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England vs West Indies, Richards-Botham Trophy, 2024 Full score card

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3rd Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 26 Jul, 2024

West Indies

WI

282/10

&

175/10

(52.0) ov

England

ENG

376/10

&

87/0

(7.2) ov

England beat West Indies by 10 wickets

Player Of The Match

Mark Wood,
England
England
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England
West Indies
England
West Indies
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
B Stokes

not out

57 28 9 2 203.57
B Duckett

not out

25 16 4 0 156.25
Extras

(b 4,lb 1,w 0,nb 0,Penalty 0)

5
Total 7.2 (RR: 11.86)
87/0

Did not bat: Z Crawley, O Pope, J Root, H Brook, J Smith, C Woakes, G Atkinson, M Wood, S Bashir

Fall of wickets:

Bowler O M R W ER
A Joseph
3 0 25 0 8.33
J Seales
1 0 11 0 11.00
J Holder
2 0 31 0 15.50
S Joseph
1 0 9 0 9.00
K Brathwaite
0.2 0 6 0 18.00
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
K Brathwaite

b C Woakes

0 6 0 0 0
M Louis

c Z Crawley b B Stokes

57 95 4 2 60
K Mckenzie

c J Smith b G Atkinson

8 18 1 0 44.44
A Athanaze

lbw b S Bashir

12 43 1 0 27.90
K Hodge

c J Smith b M Wood

55 76 7 0 72.36
J Holder

lbw b G Atkinson

12 17 2 0 70.58
Da Silva

lbw b M Wood

5 27 0 0 18.51
A Joseph

b M Wood

2 10 0 0 20
G Motie

not out

8 17 1 0 47.05
J Seales

b M Wood

0 3 0 0 0
S Joseph

c H Brook b M Wood

4 2 1 0 200
Extras

(b 0,lb 10,w 0,nb 2,Penalty 0)

12
Total 52.0 (RR: 3.37)
175/10

Did not bat:

Fall of wickets:

(K Brathwaite, 1 ov) (K Mckenzie, 5.4 ov) (A Athanaze, 20.4 ov) (M Louis, 33.4 ov) (J Holder, 39 ov) (Da Silva, 45.4 ov) (A Joseph, 47.5 ov) (K Hodge, 51.1 ov) (J Seales, 51.4 ov) (S Joseph, 52 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
C Woakes
6 2 14 1 2.33
G Atkinson
9 0 28 2 3.11
S Bashir
15 1 41 1 2.73
M Wood
14 1 40 5 2.85
B Stokes
8 0 42 1 5.25
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Z Crawley

c J Holder b J Seales

18 13 3 0 138.46
B Duckett

b A Joseph

3 12 0 0 25
M Wood

c J Holder b J Seales

0 8 0 0 0
O Pope

b S Joseph

10 20 2 0 50
J Root

lbw b G Motie

87 124 7 0 70.16
H Brook

c Da Silva b J Seales

2 3 0 0 66.66
B Stokes

c K Brathwaite b A Joseph

54 69 5 1 78.26
J Smith

b S Joseph

95 109 12 1 87.15
C Woakes

c K Brathwaite b A Joseph

62 78 7 0 79.48
G Atkinson

c G Motie b A Joseph

21 16 1 2 131.25
S Bashir

not out

0 5 0 0 0
Extras

(b 10,lb 10,w 1,nb 3,Penalty 0)

24
Total 75.4 (RR: 4.97)
376/10

Did not bat:

Fall of wickets:

(Z Crawley, 4 ov) (B Duckett, 4.1 ov) (M Wood, 6 ov) (O Pope, 10.5 ov) (H Brook, 11.5 ov) (B Stokes, 35.2 ov) (J Root, 48.2 ov) (J Smith, 69.2 ov) (C Woakes, 73.3 ov) (G Atkinson, 75.4 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
A Joseph
17.4 2 122 4 6.90
J Seales
19 1 79 3 4.15
S Joseph
13 0 63 2 4.84
J Holder
7 0 31 0 4.42
G Motie
19 2 61 1 3.21
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
K Brathwaite

c J Smith b M Wood

61 86 8 0 70.93
M Louis

c J Smith b G Atkinson

26 61 4 0 42.62
K Mckenzie

b M Wood

12 9 3 0 133.33
A Athanaze

b G Atkinson

2 7 0 0 28.57
K Hodge

b C Woakes

13 11 2 0 118.18
J Holder

b G Atkinson

59 112 6 1 52.67
Da Silva

c J Smith b C Woakes

49 99 3 0 49.49
A Joseph

c B Stokes b C Woakes

15 31 1 0 48.38
G Motie

c J Root b G Atkinson

8 8 2 0 100
J Seales

not out

7 15 1 0 46.66
S Joseph

c Z Crawley b S Bashir

16 15 2 0 106.66
Extras

(b 4,lb 6,w 1,nb 3,Penalty 0)

14
Total 75.1 (RR: 3.75)
282/10

Did not bat:

Fall of wickets:

(M Louis, 21.5 ov) (K Mckenzie, 24.3 ov) (A Athanaze, 26 ov) (K Brathwaite, 28.5 ov) (K Hodge, 29.1 ov) (Da Silva, 62 ov) (A Joseph, 68 ov) (J Holder, 68.5 ov) (G Motie, 70.2 ov) (S Joseph, 75.1 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
C Woakes
18 3 69 3 3.83
G Atkinson
20 1 67 4 3.35
M Wood
16 2 52 2 3.25
B Stokes
11 0 29 0 2.63
S Bashir
10.1 0 55 1 5.40
England
West Indies
England
West Indies

England • 87/0 (7.2 overs)

B Stokes 57 (28)

B Duckett 25 (16)

A Joseph 0/25 (3)

S Joseph 0/9 (1)

West Indies • 175/10 (52.0 overs)

M Louis 57 (95)

K Hodge 55 (76)

M Wood 5/40 (14)

G Atkinson 2/28 (9)

England • 376/10 (75.4 overs)

J Smith 95 (109)

J Root 87 (124)

A Joseph 4/122 (17.4)

J Seales 3/79 (19)

West Indies • 282/10 (75.1 overs)

K Brathwaite 61 (86)

J Holder 59 (112)

G Atkinson 4/67 (20)

C Woakes 3/69 (18)

Commentary

What a memorable series it's been! England bid farewell to the legendary James Anderson with a victory in the first game and then went on to secure a clean sweep against the Windies. Ben Stokes, the English skipper, has just received the Richards-Botham Trophy, and the team is celebrating together with some photos. Some of the England players will now head off to join their teams in The Hundred 2024, while others will enjoy a well-earned rest. Meanwhile, the West Indies will be gearing up for a two-match Test series against South Africa, starting on Wednesday, August 7th. Be sure to join us early for all the pre-match build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

Ben Stokes, the victorious skipper of England praises Mark Wood's spell, calling it amazing and acknowledging Wood's incredible effort whenever he dons the England shirt. Stokes highlights Wood's skill and speed, noting how he creates pressure even when not taking wickets. He enjoys pairing Wood with Bash due to their contrasting speeds and is delighted with Wood's performance. Stokes commends newcomers Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith for their impressive debuts. He praises Atkinson's 12-wicket haul and Smith's exceptional batting and wicketkeeping. Stokes notes the team's improved ability to assess conditions and make smart choices, contrasting their current approach to how they would have responded 18 or 20 months ago. He concludes by emphasizing the team's focus on winning and their pride in representing England, always aiming for victory with the three lions on their chest.

Kraigg Brathwaite, the captain of West Indies says that 280 was not good enough on a wicket that suited batting, but they did well with the ball. Adds the communication between the guys was a bit down and they were not able to put pressure on the batters for longer periods. Tells that they were just not consistent enough with hitting the top of off like they were in Australia. Says that the thing that he liked the most in this series was that never gave up, and always tried to fight their way out of difficult situations. Mentions that Jayden Seales was good in patches and Motie did well too, but a longer break between the games would have helped a bit. Further adds that they are now looking forward to the two Tests against South Africa and it is important that they show growth and learn from their mistakes.

Jayden Seales is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR WEST INDIES for his good bowling performances picking up a total of 13 wickets. He expresses pride in representing his team. He emphasizes the importance of his comeback in the series and the deliberate decision to play at Sussex to adapt to English conditions. Seales acknowledges the challenge of facing opponents who play freely and seize opportunities. He believes that with continuous learning and growth, the West Indies will become a formidable force. Despite the physical demands, he feels his body is holding up well and looks forward to recovering in time for the tour to South Africa.

Gus Atkinson is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR ENGLAND for his amazing bowling efforts and picking up a total of 22 wickets. He feels honored to have taken 22 wickets. Without high expectations initially, he finds this achievement particularly special. Reflecting on the series, he describes it as an incredible and unforgettable experience. Atkinson credits his success to running in hard, hitting the wicket, swinging the ball in different situations, and utilizing the crease. He looks forward to playing against Sri Lanka next. He expresses joy in bowling alongside Mark Wood, appreciating his advice and finding Wood's performance particularly inspiring. Atkinson cherishes the series and eagerly anticipates the future.

Mark Wood is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his seven wickets including a stunning fifer in the second innings. He expresses relief and gratitude. He mentions feeling down initially but credits Jimmy for a motivational talk during the break, which helped him refocus on his strengths. Wood highlights the confidence boost from his first wicket, stating he adapted to conditions by concentrating on bowling fast as per Stokes' directive. Despite fluctuating speeds due to injuries, he commits to maintaining pace throughout the summer. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, especially while bowling with a reversing ball, and appreciates his team's unwavering support. Wood acknowledges the challenge of back-to-back Tests and thanks the physio for keeping him fit.

Presentation Time...

Chasing a paltry total of 82, England had a new opening pair, as Zak Crawley had gone for scans on his right index finger. Skipper Ben Stokes opened alongside Ben Duckett. Stokes made his intentions clear, starting aggressively and hitting boundaries for fun. The visitors failed to contain the English skipper, who raced to fifty in just 24 balls, bringing up the fastest fifty for England in Tests. Duckett also found boundaries as both made short work of the chase. Stokes and Duckett remained unbeaten on 57 and 25, respectively, as England chased down the total in just 7.2 overs with 10 wickets in hand.

West Indies lost Brathwaite (0) and Kirk McKenzie (8) cheaply in the evening session of day two. Alick Athanaze (12) looked good but departed the next morning. Mikyle Louis and Kavem Hodge built a solid 72-run stand before the former fell on 57 after notching up his maiden Test fifty. Hodge played some wonderful strokes and brought up his fifty, but lacked support from the other end. It was a short stay for Jason Holder (12) at the crease. The ball started reversing, and Mark Wood dismissed Joshua Da Silva (5) and Alzarri Joseph (2) in quick succession. Hodge (55), Jayden Seales (0), and Shamar Joseph (4) were sent packing in a single over by Wood, who picked up a fifer as West Indies were bundled out for 175 in 52 overs.

In reply, England lost three wickets in quick succession and were tottering at 54/5 on the second morning before Joe Root (87) and skipper Ben Stokes (54) led the recovery. Both played beautifully, keeping the Windies at bay. Another solid 106-run stand between Jamie Smith (95) and Woakes (62) helped England gain a lead of 94. For the Windies, Alzarri Joseph picked up a four-fer but was expensive, while Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph chipped in with three and two scalps, respectively.

England have completely outplayed the West Indies in the third and final Test, securing a clean sweep and starting their men's international summer outstandingly. All smiles in the English camp as their skipper led from the front in the chase of 82, completing it in just 7.2 overs. England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets, whitewashing the Caribbean side. Let's recap this Test match. West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (61) played a solid knock at the top, stitching a good partnership with fellow opener Mikyle Louis (26). England stormed back into the contest with quick wickets, but Jason Holder (59) and Joshua Da Silva (49) stitched a brilliant 109-run stand for the sixth wicket. England broke the stand and quickly wrapped up the Windies’ tail, knocking them over for 282. Gus Atkinson picked up four wickets for England, while Chris Woakes grabbed three.

A statement series whitewash for England! We can say that 'Bazball' is well and truly revolutionizing Test cricket here. The English skipper led the chase from the front and broke the record of the fastest fifty for an English player in this format. However, the credit must go to that scintillating spell from Mark Wood that set up this victory for the hosts. West Indies can take a few positives from this series and this will be a great learning curve for the not-so-experienced Windies side.

7.26

SIX! Ben Stokes finishes things off in style! Kraigg Brathwaite tries to bowl another bouncer, angling into leg, Ben Stokes skips down the track and smashes it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. ENGLAND WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND WIN THE SERIES 3-0!

7.10

Oh..wow! Kraigg Brathwaite comes around the wicket bangs in a bouncer down the leg side, Ben Stokes leaves it alone.

Kraigg Brathwaite joins the attack now.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 81/0

B Stokes51 (26)

B Duckett25 (16)

S Joseph1-0-9-0

6.61

SCORED LEVEL! Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

6.50

Pitched up and around off, Ben Stokes drills it straight to short covers.

6.46

SIX! FIFTY FOR STOKES! He gets to it with a bang! He may have missed out on the fastest half-century in Test, but this is the fastest by an Englishman in this format. Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes cleats his front leg away and whacks it all the way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

6.30

Fuller and well outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go.

6.20

A bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks under it.

6.12

Overpitched and on middle, Ben Stokes drills it down the ground, the fielder from long on runs to his left and puts in a great dive to stop it. Two tuns taken.

Shamar Joseph joins the attack now.

Runs Scored 20 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 72/0

B Duckett25 (16)

B Stokes42 (20)

J Holder2-0-31-0

5.64

FOUR! THREE ON THE TROT! Same shot, same result! Short and on middle, Ben Duckett plays the pull shot perfection and beats the deep square leg fielder to his right for four more runs. 20 runs off the over! England 10 away from the win!

5.54

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Jason Holder continues with the short length and on middle, Ben Duckett sits back and waits for this one, swivels and heaves it in front of square on the leg side for another boundary. England on the verge of the win now!

5.44

FOUR! Just wide! Short again from Jason Holder, on middle, Ben Duckett stands tall and pulls it aerially, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his left but the ball goes past him and to the fence for a boundary.

5.32

Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett rolls his wrists and pulls it away nicely wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England just 22 runs away from the win now!

5.24

FOUR! Ben Duckett joins the party now! Vey full and on middle, Ben Duckett stays deep inside his crease and drills it down the ground for a lovely boundary.

5.12

Fuller and around leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 52/0

B Stokes42 (20)

B Duckett5 (10)

A Joseph3-0-25-0

4.60

Full again but way down the leg side, Ben Stokes misses his flick.

4.51

Touch fuller, on leg, Ben Duckett clips it through square leg for one.

Commentary

We are back for the chase! The Umpires are on the field. West Indies fielders are taking their respective positions. Zak Crawley has gone for some scans on his hand after attempting that catch and it will be the English skipper who will open here. Ben Stokes will be facing the first delivery and will be partnering with Ben Duckett. Alzarri Joseph is ready with the new ball. Here we go...

... FOURTH INNINGS ...

England now have a straightforward task ahead, needing just 82 runs to whitewash the series. For the West Indies, their only hope lies in taking quick wickets to delay the inevitable. Stay tuned as the chase is set to begin shortly.

The West Indies’ innings saw promising starts from their batters, but none could convert these into substantial scores. Mikyle Louis (57) and Kavem Hodge (55) both notched up fifties, yet the rest of the batting lineup faltered, contributing to the modest total of 175. The lower-order batters succumbed to the reverse swing, and Mark Wood was fantastic with the ball, claiming a fifer and dismantling the visitors with his pace. Gus Atkinson supported well, taking two wickets, while Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir, and Ben Stokes each chipped in with a wicket.

Mark Wood, you beauty! He has bowled one of the fine reverse swing spells here and completely dismantled the Windies lower order. The Winfdies have been swiftly bundled out for 175 in 51.6 overs, leaving England a target of just 82 runs to clean-sweep the series. Mark Wood leads his team off the field to a standing ovation, having delivered an exceptional bowling performance.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 52 overs : 175/10

S Joseph4 (2)

G Motie8 (17)

M Wood14-1-40-5

51.6W

OUT! CASTLED! What a remarkable over from Mark Wood! He wraps things up here and registers a sensational five-wicket haul as well.  He goes around the wicket and bowls this full and on off, late reverse swing again, Shamar Joseph tries to drive it with only his hands, gets an outside edge, Harry Brook at second slip dives to his right and takes a fine catch. West Indies have been bowled out for 175 and the target for England will be 82 runs!

51.54

FOUR! Great shot! Short of a length and outside off, Shamar Joseph gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Shamar Joseph is the last man in.

51.4W

OUT! TIMBER! Mark Wood is on fire here! He is cleaning up the tail like anything and has his fourth now. Another nice set up from him, goes short on the previous ball to push the batter back and goes fuller this time, on off, finds late reverse swing on this one, Jayden Seales looks to block it out but misses it completely and the off stump is uprooted here. England are on their way to a whitewash here!

51.30

NASTY! Mark Wood bangs in a sharp bouncer over 140 clicks, on middle, Jayden Seales takes his eyes away and fails to get out of the way, keeps his bat up and takes one on the gloves. That will hurt!

51.20

Short of a length but down the leg, Jayden Seales leaves it alone.

Jayden Seales walks out to bat now.

51.1W

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mark Wood has three in this spell now! This time he gets the set batter out of here. He lands this on a good length and just around off, gets it shape in, Kavem Hodge from his crease tries to block it out but gets in two minds, leaves his bat away, the ball catches the outside edge and goes behind where Jamie Smith makes no mistake. West Indies eight down now and are in huge trouble!

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 51 overs : 171/7

G Motie8 (17)

K Hodge55 (75)

G Atkinson9-0-28-2

50.60

Gus Atkinson bangs in another bouncer to end the over, on middle, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it again. Sevens all around the scorecard. West Indies 171-7 and lead by 77 runs!

50.50

Hard length and around off, Gudakesh Motie stabs it towards short covers.

50.40

On a length and on middle, Gudakesh Motie stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

50.30

A bouncer just outside off, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it.

50.21

Back of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pats it down to the leg side for a run. He is happy to trust Motie here.

50.11

Full and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie clips it through square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 50 overs : 169/7

G Motie7 (12)

K Hodge54 (74)

M Wood13-1-36-2

49.61

Short of a length and on off, Gudakesh Motie runs it down to third man for a single.

49.50

Changes the angle and goes 'over the wicket, bangs this short on leg, Gudakesh Motie gets out of the away of it.

49.40

There is that yorker! In the blockhole, on off, angling in, Gudakesh Motie fails to dig it out.

49.30

Full again and well outside off, Gudakesh Motie does not get tempted and leaves it alone.

49.20

BEATEN! Touch fuller this time, on off, angles in and then straightens a bit, Gudakesh Motie has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

49.10

Good-length delivery just around off, Gudakesh Motie lets it go to the keeper.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 49 overs : 168/7

K Hodge54 (74)

G Motie6 (6)

G Atkinson8-0-26-2

48.60

Back of a length and on off, Kavem Hodge punches it to short covers.

48.51

Fuller and on middle, Gudakesh Motie works it through square leg for a single.

48.40

Back of a length and outside off, Gudakesh Motie cuts it away towards backward point.

48.30

Fullish and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side.

48.20

Short of a length and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it but this one is not that short, the ball bangs him on the back of the helmet and goes away to the keeper.

Commentary

We are back! We can see the sun is out now and the players are already out in the middle. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis are the two openers for West Indies. Mark Wood to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... THIRD INNINGS ...

With this strong total, England has put themselves in a commanding position, and the West Indies will need to dig deep in their second innings to bridge the deficit and fight their way back into the match. The stage is set for an intriguing battle as the Test match progresses. The final hour of play on Day 2 is coming right up, stay tuned.

West Indies had an opportunity to capitalize, but they failed to seize it as Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes built a solid partnership for the eighth wicket. Together, they added 106 runs, with Smith narrowly missing his maiden Test century, falling just five runs short. Woakes also made a significant contribution, scoring 62 before being dismissed. Gus Atkinson provided the final flourish with some lusty blows, propelling England to a competitive total of 376. His aggressive batting added crucial runs before he holed out, bringing the innings to a close.

End of England's first innings, and they've posted a formidable total of 376 in 75.4 overs, gaining a handy 94-run lead over the West Indies. This lead is particularly impressive given the precarious position England found themselves in last evening, tottering at 54/5. The turning point came with the partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, who used all their experience to steady the ship with a brilliant 115-run stand for the sixth wicket. Stokes played a crucial knock of 54 before departing, while Root, despite missing out on a well-deserved century, contributed a vital 87.

75.4W

OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph wraps things up with a four-fer! He bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Gus Atkinson goes for the big heave again, but this time the ball gets big on him and goes off the top edge, Gudakesh Motie at mid-wicket backtracks a bit and takes a good catch. England have been bowled out for 376!

75.36

SIX MORE! Got hold of that one as well! Another short ball and around leg, Gus Atkinson gets on top of that, swivels and smashes it over te deep backward square leg fence for half a dozen more. These are valuable runs for England. The lead is now 94!

75.26

SIX! BOOM! He connects this time alright! Alzarri Joseph bangs another bouncer, on middle, Gus Atkinson is waiting for it and pulls it away from the middle of the bat, the ball sails over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

75.10

A sharp bouncer, on off, angling away, Gus Atkinson tries to pull it away but fails to connect.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 75 overs : 364/9

S Bashir0 (5)

G Atkinson9 (12)

G Motie19-2-61-1

74.60

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir keeps it out.

74.50

Flighted, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir fends it away.

74.41

Risky run! Flighted, full and on off, Gus Atkinson pushes it towards covers and sets off for the run, Shoaib Bashir reaacts a bit late and the throw from the fielder is also not a great one. Joshua Da Silva fails to collect the ball cleanly and breaks the stumps. That saves Bashir here.

74.30

Tossed up, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson prods out and blocks it out.

74.20

Short again and around off, Gus Atkinson steers it towards point.

74.10

Floated, short and on off, Gus Atkinson stays back and blocks it out.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 74 overs : 363/9

S Bashir0 (3)

G Atkinson8 (8)

A Joseph17-2-110-3

73.60

In the air...safe! Another sharp bouncer, on middle, Shoaib Bashir takes his eyes off and just swings his bat for the pull, gets a top edge, Jason Holder at short fine reacts a bit too late and the ball lands over his head safely.

73.50

Pitches it up, on off, Shoaib Bashir blocks it out with a straight bat.

73.40

Bangs in a sharp bumper at the batter. Shoaib Bashir does well to get away from there.

Drinks! Shoaib Bashir walks out as the last man for England as the Umpires call for Drinks. England are 363 for 9 after 73.3 overs with the last pain on the field. They hold the lead of 81 runs and will hope to touch the 100 mark. West Indies will be looking to close out the innings soon and get out to bat as soon as possible to shorten the lead by the end of the day. Let's see what happens.

73.3W

OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph gets his man atlast! Alzarri Joseph sees the batter back away again and bangs this into the pitch, angling in, Chris Woakes gets cramped up and ends up lobbing the straight to short covers where Kraigg Brathwaite takes an easy catch. Woakes walks back to a huge ovation. England nine down but lead by 81 runs!

73.20

Follows the batter well here, short of a length and on the body of the batter, Chris Woakes backs away and keeps it out.

73.14

EDGED AND FOUR! Alzarri Joseph bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Chris Woakes tries to pull but gets a top edge as the ball goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. Joseph can only smile there.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 73 overs : 359/8

C Woakes58 (75)

G Atkinson8 (8)

G Motie18-2-60-1

72.61

Short again and outside off, Chris Woakes steers it towards point for a single and keeps the strike.

72.50

Quicker, full and on off, Chris Woakes prods out to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads, the ball rolls back towards the stumps but Woakes stops it with his bat

72.40

Flatter, full and around off, Chris Woakes drives it straight to covers.

72.30

Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes negotiates it well again.

72.20

Floated, full and on off, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot.

72.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Chris Woakes blocks it back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 72 overs : 358/8

C Woakes57 (69)

G Atkinson8 (8)

S Joseph13-0-63-2

71.61

Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it towards deep square leg for one. 11 runs off the over!

71.54

FOUR! Cracking shot! Back of a length and around off, Chris Woakes gets on top of the bounce, plays it on the up and caresses it through covers for another boundary. England are trying to score quickly now.

Commentary

We are back for England's reply! The players are already out in the middle now. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are the two openers for England. Alzarri Joseph to start proceedings with three slips and a gully in place. Here we go...

... SECOND INNINGS ...

England, on the other hand, will be pleased with their bowling effort. The pitch looks like a good batting surface and the Windies' top order batters except for their skipper missed a trick or two to score more here. The pacers worked hard but didn't get any reward in the first hour, but once they got more information about the pitch, they got three before Lunch. The hosts added another two early in the second session including the big wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite. Then they struggled for a long time, but Chris Woakes broke the big partnership. He ended up with three while Mark Wood got a couple and Shoaib Bashir chipped in with one. Gus Atkinson was once again the pick of the bowlers with a four-wicket haul.

A mixed-bag batting performance from the Windies! They once again got off to a solid start as their openers stitched up a 76-run partnership before Mikyle Louis was removed. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite held one end nicely and scored at a good rate as well, but he lost a couple of more partners before Lunch. The middle order also struggled a bit and the skipper was also dismissed after getting to his half-century. However, they fought back again through Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva who added a crucial 109 runs to get them out of trouble. Holder brought up his fifty in the process but once he lost his partner, the Windies could not really add that many runs. The tail wagged around for a bit but they were ultimately bowled out for 282.

75.1W

OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies are all out for 282 runs! Shoaib Bashir floats the ball up on the off stump line, calling out Shamar Joseph for a big shot. Shamar, slogs the ball hard and manages a top edge high up in the air towards the long on region, Stokes runs behind him, but it is Zak Crawley who comes around from long on and pouches it safely.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 75 overs : 282/9

J Seales7 (15)

S Joseph16 (14)

G Atkinson20-1-67-4

74.60

BEATEN! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales looks to play the cover drive but misses the ball completely.

74.50

Bangs in short at the batter. Jayden Seales ducks down and lets the ball go through.

74.40

Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales keeps it down towards square leg.

74.34

FOUR! TOP EDGE! Gus Atkinson drops the length back outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales looks to pull the ball hard but manages a top edge flying over the head of the wicketkeeper for a boundary on the bounce.

74.20

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Jayden Seales stays back and knocks it off well.

74.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 74 overs : 278/9

S Joseph16 (14)

J Seales3 (9)

S Bashir10-0-55-0

73.62

Floats one in from around the wicket, and gets the ball to go straight with the arm. Shamar Joseph flicks it late to the fine leg area and gets another couple of runs.

73.52

Short and wide from Shoaib Bashir and Shamar Joseph cuts the ball hard to the right of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.

73.44

FOUR! Swept and swept hard! Shoaib Bashir pitches the ball up on the stumps again and Shamar Joseph gets down on a knee and sweeps the ball along the carper infront of deep square leg and picks up another boundary.

73.30

Holds the length back on the off stump. Shamar Joseph stays back and tucks the ball to covers.

73.20

Slows it down, and pitches it further up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph offers a front foot defence.

73.10

Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 73 overs : 270/9

J Seales3 (9)

S Joseph8 (8)

G Atkinson19-1-63-4

72.60

Bangs it in at the batter with pace. Jayden Seales stays back in the crease and blocks it off to end the over.

72.50

Holds the length back outside the off stump line and the ball does not bounce much. Jayden Seales gets beaten as he looks to block the ball.

72.40

Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

72.30

Fuller on the stumps. Jayden Seales plays a good straight drive back at Gus Atkinson who stops the ball well in his follow through.

72.22

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Jayden Seales blocks it off getting an outside edge running down the third man area for a couple of runs more.

72.10

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 72 overs : 268/9

S Joseph8 (8)

J Seales1 (3)

S Bashir9-0-47-0

71.60

Just short outside the off stump line. Shamar Joseph gets on the back foot and plays it towards covers.

71.50

Tosses the ball up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph takes the front foot out and plays a good defence.

71.40

Holds the length back on the off stump. Shamar Joseph stays back and knocks it off well.

71.30

Drops the length short on the off stump. Shamar Joseph blocks it off towards covers from the crease.

71.24

FOUR! Swept well! Shoaib Bashir tosses the ball up on the stumps and Shamar Joseph gets down on a knee and sweeps the ball hard to the left of square leg and picks up an important boundary.

71.12

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Shamar Joseph slices it hard to the right of sweeper covers and runs a couple.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 71 overs : 262/9

J Seales1 (3)

S Joseph2 (2)

G Atkinson18-1-61-4

70.60

Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales stays on the crease and blocks it off well to end the over.

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Commentary

What a memorable series it's been! England bid farewell to the legendary James Anderson with a victory in the first game and then went on to secure a clean sweep against the Windies. Ben Stokes, the English skipper, has just received the Richards-Botham Trophy, and the team is celebrating together with some photos. Some of the England players will now head off to join their teams in The Hundred 2024, while others will enjoy a well-earned rest. Meanwhile, the West Indies will be gearing up for a two-match Test series against South Africa, starting on Wednesday, August 7th. Be sure to join us early for all the pre-match build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

Ben Stokes, the victorious skipper of England praises Mark Wood's spell, calling it amazing and acknowledging Wood's incredible effort whenever he dons the England shirt. Stokes highlights Wood's skill and speed, noting how he creates pressure even when not taking wickets. He enjoys pairing Wood with Bash due to their contrasting speeds and is delighted with Wood's performance. Stokes commends newcomers Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith for their impressive debuts. He praises Atkinson's 12-wicket haul and Smith's exceptional batting and wicketkeeping. Stokes notes the team's improved ability to assess conditions and make smart choices, contrasting their current approach to how they would have responded 18 or 20 months ago. He concludes by emphasizing the team's focus on winning and their pride in representing England, always aiming for victory with the three lions on their chest.

Kraigg Brathwaite, the captain of West Indies says that 280 was not good enough on a wicket that suited batting, but they did well with the ball. Adds the communication between the guys was a bit down and they were not able to put pressure on the batters for longer periods. Tells that they were just not consistent enough with hitting the top of off like they were in Australia. Says that the thing that he liked the most in this series was that never gave up, and always tried to fight their way out of difficult situations. Mentions that Jayden Seales was good in patches and Motie did well too, but a longer break between the games would have helped a bit. Further adds that they are now looking forward to the two Tests against South Africa and it is important that they show growth and learn from their mistakes.

Jayden Seales is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR WEST INDIES for his good bowling performances picking up a total of 13 wickets. He expresses pride in representing his team. He emphasizes the importance of his comeback in the series and the deliberate decision to play at Sussex to adapt to English conditions. Seales acknowledges the challenge of facing opponents who play freely and seize opportunities. He believes that with continuous learning and growth, the West Indies will become a formidable force. Despite the physical demands, he feels his body is holding up well and looks forward to recovering in time for the tour to South Africa.

Gus Atkinson is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR ENGLAND for his amazing bowling efforts and picking up a total of 22 wickets. He feels honored to have taken 22 wickets. Without high expectations initially, he finds this achievement particularly special. Reflecting on the series, he describes it as an incredible and unforgettable experience. Atkinson credits his success to running in hard, hitting the wicket, swinging the ball in different situations, and utilizing the crease. He looks forward to playing against Sri Lanka next. He expresses joy in bowling alongside Mark Wood, appreciating his advice and finding Wood's performance particularly inspiring. Atkinson cherishes the series and eagerly anticipates the future.

Mark Wood is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his seven wickets including a stunning fifer in the second innings. He expresses relief and gratitude. He mentions feeling down initially but credits Jimmy for a motivational talk during the break, which helped him refocus on his strengths. Wood highlights the confidence boost from his first wicket, stating he adapted to conditions by concentrating on bowling fast as per Stokes' directive. Despite fluctuating speeds due to injuries, he commits to maintaining pace throughout the summer. He emphasizes the importance of mindset, especially while bowling with a reversing ball, and appreciates his team's unwavering support. Wood acknowledges the challenge of back-to-back Tests and thanks the physio for keeping him fit.

Presentation Time...

Chasing a paltry total of 82, England had a new opening pair, as Zak Crawley had gone for scans on his right index finger. Skipper Ben Stokes opened alongside Ben Duckett. Stokes made his intentions clear, starting aggressively and hitting boundaries for fun. The visitors failed to contain the English skipper, who raced to fifty in just 24 balls, bringing up the fastest fifty for England in Tests. Duckett also found boundaries as both made short work of the chase. Stokes and Duckett remained unbeaten on 57 and 25, respectively, as England chased down the total in just 7.2 overs with 10 wickets in hand.

West Indies lost Brathwaite (0) and Kirk McKenzie (8) cheaply in the evening session of day two. Alick Athanaze (12) looked good but departed the next morning. Mikyle Louis and Kavem Hodge built a solid 72-run stand before the former fell on 57 after notching up his maiden Test fifty. Hodge played some wonderful strokes and brought up his fifty, but lacked support from the other end. It was a short stay for Jason Holder (12) at the crease. The ball started reversing, and Mark Wood dismissed Joshua Da Silva (5) and Alzarri Joseph (2) in quick succession. Hodge (55), Jayden Seales (0), and Shamar Joseph (4) were sent packing in a single over by Wood, who picked up a fifer as West Indies were bundled out for 175 in 52 overs.

In reply, England lost three wickets in quick succession and were tottering at 54/5 on the second morning before Joe Root (87) and skipper Ben Stokes (54) led the recovery. Both played beautifully, keeping the Windies at bay. Another solid 106-run stand between Jamie Smith (95) and Woakes (62) helped England gain a lead of 94. For the Windies, Alzarri Joseph picked up a four-fer but was expensive, while Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph chipped in with three and two scalps, respectively.

England have completely outplayed the West Indies in the third and final Test, securing a clean sweep and starting their men's international summer outstandingly. All smiles in the English camp as their skipper led from the front in the chase of 82, completing it in just 7.2 overs. England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets, whitewashing the Caribbean side. Let's recap this Test match. West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (61) played a solid knock at the top, stitching a good partnership with fellow opener Mikyle Louis (26). England stormed back into the contest with quick wickets, but Jason Holder (59) and Joshua Da Silva (49) stitched a brilliant 109-run stand for the sixth wicket. England broke the stand and quickly wrapped up the Windies’ tail, knocking them over for 282. Gus Atkinson picked up four wickets for England, while Chris Woakes grabbed three.

A statement series whitewash for England! We can say that 'Bazball' is well and truly revolutionizing Test cricket here. The English skipper led the chase from the front and broke the record of the fastest fifty for an English player in this format. However, the credit must go to that scintillating spell from Mark Wood that set up this victory for the hosts. West Indies can take a few positives from this series and this will be a great learning curve for the not-so-experienced Windies side.

7.26

SIX! Ben Stokes finishes things off in style! Kraigg Brathwaite tries to bowl another bouncer, angling into leg, Ben Stokes skips down the track and smashes it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. ENGLAND WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND WIN THE SERIES 3-0!

7.10

Oh..wow! Kraigg Brathwaite comes around the wicket bangs in a bouncer down the leg side, Ben Stokes leaves it alone.

Kraigg Brathwaite joins the attack now.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 81/0

B Stokes51 (26)

B Duckett25 (16)

S Joseph1-0-9-0

6.61

SCORED LEVEL! Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

6.50

Pitched up and around off, Ben Stokes drills it straight to short covers.

6.46

SIX! FIFTY FOR STOKES! He gets to it with a bang! He may have missed out on the fastest half-century in Test, but this is the fastest by an Englishman in this format. Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes cleats his front leg away and whacks it all the way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

6.30

Fuller and well outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go.

6.20

A bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks under it.

6.12

Overpitched and on middle, Ben Stokes drills it down the ground, the fielder from long on runs to his left and puts in a great dive to stop it. Two tuns taken.

Shamar Joseph joins the attack now.

Runs Scored 20 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 72/0

B Duckett25 (16)

B Stokes42 (20)

J Holder2-0-31-0

5.64

FOUR! THREE ON THE TROT! Same shot, same result! Short and on middle, Ben Duckett plays the pull shot perfection and beats the deep square leg fielder to his right for four more runs. 20 runs off the over! England 10 away from the win!

5.54

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Jason Holder continues with the short length and on middle, Ben Duckett sits back and waits for this one, swivels and heaves it in front of square on the leg side for another boundary. England on the verge of the win now!

5.44

FOUR! Just wide! Short again from Jason Holder, on middle, Ben Duckett stands tall and pulls it aerially, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his left but the ball goes past him and to the fence for a boundary.

5.32

Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett rolls his wrists and pulls it away nicely wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England just 22 runs away from the win now!

5.24

FOUR! Ben Duckett joins the party now! Vey full and on middle, Ben Duckett stays deep inside his crease and drills it down the ground for a lovely boundary.

5.12

Fuller and around leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 52/0

B Stokes42 (20)

B Duckett5 (10)

A Joseph3-0-25-0

4.60

Full again but way down the leg side, Ben Stokes misses his flick.

4.51

Touch fuller, on leg, Ben Duckett clips it through square leg for one.

4.40

BEAUTY! Hard length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Ben Duckett this time gets cut in half and gets beaten on the inside edge,

4.31

Misbah-Ul-Haq can take a sigh of relief! His record still remains intact! Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes tries to go big but only manages to swat it down to long off for a single.

4.21lb

Back of a length and angling into the leg side, Ben Duckett tries to heave it away but misses as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards the short fine region. A leg bye is taken. England breaks their own record of the fastest team fifty in Tests. They made it in the last Test only!

4.10

Fuller and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 49/0

B Stokes41 (18)

B Duckett4 (6)

J Holder1-0-11-0

3.62

Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes looks to slap it away but loses his bottom hand and mistimes it a bit, the ball lands safely wide of long off. Two runs taken. Stokes need 9 runs from 2 balls to break the record of the fastest Test fifty.

3.54

FOUR! ANOTHER ONE! A slower one, full and on middle, Ben Stokes picks it up early, waits for it and thumps it over the bowler's head for a four more runs.

3.44

FOUR! Ben Stokes is chasing the fastest Test fifty here! Jason Holder sees the batter advance and bangs this short, on middle, Stokes may have got a bit hurried but still goes through the shot and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

3.31

Overpitched and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it away towards deep point for a single.

3.20

Full again and on off, Ben Duckett drives it firmly but straight to mid off.

3.10

Fuller and around off, Ben Duckett steers it towards point.

Runs Scored 15 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 38/0

B Stokes31 (15)

B Duckett3 (3)

A Joseph2-0-23-0

2.60

OUCH! Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge straight on this box. He goes down screaming in pain. Maybe that can slow him down a bit because the bowlers are looking clueless here. England need just 44 runs to win now!

2.54

FOUR! There she goes again! Full again and around middle, Ben Stokes stays back in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and lifts it over the bowler's head, does not get it form the middle but generates enough power for it to race away to the long off fence for four more runs.

2.42

Goes fuller this time, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes clips it away nicely past mid-wicket for a brace.

2.34

FOUR MORE! Ben Stokes getting himself ready for The Hundred! Short of a length and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes is expecting that length, swivels and pulls it away behind square on the leg side for his sixth boundary in no time.

2.24

FOUR! Put away! Alzarri Joseph bangs this one short and around middle, Ben Stokes sits back and waits for that, transferring his weight on the back foot and swats it away over mid-wicket for another boundary.

2.11

On a length and on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away through square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 23/0

B Duckett2 (2)

B Stokes17 (10)

J Seales1-0-11-0

1.61

Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett cuts it away towards deep point for one more. 23 for no loss in two overs!

1.51

Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes punches it to sweeper covers for one.

1.44

FOUR! SMACKED! Ben Stokes is dealing only in boundaries here! Hard length and just outside off, not that short and neither that much room, but Stokes is Stokes, uses his power and muscles it away through covers for another smashing boundary.

1.30

On a length and on leg, Ben Stokes pats it down to the leg side, a run is available but Stokes is no interested.

1.24

FOUR! The England skipper looks in a hurry here! Full and around off, Ben Stokes sits down on one knee, extends his arms and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

1.11

Jayden Seales begins with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Ben Duckett tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single and gets off for the mark.

Jayden Seales will be bowling from the other end.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 12/0

B Stokes8 (6)

B Duckett0 (0)

A Joseph1-0-8-0

0.60

On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it out from his crease.

0.54b

FOUR BYES! That one beats everyone! Hard length from Alzarri Joseph, on middle, jags back in a long way and keeps a bit low, Ben Stokes gets cut in half as the ball sneaks past the inside edge, Joshua Da Silva dives to his right, gets a hand to it but that is not enough as the ball still races to the third man fence for four more runs. 12 rusn already in the first over!

0.44

FOUR MORE! Fine shot! This time it is fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes brings his wrist into play and flicks it away beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary.

0.34

FOUR! Ben Stokes and England are underway in fine fashion! Alzarri Joseph land this short of a length but outside off this time, Ben Stokes gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a cracking boundary.

0.20

Back of a length and angling into leg, Ben Stokes fails to flick it away but misses as the ball lobs up off his thigh pads on the pitch.

0.10

Alzarri Joseph starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle, nips back in with good bounce, Ben Stokes loses his bottom hand but manages to keep it out to the off side.

Commentary

We are back for the chase! The Umpires are on the field. West Indies fielders are taking their respective positions. Zak Crawley has gone for some scans on his hand after attempting that catch and it will be the English skipper who will open here. Ben Stokes will be facing the first delivery and will be partnering with Ben Duckett. Alzarri Joseph is ready with the new ball. Here we go...

... FOURTH INNINGS ...

England now have a straightforward task ahead, needing just 82 runs to whitewash the series. For the West Indies, their only hope lies in taking quick wickets to delay the inevitable. Stay tuned as the chase is set to begin shortly.

The West Indies’ innings saw promising starts from their batters, but none could convert these into substantial scores. Mikyle Louis (57) and Kavem Hodge (55) both notched up fifties, yet the rest of the batting lineup faltered, contributing to the modest total of 175. The lower-order batters succumbed to the reverse swing, and Mark Wood was fantastic with the ball, claiming a fifer and dismantling the visitors with his pace. Gus Atkinson supported well, taking two wickets, while Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir, and Ben Stokes each chipped in with a wicket.

Mark Wood, you beauty! He has bowled one of the fine reverse swing spells here and completely dismantled the Windies lower order. The Winfdies have been swiftly bundled out for 175 in 51.6 overs, leaving England a target of just 82 runs to clean-sweep the series. Mark Wood leads his team off the field to a standing ovation, having delivered an exceptional bowling performance.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 52 overs : 175/10

S Joseph4 (2)

G Motie8 (17)

M Wood14-1-40-5

51.6W

OUT! CASTLED! What a remarkable over from Mark Wood! He wraps things up here and registers a sensational five-wicket haul as well.  He goes around the wicket and bowls this full and on off, late reverse swing again, Shamar Joseph tries to drive it with only his hands, gets an outside edge, Harry Brook at second slip dives to his right and takes a fine catch. West Indies have been bowled out for 175 and the target for England will be 82 runs!

51.54

FOUR! Great shot! Short of a length and outside off, Shamar Joseph gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Shamar Joseph is the last man in.

51.4W

OUT! TIMBER! Mark Wood is on fire here! He is cleaning up the tail like anything and has his fourth now. Another nice set up from him, goes short on the previous ball to push the batter back and goes fuller this time, on off, finds late reverse swing on this one, Jayden Seales looks to block it out but misses it completely and the off stump is uprooted here. England are on their way to a whitewash here!

51.30

NASTY! Mark Wood bangs in a sharp bouncer over 140 clicks, on middle, Jayden Seales takes his eyes away and fails to get out of the way, keeps his bat up and takes one on the gloves. That will hurt!

51.20

Short of a length but down the leg, Jayden Seales leaves it alone.

Jayden Seales walks out to bat now.

51.1W

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mark Wood has three in this spell now! This time he gets the set batter out of here. He lands this on a good length and just around off, gets it shape in, Kavem Hodge from his crease tries to block it out but gets in two minds, leaves his bat away, the ball catches the outside edge and goes behind where Jamie Smith makes no mistake. West Indies eight down now and are in huge trouble!

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 51 overs : 171/7

G Motie8 (17)

K Hodge55 (75)

G Atkinson9-0-28-2

50.60

Gus Atkinson bangs in another bouncer to end the over, on middle, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it again. Sevens all around the scorecard. West Indies 171-7 and lead by 77 runs!

50.50

Hard length and around off, Gudakesh Motie stabs it towards short covers.

50.40

On a length and on middle, Gudakesh Motie stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

50.30

A bouncer just outside off, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it.

50.21

Back of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pats it down to the leg side for a run. He is happy to trust Motie here.

50.11

Full and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie clips it through square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 50 overs : 169/7

G Motie7 (12)

K Hodge54 (74)

M Wood13-1-36-2

49.61

Short of a length and on off, Gudakesh Motie runs it down to third man for a single.

49.50

Changes the angle and goes 'over the wicket, bangs this short on leg, Gudakesh Motie gets out of the away of it.

49.40

There is that yorker! In the blockhole, on off, angling in, Gudakesh Motie fails to dig it out.

49.30

Full again and well outside off, Gudakesh Motie does not get tempted and leaves it alone.

49.20

BEATEN! Touch fuller this time, on off, angles in and then straightens a bit, Gudakesh Motie has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

49.10

Good-length delivery just around off, Gudakesh Motie lets it go to the keeper.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 49 overs : 168/7

K Hodge54 (74)

G Motie6 (6)

G Atkinson8-0-26-2

48.60

Back of a length and on off, Kavem Hodge punches it to short covers.

48.51

Fuller and on middle, Gudakesh Motie works it through square leg for a single.

48.40

Back of a length and outside off, Gudakesh Motie cuts it away towards backward point.

48.30

Fullish and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side.

48.20

Short of a length and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it but this one is not that short, the ball bangs him on the back of the helmet and goes away to the keeper.

48.14

FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length and just outside off, Gudakesh Motie hops up and just opens the bat face to glide it away to the vacant third man fence for a boundary. West Indies lead by 73 runs now!

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 48 overs : 163/7

G Motie1 (1)

K Hodge54 (73)

M Wood12-1-35-2

47.61

Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie manages to tickle it away through square leg for one.

Gudakesh Motie comes out to the middle now.

47.5W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! No better sight for a fast bowler than that! Mark Wood steams in hard and serves this full, on middle, swinging in hard, Alzarri Joseph gets stuck on his crease and tries to drive it on the up, but plays all over it and looks back to see his middle stump flying out of the ground. Box-office stuff from Mark Wood!

47.40

Another bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph decides to duck under it this time.

47.30

Mark Wood bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Alzarri Joseph goes for the pull shot but fails to connect.

47.24lb

FOUR LEG BYES! West Indies won't mind that! Mark Wood serves this full and angling into the leg side, Alzarri Joseph tries to flick it away but misses, the ball goes off his pads and beats the keeper's dive to race away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

47.10

Good length and around middle, shaping in sharply, Alzarri Joseph stays back in his crease and tries to clip it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a shout for LBW, but turned down. Ben Stokes goes for a review here but UltraEdge shows a spike here which indicates that there is an inside edge. England lose a review!

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 47 overs : 158/6

K Hodge54 (73)

A Joseph2 (5)

G Atkinson7-0-21-2

46.60

Another full delivery, on middle, Kavem Hodge tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

46.50

Very full this time, on off, Kavem Hodge prods out and blocks it out.

46.41

Pitched up and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph clips it away through square leg for a single.

46.30

Touch fuller, on middle, shaping in, Alzarri Joseph stays back and just manages to keep it out.

46.20

Hard length, on middle, angling in, Alzarri Joseph pats it down on the pitch.

46.10

Back of a length and on the fifth stump line, shapes away a bit, Alzarri Joseph looks to play at it but misses it completely.

Gus Atkinson replaces Shoaib Bashir. The ball is reverse swinging and no surprise that Stokes brings in another pacer.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 46 overs : 157/6

K Hodge54 (71)

A Joseph1 (1)

M Wood11-1-34-1

45.60

Back of a length and around off, Kavem Hodge stabs it to the off side. He fails to retain the strike here.

45.51

Pitched up and on middle, swinging in, Alzarri Joseph gets his bat down, the ball catches the inside edge through square leg for a single.

Alzarri Joseph is the next man in.

45.4W

OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Mark Wood finally gets his reward! He absolutely deserves this wicket and England makes their grip even stronger now. This is once again a very full delivery, on middle, swinging in sharply at pace, Joshua Da Silva stays in his crease and tries to flick it away, but plays all over it and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. The umpire has no hesitation to raise his finger. West Indies six down with the lead of just 62 runs!

45.30

Full delivery, on middle, Joshua Da Silva blocks it out solidly from his crease.

45.20

On a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point.

45.10

Fiery! Mark Wood bangs this into the pitch at 145 clicks, on middle, Joshua Da Silva tries to swipe it away, but gets hurried and the ball pings him around the thigh pads.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 45 overs : 156/5

K Hodge54 (70)

Da Silva5 (23)

S Bashir15-1-41-1

44.60

Goes short again, on leg, Kavem Hodge keeps it out to the leg side.

44.50

Flighted, full and on middle, Kavem Hodge defends it on the front foot.

44.40

Fires in a yorker, outside off, Kavem Hodge gets his bat down to guide it away but the ball sneaks under it.

44.30

Quicker, short and on middle, turns in a bit, Kavem Hodge stays back and pats it down to short leg.

44.21

Floated, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva stays back and pushes it through covers for a brace.

44.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joshua Da Silva blocks it out well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 44 overs : 155/5

K Hodge54 (66)

Da Silva4 (21)

M Wood10-1-33-0

43.60

Bangs this into the pitch and around off, Kavem Hodge offers no shot at it.

43.50

Back of a length and down the leg side, Kavem Hodge looks to hook it away but gloves it on the bounce to the keeper.

43.41

Pitches it up a bit, Joshua Da Silva pushes it wide of covers for a single.

43.30

BEAUTY! Mark Wood hits the good length here, on the sixth stump line, lands and nips away a shy bit, Joshua Da Silva stays back in his crease to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

43.20

Short of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva pulls it well but straight to mid-wicket.

43.10

Full but angling down the leg side, Joshua Da Silva misses his flick, Jamie Smith dives to his left to collect it behind the stumps.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 43 overs : 154/5

K Hodge54 (64)

Da Silva3 (17)

S Bashir14-1-40-1

42.60

Another short delivery, on middle, Kavem Hodge fends it away past short leg.

42.50

Short again and on leg, Kavem Hodge clips it towards square leg.

42.41

Flighted, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it towards extra covers for a run.

42.30

Short again and turning into leg, Joshua Da Silva moves back and keeps it out to the leg side.

42.20

Floated, short and on leg, Joshua Da Silva stays back and pats it down to short leg.

42.11

Tossed up, ful and on off, Kavem Hodge prods out and taps it wide of short covers for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to share the attack.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 42 overs : 152/5

Da Silva2 (14)

K Hodge53 (61)

M Wood9-1-32-0

41.60

Pitched up and on middle, shaping in again, Joshua Da Silva drills it to mid on.

41.50

Great bowling! Mark Wood nails the in-swinging yorker now around off, Joshua Da Silva looks to dig it out but hits the ground with his bat and misses the ball. It looks like he has done some damage to his bat and will need a new one.

41.40

Another massive appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down! This time, Ben Stokes takes the review here. Full again and on middle, swinging in sharply with pace, Joshua Da Silva tries to flick it away but misses and wars it on the pads. Ball Tracking shows the wickets is umpire's call. Lucky escape for JDS!

41.31

On a length and around off, Kavem Hodge steers it through point for a single.

41.20

There is that swing! Full and straight in line with stumps, shaping in sharply, Kavem Hodge looks to play it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but turned down. Probably going down the leg.

41.10

Mark Wood starts with a hard-length delivery in that channel outside off, Kavem Hodge leaves it alone.

We are back for the second session! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva will resume the batting for West Indies. Mark Wood to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...

As we head into the afternoon session, the match hangs in a delicate balance. England will look to capitalize on their breakthroughs, while the West Indies aim to build on their lead and set a challenging target. An exciting session of Test cricket awaits! Join us back at 6.10 pm IST (12.40 pm GMT) for the start of the second session on Day 3.

The day began with Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze resuming their innings for the West Indies. Both batsmen looked comfortable and survived the early pressure from the English bowlers. However, Bashir made a crucial breakthrough by trapping Athanaze in front of the stumps for 12, bringing Kavem Hodge to the crease. Hodge immediately looked positive, scoring freely and keeping the scoreboard ticking. Louis, at the other end, continued his good form, and the pair quickly put together a 50-run partnership. Louis reached his maiden Test fifty in style, hitting a maximum off Bashir, and played some delightful strokes that took the West Indies into the lead. However, the ball started to reverse, and English skipper Ben Stokes took advantage, dismissing Louis for 57 and breaking the promising 72-run stand. Jason Holder then came to the crease, looking solid in defense, but Gus Atkinson soon trapped him LBW for 11. Joshua Da Silva joined Hodge, who continued his composed innings. Hodge reached his well-deserved fifty, anchoring the innings as the West Indies approached lunch. Both Hodge and Da Silva remained unbeaten on 53 and 2 respectively, guiding their team to 151/5 at the end of the morning session with a lead of 57 runs.

SESSION SUMMARY - 27 OVERS, 118 RUNS, 3 WICKETS. Lunch on day three, and what a session it has been! A balanced morning, but England still holds the edge in this compelling Test match. West Indies have added 118 runs in 27 overs for the loss of three wickets, taking their score to 151/5 at the end of 41 overs, leading England by 57 runs.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 41 overs : 151/5

Da Silva2 (11)

K Hodge52 (58)

G Atkinson6-0-20-2

40.60

Back of a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva clips it to the leg side. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3!

Last ball before Lunch on Day 3, let's see what happens!

40.61nb

Hard length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva stays back and pats it down the bowler. He turn around thinking it is the last ball of his session, but the umpire signals a No Ball for overstepping. One more ball to Lunch.

40.50

Fuller one and on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva drills it away towards mid on.

40.41

Good effort in the deep! Short of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pulls it away hard and wide of deep square leg, Ollie Pope is not that far away but still has to put in a dive as the ball is traveling fast, he stops it well. Just a run.

40.31

Touch fuller and on the pads, Joshua Da Silva nudges it through square leg for a single.

40.20

Good length and on the sixth stump line, Joshua Da Silva stays in his crease and taps it towards short covers.

40.10

On a length but angling down the leg side, Joshua Da Silva looks to flick it but misses as the ball goes through to the keeper.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 40 overs : 148/5

Da Silva1 (5)

K Hodge51 (57)

B Stokes8-0-42-1

39.61

Short of a length and outside off, Joshua Da Silva punches it to deep point for one.

39.50

On a length and outside off, Joshua Da Silva stabs it towards point.

39.40

Fuller again and on off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it away towards covers.

Halt! Joshua Da Silva gets a hit on the right bicep and is getting some medical attention. Looks good to continue.

39.30

Ouch! Ben Stokes hits the hard length this time, on off, takes off viciously, Joshua Da Silva stays back to play at it but misses as the ball zips on and hits him hard on the right bicep. That will sting a bit.

39.20

Good length and on off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point.

39.11

Back of a length and around off, Kavem Hodge dabs it towards point for a single.

Joshua Da Silva comes out to bat now.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 39 overs : 146/5

J Holder12 (17)

K Hodge50 (56)

G Atkinson5-0-17-2

38.6W

OUT! LBW! Gus Atkinson gets his second now! This is a huge wicket for England as Holder could have been a threat after his good knock in the first inning. This is on a good length and around middle, shaping in sharply and at a good pace, Jason Holder gets stuck in his crease and tries to work it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. There is big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. Holder takes the review and only height can save him here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking indicates that it is just clipping the leg pole. Holder is disappointed but he has to walk as the umpire's call goes against him here. West Indies lose half their side now!

38.51

FIFTY FOR HODGE! A half-century with good intent and this has been a great knock from him. Short of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pats it to the leg side for a quick single.

38.40

Full again and angling into the leg, Kavem Hodge misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads to the keeper.

38.30

Pitched up and on of again, Kavem Hodge strides out and fends it away.

38.20

On a length and around off, Kavem Hodge stays back in his crease and keeps it out to the off side.

38.10

Fuller one and on middle, Kavem Hodge blocks it out.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 38 overs : 145/4

J Holder12 (16)

K Hodge49 (51)

B Stokes7-0-40-1

37.60

fuller this time on the off stump line. Jason Holder drives the ball straight to covers for no run.

37.54

FOUR! Pulls it this time and into the gap. Ben Stokes drops the length once again on the line of the stumps. Jason Holder pulls the ball high and long over mid-wicket for a boundary.

37.40

Bangs in a short ball at the batter. Jason Holder palsy the pull but straight to mid-wicket.

37.30

Fuller again on the stumps. Jason Holder blocks it off the front foot well.

37.20

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Jason Holder looks to drive it but misses the ball completely.

37.10

Hits the length on top of the stumps. Jason Holder flicks the ball to mid-wicket but does not get a run.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 37 overs : 141/4

K Hodge49 (51)

J Holder8 (10)

C Woakes6-2-14-1

36.60

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kavem Hodge lets the ball go through.

36.51

On the pads, flicked away for a single from square leg.

36.40

Pitches the ball fuller on the off stump line. Jason Holder drives the ball straight towards covers.

36.30

Seam up, good length and in the channel outside off, shaping away, Jason Holder leaves it alone.

36.20

On a length and around middle, Jason Holder blocks it down the pitch.

36.14

FOUR! Fine shot! Chris Woakes in search of reverse swing serves this full, on middle and leg, shapes away a bit, Jason Holder stays back and flicks it away with excellent timing through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 36 overs : 136/4

J Holder3 (5)

K Hodge49 (50)

B Stokes6-0-36-1

35.61

Hard length and on middle, Jason Holder pats it down to the leg ide of one more.

35.51

Short of a length and on off again, Kavem Hodge steers it through point for one.

35.40

Full again and around off, Kavem Hodge pushes it to short covers.

35.32

Pitches it up and on off, shaping away, Kavem Hodge guides it away towards third man for a couple of runs.

35.20

Oh..close! Back of a length and around middle, Kavem Hodge goes for the pull but this one does not bounce that much and skids through just over the stumps.

35.14

FOUR! Good shot! Ben Stokes serves this very full and around off, Kavem Hodge gets under the ball nicely and drills it away through point for a boundary.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 35 overs : 128/4

J Holder2 (4)

K Hodge42 (45)

C Woakes5-2-9-1

34.60

In the blockhole, on off, Jason Holder digs it out towards short covers.

34.50

Overpitched and on off, Jason Holder drives it firmly but straight to mid off.

34.41

Pitched up and on the pads, Kavem Hodge clips it away towards fine leg for a single.

34.30

Full again and just outside off, tempting the batter but Kavem Hodge offers no shot at it.

34.20

Goes fuller now, on off, Kavem Hodge taps it out to short covers.

34.10

Hard-length delivery on the sixth stump line, nips away, Kavem Hodge leaves it alone.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 34 overs : 127/4

J Holder2 (2)

K Hodge41 (41)

B Stokes5-0-28-1

33.60

Back of a length and on off, Jason Holder lets it go.

33.52

On a length and on leg, Jason Holder flicks it away wide of deep backward square leg for a brace.

Jason Holder is the new batter in for West Indies.

33.4W

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Ben Stokes strikes! The plan to bring himself into that attack has worked for the hosts and they get another crucial wicket here. He bowled a lot of in-swingers in this spell but this time goes on a hard length, in that corridor of uncertainty, shapes away this time, Mikyle Louis stays in his crease and tries to poke at it away from his body, gets an outside edge that goes straight to second slip where Zak Crawley takes a sharp catch. Louis goes back after a nice half-century and the lead for West Indies is 31 now.

33.30

Pitched up and outside off, Mikyle Louis looks to drive it on the up but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point.

33.21

Back of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge swipes it towards deep square leg for a single.

33.10

Fuller in length, on middle, swinging in, Kavem Hodge drills it towards mid on.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 33 overs : 124/3

M Louis57 (93)

K Hodge40 (39)

S Bashir13-1-38-1

32.60

Quicker, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis turns it to the leg side.

32.56

SIX! Mikyle Louis goes big again! Shoaib Bashir flights this up again, full and on off, Mikyle Louis gets his front leg out of the way and launches it nicely over the long off fence for a biggie. A spectator there takes a nice catch and gets a cheer from everyone around him.

32.40

Flighted, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis prods out and fends it away.

32.30

Short again, on middle, Mikyle Louis nudges it to short mid-wicket.

32.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis defends it on the front foot.

32.10

Floated, short and on leg, Mikyle Louis stays back and pats it to short leg.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 32 overs : 118/3

K Hodge40 (39)

M Louis51 (87)

B Stokes4-0-25-0

31.60

Another Jaffa! Just back of a length and in that channel outside off, nips away a shy bit, Kavem Hodge once again fails to defend as the ball zips past the outside edge again.

31.54

FOUR! Put away! Ben Stokes serves this full and outside off, Kavem Hodge throws his bat at it and squeezes it out past point for a boundary. He has been really attacking in this session.

31.40

That's an absolute beauty! Ben Stokes hits the hard length and just on off, angles in and then straightens a bit, Kavem Hodge stays back to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

31.32

Fuller one, on middle, shaping in, Kavem Hodge works it off the inner half of the bat towards deep square leg, turns back for the second run, Louis is a bit slow as the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end. A direct hit would have got him!

31.20

Oh..some bounce! Short of a length and around off, takes off sharply, Kavem Hodge hops up and has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

31.10

Back of a length, on middle, Kavem Hodge swipes it away towards square leg.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 31 overs : 112/3

M Louis51 (87)

K Hodge34 (33)

S Bashir12-1-32-1

30.60

Flatter, shortish and on middle, Mikyle Louis moves back to pull it away but misses, the ball goes off his thigh pads to first slip where Ben Stokes grabs it. There is an appeal but it is turned down.

30.50

Short again, on leg, Mikyle Louis nudges it to square leg.

30.46

SIX! MAIDEN TEST FIFTY FOR LOUIS! He gets to it with a bang as well! Flighted, full and around middle, Mikyle Louis breaks the shackles, goes down and slogs it away over the long on fence for a biggie. A fine knock from him, and we hope that this is first of many for him.

30.30

Quicker, short and on leg, Mikyle Louis stays back and keeps it out on the pitch.

30.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis turns it to the leg side.

30.13

Floated, full and just outside off, Kavem Hodge hangs his bat away from his body, gets an outside edge past first slip to the vacant third man region. Three runs taken.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 30 overs : 103/3

M Louis45 (82)

K Hodge31 (32)

B Stokes3-0-19-0

29.60

Hard length, on middle, Mikyle Louis keeps it out to the leg side.

29.52

Pitched up and outside off, Mikyle Louis throws his hands at it but gets an inside edge towards deep square leg for a brace.

29.44

FOUR! Lovely shot! Ben Stokes goes a bit too full and on off, Mikyle Louis takes a big stride out, extends his arms and creams it through covers for a boundary.

29.30

Short of a length and on off, Mikyle Louis stays back and stabs it down towards short covers.

29.21

Back of a length and around middle, Kavem Hodge swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

29.10

Excellent bowling! Ben Stokes nails the yorker here, swinging in sharply, Kavem Hodge just manages to get his bat down in time and digs it out off his bottom edge as the ball rolls behind.

DRINKS! West Indies did lose Alick Athanaze, but Kavem Hodge and Mikyle Louis have steadied things after that with a nice partnership and showing good intent as well. The Windies are in the lead now and they will look to post a big target. England have worked hard but just one wicket to show for, but they also know that if they can pick up a couple of more wickets, they can restrict the visitors to a lowish total. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 29 overs : 96/3

M Louis39 (78)

K Hodge30 (30)

S Bashir11-1-23-1

28.60

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis offers a good block to end the over.

28.51

Just short on the stumps. Kavem Hodge stays back in the crease and flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

28.41

Fuller on the stumps this time. Mikyle Louis flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. West Indies take the lead now.

28.30

Floats one outside the off stump line and Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot back to the bowler.

28.20

Fuller on the stumps. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot block.

28.12

Holds the length back on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. The scores are level now, we will have a fourth inning in this Test match.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 28 overs : 92/3

M Louis36 (73)

K Hodge29 (29)

B Stokes2-0-12-0

27.61

Fuller on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to the right of mid on and runs a single.

27.54

FOUR! CREAMED! Mikyle Louis plays a brilliant cover drive along the ground to a good length delivery outside the off stump channel. The ball beats point to his right and runs away to the boundary line of four runs. West Indies trail by just three runs now!

27.41

Drops the length short at the batter. Kavem Hodge pulls it away getting an inside edge onto the pads for a single.

27.30

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kavem Hodge stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

27.24

FOUR! CRUNCH! Ben Stokes swings the ball into the right-hander from a fuller length and Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and plays a brilliant straight drive beating mid off to his right for a beautiful boundary.

27.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and knocks it off well towards covers.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 27 overs : 82/3

K Hodge24 (25)

M Louis31 (71)

S Bashir10-1-19-1

26.61lb

LEG BYE! Drops it short outside the leg stump line. Kavem Hodge gets a hit on the pads and runs a single as leg byes.

26.50

Floats the ball fuller on the stumps. Kavem Hodge drives it back to the bowler off the front foot.

26.40

Drops it short from around the wicket on the off stump. Kavem Hodge gets back and blocks it off back to the bowler.

26.31

Short again on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

26.20

Drops the length back on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis stays back and blocks it off.

26.10

Flighted ball on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 26 overs : 80/3

K Hodge24 (22)

M Louis30 (68)

B Stokes1-0-2-0

25.62

Fuller and straight on the stumps. Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and drives the ball into the covers gap for a good couple of runs.

25.50

Fuller on the off stump again. Kavem Hodge taps the ball off the front foot towards covers.

25.40

Pitches it fuller outside the off stump this time. Kavem Hodge takes a good front foot out and lets the ball go through.

25.30

Another ball from the length outside off. Kavem Hodge is not interested in playing that.

25.20

Hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Kavem Hodge lifts his arms and lets the ball go through.

25.10

Starts off with a good inswinger on the middle stump line. Kavem Hodge somehow manages to keep it out and survives. Good start for the skipper.

England changes things up here. Ben Stokes brings himself into he attack now.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 25 overs : 78/3

M Louis30 (68)

K Hodge22 (16)

S Bashir9-1-18-1

24.60

Fuller on the stumps this time and Mikyle Louis offers a good front foot defence to end the over.

24.50

Just short on the stumps. Mikyle Louis stays back and tucks it to square leg.

24.41

Floats it up outside the off stump. Kavem Hodge drives it to sweeper covers off the front foot and gets another single.

24.31

Too full outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis drives it to sweeper covers for a single.

24.20

Flighted ball on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis drives it back to the bowler off the front foot.

24.11

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge taps the ball into the covers gap for a single.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 24 overs : 75/3

K Hodge20 (14)

M Louis29 (64)

M Wood8-1-31-0

23.61

Short and pulled away to fine leg along the ground for a single to end the over.

23.52

Swings the ball into the right-hander. Kavem Hodge flicks the ball to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs more.

23.40

Holds his length back on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

23.34

FOUR! Two in two! Mark Wood pitches the ball fuller outside the off stump with pace and Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and plays a perfect cover drive that runs away to the covers boundary for four runs.

23.24

FOUR! SLAP! Mark Wood drops the ball short at the batter and Kavem Hodge stands ready and pulls the ball well infront of deep square leg for a superb boundary.

23.10

Swings the ball into the right-hander from a good length. Kavem Hodge stays on the crease and strokes it down on the crease.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 23 overs : 64/3

M Louis29 (64)

K Hodge9 (8)

S Bashir8-1-15-1

22.60

Floats it up outside the off stump line and gets the ball to turn into the right-hander. Mikyle Louis plays it off the front foot well to end the over.

22.50

Fuller on the off stump. Mikyle Louis plays a good front foot defence.

22.41

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Kavem Hodge taps the ball into the covers gap for a single.

22.30

Faster through the air on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge blocks it off the front foot well.

22.20

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge offers a solid front foot defence.

22.11

Just short on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 22 overs : 62/3

K Hodge8 (5)

M Louis28 (61)

M Wood7-1-20-0

21.64

FOUR! EDGED! Kavem Hodge living dangerously! Mark Wood hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kavem Hodge looks to poke at it and gets a thick outside edge flying away from the third slip and runs away to the boundary.

21.50

Swing and a miss! Mark Wood drops it short on top of the stumps. Kavem Hodge looks to pull it but misses the ball comepletely.

21.40

Drops the length back outside the off stump line to the new batter. Kavem Hodge stays back and tucks the ball towards point.

21.31

Bowls a brilliant yorker on the leg stump line. Mikyle Louis somehow manages to flick it to deep square leg for a single and gets off strike.

21.20

JUST SHORT! Mark Wood bowls another bumper at the body of Mikyle Louis and he looks very uncomfortable to block it, in the end, the ball gets a leading edge that falls just short of the fielder at catching mid-wicket.

21.10

Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis gets back and drops the ball towards point.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 21 overs : 57/3

K Hodge4 (2)

M Louis27 (58)

S Bashir7-1-13-1

20.60

BEATEN! Shoaib Bashir finishes an excellent over. Bowls it outside the off stump once again and beats the outside edge of Kavem Hodge as he looks to poke at it.

20.54

FOUR! LUCKY! Shoaib Bashir bowls an arm ball that stays straight through the line. Kavem Hodge stays back in the crease and gets a thick outside edge off the first ball that flies past Joe Root to his left. Joe Root tries to get a hand at it but misses and the ball runs away to the third man fence.

Kavem Hodge walks out to bat now.

20.4W

OUT! LBW! Shoaib Bashir gets the breakthrough here! Finally, Alick Athanaze's defense has been broken. Flatter, full and on middle, angling in a bit, Alick Athanaze goes down to sweep it away but this is too full for that shot, he misses it completely and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. He has a chat with his partner but walks back without taking the review.

20.30

Quicker, short and on middle, skids through, Alick Athanaze gets hurried but somehow manages to keep it out.

20.20

Floated, full and on off, Alick Athanaze pushes it towards covers.

20.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Alick Athanaze prods out and blocks it out.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 20 overs : 53/2

A Athanaze12 (39)

M Louis27 (58)

M Wood6-1-15-0

19.61

On a length and around leg, Alick Athanaze nudges it through square leg for one.

19.54

FOUR! Nicely played! Mark Wood lands this short of a length and outside off, Alick Athanaze stays back, gets on top of that and dispatches it through point for a lovely boundary.

19.41

Drops the length again outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis tucks it to the right of point and runs a quick single.

19.30

A brilliant yorker to back up a short ball. Mikyle Louis manages to keep it out in time.

19.20

Another bang outside the off stump line, with pace. Mikyle Louis stays back in the crease and sees this one through.

19.10

Bowls a shorter length at the body of the batter. Mikyle Louis is not comfortable playing at that and somehow drops it down on the crease.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 47/2

A Athanaze7 (37)

M Louis26 (54)

S Bashir6-1-9-0

18.60

Bowls this slower in the air outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and tucks it down towards covers.

18.50

Drops it short outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze gets back on the crease and slices it straight to point.

18.40

Fuller on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze offers a front foot defence.

18.31

Tosses it up fuller outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis drives it to the right of point for a single.

18.20

Beats the outside edge this time! Shoaib Bashir bowls one that does not turn, outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to throw his bat at it and gets beaten.

18.10

JUST WIDE OF Ollie Pope! Shoaib Bashir bowls a perfect off-spinner right outside the off stump line and gets the ball to turn and bounce well. Mikyle Louis pokes at it off the front foot and gets an inside edge flying left of Ollie Pope at short leg.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 46/2

M Louis25 (51)

A Athanaze7 (34)

M Wood5-1-9-0

17.61

Pitches this on a good length right on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis taps it off the front foot to the left of mid off and runs a single to keep the strike for the next over.

17.50

Another good bumper at the body of Mikyle Louis with pace. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the ribs and the ball falls down on the crease.

17.40

Runs in hard and drops the length back outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis gets back in the crease and lets the ball to through.

17.31

Wider outside the off stump from a shorter length and Alick Athanaze cuts the ball to deep point for a single.

17.20

Drops the length back on top of the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and blocks it off.

17.10

Pitches it up outside the off stump channel from over the wicket angle. Alick Athanaze taps the ball off the front foot towards covers.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 44/2

M Louis24 (48)

A Athanaze6 (31)

S Bashir5-1-8-0

16.60

Bowls it on the off stump. Mikyle Louis looks to drive it on the off side gap but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

16.54

FOUR! FIRST OFF THE BAT! Shoaib Bashir bowls this outside the line of the leg stump to Mikyle Louis who gets down on a knee and sweeps the ball well along the ground, beating deep square leg to his right. First boundary of Day 3 off Mikyle Louis' bat.

16.40

Just short on the pads. Mikyle Louis stays back and drops the ball down on the crease.

16.30

OFF THE PADS! Shoaib Bashir bowls the ball on the pads and it turns away. Mikyle Louis gets a flick on the front pads and the ball goes straight to Ollie Pope at short leg.

16.20

Fuller again on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis is stuck at the crease and drives the ball back to the bowler.

16.10

Good turn into the right-hander from outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to flick it off the front foot but gets a hit on the front pads outside the line of the off stump.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 40/2

A Athanaze6 (31)

M Louis20 (42)

M Wood4-1-7-0

15.60

Keeps the length short on top of the stumps. Alick Athanaze gets back in the crease and blocks out the ball to end the over.

15.50

SCARY BUMPER! Mark Wood runs in hard and bangs in a short ball right at the batting shoulder of Alick Athanaze who gets a nasty hit and the ball drops on the crease.

15.40

Drops his length, keeping the ball on the same outside off channel. Alick Athanaze gets back quickly and fends the ball towards point.

15.30

Bowls it fuller across the left-hander from over the wicket angle outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze takes out a good front foot out and taps the ball towards covers.

15.20

Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump line from over the wicket angle. The ball gets an inside edge of Alick Athanaze's bat and drops down near his pads as he looks to block it off.

15.11

Pitches the ball fuller and straight on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and tucks the ball to the right of mid on and runs a single.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Mark Wood.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 39/2

M Louis19 (41)

A Athanaze6 (26)

S Bashir4-1-4-0

14.61

Holds it back on the stumps. Mikyle Louis pulls it away to deep square leg for a single to end the first over of the day.

14.54lb

FOUR! LEG BYES! Shoaib Bashir gets good turn from the stumps into the right-hander. Mikyle Louis gets a flick off the pads and the ball runs away to the fine leg boundary line for a boundary.

14.40

Fuller on the stumps. Mikyle Louis drives the ball back to the bowler.

14.31

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze gets back in the crease and tucks the ball to the right of covers for a run to start off the day.

14.20

Tossed up on the off stump again. Alick Athanaze taps the ball towards covers off the front foot.

14.10

Starts off fuller on the off stump and gets a bit of turn. Alick Athanaze drives the ball off the front foot towards point.

All in readiness for the start of Day 3! The players make their way out to the middle now and this will be a crucial day in deciding this Test match. Alick Athanaze and Mikyle Louis are the overnight batters for West Indies. Shoaib Bashir will start proceedings with some offices. Let's play...

In their second innings, the West Indies had a disastrous start. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite was dismissed for a duck in the very first over by Chris Woakes, and Kirk McKenzie’s struggles continued as he was caught behind for eight. At the close of Day Two, Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze remained unbeaten on 18 and 5, with the West Indies on 33/2, still trailing by 61 runs. As Day Three dawns at Edgbaston, both teams will be eager to seize control. England will aim to capitalize on their strong position, while the West Indies will look to recover and fight their way back into the match. An intriguing day of Test cricket awaits so stay tuned as we bring you all the exciting action from England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 3.

Day Two began with England's Joe Root and Ollie Pope at the crease. Shamar Joseph provided an early breakthrough for the West Indies, dismissing Pope for 10. Harry Brook followed soon after, edging one to the keeper for just two runs. Despite these early setbacks, Root remained solid and found a reliable partner in skipper Ben Stokes. The West Indies bowlers struggled to maintain pressure, allowing Root and Stokes to build a crucial partnership. Root surpassed Brian Lara on the all-time Test runs tally, bringing up his 63rd Test fifty in the process. The duo took England past the 50-run mark and continued to accumulate runs with ease, finding gaps for singles and occasional boundaries. After tea, Stokes reached his fifty but soon fell for 54, with Alzarri Joseph breaking the 115-run stand through a well-executed short-ball strategy. Root continued to anchor the innings, joined by Jamie Smith, and kept the scoreboard ticking. Root's innings came to an end at 87 when he was trapped in front by Gudakesh Motie, missing out on a well-deserved century. Chris Woakes then joined Smith at the crease, and together they forged a solid partnership, with Smith bringing up his second Test fifty off just 60 balls. Smith and Woakes added 106 runs for the eighth wicket, propelling England into a commanding lead. Smith fell five runs short of his maiden Test century, cleaned up by Shamar Joseph. Woakes, who brought up his seventh Test fifty, was dismissed for 62. Gus Atkinson provided a late flourish with a 16-ball 21 before England were bowled out for 376.

A warm welcome to everyone joining us here today. As we begin Day Three of this thrilling Test match, England holds the upper hand after a dominant performance on the second day. The hosts managed to secure a handy lead of 94 runs before their bowlers came out firing, reducing the West Indies to 33/2 at the close of play. The visitors still trail by 61 runs and face a daunting task ahead.

... DAY 3, FIRST SESSION ...

Right then, that is it from a spectacular Day 2 of this 3rd Test. England have made a fine comeback and now are in a strong position while Windies need to do lot more work to get back in this game. Action on Day 3 which is called the 'Moving Day' will start on 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), buy you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers!

It was a very eventful last session and the crowd remained entertained on every other ball. Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes extended their partnership and managed to take the lead. The former was scoring at a good rate and soon got into the nervous 90s. However, unfortunately for him, he lost his wicket just five short of his maiden ton but Woakes stayed there and registered his fifty putting the hosts into a healthy lead. Gus Atkinson played a few lusty blows towards the end and they ended up with 94-run lead. After coming onto bat, disaster hit the Windies straight away as they lost skipper Kraigg Brathwaite in the very first over for nothing while Kirk Mckenzie also could not make much impact and ended his series on a disappointing note. Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze made sure that they do not lose any more wickets and saw the remaining of the session out.

The second session was evenly matched, with both teams having their share of success. Ben Stokes reached his half-century before being dismissed, but not before his partnership with Joe Root had significantly reduced the deficit. After Stokes' departure, Root found a solid partner in Jamie Smith, who looked impressive right from the start. Unfortunately, Root fell for 87, narrowly missing another century. Smith continued to score freely, and Chris Woakes added valuable runs, ensuring that they went into Tea without losing any more wickets. The Windies seemed a bit unsettled but persisted with their short-ball strategy, which paid off against the English skipper, thanks to Alzarri Joseph. Gudakesh Motie once again managed to remove Root, which was a crucial wicket, but the hosts were able to build another partnership. Heading into the final session, the West Indies only had an 8-run lead.

England started Day 2 in a tough spot, and losing Ollie Pope and Harry Brook within the first hour put them even further behind. The situation could have been worse if the West Indies had reviewed an LBW decision against Joe Root, who would have been out for zero. Missing that review proved costly. However, Root, along with his skipper, formed a vital partnership that steadied the innings without losing more wickets in that session. For the West Indies, Shamar Joseph secured an early breakthrough, followed by another wicket from Jayden Seales, but they failed to capitalize on this momentum, allowing the hosts to recover.

What a turnaround for England! From a precarious 54/5, sensational batting from Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, and Chris Woakes propelled them to a 94-run lead. West Indies have only themselves to blame—firstly for missing a crucial review on Root, and then for neither their bowlers nor batters stepping up. Now, they find themselves trailing significantly by 61 runs.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 33/2

M Louis18 (38)

A Athanaze5 (23)

M Wood3-1-6-0

13.60

Swings the ball into the right-hander form a good length and Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot to end Day 2 of this Test match.

13.51

Holds his length back outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays back and drives the ball to the left of point for a single.

13.40

Good bumper at the batter. Alick Athanaze ducks down and sees it through.

13.30

Bangs it in short at the batter this time. Alick Athanaze gets deep inside the crease and knocks it off well.

13.22

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line from around the wicket. Alick Athanaze drives it to the right of covers for a couple fo runs.

13.10

Drops the length back outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 30/2

M Louis18 (37)

A Athanaze2 (18)

S Bashir3-1-2-0

12.60

Just short at the stumps. Mikyle Louis gets back and knocks the ball back to the bowler.

12.50

Fuller outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through.

12.40

Tosses it up on the off stump. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and knocks it off.

12.30

Holds the length back on top of the stumps. Mikyle Louis stays back and taps it down.

12.20

Floats up on the stumps. Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot.

12.10

Tosses the ball outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis offers a good front foot defence.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 30/2

M Louis18 (31)

A Athanaze2 (18)

M Wood2-1-3-0

11.61

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot and blocks the ball towards covers for a single.

11.50

Drops it short just outside the off stump line, nipping away from the right-hander. Mikyle Louis stands deep inside the crease but gets beaten again.

11.40

Zips past the outside edge from a good length outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis has no idea what to do with that.

11.31

Bangs it in short at the batter from around the wicket angle. Alick Athanaze pulls it away to fine leg for a single.

11.21

Another inswinger on the off stump line and Mikyle Louis flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

11.10

Mark Wood nails a perfect inswinging yorker at the front toe of Mikyle Louis with a serious pace. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the front leg and drops on the crease. Huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. England take the review. UltraEdge shows no involvement of the bat anywhere close to the ball and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitched on the line, the Impact is on the leg stump and the ball looks to be hitting the leg stump on Umpire's Call. The decision stays NOT OUT.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 27/2

A Athanaze1 (17)

M Louis16 (26)

S Bashir2-0-2-0

10.60

Flighted ball up on the stumps. Alick Athanaze blocks it off well to end the over.

10.50

Slows it down, fuller outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze offers a solid front foot defence.

10.40

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze drives it off the front foot towards mid-wicket.

10.30

Fuller on the stumps. Alick Athanaze flicks the ball well but straight to mid-wicket.

10.21

Floats the ball up outside the off stump pole. Mikyle Louis taps the ball to the left of mid off for a single.

10.10

Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and drives the ball to mid off.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 26/2

A Athanaze1 (13)

M Louis15 (24)

M Wood1-1-0-0

9.60

Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

9.50

Bangs it in short at the batter. Alick Athanaze looks to pull the ball but misses it and gets a hit on the body.

9.40

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and offers a defence.

9.31lb

LEG BYE! Swings the ball into the right-hander from a good length away from the leg stump. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the front pads and sets off for a single from square leg as leg byes.

9.20

Bangs it in short at the batter from over the wicket angle. Mikyle Louis stays back in the crease and drops the ball down on the crease.

9.10

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 25/2

M Louis15 (21)

A Athanaze1 (10)

S Bashir1-0-1-0

8.61

Riskey run from Mikyle Louis. Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the off stump and Mikyle Louis drives it straight to mid off and runs a quick single. Ben Duckett picks the ball up at once and takes a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

8.50

Fires it in just outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis stays back and blocks it off well.

8.40

Flighted ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot defence.

8.30

Holds the length back on the stumps. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and taps the ball down towards short leg.

8.20

Floats the ball up outside the off stump line, gets a bit of turn. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot defence.

8.10

Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and knocks it off well.

Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack for England.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 24/2

A Athanaze1 (10)

M Louis14 (15)

G Atkinson4-0-16-1

7.60

Swings the ball away from the left-hander outside the off stump from the back of a length. Alick Athanaze lets the ball go through.

7.50

Brings the length back outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze is back inside the crease and tucks the ball towards covers.

7.40

Swings the ball away from the left-hander outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze takes the front foot out and drives the ball to covers.

7.31

Just short outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for a single.

7.20

Another ball from a good length outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

7.10

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid off.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 23/2

A Athanaze1 (7)

M Louis13 (12)

C Woakes4-2-8-1

6.60

Just short on the off stump again. Alick Athanaze is comfortable on the crease and he drops the ball towards covers to end the over.

6.50

Swings the ball fuller on the middle stump. Alick Athanaze drives it to mid on off the front foot.

6.40

Hits the deck hard on top of off. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease to knock it off.

6.30

Just short on top of the stumps. Alick Athanaze stays inside the line of the ball and blocks it off.

6.20

Bowls it up on the off stump. Alick Athanaze offers a front foot defence.

6.10

Swings the ball fuller on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze taps it down towards point.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 23/2

M Louis13 (12)

A Athanaze1 (1)

G Atkinson3-0-15-1

5.60

Bangs it short at the batter. Mikyle Louis looks to pull it but mistimes it towards mid-wicket.

5.51

Just short on top of the off stump. Alick Athanaze stays back and drops the ball short of square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Alick Athanaze comes out to the middle now.

5.4W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Gus Atkinson sends Kirk Mckenzie back into the hut. Wobble seam from a good length just outside the off stump line and Kirk Mckenzie looks to block it from the crease and only manages to get a nick back to Jamie Smith who grabs an easy catch.

5.30

Hits the length hard just outside the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie stays back and tucks the ball to point.

5.22

Bangs it in short at the batter. Kirk Mckenzie pulls it away in front of deep square leg or a couple of runs.

5.11

Bangs it short at the batter. Mikyle Louis blocks it off towards the right of point and sets off for a single.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 19/1

K Mckenzie6 (15)

M Louis12 (10)

C Woakes3-1-8-1

4.60

Holds the length back on top of the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie drops it down from the crease.

4.50

An outswinger from a good length outside the off stump. Kirk Mckenzie is not interested in playing at that.

4.40

Bowls it up outside the off stump line and Kirk Mckenzie lets the ball go through.

4.33

DROPPED! Straight in and straight out! The skipper Ben Stokes drops a sitter at mid off. Chris Woakes pitches the ball on the driving length on the off stump line and Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and punches the ball in the air, straight to mid off where Ben Stokes gets to the ball and fumbles it away for the batters to pick up 3 runs.

4.20

Swings it away from a good length just outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis is not interested in playing at that.

4.10

Fuller outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 16/1

K Mckenzie6 (12)

M Louis9 (7)

G Atkinson2-0-11-0

3.64

FOUR! SLAPPED! Gus Atkinson gives away room outside the off stump with pace from a shorter length and Kirk Mckenzie stands tall on the crease and slaps the ball along the ground to the covers boundary line for four runs.

3.50

Pitches the ball on the hard length outside the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie is not interested in playing at that.

3.40

Stays short on the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie gets back and slaps the ball down towards point.

3.30

BEATEN! Gus Atkinson gets the ball to move away from a good length just outside the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie stays on the crease and looks to play at it, in the end missing the ball completely.

3.20

Hits the deck across the left-hander from over the wicket angle. Kirk Mckenzie lets the ball go through.

3.13

Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the third man area for three runs.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 9/1

K Mckenzie2 (7)

M Louis6 (6)

C Woakes2-1-5-1

2.60

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Kirk Mckenzie takes the front foot out and plays the defence well.

2.50

Bowls it fuller on the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie flicks the ball to mid on, off the front foot.

2.41

Swings it fuller around off. Mikyle Louis drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for a quick single.

2.30

Drops the length back on top fo the off stump. Mikyle Louis taps it down from the crease.

2.24

FOUR! INSIDE EDGE! Chris Woakes pitches the ball up and gets it to move into the right-hander. Mikyle Louis looks to play a straight drive but the inswing on the ball manages to brush past the inside edge of the bat and run away to the fine leg boundary for the first of the innings.

2.10

Swings it away from the length. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and lets the ball go.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 4/1

K Mckenzie2 (5)

M Louis1 (2)

G Atkinson1-0-4-0

1.62

Shorter again on the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie pokes at it to get an outside edge running to the right of point for a couple of runs to open his account.

1.50

Drops it short on top of the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie stays on the crease and knocks the ball down.

1.40

From over the wicket, angling away from a shorter length across the left-hander. Kirk Mckenzie is not interested in playing at that.

1.30

Bowls on a good length outside the off stump line, swinging away from the left-hander. Kirk Mckenzie lets it go.

1.20

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Kirk Mckenzie takes the front foot out and blocks it off towards covers.

1.11

Fuller on the stumps this time. Mikyle Louis taps it off the front foot to mid on and runs a single off the misfield.

1.11nb

NO BALL! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball up on top of the stumps with pace. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the front pads and everyone goes up for LBW. The Umpire says no and signals a NO BALL for over stepping.

Kirk Mckenzie walks out to bat at number 3. Also, Gus Atkinson to share the attack.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 0/1

K Brathwaite0 (6)

M Louis0 (0)

C Woakes1-1-0-1

0.6W

OUT! TIMBER! Chris Woakes starts off with a BANG! Top of the off stump, beating the outside edge of Kraigg Brathwaite as he looks to block the ball. The perfect line on the off stump and a little movement away from the right-hander does it for Chris Woakes. England start off well. West Indies are 0/1 and trail by 94 runs.

0.50

Bangs it short on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite adjusts well and blocks it off.

0.40

Gets the ball to nip back into the right-hander from outside the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite covers the line of the stumps and lets the ball go.

0.30

Drops the length short on top fo the stumps. Kraigg Brathwaite gets deep in the crease and drops the ball short.

0.20

Swings this away from the right-hander. Kraigg Brathwaite sees it through.

0.10

Starts off swinging the ball outside the leg stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go through.

Commentary

We are back! We can see the sun is out now and the players are already out in the middle. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis are the two openers for West Indies. Mark Wood to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... THIRD INNINGS ...

With this strong total, England has put themselves in a commanding position, and the West Indies will need to dig deep in their second innings to bridge the deficit and fight their way back into the match. The stage is set for an intriguing battle as the Test match progresses. The final hour of play on Day 2 is coming right up, stay tuned.

West Indies had an opportunity to capitalize, but they failed to seize it as Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes built a solid partnership for the eighth wicket. Together, they added 106 runs, with Smith narrowly missing his maiden Test century, falling just five runs short. Woakes also made a significant contribution, scoring 62 before being dismissed. Gus Atkinson provided the final flourish with some lusty blows, propelling England to a competitive total of 376. His aggressive batting added crucial runs before he holed out, bringing the innings to a close.

End of England's first innings, and they've posted a formidable total of 376 in 75.4 overs, gaining a handy 94-run lead over the West Indies. This lead is particularly impressive given the precarious position England found themselves in last evening, tottering at 54/5. The turning point came with the partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, who used all their experience to steady the ship with a brilliant 115-run stand for the sixth wicket. Stokes played a crucial knock of 54 before departing, while Root, despite missing out on a well-deserved century, contributed a vital 87.

75.4W

OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph wraps things up with a four-fer! He bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Gus Atkinson goes for the big heave again, but this time the ball gets big on him and goes off the top edge, Gudakesh Motie at mid-wicket backtracks a bit and takes a good catch. England have been bowled out for 376!

75.36

SIX MORE! Got hold of that one as well! Another short ball and around leg, Gus Atkinson gets on top of that, swivels and smashes it over te deep backward square leg fence for half a dozen more. These are valuable runs for England. The lead is now 94!

75.26

SIX! BOOM! He connects this time alright! Alzarri Joseph bangs another bouncer, on middle, Gus Atkinson is waiting for it and pulls it away from the middle of the bat, the ball sails over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

75.10

A sharp bouncer, on off, angling away, Gus Atkinson tries to pull it away but fails to connect.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 75 overs : 364/9

S Bashir0 (5)

G Atkinson9 (12)

G Motie19-2-61-1

74.60

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir keeps it out.

74.50

Flighted, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir fends it away.

74.41

Risky run! Flighted, full and on off, Gus Atkinson pushes it towards covers and sets off for the run, Shoaib Bashir reaacts a bit late and the throw from the fielder is also not a great one. Joshua Da Silva fails to collect the ball cleanly and breaks the stumps. That saves Bashir here.

74.30

Tossed up, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson prods out and blocks it out.

74.20

Short again and around off, Gus Atkinson steers it towards point.

74.10

Floated, short and on off, Gus Atkinson stays back and blocks it out.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 74 overs : 363/9

S Bashir0 (3)

G Atkinson8 (8)

A Joseph17-2-110-3

73.60

In the air...safe! Another sharp bouncer, on middle, Shoaib Bashir takes his eyes off and just swings his bat for the pull, gets a top edge, Jason Holder at short fine reacts a bit too late and the ball lands over his head safely.

73.50

Pitches it up, on off, Shoaib Bashir blocks it out with a straight bat.

73.40

Bangs in a sharp bumper at the batter. Shoaib Bashir does well to get away from there.

Drinks! Shoaib Bashir walks out as the last man for England as the Umpires call for Drinks. England are 363 for 9 after 73.3 overs with the last pain on the field. They hold the lead of 81 runs and will hope to touch the 100 mark. West Indies will be looking to close out the innings soon and get out to bat as soon as possible to shorten the lead by the end of the day. Let's see what happens.

73.3W

OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph gets his man atlast! Alzarri Joseph sees the batter back away again and bangs this into the pitch, angling in, Chris Woakes gets cramped up and ends up lobbing the straight to short covers where Kraigg Brathwaite takes an easy catch. Woakes walks back to a huge ovation. England nine down but lead by 81 runs!

73.20

Follows the batter well here, short of a length and on the body of the batter, Chris Woakes backs away and keeps it out.

73.14

EDGED AND FOUR! Alzarri Joseph bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Chris Woakes tries to pull but gets a top edge as the ball goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. Joseph can only smile there.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 73 overs : 359/8

C Woakes58 (75)

G Atkinson8 (8)

G Motie18-2-60-1

72.61

Short again and outside off, Chris Woakes steers it towards point for a single and keeps the strike.

72.50

Quicker, full and on off, Chris Woakes prods out to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads, the ball rolls back towards the stumps but Woakes stops it with his bat

72.40

Flatter, full and around off, Chris Woakes drives it straight to covers.

72.30

Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes negotiates it well again.

72.20

Floated, full and on off, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot.

72.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Chris Woakes blocks it back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 72 overs : 358/8

C Woakes57 (69)

G Atkinson8 (8)

S Joseph13-0-63-2

71.61

Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it towards deep square leg for one. 11 runs off the over!

71.54

FOUR! Cracking shot! Back of a length and around off, Chris Woakes gets on top of the bounce, plays it on the up and caresses it through covers for another boundary. England are trying to score quickly now.

71.40

On a length and around off, Chris Woakes pushes it towards covers.

71.32

A low full toss, on the pads, Chris Woakes clips it away wide of deep square leg for two more runs.

71.22

FIFTY FOR WOAKES! Another English batter with a fine, fine knock in this inning! Back of a length and around off, Woakes runs it down towards third man for a couple of runs. A huge round of applause for him on his home ground.

71.12

Fuller and on off, Chris Woakes guides it away nicely through backward point for a brace.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 71 overs : 347/8

G Atkinson8 (8)

C Woakes46 (63)

G Motie17-2-59-1

70.60

Looped up, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson knocks it back to the bowler.

70.50

Floated, full and around middle, Gus Atkinson prods out and fends it down the pitch.

70.40

Flighted, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson defends it on the front foot.

70.32

Quicker, short again and outside off, Gus Atkinson tries to cut it but gets an outside edge wide of short third for a brace.

70.24

FOUR! Nice shot! This is short and just around off, Gus Atkinson stays back in his crease and punches it away with sweet timing through covers for a boundary.

70.10

Flatter, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson blocks it out.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 70 overs : 341/8

C Woakes46 (63)

G Atkinson2 (2)

S Joseph12-0-52-2

69.60

Uppish but safe! Pitched up and on middle, Chris Woakes tries to work it away but gets a leading edge that just ballons over Shamar Joseph and lands safely.

69.50

Short of a length and around off, Chris Woakes pulls it down towards square leg.

69.41

Fuller and on the pads, Gus Atkinson clips it away towards deep square leg for a run.

69.42nb

Short and outside off, Chris Woakes cuts it away towards deep point for a run. It is called a No Ball for overstepping.

69.31

Overpitched and on middle, Gus Atkinson drills it towards mid on, there is a bit of hesitation but the fielder fumbles and allows the single.

Gus Atkinson is the new batter for England.

69.2W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Heartbreak for Jamie Smith! You can see the disappointment on the face of Ben Stokes and the England hut. Very unlucky for him but Shamar Joseph won't mind that. He bowls the off-cutter here, just back of a length and on middle, this one does not bounce at all, Jamie Smith stays back in his crease and tries to swipe it away. However, he cannot do anything as the ball sneaks under his bat and rattles the stumps. Smith misses out on a maiden ton here but he has played a gem of a knock here.

69.10

A good yorker now, on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith manages well to dig it out.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 69 overs : 337/7

C Woakes45 (60)

J Smith95 (107)

G Motie16-2-53-1

68.60

Looped up, full and on middle, Chris Woakes is solid in his defense again,

68.50

Slows it up, full and on off, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot.

68.41

Flatter, full and around off, Jamie Smith dances down the track and drills it away towards sweeper covers for a single.

68.30

Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith turns it to the leg side.

68.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith comes down the track again and drives it to mid off.

68.10

Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and pushes it to short covers.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 68 overs : 336/7

J Smith94 (103)

C Woakes45 (58)

S Joseph11-0-48-1

67.61

Slower, on a length and on middle, Jamie Smith runs it down towards third man for another run.

67.50

BEATEN! Pitches it up a bit, outside off, tempting the batter, Jamie Smith slashes at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

67.43

Good length and around off, Chris Woakes strides out and drives it on the up nicely, gets it past covers as the fielder chases it down. Three runs taken.

67.30

Touch fuller, on middle, Chris Woakes knocks it down the pitch.

67.21

Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith guides it through point for a single.

67.14

FOUR! Jamie Smith greets Shamar Joseph with a boundary! This is very full and on the pads, Jamie Smith brings his wrists into play and whips it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. He moves into the 90s now. The 100-run partnership also comes up with that!

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 67 overs : 327/7

C Woakes42 (56)

J Smith88 (99)

G Motie15-2-52-1

66.60

Quicker, full and on off, Chris Woakes drives it straight to short covers.

66.50

Slows it up, full and on leg, Chris Woakes looks to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

66.40

Flatter, full and on off, Chris Woakes keeps it out to the of side.

66.31

Floated and on middle, Jamie Smith uses his feet and works it towards mid-wicket for a run.

66.21

Short and outside off, Chris Woakes cuts it away towards deep point for a single.

66.10

Tossed up, full and on off, Chris Woakes blocks it out.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 66 overs : 325/7

J Smith87 (98)

C Woakes41 (51)

J Seales19-1-79-3

65.64

FOUR! He just loves this length! Short of a length and on middle, Jamie Smith picks up length early once again, gets on top of it and smashes it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. England lead by 43 runs now!

65.61wd

Jayden Seales goes for the bouncer but this one is too high, Jamie Smith ducks under it, Wided.

65.51

Slower one, back of a length and on off, Chris Woakes stabs it down towards point for one.

65.41

Pitches it up, on middle, Jamie Smith pushes it towards covers for another run.

Another change in the ball as the shape is not right and the ball does not pass the ring test. The umpires call for a fresh ball.

65.31

Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes swats it on the ground and the ball goes towards deep square leg for a run.

65.20

Right in the blockhole, on middle, Chris Woakes digs it out towards silly mid on.

65.11

Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith dabs it down towards cover-point for a single.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 65 overs : 316/7

C Woakes39 (48)

J Smith81 (95)

G Motie14-2-50-1

64.60

Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes knocks it down the pitch. Just one run off the over. Tidy stuff!

64.50

A low full toss on the pads Chris Woakes clips it straight to mid-wicket. It was there to be put away.

64.41

Goes short and around off, Jamie Smith punches it through covers for a single.

64.30

Quicker, full and on middle, skids through, Jamie Smith stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

64.20

Flatter, full and on leg, Jamie Smith drills it to mid on.

64.10

Floated, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 64 overs : 315/7

C Woakes39 (46)

J Smith80 (91)

J Seales18-1-70-3

63.60

Overpitched and outside off, Chris Woakes throws his bat at it and stabs it out towards covers. 10 runs off the over. Another expensive one!

63.51

On a length and around off, Jamie Smith guides it towards point for another run.

63.44

FOUR! England have changed gears here! Jayden Seales bangs this short and around off, sticks to the surface a bit, Jamie Smith waits for it and then pull it away in the air and towards the deep mid-wicket region, the fielder from deep square leg runs to his left but the ball goes away for a boundary.

63.31

Back of a length and on leg, Chris Woakes nudges it through square leg for a run.

63.24

FOUR! Top shot! The runs are coming thick and fast now! This is very full and around off, Chris Woakes leans onto his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a lovely boundary.

63.11

On a length and on middle, Jamie Smith works it through square leg for one.

Runs Scored 17 Runs

Score after 63 overs : 304/7

C Woakes34 (43)

J Smith74 (88)

A Joseph16-2-106-2

62.64

FOUR MORE! Streaky but they all count! Alzarri Joseph sees the batter back away and bangs this into the pitch angling into leg, Chris Woakes gets cramped up but still goes for the pull, gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for the fourth boundary of the over. 17 runs off it!

62.51

Good length and on middle, Jamie Smith heaves it away towards deep square leg for one. 300 up for England!

62.44

FOUR! Wow..what a shot! Alzarri Joseph lands this on a hard length and on off, this one does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith keeps his weight on the back foot and swats it away beautifully past mid on for four more runs.

62.34

FOUR! Poor bowling! Alzarri Joseph goes short again but down the leg side this time, Jamie Smith swivels a bit and hooks it away easily towards the fine leg fence for another boundary.

62.20

Back of a length and on off, Jamie Smith stays back and fends it away.

62.14

FOUR! Just wide! Short of a length and around off, Jamie Smith stands tall and smacks it away with disdain, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his right but the ball zips past him for a boundary.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 62 overs : 287/7

J Smith61 (83)

C Woakes30 (42)

J Seales17-1-59-3

61.61

Good length and on off, Jamie Smith steers it through the vacant point region for another easy run.

61.51

Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.

61.40

On a length and around off, Chris Woakes pats it down in front of short covers.

61.31

Pitched up and on off, shapes away a bit, Jamie Smith bunts it to the off side for a single.

61.20

Fuller and on middle, Jamie Smith covers his stumps and knocks it down the pitch.

61.10

Back of a length and on off, Jamie Smith blocks it out right underneath his eyes.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 61 overs : 284/7

C Woakes29 (40)

J Smith59 (79)

A Joseph15-2-89-2

60.62

Hard length and around off, Chris Woakes opens the face of his bat and punches it through point for a brace. ENGLAND TAKES THE LEAD NOW!

60.51

A bit fuller and on off, Jamie Smith guides it through point for a run. SCORES LEVEL!

60.41

A good bouncer now, on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single. Another 50-run partnership comes up for England!

60.30

Back of a length and on off, Chris Woakes dabs it in front of point and calls for the run but denies it in the end.

60.20

Short of a length and around off, Chris Woakes steers it towards gully.

60.14

FOUR! Put away! Alzarri Joseph tries to dig it short but this one angles down the leg, Chris Woakes adjusts well and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Alzarri Joseph to share the attack.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 60 overs : 276/7

J Smith58 (78)

C Woakes22 (35)

J Seales16-1-56-3

59.60

Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith dills it straight to mid on.

59.50

Back of a length and on middle, Jamie Smith stays back in his crease and blocks it out.

59.41

Short of a length and around middle, Chris Woakes pulls it away towards deep square leg for a run.

59.30

Much fuller and on middle, Chris Woakes knocks it down the pitch.

59.20

Jayden Seales bangs in a bouncer now, on off, Chris Woakes ducks under it.

59.11

Falls short! Jayden Seales goes full and around leg, Jamie Smith flicks it aerially but the ball drops in front of deep square leg for a single.

We are back! The Umpires and the players are back on the field after a short delay due to rain to start the final session on Day 2. So, play will be extended upto 11.17 pm IST (5.47 pm GMT). Jamie Smith walks out with Chris Woakes to bat for England. Jayden Seales to start the attack after Tea for West Indies. Let's Play!

Oh no! Just as the Umpires and the players were about to walk in to start the Last session, the rain gods showed their appearance. The start of the last session stands delayed.

... DAY 2, FINAL SESSION ...

The duo added over 50 runs and took them closer to the Windies' total, but it was Gudakesh Motie who got the big wicket of Root on 87 and denied him a chance of a hundred. However, that did not stop Smith from playing his shots freely and to be honest, he was also helped by some wayward bowling from the visitors. Chris Woakes also came in and managed to chip in without much trouble and the lead has been cut short to just 8 runs. England will look to go past that and take as much lead as possible while West Indies will want to stop them from doing that. Join us at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT) to catch all the exciting action in the last session.

SESSION SUMMARY - 117 runs and 2 wickets in 26 overs! Just like Day 1, the second session has been a great battle between the two teams. The hosts started with two set batters at the crease and both Ben Stokes and Joe Root put a good stand of 115 runs and reduced the deficit by a good margin. Skipper took an aggressive approach and notched up his fifty but the short-ball plan against him worked for the visitors. Root held one end solidly and found excellent support from Jamie Smith who has shown great maturity throughout this series.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 59 overs : 274/7

J Smith57 (75)

C Woakes21 (32)

A Joseph14-2-81-2

58.61

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it towards deep point and runs a single to end the session. England trail by 8 runs.

58.50

BEATEN! Swings the ball away from a good length outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith looks to block it but misses the ball completely.

58.41

Bangs it in short at the batter. Chris Woakes pulls to away to deep square leg for a single.

58.31

Just short outside the off stump. Jamie Smith stays back in the crease and guides the ball to the right of point for a single.

58.20

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Jamie Smith drives it on the up towards mid off.

58.12

Swings the ball fuller on the middle stump line. Jamie Smith drives the ball through mid-wicket for a couple of runs more.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 58 overs : 269/7

C Woakes20 (31)

J Smith53 (70)

J Holder7-0-31-0

57.62

Drops the length back outside the off stump line and Chris Woakes stands tall to guide the ball to deep point for a single to end the over.

57.50

Bit fuller on the off stump line. Chris Woakes takes the front foot out and blocks the ball well.

57.40

Brings the length back, outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes lifts his arms and lets the ball go through.

57.31

Stays on the good length outside the off stump. Jamie Smith slices the ball to sweeper covers.

57.20

Fuller on the off stump. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and knocks it off well.

57.10

Gets the ball to nip back in from a good length on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to block it off.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 57 overs : 266/7

C Woakes18 (28)

J Smith52 (67)

A Joseph13-2-76-2

56.60

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Chris Woakes stays on the crease and knocks it off well.

56.50

Swings the ball up on the stumps. Chris Woakes drives the ball hard to mid on off the front foot.

56.41

On the pads on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith gets an inside edge towards the fine leg for a single.

56.30

Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith stays back and blocks it off well.

56.20

The length again on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith stays on the crease again and knocks it off towards covers.

56.10

BEATEN! Jamie Smith gets beaten from the crease as Alzarri Joseph gets the ball to nip away from a good length on the off stump.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 56 overs : 265/7

J Smith51 (63)

C Woakes18 (26)

J Holder6-0-28-0

55.61

On the pads, fuller again. Jamie Smith flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

55.50

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Jamie Smith stays back and taps it down.

55.40

Fuller on the stumps. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

55.34

FOUR! PUNISHED! Second FIFTY for Jamie Smith. Jason Holder pitches the ball fuller on the pads, asking to be hit. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and flicks the ball through mid-wicket for a superb boundary.

55.20

Another good length ball on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith blocks it off well.

55.11lb

LEG BYE! Jason Holder hits the length hard on top of the off stump line and Chris Woakes gets a hit high on the thigh pads for a single from square leg.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 55 overs : 259/7

C Woakes18 (25)

J Smith46 (58)

J Seales15-1-54-3

54.61

Knocks the ball into the on side for a single off the last ball of the over. England now trail by 23 runs.

54.51

Hits the length hard outside the off stump. Jamie Smith steers the ball to deep point for a single.

54.41

Bangs in short at the batter. Chris Woakes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

54.30

Another outswinger on the off stump line. Chris Woakes taps the ball off the front foot towards mid off.

54.20

Fuller again on the off stump. Chris Woakes drives the ball straight to covers off the front foot.

54.10

Shapes the ball well away from the right-hander. Chris Woakes takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 54 overs : 256/7

J Smith45 (57)

C Woakes16 (20)

J Holder5-0-23-0

53.60

Fuller on the stumps this time. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and flicks the ball to mid on to end the over.

53.50

Swings the ball away from the right-hander outside the off stump. Jamie Smith looks to drive it on the up but misses.

53.40

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it straight to point from the crease.

53.31

On the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single.

53.20

Swings the ball into the right-hander. Chris Woakes drives it well but straight to covers.

53.10

Pitches it away from the right-hander. Chris Woakes lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 53 overs : 255/7

J Smith45 (54)

C Woakes15 (17)

J Seales14-1-51-3

52.60

BEATEN! Jayden Seales swings the ball well from the length away from the batter outside off. Jamie Smith looks to throw his bat at it but misses the ball.

52.50

Pitches it up on the stumps. Jamie Smith flicks the ball straight to mid on.

52.40

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith blocks it off the front foot.

52.33

Driven through covers! Jayden Seales pitches it fuller outside the off stump. Chris Woakes drives it to the left of mid off and runs three runs.

52.20

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Chris Woakes blocks it off well.

52.10

Fuller on the off stump line. Chris Woakes drives the ball straight to mid off.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 52 overs : 252/7

J Smith45 (51)

C Woakes12 (14)

S Joseph10-0-39-1

51.64

FOUR! Brilliantly timed! Shamar Joseph drops the length back on top of the off stump and Jamie Smith stays back and drives the ball to the right of covers for a superb boundary to end the over.

51.51

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes tucks the ball to sweeper covers for a run.

51.44

FOUR! SHOT! A perfect cover drive comes out from Chris Woakes. Shamar Joseph pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Chris Woakes takes the front foot out and drives the ball through covers for a boundary.

51.30

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes stays back and looks to slap it but misses.

51.20

Pitches the ball fuller again outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes drives it off the front foot to covers.

51.10

Fuller on the stumps. Chris Woakes flicks the ball straight to mid on.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 51 overs : 243/7

J Smith41 (50)

C Woakes7 (9)

J Seales13-1-48-3

50.60

Bangs it short outside the off stump. Jamie Smith stays inside the crease and drops the ball on the crease.

50.51

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes drops it short of covers for a single.

50.44

FOUR! SLAPPED! Chris Woakes gets the middle of the bat this time. Jayden Seales drops the length back and Chris Woakes slaps it infront of point for a superb boundary.

50.30

BEATEN! A good out swinger that beats the bat of Chris Woakes as he looks to cut the ball hard outside the off stump.

50.21

Short and wide, cut away to sweeper covers for a single.

50.11

Swings the ball away from a good length. Chris Woakes drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 50 overs : 236/7

J Smith40 (48)

C Woakes1 (5)

S Joseph9-0-30-1

49.62

Short and wide outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith cuts the ball hard infront of deep point for a single.

49.51

Just short on the off stump line. Chris Woakes pulls the ball to deep mid for a single again.

49.41

Short again on the stumps. Jamie Smith slats it to deep mid-wicket and sets off for a single.

49.41nb

Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith pulls it away to deep square leg and denies the single. The Umpire signals a No ball.

49.30

Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith punches it towards short covers.

49.20

Shamar Joseph hits the good length and around off, Jamie Smith stays in his crease and tries to push it away but gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to Jason Holder at second slip.

49.10

Fuller and around off, Jamie Smith drives it nicely but straight to mid off.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 49 overs : 231/7

C Woakes0 (4)

J Smith37 (42)

G Motie13-2-49-1

48.60

Darts this one full and on off, Chris Woakes taps it out towards short covers. A maiden-wicket over from Gudakesh Motie, and not just any wicket, the big one of Joe Root.

48.50

Arm-ball now, full and on off, goes in with the angle, Chris Woakes manages well to keep it out.

48.40

Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot.

48.30

Floated, full and on off, Chris Woakes steers it towards point.

Chris Woakes walks out to bat now.

48.2W

OUT! LBW! Joe Root walks back! Gudakesh Motie gets the big wicket once again for his team. Tosses the arm ball up on the middle stump line and gets it to move in with the arm. Joe Root completely misses the line of defence and the ball rushes on to hit him on the back pad right in front of the stumps. The Umpire raises his finger and Joe Root does not take the review and trudges off the field in disappointment. A hundred was there for the taking but this is a huge wicket for the Windies.

48.10

Holds the length back on the stumps. Joe Root gets deep into the crease and taps the ball back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 48 overs : 231/6

J Smith37 (42)

J Root87 (122)

S Joseph8-0-25-1

47.60

BEATEN! Shamar Joseph swings the ball away from Jamie Smith from a fuller length outside the off stump and beats the outside edge of his bat.

47.50

Fuller again outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith lets the ball go through.

47.40

Fuller on the off stump line. Jamie Smith drives the ball hard but straight to mid off.

47.30

Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it off the front foot to covers.

47.21

Drops the length back on top fo the stumps. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

47.12

Hits the length hard on the stumps. Joe Root flicks the ball into the mid-wicket gap for a couple of runs.

Drinks! England lost just one wicket in the first hour of the second session on Day 2. Joe Root is still out there batting on 84 and with him is Jamie Smith who is also looking solid. West Indies are trying hard and they will want to pick up a couple of wickets before Tea. Let's see what happens.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 47 overs : 228/6

J Root84 (120)

J Smith37 (38)

G Motie12-1-49-0

46.61

Goes short and around off, Joe Root guides it towards wide of point for a quick run.

46.51

Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith clips it towards mid-wicket for one.

46.40

Slows it up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith defends it on the front foot.

46.34

FOUR! To the right of short fine this time! Flatter, full and on leg, Jamie Smith goes down again and paddles it with excellent timing, the zips wide of the fielder and gives him no chance fo stopping that from going to the boundary.

46.20

Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith blocks it out.

46.14

FOUR! Swept and swept well! Floated, full and around leg, it is a freebie as there is no protection in the deep, Jamie Smith goes down and swipes it over short fine for a boundary.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 46 overs : 218/6

J Root83 (119)

J Smith28 (33)

S Joseph7-0-22-1

45.60

Overpitched and on middle, Joe Root keeps it out down the pitch.

45.50

Goes full again but again down the leg side, Joe Root looks to flick it away but misses.

45.40

Fuller and on middle, Joe Root knocks it towards mid on.

45.32b

Pitched up but way down the leg side, Joe Root leaves it alone, Joshua Da Silva behind the stumps dives this left but only to parry it behind, the batters take two byes. Root had to sprint a bit but makes his ground easily.

45.21

Nearly! Shamar Joseph tries the yorker but just misses it, this is a low full on the stumps, Jamie Smith looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a single.

45.10

Full and on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith watches the ball through and blocks it out solidly.

Shamar Joseph (6-0-21-1) comes back into the attack.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 45 overs : 215/6

J Smith27 (31)

J Root83 (115)

G Motie11-1-39-0

44.61

Quicker, full and on leg, Jamie Smith works it through square leg for a single. England going along nicely here!

44.50

Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith turns it to the leg side.

44.44

FOUR! Powered away! Floats this one up, short and outside off, Jamie Smith makes no mistake there, rocks back and slaps it away through extra covers for an easy boundary.

44.30

Flatter, short and around off, Jamie Smith punches it straight to short covers.

44.20

Slows it up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out.

44.10

Short and on middle, Jamie Smith moves back and punches it down the pitch.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 44 overs : 210/6

J Root83 (115)

J Smith22 (25)

J Seales12-1-41-3

43.60

Touch fuller, on middle, Joe Root blocks it out nicely.

43.50

Hard length and around off, Joe Root guidees it towards backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop.

43.40

Probably the first time Joe Root miscues his pull shot! Short of a length and around leg, Joe Root goes for the pull but it goes off the cue-end to the leg side.

43.32

Goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Joe Root wristily flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

43.20

Good length and around off, Joe Root stabs it down towards short covers.

43.10

Back of a length and on off, Joe Root gets his head on top of the ball and blocks it out well.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 43 overs : 208/6

J Smith22 (25)

J Root81 (109)

G Motie10-1-34-0

42.60

Drags his length back, on off, Jamie Smith punches it to extra covers.

42.51

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root goes down and paddles it away through backward square leg for a run.

42.40

Flighted, full and on off, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side.

42.30

Quicker, short and around off, Joe Root cuts it hard on the ground but straight towards point.

42.20

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root blocks it out from his crease.

42.11

Oh..that keeps low! Flatter, short and on off, does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith backs away and adjusts well to steer it towards point for a single.

The umpires check the ball and it looks like it's out of shape. Call for a change of ball. Will this help the West Indies' fast bowlers with some reverse swing? Let's find out.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 42 overs : 206/6

J Root80 (105)

J Smith21 (23)

J Seales11-1-39-3

41.60

Back of a length and on the sixth stump line, Joe Root steers it towards gully, Jason Holder fumbles a bit but no harm done.

41.50

Overpitched and around off, Joe Root drives it firmly but straight to short covers.

41.40

Goes back to his fuller length, on off, Joe Root strides out and pushes it towards covers.

41.30

On a length and on off, Joe Root stays back firmly in his crease and blocks it out.

41.21

Fuller one and on the pads, Jamie Smith flicks it through square leg for a single.

41.11

Short of a length and on off, Joe Root guides it through point for a single.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 41 overs : 204/6

J Root79 (100)

J Smith20 (22)

G Motie9-1-32-0

40.61

Quicker, short and around off, Joe Root dabs it wide of cover-point for a quick on.

40.53

Another freebie! This is a low full toss around off, Jamie Smith drives it away nicely through extra covers, Mikyle Louis chases after it, dives forward and flicks it back inside. The sunnies hit the ropes but the ball stays in play. He saves one for his team as the batters take three.

40.40

Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith blocks it out.

40.31

Flatter, full and on leg, Joe Root clips it through square leg for a single. 200 up for England now!

40.24

FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Gudakesh Motie drags his length back and outside off, Joe Root gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it away through backward point for a boundary. He was never going to miss out there.

40.11

Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith uses his feet and drills it wide of mid on for a single.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 40 overs : 194/6

J Smith16 (19)

J Root73 (97)

J Seales10-1-37-3

39.61

Overpitched and on middle, shaping in sharply, Jamie Smith does well to clip it away to deep square leg for a run. England trail by 88 runs now!

39.50

Good-length delivery, on the sixth stump line, Jamie Smith is solid in his defense again.

39.40

Pitched up, on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith watches it through and fends it away towards point.

39.30

Hard length this time and on off, Jamie Smith pats it down to the off side.

39.20

Goes a bit fuller and on off, Jamie Smith stays behind the line and blocks it out well.

39.11

Back of a length and around off, Joe Root guides it through point for a single.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 39 overs : 192/6

J Smith15 (14)

J Root72 (96)

G Motie8-1-22-0

38.60

Shortish and around off, skids through again, Jamie Smith once again moves back to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. He is misreading the length a bit here.

38.50

Oh..that is really close! Pushed through quicker, full and on off, Jamie Smith moves back and tries to pull it away but the length is not right for that shot, the ball skids through and just goes past the off pole.

38.40

Flatter, shortish and oo ff, Jamie Smith stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

38.31

Goes short and around off, Joe Root punches it through covers for a single.

38.20

Arm-ball, quicker and fuller, outside off, Joe Root steers it away towards point.

38.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root defends it on the front foot.

Runs Scored 13 Runs

Score after 38 overs : 191/6

J Smith15 (11)

J Root71 (93)

A Joseph12-2-75-2

37.66

SIX! BANG! Much more in control now! Alzarri Joseph goes short yet again but this one does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith picks up the length early, stands tall and absolutely whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Good battle going on here between bat and ball!

37.54

FOUR! Very, very lucky for Jamie Smith! Alzarri Joseph steams in and bangs in a sharp bouncer this time, on middle and leg, Jamie Smith throws his hands at it to hook it away, but he is not in control, gloves it as the ball just goes over the keeper's leap for a boundary. That could have gone anywhere.

37.40

Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith swats it towards mid on.

37.31

Alzarri Joseph sticks to his shorter length, on middle, Joe Root swivels and heaves it towards deep square leg for another run. Root has not looked uncomfortable playing this length till now.

37.21

Short again and into the body of the batter, Jamie Smith adjusts well and plays a controlled pull shot through square leg for a run.

37.11

Short of a length and around leg, Joe Root pulls it wide of deep square leg but just for a single.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 37 overs : 178/6

J Root69 (91)

J Smith4 (7)

G Motie7-1-21-0

36.61

Looped up, full and on off, Joe Root drills it wide of mid off for a run.

36.53

Drags his length back, on middle, Jamie Smith stays back and easily punches it past mid-wicket to collect three more runs.

36.40

Flighted and around off, Jamie Smith comes down the track again and drives it towards covers.

36.30

Goes short and around off, Jamie Smith moves back and punches it straight to point.

36.20

Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and fends it away.

36.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out.

Halt! Jamie Smith gets a bit of medical attention as he finds a nibble on his right toe. Looks good to continue now.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 36 overs : 174/6

J Root68 (90)

J Smith1 (2)

A Joseph11-2-62-2

35.64

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Alzarri Joseph tries to go short again but this one sits up for the batter, Joe Root gets into a good position early and pulls it with perfect timing, there is a deep square leg but he has no chance as the ball zips along the carpet for a boundary.

35.50

Short of a length and around off, Joe Root dabs it wide of point, Smith wants the run but is sent back as the fielder fumbles it a couple of times.

35.41

Back of a length and around leg, Jamie Smith nudges it towards fine leg for a single and gets off the mark.

35.30

Alzarri Joseph greets the new batter with a bouncer, on middle, Jamie Smith ducks under it.

Jamie Smith comes out to the middle now.

35.2W

OUT! TAKEN! A massive moment in this Test! The short-ball ploy has worked for West Indies and they have finally managed to get the crucial breakthrough here. Alzarri Joseph bangs this into the pitch and on middle, Ben Stokes goes for the pull this time, but the ball just gets big on him, it goes off the splice towards square leg where Kraigg Brathwaite leaps up and grabs it well with both hands. Stokes goes back after a well-made half-century but England still trails by 113 runs!

35.10

It is evident that West Indies are sticking with the short-ball plan here! Alzarri Joseph bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Ben Stokes sways away from it.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 35 overs : 169/5

B Stokes54 (67)

J Root64 (88)

G Motie6-1-17-0

34.61

Loopy delivery, full and around of, Ben Stokes pushes it through covers for a run.

34.50

Slower through the air, full and on off, Ben Stokes goes down and across and sweeps it well but finds square leg.

34.41

Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root strides out and eases it to long on for a single.

34.30

Flatter, full and on middle, Joe Root turns it to the leg side.

34.20

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it towards square leg.

34.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root prods forward and blocks it out.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Gudakesh Motie.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 34 overs : 167/5

J Root63 (84)

B Stokes53 (65)

A Joseph10-2-57-1

33.61

Short of a length and on middle, Joe Root heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.10 runs off he over. Poor start from Joseph after the break.

33.50

That's more like it! Alzarri Joseph this time gets it right and bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, Joe Root winds up for the pull but decides to let it go in the end.

33.44

FOUR! 12000 Test runs for Joe Root! Alzarri Joseph tries to go short again, on middle and leg, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, Joe Root swivels and pulls it hard and behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

33.31

Back of a length and around leg, Ben Stokes heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

33.20

A bouncer now, slower as well, Ben Stokes ducks under it as the ball goes on two bounces to the keeper.

33.14

FOUR! FIFTY FOR STOKES! A lovely knock from the England skipper and he is showing attacking intent right after the break. Alzarri Joseph bangs this short but around leg, Ben Stokes gets on top of he bounce and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

We are back for the afternoon session! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Ben Stokes and Joe Root will resume the batting for England. There has been some rain during the break but very light. Alzarri Joseph to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

As the session drew to a close, Root remained unbeaten on 58, while Stokes approached his half-century, standing firm on 48. Their steadfast partnership has not only stabilized England's innings but also set the stage for a potentially strong response in the remainder of the day. With the score at 157/5, the hosts are now in a much better position to build a substantial total. The afternoon session promises to be an intriguing battle as England aims to close the deficit and the West Indies look for wickets to regain control. Stay tuned for more action from this captivating Test match at Edgbaston. Join us back again at 6.10 pm IST (12.40 pm GMT) for the Second Session.

The day began with Joe Root and Ollie Pope resuming their innings. West Indies struck early, with Shamar Joseph removing Pope for 10 in the third over of the day. Jayden Seales then claimed the wicket of Harry Brook, who edged to the keeper for just two, leaving England in a precarious position. Things could have been even better for the visitors if they took a review for Joe Root as he was out LBW. Captain Ben Stokes joined Root at the crease and together, they embarked on a recovery mission. Root, displaying his usual composure and elegance, played some exquisite strokes. During his innings, he surpassed Brian Lara's tally of Test runs, marking yet another milestone in his illustrious career. The partnership between Root and Stokes flourished, surpassing the 50-run mark and gradually shifting the momentum. Root brought up yet another fifty in Test cricket, showcasing his consistency and class. Both Root and Stokes appeared unfazed by the West Indies bowlers, who struggled to find breakthroughs. Their partnership grew past 100 runs, leaving the visitors searching for answers.

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 119 runs, 2 wickets. Lunch on Day Two brings relief and optimism for England as Joe Root and Ben Stokes have navigated a challenging morning session with resilience and flair. The duo has successfully stabilized the innings, taking England to 157/5, trailing by 125 runs. In this session, they amassed 119 runs in 25 overs while losing two wickets.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 33 overs : 157/5

J Root58 (81)

B Stokes48 (62)

G Motie5-1-15-0

32.60

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Joe Root negotiates it well. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2!

32.50

Quicker, full and on off, Joe Root bunts it towards covers.

32.41

Flighted, full and on off, Ben Stokes pushes it through covers for a single.

32.30

Flatter, full and on leg, Ben Stokes tries to sweep but misses.

32.20

Close call! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Ben Stokes strides out to block but just gets an inside edge past short leg. Almost for the Windies.

32.10

Shorter in length, on middle, Ben Stokes pushes it back to the bowler.

Gudakesh Motie to bowl the last over of the session.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 32 overs : 156/5

J Root58 (79)

B Stokes47 (58)

A Joseph9-2-47-1

31.60

Another bouncer, on middle, Joe Root ducks under it. West Indies haven't had that much success with the short-ball plan here.

31.51

Short again and on leg, Ben Stokes tries to hook it away but gloves it down to fine leg for one.

31.40

A sharp bouncer now around leg, Ben Stokes backs away a bit early and then sways away from it.

31.32

Uppish but safe! Alzarri Joseph bangs this one into the pitch and on off, Ben Stokes tries to pull it away but gets a bit of a top edge, the ball goes in the air and drops safely over the mid-wicket fielder. Two runs taken.

31.21

Back of a length and on leg, Joe Root helps it away towards fine leg for a single.

31.12

Short of a length and around middle, Joe Root pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Alzarri Joseph (8-2-41-1) comes back into the attack.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 31 overs : 150/5

B Stokes44 (55)

J Root55 (76)

G Motie4-1-14-0

30.66

SIX! Oh..where has that come from? Gudakesh Motie flights it up, full and around middle, Ben Stokes says enough of blocking out, he goes down one knee and absolutely nails his slog sweep over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. 150 up for England!

30.51

Quicker, full and on leg, Joe Root turns it to the leg side.

30.40

Slows it up, full and on middle, Joe Root defends it on the front foot.

30.32

Good effort in the deep! Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root goes down and paddles it away nicely wide of deep square leg, Shamar Joseph runs to his right and puts in a great dive in to stop it. Two runs taken.

30.20

Flatter, short and well outside off, Joe Root looks to cut it away but fails to reach it.

30.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it to mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 30 overs : 141/5

J Root52 (71)

B Stokes38 (54)

J Holder4-0-22-0

29.61

Full again and on the pads, Joe Root clips it towards deep backward square leg for more. 8 runs off the over!

29.51

Touch fuller and around leg, Ben Stokes works it towards deep square leg for another run.

29.41

Good length and angling in, Joe Root clips it through square leg for a run.

29.31

Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it away towards deep point for a single.

29.24

FOUR! Perfectly played! Jason Holder goes a bit too full and on middle, Ben Stokes strides out, presents the full face of the bat and drives it away wonderfully past mid off for a boundary.

29.10

Fuller in length and on middle, Ben Stokes taps it towards short covers.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 29 overs : 133/5

J Root50 (69)

B Stokes32 (50)

G Motie3-1-5-0

28.60

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root defends it on the front foot.

28.51

Flighted, full and well outside off, Ben Stokes moves across, tries to reach for it but mistimes his drive through cover-point for just a single.

28.40

Quicker, full and on off, Ben Stokes stays back in his crease and keeps it out to the off side.

28.32

Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit, Ben Stokes prods out to play at it but gets an outside edge along the ground and past first slip. Two runs taken.

28.20

Short and around off, Ben Stokes moves back and stabs it down to mid off.

28.14b

FOUR BYES! That beats everyone! Gudakesh Motie darts in a yorker, just outside off, Ben Stokes looks to drill it away, but the ball goes under his bat and between the legs of the keeper, races away to the fence for a boundary.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 28 overs : 126/5

B Stokes29 (45)

J Root50 (68)

J Holder3-0-14-0

27.61

Length again, on middle, Ben Stokes works it towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

27.51

FIFTY FOR ROOT! Half-century number 63 for him in Tests! A solid knock from him and he will want to convert this into a big one now. Hard length and on middle, Joe Root flicks it towards deep square leg for one.

27.41

Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes stays back and clips it to deep square leg for a single.

27.30

Pitched up and on off, Ben Stokes blocks it out well.

27.24

FOUR! Steps out with intent! Jason Holder lands this on a hard length and just around off, Ben Stokes skips down the track, extends his arms to reach it and slaps it away over extra covers for a boundary.

27.10

On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes stays in his crease and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 27 overs : 119/5

J Root49 (67)

B Stokes23 (40)

G Motie2-1-2-0

26.60

Looped up, full and on off, Joe Root is solid in his defense once again.

26.51

Flatter, full and on middle, Ben Stokes clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

26.40

Slower through the air, full and around off, grips and turns in a bit, Ben Stokes watches it through and fends it well.

26.31

Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root works it through square leg for a single.

26.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root knocks it towards the bowler.

26.10

Floated, full and around leg, Joe Root goes down to sweep it away but misses, Joshua Da Silva collects well behind the stumps.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 26 overs : 117/5

B Stokes22 (38)

J Root48 (63)

J Holder2-0-7-0

25.62

Hits the hard length and on off, Ben Stokes guides it away through backward point and comes back for the second run. Good running!

25.50

Short of a length and around off, Ben Stokes steers it towards point.

25.40

Full again and on off, Ben Stokes plays a beautiful straight drive, times it well but fails to mid off again.

25.30

Much fuller and around off, Ben Stokes drills it away hard towards mid off.

25.20

Good-length delivery, on middle, nips away a bit, Ben Stokes gets behind the line of it and knocks it to the right of the bowler.

25.10

Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pats it to the leg side.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 25 overs : 115/5

J Root48 (63)

B Stokes20 (32)

G Motie1-1-0-0

24.60

Quicker, full and down the leg again, Joe Root once again misses out on his paddle sweep. He is not happy with himself as this was there to be put away. Maiden over!

24.50

Short again and around off, Joe Root moves back and keeps it out to the off side.

24.40

Goes short now, on middle, Joe Root nudges it towards square leg.

24.30

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it towards mid-wicket.

24.20

Fires this one full and down the leg, Joe Root tries to paddle it away but misses, Joshua Da Silva gets his left foot out and makes a half-stop.

24.10

Tossed up, full and on leg, Joe Root tries to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 24 overs : 115/5

J Root48 (57)

B Stokes20 (32)

S Joseph6-0-21-1

23.61

Touch fuller and on off, Joe Root pushes it through covers for a single.

23.50

Extra bounce! Shamar Joseph hits the length hard and on the sixth stump line, this one takes off sharply, Joe Root strides out to block but the ball takes the splice off the bat and rolls away to point.

23.40

Short of a length and around off, Joe Root dabs it down towards backward point.

23.32

Shamar Joseph pitches it up, on middle, nips back in sharply, Joe Root tries to block it out from the crease but gets an inside edge wide of deep square leg, he pushes for the second and gets it easily.

23.22

Good length and on off again, Joe Root once again opens the face of his bat and guides it past gully this time for a brace.

23.10

Fuller in length and around off, Joe Root opens the face of his bat and steers it away but fails to beat gully.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 23 overs : 110/5

J Root43 (51)

B Stokes20 (32)

J Holder1-0-5-0

22.61

Pitched up and on the pads, Joe Root clips it through square leg for one.

22.50

Pulls his length back, on off, shaping in, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side.

22.43

Through the gap! Overpitched and around off, Ben Stokes whips his bottom hand underneath the ball and drills it away through extra covers, the ball does not have enough legs to go to the fence. Three runs taken.

22.30

Full again and around off, Ben Stokes takes a good stride forward and pushes it to covers.

22.20

Much fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drills it hard down the pitch, but Holder does well to stop it on his follow-through. He fakes a throw at the batter's end as well here.

22.11

Short of a length and on middle, Joe Root rolls his wrists and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 22 overs : 105/5

B Stokes17 (29)

J Root41 (48)

S Joseph5-0-16-1

21.60

Another full delivery that goes down the leg side, Ben Stokes fails to glance it away.

21.51

Short of a length and around off, Joe Root stabs it wide of covers for a run.

21.52nb

Shamar Joseph bangs this one short and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away nicely but there is protection in the deep, the ball goes straight towards deep mid-wicket. They cross. It is also called a No Ball for overstepping. That also brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.

21.40

A slight appeal, but nothing doing! This is full and going down the leg side, Ben Stokes looks to flick it away but misses, the ball brushes against the pads and goes behind where Joshua Da Silva grabs it. Alzarri Joseph at mid on thinks he has hard the noise of some wood and convinces Kraigg Brathwaite to take the review. However, UltraEdge confirms that no bat is involved. Windies lose a review!

21.31

Pitches it up, on middle, shaping in, Joe Root gets across and flicks it through square leg for a single.

21.20

Wide of the crease from Shamar Joseph, back of a length and on off, Joe Root dabs it down to point.

21.10

Goes full and on off, angling in sharply, Joe Root prods and blocks it out well but loses his bottom hand in the process.

Drinks! West Indies find themselves in a good position and the two wickets that they picked up in this first hour will give them even more confidence. However, they know that Joe Root and Ben Stokes have got the hold of this wicket and this partnership will be the key to deciding who will have the upper hand in this game. The hosts have two of their prolific batters at the crease and they will try to do more of the same. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 21 overs : 101/5

J Root39 (44)

B Stokes16 (26)

A Joseph8-2-41-1

20.61

Pitches the ball on a good length on top of the off stump. Joe Root walks in and flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

20.50

Drops it short on the stumps. Joe Root stays back inside the crease and blocks it off well.

20.41

Holds the length back on top of the off stump from around the wicket. Ben Stokes stays back and flicks the ball to the mid-wicket area for a single.

20.31

Swings the ball in from a good length on top fo the off stump line. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

20.21

Drops it short on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays back and drops the ball short of covers for a single.

20.13

Pitches the ball on the length outside the off stump line. Joe Root drives the ball to the left of mid off and sets off for three runs till the time the ball is fielded.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 20 overs : 94/5

B Stokes14 (24)

J Root34 (40)

S Joseph4-0-12-1

19.60

Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes drops down and lets the ball go through.

19.51

On the pads, fuller with pace. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

19.40

Swings it in from a good length on top of the stumps. Joe Root walks in and blocks it back to the bowler.

19.30

Pitches the ball on a good length on top fo the off stump. Joe Root stays on the crease and gets a hit high on the thighs.

19.21

Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes taps the ball to the right mid off for a single.

19.14

FOUR! DRIVEN THROUGH! Ben Stokes plays a beautiful straight drive with a good extension of the arms. Shamar Joseph pitches the ball up on the off stump line and Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and creams the ball to the left of mid off and the ball runs away to the boundary.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 88/5

J Root33 (37)

B Stokes9 (21)

A Joseph7-2-34-1

18.62

Drops the length short outside the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and punches the ball into the point gap for a couple to end the over.

18.54

FOUR! SHOT! Alzarri Joseph pitches it too full on the off stump line, looking for swing. Joe Root takes the front foot out and plays a cover drive to the left of covers and the ball runs away to the boundary line.

18.40

A good outswinger from a good length outside the off stump line. Joe Root plays a good front foot defence towards covers.

18.30

Short and wide outside the off stump. Joe Root looks to tap it late but hits it straight to gully.

18.20

Fuller on top of the off stump line. Joe Root covers the line of the stumps well and drops it short.

18.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Joe Root blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 82/5

B Stokes9 (21)

J Root27 (31)

J Seales9-1-35-3

17.60

Crunched hard off the front foot but straight to covers. Ben Stokes throws the kitchen sink at a ball outside the off stump but is not able to find the gap.

17.50

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays back into the crease and drops the ball short.

17.40

Fuller outside the off stump again with pace. Ben Stokes lets it go through.

17.32

On the pads from a good length. Ben Stokes flicks it into the gap to the left of mid on and runs a couple more.

17.20

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and knocks it back to the bowler.

17.10

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 80/5

B Stokes7 (15)

J Root27 (31)

A Joseph6-2-28-1

16.61

Fuller on the off stump line. Ben Stokes taps the ball to the right of mid off for a single.

16.50

Fuller on the off stump line. Ben Stokes lets the ball go through.

16.40

Fuller outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes looks to play at it but gets an outside edge falling short of slip.

16.30

Holds the length back on top of the stumps. Ben Stokes gets back in the crease and drops the ball on the ground.

16.24

FOUR! SLAP! Alzarri Joseph hits the good length outside the off stump line for Ben Stokes to open his arms and slaps the ball hard infront of point for a superb boundary. His first of the innings.

16.11

Pitches the ball fuller on the stumps. Joe Root takes the front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid off for a single.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 74/5

B Stokes2 (10)

J Root26 (30)

J Seales8-1-33-3

15.60

On a good length outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

15.51

Bangs it in short at the batter. Joe Root pulls it along the ground towards fine leg for a run.

15.40

Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Joe Root stays on the crease and taps it towards mid-wicket.

15.30

A good outswinger outside the off stump line. Joe Root looks to drive it but gets an inside edge towards mid on.

15.21

On the length on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes dorps the ball to the right of mid off and runs a quick single.

15.10

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 72/5

J Root25 (27)

B Stokes1 (7)

A Joseph5-2-22-1

14.60

Hits the length hard on top fo the off stump line. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot to end the over.

14.54

FOUR! SLAPPED! Alzarri Joseph bowls on a length outside the off stump line, allowing Joe Root to slap the ball off the front foot into the gap to the right of point for his second boundary of the over.

14.44

FOUR! CHEEKY! Alzarri Joseph bowls on a good length but strays on the pads of Joe Root, who flicks the ball fine and gets it running away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

14.31

Pitches the ball fuller on the off stump line. Ben Duckett drops it towards the covers gap for a single off the front foot.

14.21

Hits the length hard on top fo the off stump. Joe Root drops the ball towards mid off and runs a single.

14.12

Joe Root plays another good front foot drive to a good length ball outside the off stump, into the covers gap for a couple of runs to start the over.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 60/5

J Root14 (22)

B Stokes0 (6)

J Seales7-1-31-3

13.61

On the pads from a fuller length. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

13.50

A good surprise bumper at the batter. Joe Root looks to pull it but is beaten well.

13.42

Bowls outside the off stump channel from a good length. Joe Root takes a long stride outside the off stump and opens the face of the bat to guide the ball between point and gully for a couple more.

13.30

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Joe Root lets the ball go through.

13.20

Gets this to swing back into the right-hander from a good length. Joe Root tucks the ball to mid on from the crease.

13.12

Bowls the outswinger outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes a big stride out and drives the ball into the covers gap for a couple of runs more.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 55/5

B Stokes0 (6)

J Root9 (16)

S Joseph3-0-6-1

12.60

Bowls it up on the off stump this time. Ben Stokes drops the ball down back to the bowler off the front foot.

12.50

Fuller on the stumps with pace from around the wicket. Ben Stokes taps it off the front foot to mid on.

12.40

Bowls on a good length outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes lets the ball go through.

12.30

Fuller and wide outside the off stump. Ben Stokes looks to drive the ball but is beaten.

12.20

Pitches the ball on a good length on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays on the crease and drops the ball down on the crease.

12.11

Hits the length hard on the stumps. Joe Root blocks it off towards the square leg region for a single to get the new man on strike.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 54/5

B Stokes0 (1)

J Root8 (15)

J Seales6-1-26-3

11.60

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays on the crease and lets the ball go through.

Ben Stokes, the skipper of England walks out to bat now.

11.5W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND!  Jayden Seales gets the better of Harry Brook this time. Beautifully bowled outside the off stump, nipping away after pitching. Harry Brook looks to poke at it but only manages to gets the outside edge of the willow back to Joshua Da Silva who grabs a good catch to send back Harry Brook.

11.42

Too full on the pads once again. Harry Brook turns the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

11.31

On the pads from a good length. Joe Root flicks it with comfort to deep square leg for a single.

11.20

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Joe Root takes a small foot out and taps the ball towards mid off.

11.10

Swings it in fuller on the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and blocks it off back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 51/4

H Brook0 (1)

J Root7 (12)

S Joseph2-0-5-1

10.60

On the good length on top of the stumps. Harry Brook stays on the crease and drops the ball down to end a successful over for West Indies.

Harry Brook is the new man in for England.

10.5W

OUT! TIMBER! Shamar Joseph gets the in-form Ollie Pope for his team! Pitches the ball outside the off stump line and gets the ball to nip back in. Ollie Pope looks to cut the ball but gets an inside edge onto the middle stump. huge wicket for West Indies. England in early trouble on Day 2.

10.40

Fuller outside the off stump line with pace. Ollie Pope lets the ball go through.

10.30

Hits the length on top of the off stump line. Ollie Pope blocks it off the front foot.

10.24

FOUR! Lucky! Shamar Joseph drops the length back on top of the off stump line and Ollie Pope stays back and opens the face of the bat and gets the ball running away to the right of gully and gets a boundary.

10.14lb

4 LEG BYE! Shamar Joseph drifts on the pads from a good length. Ollie Pope looks to flick it but gets a hit on the pads and the ball runs away to the boundary.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 43/3

J Root7 (12)

O Pope6 (15)

J Seales5-1-23-2

9.60

Bowls the good length on top of the off stump. Joe Root plays it late towards gully to end the over.

9.54

FOUR! ON THE PADS! Jayden Seales swings the ball fuller into the right-hander on the stumps. Joe Root flicks the ball late towards the fine leg area and the ball runs away fine, to the boundary.

9.40

On the pads and swinging away. Joe Root gets a hit on the front pads but the ball looks to be missing the leg stump.

9.30

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joe Root stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

9.20

Fuller outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

9.10

First signs of swing for the day! Jayden Seales hits the length hard on the off stump line and gets the ball to nip away from the right-hander. Joe Root stays on the stumps and gets beaten by the away movement.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 39/3

O Pope6 (15)

J Root3 (6)

S Joseph1-0-1-0

8.60

Fuller and straight again on the stumps. Ollie Pope taps it back to the bowler off the front foot.

8.50

BEATEN! Shamar Joseph pitches the ball away from the batter outside the off stump, calling him out for a drive. Ollie Pope looks to throw his hands hard at the ball but is completely beaten by the outswing on the ball.

8.40

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ollie Pope blocks it off well on the front foot.

8.30

Pitched up in the off stump this time. Ollie Pope drives it off the front foot and the ball crashes onto the stumps on the bowling end.

8.21

On the pads, fuller length. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg and picks up the first runs of the day.

8.10

Starst off fuller on the middle stump line from over the wicket. Joe Root takes the front foot out and taps it past the bowler towards mid on to start the day.

We are all set! The umpires and the players are out in the field to start Day 2 of this Test match. Joe Root walks out with Ollie Pope to start England's innings from 38/3 after 8 overs. Shamar Joseph will start the attack for West Indies on Day 2. Let's Play!

In response, England’s openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett faced a challenging task. Jayden Seales struck first, removing Crawley for 18 and breaking the 29-run opening stand. Duckett chopped one onto the stumps for just three. Mark Wood, sent in as a nightwatchman, edged to second slip without scoring. Ollie Pope and Joe Root remained unbeaten on six and two, respectively, as England ended a tumultuous day on 38/3. As the teams prepare for the second day, both will be eager to seize control. England will aim to stabilize and build a substantial innings, while West Indies will look to capitalize on their strong start. It's poised to be another fascinating day of Test cricket, with the potential for dramatic twists and turns. Stay tuned as the action unfolds at Edgbaston.

The day began with West Indies winning the toss and opting to bat first. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis provided a solid foundation, surviving the first hour with composed decision-making. Despite plenty of movement from the English bowlers, the openers took their stand past 50. Brathwaite reached a well-composed fifty off 70 balls, showcasing his resilience. The breakthrough came in the 22nd over when Gus Atkinson had Louis edging to the keeper, ending a 76-run opening stand. Kirk McKenzie came in and played positively but was cleaned up by Mark Wood for 12. Alick Athanaze, trying to pull, ended up dragging one back onto the stumps, falling for just two right on the stroke of lunch. Brathwaite, looking good at the crease, was dismissed for 61 soon after lunch. Kavem Hodge, leaving one alone, was bowled for 13, leaving West Indies at 115/5. Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva then led a commendable recovery. Both batters looked solid, guiding their team to tea without further damage. Holder brought up his fifty off 92 balls, and the partnership grew to over 100 runs. Chris Woakes finally broke the 109-run stand, with Da Silva falling just one short of his fifty. Alzarri Joseph played aggressively but was dismissed for 15 after attempting one shot too many. Holder, after a valiant 59, was cleaned up by Atkinson with a beauty. Shamar Joseph added a useful 16 at number 11, but the English bowlers wrapped up the innings for 282 in 75.1 overs. Atkinson finished with a four-fer, while Woakes picked up three crucial wickets.

A very good morning to everyone joining us here today as we start the proceedings for Day 2 of this Test match between England and West Indies. The first day saw a rollercoaster of emotions and fortunes for both teams. England ended the day on 38/3 after eight overs, trailing by 244 runs and reeling from a late fightback by the visitors. The West Indies camp, buoyed by their late success, will be eager to press their advantage.

... MATCH DAY 2, FIRST SESSION ...

Right then, that is it from an entertaining Day 1 of this 3rd Test. England are still trailing by 244 runs and will aim to reduce that while West Indies will hope to make early inroads to put more pressure on the hosts. The action on Day 2 will begin at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), but you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers!

England stuck to their strategy in the final session and were finally rewarded when Chris Woakes dismissed Joshua Da Silva. ​​​​Alzarri Joseph came in and hit a few lusty blows before getting out. Jason Holder managed to reach his half-century, but with partners falling at the other end, he became more tentative and was eventually dismissed by a brilliant ball from Gus Atkinson. The tail managed to hang around and add about 30 runs, bringing the total to 282. However, they knew that with more contributions from the top order, they could have capitalized better on a good wicket. When England's openers came out, they started aggressively, playing shots freely. However, the mood in the stadium quickly shifted when Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett fell on consecutive deliveries, and the nightwatchman, Mark Wood also sent back giving the Windies a renewed sense of hope.

The second session was an intense battle as both sides fought hard. England seized the early initiative when Mark Wood dismissed the Windies skipper, who had already reached a half-century, and Chris Woakes quickly followed with another wicket. However, Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva then took control. They ensured no further wickets fell and, once set, began to score freely. The pair added 79 runs in the session. Ben Stokes tried various strategies, including a short-ball plan and bringing on Shoaib Bashir to tempt the batters, but aside from a few play-and-miss moments, nothing worked. As they headed into tea, England knew they needed to come up with different tactics.

After winning the toss, Kraigg Brathwaite chose to bat first on what appeared to be a great batting wicket. The openers looked solid in the opening hour, successfully negotiating the initial spells from England’s pacers. However, the opening stand was finally broken at 76, but England had to work hard for it. Before lunch, they managed to add Alick Athanaze ​​​​​​and Kirk Mckenzie to their tally, gaining a firm grip on the game. Gus Atkinson made the initial breakthrough, followed by a beautiful delivery from Mark Wood for his first wicket. Atkinson capped off the session with another scalp to his name on the stroke of Lunch.

A fantastic Day 1 comes to a close! Session Summary - 126 runs and 8 wickets in 30.1 overs. The West Indian bowlers have compensated for their top-order shortcomings with a stellar performance. Jayden Seales was exceptional in his brief spell, taking a couple of crucial wickets, while Alzarri Joseph provided solid support removing one. England would not have expected to end Day 1 in this position and now faces an uphill battle to get back into the game. Earlier in the day, the Windies batters showed flashes of brilliance, but now that total of 282 looms large for the hosts.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 38/3

O Pope6 (11)

J Root2 (4)

J Seales4-1-19-2

7.60

Short and wide outside the off stump line and Ollie Pope stays back and slaps the ball down towards gully to end Day 1 of this Test match.

7.50

A good short ball at the batter with pace. Ollie Pope gets down and lets the ball go though.

7.40

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes out the front foot and knocks it off well.

7.30

No bounce on that one! Jayden Seales hits the length outside the off stump line and the ball does not bounce much. Ollie Pope gets beaten completely.

7.20

Swings the ball into the right-hander from a fuller length on the off stump. Ollie Pope offers a good front foot defence back to the bowler.

7.10

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes the front foot out and knocks it towards mid off.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 38/3

J Root2 (4)

O Pope6 (5)

A Joseph4-2-10-1

6.62

On the pads from a good length. Joe Root stays back and flicks the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

6.50

Another delivery from a shorter length outside the off stump. Joe Root stays on the crease and drops the ball towards point.

6.40

Swings the ball away from a fuller length outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

6.30

Just short outside the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and blocks it off towards point.

6.21

Just short at the batter. Ollie Pope flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

6.14

FOUR! SHOT! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball full on the off stump line for Ollie Pope to take his front foot out and play a beautiful cover drive to the right of covers for a superb boundary.

Joe Root comes out to the middle now. England are in a spot of bother.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 31/3

M Wood0 (8)

O Pope1 (3)

J Seales3-0-19-2

5.6W

OUT! CAUGHT! Jason Holder takes another wonderful catch and England are 3 down in 6 overs! Jayden Seales pitches the ball on a good length right on top of the off stump and Mark Wood looks to throw his bat at it with no foot movement, gets an outside edge dipping onto Jason Holder at second slip who dives down and takes it well to sent Mark Wood back into the hut.

5.50

Fuller and straight on the stumps. Mark Wood takes the front foot out and knocks it off well.

5.40

Swings the ball away from the right-hander from a good length. Mark Wood takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

5.30

Misses the leg stump once again from a good length. Mark Wood lets the ball go through.

5.21

Fuller on the pads with pace this time. Ollie Pope flicks it on the front foot to deep square leg for a single.

5.10

Pitches the ball on a good length right on top of the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 30/2

M Wood0 (4)

O Pope0 (1)

A Joseph3-2-3-1

4.60

Another good bumper outside the off stump line. Mark Wood lets the ball go through well to end the over.

4.50

Fuller on the stumps with pace. Mark Wood stays on the crease and knocks it off back to the bowler.

4.40

Bowls it outside the leg stump from a good length. Mark Wood looks to flick the ball but misses.

4.30

Bangs it in short at the batter. Mark Wood ducks and lets the ball go through.

4.21lb

LEG BYE! Alzarri Joseph hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Ollie Pope walks in and gets a hit on the thigh pads for a single as leg byes.

Ollie Pope comes out to the middle with England in a bit of early trouble.

4.1W

OUT! BOWLED! England lose both their openers in 2 deliveries. Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball fuller outside the off stump, asking Ben Duckett to go for a big shot. Ben Duckett throws his hands at the ball and only manages to get an inside edge onto the stumps. West Indies go up with joy.

Mark Wood walks out to bat at number 3. He is the nightwatchman for England.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 29/1

Z Crawley18 (13)

B Duckett3 (11)

J Seales2-0-18-1

3.6W

OUT! CAUGHT AT SLIP! Jayden Seales has the last laugh and its Zak Crawley who gets out to him once again. Jayden Seales pitches the ball away from the off stump line on a good length and gets the ball to move away. Zak Crawley looks to play the cover drive on the up and gets a thick outsid eedge back to Jason Holder who grabs a good catch to his left.

3.50

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley lets the ball go through.

3.44

FOUR! Two in two! Jayden Seales misses his line once again and strays down the leg stumps from a good length to which Zak Crawley takes the front foot out and flicks the ball to the right of mid-wicket for the third boundary of the over.

3.34

FOUR! SLAP! Jayden Seales runs in hard and drops the ball short on top of the off stump line and Zak Crawley takes the front foot out and slaps the ball over the head of mid-wicket and the ball rushes onto the boundary fence.

3.20

Short outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley lets the ball go through.

3.14

FOUR! SHOT! Jayden Seales pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Zak Crawley takes the front foot out and plays the uppish cover dive in the gap to the left of mid off and the ball runs away to the boundary in a flash.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 17/0

B Duckett3 (11)

Z Crawley6 (7)

A Joseph2-1-3-0

2.60

BEATEN! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and gets the ball to move away after pitching. Ben Duckett looks to play the straight drive but the ball zips past the outside edge back to the wicketkeeper.

2.50

Hits the good length on top of the off stump line. Ben Duckett stays on the crease and knocks it off towards covers.

2.40

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump. Ben Duckett drives it well but straight to point.

2.34lb

FOUR LEG BYES! Too straight from around the wicket to the left-hander. Ben Duckett gets a hit on the thigh pads and the ball runs away to the vacant fine leg boundary line for four leg byes.

2.20

Hits the length hard on the stumps. Ben Duckett stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

2.10

DROPPED! Difficult reflex chance to Alzarri Joseph on his own bowling. He pitches the ball up on the off stump line and Ben Duckett drives it back in the air to his left. Alzarri Joseph gets a hand to the ball but it drops down on the pitch.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 13/0

Z Crawley6 (7)

B Duckett3 (5)

J Seales1-0-6-0

1.62

Swings the ball into the right-hander, fuller in length. Zak Crawley flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

1.50

Fuller on the stumps. Zak Crawley drives it well off the front foot but straight to mid on.

1.42

On the pads from a good length this time. Zak Crawley flicks the ball between mid-wicket and mid on and runs a couple of runs.

1.30

Bowls on a good length right on top of the off stump line. Zak Crawley stays back and knocks it off towards point.

1.21

Short and wide outside the off stump line. Ben Duckett throws his hands at it and gets an inside edge towards covers for a single.

1.11

On the pads, fuller with a good inswing. Zak Crawley flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Jayden Seales to bowl from the other end.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 7/0

B Duckett2 (4)

Z Crawley1 (2)

A Joseph1-0-3-0

0.60

Swings the ball fuller on the stumps. Ben Duckett tucks the ball to mid-wicket off the front foot to end the first over.

0.50

Hits the length hard and gets the ball to nip back in. Ben Duckett gets an inside edge onto the pads that drops right next to the stumps.

0.42

Holds the length back at the batter. Ben Duckett flicks it to the right of fine leg for a couple of runs.

0.34b

FOUR BYES! Too much swing on this occasion, into the left-hander from a fuller length. Beats everyone outside the leg stump. 4 runs as byes for England.

0.21

Off the mark! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Zak Crawley taps it towards the covers gap for a single to get off the mark.

0.10

Starts off fuller on the stumps. Zak Crawley blocks it off the front foot.

Commentary

We are back for England's reply! The players are already out in the middle now. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are the two openers for England. Alzarri Joseph to start proceedings with three slips and a gully in place. Here we go...

... SECOND INNINGS ...

England, on the other hand, will be pleased with their bowling effort. The pitch looks like a good batting surface and the Windies' top order batters except for their skipper missed a trick or two to score more here. The pacers worked hard but didn't get any reward in the first hour, but once they got more information about the pitch, they got three before Lunch. The hosts added another two early in the second session including the big wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite. Then they struggled for a long time, but Chris Woakes broke the big partnership. He ended up with three while Mark Wood got a couple and Shoaib Bashir chipped in with one. Gus Atkinson was once again the pick of the bowlers with a four-wicket haul.

A mixed-bag batting performance from the Windies! They once again got off to a solid start as their openers stitched up a 76-run partnership before Mikyle Louis was removed. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite held one end nicely and scored at a good rate as well, but he lost a couple of more partners before Lunch. The middle order also struggled a bit and the skipper was also dismissed after getting to his half-century. However, they fought back again through Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva who added a crucial 109 runs to get them out of trouble. Holder brought up his fifty in the process but once he lost his partner, the Windies could not really add that many runs. The tail wagged around for a bit but they were ultimately bowled out for 282.

75.1W

OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies are all out for 282 runs! Shoaib Bashir floats the ball up on the off stump line, calling out Shamar Joseph for a big shot. Shamar, slogs the ball hard and manages a top edge high up in the air towards the long on region, Stokes runs behind him, but it is Zak Crawley who comes around from long on and pouches it safely.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 75 overs : 282/9

J Seales7 (15)

S Joseph16 (14)

G Atkinson20-1-67-4

74.60

BEATEN! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales looks to play the cover drive but misses the ball completely.

74.50

Bangs in short at the batter. Jayden Seales ducks down and lets the ball go through.

74.40

Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales keeps it down towards square leg.

74.34

FOUR! TOP EDGE! Gus Atkinson drops the length back outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales looks to pull the ball hard but manages a top edge flying over the head of the wicketkeeper for a boundary on the bounce.

74.20

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Jayden Seales stays back and knocks it off well.

74.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 74 overs : 278/9

S Joseph16 (14)

J Seales3 (9)

S Bashir10-0-55-0

73.62

Floats one in from around the wicket, and gets the ball to go straight with the arm. Shamar Joseph flicks it late to the fine leg area and gets another couple of runs.

73.52

Short and wide from Shoaib Bashir and Shamar Joseph cuts the ball hard to the right of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.

73.44

FOUR! Swept and swept hard! Shoaib Bashir pitches the ball up on the stumps again and Shamar Joseph gets down on a knee and sweeps the ball along the carper infront of deep square leg and picks up another boundary.

73.30

Holds the length back on the off stump. Shamar Joseph stays back and tucks the ball to covers.

73.20

Slows it down, and pitches it further up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph offers a front foot defence.

73.10

Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 73 overs : 270/9

J Seales3 (9)

S Joseph8 (8)

G Atkinson19-1-63-4

72.60

Bangs it in at the batter with pace. Jayden Seales stays back in the crease and blocks it off to end the over.

72.50

Holds the length back outside the off stump line and the ball does not bounce much. Jayden Seales gets beaten as he looks to block the ball.

72.40

Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

72.30

Fuller on the stumps. Jayden Seales plays a good straight drive back at Gus Atkinson who stops the ball well in his follow through.

72.22

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Jayden Seales blocks it off getting an outside edge running down the third man area for a couple of runs more.

72.10

Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales lets the ball go through.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 72 overs : 268/9

S Joseph8 (8)

J Seales1 (3)

S Bashir9-0-47-0

71.60

Just short outside the off stump line. Shamar Joseph gets on the back foot and plays it towards covers.

71.50

Tosses the ball up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph takes the front foot out and plays a good defence.

71.40

Holds the length back on the off stump. Shamar Joseph stays back and knocks it off well.

71.30

Drops the length short on the off stump. Shamar Joseph blocks it off towards covers from the crease.

71.24

FOUR! Swept well! Shoaib Bashir tosses the ball up on the stumps and Shamar Joseph gets down on a knee and sweeps the ball hard to the left of square leg and picks up an important boundary.

71.12

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Shamar Joseph slices it hard to the right of sweeper covers and runs a couple.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 71 overs : 262/9

J Seales1 (3)

S Joseph2 (2)

G Atkinson18-1-61-4

70.60

Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales stays on the crease and blocks it off well to end the over.

70.51

Low full toss on the off stump. Shamar Joseph looks to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for another single.

70.41

Short and wide outside the off stump. Jayden Seales taps it towards deep point for a single.

70.31

INSIDE EDGE! Gus Atkinson swings the ball in from a good length on the stumps. Shamar Joseph looks to drive it but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

Shamar Joseph is the last man in.

70.2W

OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch from Joe Root to send back Gudakesh Motie. West Indies are 9 down now. Gus Atkinson drops the ball short at the batter and Gudakesh Motie is caught off guard, gets a top edge that flies just over the wicketkeeper but Joe Root runs in from first slip and puts in a full length dive to grab the ball with his outstretched right hand.

70.14lb

FOUR LEG BYES! Gus Atkinson bowls an inswinger on the pads of Gudakesh Motie who looks to flick it, but gets a hit on the pads and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence for four leg byes.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 70 overs : 255/8

G Motie8 (6)

J Seales0 (1)

C Woakes18-3-69-3

69.61lb

Hits the length on top of the stumps. Gudakesh Motie looks to pull it but gets a hit high on the thigh pads for a single from fine leg.

69.50

Bangs in short at the batter. Gudakesh Motie ducks down and lets the ball go.

69.44

FOUR! Two in two! Chris Woakes pitches this one up on the lin eof the stumps and Gudakesh Motie clears out the front leg and launches the ball up and over the head of mid on for his second boundary of the innings. Crucial runs for West Indies.

69.34

FOUR! Wild slash but four. Chris Woakes pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Gudakesh Motie slashes the ball hard from the crease and gets an outside edge flying over point for a boundary.

69.20

Fuller on the off stump line. Gudakesh Motie takes the front foot and blocks it off well.

69.10

BEATEN! Suddenly the ball looks to be swinging well! Chris Woakes hits the length on top fo the off stump and gets the ball to swing away from the left-hander. Gudakesh Motie looks to play at it but misses it completely.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 69 overs : 246/8

J Seales0 (1)

G Motie0 (0)

G Atkinson17-1-58-3

68.60

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

Jayden Seales comes out to the middle now.

68.5W

OUT! TIMBER! Perfect away swinger from a fuller length with pace! Gus Atkinson gets the set man Jason Holder. Runs in hard and bowls a superb away swinging yorker on the line of the stumps. Jason Holder is cramped on the crease and looks to flick the ball through mid-wicket but the away movement misses his bat completely. The ball rushes on to hit the middle stump and Jason Holder has to walk back after a well-played innings.

68.42

Another short ball at Jason Holder, and this time he pulls it along the ground, infront of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

68.30

Bangs it in short at the batter. Jason Holder looks to pull it but misses the ball completely.

68.20

Hits the deck hard on the good length on top of the off stump. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and offers a defence towards covers.

68.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Jason Holder stays back and slaps the ball to point.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 68 overs : 244/7

A Joseph15 (31)

J Holder57 (107)

C Woakes17-3-61-3

67.6W

OUT! TAKEN! Chris Woakes gets his third now! So, the extra ball has helped England here and Alzarri Joseph goes back after an entertaining 15 here. This one is full again and around off, shapes away, Alzarri Joseph tries tp slog it across the line again but gets it from the toe-end of his bat, the ball loops up towards mid off where Ben Stokes takes a simple catch. He points straight away to Woakes and this shows that the plan has been executed successfully here. West Indies seven down now!

67.63nb

Pitched up and outside off, Alzarri Joseph tries to play at it but gets an outside edge towards wide of third man for a brace. Another No Ball.

Drinks! West Indies are 244/7 as Chris Woakes picks up Alzarri Joseph and the umpires call for drinks in the final session. England have worked really hard to pick up the two wickets, but Jason Holder is still out there and he will be the key to how much the Windies post here. The hosts will now want to wrap things up quickly and give their openers around half-an-hour to bat on Day 1. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.

67.61nb

Slower one, full but angling down the leg side, Alzarri Joseph steps out but fails to flick it away. Oh..wait! Woakes has overstepped here, It is a No Ball.

67.50

Short of a length and on middle, gets some extra bounce on that one, Alzarri Joseph tries to pull it away but misses.

67.40

Swing and a miss! Chris Woakes serves this full and just outside off, Alzarri Joseph has a wild heave across the line but only connects with thin air.

67.31

Goes fuller but on the pads, Jason Holder easily flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

67.21

Back of a length and on middle, angling, Alzarri Joseph moves across and pats it to the leg side for a single.

67.10

Jaffa! Chris Woakes hits the good length, on the sixth stump line, angles in and then straightens, Alzarri Joseph tries to play at that but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 67 overs : 238/6

J Holder56 (106)

A Joseph12 (24)

G Atkinson16-1-56-2

66.60

Overpitched and on off, Jason Holder is happy to fend it away. These two are now starting to frustrate the England bowlers.

66.51

Uppish but safe again! Overpitched and outside off, Alzarri Joseph throws his bat at it, skews it away towards deep point for a single.

66.40

Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Alzarri Joseph stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

66.30

A bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph ducks under it.

66.20

On a length and on off, Alzarri Joseph taps it towards short covers.

66.10

Fuller and on middle, Alzarri Joseph knocks it back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 66 overs : 237/6

J Holder56 (105)

A Joseph11 (19)

C Woakes16-3-55-2

65.60

Pitched up, on middle, Jason Holder is solid in his defense.

65.51

Slower one, on a length and on middle, Alzarri Joseph clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

65.40

Short of a length and outside off, Alzarri Joseph reaches for it and flat-bats it towards wide of mid off.

65.30

Good length and on off, Alzarri Joseph blocks it down the pitch.

65.20

Just short! Chris Woakes pitches it up, on middle, straightens a bit, Alzarri Joseph tries to defend it from his crease but gets an outside edge that falls just in front of Zak Crawley at gully.

65.10

Short of a length and around off, Alzarri Joseph looks to pull but gets a bottom edge onto the leg side.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 65 overs : 236/6

J Holder56 (104)

A Joseph10 (14)

G Atkinson15-1-55-2

64.60

Back of a length and around off, Jason Holder thinks about pushing it away but withdraws from the shot in the end.

64.51

Very full and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph flicks it away towards deep square leg for a single.

64.40

Good bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph watches it well and ducks under it.

64.30

Back of a length and just outside off, Alzarri Joseph leaves it alone.

64.24

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight fro Gus Atkinson, angling in as well, Alzarri Joseph glances it away nicely towards the fine leg fence and gets himself a good boundary.

64.10

Fuller and around off, shaping away, Alzarri Joseph lifts his hands up and lets it go to the keeper.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 64 overs : 231/6

A Joseph5 (9)

J Holder56 (103)

C Woakes15-3-54-2

63.61

Pitched up and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph clips it towards deep square leg for one. 6 runs off the over!

63.52

Showing some intent here! Back of a length and outside off, Alzarri Joseph throws the kitchen sink at it, there is no protection in the deep and this one is sliced over point for a couple of more runs.

63.40

Overpitched and on off, Alzarri Joseph drills it hard but straight to mid off.

63.32

Uppish bit safe! Pitched up and around off, Alzarri Joseph tries to loft it away with a straight bat, mistimes it a bit but it goes well over extra covers. Two runs taken.

63.20

Interesting! Alzarri Joseph decides to come forward to negate the swing, Chris Woakes serves this full, on middle, angling in, Joseph fails to flick it away.

63.11

Fuller delivery, on middle, swinging in, Jason Holder tries to drive it on the up but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 63 overs : 225/6

A Joseph0 (4)

J Holder55 (102)

G Atkinson14-1-50-2

62.60

Close! Fuller in length, on middle, shaping in sharply, Alzarri Joseph just manages to get an inside edge onto his pads. That saves him there or else it would have been plumb.

62.50

Pitches it up and around off, Alzarri Joseph offers no shot at it.

62.40

BEAUTY! Gus Atkinson hits the hard length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Alzarri Joseph steps across and looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

62.30

Back of a length and outside off, shaping further away, Alzarri Joseph lets it go.

62.21

Fuller one and around off, Jason Holder drives it through cover-point for a single.

62.10

On a length and on middle, Jason Holder blocks it out.

Alzarri Joseph is the new batter for West Indies.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 62 overs : 224/6

Da Silva49 (99)

J Holder54 (100)

C Woakes14-3-48-2

61.6W

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Chris Woakes gets his man now! Nice set up from him and England have finally managed to break this partnership. Woakes was bowling in-swingers after in-swingers, but this time decides to get it to shape away, lands this back of a length, and in that channel outside off, Joshua Da Silva is not expecting that line and just tentatively has a poke at it without any footwork gets a thin outside edge behind where Jamie Smith takes an easy catch. A fighting knock from JDS comes to and end here!

61.50

Pitched up again, on middle, angling in again, Joshua Da Silva tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but that is turned down.

61.44b

FOUR BYES! West Indies won't mind that one bit! Chris Woakes goes much fuller this time, this one swings in a long way to the leg side, Joshua Da Silva misses his flick, Jamie Smith dives to his left but fails to stop it as the ball runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

61.30

Length again, on middle, Joshua Da Silva gets behind the line of it and blocks it out solidly as the ball rolls towards short covers.

61.20

On a length and angling into leg, Joshua Da Silva clips it away to short mid-wicket.

61.10

Fuller and on off, Joshua Da Silva taps it towards short covers.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 61 overs : 220/5

Da Silva49 (93)

J Holder54 (100)

M Wood16-2-52-2

60.61

Hard-length delivery, on leg again, Joshua Da Silva nudges it away with soft hands towards fine leg for one.

60.50

Bangs this into the pitch, on leg, this one does not bounce that much, Joshua Da Silva still ducks under it.

60.41

Goes for the yorker but serves a full toss, on middle, Jason Holder clips it towards mid-wicket for a run.

60.30

Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays back in his crease and pats it down in front of short covers.

60.20

Swing and a miss! Mark Wood bangs in a bouncer around leg, Jason Holder clears his front leg away early and tries to pull it away but fails to connect.

60.11

Short of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva swipes it through square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 60 overs : 217/5

J Holder53 (97)

Da Silva47 (90)

C Woakes13-2-48-1

59.60

A bouncer now, just outside off, Jason Holder sways away from it.

59.50

Goes fuller but down the leg side, Jason Holder misses his flick.

59.42

Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder knows mid on is up, takes the risk and tries to heave it away, does not time it that well but gets enough to go over that fielder. Two more runs added to the total.

59.30

Good-length delivery around off, shaping away, Jason Holder leaves it alone.

59.20

Overpitched and on middle, Jason Holder drills it down the pitch but mid on covers it well.

59.12

FIFTY FOR HOLDER! That's why experience matters, a brilliant half-century from him and the Windies needed it. This is full and around off, Jason Holder drives it past mid off for a brace. That also brings up the 100-run partnership between these two batters.

Chris Woakes (12-2-44-1) comes back into the attack for England.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 59 overs : 213/5

Da Silva47 (90)

J Holder49 (91)

M Wood15-2-49-2

58.60

MAIDEN OVER! Short of a length and on the sixth stump line, Joshua Da Silva hops up again but is in much more control and keeps it out to the off side.

58.50

Length again, on the pads, Joshua Da Silva finds square leg again with his flick.

58.40

On a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva flicks it straight to square leg.

58.30

No short leg and the ball goes exactly there! Mark Wood bangs in another fiery bouncer, on middle, Joshua Da Silva hops up and just keeps his bat in front of him, it goes off his gloves and loops up to the short leg region. Stokes has his hands on his head!

58.20

Good bouncer on middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva goes for the pull but it just goes over his bat. He is disappointed with himself.

58.10

Back of a length and on the body of the batter, Joshua Da Silva clips it towards square leg.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 58 overs : 213/5

Da Silva47 (84)

J Holder49 (91)

S Bashir8-0-41-0

57.61

Another short delivery around off, Joshua Da Silva punches it off the back foot through covers for one.

57.50

Pushed through quicker, shortish and angling in, Joshua Da Silva moves back but has no room, swats it to short mid-wicket.

57.41

Drags his length back, on middle, Jason Holder easily works it away through mid-wicket for a run.

57.30

Flatter, full and on middle, Jason Holder defends it on the front foot.

57.21

Floated, short and on middle, Joshua Da Silva flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single.

57.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joshua Da Silva strides out and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 57 overs : 210/5

J Holder48 (89)

Da Silva45 (80)

M Wood14-1-49-2

56.60

Much fuller now, on middle, Jason Holder drills it towards mid on.

56.50

Hits the length hard this time, on middle, shaping away, Jason Holder fails to work it away and gets hit high on the pads.

56.40

A huge appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Mark Wood bowls another good bouncer, on middle and leg, Jason Holder tries the pull but loses his shape a bit, the ball goes past the outside edge and deflects off the left shoulder to the keeper. No review taken.

56.30

Short of a length and on off, Jason Holder rides the bounce well and keeps it out in front of point.

56.21

Back of a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva flicks it towards deep square leg for a single.

56.10

Fiery! Mark Wood bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, Joshua Da Silva is already on his back foot and tries to go for the pull but gets beaten by the pace.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 56 overs : 209/5

J Holder48 (85)

Da Silva44 (78)

S Bashir7-0-38-0

55.60

Fires this one full, on middle, Jason Holder turns it to the leg side.

55.51

In the air....safe! Flighted, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva tries to go for the slog across the line, but only manages to get a top edge, the ball lands safely in front of the incoming sweeper cover fielder. They cross. Very fortunate for JDS!

55.41

Short again, on middle, Jason Holder moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

55.30

Quicker, short and on middle, Jason Holder pushes it down the pitch, Shoaib Bashir moves to his right and stops the single.

55.20

Floated, full and around middle, Jason Holder knocks it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

55.10

Tossed up, full and on off, Jason Holder prods forward and blocks it out.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 55 overs : 207/5

J Holder47 (80)

Da Silva43 (77)

M Wood13-1-48-2

54.61

Good length, on leg, Jason Holder works it away through square leg for one.

54.50

Back of a length and around leg, Jason Holder nudges it wide of short fine, the fielder dives to his right to make a good stop.

54.44

FOUR! Powered away! Jason Holder expects the short ball and clears his front leg away very early, Wood as expected bangs this into the pitch, Holder stands tall and hammers it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary.

54.31

Short again, on middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.

54.24

FOUR! Gets it away! Hard length and down the leg side, Joshua Da Silva just has to get some bat on that, glances it away nicely towards the vacant fine leg fence for a boundary.

54.12

Short of a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 54 overs : 195/5

J Holder42 (77)

Da Silva36 (74)

S Bashir6-0-36-0

53.60

Flatter, fullish and on middle, Jason Holder turns it to the leg side.

53.50

Another short delivery, on middle, Jason Holder punches it towards mid on.

53.40

Short again, on leg, Jason Holder clips it to square leg.

53.30

A bit short and on middle, Jason Holder pushes it back to the bowler.

53.21

Juat wide! Floated, short and on middle, turns in sharply, Joshua Da Silva stays back clip it away, gets an inside edge just past Ollie Pope at leg slip. A single is taken.

53.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joshua Da Silva drills it back towards the bowler.

We are back! The umpires and the players take the field to start the Third Session on Day 1 of this 3rd Test match. West Indies batting first are 194/5 with Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva at the crease building a partnership after losing a few quick wickets. England looking to break this pair and move into the tail of the West Indies. Let's see what happens after the break. Shoaib Bashir to start the proceedings after TEA. Let's Play!

... DAY 1, LAST SESSION ...

SESSION SUMMARY - 97 runs and 2 wickets in 27 overs! It’s been a hard-fought session from both sides! England started strong, with Mark Wood delivering an excellent spell to dismiss the set Windies skipper. Kraigg Brathwaite might feel a bit unlucky, falling to a leg-side strangle after scoring a gritty half-century. Kavem Hodge didn't last long either, falling to Chris Woakes after a poor judgment. However, the visitors mounted a spirited fightback. Jason Holder looked solid from the outset, with Joshua Da Silva offering steady support. Initially, runs were hard to come by, but as the session progressed, they began finding the gaps and rotating the strike effectively, and have added 79 crucial runs together Despite a few close calls, they didn’t offer many chances to the English bowlers. They’ve navigated this session without further losses and will aim to build on this partnership post-Tea. Meanwhile, the hosts will be eager to strike early and wrap things up quickly. Join us for the third session at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 53 overs : 194/5

J Holder42 (73)

Da Silva35 (72)

M Wood12-1-36-2

52.60

Another ball from a shorter length on top of the stumps. Jason Holder blocks it well from the crease and walks away to the hut as the Umpires declare TEA.

52.50

Another good bouncer with pace and Jason Holder stays back in the crease and drops the ball down on the crease.

52.41

On the pads from a shorter length. Joshua Da Silva pulls it along the ground to fine leg for a single.

52.31

Drops the length short again allowing Jason Holder to pull the ball to deep square leg for a single.

52.20

A very good bouncer at the batter with pace. Jason Holder gets a hit straight on the gloves and the ball falls down on the crease.

52.11

Runs in hard from around the wicket angle to the right-hander and bangs it short. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 52 overs : 191/5

J Holder41 (69)

Da Silva33 (70)

S Bashir5-0-35-0

51.64

FOUR! SHOT! Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the off stump line and Jason Holder stands ready, slams the ball up and over the fielder at mid off for another superb boundary.

51.50

Another ball from the shorter length on the stumps. Jason Holder flicks the ball to mid-wicket from the crease.

51.40

Drops the length back on the stumps. Jason Holder stays back and drives the ball to mid on.

51.30

Flights the ball up on the stumps. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and blocks the ball.

51.23

Another ball up on the off stump, allowing Joshua Da Silva to play a cover drive to the left of mid off and the batters run three more.

51.11

Fuller outside the off stump line. Jason Holder drives it straight to sweeper covers for a single.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 51 overs : 183/5

J Holder36 (64)

Da Silva30 (69)

M Wood11-1-33-2

50.61

Jason Holder easily flicks the short ball to deep square leg from the crease and gets a good single to end the over.

50.50

Another bouncer at the batter. Jason Holder ducks down and lets the ball go through.

50.41

Joshua Da Silva pulls the short ball this time towards deep square leg for a single.

50.30

Bangs it short outside the leg stump line. Joshua Da Silva lets the ball go through.

50.20

Comes from around the wicket and bowls the ball on a shorter length at the batter. Joshua Da Silva is on the crease and he drops the ball down.

50.10

Bangs in short at the batter. Joshua Da Silva looks to pull the ball hard but misses it completely.

Mark Wood (10-1-31-2) comes back into the attack now.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 50 overs : 181/5

J Holder35 (62)

Da Silva29 (65)

S Bashir4-0-27-0

49.66

SIX! BANG! Jason Holder hits the first of the innings! Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the line of the off stump and Jason Holder slams the ball long over the head of the bowler for a huge maximum.

49.54

FOUR! Times it well this time! Shoaib Bashir tosses the ball up on the line of the stumps and Jason Holder launches the ball well over Ben Stokes at mid on and the ball runs away to the boundary on the bounce.

49.40

Floats the ball up outside the off stump line and Jason Holder goes for a wild swing, in the end, manages to get an inside edge onto the pads.

49.31

Another ball halfway on the off stump. Joshua Da Silva uses his wrists to turn the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

49.20

Just short at the pads this time. Joshua Da Silva taps it from the crease to short fine leg.

49.10

Drops the length back on top of the off stump. Joshua Da Silva stays back and blocks it off well.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 49 overs : 170/5

J Holder25 (59)

Da Silva28 (62)

G Atkinson13-1-49-2

48.60

Another ball from a shorter length at the batter. Jason Holder gets down and sees it through.

48.51

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva taps the ball to the right of point for a single.

48.43

Pitches this fuller on the off stump line with pace and Jason Holder takes out a drive to the right of mid off and runs three runs. Good running by the batters.

48.30

Another good bumper just outside the off stump line. Jason Holder ducks down and lets the ball go through.

48.21

Bangs a short ball at the batter. Joshua Da Silva pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

48.10

Holds the length back at the batter. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 48 overs : 165/5

J Holder22 (56)

Da Silva26 (59)

S Bashir3-0-16-0

47.60

Just short on the stumps. Jason Holder gets deep in the crease and taps the ball back to the bowler.

47.54

FOUR! Cheeky! Shoaib Bashir floats the ball on the stumps with pace, fuller in length and Jason Holder executes the paddle sweep to perfection to the fine leg boundary line for a boundary.

47.40

Flighted ball on the off stump line. Jason Holder offers a front foot block back to the bowler.

47.30

Drops the length back on the stumps. Jason Holder slicks the ball straight to mid-wicket from the crease.

47.22

Flights the ball outside the off stump line. Jason Holder drives the ball to the right of point and runs a couple of runs.

47.11

Tossed up on the line of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva drives the ball to long on for a single.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 47 overs : 158/5

J Holder16 (51)

Da Silva25 (58)

G Atkinson12-1-44-2

46.60

Holds the length back again outside the off stump. Jason Holder drops the bat and sees it through.

46.50

Hits the good length outside the off stump line. Jason Holder gets back in the crease and lets the ball go through.

46.41

Another short ball on the top of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

46.30

Bangs a short ball at the batter. Joshua Da Silva ducks down and lets the ball go through.

46.21

Drops the length back at the batter. Jason Holder flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

46.10

A bouncer, on middle and leg, Jason Holder ducks under it.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 46 overs : 156/5

Da Silva24 (56)

J Holder15 (47)

S Bashir2-0-9-0

45.60

Holds the length back on the line of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva stays back in the crease and blocks it off well.

45.50

Flighted delivery on the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva offers a good front foot block.

45.41

Floats the ball up on the line of the stumps. Jason Holder slams the ball to long on for just a single.

45.30

Holds the length back on the stumps. Jason Holder stays on the crease and blocks it off back to the bowler.

45.21

On the pads from a fuller length. Joshua Da Silva taps it to long on for a run.

45.10

Floats the ball fuller outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva drives the ball straight to point.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 45 overs : 154/5

J Holder14 (45)

Da Silva23 (52)

B Stokes11-0-29-0

44.64

FOUR! Width and punished! Jason Holder picks the gap this time as Ben Stokes pitches the ball up outside the off stump, allowing Jason Holder to free his arms and slap the ball to the right of point for a good boundary.

44.50

Too full outside the off stump and Jason Holder plays a good drive but straight to the man at point.

44.41

Holds the length back on top of the leg stump line. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. 150 up for West Indies now!

44.30

Swings one into the right-hander from a fuller length.  Joshua Da Silva blocks it off the front foot towards mid on.

44.20

Fuller on the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva looks to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

44.10

Pitches the ball on a good length outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva takes the front foot out and blocks it off.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 44 overs : 149/5

J Holder10 (43)

Da Silva22 (48)

S Bashir1-0-7-0

43.60

Floats one up on the off stump line. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and knocks it off well.

43.51

Just short at the stumps. Joshua Da Silva taps it to deep square leg for a run.

43.40

Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva offers a front foot block.

43.32

Just short at the stumps. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

43.20

Floats one fuller on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva flicks it to mid-wicket.

43.14

FOUR! Joshua Da Silva welcomes Shoaib Bashir into the attack with a superb boundary! Shoaib Bashir tosses the ball up on the line of the stumps and Joshua Da Silva slaps the ball over the head of mid-wicket for a boundary on the bounce. What a shot.

We will see some spin for the first time on Day 1. The hero from the last game, Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack now.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 43 overs : 142/5

Da Silva15 (43)

J Holder10 (42)

B Stokes10-0-24-0

42.61

On the pads from the good length. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

42.50

Full toss outside the off stump line, and Joshua Da Silva drives it straight to covers off the front foot.

42.40

Another ball nipping back into the right-hander but too high for the stumps. Joshua Da Silva gets a hit high on the back leg as he is caught on the crease.

42.30

Just short outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva gets deep in the crease and drops the ball towards point.

42.20

Gets one to nip back in from the length on top of the leg stump line. Joshua Da Silva gets a hit on the front pads and the ball rolls away towards covers.

42.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva stays on the crease and blocks the ball well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 42 overs : 141/5

J Holder10 (42)

Da Silva14 (37)

G Atkinson11-1-42-2

41.60

Brings the length back on top of the stumps. Jason Holder is on the crease and he taps the ball back to the bowler to end the over.

41.50

Swings one into the right-hander from a good length on the middle stump line. Jason Holder plays a good on drive but straight to mid on.

41.41

Flicked away from the pads, towards deep square leg for a single. Gus Atkinson strays down the leg side this time.

41.30

Just short at the batter again. Joshua Da Silva stays inside the crease and flicks the ball down towards mid-wicket.

41.20

Hits the length hard on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva offers a good front foot block back to the bowler.

41.10

Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva stays on the crease and knocks it off well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 41 overs : 140/5

J Holder10 (40)

Da Silva13 (33)

B Stokes9-0-23-0

40.60

Just short on top of the off stump line. Jason Holder stays back in the crease and flicks the ball towards mid on to end the over.

40.50

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Jason Holder offers a front foot defence back to the bowler.

40.40

Hits the length outside the off stump line. Jason Holder stays on the crease and knocks the ball towards covers.

40.31

Another bumper at the batter with pace. Joshua Da Silva pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

40.20

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Joshua Da Silva blocks it off the front foot towards covers.

40.10

Bangs in the short ball at the batter. Joshua Da Silva stays back in the crease and knocks it away towards point.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 40 overs : 139/5

J Holder10 (37)

Da Silva12 (30)

G Atkinson10-1-41-2

39.60

A good bumper at the batter with pace. Jason Holder looks to pull it away but gets a glove on the back and it falls on the crease.

39.50

On the pads this time, fuller in length. Jason Holder taps it towards mid on from the crease.

39.40

Bowls it fuller outside the off stump. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid off.

39.30

Nails a brilliant yorker on the middle stump line and Jason Holder blocks it off from the crease well.

39.20

Pitches the ball on a fuller length on top of the off stump. Jason Holder drives it off the front foot to mid on.

39.11

Just short at the pads. Joshua Da Silva flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Drinks! England managed to pick a couple more wickets in the first hour after Lunch. It's the pair of Joshua Da Silva and Jason Holder at the crease stitching a partnership, but they are also finding it hard to score freely. The English bowlers have a good grip on the game and they know that this is the last recognised batting pair Let's see what happens after the break.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 39 overs : 138/5

Da Silva11 (29)

J Holder10 (32)

B Stokes8-0-22-0

38.61

Back of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva swipes it through square leg for a single. England would like to get a couple of more wickets before Tea.

38.50

Pitched up and outside off, shaping away, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards gully.

38.40

That's a beauty! The England skipper has bowled really well without getting much reward here. He lands this on a hard length, in that channel outside off, Joshua Da Silva looks to push it away but misses as the ball zips past the outside edge.

38.30

Touch fuller, on middle, shaping in and keeps low as well, Joshua Da Silva stays back in his crease and manages to block it out.

38.20

Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Joshua Da Silva slashes hard at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

38.10

Good length and around off, Joshua Da Silva keeps it out to the off side.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 38 overs : 137/5

Da Silva10 (23)

J Holder10 (32)

C Woakes12-2-44-1

37.61

Big in-swinger from Chris Woakes, on middle, Joshua Da Silva whips it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

37.50

A loopy slower on, on a yorker length, Joshua Da Silva reads it well and digs it out to the off side.

37.40

Back of a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point.

37.30

On a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva knocks it towards mid on.

37.20

Full again and on off, Joshua Da Silva drives it nicely but towards mid off.

37.10

Fuller and on middle, Joshua Da Silva knocks it down the pitch.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 37 overs : 136/5

J Holder10 (32)

Da Silva9 (17)

B Stokes7-0-21-0

36.60

Massive appeal again from England! The umpire turns it down, but Ben Stokes decides to take the review on his own bowling. This is pitched up once more, on middle, shaping in a shy bit, Jason Holder prods forward to block, and his bat is pretty close to his pad when he connects with the ball. Really hard for the naked eye to see. UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is close to the bat, but the bat is also very close to the pads. The third umpire sees a couple of different angles and deems that it is bat first. England only have one review left now!

36.50

Full again and just outside off, Jason Holder offers no shot at it.

36.40

Goes fuller and on middle, Jason Holder drills it down to mid on.

36.34

FOUR! Very, very lucky! Ben Stokes lands this on a good length and around off, shaping in a bit, Jason Holder tries to push it away but throwing his hands on that one, gets an inside edge that just goes past the stumps and runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

36.20

Back of a length, on middle again, nips back in this time, Jason Holder once again fails to get bat on that and wear it on the thigh pads.

36.10

Hard-length delivery, on middle, nips away, Jason Holder tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Holder is not happy with himself there.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 36 overs : 132/5

Da Silva9 (17)

J Holder6 (26)

C Woakes11-2-43-1

35.60

Very full and outside off, Joshua Da Silva drills it nicely wide of point, but Ollie Pope makes a good diving stop to his right.

35.51

Short of a length and on off, Jason Holder dabs it wide of point for a run.

35.41

Pitches it up, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

35.30

A huge shout for LBW this time, the umpire says no! Chris Woakes lands this on a good length, on middle, angling in and keeps a bit low, Joshua Da Silva fails to flick it away but gets hit on the pads. It looks like going down the leg side, but Ben Stokes takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it is indeed going down the leg. England lose one review!

35.20

A full in-swinger, but this one goes a bit too much down the leg, Joshua Da Silva steps across to whip it away but misses.

35.10

Fuller in length, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva knocks it towards mid on.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 35 overs : 130/5

J Holder5 (25)

Da Silva8 (12)

B Stokes6-0-17-0

34.60

Overpitched and outside off, Jason Holder tries to drive it on the up, but slices it a bit towards point.

34.50

Pulls his length back and around off, nips away, Jason Holder tries to push it away but gets an outside edge along the ground towards gully.

34.51nb

Goes fuller and on middle, shaping away a bit, Jason Holder drills it without much timing down the ground, mid on mops it up. Stokes has overstepped here. NO BALL!

34.40

Back of a length and on off, Jason Holder pats it down to short covers.

34.30

Length again, on middle, Jason Holder gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

34.20

Good length this time, on the sixth stump line, shapes away, Jason Holder lets it go to the keeper.

34.10

Ben Stokes straight away goes full and outside off, Jason Holder leaves it alone.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 34 overs : 129/5

Da Silva8 (12)

J Holder5 (18)

C Woakes10-2-41-1

33.60

Fullish and around off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it wide of short covers and sets off for the but is sent back.

33.53

Short of a length and outside off, Jason Holder gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it through cover-point and pushes for the third, getting it quite easily in the end.

33.40

Overpitched, on middle, Jason Holder plays a beautiful straight drive down the pitch, Chris Woakes does well to get a hand on that on his follow-through as the ball rolls onto hit the stumps at the non-striker's end.

33.31

On a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva clips it through square leg for a single.

33.20

Goes a bit fuller, on middle, this one straightens off the deck, Joshua Da Silva gets squared up as the ball goes off the outside edge along the ground towards point.

33.10

Good length, on middle, nips back in sharply, Joshua Da Silva manages well to nudge it towards mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 33 overs : 125/5

J Holder2 (16)

Da Silva7 (8)

M Wood10-1-31-2

32.60

Pitches it up, on off, Jason Holder is solid in his defense again.

32.51lb

A shout for LBW, but turned down! Mark Wood nails the yorker, on middle and leg, swings away a bit late, Joshua Da Silva fails to dig it out as the ball goes off his boot towards fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. Ben Stokes decides against the review!

32.41

Overpitched and around off, Jason Holder drives it through covers for a single.

32.30

Full again and angling down the leg side, Jason Holder fails to get bat on that, it goes off his pads wide of the keeper, Jamie Smith dives to his left and makes a half-stop. The parries behind him and could have easily gone onto hit the helmet. Smith gets a bit lucky.

32.20

Goes very full but way down the leg side, Jason Holder looks to glance it away but misses.

32.10

Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays in his crease and blocks it back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 32 overs : 123/5

J Holder1 (11)

Da Silva7 (7)

C Woakes9-2-37-1

31.61

Risky run! On a length and on middle, Jason Holder nudges it wide of short mid-wicket and sets off for the run, Ollie Pope runs to it but fails to pick up and throw it, Holder makes his ground.

31.50

Oh..that is close! Touch fuller and on off, this one nips back in sharply and keeps low as well, Jason Holder stays back and somehow manages to get his bat in the right place to block it out.

31.40

Back of a length and on off, shaping in this time, Jason Holder keeps it out towards point.

31.30

BEATEN! Good length but just around off, shapes away, Jason Holder just tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

31.21

Full again and around middle, Joshua Da Silva clips it with a half stride forward wide of mid on for a single. That is a risky shot to play. If he misses, it will be plumb in front.

31.12

Pitched up, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva flicks it away nicely through square leg for a brace.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 31 overs : 119/5

J Holder0 (7)

Da Silva4 (5)

M Wood9-1-30-2

30.60

Maiden over! Continues with the fuller length, on middle, gets it to swing away late, Jason Holder just about manages to get his bat down in the correct line and keeps it out.

30.50

Mark Wood goes for the yorker, but does not quite get that right, very full, on the stumps. Jason Holder gets his bat down in time nicely and knocks it to mid off.

30.40

A bit fuller, on off, Jason Holder prods forward and plays a solid front foot defense.

30.30

On a length, on middle, angling in, Jason Holder pats it down to mid on.

30.20

Tempter outside off again, full as well and shaping away, Jason Holder happy to leave it.

30.10

Fuller and outside off, swings away, Jason Holder lets it go to the keeper.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 30 overs : 119/5

Da Silva4 (5)

J Holder0 (1)

C Woakes8-2-33-1

29.64

FOUR! Another Windies batter gets off the mark with a boundary! This is short of a length and just outside off, Joshua Da Silva stands tall, opens the face of the bat and guides it away, gets just enough timing on that to go to the deep point fence for four runs.

29.50

Full again but swinging in a long way down the leg, Joshua Da Silva misses his flick, the ball goes off his pads behind where Jamie Smith dives to his left to stop it.

29.40

Touch fuller, on off, angles in and then straightens a bit, Joshua Da Silva gets behind the line and blocks it out.

29.30

Hard length and on off again, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point.

29.20

Back of a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva dabs it to backward point.

Joshua Da Silva comes out to bat now.

29.1W

OUT! TIMBER! Chris Woakes joins the party now! That is honestly a shocking leave from the batter. However, credit goes to Woakes who has bowled a log outswingers in his spell, but this time keeps it straight and on a good length, Kavem Hodge stays back and lifts his arms thinking it will shape away again. However, this one just straightens a bit and clips the off pole. West Indies lose half their side and are in a spot of bother!

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 29 overs : 115/4

J Holder0 (1)

K Hodge13 (10)

M Wood8-0-30-2

28.60

Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays back and blocks it out.

Jason Holder is the next man in.

28.5W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Strangled down the leg side! Mark Wood gets the big fish here and sends the Windies skipper back to the hut. This is not a wicket-taking delivery, but the amount of times he went past the edge, the Englishman probably deserved this. This is short of a length and way down the leg side, Kraigg Brathwaite throws his hands at it to pull it away, but only manages to glove it behind, Jamie Smith dives forward, fumbles it but takes it on the second attempt around his chest. Kraigg Brathwaite has to walk back after a nice half-century and West Indies lose their fourth now.

28.41

Back of a length and around middle, Kavem Hodge pulls it from the front foot towards deep square leg for a single.

28.30

Overpitched and on middle, angling in this time, Kavem Hodge tucks it to short mid-wicket.

28.24

FOUR! A bit streaky! Pitched up and again and on off, shaping away again, Kavem Hodge gets squared up again, gets an outside edge that races away between gully and backward point for a boundary. Wood is setting the batter up here!

28.10

Good bowling! Fuller and on middle, swings away sharply, Kavem Hodge stays on his crease to block, gets squared up and just manages to get some bat on that.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 28 overs : 110/3

K Brathwaite61 (85)

K Hodge8 (6)

C Woakes7-2-29-0

27.60

Hits the length hard and in that channel outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite has no intention of playing at that,

27.54

FOUR! Cut away! Chris Woakes bangs this onto the pitch and just outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite is never going to miss out on that, accepts the width on offer and smacks it over point for a boundary.

27.40

Good length, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite gets behind the line of it and blocks it down the pitch.

27.30

Back of a length and well outside the reach of the batter, Kraigg Brathwaite leaves it alone.

27.20

On a length and around middle, Kraigg Brathwaite nudges it towards mid-wicket.

27.13

Chris Woakes begins with a full delivery, on off, shaping away, Kavem Hodge drives it nicely through covers, it slows down a bit giving the fielder the chance to collect it. Three runs taken.

Chris Woakes will bowl the second over after LUNCH for England.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 27 overs : 103/3

K Hodge5 (5)

K Brathwaite57 (80)

M Wood7-0-25-1

26.61

Back of a length and outside off, Kavem Hodge drags it from there and swipes it through square leg for a run.

26.50

That swung a lot! Mark Wood goes full and on off, swings away a long way, Kavem Hodge lets it go, Jamie Smith has to collect it in front of first slip.

26.40

Short of a length and well outside off, Kavem Hodge lets it go to the keeper.

26.34

FOUR! Great shot to get off the mark! Mark Wood tries to bang this short but this one does not bounce that much, Kavem Hodge adjusts well to the length and pulls it with disdain towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

26.20

Good-length delivery around off, shaping away a bit, Kavem Hodge initially looks to play at it but withdraws at the last moment.

26.11

Runs straight after Lunch! Mark Wood hits the length hard, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

We are back! Kraigg Brathwaite and Alick Athanaze are back on the crease to start the Second Session on Day 1. England finished the first session on a high and will be looking to continue the same momentum after Lunch. Mark Wood to start the proceedings. Let's Play!

... DAY 1, SECOND SESSION ...

Kirk McKenzie, batting at number three, showed intent with some elegant strokes, striking three boundaries against Atkinson. However, his promising start was cut short by Mark Wood, who cleaned him up for 12 in the following over. This dismissal jolted the West Indies, who were looking to consolidate after the loss of the first wicket. Alick Athanaze then joined Brathwaite at the crease, hoping to stabilize the innings. However, his stay was brief and disappointing. Attempting to play a pull shot, Athanaze ended up dragging the ball onto his stumps for just two runs, a dismissal that came right on the stroke of Lunch and further dented the West Indies' prospects. West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first, with Brathwaite and Louis opening the innings. The English bowlers extracted plenty of movement with the brand-new cherry, repeatedly beating the bat and creating numerous opportunities. Despite the early movement, the openers managed to survive initially, only for England to bounce back strongly in the latter part of the session. Stay tuned for the exciting Second session coming your way. Join us back at 6.10 pm IST (12.40 pm GMT)

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and his opening partner Mikyle Louis managed to survive the challenging opening hour. Brathwaite, looking solid at the crease, capitalized on loose deliveries, while Louis took his time to settle in. The duo's resilience saw them take their partnership past the 50-run mark, frustrating the English bowlers who consistently beat the bat without initial success. Brathwaite reached his 30th Test fifty with a composed knock off 70 balls, a testament to his steady hand at the top of the order. The breakthrough for England came when Gus Atkinson, maintaining his impressive form, induced an edge from Louis, who was caught behind for 26. This ended a 76-run opening stand and provided the much-needed breakthrough for the hosts.

England get the third wicket in the second hour of the first session of Day 1 as the players and the Umpires walk off for LUNCH. Lunch on day one of the third Test has been called, and West Indies find themselves at 97/3 after 26 overs. After a promising start, England's disciplined bowling turned the tide, leaving the West Indies in a precarious position. The English camp is all smiles as they head into the break, having successfully built pressure and reaped the rewards.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 26 overs : 97/3

A Athanaze2 (7)

K Brathwaite56 (79)

G Atkinson9-1-40-2

25.6W

OUT! DRAGGED ON! No, no Alick Athanaze what have you done! After a bright start, the Windies go into the break three down and we have seen this happen throughout this series. Gus Atkinson bangs this one hard into the pitch, just around off and angling away, Alick Athanaze decides to take it on, swivels and tries to pull it away, the ball does not bounce that much and he only manages to get a bottom edge back onto the stumps and throws his wicket away. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1!

25.50

Full again and on middle, Alick Athanaze this time clips it straight to mid-wicket.

25.42

Pitched up and on middle, Alick Athanaze flicks it away through mid-wicket for a brace and gets off the mark.

25.30

Goes full but once again down the leg side, Alick Athanaze has no interest of playing at that.

25.21

Short of a length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

25.21wd

Another bouncer, this time gets his line right on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite ducks under it. It is called a wide though.

25.10

A bouncer but way down the leg side, Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 25 overs : 93/2

A Athanaze0 (3)

K Brathwaite55 (77)

M Wood6-0-19-1

24.60

Is that a chance? Not really! Full and on middle, shaping in, Alick Athanaze flicks it away uppishly, the ball travels at a quick pace and hits Ollie Pope's foot at short leg. He had no chance of reacting to take the catch there but saves some runs.

24.50

Tocuh fuller and outside off, keeps low, Alick Athanaze tries to reach for it, gets a bottom edge where the fielder at gully makes a good diving stop.

24.40

Back of a length and around off, Alick Athanaze pats it out to the off side.

Alick Athanaze comes out to bat now.

24.3W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! That is an absolute jaffa from Mark Wood! It is almost unplayable when someone swings the ball at that pace. This is at 146 clicks, full and on middle, swings in late a, Kirk Mckenzie stays in his crease and looks to drive it on the up, but gets the slightest of inside edges as the middle stump gets uprooted. Three boundaries and Kirk Mckenzie's stay here is over!

24.20

On a length and on middle, Kirk Mckenzie stays back and blocks it down the pitch.

24.11

Pitched up and outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite reaches out and drills it to deep point for a single.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 24 overs : 92/1

K Mckenzie12 (7)

K Brathwaite54 (76)

G Atkinson8-1-36-1

23.60

Touch fuller but way down the leg side, Kirk Mckenzie misses his flick. 12 runs off the over!

23.50

Good leave! On a length and on off, nips back in sharply, Kirk Mckenzie leaves it on length and the ball goes over the stumps.

23.44

FOUR! Third one of the over! This is a freebie from Gus Atkinson. He bangs this short and around off, Kirk Mckenzie stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and slaps it away through extra covers for four more runs. He is making it look easy here.

23.30

A bit fuller and outside off, angles away, Kirk Mckenzie leaves it alone.

23.24

FOUR! Positive intent! Shor of a length and well outside off, Kirk Mckenzie gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it over point point for a lovely boundary.

23.14

FOUR! Kirk Mckenzie gets off the mark in style! Gus Atkinson goes full and around off, Kirk Mckenzie leans onto his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 23 overs : 80/1

K Brathwaite54 (76)

K Mckenzie0 (1)

M Wood5-0-18-0

22.60

Overpitched and on off, Kraigg Brathwaite drills it down the pitch.

22.54

FOUR! Through the gap! Hard length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite opens the face of his bat and guides it between point and short third, both the fielders chases after it but there is a bit miscommunication between them and the ball wins the race for a boundary.

22.40

Very full this time, outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite reaches for it and knocks it towards the bowler.

Slight Halt! Kraigg Brathwaite gets a hit on the box and is taking his time to get back on the crease.

22.30

OUCH! That is going to hurt! Back of a length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Kraigg Brathwaite stays in his crease and tries to play at it but misses and gets hit straight on the box. He is down on his haunches in some pain.

22.20

Keeps a bit low! Pulls his length back, on middle, angles in and straightens a bit, Kraigg Brathwaite gets squared up trying to block it but misses, the ball just goes past the off pole.

22.10

BEATEN! Fuller one and just around off, gets it to shape away, Kraigg Brathwaite tentatively has a poke at it but misses as the ball zips past the outside edge.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 22 overs : 76/1

K Mckenzie0 (1)

K Brathwaite50 (70)

G Atkinson7-1-24-1

21.60

On a length and outside off, angling away, Kirk Mckenzie leaves it alone.

Kirk Mckenzie is the new batter in at number 3 for West Indies.

21.5W

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! It is that man, Gus Atkinson again! England finally gets the first breakthrough. This one is on a hard length and in the corridor of uncertainty, shapes away a shy bit, Mikyle Louis once again stays in his crease and tries to play at it away from his body with his feet going nowhere, this time the ball catches the outside edge and Jamie Smith makes no mistake.  Louis goes back after a gritty knock here.

21.42

Full again, on middle this time, jags back in sharply, Mikyle Louis has no room to play with it and flicks it onto his pads as the ball rolls away to deep square leg. Two runs taken.

21.30

Goes fuller now, outside off, gets it to shape in, Mikyle Louis lets it go to the keeper.

21.20

Bangs this one hard into the pitch, on off, Mikyle Louis dabs it towards point.

21.10

BEATEN! Back of a length and just around off, nips away, Mikyle Louis tries to push at it, but only with his hands and without much footwork, gets beaten on the outside edge.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 21 overs : 74/0

M Louis24 (56)

K Brathwaite50 (70)

B Stokes5-0-16-0

20.61

Short of a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis stays back and punches it wide of mid on, Wood dives to his left to make a good stop. They cross.

20.50

Goes full again and on off, Mikyle Louis takes a half-stride out and taps it to short covers.

20.40

Pitched up and well outside off, Mikyle Louis is happy to let it go.

20.30

Good length and in that channel outside off, shapes away, Mikyle Louis covers his stumps and leaves it alone.

20.21

FIFTY FOR BRATHWAITE! A captain's knock and he has finally converted one of his 40's to a half-century. On a length and around leg, Kraigg Brathwaite clips it through backward square leg for a single.

20.14

FOUR! Oh..just wide! Fuller and outside off from the English skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite throws his hands at it again, slices it uppishly and it just goes past Ollie Pope's dive at point and runs away to the fence for a boundary.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 20 overs : 68/0

K Brathwaite45 (68)

M Louis23 (52)

G Atkinson6-1-22-0

19.61

Hard length from Gus Atkinson, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite moves across and swipes it away towards deep square leg for one.

19.52

Back of a length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite guides it away, does not time it that well but gets it past point for a brace.

19.41

On a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis clips it through square leg for a single.

19.30

Good take! Short of a length and angling down the leg side, takes off after hitting the deck, Mikyle Louis fails to glance it away, Jamie Smith moves to his left and grabs it with his outstretched left hand.

19.24

FOUR! This time it is Mikyle Louis who gets lucky! Gus Atkinson bangs in a brilliant surprise bouncer, on middle, Mikyle Louis gets into an awkward position, his weight is on his front foot as he looks to pull it away, gets a top edge that flies over the slips for another boundary. England knocking on the doors here!

19.10

On a length and on off, Mikyle Louis strides out and steers it towards point.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 60/0

K Brathwaite42 (66)

M Louis18 (48)

B Stokes4-0-10-0

18.60

A big in-swinger now, fuller in length, Kraigg Brathwaite takes a step towards the ball and tucks it away towards mid-wicket. Despite a few close calls, this has been an excellent opening stand for the visitors.

18.50

Pitches it up, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite knocks it towards mid off.

18.40

Another full delivery, outside off, this time Kraigg Brathwaite does not get tempted and leaves it alone.

18.30

Back of a length and on off, Kraigg Brathwaite keeps it out to the off side.

18.20

Good length and on middle, shapes away a bit, Kraigg Brathwaite stays in his crease and blocks it out.

18.14

EDGED AND FOUR! Kraigg Brathwaite is living dangerously here! Ben Stokes serves this full and well outside off, inviting the batter to go after it, Kraigg Brathwaite takes the bait and throws his hands at it, gets an outside edge that flies just over the leaping third slip fielder for a boundary.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 56/0

M Louis18 (48)

K Brathwaite38 (60)

G Atkinson5-1-14-0

17.60

On a length and angling in, Mikyle Louis misses his flick and gets hit the pads. He is not happy with himself as there was an opportunity to score some more runs.

17.50

Full again and just outside off, shaping in, Mikyle Louis lets it go again.

17.44

FOUR! Beautiful shot! This one is pitched up and just around off, Mikyle Louis prods forward a bit, presents the full face of the bat and just pushes at the ball, he times it really well and beats the fielder at mid off as well to collect a boundary.

17.30

On a length and well outside off, Mikyle Louis offers no shot at it.

17.20

A slight shout for LBW, but nothing doing! Gus Atkinson goes fuller this time, on middle, shaping in sharply, probably a bit too much, Mikyle Louis tries to drive it but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down the leg side that one.

17.10

Gus Atkinson starts his second spell with a hard-length delivery around off, takes off a bit, Mikyle Louis lifts his arms and lets it go.

Gus Atkinson (4-1-10-0) is back into the attack.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 52/0

K Brathwaite38 (60)

M Louis14 (42)

B Stokes3-0-6-0

16.60

Pulls his length back, on middle, this one jags back in sharply, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to play at it but misses it and gets hit high on the pads.

16.52

A bit fuller, on middle, angling in, Kraigg Brathwaite flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

16.40

Back of a length and just outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite leaves it alone for the keeper to collect.

16.30

You don't see these that often in Tests, but Ben Stokes bowls a perfect wide yorker, outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite looks a bit surprised by that, and before he makes his mind up, the ball goes through to the keeper.

16.20

Ben Stokes bangs in a bouncer now around middle, Kraigg Brathwaite keeps his eyes on the ball and ducks under it nicely.

16.10

Good length and on the sixth stump line, swings away, Kraigg Brathwaite offers no shot at it.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 50/0

M Louis14 (42)

K Brathwaite36 (54)

M Wood4-0-14-0

15.60

Back of a length and on off, Mikyle Louis pats it down towards the bowler.

15.50

Hard length and around middle, nips back in, Mikyle Louis stays back to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his thigh pads to the off side.

15.41

Not in control! Short of a length and angles in, Kraigg Brathwaite gets cramped up but still goes for the ball, gloves it away to the right of short leg. They cross. 50 up for West Indies!

15.30

Bangs in a quick bouncer but this one goes down the leg side, Kraigg Brathwaite still tries to hook it away but misses.

15.20

Pitches it up at 148 clicks, on middle and off, Kraigg Brathwaite taps it out to covers.

15.10

Beauty straight after the break! Fuller and in that channel outside off, shaping away, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Drinks! A solid first hour of play from both sides. England have toiled hard with the ball but the West Indies openers have managed to stay intact and ride that. They will look to extend this partnership and set up a good platform for a big score. England still looking for the first breakthrough. Will the skipper Ben Stokes and his men break the partnership? Let's find out.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 49/0

M Louis14 (40)

K Brathwaite35 (50)

B Stokes2-0-4-0

14.60

Short of a length and outside off, Mikyle Louis leaves it alone.

14.51

Pitches it up now, shaping in, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to defend it from his crease but gets an inside edge through square leg for one.

14.40

Swings the ball away from the length outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and lets the ball go.

14.30

Back of a length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite dabs it down to point.

14.20

Huge bounce! Ben Stokes hits the hard length this time, on off, this one shapes away with extra bounce, Kraigg Brathwaite hops up to play at it but withdraws his bat at the last moment.

14.10

Right in the blockhole, on middle, swings away a shy bit in the air, Kraigg Brathwaite watches it through and digs it nicely.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 48/0

M Louis14 (39)

K Brathwaite34 (45)

M Wood3-0-13-0

13.60

Bowls fuller on the off stump. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off straight to covers to end the over.

13.50

Hits the deck hard outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to play at it but is beaten well.

13.41

On the pads from a shorter length. Kraigg Brathwaite flicks the ball to deep square leg for a run.

Slight halt! The helmet comes in as Ollie Pope will stand in the short square leg position. That means we can expect a lot of short balls now.

13.30

Fuller on the line of the stumps with pace. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and blocks the ball.

13.20

Drops the ball short outside the leg stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets the ball go through.

13.10

BEATEN! Mark Wood hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to play at it but the ball beats him completely.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 47/0

M Louis14 (37)

K Brathwaite33 (41)

B Stokes1-0-3-0

12.60

Goes too full this time, outside off, swings away, Mikyle Louis makes an easy leave.

12.50

Fuller on the line of the stumps. Mikyle Louis knocks it off towards covers off the front foot.

12.43

Short and wide outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite slaps it hard to the right of point for another three runs.

12.30

Holds back the length outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite knocks it off from the crease towards covers.

12.20

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite lets the ball go through.

12.10

Starts off swinging the ball away from the right-hander. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through.

Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack now.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 44/0

M Louis14 (35)

K Brathwaite30 (37)

M Wood2-0-12-0

11.60

Swings the ball away from the off stump channel. Mikyle Louis looks to block it off but misses the ball.

11.52

Short of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Mikyle Louis gets cramped up but somehow manages to swipe it past the keeper and wide of fine leg, the fielder dives to his right to make a fine stop. Two runs taken.

11.40

Mark Wood lands this on a good length and around off, gets it to shape away, Mikyle Louis strides but plays inside the line of it as the ball goes well past the bat to the keeper.

11.30

Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through.

11.21

Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and slaps it to the left of point. There is a misfield at point and the batters run a single.

11.14

FOUR! The Windies skipper gets lucky there! Mark Wood steams in and bangs in a sharp bouncer around off, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to duck under it, but gets hurried and keeps his bat hanging away from his body, the ball catches it the top edge and flies over the leg slip region for a boundary.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 37/0

M Louis12 (31)

K Brathwaite25 (35)

C Woakes6-2-22-0

10.60

On a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis blocks it out solidly down the pitch.

10.54

FOUR! Good effort in the deep but goes in vain! Chris Woakes goes much fuller this time, on middle, Mikyle Louis flicks it away wristily through mid-wicket, Mark Wood from mid on chases after and dives but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.

10.40

Good-length delivery, outside off, Mikyle Louis lets it go to the keeper.

10.34

FOUR! Nicely played! Chris Woakes lands this back of a length and around off, Mikyle Louis stays back in his crease, opens the face of his bat slightly and punches it sweetly through point for a boundary.

10.20

No run.

10.10

No run.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 29/0

K Brathwaite25 (35)

M Louis4 (25)

M Wood1-0-5-0

9.60

Gets the ball to nip back into the right-hander. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot and blocks it off.

9.50

Swings the ball away from the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite lets the ball go through.

9.41

Bowls it on a good length outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis blocks it off well.

9.33

Short and wide, with pace. Kraigg Brathwaite throws his bat at it from the crease and times it well infront of point. Ben Stokes gives it a brilliant chase and saves a run for his team. The batters pick up three.

9.21

Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

9.10

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Mikyle Louis taps it straight to covers off the front foot.

Here comes the express pace for England now. Mark Wood replaces Gus Atkinson. Can he draw first blood here?

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 24/0

K Brathwaite22 (32)

M Louis2 (22)

C Woakes5-2-14-0

8.60

No run.Drops the length back on the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and blocks it off.

8.50

Swings one away outside the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go through.

8.40

Drops the length back on top of the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and blocks it off well.

8.34

FOUR! SHOT! Chris Woakes swings the ball away from the right hander outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and drives the ball through covers for a superb boundary. Second of the over.

8.20

Hits the length outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and lets the ball go.

8.14

FOUR! BEST OF THE DAY! Chris Woakes misses his length in search of swing and pitches it right up on the middle stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and creams the ball straight past the bowler, along the ground, through to the boundary line.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 16/0

M Louis2 (22)

K Brathwaite14 (26)

G Atkinson4-1-10-0

7.62

Gets off the mark! Gus Atkinson drops his length back outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis taps it to the right of point for a couple of runs to get off the mark after 22 balls.

7.50

Swings it away from the length on the off stump, and beats the outside edge of Mikyle Louis again.

7.40

Bowls it away from the right-hander outside off stump. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and lets it go.

7.30

Pitches this on the good length on top of the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

7.20

Drops the length short outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis waves his arms and lets it go.

7.10

BEATEN! Gus Atkinson swings one away from the off stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to poke at it but is beaten.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 14/0

K Brathwaite14 (26)

M Louis0 (16)

C Woakes4-2-6-0

6.60

Another maiden over from Chris Woakes as he bowls this outside the off stump line and Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go through.

6.50

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and blocks the ball towards covers.

6.40

Fuller again outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite is not interested in playing that.

6.30

Gets the ball to come back into the right-hander from a good length. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it but gets an outside edge falling short of the fielder at gully

6.20

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets the ball go through.

6.10

BEATEN! Away swing from a good length. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to throw his hands at it but misses.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 14/0

M Louis0 (16)

K Brathwaite14 (20)

G Atkinson3-1-8-0

5.60

Beauty! Hits the length hard on top of the off stump and gets the ball to swing away. Mikyle Louis looks to block it but the away movement beats his bat.

5.51

Just short on the pads. Kraigg Brathwaite flicks it from the crease to deep square leg for a run.

5.44

FOUR! First of the innings! Gus Atkinson misses his line and strays down the leg stump with pace. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and uses the pace to flick the ball fine, to the right of deep square leg for the first boundary of the innings.

5.30

Hits the good length hard outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite does not play at it.

5.20

Beaten again from a good length this time. Gus Atkinson takes the length back outside the off stump and Kraigg Brathwaite looks to punch it from the crease but misses again.

5.10

Pitches the ball fuller outside the off stump line with some away movement. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to play the drive but misses the ball completely.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 9/0

K Brathwaite9 (15)

M Louis0 (15)

C Woakes3-1-6-0

4.63

Fuller on the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite punches it off the front foot into the covers gap and the batters run three runs.

4.50

BEATEN! Chris Woakes bangs it short again outside the off stump and this one takes off well from the pitch. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to throw his hands at it but the ball misses everything.

4.40

Drops it short and the ball does not bounce much, outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite adjusts it well from the crease and knocks it off.

4.30

Hits the length hard on top of the middle stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite taps it to mid-wicket from the crease.

4.20

A good outswinger outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets this one go through.

4.12

Gets the ball to nip back in from a good length on the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite tucks it to the right of mid-wicket for a couple of runs off the front foot.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 4/0

M Louis0 (15)

K Brathwaite4 (9)

G Atkinson2-1-3-0

3.60

Fuller outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through.

3.50

BEATEN! Beautifully bowled! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball on the off stump and gets it to move away after pitching. Mikyle Louis is caught on the crease and the ball zips past the outside edge to the wicketkeeper.

3.40

A good short ball at the batter with pace. Mikyle Louis blocks it off well on the backfoot.

3.30

Pitches the ball up outside the leg stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to flick it but misses.

3.20

Drops the length back on top of the off stump. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and drops the ball down on the crease.

3.10

Good cricket all around! Gus Atkinson hits the good length hard on top of the off stump line and Mikyle Louis plays a good front foot defence off the middle of the bat towards covers.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 4/0

K Brathwaite4 (9)

M Louis0 (9)

C Woakes2-1-1-0

2.60

Hits the length on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it off the front foot towards covers to end the first maiden over of the day.

2.50

Another outswinger outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite, eagerly waiting for the surprise inswinger is not interested in playing at that.

2.40

Comes to the top of the off stump from a good length. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it off the front foot towards covers.

2.30

Fuller with the away swing. Kraigg Brathwaite is not interested in playing that.

2.20

Pitches the ball just short outside the line of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and lets the ball go.

2.10

Huge inswinger outside the leg stumps line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 4/0

M Louis0 (9)

K Brathwaite4 (3)

G Atkinson1-0-3-0

1.60

Swings it away from a fuller length. Mikyle Louis sees it off.

1.50

CHANCE! Huge miscommunication between the batters. Gus Atkinson drops the ball short at the batter. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the thigh pads and the ball rolls to the left of the wicketkeeper. Mikyle Louis runs for a single but Kraigg Brathwaite sends him back. The keeper missed the direct hit when Mikyle Louis was nowhere to be found in the frame.

1.40

Hits the length hard outside the off stump channel. Mikyle Louis is not interested in playing that.

1.30

Bowls this one outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and lets the ball go.

1.21

Drops it short at the batter. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and flicks the ball to deep square leg for a run.

1.12

Pitches the ball fuller with pace, no swing to be seen. Kraigg Brathwaite taps the ball to the right of point for a couple of runs.

Gus Atkinson to share the attack. Four slips and a gully for him as well.

Runs Scored 1 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 1/0

M Louis0 (5)

K Brathwaite1 (1)

C Woakes1-0-1-0

0.60

Another good outswinger outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis lets it go to end the first over.

0.50

BEATEN! Chris Woakes keeps him guessing! Drops the length short outside the off stump line and gets the ball to swing away. Mikyle Louis looks to throw his bat at it but misses the ball completely.

0.40

Nips one back into the right-hander from a good length outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis covers the line of the stumps with his front leg and sees it through.

0.30

Bowls this one further fuller and outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis takes a long stride forward and lets the ball go through.

0.20

Pitches this one on the good length just outside the off stump channel and gets the ball to move away after pitching. Mikyle Louis is caught up on the crease and the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

0.11

Starts off with a short ball on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and drops the ball short of covers to get a single and get off the mark. West Indies are up and running!

Edgbaston is now ready for the final chapter of the Richards-Botham Trophy! The sun is shining brightly and it is a full house with a great atmosphere in the stadium. We can see the England players spreading out and taking their respective field positions. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis are the two openers for West Indies. Chris Woakes has the new red cherry in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

England (Unchanged Playing XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Mikyle Louis, Kirk Mckenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie (In place of Kevin Sinclair), Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Kraigg Brathwaite. West Indies have elected to BAT first.​​​​

In reply, the West Indies fought hard and secured a valuable 31-run first-innings lead, amassing 457 runs in 111.5 overs. Kavem Hodge’s maiden Test century and Alick Athanaze’s excellent 82 were crucial. Contributions from Kraigg Brathwaite, Joshua Da Silva, and Shamar Joseph, with Da Silva’s unbeaten 82, bolstered their score. Chris Woakes was the pick of the English bowlers with a four-wicket haul, while Gus Atkinson and Shoaib Bashir took two wickets each, and Stokes and Mark Wood chipped in with one each. In their second innings, England recovered from an early loss of Zak Crawley, with Duckett and Pope laying the foundation with half-centuries. Harry Brook and Joe Root then slammed magnificent hundreds to push the West Indies on the back foot. Despite losing quick wickets towards the end, England posted 425 in 92.2 overs. Jayden Seales was the most successful Windies bowler with four wickets, while Alzarri Joseph, Jason Holder, Shamar Joseph, and Sinclair took one wicket each. Chasing 385 to level the series, the West Indies crumbled in their second innings skittled out for just 143 in 36.1 overs. Only four batters reached double figures, with skipper Brathwaite’s 47 being the highest. Shoaib Bashir claimed his maiden Test fifer, leading England to a comprehensive victory. Woakes and Atkinson each took two wickets, and Wood picked up one. As England look to complete a series whitewash, can the West Indies salvage some pride and end their tour on a high note? Stay tuned for Toss and other exciting match updates.

The West Indies, meanwhile, have been forced to make a couple of changes in their squad. Fast bowler Jeremiah Louis, who was sidelined with a hamstring injury during the second Test at Trent Bridge, has been ruled out of the final game. Kevin Sinclair took a fiery Mark Wood bouncer and has suffered a fracture on his left forearm. Akeem Jordan, who has played cricket in the UK, was named Louis' replacement. Jordan has yet to make his debut in Test cricket but has experience in white-ball formats. In a boost for the visitors, Gudakesh Motie has recovered from the illness that kept him out of the Nottingham Test and is available for selection. The series opener at Lord's was a complete decimation. England defeated the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs, thanks to Gus Atkinson's record-breaking debut spell and a memorable farewell for James Anderson. The second Test saw the West Indies put up a better fight, but England proved too strong, winning by a massive 241 runs to secure the series with a game to spare. In the second Test, England were put into bat first and posted a formidable 416 runs in 88.3 overs on the first day. Ollie Pope top-scored with a scintillating century, supported by half-centuries from Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes. Contributions from Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, and Chris Woakes pushed the total past 400. Alzarri Joseph was the standout bowler for the West Indies, taking three wickets, while Jayden Seales, Kavem Hodge, and Kevin Sinclair took two wickets each, and Shamar Joseph picked up one.

The English Test Summer intensifies as England take on the West Indies in the third and final Test of the series at the iconic Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Ben Stokes-led England side has already secured the Richards-Botham Trophy with an unassailable 2-0 lead. England has named an unchanged squad for this fixture, although Dan Lawrence has shifted to the Men's Hundred to lead the London Spirit. The rest of the squad will complete their national duties before joining the entertaining format.

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