- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.5 gone, strangled down the leg side! A frustrating way to get out for a half-centurion, but Wood has been chipping away with this line and length for a while. Shortish at the hip, and he steps across and looks to pull, and only manages to glove it down to Smith 115/421.5 nicked him off! After all the prodding and missing, England finally find the outside edge... and Louis' hard work again ends with an unfulfilled 20-something. He certainly could have left this, short of a length and moving away. But the hands followed the ball, and Smith swallowed the edge. Fourth time in five Test innings that Louis has fallen to a catch in the cordon 76/124.3 clean up on aisle five! Bring out the mop and bucket because Wood has made a mess of the stumps here! McKenzie looks back to see middle stump has been flattened, the sight greeted by a roar from the Edgbaston crowd. Full, 91mph/146kph and ducking inside a half-formed prod to smash the woodwork. Proper fast-bowler carnage, like the dismissal of Usman Khawaja at Headingley last summer 93/225.6 short, doesn't get up - and bottomed-edged into off stump! England barge out a third on the stroke of lunch, and you'd have to say that is loose from Athanaze. Keen to pull and keep the scoreboard ticking but he ends up giving his wicket away, undoing some of the hard work West Indies had put in to reach this point 97/329.1 bowled him, that's not a good leave at all! It's angling in towards about middle and off and it does straighten a bit, but it's definitely not straightening enough to miss off stump and definitely not short enough to bounce over the stumps. Doesn't really move his feet either, so there's no second line of defence when he shoulders arms, and the ball thuds into the top of off stump 115/568.5 kersplat! Off stump is on the wonk...! Pitched up and nipping down the line as Holder tries to play across it. He can only look back aghast as the 'thunk' behind him is backed up by the evidence of his eyes. Purses his lips in appreciation. A ripper from Atkinson, with a 69-overs old ball, and that is West Indies' last batter back in the hutch 246/861.6 got him, Woakes prises out Da Silva with an excellent bit of bowling. Loose shot, but prompted by Woakes' skill. The previous one came into Da Silva. This one is back of a length in the corridor, and it leaves him. Looks to steer it behind point with an open face, and only manages to feather it through to Smith 224/667.6 gone, Joseph finally runs out of luck. Fullish outside off, outswinger, and he reacts to this ball as he has been doing to all similar balls so far, looking for a flat-bat hit over the off side. Doesn't catch it cleanly at all, and ends up popping a gentle catch to mid-off 244/770.2 punched in the air... and Root grabs a blinder behind the keeper! Fierce bumper, Motie in a tangle and he looks like getting lucky as the ball clears the leaping Smith, only for Root to fling himself across from slip and snaffle the catch one-handed (and practically unsighted). Think it came straight off the bat handle, which added to the pace on the ball 259/975.1 goes big... but not big enough! Bashir winkles out the No. 11 and England's work with the ball is done. Tossed up and he can't resist trying to pump him into the pavilion, but there's not quite the distance. The sub fielder, Dillon Pennington, was running back from mid-on but in the end Crawley gets around from long-off to take it safely 282/10Extras14 (b 4, lb 6, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL282 all out (75.1 Overs, RR: 3.75)Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Mikyle Louis, 21.5 ov), 2-93 (Kirk McKenzie, 24.3 ov), 3-97 (Alick Athanaze, 25.6 ov), 4-115 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 28.5 ov), 5-115 (Kavem Hodge, 29.1 ov), 6-224 (Joshua Da Silva, 61.6 ov), 7-244 (Alzarri Joseph, 67.6 ov), 8-246 (Jason Holder, 68.5 ov), 9-259 (Gudakesh Motie, 70.2 ov), 10-282 (Shamar Joseph, 75.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 18 3 69 3 3.83 0 2 AAP Atkinson 20 1 67 4 3.35 1 0 MA Wood 16 2 52 2 3.25 0 0 BA Stokes 11 0 29 0 2.63 0 1 Shoaib Bashir 10.1 0 55 1 5.40 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.6 full, tempting... and the nick is well held! Crawley's fun is over, throwing the hands at one hung out wide. Not quite as full as he initially thought, as he launched into a drive. Holder's buckets scoop up the catch going to his left 29/14.1 chopped on, two in two! Alzarri gets Duckett, having dropped him in the previous over. Full length outside off, he also goes hard and gets a thick inside edge that rebounds into leg stump. England's giddy start suddenly looks a bit seasick 29/25.6 searching line, finds the edge - gone! Low catch but Holder is on it today and makes no mistake as he tumbles forward at second slip. Wood was camped in the crease, fending as the ball straightened on him, and England lose another in this bewildering mini-session. Seales with his second, celebrated with gusto 31/310.5 bowled him! The angled bat is a treacherous thing on this pitch, because the ball has been keeping low occasionally. Not short or wide enough to cut, and he ends up chopping on and making a mess of his stumps 51/448.2 keeps low and nailed on the front pad! Root is done by Motie once again, and he doesn't even think about reviewing it! Lovely spin bowling, round the wicket, sliding in, drawing him forward and leaving him defenceless when the ball didn't do what he anticipated. He has to go, and suddenly, that first-innings lead is very much on again! 231/711.5 gone, West Indies are on fire!!! Lovely delivery, and a loose shot early on from Brook. Definitely not full enough for the cover drive, and wide enough to bring out the angled bat. A hint of away movement, and it kisses the edge through to Da Silva 54/535.2 got him! Not the best ball he's bowled, but that's how it goes sometimes. Short, gets up around Stokes' chest, and he's a little cramped for room on the pull, his arms not quite at full extension. Square leg in slightly in front of square, and he hits it more or less straight to the man, who times his jump well and takes it two-handed 169/669.2 bowled him, five short of a hundred! Short ball keeps low, and Smith has to depart, unfortunately. Offcutter, and the length was a pulling length, and Smith has been pulling so well through this innings. This one creeps through low, however, and nips in to sneak under his bat and knock back off stump 337/873.3 steps ouit and towards the leg side, and he pops a catch straight to short extra-cover. Gets out in declaration mode. Again Joseph follows him with a shortish ball at the hip, and he punches it straight to the catcher in the covers 363/975.4 short, hoisted down Motie's throatie at deep midwicket! That is the end of a very handy cameo! England's lead is 94, which at 54 for 5 seemed rather far-fetched 376/10Extras24 (b 10, lb 10, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL376 all out (75.4 Overs, RR: 4.96)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Zak Crawley, 3.6 ov), 2-29 (Ben Duckett, 4.1 ov), 3-31 (Mark Wood, 5.6 ov), 4-51 (Ollie Pope, 10.5 ov), 5-54 (Harry Brook, 11.5 ov), 6-169 (Ben Stokes, 35.2 ov), 7-231 (Joe Root, 48.2 ov), 8-337 (Jamie Smith, 69.2 ov), 9-363 (Chris Woakes, 73.3 ov), 10-376 (Gus Atkinson, 75.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AS Joseph 17.4 2 122 4 6.90 0 0 JNT Seales 19 1 79 3 4.15 1 0 S Joseph 13 0 63 2 4.84 0 3 JO Holder 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 0 G Motie 19 2 61 1 3.21 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 splat! Back goes the off stump, and this could get messy very quickly now! Tight line, angling in, keeps low, Brathwaite fences down the perceived line, but a hint of seam movement was all he needed 0/133.4 gone, Stokes gets the wicket he's been threatening for a while. He's been reverse-swinging it, usually away from the right-hander, and now he lands on that perfect length in the corridor. Fullish, but still enough distance between where it pitches and where Louis' bat is after he presses forward to defend. Goes with slightly hard hands, and the thick edge carries nicely to second slip at shin height 125/45.4 there we go! It was coming. That probing length on and around off was asking questions every ball. This time it's lured McKenzie on the full length, when previously he'd managed to leave. An audible nick snicks through to Smith. West Indies lose their second... 22/220.4 floated up straight and Athanaze plays over it! Too full for the sweep, the ball dips under the bat, turns and kisses the front pad. Nitin Menon doesn't take long to think about it and Athanaze won't review, after a brief chat with his partner. Might it have spun too much? We'll find out for sure when they load up ball-tracking, but he did look pretty adjacent. Once again, Athanaze shows glimpses of his talent but falls cheaply 53/351.1 big reverse, clips the edge through to Smith! Hodge's resistance is broken, having got stuck without much of the strike. He faced just 18 balls after lunch, losing two of his partners, and finally misjudges a defensive push as Wood swerves one back and nicks him off for his third wicket 171/838.6 given! Terrific delivery from Atkinson, perfect length, and he catches Holder on the crease. Big inswing, and Holder shuffles across without going forward or back. Hurries through past the inside edge before Holder can bring his bat down fully to defend, and strikes him on the front knee roll. Holder has reviewed... There seemed a chance that the ball might be swinging down the leg side, but ball-tracking returns an umpire's call verdict on leg stump, and Nitin Menon raises his finger again. West Indies are effectively 52 for 5 146/545.4 pings the pads, and Da Silva walks! Holdstock's finger goes up, just to confirm what the batter already knew. Full, 92mph/148kph and swerving in past the bat to hit the back ankle in front of middle stump: dead as a doornail. England strengthen their hold 156/647.5 stump-smashing inswinger, middle goes flying! Wood gets another, Joseph has no recourse to the review system here. Pure fast-bowler catnip, following up the short stuff with a reversing toe-crusher that ducks in past the bat and wrecks the wicket. Good Wood work rearranges the woodwork 162/751.4 off stump detonated! Wood is on one here, beaming a smile as he runs through to celebrate with his team-mates. Full and reversing, beats the tentative forward push - having softened him up the previous ball - and hits off stump halfway up. Pow, right in the kisser! England one away from a small chase 171/951.6 edged and taken, FIVE for Wood! Stokes said someone was going to pay after Nottingham... pitched up and curving away as Joseph stayed leg side and poked hopefully at the ball. Snapped up by second slip diving across to his right, and that is that for West Indies' innings. Three in the over as Wood's pace rips through the tail 175/10Extras12 (lb 10, nb 2)TOTAL175 all out (52 Overs, RR: 3.36)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 0.6 ov), 2-22 (Kirk McKenzie, 5.4 ov), 3-53 (Alick Athanaze, 20.4 ov), 4-125 (Mikyle Louis, 33.4 ov), 5-146 (Jason Holder, 38.6 ov), 6-156 (Joshua Da Silva, 45.4 ov), 7-162 (Alzarri Joseph, 47.5 ov), 8-171 (Kavem Hodge, 51.1 ov), 9-171 (Jayden Seales, 51.4 ov), 10-175 (Shamar Joseph, 51.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CR Woakes 6 2 14 1 2.33 0 0 AAP Atkinson 9 0 28 2 3.11 0 2 Shoaib Bashir 15 1 41 1 2.73 0 0 MA Wood 14 1 40 5 2.85 0 0 BA Stokes 8 0 42 1 5.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras5 (b 4, lb 1)TOTAL87/0 (7.2 Overs, RR: 11.86)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AS Joseph 3 0 25 0 8.33 0 0 JNT Seales 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0 JO Holder 2 0 31 0 15.50 0 0 S Joseph 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0 KC Brathwaite 0.2 0 6 0 18.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
26,27,28 July 2024 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England 12, West Indies 0
Close of Play
- Fri, 26 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 38/3 (OJ Pope 6*, JE Root 2*, 8 ov)
- Sat, 27 Jul - day 2 - West Indies 2nd innings 33/2 (M Louis 18*, A Athanaze 5*, 14 ov)
- Sun, 28 Jul - day 3 - England 2nd innings 87/0 (7.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- West Indies: 50 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: West Indies - 96/3 in 29.0 overs (M Louis 39, KAR Hodge 30)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 29.4 overs (179 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (M Louis 18, KAR Hodge 31, Ex 1)
- M Louis: 50 off 85 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- KAR Hodge: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4)
- Over 38.6: Review by West Indies (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - JO Holder (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: West Indies - 151/5 in 41.0 overs (KAR Hodge 52, J Da Silva 2)
- Over 41.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - J Da Silva (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 47.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - AS Joseph (Struck down)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 175/10 in 52.0 overs (G Motie 8)
- England 2nd innings
- England: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (BA Stokes 41, BM Duckett 4, Ex 5)
- BA Stokes: 50 off 24 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 13
- England: 100 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: England - 101/5 in 21.0 overs (JE Root 39, BA Stokes 16)
- Over 21.4: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - BA Stokes (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (JE Root 32, BA Stokes 17, Ex 1)
- JE Root: 50 off 68 balls (4 x 4)
- England: 150 runs in 30.6 overs (187 balls), Extras 18
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 119 balls (JE Root 50, BA Stokes 46, Ex 5)
- Lunch: England - 157/5 in 33.0 overs (JE Root 58, BA Stokes 48)
- BA Stokes: 50 off 63 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 200 runs in 40.3 overs (244 balls), Extras 18
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (JE Root 19, JL Smith 32, Ex 2)
- Drinks: England - 228/6 in 47.0 overs (JE Root 84, JL Smith 37)
- England: 250 runs in 51.6 overs (314 balls), Extras 21
- JL Smith: 50 off 60 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Tea: England - 274/7 in 59.0 overs (JL Smith 57, CR Woakes 21)
- Rain: England - 274/7 in 59.0 overs (JL Smith 57, CR Woakes 21)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (JL Smith 21, CR Woakes 27, Ex 2)
- England: 300 runs in 62.5 overs (379 balls), Extras 22
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (JL Smith 55, CR Woakes 42, Ex 3)
- England: 350 runs in 71.2 overs (431 balls), Extras 24
- CR Woakes: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 363/9 in 73.3 overs (AAP Atkinson 8)
- Innings Break: England - 376/10 in 75.4 overs (Shoaib Bashir 0)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- Over 11.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - M Louis (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 33/2 in 14.0 overs (M Louis 18, A Athanaze 5)
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 49/0 in 15.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 35, M Louis 14)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (KC Brathwaite 36, M Louis 14, Ex 0)
- KC Brathwaite: 50 off 70 balls (6 x 4)
- Lunch: West Indies - 97/3 in 26.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 56)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (159 balls), Extras 1
- Over 35.3: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - J Da Silva (Struck down)
- Over 36.6: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JO Holder (Struck down)
- Drinks: West Indies - 138/5 in 39.0 overs (JO Holder 10, J Da Silva 11)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 44.4 overs (269 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls (JO Holder 22, J Da Silva 26, Ex 2)
- Tea: West Indies - 194/5 in 53.0 overs (JO Holder 42, J Da Silva 35)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 54.2 overs (327 balls), Extras 3
- JO Holder: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 181 balls (JO Holder 51, J Da Silva 47, Ex 2)
- Drinks: West Indies - 244/7 in 68.0 overs (JO Holder 57)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 69.3 overs (420 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: West Indies - 282/10 in 75.1 overs (JNT Seales 7)
- England 1st innings
- End Of Day: England - 38/3 in 8.0 overs (OJ Pope 6, JE Root 2)
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