West Indies claim most significant victory in England since 1980s heyday thanks to Blackwood brilliance
Nick Hoult
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West Indies defy ferocious Jofra Archer on day five to hand England defeat in the first Test - GETTY IMAGES
It was just before midday in Kingston when Jamaican John Campbell clipped a single to the leg side to deliver West Indies their most significant victory in England since the heyday of the 1980s.
Yes they have won Tests here since then and drew two series in the 1990s. But West Indies teams of 1991 and 1995 were expected to bury England and while the Headingley victory of 2017 was a remarkable response to a humiliating defeat a few days earlier, this win had nothing to do with proving a point. It was a professional, clinical finishing off of England by four wickets by a team unused to winning away from home in any situation, let alone one as tense as this.
West Indies have beaten England four times in six Tests now but the value of this victory is that it is the first time they have taken a 1-0 lead in a series outside the Caribbean since 2007. With depth to their attack, and confidence from managing this run chase, Jason Holder’s team are strongly placed to win their first series in England for 32 years.
To recover from 27-3 chasing 200 to win, with Campbell in the pavilion and his right foot in ice thanks to an 85.5mph Jofra Archer yorker, required backbone, particularly as England’s bowlers peppered them with shot balls.
Jermaine Blackwood is living proof of how West Indies cricket has been reconstituted on Holder’s watch. His 95 was controlled and restrained from a player who was forced to scrap his way back into the side by learning to temper his aggression. He picked his moment to attack, ran well to keep the scoreboard moving and survived a short ball working over from Archer, sometimes steering bouncers over the slips down to third man.
His only mistake was a failure to see it home and score his second Test hundred. His eyes lit up at a Ben Stokes half-volley that he hammered straight to the hands of mid-off, leaving the stage with West Indies 11 runs short.
It at least allowed a limping Campbell to come back and hit the winning runs, partnering Holder who let out a loud guttural roar at the moment of victory.
Only the most one-eyed England supporter would begrudge West Indies this win. English cricket would have been bankrupt had they refused to tour but they left behind the relative safety of the Caribbean for a country with one of the world’s highest Covid death rates.
There are no flights home so if a player is injured he has to stay until the end of the tour. They are imprisoned in a biosecure bubble for eight weeks, and were told they face a 50 per cent paycut before leaving home.
However, their pride and determination stirred them and, combined with England’s rusty players, produced a terrific contest in the first Test since the pandemic.
England made the short journey back to their hotel rooms in the evening sunshine knowing they had let this one slip. They gifted Blackwood three lives in four overs. Jos Buttler was the most guilty, dropping a catch off Stokes down the leg side on 20. It was originally given as leg byes but England would have reviewed.
The pressure was starting to tell and either Blackwood and Roston Chance could have been run out in a mix-up but Zak Crawley fumbled at extra cover. Blackwood’s final chance on 29 was a strong cut through the hands of Rory Burns at gully. Replays showed it was a big no-ball by Stokes so it would have been chalked off anyway but England had lost their grip on the game.
Jermaine Blackwood survives a chance - AFP
Archer bowled his best spell since his six wickets in the Headingley Ashes Test. He pitched up the new ball, tailing it in to bowl Kraigg Brathwaite and pin Sharmarh Brooks lbw.
Once the ball softened, Archer went short and worked over the batsmen in a fiery second spell. Archer was not as quick as when he poleaxed Steve Smith last year, but his bouncers were nasty, directed at the body, giving batsmen nowhere to go.
The fact he could not rally England to victory was not his fault. England lost because they failed to score enough runs in the first innings and collapsed on Saturday evening when they were cut down by Shannon Gabriel, whose nine for 137 won him the man-of-the-match award.
He finished off England on Sunday, snuffing out the stirring of tailend resistance that added 22 to the overnight score.
West Indies needed 200. Would they hold their nerve? Stokes put his arm round Archer as England walked onto the field asking him to “run through a brick wall for me”.
Jermaine Blackwood has to duck a bouncer from Jofra Archer - REUTERS
The anniversary of the World Cup final is on Tuesday. This run chase was going to be just as hard to predict. All this occasion lacked was the unforgettable sight of MCC members singing “Sweet Caroline” and that absence of crowds perhaps helped West Indies.
At three down and Archer generating real heat it could have been a different story if a full house had been roaring England on.
But Chase and Blackwood steadily compiled an unfussy 73-run fourth-wicket stand. It took an unplayable snorter from Archer that reared up off a length to remove Chase for 37.
Archer bowled a seven-over spell, getting quicker as it went on, but West Indies battled, losing just one wicket for 107 runs in the afternoon session.
Shane Dowrich diced with danger as he tried to duck Archer bouncers by turning his head and jumping with both feet off the ground. He was given out once off his elbow but overturned the decision before Stokes came back on and found his outside edge, one ball after dismissing him with a no-ball.
Holder came in to bring stability. With 32 needed he steadily ticked the runs off with Blackwood until the latter's final rush of blood. It did not matter. An hour later Holder was dragging his kit back across the Ageas Bowl to his hotel room to celebrate a fine win.
04:55 PM
West Indies win by four wickets
That is a superb win in a fantastic Test match. West Indies fought brilliantly, England pushed them all the way but ultimately winning the toss and then getting out for 204 just gave Stokes and the boys too much to do.
They bowled well today, but 200 was always going to be gettable if West Indies kept their heads on a pretty gentle fifth day pitch. As it was, Jermaine Blackwood's 95 was enough to guide them home. So happy for West Indies. Brilliant win.
04:53 PM
OVER 65.2 : West Indies 200/6 (Holder 14* Campbell 8*)
Shot John! Lovely cut behind point, it races to the fence and the scores are level. Now he manages to tuck the ball off the pads and they scramble a single. West Indies have done it! Brilliant!
04:52 PM
OVER 64: West Indies 195/6 (Holder 14* Campbell 3*)
Poor old John Campbell. He's copped a busted toe, now he's been hit on the helmet by Mark Wood. Tough day! Still there, though
04:47 PM
OVER 63: West Indies 194/6 (Holder 14* Campbell 2*)
Four runs off this Stokes over and England are into miracle territory now.
04:41 PM
OVER 62: West Indies 190/6 (Holder 11* Campbell 1*)
Mark Wood's over yields just one run. Beats Campbell on the outside.
04:39 PM
OVER 61: West Indies 189/6 (Holder 10* Campbell 1*)
Campbell hit on the pads (but luckily not the foot) first ball back but Stokes is really only appealing for the sake of it here.
04:36 PM
The injured john Campbell
Resumes his innings. Two balls left. Nine toes left.
04:34 PM
WICKET! Blackwood c Anderson b Stokes 95
Stokes with a back of a length ball, Blackwood plays an excellent up and under and that is four to third man. Next ball, Blackwood wants one but Holder sends him back. Blackwood seems a bit irritated. Dunno if his blood is up or what but he has just spanked the ball straight to mid off. Brain freeze! FOW 189/6
04:31 PM
OVER 60: West Indies 185/5 (Blackwood 91* Holder 10*)
Better running in this over, Blackwood and Holder playing Anderson well and picking up the runs on offer.
04:27 PM
OVER 59: West Indies 180/5 (Blackwood 89* Holder 7*)
Stokes to Holder. More dodgy running! Maiden.
04:21 PM
OVER 58: West Indies 180/5 (Blackwood 89* Holder 7*)
James Anderson coming in for the second over of his spell. Blameless lines. The batsmen trade singles.
04:17 PM
Time for drinks
22 more needed. Got to be Windies now, surely?
04:13 PM
OVER 57: West Indies 178/5 (Blackwood 88* Holder 6*)
Stokes to Holder, skipper on skipper duel resumes. Holder lands a haymaker! Crunching pull for four. This pair have looked well for the singles, not always entirely convincingly but they are keeping the scoreboard rotating.
04:11 PM
OVER 56: West Indies 173/5 (Blackwood 88* Holder 1*)
And the first ball of THIS over - another run out chance! This time it is Ollie Pope who won't be putting the wind up any fairground stall owners. Another miss. England have had their chances.
Anderson the bowler for this over.
04:06 PM
OVER 55: West Indies 171/5 (Blackwood 86* Holder 1*)
Stokes. Holder goes for a run... trouble here! Oof the throw cannot deliver. Wood misses the chance from mid on. That was the last ball of the over.
04:03 PM
OVER 54: West Indies 169/5 (Blackwood 85* Holder 0*)
Holder plays Archer well here. There is just one off the over
03:57 PM
OVER 53: West Indies 168/5 (Blackwood 84* Holder 0*)
What drama in that over then. A wicket overturned on no ball, but then a bit of magic from Stokes.
03:54 PM
WICKET! Dowrich c Buttler b Stokes 20
Wicket - no ball - Wicket Drama!Starts with a wide ball and Blackwood helps himself to three. Dowrich has lost the thread a bit against Archer, not that I blame him, and it looks to me like he's thinking "I'm going to have to hit Stokes". Dowrich throws his hands at one and is caught by Sibley in the slips but Stokes is not celebrating. He's grimacing because he knows it is a no ball. Oh Ben.
But then... he does get his man! Produces an unplayable ball that shapes in and then away, Dowrich edges it behind and is caught. FOW 168/5
03:52 PM
Ben Stokes brings himself on
Last throw of the dice time
03:47 PM
OVER 52: West Indies 164/4 (Blackwood 81* Dowrich 20*)
Review! Dowrich caught behind. It was give not out on the field but England like it. Jofra Archer has got Dowrich hopping in this over, he's dumped him on his backside and had him fencing. Now he has the little West Indies batter leaping again, and England reckon he has gloved it on the way through to keeper. Dowrich looks confident though and England lose another review.
03:43 PM
OVER 51: West Indies 162/4 (Blackwood 80* Dowrich 19*)
Can't fault Mark Wood's heart or pace, as ever, but that's a poor ball there - he's going for the magic yorker but it ends up being a full toss and Blackwood scorches it through cover for four. JB deals brilliantly with a bouncer. Now another yorker and he's damn near chopped that onto his poles. Oooh, Mark.
Now Blackwood cracks a ball just over mid off - and I mean just over! It's hard and flat and it's what, six inches above the desperate leap of James Anderson.
03:37 PM
OVER 50: West Indies 154/4 (Blackwood 72* Dowrich 19*)
Blackwood has crashed Archer through the covers for a juicy four. There are just 46 needed now and it feels like England need a wicket instantly.
England vs West Indies, first Test - day five: Visitors need 200 to win - Pool via AP
03:33 PM
OVER 49: West Indies 149/4 (Blackwood 67* Dowrich 19*)
Wood tails the ball into Blackwood at good pace and it's hit Jermaine Blackwood in front, but this never looks especially promising. Looks like it is going down the legside, and the review confirms that the umpire got it right first time. England lose a review.
03:28 PM
OVER 48: West Indies 147/4 (Blackwood 66* Dowrich 18*)
Rapid over from Archer, but Blackwood has played that pretty well.
03:24 PM
OVER 47: West Indies 147/4 (Blackwood 66* Dowrich 18*)
Mark Wood will bowl.
England are nursing that ball like it is the most precious thing in the world right now, which in a lot of ways it is. They need to keep their sweaty mitts off it as much as they can, and try to get it reverse swinging.
There's a bouncer that does not get up. Last ball of the over shapes back in.
03:19 PM
OVER 46: West Indies 145/4 (Blackwood 66* Dowrich 15*)
Blackwood faces up and the first one is a little low. Third ball, he tucks away off his hip for one. Dowrich has a single off his own. That over negotiated pretty well all told.
03:18 PM
Right then
the players are back out. Can you guess which England player is going to bowl?
Yes! It's Joe 'No Pants' Denly. Of course it isn't. It is Jofra Archer.
03:06 PM
Thanks Charlie
Good spell there. what an excellent Test match this has turned out to be. Huge respect for Jermaine Blackwood who has defied his instincts and battled every inch to reach 65* at tea. Jofra Archer came back for a superb spell and removed Roston Chase with an absolutely horrific ball that reared from not that short and gave Chase no chance. But England need some more magic from him after tea because West Indies are maybe 90 minutes away from a magnificent win.
02:57 PM
OVER 45: West Indies 143/4 (Blackwood 65* Dowrich 15*)
Anderson probes Dowrich, who plays the fifth ball with soft hands to pick up three. We finish the second session, an excellent one for the West Indies, with a leg bye.
That's tea, and that's Alan Tyers back on the blog. Enjoy.
02:53 PM
Last over before tea
Can Anderson unpick one more?
02:51 PM
OVER 44: West Indies 139/4 (Blackwood 65* Dowrich 12*)
Dowrich picks up one off Wood. West Indies need 61, but a wicket would change everything.
Blackwood attempts another forehand (see below), but misses. England groan. Dowrich then has to send back Blackwood. Anderson hit the stumps from mid-on, so a canny call.
02:46 PM
Blackwood's lean-back forehand
I doubt I have done a great job of describing this shot, but here it is:
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02:45 PM
OVER 43: West Indies 138/4 (Blackwood 65* Dowrich 11*)
Slap! Blackwood deposits Anderson over mid-off for four. A strangled lbw appeal follows, but that was sliding past leg stump.
02:40 PM
OVER 42: West Indies 134/4 (Blackwood 61* Dowrich 11*)
Mark Wood replaces Archer and is greeted by push for one from Dowrich.
Blackwood plays that forehand again, leaning back and carving over the ball. It bypasses Stokes at gully, bringing two for West Indies.
Then there's another one with a better connection. A couple more. Blackwood has 60, and then one more into mid-wicket.
02:36 PM
OVER 41: West Indies 128/4 (Blackwood 56* Dowrich 10*)
Fifty for Blackwell! He gets there with a edge past first slip for four but really deserves what is his 11th Test half-century. It's been a responsible, dogged innings so far.
He celebrates with another boundary, whipping Anderson through square leg. A bit of a spurt from West Indies has them 72 runs away from victory.
02:32 PM
OVER 40: West Indies 120/4 (Blackwood 48* Dowrich 10*)
A leg bye arrives off Blackwood's thigh and Dowrich is given out as another Archer snorter hits something and goes through to the slip cordon.
The ball hit Dowrick's elbow, it turns out. And he's off strike next ball with a single. Blackwood plays a sort of forehand guide to third man next. That's more convincing from Dowrich. Four through square leg. He's into double figures.
James Anderson is coming back.
02:25 PM
OVER 39: West Indies 113/4 (Blackwood 47* Dowrich 5*)
Bess hits Dowrich on the pads and there is a review after an lbw appeal is given not out. It looked as though it hit the batsman outside the line... yep. Well, the impact is 'umpire's call'. Not out. Closer that it looked initially, though.
A thick outside edge from Dowrich adds three. Blackwood ends the over with a very firm back-foot drive for one. Just 87 needed.
OVER 38: West Indies 109/4 (Blackwood 46* Dowrich 2*)
Very good running again to begin Archer's over. Dowrich drops into the leg side and Blackwood darts through.
Blackwood is the senior partner now, but he plays a loose upper-cut - after his earlier effort, third man is in place. Dowrich comes down for a chat.
Another nasty, short-pitched ball follows Blackwood. It doesn't really get up, either, and the batsman hits the floor.
02:16 PM
OVER 37: West Indies 108/4 (Blackwood 46* Dowrich 1*)
Lovely, calm stuff from Blackwood. He late cuts a couple and then gets to the pitch of a fuller ball from Bess to beat extra cover. Four runs. We are heading towards a gripping finish here.
02:14 PM
OVER 36: West Indies 102/4 (Blackwood 40* Dowrich 1*)
The new man, Shane Dowrich, is off the mark straightaway with a glance before Blackwood moves to 40 with a push into the off side. But that over is about Archer breaking a partnership that had begun to look ominous for England.
02:11 PM
WICKET! Chase c Buttler b Archer 37
Brilliant bowling. Archer spears in a yorker from wide of the crease but Chase is equal to it. The next ball is a spiteful bouncer. Aimed at the throat of Chase, it flicked into his gloves, then off his chest and looped to Buttler.
Archer celebrates enthusiastically and so he should. A big moment, you sense FOW 100/4
02:06 PM
OVER 35: West Indies 100/3 (Chase 37* Blackwood 39*)
Bess gets slightly too short, allowing Blackwood to back away and guide a single into the offside. There's a quicker, flatter delivery to Chase before a slower one that brings a an unconvincing drive.
Chase then guides a single to point. Three figures for West Indies. Halfway there. To mark that, Blackwood is receiving a bit more treatment. It looks like his right eye that is bothering him. He's been batting really well despite that discomfort.
02:02 PM
OVER 34: West Indies 98/3 (Chase 36* Blackwood 38*)
Another well-run two for Chase after he swings Archer away to the square leg boundary. Those are the only runs off the over.
01:58 PM
OVER 33: West Indies 96/3 (Chase 34* Blackwood 38*)
Bess is back and Chase digs out a single into the off side. Blackwood pings one at extra cover along the ground. Four more dots follow. Bess will be encouraged.
Roston Chase and Jermaine Blackwood - AFP
01:53 PM
OVER 32: West Indies 95/3 (Chase 33* Blackwood 38*)
Chase clips a single to deep backward square and then Blackwood leans back to cart a boundary over the cordon and down to a vacant third man. Clever batting. He knew the only sweeper was around at deep point.
We move to drinks, and the balance has certainly shifted towards the West Indies.
01:49 PM
OVER 31: West Indies 90/3 (Chase 32* Blackwood 34*)
Another miss! Chase gets off strike before Blackwood steers one, as though he is offering up warm-up catches in the morning before play starts, to gully.
Rory Burns is completely beaten by the pace, though. It's four. Blackwood and Chase trade singles. West Indies move to 90. This is a big test of Stokes' leadership because England have had a bad 20 minutes or so.
01:46 PM
OVER 30: West Indies 83/3 (Chase 30* Blackwood 29*)
Archer zips one past Chase's outside edge. The pace of that appeared to surprise Buttler, who looks frustrated.
Then there's a huge mix-up! Chase dropped the ball into the off side and set off, Blackwood tried to send back his partner and both men end up alongside one another but Crawley cannot pick up cleanly and Blackwood gets through.
Another slice of fortune for the tourists. Another sloppy moment from England.
01:40 PM
OVER 29: West Indies 82/3 (Chase 29* Blackwood 29*)
Blackwood rolls his wrists on a short ball with his left leg high in the air. The pull shot gets one to fine leg and Chase flicks another single to the same area.
Busy Blackwood adds a brisk two into the off side now. It was a back-foot punch prior to the scamper and Stokes, who has hit 87mph, is ticking a little bit.
There is a bouncer, and some swearing. Blackwood nods back.
01:37 PM
OVER 28: West Indies 78/3 (Chase 28* Blackwood 26*)
There is some late movement for Archer immediately but Blackwood follows an in-ducker and meets it robustly, steering four through square leg. Another glance adds one.
Archer goes short to Chase to finish the over. The batsman was not comfortable there, but gets away it.
01:33 PM
Archer returns
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01:32 PM
OVER 27: West Indies 73/3 (Chase 28* Blackwood 21*)
Is that a drop? Blackwood attempts a swivel-pull and the ball brushes something on the way through to Buttler, who spills. It's given as a leg bye... but UltraEdge shows that the ball flicked the glove.
It's a chance and one that should really have stuck. Oddly, Buttler went with one hand. The batsmen cross following the fumble and Chase adds another off-side single. There's a bit of a delay as Blackwood receives some treatment. He glances one to fine leg and Chase leaves the last ball of an eventful over.
01:26 PM
Jofra Archer is warming up on the boundary
Stokes continues in the meantime.
01:25 PM
OVER 26: West Indies 70/3 (Chase 27* Blackwood 20*)
It's a probing over from Anderson and Chase nearly lobs the fourth delivery to gully. Stokes dives, but in vain.
A second single comes as Blackwood turns his wrists on a full ball to keep the strike.
01:20 PM
OVER 25: West Indies 68/3 (Chase 26* Blackwood 19*)
Blackwood throws his hands at a very short ball from Stokes and England's dispersed slips throw their hands up as Jos Buttler takes.
The 40th ball of Blackwood's innings is glanced wide of fine leg for two before Stokes hurries him into ducking a bouncer. A very solid forward defensive ends the over.
01:17 PM
Ben Stokes into the attack
It won't be Bess vs Blackwood again. England's skipper has the ball.
01:16 PM
OVER 24: West Indies 66/3 (Chase 26* Blackwood 17*)
Another single through point to Chase then there is a flashy cut from Blackwood. Stokes deals with that but England cannot stop leaking a single the following ball. Blackwood keeps the strike. Will he have a pop at Bess this over?
01:11 PM
OVER 23: West Indies 64/3 (Chase 25* Blackwood 16*)
Chase plays a late steer towards point, picking up two, before an aerial drive over mid-on for four. He then calls Blackwood through for a single into the leg side. Measured, proactive batting and this partnership is building well.
01:08 PM
OVER 22: West Indies 57/3 (Chase 18* Blackwood 16*)
James Anderson returns and Chase squirts an unconvincing drive off the first ball. That encourages Stokes to bring a catcher into a hovering, shortish point position. Chase promptly drops his hands on the ball and picks up one to third man.
That catcher, who is Zac Crawley, moves straighter for Blackwood but the batsmen trade singles. The last ball is very full but Blackwood is aware and digs out what ends up as a yorker.
01:04 PM
Jermaine Blackwood keeping his patience
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Bess has tested him, probing outside off and attacking the gate.
01:03 PM
OVER 21: West Indies 54/3 (Chase 16* Blackwood 15*)
These batsmen appear to be finding their feet against Bess now. Blackwood steers a couple and then a single through the off side before Chase rotates the strike in the same direction. Four from the over.
01:01 PM
OVER 20: West Indies 50/3 (Chase 15* Blackwood 12*)
Wood returns three dots and then pitches one up. Blackwood climbs into it, punching his first boundary through extra cover. Nicely played. A leg bye brings up 50 for West Indies - a quarter of the way there.
12:56 PM
OVER 19: West Indies 45/3 (Chase 15* Blackwood 8*)
Oooh. Bess is looking very good here, and jags one back through the gate at Blackwood. It loops up and falls short of Ben Stokes at slip, but I don't think there was any bat or glove involved - not that it matters.
Then another chance! Bess throws in a quicker, shorter ball. Blackwood plays a sort of square drive off the back foot and nicks it but Stokes had begun to run to his right... and is beaten to the left. West Indies pick up three. Had Stokes stayed still, he might have been hit in the mouth.
12:52 PM
OVER 18: West Indies 42/3 (Chase 15* Blackwood 5*)
Chase guides Wood to backward point for one before Blackwood plays a similar, if slightly firmer, shot for a couple. He's then beaten outside off as Wood readjusts his length and gets a bit of shape away from the right-hander.
Blackwood drops his hands on the next delivery and West Indies pick up a single into the leg side. There is a bit of a discipline-lapse from Chase, who throws his hands at a wider one and only shifts air. He leaves Wood's sixth. Four off the over.
12:48 PM
OVER 17: West Indies 38/3 (Chase 14* Blackwood 2*)
Dom Bess continues. He was starting to enjoy some turn prior to lunch and seems to be in a nice rhythm.
Blackwood is forced to prod forward for the first four deliveries. The fifth brings half an appeal for lbw as a looping ricochet just evades a diving Ollie Pope at short leg. Blackwood drives the final ball but it's stopped in the covers.
A maiden for Bess.
12:44 PM
OVER 16: West Indies 38/3 (Chase 14* Blackwood 2*)
Blackwood is hit on the thigh off the first ball of the second session before a shovelled single off the front foot into the legside.
Roston Chase looks more assured. He leaves one alone outside off, then nudges a couple through square leg as Wood creeps slightly straight. There is another leave and a solid block up to mid-on to end the over.
12:41 PM
Mark Wood to resume
Here we go. Jermaine Blackwood on strike, 165 to win.
12:19 PM
John Campbell will bat, it seems
John Campbell hasn’t gone to hospital. Toe been iced, will be available to bat if required
Hi everyone, Charlie Morgan signing in for the afternoon. This is set up very, very nicely. Here's a snap of Mark Wood after the Durham seamer dismissed Shai Hope:
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Enjoy the video clip, too:
BOWLED 'IM!
Mark Wood gets in on the act as he unearths Shai Hope's off pole! West Indies 27-3, need another 173 to win.
Plus Campbell retired hurt with a broken toe, although he can bat again whenever needed.
That could hardly have gone better for England. Archer walloped a few with the bat in the morning as England added 29 to set a target of 200.
Archer was then excellent with the ball, brilliant lines and lengths, and ably backed up by Anderson, Wood and Bess. West Indies were maybe a little passive, but this was quality stuff from England and the visitors look to have it all to do.
They need a further 165 runs to win and with the weather set fair and 73 overs remaining, one side or other is surely going to go 1-0 up in the series.
I'm going to take a little break and hand you over to Charlie Morgan for the afternoon session.
11:58 AM
OVER 15: WI 35/3 (Chase 12* Blackwood 1*)
England review an LBW appeal. Huge LBW shout from Bess and you can see why. Chase plays back and tries to work the ball to the legside, it turns back in sharply. Hits him high. It's hitting the top of middle stump. Umpire's call. I dunno. I reckon that was out fair and square. Well, that's not it is what it is going to say in the scorebook.
Chase works a couple of balls away for twos, and that's lunch.
11:57 AM
OVER 14: WI 31/3 (Chase 8* Blackwood 1*)
Chase able to add a few to the score by nudging Wood off his hips.
11:55 AM
OVER 13: WI 27/3 (Chase 6* Blackwood 0*)
Bess comes on and starts with a maiden.
11:51 AM
OVER 12: WI 27/3 (Chase 6* Blackwood 0*)
Blackwood in all sorts to his second delivery, shuffles across the stumps and tries to scoop it away to leg. Gets it all wrong. Pretty sketchy approach from Blackwood you have to say - best case scenario is that he gets a single but everything had to go right for that to happen. Wood declines the review, it would have clipped the outside of leg but umpire's call.
11:47 AM
Jermaine Blackwood comes in
and that 200 looks a long way off from here.
11:47 AM
WICKET! Hope b Wood 9
That is superb! It's the fourth ball of his spell, it's perfect bowling pretty much in that it is a great length, an ideal line, it jags back off the seam and hits the top of Hope's off stump via his thigh pad. No disgrace in getting out to that. England are all over West Indies here. FOW 27/3
11:43 AM
Mark Wood
is replacing Archer, who has five overs two maiden two for 13 and one broken toe
11:40 AM
OVER 11: WI 26/2 (Hope 9* Chase 5*)
Anderson: two singles. Shows Hope the inswinger.
11:37 AM
OVER 10: WI 24/2 (Hope 8* Chase 4*) target 200
Archer is not just some meathead, though. He's cut his pace, he is asking all the questions and he is accurate.
Lot of pressure on this pair. Chase with a brace of pleasant shots that net him two runs apiece.
West Indies batting looks really vulnerable, but then again, all this needs is one decent stand and a few contributions and that's 200 runs.
11:33 AM
OVER 9: WI 20/2 (Hope 8* Chase 0*)
Hope lands a couple of blows for the West Indies, who have been outboxed so far in this fourth innings. Three drives through the offside, all attractive shots, two of them beat the field and one does not. The first dents in Anderson's figures: five overs three maidens for nine so far, forming an excellent double act with Archer.
Seen a couple of people on the internet saying they saw Anderson apply saliva to the ball. I didn't see that myself.
Not seen a video that conclusively proves Anderson applied saliva to the ball and, under the rules, teams have two warnings anyway before runs penalty comes in to play
Roston Chase, the new man, is greeted with a bumper that beats Butler too. Now he is done for pace driving outside off. He manages to dig a yorker out final ball. Jofra Archer looking seriously impressive.
11:24 AM
WICKET! Brooks lbw Archer 0
That is superb from Jofra. He had been pushing Brooks back - he'd hit Brooks in the first innings - and now the fuller one. Too good for Brooks, who plays all around it, and is trapped plum in front. No need to review that one. FOW 7/2
West Indies are in all sorts, Archer superb. Two wickets down and another man sent back to the hutch with a broken toe.
11:22 AM
OVER 7: WI 7/ 1 (Hope 0* Brooks 0*)
A fifth maiden, which is not to say that Hope didn't play some shots during it. He creams a drive back at Anderson that Jimmy stops with his foot, painfully. And now Shai has stroked the ball to Bess at mid off.
11:17 AM
OVER 6: WI 7/ 1 (Hope 0* Brooks 0*)
Excellent from Archer. Finishes the over with a bumper at Shamarh Brooks.
11:16 AM
WICKET! Brathwaite b Archer 4
I mentioned that Brathwaite hasn't been looking to get forward or play shots to the bowling, and he has fallen tamely here. Trapped flat-footed in the crease, neither forward nor back, he pokes anemically at a full ball and has succeeded only in poking the ball onto his own stumps. FOW 7/1
Excellent from Archer, full and accurate, correct line. Not express pace but challenging.
11:12 AM
OVER 5: WI 7/0 (Brathwaite 4* Hope 0*)
Probing, testing over from Anderson. Hope blocks it out.
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11:09 AM
Shai Hope comes to the crease
Poor old Campbell.
11:09 AM
John Campbell is retiring hurt
Hobbles off with a broken toe!
11:05 AM
OVER 4: WI 6/0 (Brathwaite 3* Campbell 1*)
Brathwaite tucks Archer away for three. Archer is bowling a really good line to Campbell, sliding it across. At the end of the over, Campbell gets some treatment on his foot - perhaps from that sandshoe crusher first up?
11:00 AM
OVER 3: WI 2/0 (Brathwaite 0* Campbell 0*)
Probing from Anderson (without being exactly threatening) and patiently played by Brathwaite for a maiden over.
Because Brathwaite doesn't play many attacking shots on the front foot, Anderson can afford to pitch it up plenty. Which he is doing.
10:57 AM
OVER 2: WI 2/0 (Brathwaite 0* Campbell 0*)
John Campbell, the left-handed opener who likes to get about it, takes strike. Archer with a full ball to start with, and an lbw shout as that crunches into his toes. Two leg byes as it races away to long leg - and a decision to make about the review. England decide against asking for it, and rightly so because it pitched outside leg. Really good over this, making Campbell play, and he gets a ball to bounce and hit the shoulder of the bat. That could have gone anywhere, and in fact it lands a foot short of Pope at point.
10:53 AM
OVER 1: WI 0/0 (Brathwaite 0* Campbell 0*)
Some swing, of the away variety, Brathwaite leaving the ball late. Jimmy's pace is decent, mid eighties. A maiden.
10:46 AM
West Indies need 200
They've enlisted the heavy roller in their bid to do that. It's a lovely sunny day with just a few little fluffy clouds. They have 88 overs of batting.
James Anderson has the ball in his hand, Kraigg Brathwaite is marking out his guard on off stump, there are two slips, and a fourth slip. Play!
West Indies record in Tests when chasing targets of 200 or below.
Shannon Gabriel, who has taken two wickets this morning to finish with 5/75, is given the honour of leading the team off and rightly so.
England managed to put on 29 runs this morning for the 2 wickets, I'd say both sides would be reasonably okay with that.
It means that West Indies require 200 to win.
10:37 AM
WICKET! Archer c Dowrich b Gabriel 23
Archer is already shuffling to leg and setting himself as Gabriel enters his delivery stride, and he's walloped that in the old fashioned way for four to cow corner.
Next ball though, Jofra comes way over to the offside and flicks at a short ball. He is given out caught behind. Jofra reviews but mainly because he is the last man.
As it happens, Gabriel has already bowled one no ball in the over (and had a wicket chalked off yesterday for the same). But it's pretty clear he has gloved it, and that's the end of the innings. FOW 313/10
10:34 AM
OVER 111: ENG 308/9 (Archer 19* Anderson 4*)
Just one off the Holder over. England have put on 24 this morning and got their lead up to 194.
10:30 AM
OVER 110: ENG 307/9 (Archer 18* Anderson 4*)
Jimmy edges a short one to fine leg for four. They've got a leg slip in for him but Anderson, ahem, skillfully threaded it through there.
10:26 AM
WICKET! Wood c Dowrich b Gabriel 2
Wood backs away to leg and tries to fashion a cut shot to a ball that's not really there for it. Edges the ball behind for an unedifying dismissal. FOW 303/9 There was a leg gully in and maybe Wood reckoned that he was going to get some chin music so reckoned he might as well try and fight back. But it was a bluff charge really. That was just back of a length on about middle and off stump.
That brings James Anderson to the crease with the lead of 189
10:21 AM
OVER 109: ENG 302/8 (Archer 16* Wood 2*)
Jason Holder brings himself on and shows how it is done: first ball is right on the button, and beats Jofra outside off. Next ball - Archer charges down the pitch and mullers the ball through mid off. He absolutely clattered that one. Joseph hardly moved at mid off. Shot Jofra - I reckon that is the approach. I don't see the point in him "playing properly" and then nicking off.
Later in the over, he tries for a slower ball and ends up with a slow waist high beamer to Wood. Apologises. Not a no ball, according to the umps.
10:16 AM
OVER 108: ENG 297/8 (Archer 12* Wood 2*)
Gift from Gabriel there, waaaay down leg and it beats Dowrich for four byes. Skipper Jason holder begins warming up in, perhaps, a pointed manner! Mark Wood is the unfortunate outlet for Gabriel's frustration there: he gets two bouncers in a row, and the first of them hits him as he fails to get out of the way. But then a no ball that is missed, and one sprayed down the legside. West Indies not really at it in these first four overs.
10:13 AM
OVER 107: ENG 293/8 (Archer 12* Wood 2*)
Edge! Jofra's gone for that one! Width from Joseph, Archer throws the bat at it and it evades Shai Hope in the gully.
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10:09 AM
OVER 106: ENG 289/8 (Archer 8* Wood 2*)
Shannon Gabriel comes in, he is also looking a bit stiff and sore. Three singles off the first three balls, Archer clattering a ball to point and that was well stopped. Fifth ball of the over is the first of the day to really ask a question, nibbling away to beat Wood's flat-footed nibble.
West Indies have never failed to chase a score of sub-200.
10:06 AM
OVER 105: ENG 286/8 (Archer 6* Wood 1*)
Joseph not running in too well in the first three balls, looks a bit arthritic for a 23-year-old! But of course the guys are lacking match practice. Starts legside. Leg bye off Wood's pads then a gentle single to the legside sweeper for Jofra. Wide one that Wood throws the bat at, finding the fielder. No problems in that over for the England lower order men.
10:01 AM
Players are out on the pitch
it's a lovely day, bog is in his heaven and we have Test match cricket.
09:51 AM
How many runs do you fancy
Wood and Archer for, and then Jimmy Anderson? I think England would probably expect to get their lead up to 200 and I imagine whatever happens it will happen pretty quickly. Jofra hasn't really shown his batting too much for England in his eight Tests so far. He got a 30 in New Zealand but is averaging under 8.
Wood has a Test 50 and an average of 19 but came in after Archer. I think whatever England manage to set, they will have enough time to bowl West Indies out. I suppose if England somehow batted for 90 minutes they might have to start thinking about overs left but realistically Windies are going to have, what, 210 to chase in 80 overs so they'll either get 'em or they'll get bowled out.
There is a chance of the West Indies batting blowing up. But first, their bolwing.
It is going to be Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood.
09:45 AM
Lots of questions
about the pitch - yes, there has been a bit of uneven bounce. There has been a little bit of nip. But you couldn't really ask for a better day five pitch or conditions to make 200 odd to win a Test match, if you were Windies.
09:15 AM
Overnight: ENG 284/8 (Archer 5* Wood 1*) off 104 overs
With a lead, as I say, of 170.
All results are possible. The West Indies, according to the bookies, are marginal favourites: about even money, England at about 11/10. Draw not regarded as very likely, 14/1 in places.
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09:08 AM
England will resume 170 ahead
And they are eight wickets down. The not out men are Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, both still in single figures. The weather is very nice down in Hampshire, the first question obviously is how much England can extend that lead in the morning session.
08:59 AM
Yesterday: a recap
England took the lead midway through yesterday's play and spent the rest of the day adding to it — a period during which it looked like this match would peter out into a draw. Then they suffered a mini collapse that put West Indies in the ascendant. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood will arrive at the batting crease today with England badly needing to add to their lead of 170.
Buttler's limited footwork led to a big inside edge knocking over leg stump. It was a poor dismissal and Buttler’s approach contracted badly with opposite number Dowrich, who dug in for his team on Friday. A similar performance from Buttler would have gone a long way to making sure England could not lose but now he goes into Old Trafford with questions again over his place in Test cricket.
Sibley's 50 runs took time but sealed up one end. In a team everyone has to make runs in whatever way is best for them and if you have different styles of batsmen who score in different areas this gives more problems to the opposition bowlers. You don’t want sameness and ideally you want strokeplayers and others who can wear the bowlers down.
Denly died wondering. Not a shot in anger but a gentle chip to short midwicket. England let their players down kindly nowadays, and Denly will probably be named in the second Test squad because there are so many ifs and buts in the Covid era. Otherwise Joe Root is set to replace Denly, provided Kent’s 34 year-old does not rip through West Indies’ second innings with his legbreaks.
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