- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.1 gone, another start and another poor stroke from Strauss. It was in his area - a horrible ball, in truth. Too wide, too short, Straus flayed at it and went for a cut, but got a thin edge through to the wicketkeeper 38/126.6 gone! Round the wicket, pitched outside off, nips back and holds its line - a middle peg one - as it raps Cook on the front pad. That was out, no doubt 91/260.2 gone and Vaughan is furious. A bouncer which he swivelled on and appeared to time well, but deep midwicket was lurking on the boundary, just moving to his right to take a very fine catch indeed - inches from the rope 254/3122.3 he has scythed this, going inside out and skying it to Jerome Taylor - it's gone miles up in the air - but Taylor runs in from deep point to take a very fine catch 570/771.5 got the wicket he deserved - Collingwood falling to a thick edge to first slip. The ball was planted on off stump, Collingwood stepped down and the ball - and Gayle - did the rest 316/475.2 Collymore's struck again! More swing and Bell feathers through to Ramdin who makes no mistake. Collymore appeals but Bell doesn't even wait for the verdict 329/5110.3 brilliant delivery. You can't argue with that, or even play it. Pitched on off on a menacing length, nipped back a touch, Prior poked at it, but missed completely. Cracking ball 489/6Extras31 (b 1, lb 15, nb 6, w 9)TOTAL570/7d (122.3 Overs, RR: 4.65, 552 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Andrew Strauss, 8.1 ov), 2-91 (Alastair Cook, 26.6 ov), 3-254 (Michael Vaughan, 60.2 ov), 4-316 (Paul Collingwood, 71.5 ov), 5-329 (Ian Bell, 75.2 ov), 6-489 (Matt Prior, 110.3 ov), 7-570 (Kevin Pietersen, 122.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DBL Powell 33 5 153 2 4.63 3 1 CD Collymore 29 1 110 2 3.79 1 2 JE Taylor 22 4 116 1 5.27 0 1 DJ Bravo 24.3 3 97 1 3.95 1 1 CH Gayle 14 1 78 1 5.57 0 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 straight one does the damage, and that's Sidebottom's first Test wicket, and it's taken him six years to get one; that one would have taken leg 17/16.2 over the wicket, pitches in line, comes back - Ganga leaves that, and he shouldn't have 23/217.6 and another one. A good length this from Plunkett, luring him into the drive and he got a thick outside edge, the ball flying to Cook in the gully. Good catch, too, taking it front of his face 74/416.2 but he's got him this time. Very full this time and Joseph went for a drive, without moving his feet, to hand Strauss a very comfortable catch at first slip 68/320.1 and another; Harmison roars his loudest appeal of the summer, but Morton cannot believe he's been given out. It cut back into him, Morton going back into his crease and tried to defend it. The ball flew to Prior's left who took a good tumbling catch, and up goes the finger. Morton is fuming 82/532.5 bowled round his legs, pegged back leg with one which pitched on middle-and-off and moved right across Bravo whose resistance comes to an end 124/823.1 terrific ball - it was the perfect length, inducing the drive and he fell for the bait. Very sloppy shot and a thick outside edge handed Prior a comfortable, if not entirely straightforward catch, well taken to his right 94/627.4 and as soon as he finds his line and length, he gets another wicket. Full, holding its line before shaping away at the last moment, a drive hands Collingwood a sharp chance at second slip 114/736.6 and that's Sidebottom's fourth wicket. Collymore undone by the ball swinging back in from outside off and, squared up, he sends an outside edge to Strauss at first slip 146/10Extras23 (lb 13, nb 6, w 4)TOTAL146 all out (37 Overs, RR: 3.94, 168 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Chris Gayle, 4.5 ov), 2-23 (Daren Ganga, 6.2 ov), 3-68 (Sylvester Joseph, 16.2 ov), 4-74 (Devon Smith, 17.6 ov), 5-82 (Runako Morton, 20.1 ov), 6-94 (Denesh Ramdin, 23.1 ov), 7-114 (Daren Powell, 27.4 ov), 8-124 (Dwayne Bravo, 32.5 ov), 9-146 (Corey Collymore, 36.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RJ Sidebottom 12 2 42 4 3.50 0 0 SJ Harmison 12 0 55 2 4.58 1 3 LE Plunkett 12 1 35 3 2.91 3 3 MS Panesar 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 good length, angled across the left hander, Gayle plays from back in the crease, gets an edge and Prior dives to his left to hold the regulation chance 30/36.5 pitched just on leg, and would have gone on to hit the top of off. Swing there from Sidebottom who picks up his fifth wicket of the day - but a marginal decision 20/18.6 got him! He never should have left that one, in truth, the length that Sidebottom was looking for, right on middle-and-off, straightening and quite unplayable 22/218.1 full, swinging away from Smith who limply hung his bat out, the edge flew to Strauss at first slip at chest height, he got two hands to the ball, juggled and caught it one handed at the second attempt as he fell to his left 57/516.1 pitched leg, swung into Joseph and would have gone on to hit leg. He had been playing Sidebottom from the crease and that was always going to be a high-risk strategy. Sure enough, the first time he missed, he perished 47/434.5 another bouncer but Morton couldn't get on top of it, like Bravo did in the previous ball, skying it straight above his head and Prior sprinted in to take a comfortable catch by the stumps 120/641.6 again he skips down the track, Panesar fires another one in and, rushed and cramped, Bravo's shot loops to Plunkett at mid-off 141/840.5 full, really fired in, strikes Ramdin on the pads as he looks to turn it into the leg side and Rauf upholds a vociferous appeal 141/742.1 banged in, Taylor swishes more than hooks, the ball drops down off his shoulder-glove-shoulder and into the stumps. A bail plops apologetically to the ground and it's all over 141/10Extras20 (b 1, lb 14, nb 5)TOTAL141 all out (f/o) (42.1 Overs, RR: 3.34, 178 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Daren Ganga, 6.5 ov), 2-22 (Daren Powell, 8.6 ov), 3-30 (Chris Gayle, 11.2 ov), 4-47 (Sylvester Joseph, 16.1 ov), 5-57 (Devon Smith, 18.1 ov), 6-120 (Runako Morton, 34.5 ov), 7-141 (Denesh Ramdin, 40.5 ov), 8-141 (Dwayne Bravo, 41.6 ov), 9-141 (Jerome Taylor, 42.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RJ Sidebottom 15 4 44 4 2.93 0 0 LE Plunkett 8 2 25 1 3.12 0 1 SJ Harmison 13.1 3 37 3 2.81 0 4 MS Panesar 6 1 20 1 3.33 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 1.00-1.40pm, Tea 3.40-4.00pm, Close 6.00pm
Match days
25,26,27,28 May 2007 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 25 May - day 1 - England 1st innings 366/5 (KP Pietersen 130*, MJ Prior 13*, 85 ov)
- Sat, 26 May - day 2 - West Indies 2nd innings 22/2 (CH Gayle 9*, 9 ov)
- Sun, 27 May - day 3 - no play
- Mon, 28 May - day 4 - West Indies 2nd innings 141 (42.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Rain: West Indies - 31/3 in 13.0 overs (DS Smith 4, SC Joseph 0)
- Lunch: West Indies - 31/3 in 13.0 overs (DS Smith 4, SC Joseph 0)
- Rain: West Indies - 31/3 in 13.0 overs (DS Smith 4, SC Joseph 0)
- Wet Ground: West Indies - 31/3 in 13.0 overs (DS Smith 4, SC Joseph 0)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 9
- Rain: West Indies - 57/5 in 18.1 overs (RS Morton 8)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (186 balls), Extras 19
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (RS Morton 16, DJ Bravo 26, Ex 9)
- DJ Bravo: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Tea: West Indies - 137/6 in 38.0 overs (DJ Bravo 50, D Ramdin 3)
- Rain: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- Lunch: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- Rain: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- Tea: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- Rain: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (KP Pietersen 29, MJ Prior 18, Ex 3)
- England: 400 runs in 92.1 overs (563 balls), Extras 30
- New Ball Taken: England 408/5 after 95.1 overs (KP Pietersen 148, MJ Prior 36)
- KP Pietersen: 150 off 193 balls (16 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (KP Pietersen 54, MJ Prior 43, Ex 4)
- Drinks: England - 432/5 in 100.0 overs (KP Pietersen 164, MJ Prior 43)
- MJ Prior: 50 off 72 balls (6 x 4)
- England: 450 runs in 104.2 overs (637 balls), Extras 31
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 204 balls (KP Pietersen 76, MJ Prior 71, Ex 5)
- Lunch: England - 498/6 in 112.0 overs (KP Pietersen 189, LE Plunkett 9)
- England: 500 runs in 113.1 overs (690 balls), Extras 31
- KP Pietersen: 200 off 250 balls (22 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (KP Pietersen 20, LE Plunkett 33, Ex 0)
- England: 550 runs in 120.5 overs (736 balls), Extras 31
- West Indies 1st innings
- West Indies: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (81 balls), Extras 15
- Tea: West Indies - 66/2 in 16.0 overs (DS Smith 22, SC Joseph 13)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (159 balls), Extras 20
- West Indies 2nd innings
- End Of Day: West Indies - 22/2 in 9.0 overs (CH Gayle 9)
- England 1st innings
- Drinks: England - 46/1 in 14.0 overs (AN Cook 25, MP Vaughan 3)
- England: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (90 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (AN Cook 21, MP Vaughan 23, Ex 6)
- Lunch: England - 91/2 in 27.0 overs (MP Vaughan 25)
- England: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (178 balls), Extras 9
- MP Vaughan: 50 off 94 balls (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (MP Vaughan 25, KP Pietersen 20, Ex 6)
- Drinks: England - 147/2 in 41.0 overs (MP Vaughan 53, KP Pietersen 21)
- England: 150 runs in 41.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 20
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 121 balls (MP Vaughan 52, KP Pietersen 37, Ex 11)
- England: 200 runs in 48.4 overs (298 balls), Extras 20
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 67 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: England - 222/2 in 54.0 overs (MP Vaughan 92, KP Pietersen 53)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 178 balls (MP Vaughan 70, KP Pietersen 69, Ex 11)
- England: 250 runs in 58.3 overs (357 balls), Extras 20
- MP Vaughan: 100 off 164 balls (11 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 282/3 in 66.0 overs (KP Pietersen 97, PD Collingwood 4)
- KP Pietersen: 100 off 104 balls (13 x 4)
- England: 300 runs in 67.3 overs (412 balls), Extras 21
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (KP Pietersen 29, PD Collingwood 21, Ex 1)
- England: 350 runs in 81.3 overs (499 balls), Extras 28
- End Of Day: England - 366/5 in 85.0 overs (KP Pietersen 130, MJ Prior 13)
West Indies tour of England and Ireland 2007 News
Sarwan all praise for Gayle's captaincy
Ramnaresh Sarwan has praised Chris Gayle for the way he handled the leadership of the West Indies team
West Indies squad stuck in London
The caribbeancricket.com website has reported that most of the West Indies squad had to spend an extra two days in the UK waiting for flights back to the Caribbean
Powell: 'Gayle sparked our plugs'
Will Luke talks to the West Indian fast bowler, Daren Powell
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Captain cool turns up the heat
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