- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR44.6 gone, trapped in front! Lees is on the back foot, misses with a flick across the line - and West Indies celebrate as Joel Wilson's finger goes up! Quite a long chat between Lees and Root, but he won't be reviewing. After all that graft, he's missed a straight one: hitting the top of middle, according to Hawk-Eye. First success of the series for Permaul 80/23.1 nicked off! Seales gets Crawley for a duck! 85mph/137kph, angling in from a good, attacking length towards the top of the stumps then nipping away sharply and late off the seam. Crawley wasn't sure whether to play or leave, and ended up dangling his bat in the channel, indecisively. A faint edge through to Da Silva. 121 in Crawley's last innings but a duck today. 4/1117.1 nipping back from an exacting line and he's rapped on the front pad. West Indies review Nigel Duguid's not-out decision... this looks mighty close. Impact in line, says Hawk-Eye, and crashing into the top of leg stump! Root looks a bit miffed as he trudges off, sweeping his Alice band off as the crowd sing his name. Just failed to line that one up following the break, but another mighty fine knock from the England captain 373/489.5 oh my, chipped straight to cover! Lawrence's flashing blade is his undoing, from what would have been the penultimate ball of the day! Brathwaite pockets the chance, Holder's turn to roar now. What an anticlimax for Lawrence and England, despite a fine day's work. There'll be no Barbados hundred for the Essex swashbuckler this time 244/3129.4 fires in another quick half-tracker, and Stokes goes downtown... but Brooks settles under it at long-off! Kaptain Kraigg makes the breakthrough, and Stokes walks off to a standing ovation from the Kensington Oval crowd. Another cross-batted hoick, but more height than distance, giving Brooks a straightforward catch, running round to his right 424/6128.3 short ball, hauled straight to deep midwicket! Bairstow is furious with himself, as he holes out to Bonner, who was a few yards in from the boundary and barely had to move. Big hack across the line and it came off the top edge, giving Joseph his first success of the innings 410/5148.4 Foakes walks past one to be stumped! Flighted delivery, gripping just enough to turn through to Da Silva with the batter well out of his crease - no mistake from the gloveman, sends his opposite number back despite an attempt to regain his ground 499/7149.3 slogged leg side, and taken! Now Woakes perishes in pursuit of cheap thrills. Short ball, happy-slapped high into the air, Seales does a good job to hold the catch running in, with midwicket also threatening to get in the way 503/8150.5 dragged out, Da Silva effects another stumping! Leach plays inside one that doesn't spin and leaves himself stranded... oh, and what do I know? England have declared! 507/9Extras15 (b 5, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL507/9d (150.5 Overs, RR: 3.36)Did not bat: S MahmoodFall of wickets: 1-4 (Zak Crawley, 3.1 ov), 2-80 (Alex Lees, 44.6 ov), 3-244 (Dan Lawrence, 89.5 ov), 4-373 (Joe Root, 117.1 ov), 5-410 (Jonny Bairstow, 128.3 ov), 6-424 (Ben Stokes, 129.4 ov), 7-499 (Ben Foakes, 148.4 ov), 8-503 (Chris Woakes, 149.3 ov), 9-507 (Jack Leach, 150.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 27 5 68 2 2.51 0 0 JNT Seales 24 4 55 1 2.29 1 0 AS Joseph 23 1 109 1 4.73 0 2 V Permaul 35.5 1 126 3 3.51 0 0 JO Holder 28 4 76 1 2.71 0 0 NE Bonner 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0 KC Brathwaite 12 0 59 1 4.91 0 1
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR168.4 Brathwaite is finally chiselled out! Top nut from the Nut, beats the forward defensive and clips the top of off stump! Turn and bounce, pitched on middle and leg and then fizzed through - pop go the bails, and pop goes Brathwaite's bubble. It's been an epic knock, more than 11 hours at the crease for West Indies' captain, and he salutes the crowd as he leaves the field. This game may still be alive... Do not adjust your set 385/71.2 gottim, nicked off - Fisher strikes with his second ball in Tests! The entire England cordon go up straight away, and there's no doubt about the edge! An elated Fisher races off, briefly pointing to the sky - he lost his father at a young age - before being engulfed. That's pretty much the perfect start to international cricket. Campbell late on his off-stump fiddle, seemed to come off the toe of the bat 14/134.4 slapped straight to point! Horrible shot from Brooks and an incredibly soft dismissal. Leach had tied him down with some disciplined bowling, but drops shorter and wider on this occasion. Brooks' eyes light up but he is rushed on the cut, spooning up a chance for Woakes, low to his right. He snaffles it while falling onto his knees and then his front, and England celebrate a big breakthrough! 83/244.3 skidding on as he works across the line, trapped on the crease - up goes the finger! Bonner doesn't look too chuffed and reviews, height may be the main question, if he hasn't hit it. Hard to be certain from UltraEdge if there's an inside edge, as the very next frame the ball impacts with the pad, just above the knee roll. No bat, decides Gregory Brathwaite... And it's clipping the top of middle stump! Bonner has to go, England are jubilant. It looked a good appeal to the naked eye, and Nigel Duguid's decision is upheld 101/3112.1 pads up and given lbw! Has Blackwood finally made a fatal misjudgement? He asks for the review, but it only needs to be clipping. And it's hitting middle stump flush! Lawrence's lozzbreaks have done the trick for England. Flighted, drifting away and then spinning back, bang on target - finally something for England to celebrate after two long sessions 284/4136.1 thrashed to backward point, smartly held! The Chingford Murali can catch, too! He was very close in, maybe more like gully, threw up the paws to his left, and it stuck like Velcro. Stokes is again the partnership breaker for England, as Joseph slopes off, head bowed. He was just starting to enjoy himself out there 336/5151.2 maiden Test wicket for Saqib Mahmood! And he had to wait an eternity for it! A wild hack off a good length from Holder, mowing with the inswing and getting a fat leading edge... Fisher circles back at mid-on, the ball is getting away from him all the time, but he keeps his eyes on the ball and his composure, flings himself back, and gives his fellow new boy that debut wicket feeling! 351/6187.5 gets in a tangle this time! Stabbing onto the front foot, kneeling into a block, the ball slides on into his pad, and this looks very adjacent. No inside-edge... and thumping leg stump! It's all over. Repeat. The innings is all over! Leach gets his third, a valiant effort, and reward for immense discipline. England have a not-insignificant lead of 96 411/10173.5 nip-backer, raps him just above the knee roll... given! Woakes is delighted but Roach reviews, think this could be close on whether it's clipping leg stump. No bat involved, but it's seamed a long way... Umpire's call! Just shaving leg, but that's enough to give Woakes something to smile about after all the hard yards 392/8180.4 thumps the pad and up goes the finger! This looks an excellent shout, but it's a very quick review, so maybe an inside-edge? Nope, nothing on Snicko... this was wicket-to-wicket, skidding low, crashing into the knee. Plumb! 403/9Extras22 (b 10, lb 4, nb 8)TOTAL411 all out (187.5 Overs, RR: 2.18)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (John Campbell, 1.2 ov), 2-83 (Shamarh Brooks, 34.4 ov), 3-101 (Nkrumah Bonner, 44.3 ov), 4-284 (Jermaine Blackwood, 112.1 ov), 5-336 (Alzarri Joseph, 136.1 ov), 6-351 (Jason Holder, 151.2 ov), 7-385 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 168.4 ov), 8-392 (Kemar Roach, 173.5 ov), 9-403 (Veerasammy Permaul, 180.4 ov), 10-411 (Joshua Da Silva, 187.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.5 picks out deep midwicket! Tossed up, wide outside the off stump, and Lees lined up another big slog-sweep. Got a long way outside off stump, dragging the ball into the deep on the leg side, but straight down Joseph's throat on the boundary. Permaul has West Indies' first 51/122.3 back of a length, extra bounce to rush him on the pull... superb catch from Seales! Angling down the leg side, Joseph's extra pace means this hits the splice of Crawley's bat. It flies quickly down to long leg, where Seales is racing in... he dives forwards, and takes a speccy, a foot or so from the turf. Brooks and Da Silva run over grinning to celebrate with him 74/321.2 slog-swept... straight to Campbell at midwicket! A second for Permaul, as Root looks to force the pace. Stays put this time after charging down to the first ball of the over, and gets low to sweep. But a hint of overspin means he doesn't get all of it, and while Campbell has struggled in the field throughout this Test, this is a straightforward chance for him running in 67/236.3 flamingo-flapped, but he picks out long-on! A hopping, one-foot-in-the-air slap, Lawrence looking to manufacture some extra power, but in the end he presents a simple catch to Joseph jogging in 167/627.5 full, wide, and drilled... but straight to cover! A half-volley just inside the tramlines, Stokes was across and set himself to bludgeon a drive. But the shot was uppish and flew directly at the only man on the square on that side of the wicket. Brathwaite pouches it and England have lost another 110/434.5 slogged down the ground, YJB holes out! Attempting to moose another boundary but this time the one-day stuff brings about his downfall. Didn't quite get the connection, though it was still travelling and Roach had to take a good, low catch running in from long-off 161/5Extras3 (b 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL185/6d (39.5 Overs, RR: 4.64)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Alex Lees, 17.5 ov), 2-67 (Joe Root, 21.2 ov), 3-74 (Zak Crawley, 22.3 ov), 4-110 (Ben Stokes, 27.5 ov), 5-161 (Jonny Bairstow, 34.5 ov), 6-167 (Dan Lawrence, 36.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 8 3 31 1 3.87 1 1 V Permaul 10 0 29 2 2.90 0 0 JNT Seales 6 0 34 2 5.66 0 0 KC Brathwaite 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0 JO Holder 8.5 1 40 0 4.52 0 0 AS Joseph 6 0 45 1 7.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 big appeal for a bat-pad catch... Wilson says no, but England will review it. Spins sharply with a puff of dust... looks close to the glove, but what does UltraEdge say? Yep, a little tickle! Off the glove, onto thigh pad, then loops up to short leg where Lees snaffles an easy chance. Wilson's on-field decision is overturned, England have their first! 14/18.6 edged, juggled, juggled, snaffled! Brooks falls cheaply, and Mahmood breaks through. Edged to second slip where Crawley drops it, flaps at it and flicks it up... and Root is the first to react, grabbing it at the third attempt to complete the catch. Similar to one he took at Cape Town in early 2020. Slightly short of a good length, in the channel outside the off stump. Scrambled seam, no real movement though... loose from Brooks, and England think they might have a chance here... 23/212.1 edged, gobbled up, Mahmood has another! Is this... on?! Bonner is squared up, turned into an 'S' as Mahmood finds some extra bounce from just short of a good length, and skews it to Root at slip via the shoulder of the bat, hanging back in defence. Simple chance for Root this time, and West Indies are wobbling... 39/336.5 edged to the kneeling gully, Leach is celebrating! Blackwood trudges off and England still believe. Leach goes wide on the crease, and gets this to drift in with the angle before bouncing sharply and turning away. He finds Blackwood's outside edge as he comes forward to defend, which flies straight to Bairstow, on his knees under the helmet. 89/444.3 short, wide, slapped straight to short cover! Brilliant catch by Lawrence and Leach picks up a wicket with one of the worst balls he's bowled! Superb work in the field, diving low to his left and scooping the ball up just above the ground. A rare loose ball from Leach, back of a length with enough width for Holder to rock back and look to slap it through the off side on the back foot, playing away from his body - but Lawrence swooped in to gobble it up, then roared in celebration 93/5Extras5 (b 1, lb 2, nb 2)TOTAL135/5 (65 Overs, RR: 2.07)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (John Campbell, 5.6 ov), 2-23 (Shamarh Brooks, 8.6 ov), 3-39 (Nkrumah Bonner, 12.1 ov), 4-89 (Jermaine Blackwood, 36.5 ov), 5-93 (Jason Holder, 44.3 ov)
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 0-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.45-13.25, Tea 15.25-15.45, Close 17.51
Match days
16,17,18,19,20 March 2022 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
West Indies 4, England 4
Close of Play
- Wed, 16 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 244/3 (JE Root 119*, 89.5 ov)
- Thu, 17 Mar - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 71/1 (KC Brathwaite 28*, SSJ Brooks 31*, 27 ov)
- Fri, 18 Mar - day 3 - West Indies 1st innings 288/4 (KC Brathwaite 109*, AS Joseph 4*, 117 ov)
- Sat, 19 Mar - day 4 - England 2nd innings 40/0 (AZ Lees 18*, Z Crawley 21*, 15 ov)
- Sun, 20 Mar - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 135/5 (65 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- England: 50 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (AZ Lees 24, Z Crawley 25, Ex 1)
- Rain: England - 76/3 in 23.2 overs (DW Lawrence 1, BA Stokes 1)
- England: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (158 balls), Extras 3
- Rain: England - 106/3 in 26.5 overs (DW Lawrence 12, BA Stokes 18)
- Wet Ground: England - 106/3 in 26.5 overs (DW Lawrence 12, BA Stokes 18)
- England: 150 runs in 33.3 overs (202 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (DW Lawrence 21, JM Bairstow 29, Ex 0)
- Rain: England - 185/6 in 39.5 overs (BT Foakes 11, CR Woakes 9)
- Lunch: England - 185/6 in 39.5 overs (BT Foakes 11, CR Woakes 9)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- Over 5.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - JD Campbell (Upheld)
- Drinks: West Indies - 41/3 in 15.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 23, J Blackwood 0)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: West Indies - 65/3 in 30.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 32, J Blackwood 14)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 148 balls (KC Brathwaite 21, J Blackwood 27, Ex 2)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 47.6 overs (290 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: West Indies - 108/5 in 50.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 45, J Da Silva 14)
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 157 balls (4 x 4)
- Over 63.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - KC Brathwaite (Struck down)
- Wet Ground: West Indies - 288/4 in 117.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 109, AS Joseph 4)
- West Indies: 300 runs in 120.4 overs (731 balls), Extras 21
- Rain: West Indies - 317/4 in 127.5 overs (KC Brathwaite 132, AS Joseph 10)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 133 balls (KC Brathwaite 33, AS Joseph 18, Ex 0)
- West Indies: 350 runs in 149.6 overs (907 balls), Extras 21
- Lunch: West Indies - 351/5 in 151.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 145, JO Holder 12)
- Rain: West Indies - 351/5 in 151.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 145, JO Holder 12)
- Over 153.3: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - J Da Silva (Upheld)
- KC Brathwaite: 150 off 458 balls (16 x 4)
- Over 156.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - J Da Silva (Struck down)
- New ball taken at 162.1 overs
- Drinks: West Indies - 372/6 in 164.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 153, J Da Silva 12)
- Over 173.5: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - KAJ Roach (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Tea: West Indies - 396/8 in 178.0 overs (J Da Silva 24, V Permaul 4)
- West Indies: 400 runs in 178.2 overs (1078 balls), Extras 22
- Over 180.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - V Permaul (Struck down)
- Over 185.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - JNT Seales (Upheld)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 411/10 in 187.5 overs (JNT Seales 5)
- Over 187.5: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - J Da Silva (Struck down)
- England 2nd innings
- Over 4.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - Z Crawley (Upheld)
- End Of Day: England - 40/0 in 15.0 overs (AZ Lees 18, Z Crawley 21)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 41.4 overs (252 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: West Indies - 101/2 in 43.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 40, NE Bonner 9)
- Over 44.3: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - NE Bonner (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 51.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - J Blackwood (Struck down)
- Lunch: West Indies - 114/3 in 54.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 44, J Blackwood 7)
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 167 balls (6 x 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 63.3 overs (386 balls), Extras 13
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (KC Brathwaite 21, J Blackwood 26, Ex 4)
- Drinks: West Indies - 169/3 in 69.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 66, J Blackwood 38)
- Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
- J Blackwood: 50 off 113 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: West Indies - 196/3 in 82.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 79, J Blackwood 50)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 82.1 overs (499 balls), Extras 15
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 233 balls (KC Brathwaite 47, J Blackwood 50, Ex 6)
- KC Brathwaite: 100 off 278 balls (11 x 4)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 100.5 overs (612 balls), Extras 16
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 348 balls (KC Brathwaite 66, J Blackwood 76, Ex 11)
- J Blackwood: 100 off 207 balls (11 x 4)
- Over 112.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - J Blackwood (Struck down)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 288/4 in 117.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 109, AS Joseph 4)
- Over 116.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - AS Joseph (Struck down)
- England: 250 runs in 92.5 overs (559 balls), Extras 4
- Over 94.1: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- Drinks: England - 283/3 in 103.0 overs (JE Root 134, BA Stokes 22)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (JE Root 17, BA Stokes 32, Ex 2)
- England: 300 runs in 106.2 overs (640 balls), Extras 6
- BA Stokes: 50 off 73 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 140 balls (JE Root 27, BA Stokes 73, Ex 2)
- England: 350 runs in 113.2 overs (682 balls), Extras 6
- JE Root: 150 off 306 balls (14 x 4)
- Lunch: England - 369/3 in 116.0 overs (JE Root 151, BA Stokes 89)
- Over 117.1: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - JE Root (Upheld)
- BA Stokes: 100 off 114 balls (11 x 4, 4 x 6)
- England: 400 runs in 125.4 overs (756 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: England - 410/5 in 128.3 overs (BA Stokes 106)
- England: 450 runs in 136.3 overs (821 balls), Extras 10
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (BT Foakes 24, CR Woakes 26, Ex 0)
- Tea: England - 482/6 in 145.0 overs (BT Foakes 27, CR Woakes 30)
- England: 500 runs in 149.2 overs (899 balls), Extras 15
- Innings Break: England - 507/9 in 150.5 overs (MD Fisher 0)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 45/1 in 14.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 14, SSJ Brooks 21)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 6
- Over 20.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - KC Brathwaite (Upheld)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (KC Brathwaite 13, SSJ Brooks 29, Ex 8)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 71/1 in 27.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 28, SSJ Brooks 31)
- England 1st innings
- Over 7.3: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - N Duguid, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- Drinks: England - 29/1 in 16.0 overs (AZ Lees 11, JE Root 18)
- Lunch: England - 47/1 in 30.0 overs (AZ Lees 16, JE Root 31)
- England: 50 runs in 30.4 overs (184 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 197 balls (AZ Lees 18, JE Root 35, Ex 0)
- JE Root: 50 off 121 balls (6 x 4)
- JE Root: 50 off 125 balls (6 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 51.1 overs (307 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (JE Root 26, DW Lawrence 24, Ex 0)
- Tea: England - 136/2 in 59.0 overs (JE Root 80, DW Lawrence 26)
- England: 150 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 134 balls (JE Root 49, DW Lawrence 49, Ex 3)
- DW Lawrence: 50 off 62 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- JE Root: 100 off 199 balls (11 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 71.2 overs (430 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: England - 200/2 in 73.0 overs (JE Root 107, DW Lawrence 59)
- New ball taken at 85.1 overs
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 248 balls (JE Root 67, DW Lawrence 81, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: England - 244/3 in 89.5 overs (JE Root 119)
Match Coverage
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Joe Root praises England progress as Kraigg Brathwaite takes pride in resilience
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Old-ball graft and final-day burst highlight slingy seamer's invaluable qualities
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