England’s batsmen came under relentless attack from West Indies bowlers, with Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose taking four wickets each to leave them reeling at home.
Joe Root anchored one end with determination but eventually succumbed to Jason Holder and their tail was disassembled, leaving them 424 runs behind the home team. In this article, we will discuss about the match West Indies Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
1. West Indies vs England – 1st Test
England enjoyed an exceptional opening day as Gus Atkinson made an outstanding Test debut and helped the hosts build up a commanding 68-run advantage at Lord’s. The Durham seamer returned figures of seven for 45 as Windies collapsed from 88-3 to 121 all out and Atkinson kept England on their toes by taking wickets at regular intervals to establish control.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was taken out early in the afternoon session by Anderson’s brilliant leg-break, perfectly pitched to catch him at short third man. But the tourists struggled to recover momentum as four further wickets fell before tea had even taken place, leaving them trailing by 76 runs and looking like losing momentum altogether.
Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook all hit half-centuries as England took a commanding second innings lead into the final session on the third day at Trent Bridge. Jos Buttler had earlier been caught at gully by Alzarri Joseph as he attempted to break through, while Ben Stokes batted steadily for his measured 69 not out.
Joseph had a rare miscue with the ball as he dropped an easy catch at gully. Ollie Pope was also spared twice before falling to Joseph again lbw for 11 fours and one six before Joe Root made an unbroken partnership of 108 before succumbing to Shamar Joseph at gully off part-time spinner Kavem Hodge for five.
Hodge pitched it straight down the ground for Stokes to drive straight down and smash for his fourth consecutive boundary – taking England to 348-3 at tea – but Shoaib Bashir delivered an outstanding run-out, denting England’s hopes for an immediate end of this Test match.
2. West Indies vs England – 2nd Test
Following their crushing innings and 114 run defeat at Lord’s, the West Indies returned to Trent Bridge with an overwhelming sense of purpose – not simply in regaining their pride and respect amongst international cricket’s elite, but to demonstrate to everyone that they still can compete effectively in a game which has become one of its main sources of income for global powerhouses.
Although the Windies haven’t won an England Test series in years, they still demonstrate they can play outstanding cricket as they did on day three of the 2nd Test match at Lord’s. Both sides are fighting hard in an ongoing contest which has reached its twilight days.
After an impressive opening performance by Kraigg Brathwaite, the Windies found themselves in deep trouble as Shoaib Bashir produced his best Test bowling performance since taking five wickets against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston in 2022. Bashir used spin, flight and bounce to cause havoc as he tore through their middle order claiming four of five wickets that fell before drinks break 1.
England was not undone by England’s collapse as Joe Root and Harry Brook formed an outstanding partnership at the other end. Root anchored his innings with determination before scoring his 32nd Test century before falling to Jason Holder.
England lost their final two wickets quickly in quick succession, but still managed to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their match with South Africa. Ben Stokes returned after recovering from injury, quickly dismissing Shamar Joseph with an incredible delivery that avoided hitting any edges while still reaching through to strike the stumps with force.
3. West Indies vs England – 3rd Test
Windies had an excellent last session against England to keep them at bay, taking two wickets with one delivery from Alzarri Joseph before Zak Crawley edged one to Roston Chase at third slip for an excellent low catch to deny them an innings victory. Jofra Archer and Jason Holder then produced an outstanding partnership of 96 runs to give West Indies hope of victory.
England openers James Anderson and Chris Woakes started off well, sharing an opening stand of 71 runs, but Joshua Da Silva and Shamar Joseph continued their impressive batsmanship – Joseph making his maiden Test century!
Ben Stokes managed to save the match nearing its conclusion with an incredible bowler delivery that turned in and hit Da Silva’s bat edge, however it could not be held on to and ended as a draw.
West Indies struggled with their bats during the second Test in the series due to poor performances from top order and middle order batters, yet still managed to win and even the series 1-1 by taking enough wickets in both innings and winning enough games overall to reclaim Richards-Botham Trophy after its long hiatus, and they also earned their first away Test series win since 2012. A fitting way to mark 200 years since their inaugural international match; next Test scheduled for St Lucia will mark this anniversary by providing another celebration opportunity on October 27 and 29, also marking 200thanniversaries of first international match that first played back then;
4. West Indies vs England – 4th Test
England quickly took control of the Richards-Botham Trophy match with a clinical bowling display to reduce West Indies to 163-6, Shoaib Bashir becoming the first spinner since Muttiah Muralitharan in 2006 to take five wickets at Trent Bridge. England were led by Shoaib Bashir’s five wicket haul – his maiden five wicket haul in Test cricket at home! Shoaib claimed his maiden five wicket haul and became only second spinner ever after Muttiah Muralitharan who took five at Trent Bridge back in 2006.
Chris Woakes unleashed an early storm against the tourists, dismissing both openers for lbw to reduce them to 61-1. Mark Wood was then joined by Gus Atkinson who dismissed Kavem Hodge and Alick Athanaze within one over to completely derail them and send shockwaves through their ranks.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis put on an encouraging half-century stand, but both fell within minutes, giving way to further losses from which their tourists would never recover.
Kirk McKenzie became the next wicket to fall when his expansive drive slipped past Athanaze and off Athanaze’s bowler Athanaze Athanaze Athanaze and hit Athanaze with an expansive drive; shortly thereafter Alzarri Joseph fell to an offcut short ball prodding to Jason Holder at straight midwicket.
Shoaib Bashir displayed considerable skill and dexterity as he took three more wickets within five overs – trapping Hodge lbw on his fourth delivery and dismissing Alick Athanaze for 15 after prodding to second slip, before finishing it all off in the 28th over with an exquisite delivery that beat Holder’s drive and passed through his off stump to end proceedings.
After reviewing, an appeal against Louis was disallowed after it appeared to strike his pad, yet Stokes chose not to press for referral. Woakes then caught Louis off his pads next ball and out he was for 17. Joshua Da Silva and Shamar Joseph managed to survive a few overs before they too were caught out by Atkinson, who also removed Louis via another brilliant drive that beat his drive and hit Louis on the middle of his bat – taking both out with one stroke!
5. West Indies vs England – 5th Test
England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook both scored centuries as they laid the groundwork for an innings win against West Indies at Trent Bridge. Root, just short of Sir Alastair Cook’s record England total, hit an unbeaten 122 not out while Brook, undaunted by wickets falling at either end, reached his maiden Test century here en route to reaching 100 not out himself.
West Indies were on the verge of victory at 61-0 before Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir bowled them out for just 82 in a Test match played under new conditions. Woakes took two quick wickets off openers Mikyle Louis and Kraigg Brathwaite with Woakes taking the final two wickets, leaving five out of their last six batsmen caught behind the stumps as part of an intense spell that saw five caught behind stumps within six balls from this particular attack.
West Indies’ innings never really got underway as pressure, high pace and quality spin bowling by England bowlers never allowed their fragile batting to get started on what had previously been an acceptable pitch. Woakes and Atkinson both caused problems with their seam bowling; Bashir made his presence felt by picking up five wickets more than Jack Leach did.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was the first West Indian batsman dismissed, caught at gully by Root with an outstanding one-handed diving catch from him. Unfortunately for Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge both quickly fell victim to Wood and Anderson with quick dismissals for lbw respectively courtesy of Bashir’s quality ball which caught Athanaze as soon as he prodded at a rising delivery, trapping him en-crust on his crease.
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