Roach lands this on a length, outside off, Ali feels for it, looking to play but then the ball moves away off the seam and beats the outside edge.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. On a good length outside off, moving away, let through.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. A length ball down the leg side, Moeen watches it go down and then curve back into him, just about eluding the bat.
The players return onto the field. Kemar Roach to start off the final session to Moeen. Here we go...
Yawn... 39 overs left. A lonnngggggggggggggggggg session awaits us. It was Windies in the morning, England in the latter half of the afternoon. Who will have the final honours?
... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...
The pitch seems to have eased out and the Windies are not getting the help that they got in the morning. But they will believe that they have done the bulk of the job in that opening session, demolishing the top order. England still have some batting left and they will hope that they last this day and given that 39 overs are left, try and get close to 270-280. Windies, on the other hand, will aim to dislodge this partnership and start piling the pressure on again. Join us back at 3 pm local (1900 GMT).
The Foakes-Moeen stand has summed up England's true character. Both gutsed it out when Bairstow and Stokes fell in quick succession and then, after Drinks, started to tee off. 33 runs came in 12 overs in the first hour after Lunch - 61 have come since then in the next 15.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. FOUR! A lovely shot to end the session! Full and outside off, Foakes just pushes it past the bowler through mid off. Long on gets across to his left but cannot reach in time! TEA ON DAY 1!
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Fired in outside off, left alone.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, Foakes reaches out, opens the face of the bat and steers it past backward point for a couple.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a single.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. On a length, keeping the line around off and outside off, Ben defends.
We are moments away from Tea...
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Down the leg side, Foakes lets it be. The ball moves a long way and Dowrich collects it to his left.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and just outside off, watchfully blocked out.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, Moeen looks to defend but gets a bottom edge to the off side.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Full and around middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, driven through mid off but straight to the fielder.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Around off, on a length, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, left alone.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Ahhh... dear me. Full and around off, Ali looks to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inside edge and goes through fine leg. A couple taken.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Around off, a touch full, pushed back to the bowler.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. EDGED, FOUR! Half century for Moeen and how crucial is this one? First fifty in 10 Test innings for the all-rounder. Boy, would he be happy. A short ball outside off, Moeen slashes hard, looking to cut but gets a thick outside edge which flies over second slip to the third man fence!
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. A short ball outside off, Moeen looks to pull but the ball stays low and beats the bat. Dowrich has to dive to his left to collect due to the late movement.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. A length ball on middle and leg, worked through the leg side for a single.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, extra bounce, Ali fends it out. Yes, fends it out to a spinner.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. On middle and leg, watchfully worked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Down the leg side, worked towards square leg for a single.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. SIX! CRACK! Oh what a shot. Full and outside off, plenty of flight, right in the arc. Moeen deposits it out of the park over mid-wicket with a slog sweep!
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Outside off, pushed straight to point.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Fuller in length this time, watchfully blocked out.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. FOUR! 50-RUN STAND IS UP! Not the cleanest of strokes though. Full and around off, Foakes looks to drive it through the off side but the bat turns in his hands and goes off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket!
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full on middle on, pushed through mid on for one.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a run.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, driven straight to mid off.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Outside off, Foakes looks to defend but the ball pitches and then seams away, squaring him up. Beats the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Another one down the leg side, BF misses his flick again.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Down the leg side, Foakes misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Full and down the leg side, flicked away for a couple.
Jason Holder returns. 8-3-32-1 so far.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and wide outside off, plenty of flight, inviting the drive, Moeen resists.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Around off, spinning in, tucked through square leg for a run.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, pushed through mid on for a couple. 11 from that over.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Another uppish stroke. Short and outside off, Moeen punches it what we think initially is straight to point. But then we realize that the ball lands in front of point and runs away. Three runs taken.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Outside off, let through.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Risky but effective. After a good watchful hour, Moeen has decided to throw his arms and find some runs. Full and wide outside off, Ali throws his bat at it and skews his cover drive. It is in the air but wide of cover and point.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a couple.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. WAS THAT A NICK? Chase certainly thinks so. Not quite sure about the others. Down the leg side, spinning down, Foakes looks to flick but misses. Now, the ball goes to Dowrich who fumbles and suddenly Chase yells out to someone to catch it. Dowrich does not realize where the ball is while short leg dives in front but cannot hold on. We still await the replays...
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Roston Chase to Ben Foakes. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. That one boundary on the previous ball has put Holder on the defensive, pushing cover and mid off back. Sad.
Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Oh yeah, bring on the spinner, my friend! Tossed up outside off and Moeen is ready for this. Comes half forward and nonchalantly lofts it over cover for a boundary!
Roston Chase is back on. 1-1-0-0 so far.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. On a length around middle, Ben looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses due to the sharp inward movement. Is hit on the pads and Joseph appeals but it was sliding down leg.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and wide outside off, Foakes gets on top of the bounce and crashes it between point and gully to the fence! Neither players move. The scoreboard moves.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Ahh... that STAYS LOW. Foakes looks to defend a length ball around off but it shoots down, takes the bottom edge and hits him onto his pads. It could have so easily deflected back onto the stumps.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. FOUR! BRILLIANT! What a shot to break the string of 20 dots. Full and around middle and off, Moeen is squared up a touch but at the last moment, adjusts well to push it back to where it came from. Through mid off and to the fence.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Another loosener, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Around off, this time it is defensed solidly.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. A good short ball, around middle, Moeen rises with the bounce and then sways away, keeping his hands inside the line.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, way too wide, left alone.
DRINKS BREAK. The battle continues. England are made to work for each and every run. When Bairstow was going well before Lunch, it seemed there was a counter-attack on offer but with both he and Stokes gone, it has become an attritonal game once more. Runs are a premium at this stage. Windies will believe they can close this innings before Tea. But can they?
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, a touch wide, let through.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. A bit wider outside off, let through.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. A length ball outside off, Ben looks to push but misses.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, let through again.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Around off, Ali looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside half of the bat towards square leg. Moeen wants the single and comes halfway down but then is sent back.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, swinging in, Moeen looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. On a good length around off, solidly defended.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Another short ball, Foakes backs away and mistimes his punch to the off side.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Short and outside off, punched straight to point.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Outside off, pushed towards cover for a run.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Wrong line. Down the leg side, Moeen tickles it to the fine leg fence.
Alzarri Joseph to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Around middle, helped towards square leg.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Just outside off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, let through.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. On a good length around off, watchfully defended.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Around off, watchfully blocked out.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, driven straight to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, Moeen looks to drive but misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. ANOTHER TOP EDGE LANDS SAFELY! Almost... Full and outside off, Foakes looks to pull but gets a top edge which balloons over mid on. Two runs taken.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. A length ball, around middle, Moeen looks to flick but gets a top edge. Does not carry to long leg. A run taken.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, driven towards mid off.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. EDGED, BUT SHORT! Full and outside off, Moeen looks to drive but gets an outside edge which lands short of third slip!
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, Moeen wafts and misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. Works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. A yorker to follow that up, nicely dug out.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Foakes. FOUR! Who has to stop it? You or me? You go. No, you go! What a shot in the first place. A short ball, from Gabriel, Foakes pulls it cleanly all along the ground behind square leg. Now comes the fun. There is fine leg and there is square leg too. One looks to his left and finds his mate. The other looks to his right and stares at him. Without any dialogue, in the eyes, they are asking questions to one another as to who has to run. Meanwhile, the ball runs to the fence. It is a hot and humid day, you see...
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. On a length outside off, Moeen has a loose flash and misses.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Ugly. Full and around off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball hits the inner half of the bat and races down the ground through mid on!
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Ben Foakes walks in at number 8, replacing Stokes.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. OUT! Caught behind! Now then. Now then. The big Ben is gone. Excellent bowling from Gabriel. He has been at Stokes, both verbally and with the ball and eventually gets his man. A couple of overs ago, he hit Stokes on the glove. Then, he beat him by pace with a full ball in this over. Then followed it up with a bounce, pegging him back. And finally, gets a length ball, outside off, induces a flat-footed waft and voila! Stokes is gone! 93/6 now...
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Full and down the leg side, Stokes looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. The batsman defends it from within the crease. One run added to the total.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. ON THE HELMET! A short ball, around off, Moeen looks to pull but he misses and is hit flash on the helmet. He takes a while to compose himself and then signals a thumbs up.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. A short ball, Stokes looks to pull but gets a top edge. Mid on cannot get to it from inside the circle. A single taken.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Edged away! Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball swings away, takes the outside edge and goes past a diving gully towards third man!
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Around off, watchfully defended.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Around off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Moeen Ali. A short ball, around middle, Moeen looks to pull but gets a top edge. There is a deep square leg in place but he cannot get around in time to his right. A single taken.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Who remembers the previous ball? Full and around off, Stokes drives it straight back down the ground and gets a boundary!
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. That is another brute. On a good length around middle, Stokes looks to defend but the ball kicks off and hits him on the front glove. Ben tries to take his glove off the bat but is too late. The ball flies towards square leg but there is no one to catch it! Stokes is not happy at all.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, driven towards mid off.
Shannon Gabriel into the attack.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a couple.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. WIDE. This is outside the pitch, fuller in length, Moeen lets it go.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Outside off, fuller in length, Moeen looks to drive but misses.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Moeen Ali walks in at number 7, replacing Bairstow.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Plumb LBW is Bairstow and he has to go! What a start after Lunch. Full and straight, Jonny looks to flick but misses and is hit right in front. Roach appeals, goes down on his haunches but umpire Gaffaney calmly shakes his head. Roach is confident and eggs his captain on to take the review. There is a big discussion and almost the 15 seconds are about to get over when Holder signals the 'T'. Hawk Eye justifies that call. Big blow. Body blow. Half the side is gone.
Has Roach struck first over after Lunch? He reckons that he has got Bairstow plumb in front. Holder takes the review...
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, left alone.
One would expect the pitch to settle down a bit after the break and run-scoring to get a bit easier. Do England have still something left in the tank? Moeen, Foakes and Curran to follow. Maybe, the visitors can check out a dvd, if available of a certain Test match. A certain Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow were batting on a tough pitch in Cape Town against a terrific South African attack in January 2016. They joined forces at 223/5 and were separated when the score read 622. Not a bad time to get even half of that. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1540 GMT).
The bowling has been good but could have been better. Roach and Joseph have been accurate and deadly with pace but Gabriel and Holder have let the pressure slip with some inconsistent bowling. Just imagine. 4 wickets in the span of 19 overs. A bit more incisiveness and England could have been 6 or 7 down.
Wow. What an opening session of Test cricket. Root gone. Buttler gone. Bairstow attacks single-handedly. On a green pitch which has offered plenty of bounce, swing and movement, only the Yorkshire lad has stood tall.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Fuller in length, swinging down, Stokes falls over in his attempt to flick but misses. Is hit on the pads and someone cries for LBW from behind but it was missing leg. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON THE OPENING DAY.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. A terrific yorker, around middle, watchfully dug out.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, Ben lunges and then lets it go.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. A full toss now, on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Bad ball. Down the leg side, tickled towards the fine leg fence.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Full on middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, the big Ben goes for the big sweep but misses.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. Tossed up just around off, Stokes defends it watchfully.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. Full and just outside off, watchfully defended.
Roston Chase to Ben Stokes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! BEAUTY! Full and outside off, Bairstow reaches out and drives it through the covers for consecutive boundaries! HALF CENTURY FOR BAIRSTOW! In a team score of 71! His 20th in Tests but this has perhaps been the most challenging of them all.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Off the edge but this is very good batting. Short and outside off, Bairstow flashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. However, because of the hard hands, the edge flies over the second slip fielder to the third man.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. A short ball now, Bairstow sways away.
Shannon Gabriel to Ben Stokes. Oops... that is a surprise. A high full toss from Gabriel, Stokes picks it late and somehow works it through square leg for a single.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Ho ho ho! Boy, we are in for some fun. Full and wide outside off, Bairstow plants his front foot forward and treats this as a passage in white-ball cricket. Dispatches it with brute disdain over extra cover!
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, swinging away, watchfully let go.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, on a length, Jonny lets it pass.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, pretty wide, swinging away, Bairstow shoulders arms.
Jason Holder to Ben Stokes. Down the leg side, swinging down, worked through square leg for a single. Stokes gets off the mark.
Jason Holder to Ben Stokes. A wild bouncer outside off, Stokes sways away.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, let through.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Full again, outside off, swinging away, driven straight to point.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Full and wide outside off, Jonny looks to drive but misses.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Slightly fuller outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes walks in at number 6, replacing Buttler.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. OUT! Edged and taken! Holder has his first. A bit of a procession in the middle now. A length ball outside off, Buttler walks down the track to defend but the ball moves away after pitching, takes the outside edge and goes straight to a waiting John Campbell at second slip. Movement, bounce and pace are doing England in here.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Outside off, on a length, Jos looks to defend but the ball curls away after pitching and beats him.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. On a length outside off, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. One more leave outside off.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler walks into the shot and pushes it towards mid off.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Bairstow cuts it through point and gets consecutive boundaries!
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! YJB is taking the attack to the hosts now. A length ball, around off, driven through mid on for a boundary!
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, Jonny looks to defend but the ball nips back in and cuts him into two!
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! AWESOME! Beautiful poise and bounce from Bairstow. Full and outside off, swinging away, Jonny leans and drives it wide of cover for a boundary!
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Shorter and wider outside off, let through.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, swinging in late, on a fuller length, left alone.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Short and wide outside off, Bairstow cuts this uppishly, wide of a diving point fielder and gets successive boundaries.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Cracking shot. Full and outside off, Bairstow comes forward and drives it powerfully, aerially, but wide of short extra cover, through mid off.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. On a good length around off, kicks up, Bairstow rises with the bounce and fends it to the off side.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Landed outside off, left alone. A wicket maiden for Alzarri. His figures read 4-1-9-2.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Outside off, a touch wide, easier job for the batsman - let go.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. This one rears off a length again, Buttler looks to defend but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the pitch.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Around off, solidly defended.
Jos Buttler walks in at number 5, replacing his skipper.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. OUT! Gloved, in the air... caught, no dropped and then taken by someone else! Brilliant teamwork! Root is gone! The horror period continues to be even woeful for the visitors with their skipper dismissed. This is a real brute from Alzarri. Extraordinary dismissal. On a length just short of full, Root comes forward to defend but the ball suddenly bounces, kicking off and catches Root by surprise. He tries to fend it away but poor bloke, cannot do anything. The ball takes the right glove while it is in contact with the bat and then both, the hand and the ball take off. The ball lobs towards second slip where John Campbell tracks back, leaps and gets his right hand to it. However, the ball does not stick and lobs up again in the air. Now, look at the presence of mind from Shai Hope. He is standing at third slip and watching the ball. He swiftly gets across, dives and takes a stunner! Superb teamwork. Root is in dismay. What a difference a second can make. Had he managed to take his glove off and then the ball hit it, he would have been not out because it would not have been in contact with the bat. Tough luck.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, Bairstow drives it straight back as an arrow. So straight that it hits the stumps at the other end. Robbed off a boundary.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. One more leave outside off.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Flashed and flashed hard. Short and outside off, Bairstow cuts hard and gets a top edge over the slip cordon towards third man!
Jason Holder to Joe Root. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, let through.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. Down the leg side, helped through fine leg for a run.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Landed outside off, Bairstow dabs it late to third man and gets a boundary!
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. FOUR! In the air... but in the gap. Holder is frustrated. He bowls the teaser, lands it on a length outside off, keeps it a touch wide and invites the drive. His counterpart obliges and gets a thick outside edge. It flies behind point and the ball races away to the fence.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Landed outside off, Root chases it but misses.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. One more leave outside off.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Landed outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. On a good length outside off, watchfully defended.
DRINKS BREAK. 2 wickets taken after winning the toss, within 10 overs. Clearly, the Windies are on a hot streak right now, taking confidence and momentum from the previous win. They are not giving too many wide balls and England are searching for breathing space.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Nicely punched down the ground. Full and outside off, JB covers the swing nicely and pushes it past the bowler who is late to get down in time. The ball scurries through mid off and by the time mid on can get across, two runs are taken.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. A length ball outside off, Jonny has a waft but misses.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, a touch wide, Bairstow takes his bat away from the line.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length outside off, punched towards cover.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. On a length around off, pushed towards mid on.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. A bit wide of the crease on that occasion, landed on a length outside off, the captain lets it through again.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Full and outside off, swinging away, this time Joe lets it be.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Tries to counter the swing by walking down the wicket and pushes it towards mid off.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Full and outside off, Root comes forward to defend but the ball moves away off the wobbly seam and beats the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Length delivery outside off, left alone.
Double bowling change. The star of the previous game. The best all-rounder currently. Here he is - Jason Omar Holder.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. Good carry. A fraction short outside off, Bairstow takes his bat out of harm's way. Shane Dowrich takes it near his face.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again.
Alzarri Joseph to Jonny Bairstow. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. WAS THAT A DROP? Nope. Just short. But some real nerves there... Short and wide outside off, Root flashes hard and cuts it straight to Roston Chase at point! Luckily for him, the ball dips onto the fielder and lands just short. A single taken, courtesy the misfield.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. Outside off, left alone.
Skipper Joe Root arrives at number 4, replacing his namesake.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. OUT! The ball is legal! The debutant has to go! Unbelievable. Totally unbelievable. A loosener, then a loose shot. A wicket. Short and wide outside off. There to be punished and Denly does so. But he plays that with his feet stuck in mud. Hence, the game decides that he can stick no longer in the middle. An outside edge is generated and Shane Dowrich does the rest. The umpire wants to check whether Joseph is cutting the sidelines but replays show that he is fine.
And has Alzarri struck first ball? There is a nick but the umpires want to check whether he has cut the sidelines...
Alzarri Joseph is the first bowling change.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, moving away, pushed towards gully.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, on a length, JB pushes it towards backward point.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. A bit too straight, Jonny works it through mid-wicket and comes back for a couple.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Tight line, on a length outside off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Around middle, tucked through square leg for a single. The stand moves to 10.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Full and outside off, Bairstow gets a big stride forward and then shoulders arms.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. A full toss outside off, swinging away late, a surprised Denly pushes at it late and misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Lovely shot. Full and wide outside off, JD gets a good stride forward, meets the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers. The damp outfield stops the ball before it can meet the ropes and the batsmen cross each other thrice in that time.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Outside off, fuller in length, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Two-paced nature of the wicket so far. Gabriel lands it on a length, Joe initially comes forward but then suddenly the ball rises. He has to adjust and tries to fend it but almost edges it to second slip. Plays it with soft hands, hence the ball does not carry.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. On a length around off, Denly looks to defend and does so with a hop.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Another solid defense to end the over.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. A bouncer around off, Jonny ducks.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Full and around off, watchfully played out.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Around off, on a length, watchfully defended.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Good length delivery outside off, Bairstow shoulders his arms to this one.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Full outside off, Bairstow looks to drive but misses it.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery outside off, rising off the deck, Joe lets it go.
Shannon Gabriel to Jonny Bairstow. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Denly looks to defend but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Windies go for the review. Impact is in line but the height is umpire's call. So close to being 5/2. The review is retained by the hosts.
Kemar Roach to Jonny Bairstow. Driven towards the mid-on region. They pick up a single.
Jonny Bairstow is the new batsman in.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. OUT! Rory Burns departs! The Windies strike early again. Good length delivery outside off, Burns looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one. He gets an outside edge towards second slip where Jason Holder dives to his right and takes a good catch. Early trouble then...
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. FOUR! First runs for England after four consecutive maidens. Full on middle and leg, Burns flicks it through square leg for a boundary.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, Burns lets it go.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery outside off, the batsman offers no shot. Fourth consecutive maiden over from the Windies.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly defends off the back foot.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full again on off, Joe drives it to mid off.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full outside off, Denly drives it to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery outside off, Joe shoulders his arms to this one.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full on off, Denly drives it to point.
Gabriel is back. So the hamstring injury which we feared has been put to rest.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Three maidens in an row. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, on a length, Burns looks to defend but misses.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Miles outside off, let through.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. On a length outside off, solidly defended.
Oh dear... SHANNON GABRIEL IS WALKING OFF THE FIELD. Hamstring issue? He is seen stretching his right leg. Not good...
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Outside off, quietly left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Poor shot. Full and wide outside off, Denly reaches out to drive but no feet movement, no reward. A miss.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full and outside off, JD looks to drive but misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Outside off, a short ball, Joe looks to punch but is beaten by the extra bounce. Mistimes it to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full and down the leg side, Denly misses his flick.
Shannon Gabriel to share the new-ball attack with Roach.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through again to end a maiden over. But a harmless one.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Wider outside off, almost outside the pitch, easier leave.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. A bit wider outside off, let through again.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Landed outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Almost a wicket first ball! Ah... indecision first up. The first innings of the first Test - Burns looks to defend, then leave. Bottom edge onto the stumps. First innings, second Test - Burns looks to defend, then leave. The ball takes the inside edge but misses the stumps. So, so close...
The national anthems are done and dusted and the Windies get into a huddle. The sun is slowly bursting through the clouds. Out come Rory Burns and the debutant, Joe Denly. Kemar Roach, the wrecker-in-chief in that first innings of the first Test, has the new cherry in his hand. Burns to face. 'Play, gentlemen!' says umpire Chris Gaffaney. Time to follow the instructions then.
England captain, Joe Root, says that he would have bowled first as well but now sees it as a challenge to put a good total on the board. Informs that Broad comes in for Rashid and Joe Denly makes his debut in place of Keaton Jennings. Agrees that a team looks at continuity in its playing XI but feels that Denly has done reasonably back home in domestic cricket and deserves this chance. On Adil Rashid missing out, Root says that the decision was made looking at the pitch which looks a seamer-friendly one. Stresses that in the past, whenever the team has been in trouble, it has bounced back and expects his side to show plenty of character and what it is made of.
Windies skipper, Jason Holder, says that there seems to be a bit of moisture in the pitch and wants to make the most use of it, hence the decision. Hopes that his fast bowlers get early wickets, looking at the grass on the surface. Informs that the team has had good rest along with two solid days of preparation and is pumped up for this one. On the consistency task of producing a similar effort, Jason stresses that the team has a clear mind and knows what needs to be done.
TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. Holder flips it, Root calls Tails but it is a Head. WINDIES ELECT TO BOWL FIRST.
PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga informs that usually pace dominates proceedings in Antigua with plenty of seam and swing. Observes an even layer of green and dry grass, along with some moisture, which should make batting challenging on Day 1. However, adds that as the game goes ahead, batting will become easier. Tells that 340 is the average first innings score at this venue.
WEATHER REPORT - It rained a couple of hours ago but thankfully, the rain has disappeared for now. There are some overcast skies which might be a bit of concern though...
Beaten black and blue by a team in maroon. Unexpected. Totally unbelievable. It was a complacent England in the first Test against a pumped up Windies. Expect none of the complacency here. Do the hosts have it in them to produce another great effort? Hello and a warm welcome to the second Test between Windies and England in Antigua.
Just one half century in a score of 300 shows how difficult a surface this is to bat on. England will need a good start while the Windies will be aiming for a wicket or two in this short burst. Stay tuned...
Good bowling by England again this morning, like yesterday. But today, the catching was better. The visitors gave away just 34 runs in 20 overs this morning, picking up the remaining 4 wickets. Broad and Anderson bowled unchanged for 16 overs before Stokes and Moeen joined in on the fun.
Around 15 minutes is what England will get, to bat before Lunch. It is a nervous period and all they will have in mind is to see that tricky period off. That lead of 119 is a good one on any track but on this one, it is gold dust.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. OUT! STUMPED! WINDIES ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 306! Moeen takes the last wicket. Tosses it above the eyeline of Bravo, the southpaw comes down the track but halfway through, realizes that he is done in flight. Tries to adjust by aiming to defend the ball but is nowhere even close to the pitch of it. Misses while Bairstow doesn't. Whips the bails off in a jiffy. WINDIES LEAD BY 119!
Moeen Ali to Shannon Gabriel. Full and around off, with the license, Gabriel looks to tee off, aiming to slog over the leg side but mistimes it towards long on. A run taken.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. There it is! HALF CENTURY FOR BRAVO, IN 215 BALLS, SLOWEST BY A WINDIES BATSMAN IN TESTS! Gets there with a flick through mid-wicket. Well played. Combating all conditions and surviving.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. EDGED, SHORT! Outside off, Bravo goes back and looks to steer it to third man but almost guides it towards Ben Stokes at slip! Lands just short.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Back of a length outside off, blocked towards cover. Gabriel has seen off an entire over of Stokes. Or say, almost 2 overs. Not the best piece of bowling, to be honest. Are England thinking to avoid batting before Lunch? 20 minutes they have, post which, they need not bat.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Full toss outside off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Outside off, pushed towards cover.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Slow, slow, slow, ball. Shannon is months early into the shot as he looks to defend. Luckily for him, the ball, which was staying low, hits the toe end of the bat and rolls towards second slip.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. A length ball, but down the leg side, Gabriel pulls his bat away.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. LEADING EDGE, SAFE! Full and around middle, DB looks to flick for the easy single but is a touch too early into the shot. Gets a leading edge which lands just short of cover.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. SIX! Bravo moves to 49, Windies go past 300! Full and outside off, Bravo goes downtown, getting to the pitch of the ball and lofting it over long off!
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Short and outside off, Darren goes back and cuts it through the covers. They do not run.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around leg stump, Bravo looks to defend but gets an inside edge. Short leg is vacant.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Around middle and leg, well defended again.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali comes on from the other end. 23-4-54-2 so far.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Gabriel survives the entire over! On a length outside off, Shannon defends it watchfully.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Another bouncer, outside off, Gabriel ducks again.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. The batsman works it down the leg side.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. Outside off, blocked in front of short leg.
Ben Stokes to Shannon Gabriel. A bouncer, but down the leg side, ducked under.
Shannon Gabriel is the last man in. Can he last this over at least? Play for Bravo?
Ben Stokes to Alzarri Joseph. OUT! Edged and taken! First bowling change of the morning and a wicket off the first ball! Windies are 9 down, with the lead reading a Nelson. On a good length outside off, right on the money from Stokes, Joseph looks to defend but the ball moves away and takes the outside edge. Rory Burns at third slip dives to his right and completes the formalities. England edging closer and closer to batting again...
Ben Stokes into the attack now. First change after 16 overs. 25-6-58-1 so far.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Back of a length outside off, defended from the crease.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Outside off, AJ pushes it towards point and takes a quick single. The lead is 111. Remember someone who would hop, skip and jump? A certain David Shepherd?
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. On a good length, around off, Alzarri looks to tuck but misses and is hit on the pads.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Good length ball, pretty straight, blocked back to the bowler.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Around off, pushed behind point for a single.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Ohh... nearly. Full and around off, Joseph looks to flick but the ball goes off the inner half, just evading short leg.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length this time, solidly defended.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. On a good length outside off, AJ gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Yup. Expected. Short leg in place. Keaton Jennings it is. Rory Burns comes running in, anticipating to be called at silly point, but Root sends him back to cover.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. And again! On a good length, around middle, Alzarri looks to tuck it away but spoons it in the air! Does not carry to Broad once more.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. On a length around off, cutting back in, Joseph looks to flick but the ball takes the face of the bat and almost pops back to the bowler.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. On a good length outside off, pushed towards point.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, Bravo plays inside the line and misses.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Swings back in from outside off, Alzarri looks to flick and gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket. For a single.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. FOUR! Lovely shot! Full and around off, Joseph lofts this straight back over the bowler, a few bounces and gets a boundary! Holds the pose for the photographers.
DRINKS BREAK.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. A length ball, around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. Wants a single but is sent back.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Around middle, a bit too straight, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.
Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Outside off, Joseph plays inside the line but misses.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Around off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Huge shout for LBW! Turned down. England do not review. Full and straight, Joseph looks to flick but misses. Probably sliding down leg.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Good length ball, around middle, pushed towards mid on.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Outside off, played towards point.
James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Alzarri Joseph walks in at number 10, replacing Roach. The entire crowd gives a standing ovation to the young lad. Great guts and commitment shown, coming to play in spite of losing his mother. Take a bow.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. OUT! Edged and taken! A length ball outside off, Roach looks to drive but gets an outside edge. Good leaping catch by Ben Stokes at second slip. How will Darren Bravo play from here?
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Works it down the leg side for a run.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to have a mighty booming drive but misses.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a good length outside off, well blocked out.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Outside off, a play and a miss.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. EDGED, FOUR! Luck continues to evade England. Anderson bowls this on a length, outside off, Roach looks to defend but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and goes wide of the diving third slip to the third man fence! WINDIES LEAD EXACTLY BY 100.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. Moves to 40.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Around off, pushed towards mid on.
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Full and outside off, KR looks to drive but there is extra bounce which beats the outside edge!
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. On a good length outside off, Kemar keeps his bat inside the line.
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Better from Broad, bowls it closer to the off stump, gets Roach to defend, ekes out an outside edge but it rolls towards the slips.
Stuart Broad to Kemar Roach. Full and outside off, easy leave.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Fuller in length this time, moving away, Darren pushes but misses.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Outside off, pitched on a good length, rises suddenly and beats Bravo's defensive poke. 'Play that if you can', chides Michael Atherton on air.
James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Full and around middle, Roach drives it straight back. Hits the stumps at the other end and deflects wide of mid on. A single taken.
Kemar Roach walks in at number 9, replacing his skipper.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. OUT! Caught behind! The wicket falls at last! Anderson gets a wicket eventually. A lovely delivery. Pitched on a good length outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball hits a piece of grass and then bounces. Takes the handle of the bat and then goes behind. Easy catch for Jonny Bairstow. The lead reads 94.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Good length ball outside off, watchfully blocked out.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Bodyline, around leg stump, DB plays it down in front of short leg.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, easily left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Ahh.... almost. Landed on a good length, around middle and leg, Darren hops and tries to tuck it across but misses. The ball goes off his thighs towards short leg where Keaton Jennings dives to his left and makes a stunning stop.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a good length, around middle, Bravo hops and pushes it towards cover.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. A bouncer, around middle, Bravo ducks comfortably.
A bit of a delay. England are going with Plan B. Plan A was to bowl full and now that it is not working, they are going with a backup. A man comes under the lid now, at short leg. Substitute Keaton Jennings it is. Ben Foakes has still not returned. Time for some bouncers now.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, left alone again.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. EDGED, DOES NOT CARRY! Good technique from Jason Holder. One should not be playing with hard hands on this pitch and he is maintaining that discipline. Full and outside off, Jason goes to defend with soft hands but the swinging ball induces an outside edge. It lands well short of the slip cordon as Jos Buttler dives to his left at third slip while Ben Stokes dives to his right from second slip. The latter gets his hand to the ball and stops it from going through.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Landed outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, pushed towards cover for a single.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Around middle, tucked wide of mid on for a quick single.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. A bouncer now, around middle, allowed to go through again.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, allowed to go through.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and around leg, Bravo looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Broad appeals for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Not too much strength in that appeal. Perhaps it was slipping down leg.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Good leave. Pitched on a good length around off, Holder shoulders arms, trusting the bounce.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Full and around off, worked towards short mid-wicket.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Around middle and leg, worked through square leg for a single.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. That will hurt. On a good length around middle, Bravo looks to defend but the ball kicks off again, goes past the bat and hits him flush on the elbow. He got hit yesterday as well. Why isn't he wearing an arm guard?
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. On a good length around middle, pushed towards cover.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. That has taken off. Broad lands it on a good length outside off, but the ball hits a crack and some dust erupts. That elevates the ball to a big height and Bairstow takes it at face height.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a good length around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, swinging in slightly, watchfully pushed towards cover.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. A ripper to end the over. Back of a length around off, Holder looks to defend but the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, dabbed towards the slip cordon.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Similar ball, this time Holder keeps his bat inside the line.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Back of a length outside off, the skipper feels for it but misses.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. Around off, pushed back to the bowler.
James Anderson to Jason Holder. That nips back in. On a length around off, seams in, Holder is cut into half as he looks to defend. The ball goes off the back thigh and to Bairstow. Anderson puts in a slight appeal but nothing in it.
James Anderson to bowl from the other end. 21-3-58-0 so far.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, clipped fine. By the time Moeen Ali can get across from deep mid-wicket, two runs are taken. The lead is now worth 90 while the stand moves to 41.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Full and around off, the skipper looks to defend but the ball comes back in, takes the inside edge and goes wide of mid-wicket. A run taken.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Outside off, a play and a miss.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, the outswing now, Jason looks to drive but gets a bit of an outside edge behind point. The fielders at point and gully chase it in pairs, one of them gets to the ball, slides and then parries it back to the other. Two runs taken.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. A bit too wide outside off, watchfully let through.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. A good start. Full and outside off, swinging in, Holder shoulders arms.
We are not far away from the action. All the players are wearing black-arm bands as a mark of respect for Alzarri Joseph's late mother. Slowly, Bravo and Holder walk out. Slow. That is how Bravo played the whole of yesterday. Do not expect any change in that tempo. Stuart Broad will start off proceedings for the day. Holder to face. Let's play.
PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga doing the pitch report feels that the track is still good, though there is some wear and tear, due to the footmarks of the bowlers. Observes that the grass is pretty much even. David Lloyd has a look now and says, 'I don't want to bat on this pitch.' Sees plenty of grass covering on one end of the track and observes plenty of lumps. That means more indifferent bounce. Predicts more help for the Windies quicks than the English because he reckons that the hosts are stronger, quicker and fitter.
Kraigg Brathwaite has a chat with Daren Ganga. The former says that he is happy with his score, though he wanted to carry on. On his innings, Brathwaite says that one needs to curb his shots on this surface and only punish the bad balls. Adds that the misbehaving pitch adds to the woes and hence, the batsmen need to be cautious and careful. Hopes that his batsmen bat for as long as possible this morning because the track is getting extremely difficult to bat on. On the team spirit at the moment, Kraigg says that the hard work has always been there, just that the results are slowly starting to show. Wants his side to be more consistent.
WEATHER REPORT - Bright and sunny conditions welcome us in Antigua. Do not want the rain to play any part in this game, do we?
Can we rule out England though? They are responsible for their own position, having one of the worst field days. Stuart Broad threatened to run through the Windies' line-up last afternoon but some poor fielding and catching allowed the hosts off the hook. If the tourists can rectify things this morning, bowl out the Windies under 300 and then bat long and hard, try and get a lead of 150, then, a role reversal is very much possible.
Okay. Time to shift focus to cricket then. 187 plays 272. Lead inching close to 100. Just have a look at the way Roston Chase was dismissed via a grubber. Saying all of these, each and every factor points to a 2-0 series lead for the Windies.
Hello. Before we mention anything about this Test, a piece of sad news. Alzarri Joseph's mother has passed away this morning and we express our deepest condolences over the same. But the fast bowler is still with the team and might well stay till the end of this Test, enhancing the spirit of 'THE GAME MUST GO ON.' May her soul rest in peace.
... DAY 3, SESSION 1 ...
Right then! The pitch doing a lot of things. How crucial will this lead for Windies turn out to be? It is 85 as of now and the longer Holder bats, the closer it will get to that 150-200 mark. On the other hand, a wicket early morning on Saturday might see England come out to bat in the first hour itself. Join us at 10 am local (1400 GMT) to see who wins what could be the decisive day of this Test. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
And now. Windies. Normally known for batting with flair. But have to say - except for Shimron Hetmyer, no one was in a hurry to leave the crease. The top four absorbed the pressure and then just concentrated on battling tough periods. Darren Bravo stood out tall, playing out 165 balls but not allowing England to burst through. He forged small but meaningful partnerships and kept frustrating England.
It was the period after Lunch which fired England up. Stuart Broad was the missile launcher, running through the middle order but after that, there was not enough incisive bowling. Ben Stokes bowled his heart out too, so did Jimmy Anderson, but the consistency was lacking. Moeen Ali's 2 wickets could actually mean trouble for England with the pitch expected to take plenty of turn over the weekend.
The saying goes that a good start often sets the tone for the day. Stuart Broad nearly provided that in the first 20 minutes of play - only for Jos Buttler to put down John Campbell at third slip. That well, kind of spread like an epidemic. Multiple players started putting down catches and one has to say, even though the English bowled really well, they have let the hosts get away.
Good, solid, old-fashioned Test match cricket on display in Antigua. Indefinite bounce, plenty of seam and swing movement, a bit of turn but the Windies have managed to dodge all those. Yes, they were helped by England with some dropped catches but that is not their problem.
Moeen Ali to Jason Holder. A large solid block towards point to end the day and Holder takes the single. STUMPS ON DAY 2, WINDIES LEAD BY 85!
Last ball of the day... what can we expect?
Moeen Ali to Jason Holder. Gets across his stumps and blocks.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside off, pushed through point for a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, Darren watches it all the way, does not have to play.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Fired outside off, Bravo lunges to defend but the ball hits a patch of rough and goes past the outside edge. Roston Chase would be interested in that...
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler.
Last over of the day then. Silly point and short leg for Mo.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Lovely ball from Stokes, full and in line of the stumps, JH is rock solid in defense.
Final ball for Stokes for the day. Can he get a wicket? The Barmy Army is egging him on...
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Peach! Full and just outside off, Jason looks to defend but misses.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Outside off, dabbed towards third slip.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. This time he gets the drive right alright. Outside off, the skipper leans and drives it through the covers for a couple.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, swinging in, Holder looks to drive but because of the inswing, there is barely any timing as the ball rolls towards mid on.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and just outside off, watchfully kept out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Around middle and leg, pushed to the leg side.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Landed around off, Bravo lunges and smothers the spin.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, pushed past silly point towards mid off.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. FOUR BYES! Stokes goes for the magic inswinger but overdoes it. Full and miles down the leg side, Holder misses his flick and poor Bairstow can get nowhere near it with a dive to his left. All the way to the fine leg fence goes the ball. The lead is now worth 81.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Outside off, lands on the grassy area, just back of a length, then kicks off towards Bairstow's face as Holder lets it through.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Drives this with a bit of a loose bottom hand, towards short extra cover.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball seams away and beats him.
A bit of a disagreement between umpire Kumar Dharmasena and 12th man Mark Wood. He has been making frequent trips to the middle, this time for cold water to be supplied to Ben Stokes. Dharmasena gives him a warning, not to keep coming on again and again.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and just around off, blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Jason Holder. Full and around middle, the skipper presses it down onto the ground, gets it past short leg and scampers across for the single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside off again, pushed down to long off for a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside off, with a silly point in place now, Darren goes to defend but does not commit himself totally. Withdraws his bat in time.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. In line of the stumps, watchfully defended to the vacant silly point region.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and down the leg side, helped towards short leg.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. In the air for a while.... but past extra cover. Full and outside off, Holder is sucked into playing a loose shot. He probably wanted to drive but had to check his shot with the ball sticking on the surface. Balloons over cover and the batsmen return for a brace.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, Jason looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. On a length outside off, Holder shoulders arms.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
With that, the time ticks past 5 pm local. Into overtime now. 34 balls left to be precise.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Around off, pushed back to the bowler.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and arrowed in line of the stumps, watchfully kept out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and just around off, watchfully blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Jason Holder. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Moeen Ali to Jason Holder. Full and around off, driven towards the bowler.
Time for spin. Moeen Ali into the attack. 19-3-49-2 so far.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Full on middle, pushed through mid on.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. A bouncer again, another duck.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Another bouncer, ducked under again.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. The batsman does well to leave that bouncer.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks under it.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Sam Curran to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, tickled towards fine leg for a single.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Nicely driven, well stopped. Good cricket all around. Full and outside off, Holder drives and gets it in the gap through the covers. The ball seems to be reaching the ropes but Jos Buttler gives it a good chase, puts in a slide and then parries it to substitute Jack Leach from fine leg. Three runs taken.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Outside off, punched towards cover.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, edged away for a run.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. A full toss outside off, Jason looks to drive but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes all along the ground to his counterpart at second slip.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. IN THE AIR... SAFE! A short ball, around leg stump, Bravo takes his eyes off the ball and tries to fend it. The ball hits his gloves and flies behind, short and wide of Bairstow and sneaks out to fine leg. A single taken.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, left alone.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Make that a hat-trick of leaves. Curran bowls this on a length outside off, gets the ball to swing away and JH shoulders arms.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump again.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Landed outside off, left alone.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. FOUR! GORGEOUS! There comes the class of Holder. On his 24th ball. Full and outside off, Jason drives it beautifully, using his long reach and gets it well past mid off. 250 UP FOR THE WINDIES AS WELL. The lead moves to 66.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Sam Curran to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, pushed towards point for a quick single.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Just outside off, swinging in, gets right behind that one, does Holder, to defend.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, patience is virtue, believes Mr. Holder. Allows it to pass. Inner peace.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Outside off, tapped through the covers for a run.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Sort and outside off, punched through the covers for a couple. The lead moves to 60 while the stand is worth 11.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Oh nearly. Full and outside off, swinging away, Darren drives flat-footed and misses.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Full and down the leg side, Bravo misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Ben Stokes is back on. 19-4-49-1 so far.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. 'TWO!' shouts Holder as soon as he hits this. Gets them. Full and around middle, swinging in, flicked through square leg. By the time Moeen Ali can get around from fine leg, Jason's call is vindicated.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Outside off, allowed to pass through.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Drives this straight to cover again.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. On middle, pushed towards mid on.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover
The physio is out in the middle. A couple of tablets get popped in and Little Bravo is ready.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. OUCH! That has kicked off. Bravo is in trouble. This is not even a short ball. It is on a length but has risen to alarming heights. Bravo looked to defend but gets hit on the arm, then onto the arm-pit. He immediately throws his bat down in frustration.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Outside off, a play and a miss.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a good length outside off, defended from the crease.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Down the leg side, Jason misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads past the keeper. Bairstow is quick while the outfield is slow. He gets to the ball and keep the batsmen to two. Oh... runs signalled. Glove involved.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Around off, swinging in, the skipper looks to flick but the ball goes off the toe end towards mid on.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Around off, watchfully defended to the off side.
Sam Curran to Jason Holder. Hint of swing. That might get Curran going. Full and around middle, swinging in, Holder misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Sam Curran returns. Quite a big moment for him. After a stunning series against India, he has kind of quietened down. Not a bad time to make the ball talk. 9-0-25-0 so far. Meanwhile, Broad calls Anderson for a chat. He wants to know which side of the ball to shine. Jimmy comes across and struts his stuff. Easy-peasy for him.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Patience from Bravo again as he lets another one go into the mitts of Bairstow.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and wide outside off, let through.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. One more leave outside off.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a length around off, solidly defended from the crease.
DRINKS BREAK.
Ben Stokes to Jason Holder. Full on middle, worked straight to short mid-wicket.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Outside off, steered behind point for a single.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. A short ball, around off, defended solidly.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Around middle, defended from the crease.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. On a length outside off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball swings back in and beats the inside edge.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Around off, solidly blocked from the crease.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Wide outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Caught behind! But not out! Why, o Why? Has Broad overstepped? Has he cut the side lines? Shhhh... tell you what, there is no wood involved at all. A jaffa from Broad. Correction. Another jaffa from Broad. He lands it on a length outside off, Holder looks to defend but the ball cuts in off the seam and goes off something to the keeper, cutting Holder into half. Replays show that the ball missed the inside edge and hit the trouser instead.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Down the leg side, flick shot missed. Bairstow dives to his left to collect.
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Full and outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Driven through the covers by the batsman.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Full on middle, flicked straight to square leg,
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Ouch. That would have hurt. On a length around off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball hits the arm and then deflects onto the box.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. NOT OUT, FOUR LEG BYES! It looked not out to the naked eye, because the impact seemed to be outside leg. Indeed, that is the case. A full toss, from over the wicket, Bravo misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Stokes reckons he has his man as he roars an LBW shout but umpire Gaffaney is unmoved. The slip cordon charge towards the bowler and Root signals for the 'T'. Impact kills the deal. Meanwhile, the ball reaches the fine leg fence and FOUR LEG BYES are signalled. THE LEAD NOW CROSSES 50.
Huge shout for LBW! Bravo has missed a full toss and Stokes reckons he has his man LBW. The umpire has not given it and England take the review...
Stuart Broad to Jason Holder. Outside off, left alone.
In walks the gentle giant. Captain Jason Holder arrives at number 8.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. OUT! Caught at third slip! That is a brute of a delivery. Almost similar to what Joe Root got in England's innings, but this was a touch on the softer side. It is on a fuller length outside off and Dowrich comes forward to defend. But the ball suddenly explodes, takes the glove and lobs gently towards Jos Buttler at third slip. Watchful innings from Dowrich and an important one. The lead is just one shy of 50.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. 50-RUN STAND IS UP! Settled the nerves in the dressing room. Around middle, worked towards mid-wicket for a run.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to drive, then decides against it, is late and gets beaten.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, driven straight back down the ground for a run.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. FOUR! Neatly controlled. A short ball on middle, Dowrich swivels and nicely pulls this all along the carpet through square leg.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
Ben Stokes now gets a chance again. 16-3-42-1 so far.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. One more leave outside off.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On a good length outside off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, the tempter from Broad, for a millisecond, Bravo perhaps thinks he should go for the drive but resists.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. Full on middle, pushed straight to mid on.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. Landed outside off, Dowrich pushes but misses.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. FOUR! FLAMBOYANT! Full and outside off, Dowrich comes forward and confidently drives it through mid off for a boundary! Not easy at all to play such strokes on a pitch like this.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. Outside off, fuller in length, coming in with the angle, left alone.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Around middle, helped through square leg for a single.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. No clue about this one. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to defend but the ball hits a crack and then seams away past the outside edge.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and wide outside off, left alone. Waste of the new ball.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, let through.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, Bravo gets a good stride forward and shoulders arms.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. Superb testing over from Jimmy.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. On a good length around off, defended from the crease.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. Another LBW shout. Not out this time. Anderson seems interested, not Joe Root or the slip cordon. They reckon it is height. On a length around off, Shane looks to defend but is squared up and is hit on the pads.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. NOT OUT! THE BALL IS MISSING THE STUMPS! What a review from Dowrich. The ball landed on a length and then jagged back in. Caught Dowrich in front of the stumps and he was hit flush on the pads. Anderson appealed and umpire Gaffaney raised his finger! Dowrich and Bravo had a mid-pitch conversation and eventually signalled for the review. Saved by the height!
The umpire has raised his finger! Dowrich has been adjudged LBW. Height? Umpire's call? Inside edge? Let's see whether Dowrich's review helps him...
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. That is unlucky. Full and around off, Dowrich hits it straight back. It is so straight that it hits the stumps at the other end. It then deflects away past mid on and the batsmen return for the second.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. IS THAT ANOTHER DROP? Hard to say from one look. The English players have their hands on their heads. YES. IT IS A DROP. Full and outside off, Bravo looks to drive but gets an outside edge which goes straight to second slip. Jos Buttler is there again. Plonks it.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, Bravo looks to tuck it away but misses. The batsmen sneak a couple of runs as the ball deflects off the pads.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, Bravo goes for the full-blooded drive but misses.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Around middle, worked to the leg side for a single. Dowrich moves to 20 from 49 balls.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side but misses.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Oh dear... a Nataraja pull shot, or Nataraja punch? A length ball outside off, Bravo looks to pull but is way too early. By the time the ball arrives, Little Bravo is already through with his shot. He plays somewhat of a sandwich between a punch and a pull, towards mid off.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Down the leg side, Bravo misses his tuck.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. No run.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. FOUR LEG BYES! A length ball, down the leg side, Dowrich looks to tuck it away but the ball goes off his thighs, past the keeper and into the fine leg fence.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. On a length outside off, let through.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. On a good length around off, solidly defended.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Around middle and leg, tucked straight to square leg.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, played straight to point.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, let through.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, pushed towards cover.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. On a good length around off, coming in sharply, Bravo looks to defend but the ball kicks off and hits him on the pads.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. On a good length around off, watchfully played out.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Full and outside off, Shane looks to defend but the ball swings away and goes off the outside edge. Lands short of second slip.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Full and outside off, Dowrich offers a dead bat in defense.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Shane Dowrich. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on.
Stuart Broad is back on. 19-7-39-2 so far.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and miles outside off, not played at.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and down the leg side, flicked through square leg for a couple.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, swing and bounce, shouldered arms to.
31 overs left in the day. Will England get to bat tonight? How much can the Windies add? The second new ball is due AND HAS BEEN TAKEN STRAIGHTAWAY. This could go either way. Wickets or runs. James Anderson to begin proceedings after Tea. Bravo to face. Here we go!
... DAY 2, FINAL SESSION ...
The pitch is doing all kinds of tricks and batting is only going to get tougher and tougher. The hosts will be hoping for a lead of around 90-100 and probably, the best way to do that would be to use long levers. An interesting final session awaits, beginning at 3 pm local (1900 GMT).
A good session for England and they have brought this Test to life. 86 runs conceded but 4 wickets picked up. Broad and Moeen have been the beneficiaries in this session, running through the middle order.
Joe Denly to Shane Dowrich. On middle, the ball bounces onto the batsman. He though swings his bat but misses. The ball goes behind the stumps and hits Bairstow on the chest. TEA ON DAY 2.
Joe Denly to Darren Bravo. On off, Bravo cuts it to point and gets a run.
Joe Denly to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Joe Denly to Darren Bravo. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
Joe Denly to Darren Bravo. Landed outside off, left alone.
Joe Denly to Darren Bravo. Fuller on off, the ball spins in and left alone by the batsman.
Last over before Tea. Time now for a bit of wrist spin. Joe Denly into the attack.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Around off, defended from the crease.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. On middle, pushed towards the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Around middle, pushed towards mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Full and down the leg side, Dowrich looks to flick but the ball goes off his pads towards short leg.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. A bouncer on middle, Bravo ducks.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. On middle, hits the batsman on his pads but after an inside edge. Bravo was looking to defend but mistimes it.
Ben Stokes to Darren Bravo. On a good length around off, solidly defended.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards the slip region. They pick up a single.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Landed outside off, left alone.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and just outside off, watchfully blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Shorter and on off, Dowrich drives it to covers.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. The umpire signals a leg bye.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. On middle, Bravo pushes it to mid on and takes a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. FOUR! Another one off the edge. Short and outside off, Shane looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge, past the slip cordon and to the third man fence!
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Fullish and angling in for the right-hander. Batsman blocks it.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. A short ball, around off, Dowrich stands tall and keeps it down.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Fuller on off, Dowrich shoulders arms to it.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Shorter and on middle, Dowrich wanted to pull it over square leg fence but fails to make a connection.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Flighted outside leg stump, Bravo looks to flick but misses. Bairstow appeals for a catch but it is turned down.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Shortish and outside off, punched towards cover.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Tossed up around off, well blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. On off, Dowrich shoulders arms to it.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Fullish on the off pole, Dowrich defends it.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. EDGED, FOUR! Streaky boundary. Outside off, Dowrich hangs his bat, the ball takes the edge and flies past the second slip fielder towards third man!
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Landed outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Yorker outside off, Dowrich looks to cut but manages to just offer an edge.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Outside off, the ball stays low. Dowrich wanted to defend it but is beaten by the lack of bounce.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Around off, solidly pushed back.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Tossed up outside off, pushed back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full on off, worked through mid-wicket for a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. FOUR! Beautifully pulled off by Dowrich. Was a bumper on the body, Dowrich looks to pull but adjusts the shot according to the ball and fires it between square leg and the fine leg fielders.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Bouncer on off, Dowrich stays away from it.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. That is a grubber. On a length outside off, Dowrich looks to defend but the ball goes low, beneath the bat and along the ground to the keeper.
Ben Stokes to Shane Dowrich. Short delivery on middle, Dowrich stands tall and defends it.
Ben Stokes returns. 12-3-29-1 so far.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Fuller and around off, watchfully blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Pushes this through mid on and gets across to the other end.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. On middle, Dowrich defends it but off the thick outside edge of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.
Moeen Ali to Shane Dowrich. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. MISFIELD. And Jimmy is not happy. Overpitched on off, Bravo defends it towards point but the fielder gets across and lets it through his legs. The single is taken and the Windies ARE IN THE LEAD!
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. On middle and leg, worked to the leg side for a single.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. On off, driven to covers.
James Anderson to Shane Dowrich. Around off and swings in, the batsman punches it to point.
Shane Dowrich walks in at number 7, replacing Hetmyer.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! Fantastic catch from Jimmy Anderson! The dropped catch barely counts much. One can understand the intent from Hetmyer. He wanted to get as many runs as possible on this pitch which is starting to play plenty of tricks. Full and outside off, Shimron tries to play the slog sweep but this time, the ball turns, takes the top edge and just goes straight up in the air. For a second, it seems like the ball will land safely but Anderson comes charging in from long off, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives forward to take a stunner. Now then. The Windies are a run behind. 5 wickets left. A couple of more quick wickets and we would be blessed with a one-inning shootout.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. On middle, Hetmyer defends it onto the ground.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! A rank long hop. Outside off, Hetmyer rocks back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket!
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, Hetmyer comes down the track and blocks.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Around off, pushed towards cover for a quick single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Hetmyer doing the punishing. Shorter delivery, Hetmyer stands tall to cut this one to the deep backward point.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. DROPPED! Valiant effort from Rory Burns but at this level, that should have been taken. Full and outside off, Hetmyer hammers it through the covers where Burns dives to his left but the ball does not stick. Probably, it happened because the elbow grazed the ground.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, driven straight to point.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. Keeps this one fullish, Hetmyer defends it to point.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, played straight to point.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. On off and tails in, the batsman is clearly beaten.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a run.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, on a length, Shimron looks to defend but the ball pitches and then curves away to beat the outside edge.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. On the off pole, Hetmyer cuts it to point. Broad there stops it with a dive.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, Hetmyer comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Tossed up again, watchfully defended.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and around off, blocked back to the bowler.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. FOUR! Bad line from Anderson. On the hips, the batsman flicks it calmly through fine leg. No fielder there to stop that one.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. On middle, defends it to mid-wicket.
James Anderson to Darren Bravo. Sprays this one wide on the leg side.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. Works it through the leg side.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. On length and tails in to the left-hander, he looks to defend but gets rapped up on the thigh pad.
James Anderson to Shimron Hetmyer. Appeal for a catch, turned down. Down the leg side, Hetmyer missed his tuck and the ball went to the keeper off something. England appealed but not confidently. Replays show that the ball went off the thigh pad.
James Anderson returns. 13-1-37-0 so far.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. From shorter length and spins away from the left-hander. The ball gains some extra bounce and the batsman stands still on the pitch. Goes past the outside edge.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Fullish on the pads, tucks it to short leg.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. On middle, Bravo defends it boldly.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Yorker on middle, the batsman defends.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On the pads. Blocked out by Hetmyer.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. Driven through the covers by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Off the edge. On a length outside off, Hetmyer looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge through the slips to the third man fence!
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. From off the ball tails in for the left-hander. He misses to offer the connection of his bat and the ball swings in and goes back to the keeper.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. Good length and on off, Hetmyer defends it onto the ground.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Comes down the track and drills it down the ground for a run.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Moeen Ali to Shimron Hetmyer. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. FOUR! In the slot from Ali. Full and outside off, Bravo lofts it from the middle and over mid on. The ball finds the fence. What Windies have done from this morning consistently is that they have punished the poor deliveries.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. A lovely yorker, around middle, watchfully dug out.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, punched off the back foot for a couple.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. OMG! How close was that? Very. Fullish and just outside off pole, Hetmyer tries to defend that one in front of the stumps. He though misses the connection and the ball misses the off stump. It would have been no.5 for the Windies.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. On middle, defends it firmly.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. On the leg stump, pushes it to mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Flighted on the leg stump, defended back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, well kept out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around off, solidly blocked out.
Stuart Broad to Shimron Hetmyer. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Stuart Broad to Roston Chase. OUT! BOWLED! Ho ho ho! Broady Poady is singing his way through! Beware, Windies. Broad has his tail up. On a good length, around off, Chase looks to defend but the ball hits a crack and shoots beneath the bat. KABOOM! The off stump goes for a stroll.
Stuart Broad to Roston Chase. FOUR! Another opportunity there for the Englishmen for a wicket. From good length the ball tails in on off pole. The batsman looks to defend it but the ball takes an outside edge and flies to the slip cordon. But a huge gap there between the second and third slip is exposed and the ball races out to the third man fence. A boundary results. Windies will take these, however they might come.
Stuart Broad to Roston Chase. Outside off, Chase leaves it alone.
Roston Chase walks in at number 5, replacing Hope.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. OUT! Caught behind! Broad is on fire. On a length outside off, Hope looks to defend but then the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and settles into the keeper's mitts. Both the set batsmen dismissed quickly after Lunch.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Around off. The ball shapes in for the right-hander. He though look to defend it off back foot but fails to connect.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Outside leg, tucks it to square leg.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Works it through the leg side for a run.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. A nutmeg! Flighted on off, he defends it with soft hands and the ball bounces down his feet and between back to the keeper. The ball misses the stumps by few inches.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On off and fullish, Bravo drives it to mid off.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On hips, Bravo tucks it to leg side. Another dot delivery.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Around off, Bravo gets across to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. On middle and from back of a length. The ball bounces off and hits on the batsman's thigh pad as he was looking to flick it.
Stuart Broad to Darren Bravo. Sprays it wide on leg. Just misses the pads.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. FOUR! That is a bad ball. Dropped short, around middle, Hope pulls it over square leg for boundaries in succession!
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. FOUR! Full and outside off, Hope leans and drives it through the covers!
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around middle, worked towards mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and straight, watchfully blocked out.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Works it through square leg for a couple.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. The ball has found the edge of the bat.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, Hope pushes it through gully for a couple.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Outside off, on a length, a play and a miss again.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. On a length outside off, solidly defended.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad. The fielding side are asking the question. The umpire isn't interested in the appeal.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Flicks it away for a single.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. On a good length again, well kept out.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. On a good length around middle, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Outside off, another play and a miss.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Stuart Broad to Shai Hope. On a good length outsie off, a play and a miss.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Darren Bravo. Full and around middle, worked to the leg side.
Darren Bravo walks in at number 4, replacing Brathwaite.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. OUT! A wicket immediately after Lunch! Brathwaite is a goner. Ali strikes one for the English. Around off, the ball spins in for the right-hander. He flicks it but it goes straight to short leg. Substitute Keaton Jennings takes it cleanly. Looks like England have worked things out during their lunch. Brathwaite falls after a good start.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Charges out and drives the fuller delivery to mid off.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and around off, worked through mid on for a single.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Brathwaite defends it solidly onto the ground.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. On off, Brathwaite drives it to covers. A dot ball.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Good line. Outside off and beaten by the away movement of the ball.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, played straight to point.
Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. On middle, defends it with full face of the bat to covers.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. On off pole, punches it back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. FOUR! Lovely shot. Full and outside off, Hope leans and drives it through mid off. Down the ground she goes and races to the fence.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around middle, watchfully defended to the leg side.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Faster one on middle, Hope strikes it to covers and takes a single.
Welcome back for the second session of play. It was a toil without luck for England in the morning. Let us see how the afternoon pans out. Moeen Ali to start off proceedings after Lunch. Hope to face. Here we go...
... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...
The deficit is now 61. Cannot be just 61. Given the way the pitch if behaving, it might take just a couple of good balls to change the passage of play. The Windies are on top at the moment, but on this pitch, one is never settled. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT) for the second session.
The Windies, on the other hand, have played superbly. There is nothing much you can do when the pitch is offering so much but the one good thing that they have done is - ensured that no bad ball is left unpunished. The frustration of not getting wickets off good balls is getting to England and they are slowly getting into desperation mode.
Countless edges. Countless plays and misses. Plenty of chances. Still, all England have is just a wicket to show from 29 overs in this session. Broad bowled his heart out, but just could not get past the dogged resistance of the Windies. He did manage to get Campbell after a reprieve for the latter but then, that has not exactly opened the floodgates as England would have thought.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Gets right behind this one to defend to end what has been another superb session for the home side. LUNCH ON DAY 2, WINDIES TRAIL BY 61!
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Down the leg side, helped towards fine leg for a run.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Full and around off, Hope looks to defend but gets squared up. The ball takes the outside edge but drops short of second slip.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. On a good length around off, Hope hops and defends.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, well defended by coming forward.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, watchfully blocked again.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, pushed back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another lovely nut, pitched on a length and then seaming away, going past the outside edge as KB looks to defend.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed outside off, Brathwaite has a waft but misses.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, pushed towards gully.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Outside off, punched through the covers for a triple.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. On a good length around off, pushed towards point.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and straight, watchfully blocked.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, Brathwaite comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Short and outside off, punched straight to point.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, spinning in, blocked back to the bowler.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, swinging away, left alone.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Landed outside off, stays low, Hope hops to cut but the ball takes the bottom edge and goes towards point.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, driven beautifully but straight to cover.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They manage to come back for the second.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. On a length outside off, punched towards mid off.
Change of ends for Sam Curran. 6-0-19-0 so far.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Comes down the track but then blocks it out.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Floated a bit, watchfully blocked out.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around middle, Brathwaite whips it away and the ball flies past Keaton Jennings at square leg. Two runs taken.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. A lovely short ball, outside off, equally well played. Kraigg rises with the bounce and fends it down to the off side.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. A wide bouncer down the leg side, Kraigg ducks again.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. A bouncer, around middle, Brathwaite ducks.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a good length outside off, punched towards cover.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and around middle, Shai looks to defend but gets an inside edge which drops in front of short leg.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Down the leg side, MASSIVE TURN. Hope looks to tuck it away and it goes off something - either bat or hip towards fine leg and Brathwaite wants the single. But Hope sees that Broad is charging in from short fine leg and sends his partner back.
Moeen Ali to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Does a little bit of shimmy down the pitch again and works it wide of Anderson at mid on for a single.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. FOUR! FANTASTIC! This time he finds the gap. Tossed up outside off, Brathwaite uses his feet nicely again, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it wide of mid off. Almost through cover.
Moeen Ali to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, Brathwaite comes down the track and hits it back to the bowler.
Spin comes into the attack. Moeen Ali to bowl.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Tucks this through the leg side for a couple.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has stood up on his toes to play that one.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Move people, please move! A bit of a delay. The crowd is filtering in and nonchalantly walking in the space above the sightscreen. The batsman waits but the people just keep on coming. Now, the umpire gets into the act and the people obey but then a plastic bag calmly saunters onto the ground, absolutely unperturbed. Eventually, it floats away and we are ready now.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Down the leg side, helped through fine leg for a single.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, driven through mid off. Ben Stokes dives to his right but exhibits a London Bridge for the ball to go through. Stuart Broad has to do the mopping up from mid on, gets to the ball, just when it is about to stop at the fence and returns it. Three runs taken.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. One more kicks off a length. A length ball, down the leg side, Brathwaite gets across to flick but the ball suddenly bounces and almost takes the gloves on its way through to the keeper as Kraigg misses to connect.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another leave outside off.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. FOUR! FABULOUS! Full and outside off, Brathwaite leans and drives it through mid off. Short extra cover gets across to his right but after the ball passes him.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. IN THE AIR... DOES NOT CARRY! England keep trying. On a length around middle, Hope hops to defend but the ball takes the face of the bat and lobs up in the air. Stokes charges forward and dives but just cannot get to the ball.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. This one skids through but Hope adjusts well to keep it out.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. NO BALL. Oversteps, does the Big Ben and hands an extra run to the opposition. This one stayed low, extremely worrying on Day 2 and Brathwaite just about managed to push it towards cover for a quick single.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Down the leg side, worked towards fine leg for a single.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Outside off, coming in, shouldered arms to.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed outside off, shouldered arms to.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, the temptation to drive is there, but Brathwaite resists tasting the apple.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, played towards point.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep point for a single.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another play and a miss outside off. This is on a length, just around off, KB looks to defend but the ball swings away and beats him.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Brute. Every now and then, we get a ball that kicks off a length. Brathwaite tries to play that from the crease but then the ball seams away and beats the outside edge.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Excellent cricket from Brathwaite. Full and outside off, Kraigg drives this confidently down the ground. Extra cover starts to give it a chase and does get to the ball, managing to pull it back. But then he has to cross the boundary in the followthrough and then get back in. That extra couple of seconds allows Brathwaite to decide whether he should complete a quadruple and he does.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. FOUR! ELEGANT! This bloke is so easy on the eye. Full and wide outside off, Hope gets a big stride forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers for a boundary! The deficit is now 96. The stand moves to 21 from just 23 balls.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Landed outside off, let through.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Around off, solidly blocked out.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. FOUR! Full and outside off, Hope presses forward and guides this behind point for a boundary!
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. Landed outside off, left alone.
Sam Curran to Shai Hope. On a length outside off, Hope looks to defend but the ball swings away and beats the outside edge.
Sam Curran introduced for the day. 3-0-3-0 yesterday.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. On middle and leg, worked straight to square leg.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, driven through mid off. Three runs taken.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Huge shout for a caught behind! Not out! No review taken. A length ball, down the leg side, Hope looked to tuck it away and the ball went off something behind to Bairstow. The keeper leapt to his left and took it one-handed and immediately everyone went up in an appeal. But umpire Dharmasena calmly shook his head. Root had a chat with his slippers (slip fielders is what I mean) and then decided against the review. Good call. Replays show the ball hitting the trouser.
DRINKS BREAK.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a good length around off, well blocked out.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a length outside off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. FOUR OVERTHROWS! Oh dear... if enough tea pots were not there, Broad adds some more fire to the kettle. Anderson is not amused one bit. This is totally needless. Full on middle and off, Brathwaite blocks it towards short mid-wicket. Now, Hope at the other end, takes a start and then lazily strolls across. Broad at short mid-wicket sees that and first mimes a throw but then, on seeing no reaction, now fires a throw in reality. By that time, Hope gets in but what happens next is - Broad misses his shy and Moeen Ali is way too wide at short extra cover. The ball races through the mid off boundary. Jimmy looks at Broady and both exchange heated words.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. FOUR BYES! That is a scorcher in this scorching heat from Stokesy. He lands it on a length outside off and gets it to jag back in. Hope looks to defend but is beaten all ends up. It cuts him into half and goes over the leg stump and past the diving Jonny Bairstow to the fine leg fence!
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Outside off, a play and a miss again.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. Outside off, a play and a miss from Hope.
Ben Stokes to Shai Hope. On a good length around off, watchfully defended.
Shai Hope walks in at number 3, replacing Campbell.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. OUT! Yes, it is out! A wicket has fallen, finally. This statement is not out of support for England. But as a fan, you do feel for the bowlers. They have been trying, trying, trying and eventually, Lady Luck has taken pity on them. On a length, around middle and off, Campbell stays back to defend but the ball moves away slightly and takes the outside edge. Now come a couple of questions. Will someone catch it? My word, they do. And guess who? It is the man who dropped Campbell off Broad when on 21. Jos Buttler. At second slip. Now, the next query. Is it a legal ball? Yes it is. Why such questions, do you ask? Because England's luck has been so rotten this morning that we have actually stopped the press to check whether it is a wicket. And yup, it is. Campbell's 'Catch-me-if-you-can' rollercoaster innings ends. However poor it might have been, it has given the Windies an opening stand of 70. A terrific start.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Lovely ball. Full and around off, swinging away, Brathwaite looks to flick but is beaten by the swing. Gets a leading edge which does not carry to cover.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Full and outside off, John drives this uppishly but there is no one to catch it. It is well wide of Anderson while there is no mid off in place. Three runs taken by the time the fielder gets to the ball from extra cover. The stand moves to 70. The deficit is now 117.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, steered behind point for a couple.
James Anderson to John Campbell. FOUR! Wow. I think the moment has come when Windies have decided, let us take the bull by the horns. A length ball around off, Campbell swings hard but it is clean, not a slog. Still, the ball hits high on the bat and achieves more height than distance. But the power on it is enough to take it towards the fence after a few bounces.
James Anderson to John Campbell. A length ball wide outside off, Campbell withdraws his bat.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another back foot defense to end the over.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. EDGED, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard. Full and wide outside off means a shot has to be played. A shot has to be played means you cannot show any mercy. And when you don't show any mercy, luck usually supports you because as the saying goes, fortune favours the brave. This seems to be the mantra of the Windies openers. Full and wide outside off, plenty of outswing but Brathwaite does not care. Goes hard at it on the drive, gets a thick outside edge but such is his luck that it flies over the slip cordon to the third man fence. The deficit is now 126.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, solidly defended back to the bowler.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. On a length outside off, punched through the covers for three.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Nearly induces a wicket. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to drive but is beaten by the away swing.
Ben Stokes time. 5-2-5-0 so far.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, watchfully blocked out.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Down the leg side, worked to the leg side for a single.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Around middle, pushed towards mid on.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, pushed to the off side for a run.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. FOUR! ELEGANT! This guy has some nerves of steel. Again, when the opportunity to score comes, he does not miss out. It is a half volley outside off, Campbell leans a touch and drives it through the covers. The ball rockets away. 50-STAND UP FOR THE WINDIES! You would reckon that they are well on top, looking at the scorecard. But the group of 15 players in the middle will beg to differ.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Huge LBW shout but not out. A length ball, misdirected down the leg side, John misses his tuck and is hit on the pads. Going down the leg side.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. TOP EDGE, IN THE AIR... someone catch it, someone catch it, someone catch it..... NO! The ball lands safely! Broad cannot believe it. What has he done that Lady Luck simply refuses to shine on him? A short ball, around off, Campbell looks to pull but is done in by the extra bounce. The ball takes the top edge and goes high in the air. Two men run in towards each other for the catch - Jonny Bairstow with the gloves to his right and deep square leg coming in. And would you believe it - the chapter of bisection in geometry is taught to us by fate. Broad has his hands on his nose. Two runs taken. The teapots are boiling...
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, Campbell pushes it towards cover and takes off for a quick single. So it will be Broad vs Campbell again...
James Anderson to John Campbell. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, comes in a long way, left alone.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Around off, watchfully defended.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around middle, tailing in, worked through square leg for a single.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and just around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Frustration for England. Frustration for Broad. No luck whatsoever. On a length around off, JC looks to defend but the ball curves away after pitching and beats the outside edge.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. FOUR! CRISP! Given what is happening all around him, this is a super shot. Because he has waited for the scoring opportunity and when it has presented itself, Campbell has not missed out. Full and around middle, a bit too overpitched for the ball to swing, John drives it straight down the ground with neither of mid on or mid off having any chance.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. On a good length outside off, Campbell looks to pull but gets a top edge and luckily for him, his ARM COMES IN THE WAY! Because, the ball was heading for straight up and nowhere else. Because the arm came in between, it got deflected to the off side. Broad starts to greet Campbell now. He is bowling superbly without any luck.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around middle, swinging away, watchfully pushed back to the bowler.
James Anderson to John Campbell. A short ball, pulled through square leg for a run.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Around off, solidly defended.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, on a length, John feels for it but misses. Well bowled, Stuart Broad.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. EDGED, BUT PUT DOWN! Broad is on his haunches. He has been superb this morning but luck has eluded him. This was a straightforward chance. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to defend but the ball curves away, takes the outside edge and goes straight into the bread basket of Jos Buttler at third slip. But he messes it up. Buttler initially goes for the reverse cup but then realizes that the ball is coming at waist height, so adjusts to take it the other way, with the palms facing downwards. Is a bit too late to adjust and in that time, the ball hits his palms and falls down.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, pushed straight to point.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. A touch wide outside off, easily shouldered arms to.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. On middle and leg, pushed to the leg side.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Beauty. Full and outside off, Campbell looks to drive but the ball hits the grass, emanates a puff of dust and then moves a mile past the outside edge.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Watchfully lets this go outside off.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and just around off, pushed towards cover.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a length again, KB plays inside the line and gets beaten.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, Kraigg feels for it but misses.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. LBW appeal, negated. On a length, around off, Brathwaite looks to tuck it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads. Anderson appeals but that seemed to be going down leg.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a couple.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Jaffa to end the over! Campbell somehow survives this one. On a good length outside off, John looks to defend but the ball pitches and then seams away, past the outside edge. JUST past the outside edge.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. A length ball, down the leg side, John misses his tuck and the ball goes off his pads down the leg side. The keeper stops it.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Landed outside off, left alone this time.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. NOT OUT! The ball has hit the arm. Superb bowling from Broad, causing indecision in the mind of the batsman. Campbell looks to defend, then tries to bail out of the shot. But he is late and in quick speed, one feels that the ball has taken the outside edge and gone straight to Joe Root at first slip. England celebrate and Broad is up and running. But wait. That familiar feeling if you are an England supporter - has Broad overstepped? No. The wait is because Campbell has taken the review. Why would you review a simple caught behind decision? Because Campbell knows something we don't. Replays clearly show the ball going off the arm. The excitement and the ecstasy dies down...
Edged and gone! But hang on... Campbell takes a review! What has that hit then?
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Landed outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Down the leg side, John misses his flick.
An update on Ben Foakes - He had got hit on his hand while getting dismissed last afternoon and did not take the field. This morning, he has gone to the hospital and Jonny Bairstow will don the gloves today as well.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
James Anderson to John Campbell. FOUR! First runs of the bat this morning. Short and around middle, Campbell pulls it through square leg and gets a boundary.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Around off, watchfully defended to the off side.
Jimmy Anderson it will be from the other end. 6-1-10-0 so far.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. IN THE AIR... DID IT CARRY? Ahh... Broad nearly strikes in his first over of the day. A full ball, around middle, Brathwaite gets across and flicks but cannot keep it down. The ball goes towards short mid-wicket where Keaton Jennings dives in front but the ball lands short.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. A bouncer outside off, Kraigg sways away from the line.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed outside off, let through.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, solidly defended.
Interesting choice of rollers by the Windies captain Jason Holder. Yesterday, before they began to bat, he opted for a light roller but this morning, he has gone in for a heavy one.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. WIDE. Miles outside off, outside the pitch, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, swing first up, Brathwaite works it off the inner half through mid-wicket.
The players slowly make their way out to the middle. Stuart Broad it will be to start off proceedings, to Kraigg Brathwaite. Here we go...
PITCH REPORT - Daren Ganga and Nasser Hussain observe the pitch and see plenty of grass on the surface. Both reckon that what happened yesterday can happen today as well, with the ball deviating off the grass and the cracks. But, the moisture which was there on Thursday morning, may not be as prolific today.
WEATHER - The conditions are nice and sunny, with a breeze blowing across to help the players. No forecast of rain as of now.
Shannon Gabriel says that he and Roach have been playing together for quite a while so understand each other pretty well. Admits that he did not start well but understood that as they day will wear on, he will get better and just concentrated on supporting Roach. On displaying aggression, Gabriel replies that he finds that funny and only focusses on bowling consistently in the right areas. On his hamstring concern, Shannon brushes it off, saying that he was just feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Kemar Roach says that it was a good performance from the entire team. Adds that it puts the unit in a good stead and now wants his batsmen to put some runs on the board. Feels that the wicket still has something in it and will do something or the other all day, if the bowlers are consistent. Stresses that the first hour is crucial and wants the openers to see off the first hour. Adds that if they get a good first innings lead, they can win this Test match as well.
It was the Roach and Gabriel show yesterday, as they shared 7 wickets between them. They did not allow the batsmen to settle and kept on coming hard. Here they are, having a chat with Daren Ganga.
What has happened to the Windies? What has happened to England? Are the talks and questions around the town. To produce a magnificent effort in one game is one thing. To replicate that in another match is totally different. Windies have surprised many a team in the past for that one-odd game. But here, they have had England in a soup twice in a row. Today could be a decisive one. Can they stamp their authority by batting the whole day and take the game away from the visitors? Hello and a warm welcome to the second day of the second Test between Windies and England in Antigua.
... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ...
Lost the toss, lost the match? Well, too early to say now but if Windies can replicate what they did in the second innings of the first Test, 2-0 could well be on the cards. On the flip side, if the England bowlers hit their straps early on Day 2 morning, we could be in line for a one-inning shootout. Join us at 10 am local (1400 GMT) for all the action. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Earlier in the day, after electing to bowl, Roach and Gabriel ran through the England batting line-up to bowl them out for 187 in 61 overs. Only four batsmen managed to cross double figures and that is a testimony to the tight and consistent bowling by the home side. The pitch had grass and they made the most of that and it has now settled down considerably.
That excellent last session caps off a spectacular opening day of cricket for the Windies. The two openers were watchful in defense and did not give too many things, though one might argue that Campbell was just an inch away from edging one to the cordon behind. England gave it their all, they would have been looking to rip the top order apart but they struggled with their lines and did not get much assistance from the pitch either.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Nothing. A double bluff from Root and Stokes. The ball is on a length outside off, angling in, Campbell hops across and shoulders arms. STUMPS ON DAY 1, WINDIES TRAIL BY 157!
A deep fine leg, a deep square leg and a mid on in place now. No mid off. What is the length going to be? Short, or full?
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Darts it in off the seam, all effort from Stokes but KB calmly tucks it through square leg for a single.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Straightaway comes into play. Around middle, Kraigg blocks it straight to Jennings at short leg.
A man under the lid now. Keaton Jennings it will be, substitute for Ben Foakes, at short leg.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Fires it in line of the stumps, Brathwaite gets across to flick and just about gets his bat down to push towards short mid-wicket.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. A growl from Ben Stokes. Bowls it too wide outside off, easily left alone.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, pushed through mid-wicket for a couple.
We will have one more over...
Sam Curran to John Campbell. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. Outside off, pushed towards point.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. LBW shout but not out. Pitched outside leg. Brathwaite had got a long way across to flick but missed his shot. Was hit on the pads but umpire Dharmasena said no. A leg bye taken to square leg.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. Tucks it towards fine leg and gives his partner the chance to see off the day.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. A lovely nut. Pitched in line of the stumps, straightening a touch, John misses his flick again and is hit on the pads. Probably not doing enough.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. Full and down the leg side, Campbell tries to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another fine yorker. This is outside off, Kraigg looks to dig it out but the ball goes off the outside edge. Lands just short of second slip.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. A fine yorker, around middle, watchfully dug out.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Down the leg side, tickled through square leg for a single.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Full and outside off, pushed towards gully.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Outside off, watchfully left alone this time.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Oh dear... a short ball outside off, Campbell goes for the hook, with his eyes closed. Very high. Definitely not the time to play this stroke.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Another back foot defense.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, pushed towards point.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Does not matter where it is pitching. Does not matter where it is hitting. Does not matter where it is heading. BECAUSE SAM CURRAN HAS BOWLED A NO BALL! In a way, he has saved a review for Joe Root. Because he overstepped, the third umpire did not bother to look further. It was a lovely inswinger, pitched in line of the stumps and curling back in. Brathwaite was caught in the crease, falling over, trying to flick and was hit on the pads. Curran appealed but umpire Dharmasena shook his head. Root had a chat with his bowler and went for the review but the first look put it to rest. Now comes the Hawk Eye. MISSING THE LEG STUMP. Had that not been a no ball, England would have lost a review. Now that the third umpire did not use that technology at all, the reviews are safe!
Is that out? Curran has bowled a big booming inswinger and trapped Brathwaite on the pads. He reckons he has the first wicket and Root signals for the review.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, defended from the crease.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Oops! Where is the ball? Where is the ball? Ouch! My back! Poor old Joe Denly. He has his glasses but they are perched on top of his cap. No wonder he could not see the ball with the sun directly in his eyes. Outside off, Campbell pushes it towards gully. Denly initially comes forward but then loses sight of the ball. Turns his back and is hit. Limps a touch.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Landed outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Outside off, pushed towards point.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Much better. This is in line of the stumps, swings back in, John looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Wrong line again. Full and swinging nicely. But outside leg. Campbell misses his flick and poor Bairstow has to fly to his right to stop that.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, swinging in, Kraigg looks to drive but is beaten. Decent start for Sam Curran.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Landed around off, swinging in, pushed towards cover.
Sam Curran to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. Slips this down the leg side, probably trying to curve it from there into the stumps but goes astray.
Sam Curran to John Campbell. That is a ripper first ball! Bowls this on a length, does Curran, just outside off, generates some puff of dust and then gets the ball to straighten. Campbell looking to defend, is squared up. Beaten on the inside.
Sam Curran to bowl now.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Good shape for Ben Stokes, making the ball talk but the line has been too wide outside off. Same case here as well.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. One more leave outside off.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, Kraigg plays inside the line and gets beaten.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. YES, NO. They get there eventually. Full and down the leg side, John misses his tuck and the ball goes off the inside edge onto his pads towards square leg. First Campbell says yes because he is confident that his flick shot will get him runs through mid-wicket. But then, because of the inside edge, he is not sure where the ball is. Hence, the no. But Brathwaite is watching the ball and observes that the fielder at gully is a bit too far. Calls his partner through.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. On a length around middle, curving down, Campbell misses his tuck and is hit on the pads.
It should have been Stumps by now but because there are overs left in the day, we are into the extra half hour. We are plenty of overs short, as many as 13. How many will we get in these dying moments of the day?
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Well played, getting on top of the bounce and then punching it towards cover for a single.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Landed outside off, Campbell thinks about the pull, looking at the length but then bails out.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. On a length, just outside off, JC hangs his bat outside off and almost nicks it behind.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Good shot, good stop. Full and outside off, John drives sweetly through the covers but Moeen Ali at short extra cover quickly gets across to his left and slides to prevent any runs.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, Campbell comes forward and pushes it towards point.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Full and outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Again, a fraction wide outside off, short in length, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, nice outswing, but too wide to be played at again.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Fuller in length, pretty wide to be played, let through again.
Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
Ben Stokes to John Campbell. Full and down the leg side, Campbell misses his flick and is hit flush on the pads. Stokes starts to appeal but then realizes that it has pitched a mile outside leg. The ball deflects behind off the pads and Bairstow dives to his right but half-stops it. A single taken, leg bye signalled.
First change of the innings. Ben Stokes called upon.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Wide outside off, let through. Some chirping between Broad and Brathwaite.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Oh my my... this one keeps low as well but the main issue was plenty of movement. The ball was landed on a length outside off and Brathwaite stayed back to defend. But the ball seamed in a long way, went past the inside edge and moved further in. Excellent take by Jonny Bairstow.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and just outside off, stays low, pushed towards mid on.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and just outside off, watchfully pushed back to the bowler.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Around the wicket, outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a length, slightly wide outside off, left alone again. For a second, it seemed like Jimmy rolled over his ankle but he is fine. What happened was - hit strapping of the boot around the ankle had come off.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, defended back to the bowler.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. London-looking, Tokyo-turning. Such was the case of Brathwaite. A length ball around off, Kraigg walks down the track, looks to flick but is squared all ends up. Gets a leading edge through point. Two runs taken.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, left alone.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and around off, swinging away, pushed towards mid on.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, let through.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, jags back in, JC looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. FOUR! CLASSY! Full and outside off, Campbell leans and drives it through mid off to find the fence! First authoritative shot, if my memory serves me correctly. First boundary of the innings.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. On a good length outside off, solidly defended back to the bowler.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, left alone.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Oh dear... that has come out of nowhere. Clearly the lack of runs is frustrating Campbell. A length ball outside off, John looks to play the paddle scoop - yes, you read it right. Paddle scoop. Misses and is hit on the right arm.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. EDGED, DOES NOT CARRY! Full and outside off, swinging away, Brathwaite plays for the drive but gets an outside edge. Does not carry to gully.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, swinging away, left alone.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, driven through mid off for a single.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Good length delivery outside off, the left-hander looks to cut but gets beaten by the away movement on this one.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Full on off, Campbell looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Play and a miss! Good length delivery outside off, Campbell looks to cut but misses it.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Full and wide outside off, Campbell looks to slash hard but gets beaten by the movement on this one.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Outside off, Brathwaite leaves it alone.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Changes his angle and bowls from over the wicket. Bowls a yorker on leg, Brathwaite manages to dig it out.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Good length delivery outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms to this one.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Bowls wide down the leg side, Brathwaite lets it go.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Length delivery on off, Campbell defends it towards gully where the fielder dives and does well to stop it.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Good length delivery on off, Campbell defends it to point.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Length delivery on middle, Brathwaite pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, John pushes but misses.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Whoa. That swung in like a banana. Full and outside off, JC looks to drive but the ball swings in a mile, takes a chunk of the inside edge and hits him on the pads. Campbell rolls the ball aside with his right foot and Jimmy is not happy.
James Anderson to John Campbell. One more leave outside off.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, John gets a big stride forward and shoulders arms.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Full and down the leg side, Campbell misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Another play and a miss. The ball darts in off the seam, goes past the inside edge and hits the pads, but this one is going down the leg side.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Good length delivery on off, Campbell looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. England think for a while but decide against the review. They thought height was the factor. Hawk Eye shows impact is in line and it is going over the stumps.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. BEATEN! Good shape on this one. On a good length outside off, the left-hander looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Good length delivery on middle, Campbell defends off the back foot.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Comes from around the wicket. Short delivery, Campbell pulls it to short mid-wicket.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Outside off, Campbell shoulders his arms to this one.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Length delivery on middle and leg, Brathwaite tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Jonny Bairstow is keeping wickets for England for the time being. Ben Foakes got a lot of short stuff and was pinged plenty of times on the gloves. He has a bruised hand and is receiving treatment. That bruise was sustained during his dismissal.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Outside off, dabbed towards gully.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Beauty of a delivery. Good length delivery outside off, it zips off the surface, Campbell looks to defend but gets beaten on this one.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Good shape on this one. Good length delivery outside off, Campbell looks to defend but gets beaten by the away movement on this one.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Length delivery on middle, Brathwaite tucks it towards square leg for a single.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone.
Stuart Broad to share the new ball with Anderson.
James Anderson to John Campbell. Wide outside off, Campbell lets it go.
James Anderson to John Campbell. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. First runs for Windies. Full on middle, Brathwaite gets off the mark with a single to short cover with a tap.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Starts with a good length delivery outside off, Brathwaite shoulders his arms to this one.
Just 14 to win then. Can England pick up a wicket or two and salvage some pride? Not much of it left anyways...
Once again, Roach was the architect of the destruction. He came out firing after Tea and sent the middle and lower middle order packing, moving the ball like a hoop. Cannot say the English batsmen played bad strokes. They were just consumed by some fiery pace bowling. Holder continues his meteoric rise, grabbing another 4-fer. And yes, spare a thought for the 20-year old Alzarri Joseph, who is fighting a personal battle. He got the big wicket of Joe Root and then Denly.
Unbelievable. For the third time in 4 innings, Windies have blown the English away. A deficit of 119 was always going to be difficult to erase without losing much wickets but England lost 8 before they could get into the lead. We might have even witnessed an innings defeat, had Campbell taken the catch of Stokes earlier.
Jason Holder to James Anderson. OUT! Slower ball, chipped in the air and taken! Holder has 4. The slower ball, at 122 kph, fuller in length, Anderson is foxed by the change in pace, as he backs away and looks to go inside out. He is early into the shot and just spoons the ball in the air. Alzarri Joseph charges in from mid on, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives in front to take a wonderful catch. 14 RUNS NEEDED FOR A 2-0 SERIES LEAD!
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. A bouncer to end the over, Anderson ducks.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. DROPPED, FOUR! Roach had a chance to take his 5th. A full toss outside off, Curran mistimes his swipe back to the bowler. The ball dips onto Roach who tries to change his followthrough and take it low to his left but the ball bursts through his palms and just misses the stumps at the other end. Roston Chase starts to chase but comes second.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Backs away, Roach follows him, digs in a bouncer, Curran swings hard and swats it tennis-like through mid-wicket for a couple.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Around off, punched towards cover.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Jason Holder to James Anderson. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Full and wide outside off, Sam swings hard and miscues it over point. There is a man in the deep but he cannot get there. A single taken.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Comes down the track, Holder shortens the length, Sam adjusts and pushes it wide of mid off. Does not run.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Landed outside off, Curran slashes hard but misses.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Full and around middle, watchfully pushed towards cover.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. Another outswinger, JA looks to drive but misses.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. Another booming outswinger, Jimmy looks to defend but misses again.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. Full and around off, Anderson looks to defend but the ball swings away past the outside edge.
Kemar Roach to James Anderson. Superb yorker. Full and straight. Anderson looks to flick and is gone for all money. But just as the ball looks to sneak beneath the bat, the willow comes down to push the ball away.
Jimmy Anderson is the last man in.
Kemar Roach to Stuart Broad. OUT! Another LBW! 9 down! Roach gets 4. Perfect ball to a tail-ender. Keep a short leg and a silly point, instilling the thought of a short ball in his mind, then bowl a full ball. Broad picks it late, looks to flick but is late. Is hit on the pads and Roach appeals. Umpire Gaffaney raises his finger in a flash. Broad walks across to Curran to chat regarding the review and after a brief discussion, is sent back.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Full and outside off, driven towards mid off.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. Outside off, punched through the covers again for a couple.
Jason Holder to Sam Curran. FOUR! HANDSOME! ENGLAND INTO THE LEAD NOW! Full and outside off, Curran leans into this one and drives it through the covers!
Jason Holder to Stuart Broad. Another LBW shout, but not out. Full and around leg stump, swinging down, Broad gets across to flick but misses. Is hit on the pads but that was going down leg. The batsmen cross over for a single and this means WINDIES WILL BAT AGAIN.
Stuart Broad walks in at number 10, replacing Buttler. We could be in for some tailender slogging now.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. OUT! Umpire's call it is and Buttler departs too! Holder is on a roll. He lands this on a good length in line of the stumps and Buttler is deep in his crease, trying to hop and work it to the leg side. He misses and is hit on the knee roll. Holder appeals, umpire Dharmasena thinks for a while and then raises his finger! Buttler takes the review and Hawk Eye shows it to be clipping the top of the bails! Unlucky for Buttler but such is the game... Three wickets for the captain now.
Another review. This time by England. Buttler has been adjudged LBW and he takes the review. Looks close...
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. On a length outside off, Buttler shoulders arms.
Kemar Roach to Sam Curran. Full and around middle, nice inswing, watchfully defended.
Last hope for a miracle for England. Sam Curran arrives at number 9, replacing Foakes. He did that time and time again to the Indians recently. Can he repeat that against the West Indians?
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. OUT! Spectacular review from Holder and England have lost their 7th still being in the deficit! Excellent bowling. On a length outside off, Foakes looks to defend coming half forward but the ball comes back in prodigiously, beats the bat by a mile and hits him on the front pad. Roach roars an LBW shout but the umpire turns it down. To the naked eye, it seems like height is the factor. But Roach is confident and so is Holder. In fact, the captain instantaneously agrees to go for the review. Hawk Eye shows three reds and Foakes has to go!
Huge shout for LBW! Not given. Roach reckons that he has Foakes plumb in front. Holder gives his consent and the third umpire is called for again...
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Wide outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. FOUR! Going for glory, getting greedy. A leg stump half volley now, Foakes just turns this delightfully over square leg for a boundary. Moves to 13 at run-a-ball with 12 of those coming in boundaries. The stand is worth 22 from just 21 deliveries.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Around off, more inward movement, watchfully blocked out.
Short leg comes in place now. With the ball going around like this, a bat-pad is always a chance...
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Full and outside off, swinging in a long way, Foakes leans to defend but misses. The ball hits his back thigh and goes towards gully.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Well outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Overpitched, on middle, Buttler whips it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. FOUR! GLORIOUS! The deficit is now 9 and Buttler has become England's highest run scorer in this innings. Full and outside off, Jos drives it powerfully through mid off. The fielder gets across to his right, makes a half stop, but so powerfully is that hit that the ball still makes it to the fence behind.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Oohhh... on a good length around off, Jos shoulders arms again. Is hit right into the midriff.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms. The ball pitches and then moves a long way away.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. OUCH! Rapped on the knuckles. Roach nods with a smile. Foakes acknowledges. Full and outside off, Ben looks to come forward and defend but gets hit on the right glove and then the forearm.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Big hooping inswinger, around off, Ben looks to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the pads.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Outside off, coming in, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. FOUR! GORGEOUS! A looping half volley outside off, Foakes reaches out to this one and drives it through the vacant mid off region. The stand moves to 10 from 9 balls.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. Landed outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Foakes. FOUR! A short ball, outside off, Foakes pulls it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND. Trail by 17 now.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. They pick up a single.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Way outside off, let through.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Almost a replica of his first innings dismissal. A short ball, around middle, Foakes looks to pull but the ball takes the inside edge, hits his pads and then drops down.
Jason Holder to Ben Foakes. Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and down the leg side, Buttler misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads through square leg. A leg bye taken.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Around off, solidly defended.
Ben Foakes comes in to bat now. He has not taken the field since that blow on his fingers on Thursday afternoon. Jason Holder comes to bowl as well. 8-2-27-2 so far.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. OUT! BOWLED! Yet another one hits the stumps. Fourth bowled dismissal in this innings. Full and fast around off, coming in with the angle, Moeen looks to drive but like Stokes, he is playing for the away-going ball. Gets a thick inside edge which hits him on his pads and then the stumps. 23 runs still adrift...
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Outside off, MA looks to play that with soft hands and the ball goes off the outside edge, but does not carry to first slip.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Landed outside off, fuller in length, Ali looks to defend but the ball goes past the outside edge. Late away movement.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. FOUR! A bit streaky. Full and wide outside off, Moeen looks to drive but the ball swings away, takes the outside edge and sneaks behind point.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and well outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. FOUR! FLAMBOYANT! Full and wide outside off, Buttler leans and sends the ball flying through the covers. Not a soul moves. The deficit is now 27.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Around off, pushed towards point.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Good area from Gabriel, landing on a full length outside off, coming in, Buttler shoulders arms.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Kemar Roach to Moeen Ali. Full and miles outside off, swinging away, left alone.
Moeen Ali walks in at number 7, replacing Stokes.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. OUT! Dragged on! Number 5 is down. This is a poor, poor shot. They say, you live by the sword but you also die by it. Stokes was looking to counter-attack, trying to wipe off the deficit quickly but in that process, he has played one shot too many. Full and outside off, Ben plays for the outswinger but this one swings in. Catches the inside edge and rattles the leg stump. Stokes admonishes himself. The visitors need another 31 runs to make Windies bat again. Surely they can get past that?
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Outside off, punched back to the bowler.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Whoa! Interesting. Out of nowhere, Stokes dances down the track, trying to disrupt the thought process of Roach. It is a length ball outside off, Ben lets it go.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. A bouncer on middle, well ducked under.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Back of a length around off, solidly defended.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Runs are lowing now. On a good length outside off, Buttler punches this through the covers and finds the gap.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. A bouncer on middle, Jos ducks.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. FIVE WIDES! Dear me... Gabriel has bowled this in the middle of the pitch and then the ball has deviated like a boomerang way down the leg side. Poor Shane Dowrich puts in an unbelievable dive to his left, but in vain.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Full and well outside off, left alone once more.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Cracking shot. Short and wide outside off, Stokes gets on top of the bounce and crashes it in front of point for a boundary!
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Miles outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. Short and outside off, punched straight to point.
Kemar Roach to Ben Stokes. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Kemar Roach to operate from the other end.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Full and wide outside off, driven straight to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. MIX-UP, CHANCE OF A RUN OUT, SAFE! Full and around middle, Buttler works it towards mid-wicket. Stokes is up and running for the single but Buttler is not so sure. He sends Stokes back who turns around and dives and would have made it even if the throw had found its mark.
Shannon Gabriel to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.
Welcome back for what could be the final session of the match. 40 overs left in the day. Can Windies finish the game off by the end? The players slowly take the field. Buttler and Stokes get set to resume their fight. Shannon Gabriel will start off proceedings after Tea.
... DAY 3, FINAL SESSION ...
Hats off to Joseph. He has bowled his heart out. Roach and Gabriel were undisciplined but Holder and Joseph have bowled with fire and control. The final session could well be the final one of the match but we would love to see some fight from England and get a lead of around 100. Join us back at 3 pm local (1900 GMT).
Defining session of the Test match. 4 wickets in the span of 68 balls. Could have been 5 in the space of 70. But Stokes got a life. The Windies still look in firm control of this Test but at least Stokes and Buttler can try and offer some rearguard action.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Full and outside off, swinging away, let through. TEA ON DAY 3, ENGLAND TRAIL BY 44!
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Miles outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Full and down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads through mid-wicket and a leg bye is taken.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Outside off, pushed towards point.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. On middle and leg, flicked towards square leg for a run.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Landed outside off, JB gets across and then shoulders arms.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Good comeback by the bowler, landing it on a length outside off, Jos looks to defend but the ball pitches and curves off the seam to beat the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. FOUR! That is a cracking shot. Full and outside off, Buttler reaches out and drives it through mid off for a boundary!
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and around off, pushed towards mid on.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Outside leg, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, Buttler drives it through mid off and gets another treble.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Full and around middle, driven straight back down the ground for three runs.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Down the leg side, Ben misses his flick.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Outside off, a play and a miss from Ben.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Another ripper. This is a leg spinner! Full and outside off, Jos looks to defend but the ball hits a crack and then deviates away to beat the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. A short ball around off, Buttler leaps to fend it off but the ball kicks off, hits his hand and then drops to the leg side.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. Full and wide outside off, Buttler slashes hard but misses.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. EDGED, PUT DOWN! Alzarri would have had two in the over. A length ball, around off, Stokes looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It goes straight to John Campbell at third slip but he puts it down.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. Another huge shout! The slip cordon is charging in but the umpire does not budge! On a length outside leg, Stokes looks to defend but misses. The ball hits something and goes behind. Like the Root dismissal, the entire slip cordon comes charging in. Again, Joseph does not react. Holder asks his slip fielders and Darren Bravo says he is not sure whether there was any edge. Holder is disappointed and does not take the review. No bat involved according to the replays.
Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes. A bouncer to greet the new man, Stokes ducks.
Ben Stokes comes in at number 6, replacing Denly.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. OUT! Left alone and Denly has to walk back alone! Timberrrrrrr! No emotions from Joseph for obvious reasons. No reaction from Denly either. But the entire Windies team is pumped up. This 20-year old lad has just suffered a personal loss this morning. But instead of being with his family, he is here, playing for his national side. This is a ripper of a delivery. On a length outside off, Denly gets across but then shoulders arms. He trusts the line, trusts the bounce, perhaps expecting it to bounce over. But it doesn't. To his horror, he hears the sound which he does not want to hear. The ball rockets into the top of the off pole. 4 down are England and getting sucked into quicksand here...
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Outside off, comes back in a long way, left alone. Superb movement.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Jason Holder to Jos Buttler. That is a beauty. On a length outside off, Buttler gets across to defend but the ball straightens after coming in initially, to beat the outside edge.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Full and around middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Full again, well blocked out.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Around off, comes back in a long way, Denly falls over as he looks to work it to the leg side but manages to get it away for a couple.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Outside off, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. Full and outside off, solidly defended.
Alzarri Joseph to Jos Buttler. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.
Jos Buttler walks in at number 5, replacing his captain.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. OUT! Caught behind! Wow. Superb review from Holder. He can do nothing wrong at the moment. The Midas of Windies cricket. A length ball outside off, Root looked to defend but the ball came back in a long way and hit the pads, on its way to the keeper. Now, there is no reaction from the bowler. But Holder comes charging in from first slip towards the umpire. Nothing from the bowler still. The captain looks at his slip cordon and then signals the 'T'. And yes, Snickometer shows a spike when the ball passes the glove. Root has to go! 35/0 has now become 56/3...
Is that gone? First an LBW appeal. Then one for caught behind. Neither given. Holder takes the review... He reckons there is wood on this...
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root. Outside off, punched behind point for a couple.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Jason Holder to Joe Denly. Around off, Denly looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Holder appeals but that was too high.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Around middle and leg, the skipper looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. The ball drops to the leg side and they have taken a single.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. FOUR! Oh nearly... Full and down the leg side, Root looks to flick but while doing so, falls over a bit. The ball hits the inner half of the bat and flies behind. So does Dowrich, to his left. But he cannot get there. The ball races to the fine leg fence. The deficit is now 66.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Outside off, pushed towards point.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Nips back in a long way, Denly looks to flick but misses. Is hit high on the pads and Joseph starts to appeal but then bails out. Height could have been an issue.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Tight line, outside off, watchfully pushed to the off side.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. On a fuller length outside off, darts through, Joe defends it back onto the pitch.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. A short ball outside off, Denly looks to hook but misses.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Wide outside off, left alone.
Oh my... Holder has almost delivered the ball but Root bails out at the last possible moment. Jason is not happy even though Joe apologizes. Dead ball signalled.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Around off, watchfully defended.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Jason Holder to Joe Root. On a good length around off, stays low, Root looks to defend but gets a bottom edge.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Too full outside off, driven towards cover.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Fuller and wider outside off, not played at again.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Miles outside off, let through once more.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Landed outside off, coming in, left alone.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. England would certainly love to believe that. They are in a whirlpool. The series seems to be stepping away. Need to catch it by the roots. And so comes Joe Root...
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! BOWLED! Holder has been trying and trying to get rid of Bairstow, nearly got him twice and on the third occasion, he strikes gold! Bairstow has come and Bairstow has gone. Suddenly, England are two down. Things are happening. A length ball outside off, Jonny plays a loose shot, trying to drive on the up but this is not that kind of a pitch! He misses the ball by a mile as it deviates back in, goes past the inside edge and cannons into the timber! England are still 70 adrift...
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple of runs.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. MISSES THE STUMPS AGAIN! Flirting with danger, is Bairstow. Outside off, on a length, Jonny looks to back away and punch but is too close to the ball and gets a bottom edge, which just misses the stumps! Holder is furious.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Almost! On a length outside off, Bairstow looks to punch it but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. So very nearly chopped it on.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Well, that is well... unlucky for the bowler. The ball is nowhere close to the bat. It is pitched around middle and Bairstow is looking to work it to the leg side. But before the bat can come down at an angle, the ball is already through, off his pads, to the fine leg fence. Still, runs given.
DRINKS BREAK.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. A very wide ball outside off to end the over, left alone.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. A short ball outside off, JD hops to push it away.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Outside off, on a length, Joe feels for it but misses.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Around off, solidly defended.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Outside off, played straight to point.
Alzarri Joseph to Joe Denly. Full and outside off, Denly plays that with a loose bottom hand, looking to drive but the ball seams back in, takes the inner half of the bat and goes towards short mid-wicket.
Alzarri Joseph into the attack now.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! That is a bad ball. Short and outside off, sits up and asks to be smashed. Pulled behind square leg with disdain.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. A length ball outside off, Bairstow looks to push but misses.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Outside off, left alone.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. A short ball, around off, Bairstow immediately latches onto the pull and gets it through square leg for a couple.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Landed outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Short and wide outside off, a slash and a miss.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full and outside off, THAT STAYS LOW, Denly just about gets his bat down in time as he tries to defend.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Dropped short, pulled straight to square leg.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. A bouncer on middle, Joe ducks.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. A short ball outside off, Denly looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full on the pads, Bairstow flicks it towards square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. On off, Jonny keeps it out.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Full length delivery on off, Bairstow defends it.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Slightly fuller than the previous one on off, Jonny defends it.
Jason Holder to Jonny Bairstow. Length delivery outside off, Bairstow starts his innings carefully and leaves it alone.
Jonny Bairstow walks out at number 3.
Jason Holder to Rory Burns. OUT! Caught! There goes the first wicket. Holder has struck. He lands it on a length outside off and Rory looks to guide it behind point. However the ball lands on a crack and then deviates a mile in. Poor Burns is cramped for room and has nowhere to go. Cannot pull out of the shot, cannot play it cleanly. The ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to third slip where John Campbell takes it easily. Hard luck for Burns as he could not have done anything. England still trail by 84.
Jason Holder is the first bowling change of the innings.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Joe pushes it to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Back of a length delivery outside off, Denly sways away.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. On middle and leg, Rory beautifully flicks it away to backward square leg. The fielder at fine leg covers the ground and gets there. Only a single taken.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Bouncer. Outside off, Rory ducks underneath it.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Slightly fuller on middle and off, Burns defends it.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Back of a length around off, Rory defends it to point.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Shorter in length, Joe leaves it alone and lets it go to the keeper.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Pulls back the length this time, Joe defends it.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. FOUR! Exquisite! Full outside off, Denly gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a boundary. Holds the pose for the photographers.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Full on middle and leg, Denly flicks it to mid-wicket and gets a brace.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Fuller length delivery on off, Joe defends it off his front foot.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Good length delivery outside off, Denly shoulders arms to it.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Once again, Gabriel is inconsistent with the line and sprays it down the leg side. Burns has no problem leaving it alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Shorter on length, Burns gets on top of the bounce and keeps it down with a straight bat.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Full around off, Burns taps it back to the bowler.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Down the leg side. It is back of a length. Rory leaves it alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. On a length on off, Burns defends it by guiding the ball to point.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Length delivery outside off, Rory looks to defend it but the ball keeps low and he misses.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly defends it to see off the over.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Back of a length delivery on off, it hits the inner half of Burns' straight bat and goes towards the on side. They steal a single.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Full outside off, Rory lets the keeper feel it.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Good length delivery on middle, the ball comes in with the angle. Burns plays it with soft hands and pushes it towards gully.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Slightly fuller outside off, Rory shoulders arms to it.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. On a length on middle and leg, Denly hits it towards mid on and takes a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery on off, Denly pulls it but once again his pull is not timed and hits him high on his bat. It goes uppishly towards the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Sprays this down the leg side. Joe looks to flick it but misses. Dowrich does well diving to his left.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. FOUR! This should give Denly some confidence. Length delivery outside off, Denly cuts it through backward point for a boundary.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Back of a length delivery on middle, Joe defends it.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length delivery outside off, Denly chooses to leave it.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Beauty! Full length delivery on off, the ball jags back in and beats Denly who was looking to defend. It hits him on the back thigh pad. The players appeal but the umpire turns it down. They think about the review but don't take it.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Wide outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. FOUR! Down the leg side, Burns whips it behind square leg for a boundary!
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. A length ball wide outside off, Burns slashes hard but misses.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Full and around off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs added to the total.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Down the leg side, helped through square leg for a single.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. TOP EDGE, PUT DOWN! Gabriel is frustrated. A short ball, around off, Denly looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball swirls in the air and Kraigg Brathwaite gets under it from fine leg but puts the catch down, trying to dive! A single taken.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. The fielding side is asking the question. The umpire decides the batsman is not out.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. A short ball outside off, Denly looks to pull but misses.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. A length ball around middle, Denly looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Around off, defended from the crease.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Good length around middle, watchfully defended.
Gabriel to continue.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Landed outside off, let through.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Wide outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. FOUR! EDGED AWAY! On a length outside off, Burns looks to defend but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge and goes past second slip to the third man fence!
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, a play and a miss.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Welcome back. England get ready to resume what could be a marathon grit. Out come Denly and Burns. Probably, they need to take it hour by hour. If they can do what Brathwaite and Campbell did it for the Windies, put on an opening partnership of 70 or more, they will be right back in this Test match. Kemar Roach will start off proceedings after Lunch. Rory to face.
... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...
The 15-minute period has been negotiated safely by the English openers. Though, it would be fair to say that the bowling was not that great. It is not going to be easy to bat for long periods of time and the English resolve will be tested. Join us back at 12.40 pm local (1640 GMT).
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. LUNCH ON DAY 3, ENGLAND TRAIL BY 110!
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. A length ball, around middle, Rory allows it to seam away.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. Another bouncer, ducked under again.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. A bouncer outside off, Burns ducks.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Huge, huge shout for LBW! Turned down! Lovely delivery. On a length outside off, Denly looks to defend with his bat around the off stump. But he is nowhere even close to blocking the ball. It nips back in, beats the bat comfortably and raps him on the pads. Roach appeals, appeals, appeals, then even extends his appeal. Dharmasena calmly waits for the appeal to quieten down and then shakes his head. Jason Holder charges from the slips towards his bowler, asking about the review but Roach smiles and says that perhaps it was missing leg. Holder looks at Dowrich and the keeper prevents him from taking the review. Hawk Eye confirms Roach's fears.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Down the leg side, Denly looks to flick but the ball goes off his thighs. Does not carry to Shimron Hetmyer at short leg.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Full and down the leg side, flicked towards fine leg for a single.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, lets this one go.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. A length ball outside off, Burns gets down on a knee and plays it towards point.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Full and down the leg side, flick shot missed.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Shannon Gabriel to Joe Denly. Outside off, left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. IN THE AIR... NO ONE TO CATCH IT! Brute of a delivery. Or let us rephrase it. First brute of the innings. A sharp bouncer, around middle, Burns is caught in no man's land as he looks to fend it off. But the ball takes the gloves, along with the handle and flies. Into the vacant square leg region. A single taken.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. A bouncer, outside off, easily left alone.
Shannon Gabriel to Rory Burns. On a good length around middle, worked uppishly, just wide of short leg!
Shannon Gabriel to share the new ball with Roach.
Kemar Roach to Joe Denly. Full and down the leg side, Denly misses his flick. Very good keeping from Shane Dowrich as it is very difficult to collect balls in front of you.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. One run added to the total.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. A short ball, Burns leaps with the bounce and the ball nearly takes his head with it.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Outside off, let through to the keeper.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. Legal ball now. First of the innings. Around off, solidly defended.
Kemar Roach to Rory Burns. FIVE WIDES! Oh dear. Where did that come from? Pretty close to competing with the Steven Harmison from England during the 2006-07 Ashes. Remember that ball? First delivery of the match and Harmison bowled it outside the pitch. It went to Andrew Flintoff at first slip, it was that wide. Roach here, bowls this outside leg and the ball seams away through where first slip would have been for a right-hander. Poor Dowrich has no chance as he dives to his right. The ball races to the fine leg fence.
First Test - Won by 381 runs. Finished in 4 days. Second Test - Won by 10 wickets. Wrapped up in 3 days. What is going to happen in the third? A whitewash was the question when England set ashore for the Caribbean. Now, the possibility of a brownwash arises. Can the Brits spark a fight and get a consolation win? Join us on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 10 am local (1400 GMT) for all the action from the third Test. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Jason Holder's time now to speak. Says that he is finding it very difficult to hide his emotions. Recounts Roach's journey throughout his career and is pleased for him. On the young group, Jason says that the team is hungry for success. They have not been winning too many of late and were desperate to turn it around. Credits each and every individual in the dressing room and also the management staff. On his own journey as a captain, Jason says that it has been an up and down journey and he has faced a lot of challenges. Adds that he thoroughly enjoyed those but also says that without his team mates, he would not be in this position. On the next agenda, Holder says that probably a break from cricket would do, for a couple of days and then back to training. Thanks the crowd for coming in large numbers.
KEMAR ROACH HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS 8/82 across both innings. Says that it is a special award as a series win at home is great, that too against England, one of the top sides in Test cricket. On doing well against left-handers, Roach says that he had been working on that angle for quite a while and the effort is slowly reaping dividends. On his mantra for success, Kemar says that he just concentrates on bowling in the right areas. On him liking this ground, Roach smiles and says that this venue has a lot for fast bowlers and he likes to bowl here. Congratulates his team for winning the series.
England captain Joe Root is up for a chat first. He says that it has been frustrating to have been outperformed once again. Feels sad that the bowling group gave it its all, but the batting could not step up. Admits that the toss could have been a factor but does not want to look at things which are not in his control. On the road ahead, Joe says that the team needs to come out in St. Lucia and win, as simple as that. Wants his batsmen to put in some big scores. On Windies bowling menacingly, Root says that they are the home side, they know their conditions, troubled the English batsmen throughout and thoroughly deserve the series.
The players are getting ready for the presentation. Should Kemar Roach be given the Man of The Series here itself? 13 wickets at an average of 12.07 and a strike rate of 24.4. Mind-blowing.
Credit has to be given to the batsmen as well from the home side. On a track which was very difficult to bat on, they managed to get a lead in excess of 100, which was gold dust in this case. Only one half centurion in the innings but the time spent was enormous. The top four batsmen faced 556 balls - England played only 619 in both innings combined. The hosts' batters took their time and grafted their innings, not allowing England to get much ahead. Of course, that lucky Friday aided them, where England missed a plethora of chances.
If Bridgetown was a one-odd case, well, Windies certainly did not believe so. They blew away England for 77 in the first innings. And here, they have dismantled them for 187 and 132. Their bowlers have sparked their revival and in both games, it was Kemar Roach taking the lead. A 4-fer in the first innings here meant that Holder's decision to field first was vindicated and in the second, a lead of 119 almost proved enough to inflict an innings defeat. Roach's match figures read 28-7-82-8. He was supported well by Holder in the second innings but this has been his match and series.
300TH TEST LOSS FOR ENGLAND. First Test series win for the Windies over England since 2008. No wonder not a single English player is seen on the ground. The entire squad is in the dressing room, thinking about this loss. This moment though, is for Jason Holder and co. Is this the turnaround which sparks their revival?
James Anderson to John Campbell. SIX! WINDIES WIN BY 10 WICKETS! What a way to end the game. A short ball, around off, Campbell swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket for half a dozen! Both the openers hug each other and are pumped up. Well played, Holder and co.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. NOT OUT. Missing leg stump by a mile. Full and around middle, Campbell walks across and looks to flick but misses. He is hit on the pads and Broad appeals. Root takes the review but Hawk Eye does not support his cause. A leg bye taken in the meanwhile.
A review taken... Broad reckons that he has got Campbell LBW. Let's see...
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. A length ball around middle, moving away, John looks to defend but is squared up. The ball hits his hand and drops to the off side.
Broad comes charging in and then delivers a length ball outside off. But Campbell moves away at the last moment. He was not ready. Dead ball signalled.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. FOUR! LOVELY! Full and outside off, Campbell leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! Just 4 away from a win now!
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. On middle, pushed down the ground towards mid on.
Stuart Broad to Kraigg Brathwaite. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Stuart Broad to John Campbell. Countdown time. Just need 9. On a length around middle and leg, tucked through square leg for a single.
Stuart Broad gets a chance...
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Back of a length around off, well blocked out.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman defends it from within the crease.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. On a good length around off, pushed towards cover.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. Around off, Kraigg looks to defend and does so comfortably.
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite. FOUR! 10 needed now. Short and outside off, Brathwaite punches it behind point and gets a boundary!