England v West Indies 3 Match Test Series

A 94 run lead was unexpected at one point, the match has ebbed & flowed in the way that no other format of cricket allows. England's advantage was driven home with 2 wickets, Woakes bowling the perfect ball that pitched middle & bowled off to remove the usually stickable Brathwiate. One slight blemish was when Stokes failed to grab a chance offered by Louis. Wood was unlucky again with an lbw referral going against him as a not out by the on-field umpire went the way of the West Indies, the ball was clipping a good piece of leg stump, but not enough to overturn the decision.
You would imagine a big first session tomorrow for West Indies, still trailing by 61, they can't really afford to lose any more than one wicket before parity is achieved.

(27-07-2024 11:15 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(26-07-2024 07:12 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v West Indies 3rd Test Edgbaston - Day 3 Lunch
Toss - West indies elected to bat
West Indies 282 (75.1 overs) Brathwaite 61 Holder 59 Da Silva 49 Louis 26 Atkinson 4-67 Woakes 3-69 Wood 2-52
England 376 (75.4 overs) Smith 95 Root 87 Stokes 54 Woakes 62 Seales 3-79 A Joseph 4-122 S Joseph 2-63
West Indies 175 (52 overs) Louis 57 Hodge 55 Wood 5-40 Atkinson 2-28
England 85-0 (7.2 overs) Stokes 55 no Duckett 25 no
England won by 10 wickets

Excellent use of the power play from Ben Stokes . Errrr hang on a minute.
You mean this is a test match?

The Durham lads did it today for England, a rapid spell from Wood with unplayable reverse swing taking 5 wickets in 6 overs & all capped off by Stokes with the fastest half century in Test Cricket for England 24 balls 9 fours & a six.