Stuart Broad bowls England into total dominance against West Indies who have only the weather to save them
Nick Hoult
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Even without a crowd Stuart Broad has not lost his sense of drama. One ball of the day to go, one wicket needed for his 500th in Test cricket, Broad had his hands half in the air as he nipped one past the outside edge.
Shai Hope just retracted his bat in time, leaving Broad to sleep on 499 wickets. How long he tosses and turns will depend on the weather. Heavy rain is forecast in Manchester on Monday making it likely there will be no play, so possibly another night one short of the landmark. But with England eight wickets short of victory, and a dry day forecast on Tuesday, a 2-1 win and a crowning moment for Broad should close out this entertaining series.
Broad took all six West Indian wickets to fall yesterday, four to finish them off in the morning, and two more in the 25-minute spell in the evening to push them to the edge of defeat at 10 for two after England declared with a 398-run lead. Somehow this exhausted West Indies side will have to drag themselves out to bat for the draw but appear a beaten side.
Broad will become only the fourth seamer in history to reach the 500 milestone, joining Courtney Walsh, Glenn McGrath and James Anderson. It is credit to his resilience that at 34, after being dropped in recent years and losing pace and rhythm at times, that Broad has summoned the will to restore his place at the forefront of England’s attack.
His first innings six for 31 were his best figures at home since his eight for 15 stitched him in Ashes history in 2015, and his best anywhere for four years. He has eight in the match already. Two weeks ago he was not in England’s best attack. Now try leaving him out.
England's Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Kemar Roach - AFP
The past two Tests have been outstanding team performances by England, with contributions from almost everyone. With the bat, Rory Burns scored 90 yesterday, his biggest contribution of the series, and put on a century opening stand with Dom Sibley, the first at home by England since 2016. Burns and Sibley are the closest England have found to replacing the Sirs, Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook. Shame it has taken eight years. Burns fell sweeping, going for the runs for his hundred urged on by Joe Root at the other end, who was itching to declare and give Broad an evening burst.
Sibley and Burns had plodded at times, not out of selfishness but just because they lack the shots to move through the gears. Burns picked up the pace once he clicked with the sweep but it needed Root to set up the declaration before the close, shifting the run rate from 2.7 an over to 3.8 with some sublime hits in a 56-ball 68.
It left Broad to remove John Campbell with his around the wicket line of attack at a left hander that should be sent to the trademark association and picked off nightwatchman Kemar Roach.
West Indies are worn out. They had four subs on the field at one stage and went through three wicketkeepers in half an hour. They had nothing left to give as England marched on to the declaration.
Shane Dowrich has endured a miserable match behind the stumps and ended it with a fat lip for his efforts. He was knocked off his feet by a bouncer from Shannon Gabriel that burst through his gloves and smacked him in the mouth, flooring him like a right hander to the chin.
West Indies' Shane Dowrich gets attention after being hit in the face by the ball - AFP
Hope took over briefly while reserve Joshua Da Silva scurried around the ground to his hotel room to pick up his keeping gloves and pads. Da Silva was playing division three club cricket in the Surrey league three years ago but is now close to becoming the first white West Indian to play international cricket since Brendan Nash a decade ago. He missed a stumping on Burns when his feet slipped on the turf but apart from that put in the cleanest keeping shift of the match.
Rakheem Cornwall went wicketless for 164 runs in the match, dropped a dolly at slip and failed to review when he had Burns lbw on 75. England played him well but second spinner Roston Chase posed more problems.
England had a poor first 55 minutes in the morning before Broad’s introduction. They were flat and listless at a time when they were pushing to bowl West Indies out and give themselves the option of the follow on. There were misfields, Chris Woakes had a dismissal of Holder scrubbed off for a no ball and it was a mistake not to open with Broad ahead of Woakes.
In the gloom on Saturday evening, Archer had Dowrich in all sorts of trouble with the short ball. But this time he bowled too many that could be ducked or left rather than those into the ribs that have caused Dowrich many problems.
Holder cajoled Dowrich, helping him through the battle with Archer and the pair added 78 before Root waved to Broad to warm up and the morning turned.
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Three balls into his spell Broad found seam movement and Holder was lbw. Cornwall played a clubbie’s heave across the line and Roach was caught low down at slip for Broad’s fifth wicket. Dowrich top-edged a slash to Woakes at mid-on and Broad led England off with a burst of four for 11.
The debate over Anderson and Broad standing in the way of progress is valid, but they have combined to take ten for 69 in this match with power to add, while Archer and Woakes have managed two for 129. They are making the understudies wait a while longer yet.
05:42 PM
CLOSE: West Indies 10/2 (Brathwaite 2* Hope 4*) need 389 more to win
This match has moved on apace. Great day for England, they have had much the best of it today. Maybe they could have been a bit more proactive in the first hour this morning, West Indies were able to wriggle out of the follow on, but still conceded a huge first innings lead. Broad took four quick ones in the first innings and then poor old Windies had to face him again this evening, when he took another two in the second innings.
In between, a trio of half centuries form England's top three gave them a surely impregnable position and the only thing that can save West Indies, who look like they have probably hit the wall in the last day or so, is a washout. join us from 10am tomorrow and we'll bring you that. Report will be on here ASAP. Thanks for following, from Charlie and me, goodnight.
05:38 PM
OVER 6: WI 10/2 (Brathwaite 2* Hope 4*)
Stuart could hardly have done more, Brathwaite got through it with a couple of streaky defences, and a couple of streaky leaved. Still, that's opening the batting in Tests, innit. Brilliant from Broad, he'll get his 500 at some point over the next two days I am quite sure. For now though, that is stumps.
05:33 PM
OVER 5: WI 10/2 (Brathwaite 2* Hope 4*)
Jimmy Anderson's pace is up, mid 80s. Talking of pace, he's hustling through between balls, trotting back to his mark. Brathwaite plays this over well, but he should have done a bit more gardening or made like there's a fly in his eye or something, because England are going to get one more over in tonight.
Broad, I can tell you, looks pretty up for this.
05:31 PM
OVER 4: WI 6/2 (Brathwaite 2* Hope 4*)
Stuart has 499 Test wickets. Hope is fag paper from becoming 500. Brilliant bowling again, just a bif of nip off the seam and it shaves the outside edge of Shai's bat. Next ball, he does find the edge, it flies through the slips, dropping short of third slip. Finishes the over with a yorker.
05:29 PM
WICKET! Roach c Buttler b Broad 4
Oh blimey. Bad luck Kemar. No playing that and, again, would have done for better batters than the Windies nightwatchman. Full, does enough moving away, Jos snaffles the chance. FOW 6/2
05:26 PM
OVER 3: WI 6/1 (Brathwaite 2* Roach 4*)
Brathwaite. Three slips, gully, short leg. Facing up gamely. Quick one on middle stump seems to wobble a bit in the air, and that bat twist in his hand. Anyway. Keeps it out.
05:21 PM
OVER 2: WI 4/1 (Brathwaite 1* Roach 3*)
Kemar Roach, who has bowled his heart out for his team this match and series, gets a special treat: nightwatchman! Takes two off the last ball. Not going to shoulder too much of the batting / nightwatchman duties eh Kemar? Fair enough.
05:19 PM
WICKET! Campbell c Root b Broad 0
Broad around the wicket to the leftie, angles it in and then seams it away, takes the outside edge high up on the bat and flies to Root, who does well with a hot chance at first slip. FOW 0/1
That would have done for better Test match openers than John Campbell. Broad on song in England still way too good for most.
05:17 PM
OVER 1: WI 0/0 (Brathwaite 0* Campbell 0*)
Exemplary start from Anderson, played well enough by Brathwaite.
05:10 PM
James Anderson
from the James Anderson End.
05:04 PM
Ten minutes turnaround
then West Indies will have to face whatever England can send down in a 23 minute period.
05:03 PM
England declare on 226/2 (Root 68*)
Sibley and Burns arguably a little bit slow to start with but the acceleration since tea, especially with Joe Root, means that they have still scored at 3.89 an over against a team who were looking only to defend, and which was defending pretty well until the last 45 minutes say.
It all means that West Indies need 399 to win
05:00 PM
And with that, England declare
Root comes off too. The lead is 398.
05:00 PM
WICKET! Burns c Sub (Da Silva) b Chase 90
Burns goes for a slog, does not get hold of it and the keeper does the rest. Spares skipper the awks moment of deciding whether to leave him high and dry or now. FOW 226/2
04:58 PM
When's that declaration coming?
Chase is having a change of ends, the lucky sausage. Burns is in the mid 1980s, if he wants that ton he better get a shift on I reckon. Root showing all the signs of pulling the pin here, he's asked the umpires how much time lef tin the day.
Burns carts the first ball from Case for four, next one is almost too wide to hit. Slices the next one away for three. England's lead is up to 393 now.
Root has himself a four off Chase, who has come around the wicket. This is a bit of a battering for Windies right now, and we have time and again seen a team (and let's face it, normally an England team) getting used as a chew toy in the third innings and then utterly knackered, shot and demoralised by the time they come to bat last.
04:54 PM
OVER 57: ENG 216/1 (Burns 85* Root 63*)
Kemar Roach comes on and suffers the indignity of Root skipping down the track and mullering him down the ground for four. That was a real whack. That sends Root past 50 for the 49th time in Tests, and he is soon adding more with a pull. Total dominance now. Full one from Kemar and Root just launches that to midwicket, that was really dismissive. Economy of effort, lovely timing. Stokes, watching on, applauds his approval by banging his fist on the window.
04:49 PM
OVER 56: ENG 202/1 (Burns 85* Root 49*)
Sorry to say that the mighty Rahkeem Cornwall is getting close to the gallon. Root has biffed him over long off for six. None for 79 here. England are only going to be taking it on more.
Sir Andrew Strauss deffo does not think that England will wait for Burns to get his ton.
04:46 PM
OVER 55: ENG 191/1 (Burns 84* Root 41*)
Five runs off the Chase over. England continue to frustrate the armchair alphas. It is only day three...
04:44 PM
OVER 54: ENG 186/1 (Burns 82* Root 38*)
The man Cornwall still plugging away, three off the over.
04:41 PM
OVER 53: ENG 183/1 (Burns 81* Root 36*)
Six off the Chase over. We can half an hour from 1803. If England want to bowl at West Indies tonight then they have, what,five more overs to bat?
04:37 PM
OVER 52: ENG 177/1 (Burns 77* Root 34*)
Jason Holder is back on but Windies look a battered lot now I would say. Not saying they are being unprofessional by any means, or not trying, but you can't help but feel that this period of the game is all England.
England take eight off this Cornwall over. Lead is up to 350 odd. "I don't see West Indies getting 350," says Michael Holding. "I'd be getting my fast bowlers on now if I was England captain."
04:29 PM
OVER 51: ENG 169/1 (Burns 76* Root 28*)
Roston Chase comes on. Root reverse sweeps that crisply for four. Runs off all-but one ball of this over and England are having it all their own way really at the moment.
04:27 PM
OVER 50: ENG 160/1 (Burns 75* Root 20*)
Ah, poor Rahkeem Cornwall. That is really sad for the feller. He's produced a good deliver from around the wicket, beaten Burns, and hit him on the pad. Given not out. But it would have gone on to hit leg stump. Heartbreakingly for Cornwall, stand-in skipper Brathwaite has elected not to review. He would have been out.
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04:20 PM
Drinks: England 158/1 (Burns 74* Root 19*)
England now lead by 330. The hosts have stepped it up since tea, and the introduction of Joe Root. England have the game for the taking, I think only the weather forecast can save Windies now.
Jason Holder has left the field. Windies are walking wounded now.
04:17 PM
OVER 49: ENG 158/1 (Burns 74* Root 19*)
Burns comes along way across his stumps to try and flick the ball from Holder, misses it and is hit on the pads. Too high surely.
For Root, Jason has packed the legside field, asking him whether he wants to take it on over the top. Root comes very deep in his crease and effects a perfect, textbook pull for four. Holder is feeling his ankle, hobbling a bit. Still produces a bouncer but he's looking a bit beat up here. He can at least have a wee rest over drinks
04:13 PM
OVER 48: ENG 152/1 (Burns 74* Root 14*)
Some lovely cricket from Burns in this Cornwall over. The big man looks light on ideas, I am very sorry to say. Burns skips down the pitch and uses his feet beautifully to stroke it through the offside. Now a reverse sweep shot, perfectly played again. Four for both of those.
04:09 PM
OVER 47: ENG 142/1 (Burns 64* Root 14*)
Some movement through the air from Jason there. Root sees out a maiden.
04:04 PM
OVER 46: ENG 142/1 (Burns 64* Root 14*)
Cornwall. Burns with a revere sweep that he pings to the boundary. Impossible to set a field to that and gives Holder more headaches.
Burns is caught be Hope off Cornwall at slip, it looks like it has bounced in front of Shai, who doesn't seem to be claiming the catch form what I can see. Umpire review nevertheless, soft signal is not out, and the TV umpire does not need long to concur.
England's run rate above three now and will continue to climb I am sure. Root is always an accelerant.
04:01 PM
OVER 45: ENG 135/1 (Burns 58* Root 13*)
Jason Holder, always trying, always thinking, always asking questions with a decent over. Root with a three to midwicket.
03:56 PM
OVER 44: ENG 131/1 (Burns 57* Root 10*)
Unlucky for Cornwall as Burns sweeps, gets a top edge, but sees it land safe. Root uses his nimble feet, and lofts the ball over midwicket.
Just five overs for Gabriel so far, who looked pretty much busted flat by the end of the last match, he has given his all for his team but I dunno if he is quite fit. I really think two spinners is going to look like a blunder from Jason once the bones are picked out of this one. If Roston Chase ain't taking wickets I don't see why Rahkeem Cornwall would be, in short.
03:51 PM
OVER 43: ENG 124/1 (Burns 55* Root 5*)
Couple off Jason Holder's over.
03:50 PM
OVER 42: ENG 122/1 (Burns 54* Root 4*)
Burns nails the sweep again. Other than if he was in front of you in the lunch queue, there's not a great deal to fear from Cornwall.
None for 125 in the match so far for the big feller.
03:43 PM
OVER 41: ENG 117/1 (Burns 50* Root 3*)
Root is the idea man for England here I reckon. He'll be busy and get the score moving I am sure. Or he'll get out and Stokes can have a go. Tucks his first ball away for three off the legs.
03:41 PM
WICKET! Sibley lbw Holder 56
Holder brings himself on, shapes the ball into Sibley, and hits him on the pad in front of the wickets but height looks likely to be the problem. Umpire Gough gives it not out out but Holder reviews. Umpire's call on height - shaving the bail. Keeps the review... just!
Next ball, Sibley has come across his stumps again and is playing around his pad. This looks a much better shout. Given out and right so - England review but Sibley is out, that is hit flush on leg stump about three quarters of the way off. Sibley has to go, taking a review with him. FOW 114/1
03:37 PM
OVER 40: ENG 114/0 (Burns 50* Sibley 56*)
Cornwall's got that ball that comes out of the front of his hand, he flicks it with his middle finger and it sort of wibble seam swings at the left hander.
Burns has pinged a nice sweep away for four and that's another fifty to this increasingly solid opener.
03:35 PM
OVER 39: ENG 110/0 (Burns 46* Sibley 56*)
Roach. Sibley cuts for four.
03:29 PM
OVER 38: ENG 106/0 (Burns 46* Sibley 52*)
Sibley cuts Cornwall behind square for three runs, and a Test match 50.
03:25 PM
OVER 37: ENG 103/0 (Burns 46* Sibley 49*)
The game continues to potter along. Kemar Roach is into his ninth over, Burns knocks him behind point and there is just about one there. One down to fine leg for Sibley, who moves onto 49. I feel for Dom. For several years, we've all been like WhY CaNt ENglANd BaT PrOPerlY and now we have got a Test match opener who bats like a Test match opener everyone is all BOOOOORRING.
Nice wristy shot from Burns for four. 100-run opening partnership. First one since... Gooch? Feels like it.
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03:19 PM
OVER 36: ENG 97/0 (Burns 41* Sibley 48*)
Cornwall. Burns dabs that behind point for one, they take a quick one. Decent throw, wickets are broken but home safely.
03:15 PM
OVER 35: ENG 94/0 (Burns 39* Sibley 47*)
Roach is hooping the ball into the right-hander Sibley,who looks to be seeing it well.
03:13 PM
OVER 34: ENG 94/0 (Burns 39* Sibley 47*)
Cornwall. Wide one from him, Sibley carves that away with authority for four.
03:07 PM
OVER 33: ENG 88/0 (Burns 38* Sibley 42*)
Wider one from Kemar and Sibley is able to guide that through the offside for a couple of runs. Plenty of that over is easy to leave so, well, that is what Sibley does.
03:06 PM
It'll be the splendid
Mr Kemar Roach to resume.
03:02 PM
Players are back out after tea
Nicer weather there now. Bit of blue sky, quite pleasant. Windies boys in good spirits by the looks of it, they are in a huddle.
02:44 PM
TEA: England 86/0 (Burns 38* Sibley 40*) off 32 ov, lead by 258
Only 28 overs, and that with two spinners on for most of it mind you, just 76 runs scored. No wickets. Not a session of Test cricket that we will cherish, I have to say.
Why is that? Two admirable but pedestrian batsmen, reasonable bowling to defensive fields. West Indies don't really look like the think they can win this, they want to minimise the amount of overs they have to bat in the fourth innings. England will probably think they can set West Indies 300 and then bowl them out in 90 overs, and why wouldn't they? They did basically exactly that in the last game. They currently have a lead of 258. And even if the weather is awful on Monday and Tuesday they should be able to get 90 overs in across two days.
Theoretically there 39 overs left today but I'd imagine bad light will claim some of those....
02:43 PM
OVER 32: ENG 86/0 (Burns 38* Sibley 40*)
Change of ends for Cornwall, he has looked the more threatening of the two spinners. I don't really feel that Windies needed the second spinner. An error in selection then compounded by bowling first at the toss.
That will be tea.
02:40 PM
OVER 31: ENG 86/0 (Burns 38* Sibley 40*)
Kemar Roach comes on for a spell. Sibley hangs the bat out first ball! Lucky so-and-so the edge flies wide of the gully and he gets an ill-gotten four runs.
The clouds look ominous but there has been no rain as of yet.
02:36 PM
OVER 30: ENG 80/0 (Burns 37* Sibley 35*)
Burns maybe getting the measure of Chase here. A sweep for four, a clip for two.
02:33 PM
Windies squad game!
West Indies now have FOUR subs on. Harding on for Blackwood. Hope is off, Dowrich is off after being hit in the kisser and... Gabriel I guess?
02:29 PM
OVER 29: ENG 74/0 (Burns 31* Sibley 35*)
Against Sibley for lbw Cornwall - original decision not out. Hit very low on the half volley, on the front foot shin. Hit outside the line of off, and he was playing a shot. Michael Gough had that spot on, he's an impressive umpire, and West Indies lose a review accordingly.
02:27 PM
OVER 28: ENG 74/0 (Burns 31* Sibley 35*)
Burns with a sweep, and Sibley with a push down the ground, trade boundaries off Chase. England with a ten-run over, no less.
02:23 PM
OVER 27: ENG 64/0 (Burns 26* Sibley 30*)
Pair of twos for Sibley, offside and legside. Are England looking to get going a bit?
02:22 PM
OVER 26: ENG 60/0 (Burns 26* Sibley 26*)
Sibley again tries to play the big shot but does not look comfortable hitting out against the off-spinner. Nearly cloths it to Roach at square leg.
02:19 PM
OVER 25: ENG 57/0 (Burns 24* Sibley 25*)
A brace of quiet overs from Chase and Cornwall.
02:14 PM
OVER 23: ENG 54/0 (Burns 22* Sibley 24*)
Sibley not looking too good against Cornwall in this over. Hit on the pads by one that turns back in, height the saviour. Now tries to sweep but is nowhere near a successful outcome with that.
02:11 PM
OVER 22: ENG 52/0 (Burns 21* Sibley 23*)
Both of the guys able to get Chase away off the pads in this over, not sure Roston has totally figured out his lines to the LHB and RHB combo.
02:06 PM
OVER 21: ENG 49/0 (Burns 19* Sibley 22*)
Sibley tries to go over mid on but his bat face closes as he plays the shot and it's a bit of a wet effort in the end, just chips over the man at midwicket, could have been curtains.
02:04 PM
OVER 20: ENG 46/0 (Burns 19* Sibley 19*)
Deeply annoying for Holder the captain and Chase the bowler, Burns cuts the ball and it has gone straight through Blackwood at backward point. Gifted four.
02:03 PM
OVER 19: ENG 42/0 (Burns 15* Sibley 19*)
It's going to be spin from both ends in the generous shape of Cornwall. West Indies have a lot of men on the single, and they are asking England how they are going to move the ball forward here.
It strikes me that West Indies are playing for a draw here. Whether they get England out or not, they are going to have to bat for a fair amount of whatever play is possible on days four and five. I wonder if they'd settled for another 30 overs of Sibley and Burns scoring at two an over....
01:57 PM
OVER 18: ENG 40/0 (Burns 14* Sibley 18*)
The afternoon session got back underway with two quiet overs, Holder from one end and then Chase. Roston got one to turn quite nicely. One run two overs.
01:52 PM
Afternoon everyone
England going along slowly, Tyers here for the rest of the day.
Something to consider with England, maybe: if the management are trying to get them to be a more patient team, that is so they can do it in the toughest conditions. These are not they. But maybe the team see this as a journey not just a match?
01:46 PM
OVER 16: ENG 39/0 (Burns 13* Sibley 18*)
The accuracy of Chase challenges Burns, who hits short leg with a glance off the fourth ball before forcing a back-foot drive through the covers to keep the strike.
That takes us to drinks and to the fantastic Alan Tyers, who is back on the blog.
01:43 PM
OVER 15: ENG 38/0 (Burns 12* Sibley 18*)
Now Sibley gets lucky! Holder drops short and Sibley pulls, only plinking the ball up into the leg side. It lands short of square leg even. This is turning into a tricky little period for England all of a sudden.
A strangled appeal from Holder ends a maiden for the West Indies skipper. Chase vs Burns continues.
01:39 PM
OVER 14: ENG 38/0 (Burns 12* Sibley 18*)
The batsmen scurry a leg bye to bring Burns back on strike and there is a stumping chance!
Burns came down the wicket and was beaten by the flight and some turn. De Silva gathered cleanly but slipped as he pushed back towards the stumps and missed the bails. Burns may have made his ground anyway. No, it would have been out - replays confirm.
Chase really looks to be in Burns' head. This is a challenge for the Surrey man.
01:35 PM
OVER 13: ENG 37/0 (Burns 12* Sibley 18*)
Four for Sibley, coming via a drive that turns into a glance and goes through square leg. There's then a single down to fine leg off a slightly shorter ball from Holder.
Burns drives, misses and purses his lips as De Silva takes.
01:30 PM
OVER 12: ENG 32/0 (Burns 12* Sibley 13*)
Sibley gets forward but cannot initially pierce the umbrella of leg-side fielders saving one.
He comes down the track and flicks slightly harder, picking up two. The batsmen then steal one to mid-on. Proactive batting.
Burns gets a short ball and pats it down. No run.
01:27 PM
OVER 11: ENG 29/0 (Burns 12* Sibley 10*)
Jason Holder is into the attack and greeted by a late cut from Burns that goes for four. Nicely played. Those are the only runs of a tidy over. And now for some spin. Roston Chase is on.
01:22 PM
OVER 10: ENG 25/0 (Burns 8* Sibley 10*)
De Silva is into the action straightaway, gathering a bouncer that Sibley ducks.
Another no ball from Gabriel is glanced away for one by Sibley, who reaches double figures.
Burns keeps the strike with one off the final ball, an inside edge.
01:16 PM
Substitution
Joshua de Silva has come on to keep. He's wearing a floppy hat, which is great.
01:14 PM
OVER 9: ENG 22/0 (Burns 7* Sibley 9*)
Michael Holding makes the point on Sky Sports that West Indies have had to rejig their slip cordon. Holder and Hope are gone, so John Campbell is called up.
Roach racks up a maiden at Burns, who seems comfortable now.
01:10 PM
OVER 8: ENG 22/0 (Burns 7* Sibley 9*)
Two more for Burns out towards the mid-wicket boundary.
Ooph. A shorter ball from Gabriel, clocked at 87mph, follows Burns. He plays it very well, though, dropping his hands and allowing the ball to hit him on the left shoulder.
Next up we have a no ball and, ouch. Dowrich is hit in the face. He heads straight off, blood dripping from his lip. That looked really nasty. And now West Indies need a replacement....
Shane Dowrich off hurt. West Indies need a spare keeper.
Unruffled, Burns nudges one. And then we have a no ball that flies over Hope. Five runs to England.
Sibley then fends off a lifter, leaves outside off and nudges to backward square leg. Three dots to end a looong over.
01:00 PM
OVER 7: ENG 13/0 (Burns 4* Sibley 9*)
Roach stays very full to Sibley and, bar one ball that swings down the leg-side, he makes the opener play.
With a backward square-leg in, Sibley cannot get off strike.
12:56 PM
OVER 6: ENG 13/0 (Burns 4* Sibley 9*)
Another unfussy, leg-side single towards mid-wicket for Burns as Gabriel loosens up.
Holder is no longer in the slip cordon. He's moved to mid-on - and is stretching.
Oooh. Sibley gets lucky. A leading edge bobbles into the covers and there is is a single.
12:49 PM
OVER 5: ENG 11/0 (Burns 3* Sibley 8*)
The first ball is full and veering down the leg side, so Rory Burns flicks one.
Roach's contest against Dominic Sibley is really interesting and West Indies remain eager to make the right-hander play as much as possible. The fifth and sixth balls balls both beat pushes outside off stump.
12:46 PM
Session two
The players return to the field and Jason Holder is with his West Indies team, thumb heavily bandaged. Kemar Roach will start us off.
12:06 PM
Lunch: ENG 10/0, lead by 182
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12:05 PM
OVER 4: ENG 10/0 (Burns 2* Sibley 8*)
Gabriel spears down the leg-side to Sibley, Shane Dowrich diving across to gather.
The next ball, Sibley tucks into a leg-stump half-volley to pick up a boundary and take himself off a pair. That will make his lunch taste far nicer.
So will that. Sibley is squared up but edges past gully for four more. England have all 10 wickets intact at lunch.
12:00 PM
OVER 3: ENG 2/0 (Burns 2* Sibley 0*)
Roach probes Burns with an over of full stuff that tails away from the left-hander. That batsman is equal to it. A maiden... and we will have one more over before lunch.
11:58 AM
Game over?
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Sky Sports cameras pan to a forlorn Holder, watching the action from the Old Trafford dressing room.
11:56 AM
OVER 2: ENG 2/0 (Burns 2* Sibley 0*)
Shannon Gabriel is nudged into the leg side from back of a length by Burns. Sibley is watchful, blocking and leaving to begin his innings.
11:50 AM
OVER 1: ENG 1/0 (Burns 1* Sibley 0*)
England and Burns are off the mark in dramatic style. The left-hander pushes tentatively at Kemar Roach and edges. It bounces short of Jason Holder at second slip and bounces up into the left thumb of the West Indies captain.
England pick up a single, but Holder is having to go off. He stayed down for a while there, and looked in some pain.
After a delay, then, Roach attacks the pads of Sibley - not surprising given how he dismissed the batsman in the first innings. Three in-duckers are defended.
11:46 AM
England's openers are out there
It won't be Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler this time. The conventional duo of Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley will open up.
11:44 AM
Superb spell
Broad took 4/14 in four overs this morning, which stirred England out of an oddly poor patch.
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11:36 AM
West Indies 197 all out, England lead by 172 runs
England's second innings, led by Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley, will begin shortly.
11:35 AM
Wicket!!
"Oh my God!" exclaims Broad as a back-foot drive from Dowrich is beaten by one that moves back in off the pitch.
There is a far more convincing smack through extra cover to follow, though. Four more for Dowrich, who looks a different man to the one that floundered in the gloom last night.
Ah. As I say that, Dowrich backs away and spoons an attempted pull to Chris Woakes at mid-on. Broad finishes with 6/31. A fine performance.
Dowrich c Woakes b Broad 37 FoW West Indies 197 all out
11:29 AM
OVER 64: WI 193/9 (Dowrich 33* Gabriel 0*)
Fantastic pull shot from Dowrich, which fizzes in front of square for four. There is a dabbed single to point next, giving Gabriel two balls to survive... he does so.
11:26 AM
OVER 63: WI 188/9 (Dowrich 28* Gabriel 0*)
Very nearly a sixth for Broad as Shannon Gabriel heaves, a chunky inside edge flying down to fine leg. They do not run, so Dowrich will be facing Anderson.
11:24 AM
Wicket!!
Three balls at Kemar Roach is all Broad needs to get a nick to Joe Root and Broad now has 18 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. He is on a total of 496 as well.
Roach c Root b Broad 0 FoW West Indies 188/9
11:20 AM
Wicket!!
Cornwall punches another drive to mid-on but then misses the second delivery of the over. He looks to be caught on the crease and is rapped on the knee roll. Richard Kettleborough obliges Broad and a review does not save the big man.
Cornwall lbw b Broad 10 FoW West Indies 188/8
11:16 AM
OVER 62: WI 188/7 (Dowrich 28* Cornwall 10*)
Dominic Sibley is stationed at a squarish, short over for Cornwall... and the batsman slices Anderson well over the fielder's head. Two more.
Cornwall connects nicely with another pull shot to pick up a single out to boundary-rider Broad. He is not the most sprightly between the wickets.
Dowrich is solid enough on the back foot to finish the over.
11:12 AM
OVER 61: WI 185/7 (Dowrich 28* Cornwall 7*)
Cornwall on the drive! He slaps Broad down the ground for four and then skews one in front of point for a couple. England send a deep-backward square out to the fence and Broad responds with a bouncer that the batsman is able to duck.
The next ball is short as well but Cornwall rides it and rolls his wrist on a pull to take one towards fine leg.
11:09 AM
More of an appeal?
Hello everyone, Charlie here. Before Broad continues, here is a look at how he got rid of Jason Holder:
Still more celebration than appeal, but not quite as brazen as his reaction to trapping Roston Chase in front last night.
11:05 AM
OVER 60: WI 178/7 (Dowrich 28* Cornwall 0*)
So Anderson and Broad in harness, most will wonder why England didn't start the morning with their pair of aces (obviously Jofra had to finish last night's over). I guess they would argue that Dowrich looked sketchy against the short stuff yesterday so hit him with Archer, and Woakes could be the reliable foil at the other end but England felt a bit flat from the word go and West Indies have gone past the follow on mark without too much worry.
Dowrich sees off this over from Anderson, beaten by a little bit of seam on occasion but all things considered he's looked solid enough. Windies will enjoy a well-earned drink. And things are looking up for you as well, readers, it's Mr Charlie Morgan to talk you through the next coupla hours. See you this afternoon.
11:00 AM
OVER 59: WI 178/7 (Dowrich 28* Cornwall 0*)
Holder had driven Broad attractively through the covers a ball previously, Broad just changing the angle for the wicket ball.
Big Rahkeem Cornwall comes in, and gets an authoritative stride into his second ball. He's got a first class ton to his name. This is his third Test so nothing to speak of at this level as of yet.
10:56 AM
WICKET! Holder lbw Broad 46
That looks very out to me. Holder is trapped on the crease, the ball comes in from the angle and Holder has played across the line, missing it. Windies have three reviews so Jason thinks he might as well, but he does not look optimistic and nor should he. That's plum. Skipper goes, taking a review with him, but that is job done in a sense, the follow on saved. FOW 178/7
10:52 AM
OVER 58: WI 175/6 (Holder 44* Dowrich 27*)
Anderson hits Holder on the pads but that is not going to hit, despite the big appeal, and there is no review. This is the best over of the morning so far, Anderson nipping it a bit.
His comrade Stuart Broad is coming on...
10:46 AM
OVER 57: WI 174/6 (Holder 44* Dowrich 26*)
Short ball from Woakes and Holder helps that on its way with a down-to-up pull shot, it's soon racing over the square leg fence and West Indies have avoided the follow-on.
10:44 AM
OVER 56: WI 168/6 (Holder 38* Dowrich 26*)
James Anderson to bowl from the James Anderson End, which is pretty cool. Nothing spectacular in this over. Hard work in this series once the ball is over 30 or so overs. Not really doing much. That might be the saliva thing?
10:40 AM
OVER 55: WI 166/6 (Holder 38* Dowrich 24*)
Bit more action in this Woakes over. He finds the edge of Dowrich's bat, full ball that straightens and Dowrich is caught flat footed. Edges that through gully for three.
Now Holder flips the ball off the pads and is sensationally caught by Pope at midwicket. Wonderful grab. But what is this?! They are checking for a no ball, and it is indeed a front foot overstep. Wow. Chris has only ever bowled TWO no balls in his Test career, and this is the second of them. Gutting for him.
Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich love batting together. In the last five years, only eight batting pairs average more than these two men at the crease. #ENGvWIpic.twitter.com/tdbvEyVxhp
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 26, 2020
This pair bat well together, they have a decent average as a partnership, and Ian Bishop says they have come up through the ranks together, which makes sense. Holder giving Dowrich some words of encouragement. This stand now worth more than 50, and at a good rate.
10:35 AM
OVER 54: WI 161/6 (Holder 37* Dowrich 21*)
Jofra bending his back but Dowrich is playing him okay. Couple off the over.
10:30 AM
OVER 53: WI 159/6 (Holder 37* Dowrich 19*)
No swing to speak of for Woakes, local man David Lloyd points out that the breeze is blowing across the ground in the opposite direction to Chris's natural outswinger.
No swing for England so far today. Yesterday they managed a more than healthy 0.9 degrees throughout the afternoon, but today that's fallen to less than 0.7 degrees. The West Indies look set to waltz past the follow-on target. #ENGvWI
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 26, 2020
Maiden.
I know that England literally won the last match by getting a big first inning lead and then adding to it with rapid scoring in the third innings, giving themselves enough time to bowl out West Indies in the fourth innings of the match... but the follow on still was surely their best chance of a W given the weather forecast? Feel that England have eased themselves into this so far today rather than going for the jug.
10:25 AM
OVER 52: WI 159/6 (Holder 37* Dowrich 19*)
Jof cranking it up a bit. Jason tucks the ball to leg and hustles back for the second, decent throw and Jos has got the bails off. Umps have a look but that looks well in to me, and indeed to the England fielders who don't seem at all optimistic. It's in. Dowrich playing this pretty well all things considered, having had a bit of a time of it yesterday.
Heavy roller and a soft ball making it a different proposition.
10:19 AM
OVER 51: WI 156/6 (Holder 34* Dowrich 19*)
Woakes, third ball, gives Dowrich the long-promised bumper and he gets in a flap. Same again couple of balls later but he plays that better. And now an expansive pull to end the over, he has middled that and it's four all the way.
10:15 AM
OVER 50: WI 152/6 (Holder 34* Dowrich 15*)
England not exactly at it this morning so far. Holder drives Archer for an elegant four through the offside. And now an all-run four! Ball slowing as it dribbles to the rope and the fielder dives to keep it to, er, four.
10:13 AM
OVER 49: WI 143/6 (Holder 26* Dowrich 14*)
Chris Woakes comes on, raising my eyebrows ever so slightly, and bowls a nice full over of brisk medium stuff with a bit of swing. He's got a couple of men back for the hook but there's no short stuff to Dowrich. He has a heave at a shortish one outside off but it's been a gentle introduction so far for West Indies.
10:05 AM
OVER 48: WI 140/6 (Holder 24* Dowrich 12*)
No slips but two gullies for Dowrich, England tested him out against some short stuff last night. No express pace from Jofra in that opening over. Dowrich digs out a yorker and then leans on a full ball fora nice-looking two through the offside. West Indies trail by 229.
10:02 AM
Overnight: WI 137/6 (Holder 24* Dowrich 10*) 47.1 ov
Jofra Archer will resume the over curtailed last night.
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09:57 AM
Certainly cloudy at Old Trafford right now
Ball should do a bit you would think.
09:56 AM
Strauss on opening partners
"I think you don't want a pair who were too similar. I think my partnership with Trescothick was better than with Cook. Tres more of a front foot player, looking to hit down the ground, I had my cut and my pull. With Cook we were more similar so bowlers could settle into a length against us."
09:54 AM
Athers on Gooch
"I learned about Test cricket watching Graham Gooch at the other end, it was an education.Brave, hungry for for runs."
09:49 AM
Athers on McGrath
"It is embarrassing, to get out that often to one bowler. I was not sleeping properly at night. And walking out there every morning, Ricky Ponting at slip going "lets get him out for the 18th time".
09:46 AM
Good stuff on Sky Cricket
as ever, really, as Sir Andrew Strauss joins Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain.
"Being hit [they are talking about Brett Lee hitting him in The Ashes] focused my concentration. Okay I have been hit. I know he is coming at me. I am going to find a way through this, not aggression as such but stubbornness, competitiveness, I am not going to let you beat me."
Also on being hit by high pace bowling: "That is not really tested in County cricket. You don't know how you are going to react until you experience it."
09:23 AM
Good morning and welcome to day three
West Indies will resume on 137/6, they trail by an ominous looking 232 and their first goal surely has to be to avoid the follow-on.
The forecast for today is okay, in fact the weather folks have upgraded their assessment, they were promising cats and dogs about 48 hours ago for this day but as of about 10am this morning things look alright in Manchester. We should have plenty of cricket today although there is a chance of some showers in the afternoon. Standard.
England will need to take those wickets and enforce the follow-on, or if they do have to bat third, they will have to score as quickly as they did in the last match or more, because the forecast for days four and five is not too promising. It should be noted that the West Indies are the holders of the trophy, so perhaps England might risk losing to win it back.
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