It's all over! England beat West Indies by 113 runsA riveting contest came to an end with England levelling the series 1-1 after registering a commanding 113-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester on Monday. West Indies, set a nominal 312 to win on the final day, were bowled out for 198. The third Test of a series that marks international cricket's return from the coronavirus lockdown starts at Old Trafford on Friday.
70.1 OVERS: OUT! Dom Bess gets rid of Kemar Roach (5). West Indies 198 all outDRINKS BREAK! England need one wicket to level the series. West Indies 198/9 in 70 overs15 overs left in the day.
69 OVERS: West Indies 198/9Kemar Roach (5*) ended the Dom Bess over with a four.
* Ben Stokes has some problem and will not complete his over, after bowling four balls. Joe Root will bowl the remaining two balls.
65.6 OVERS: OUT! Ben Stokes dismisses Alzarri Joseph (9). West Indies 192/9Dom Bess took a simple catch at point. Stokes took his second wicket of the innings. England are just a wicket away from levelling the series.
64.2 OVERS: NOT OUT! This time Alzarri Joseph took a review against the umpire's call and he was right. Good review from the Windies batsman.
West Indies 189/864.1 OVERS: NOT OUT! Dom Bess took a review for LBW against Alzarri Joseph, and the ball was missing the leg stump. England lost the review.
West Indies 189/862.5 OVERS: OUT! Dom Bess cleans up Jason Holder for 35. West Indies 183/8What A Ball! Bess got rid of the big man, immediately after he was smacked down the ground for a six in the previous delivery. Holder's 62-ball vigil ended after scoring 35 with the help of a six and five fours. Arguably the last big hurdle fell for England.
62.2 OVERS: FOUR! Jason Holder (29*) hit Dom Bess towards extra cover for a four.
West Indies 177/760 OVERS: West Indies 170/725 overs left to play on the final day. England still need three wickets to win the contest. Long way to go, but Jason Holder (22* off 55 balls) is holding the fort for the Windies.
59.1 OVERS: FOUR! Jason Holder (21*) pulled Sam Curran delivery to deep square leg boundary.
West Indies 168/755.5 OVERS: OUT! Sam Curran dismisses Shamarh Brooks (62). West Indies 161/7BIG WICKET. Curran provided England a big breakthrough as he trapped Brooks LBW. Brooks did not take the review, and replay showed that it would have been the umpire's call. Brooks played a handy knock of 62 runs, which included two sixes and four fours. England are now just three wickets away to level the series.
55 OVERS: West Indies 161/630 overs left in the day. Jason Holder scored two fours off Stuart Broad in the over, one an outside edge to third man and the other an inside edge to fine leg.
54.3 OVERS: FOUR! Jason Holder (10*) hit a boundary towards third man off Stuart Broad.
West Indies 157/653 OVERS: West Indies 151/6Another maiden over from Stuart Broad, his fourth of this innings. Beaten Jason Holder a few times in the over, but Windies skipper is in no mood to throw his wicket easily.
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150 up for West Indies in 50.4 overs -- 150/6* Bowling change: Stuart Broad comes back into the attack
50 OVERS: West Indies 144/635 overs remaining for England to take four Windies wickets. Shamarh Brooks (54*) and Jason Holder (5*) have so far added just 6 runs in 40 balls for the seventh wicket.
47 OVERS: West Indies 143/6Three consecutive maiden overs from England bowlers. Shamarh Brooks (53*) and Jason Holder (5*) are trying hard to hold the fort for the Windies in the middle.
45 OVERS: West Indies 143/6With 40 overs remaining in the final day's play, England need four wickets to level the series 1-1.
43.2 OVERS: OUT! Chris Woakes strikes to dismiss Shane Dowrich (0). West Indies 138/6WICKET NO. 100 for Woakes in Test cricket. Dowrich took a review against the LBW decision, but the ball was clipping his leg stump. The umpire's call stands, Windies lost their sixth wicket.
Welcome Back!TEA BREAK! West Indies 137/5, England need 5 wickets to winBen Stokes gave England a timely breakthrough on the stroke of the tea break. Jermaine Blackwood was doing good in the middle, scoring 55 off 88 balls with the help of 8 boundaries, and had added a valuable 100-run stand for the fifth wicket with Shamarh Brooks (52*). After the fall of Roston Chase to Stuart Broad early in the second session, Blackwood and Brooks have frustrated England with their stand, but the wicket of Blackwood will boost the confidence of the English attack.
42.4 OVERS: OUT! Ben Stokes dismisses Jermaine Blackwood (55). West Indies 137/5*
100-run partnership between Jermaine Blackwood (55*) and Shamarh Brooks (52*). West Indies 137/4 in 42.1 overs*
FIFTY for Shamarh Brooks off 95 balls, his 3rd in Tests. West Indies 133/4 in 41.5 overs*
FIFTY for Jermaine Blackwood off 81 balls, his 12th in Tests. West Indies 121/4 in 39.4 oversBlackwood hit seven boundaries to reach the milestone. He along with Shamarh Brooks are keeping Windies in the game with a valuable partnership for the fifth wicket.
37.5 OVERS: SIX! Shamarh Brooks (40*) smacked Dom Bess straight down the ground for a maximum.
West Indies 119/437.2 OVERS: FOUR! Lovely shot.Shamarh Brooks (34*) hit Dom Bess for a boundary.
West Indies 113/435 OVERS: West Indies 101/4, need 211 more to win*
BREAKING NEWS: ICC T20 World Cup postponed due to Covid-19*
100 up for West Indies in 32.2 overs -- 100/4. (Jermaine Blackwood 45* & Shamarh Brooks 25*)
30 OVERS: West Indies 91/4, need 221 more to win55 overs remaining for England to take the remaining six Windies wickets. Blackwood-Brooks partnership has completed 15 overs now, and added 54 runs so far for the fifth wicket.
* Another bowling change: Ben Stokes comes into the attack.
West Indies 88/4 in 28 overs*
50-run partnership between Jermaine Blackwood (37*) and Shamarh Brooks (21*). West Indies 88/4 in 27.1 oversDRINKS BREAK! West Indies 86/4 in 27 overs25 OVERS: West Indies 74/4, need 238 more to winJermaine Blackwood (26*) and Shamarh Brooks (19*) have steadied the Windies second innings, adding a valuable 37 runs so far for the fifth wicket.
23.5 OVERS: FOUR! Jermaine Blackwood (26*) hit Dom Bess wide of mid-off for his fifth boundary.
West Indies 72/4* Bowling change: Spinner Dom Bess comes into the attack.
23 OVERS: West Indies 65/421.4 OVERS: FOUR! Jermaine Blackwood (18*) continued to deal in boundaries, hit a four off Sam Curran - his fourth of the innings.
West Indies 60/4* Chris Woakes comes back into the attack. 65 overs remaining in the day.
West Indies 55/4 in 20 overs18 OVERS: West Indies 54/412 RUNS! Big over for Windies. Jermaine Blackwood hit three fours off Sam Curran in the over.
* 50 up for West Indies in 17.3 overs -- 50/4. (Shamarh Brooks 12* & Jermaine Blackwood 9*)
17 OVERS: West Indies 42/4Another tidy over from Stuart Broad, gave away just a single in it. Broad's figures so far:
9-3-24-315.2 OVERS: FOUR! Brooks (12*) played a drive through point for a boundary off Curran.
West Indies 41/4* Bowling change: Sam Curran comes into the attack
14.6 OVERS: OUT! Stuart Broad gets rid of Roston Chase (6). West Indies 37/4Third wicket for Broad. The pacer trapped Chase leg before with a nipping delivery, which the batsman thought was going away and did not offer the bat. Windies in big trouble now.
14.5 OVERS: FOUR! Roston Chase (6*) hit wide of mid-on off Stuart Broad for his first boudary of the innings.
West Indies 37/313 OVERS: West Indies 30/3, need 282 more to winBroad starts with a maiden over.
* Stuart Broad to continue from the other end too. No bowling change yet.
11.5 OVERS: FOUR! Brooks (6*) hit Woakes for a four through backward point.
West Indies 29/3* Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase will start the proceedings for the Windies. Chris Woakes will continue with the ball for England.
Welcome Back! The post-lunch session is a few minutes away. Chris Woakes now has 99 Test wickets, he must be looking to make it 100 soon.
LUNCH BREAK! West Indies 25/3 in 11 overs, need 287 more to winIt was all England in the morning session of the final day of the second Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. Led by Ben Stokes (78*), England first added 92 runs in 11 overs to set a massive 312 runs target for the Windies. Then, Stuart Broad (2/17) and Chris Woakes (1/8) reduced the visitors to 25/3 in 11 overs at the lunch break. The hosts still have 74 more overs to get the remaining seven Windies wickets.
10 OVERS: West Indies 24/3, need 288 more to winEngland are well on top of the match right now. They got rid of three batsmen inside nine of the 85 overs they got to dismiss the Windies.
8.5 OVERS: OUT! Stuart Broad cleans up Shai Hope for 7. West Indies 23/3WHAT A START! Broad hit the top of off-stump. West Indies in big trouble now. Second wicket for Broad in the innings, and it's his Wicket No. 490 in Test cricket.
7.6 OVERS: OUT! Chris Woakes strikes to dismiss Kraigg Brathwaite (12). West Indies 19/2LBW! Woakes joined the party. A good length delivery hitting the top of the middle stump of Brathwaite. Windies opener thought of taking a review, but decided otherwise after having a chat with Shai Hope. England now need 8 more wickets for a great victory.
7 OVERS: West Indies 17/1Stuart Broad has bowled his second consecutive maiden over. Runs have dried up for the visitors.
4 OVERS: West Indies 16/1, need 296 more to winChris Woakes came up with a maiden over.
2.4 OVERS: FOUR! Kraigg Brathwaite (11*) played a cracking shot for his first boundary off Stuart Broad.
West Indies 16/11.1 OVERS: Kraigg Brathwaite (7*) played a nice shot and they ran four runs taking advantage of the slow outfield.
West Indies 11/1* Chris Woakes will share the new ball with Stuart Broad.
0.5 OVER: OUT! Stuart Broad dismisses John Campbell (4). West Indies 7/1Stuart Broad took a review for caught-behind, and the replay showed that there was a clear spike when the ball passed the bat. Good review, and an early wicket for the hosts.
0.4 OVER: FOUR! John Campbell (4*) opened his account with a four off Stuart Broad.
West Indies 7/0* Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell will start the Windies second innings. Stuart Broad with the new ball for the hosts.* England players are out in the middle, waiting for the West Indies openers
That's it! England have declared their second innings at 129/3, and set a massive target of 312 runs for the Windies. England will get 85 overs to dismiss West Indies' 10 wickets and level the series 1-1.19 OVERS: England 129/3, lead Windies by 311 runs.Ben Stokes remained unbeaten on 78, off 57 balls, which included three sixes and four fours, while Ollie Pope scored 12 not out with the help of a four. It was all Stokes this morning as the hosts added 92 runs to their total in just 11 overs.
18 OVERS: England 117/3, lead Windies by 299 runsOllie Pope (10*) hit a four off Alzarri Joseph's final ball as England scored 10 runs in the over.
17 OVERS: England 107/31, 0, 1, 1, 6, 4 - Ben Stokes (68*) ended the Jason Holder over with a six and a four in consecutive balls.
16.1 OVERS: NOT OUT! Jason Holder took a review for LBW against Ollie Pope, but there was a faint inside edge. West Indies have lost all their three reviews now.
England 95/315.2 OVERS: NOT OUT! Alzarri Joseph took a review for LBW against Ben Stokes, but again the ball pitched way outside the leg stump line. West Indies lost another review.
England 90/315.1 OVERS: OUT! Joe Root run out for 22. England 90/3Root added a quick 73 runs for the third wicket with Ben Stokes.
15 OVERS: England 90/2England batsmen, Ben Stokes (53*) and Joe Root (22*), are trying to get as many runs on the board as possible before declaring their innings.
14.3 OVERS: NOT OUT! Jason Holder took a review for LBW against Ben Stokes, but the replay showed that the ball pitched way outside leg stump line. West Indies lost the review.
England 88/2*
FIFTY for Ben Stokes off 36 balls, his 22nd in Tests. England 83/2 in 13.3 oversStokes cleared the long-off again for a big six, this time off Shannon Gabriel. The all-rounder hit two sixes and two fours to reach the milestone. It was his second fastest fifty in Test cricket.
13 OVERS: England 76/2Ben Stokes (44*) and Joe Root (18*) added 39 runs in the first five overs of the day. Good going!
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50-run partnership (off 43 balls) between Ben Stokes (38*) and Joe Root (15*). England 67/2 in 11.1 overs10.2 OVERS: FOUR! Ben Stokes (34*) hit it straight down the ground for another four off Kemar Roach.
England 61/210 OVERS: England 56/2After a 14-run over from Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel conceded just five runs in it.
9.5 OVERS: DROPPED! John Campbell dropped a simple catch to give Ben Stokes, on 29, an early life on the final day. Shannon Gabriel not happy at all.
England 55/2*
50 up for England in 9 overs -- 51/2. (Ben Stokes 29* & Joe Root 9*)
8.5 OVERS: SIX! The fireworks have started. Ben Stokes (27*) smacked Kemar Roach for a maximum over long-off.
England 49/28.4 OVERS: FOUR! Ben Stokes (21*) hit a four through extra cover off Kemar Roach.
England 43/2HERE WE GO...Ben Stokes (16*) and Joe Root (8*) will start the proceedings for England. Kemar Roach with the ball for West Indies. Stokes on strike for the hosts. And the floodlights are on too to compensate for the cloudy sky.
As things stand, the play should start on the scheduled time, 3:30 pm IST. The precautionary covers on the pitch have been taken off now.
* The biggest question today is, how long England will bat?England need a win to keep the series alive and they must be looking to set a target of 275 or more for the Windies. They already have a lead of 219 runs and quick runs early in the day will get to their desired total in 10-15 overs for sure. We have a total of 98 overs to play on the final day, minus 2 overs for changeover, so Joe Root has to decide how many overs his bowlers need to get 10 Windies wickets on the Day 5 pitch.
"I think sometimes I get put in an older category than I am. Jimmy [James Anderson] has taken around 130 Test wickets since he was my age, why can't I do the same? I'm hungry, my fitness levels are good. Why not try and emulate what Jimmy has done and play to his age? I feel I can. Today proved that again. When I set goals it makes me hungry to achieve them." -
England pacer Stuart Broad'Massive day ahead for England'14:50 IST: Westher Updates -- So far no rain in Manchester, but there are few grey clouds hovering around in the area. And there is a forecast of a passing light shower, which should not last long. But how much it will affect the proceedings of the day will be known only after it happened.
Hello and welcome to what's expected to be a riveting day of Test cricket on day five of the second Test between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, with the hosts hoping for a rain-free final day in order to press for a series-levelling victory.