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West Indies vs England 2017 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Aug 17 2017, Thu - 06:00 PM (IST)
1st Test, - Edgbaston
ENGLAND
514/8 decl
WEST INDIES
168, 137 f/o
England win by an innings and 209 runs
Player Of The Match
  • 135.5
    Alastair Cook lbw b Roston Chase 243 (407)

    OUT! L.B.W. NOT OUT changed by umpire to OUT after REFERRAL. Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover. Cook's missed a straight one from Chase and it's rattled into his pads. Given not out on the field but Windies review the decision and it's clattering into middle and leg. Cook departs for an outstanding 243 and on the back of his wicket Root calls the team in for a decleration. England's innings ending on 514-8. An outstanding innings from the Englishman who has batted for almost 10 hours and looked comfortable throughout. He and England will be delighted with his performance. Windies have done really well after lunch to rein England back in and take 5 wickets, including the last ball of the morning session, they'll have a chance in this game now but England bowlers will have been watching this session and will see if they can get their lines right, the rewards are there to be taken.

  • 135.4

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Holder.

  • 135.3

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph.

  • 135.2

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 135.1

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to third man for 1 run, run save by Brathwaite.

  • 134.6

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Brathwaite.

  • 134.5

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to point for no runs, fielded by Hope.

  • 134.4

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 134.3

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 134.2

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Short, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed to point for no runs, fielded by Hope.

  • 134.1

    Miguel Cummins to Alastair Cook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 133.6

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 133.5

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 133.4

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 133.3

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Hope.

  • 133.2

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Hope.

  • 133.1

    Roston Chase to Toby Roland-Jones. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Holder.

  • 132.6

    Jason Holder to Alastair Cook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 132.5

    Jason Holder to Alastair Cook. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 132.4

    Jason Holder to Toby Roland-Jones. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.

  • 132.3

    FOUR! Jason Holder to Toby Roland-Jones. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Roland-Jones not looking comfortable just yet as he pushes at the ball, it takes the outside edge but finds it way through between keeper and slip and runs to the boundary.

  • 132.2

    Jason Holder to Toby Roland-Jones. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 132.1

    Jason Holder to Toby Roland-Jones. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 131.6

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Holder.

  • 131.5
    Moeen Ali c Kraigg Brathwaite b Roston Chase 0 (4)

    OUT! Caught. Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, leading edge to point, by Brathwaite. Oh dear. Moeen Ali gone for England, coming down the track to Chase who gets his third wicket now. It leaves Cook with the bowlers and England may fall short of a total they'll be looking for to enforce a follow-on in this game. Good comeback from the away side since lunch, they have built themselves back into the game slightly and will be looking to continue in the same fashion.

  • 131.4

    Roston Chase to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Holder.

  • 131.3

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to slips for 1 run, fielded by Hope.

  • 131.2

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Blackwood.

  • 131.1

    Roston Chase to Alastair Cook. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Holder.

  • 130.6

    Jason Holder to Moeen Ali. Length ball, to leg on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dowrich.

  • 46.6

    OUT! Run Out. James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to silly mid on, direct hit by Westley. Blackwood showing desperation to get the single from the final ball of the over to get back on strike for the following over, unfortunately Westley is athletic in getting to the ball at mid-wicket and his throw is accurate. Cummins is found well short of his ground and that's the end of the Windies innings. Disappointing for them and they will need to build something different second time around. They finish trailing England by a massive 346 runs and the outcome of this game is looking bleak for them. England have bowled well, and on the back of their commanding position, have enforced the follow-on.

  • 46.5

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to slips for no runs, fielded by Root.

  • 46.4

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 46.3

    FOUR! James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Lovely shot from Blackwood as Anderson bowls short and he simply guides the ball through the slip cordon and it beats backwards point to the boundary. Four runs.

  • 46.2

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 46.1

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Westley.

  • 45.6

    Stuart Broad to Miguel Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 45.5

    OUT! L.B.W. Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to gully, fielded by Root. England make the breakthrough after lunch after pinning down Joseph at one end. The ball drifted in and has crashed into his pads dead in line with the stumps. Leaves Windies nine wickets down and in trouble if they weren't already.

  • 45.4

    Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 45.3

    Stuart Broad to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away short, outside off stump no foot movement, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 45.2

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Roland-Jones.

  • 45.1

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 44.6

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 44.5

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 44.4

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Roland-Jones.

  • 44.3

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 44.2

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Roland-Jones.

  • 44.1

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 43.6

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Seaming away short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.5

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.4

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.3

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to silly point for no runs.

  • 43.2

    Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 43.1

    SIX! Stuart Broad to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Blackwood isn't going to hang around here. He walks across to the leg-side, Broad follows him but Blackwood swings to deep mid-wicket for six. Great shot.

  • 42.6

    FOUR! James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Good batting from the number 10 Joseph here. He's held a straight bat against Anderson through the over and when he bowls with a bit of width, Joseph punches the ball to the point boundary for four.

  • 42.5

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 42.4

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 42.3

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 42.2

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 42.1

    James Anderson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Fended, outside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 45.4

    OUT! Caught. Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to gully, by Stokes. A great performance from England as each bowler has pitched in. Of course a particular mention to Stuart Broad who surpasses Sir Ian Botham to become the second highest wicket taker in England history. England bowled brilliantly all day here taking 19 wickets, albeit with the help of some poor Windies batting. Most showed promise but nobody managed to create an innings from it, bar Blackwood in their first innings. They'll have to improve for the second test at Headingley, and value their wickets more, as well as cut out the loose deliveries with the ball and create some pressure in the field. An all round sub-par performance here in the first test match. England have flourished on the back of the win against South Africa, and although it was the key players that hit the runs with the bat everybody pitched in with the ball for a brilliant win of an innings and 209 runs. England go 1-0 up in the series, winning the game inside three days, and will go to Headingley in high spirits as captain Root returns to his home ground, where expectencies will be high. Thanks for being here with us and we will see you then.

  • 45.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 45.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 45.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 44.6

    James Anderson to Miguel Cummins. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 44.5

    OUT! Bowled. James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper, fielded by Bairstow. Anderson makes the breakthrough, second over back into the attack and he bowls a beauty which takes the middle stump of Roach, admittedly not the best of shots but great bowling from Anderson and England are to within one wicket of victory with their 18th of the day.

  • 44.4

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 44.3

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 44.2

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Broad.

  • 44.1

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.

  • 43.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.5

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Broad.

  • 43.4

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 43.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away short, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 43.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.

  • 42.6

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 42.5

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Westley.

  • 42.4

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Westley.

  • 42.3

    James Anderson to Kemar Roach. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Westley.

  • 42.2

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 42.1

    James Anderson to Alzarri Joseph. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 41.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Seaming away short, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 41.5

    Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 41.4

    FOUR! Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Seaming away short, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Good shot from Roach in and amongst the bleak situation they find themselves in. Windies batters have played these shots a few times today and done pretty well with them. Roach dispatches the ball to the backwards point boundary.

  • 41.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Seaming away short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.

  • 41.2

    APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, by Bairstow, appeal made for Caught.

  • 41.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to Kemar Roach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Broad.

  • 40.6

    Moeen Ali to Alzarri Joseph. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Westley.

  • 40.5

    Moeen Ali to Alzarri Joseph. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Ali.