4s
6s
Total 4's :
16
Total 6's :
0
Wickets :
10
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
3.3
Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! MARVELLOUS! An opportunity to score and Kraigg Brathwaite does not miss out. Outswinger, outside off, fuller in length, Brathwaite comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it superbly through the vacant mid off region.
4
7.3
Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! PRISTINE! This guy can bat. It is not always about blocking and Louis understands that. If he feels it is there in his area, he will play his shot. Full again, outside off, maybe fractionally overpitched, Louis gets a good stride, meets the ball nicely and times it gloriously to the right of extra cover. The deficit is now 238.
W
8.1
James Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUT! BOWLED! That's gone through his defense and it is wicket number 702 in first-class cricket for the Lord of Lord's. The bowling was exceptionally relentless while the batting was matching it well, not playing too many loose shots. But good bowlers always find a way to get past the batters and Jimmy has found one again. On a good length, outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite looks to play that from the crease, not because of the length, but because he is not sure which way will the ball move. He is tentative, is late and the ball nips back, beats the inside edge and hits the top of middle. In 2017, Brathwaite was the 500th victim of Jimmy in Test cricket and he was dismissed in exactly the same fashion, albeit that was much fuller. This is the 8th time in Tests that he has got the West Indian skipper out. After a watchful opening 30 minutes, West Indies don't have much to show, as they have weathered the storm, but are just 12/1, trailing by 238!
4
10.6
Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Well played. It is a short ball, on the bodyline here. Mikyle Louis brings his blade across right in time, he does not time it well but still finds the fence.
W
11.3
Ben Stokes to Kirk Mckenzie, OUT! LBW! The finger goes up as Ben Stokes puts in an appeal for LBW. Kirk Mckenzie though has a quick chat with his partner and takes it upstairs. Ben Stokes dishes a length ball, around middle and leg. The ball straightens a bit and goes on to hit Kirk Mckenzie on his back foot. The UltraEdge confirms that no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking confirms three reds and the on-field decision stands. Ben Stokes picks up his 200th wicket in Test cricket. He becomes just the third cricketer to score 6000 runs and have 200 wickets in the red-ball format. Sir Garry Sobers and Jacques Kallis are the other two who hold this record.
4
16.1
Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Nicely played. It is a short ball, outside off, shaping away as well. Alick Athanaze opens the face of the bat and guides it behind square on the off side for a fine boundary.
4
16.2
Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for West Indies here and it might surely release some pressure here. Back of a length, angling across once again. Alick Athanaze stays back and steers it down to deep third for four more.
4
16.4
Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! Atkinson comes around the wicket and concedes another boundary this time. It is a short ball, around the hips. Alick Athanaze hangs back and flicks it down to fine leg for four more runs.
W
17.2
Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mikyle Louis gets dragged into playing this shot and he has given away his crucial wicket. A small break in play, and England do manage to cash in on the opportunity here. Ben Stokes dishes a length ball, outside off. The ball shapes away a touch. Mikyle Louis ends up hanging his bat away from his body, really for the first time in this innings. The ball gets nicked and Jamie Smith makes no mistaken behind the sticks. England have their third wicket here.
4
17.4
Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! A loosener here and Hodge gets off the mark with a boundary here. It is a good-length ball, around leg stump. Hodge lifts his front leg and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.
W
18.3
Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Kavem Hodge got off the mark with a boundary, unfortunately the only highlight of his innings. Gus Atkinson dishes a good-length delivery, outside off, nips in a bit. Kavem Hodge hangs back and looks to cut it away, although the ball catches the inside edge this time and crashes into the stumps. The hero of the first innings, adds another wicket to his Test match tally.
4
23.2
Ben Stokes to Alick Athanaze, FOUR! A rare loose ball. Overpitched, on the pads, Athanaze clips it to the left of mid on and gets his fourth boundary. The stand moves to 10 from 29 balls.
W
28.2
James Anderson to Alick Athanaze, OUT! Edged and taken! Wicket number 703 for Jimmy in first-class cricket. The setup works eventually. He was trying to work up Athanaze, trying to get the ball away from the left hander and get the outside edge. He bowled dot ball after dot ball after dot ball and glorified the phrase - patience is virtue. After quite a few balls in line of the stumps, James Anderson just keeps it outside off, on a fuller length and invites Alick Athanaze to have a go at it. Athanaze falls into the trap, looking to drive but only manages a thick outside edge. It goes quick and low to the left of the keeper, Jamie Smith, who gets low to his left and takes it with both gloves. Athanaze departs for 22 from 47 balls, WEST INDIES ARE 55/5 and are still 195 behind.
4
28.6
James Anderson to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! SUBLIME! This time he finds the gap. Full and outside off, swinging in, da Silva comes forward and drives it straight back past the bowler and this time, the man from extra cover cannot cover the distance to his right. The deficit is now 189.
4
32.1
Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, FOUR! A very good-looking shot this one. It is a fuller delivery, on off. Jason Holder strides forward and times it to perfection as the ball goes through the gap at covers for a boundary.
W
34.5
Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, OUT! CAUGHT! Gus Atkinson picks up his second wicket of the innings, this one though has been created out of nothing. The ploy of getting Ollie Pope at short leg has brought them a wicket here. Gus Atkinson dishes a short ball, around middle, which gets big on Holder, who is already a very tall lad. Jason Holder gets his blade very high and ends up chipping it in front of short leg. Ollie Pope there dives in front of him to take a stunner. West Indies are teetering at 79/6 at the end of DAY 2. THAT WILL BE STUMPS.
4
36.6
Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Atkinson goes for the short ball again but ends up offering a bit of width for Joseph to cash in. Alzarri Joseph stands tall, leaves nothing in the tank and flat bats it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Almost went the distance for a six.
W
37.1
James Anderson to Joshua Da Silva, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! An absolute seed by James Anderson on highly likely the last day of his last dance. Test scalp number 704 for the great man and his family in the stands is delighted. Anderson pitches it on a length and angles it in, on off, Joshua Da Silva plays for the ball angling into him and shapes up to work it across the line on the leg side by closing the bat's face early. The ball pitches and then nips away enough to catch the outside edge of the bat of Da Silva and Jamie Smith snaffles it with ease. 3rd wicket of the inning for Anderson. He rejoices and soaks in all the admiration from the crowd at Lord's.
4
39.5
James Anderson to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Lovely shot! Anderson goes slightly wide of the crease and pitches it full, angling in, on middle, Gudakesh Motie holds his shape and gets it in his arc. Commits to the shot completely as he lofts it over wide mid on for a boundary.
W
40.1
Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! TEN wickets in the match for Gus Atkinson! The short-ball ploy to Joseph has done the trick for the debutant. 7 wickets in the first inning and 3 so far in the second inning for Atkinson. He becomes the first Englishman to take 10 wickets in his maiden Test at home since 1946. Coming to the delivery, this was banged into the deck again and it rose to trouble Alzarri Joseph a bit. Joseph hangs on the back foot and swivels to fetch the ball from off. Fails to get the distance behind it and it goes only as far as deep backward square leg. Ben Duckett is stationed there for this mode of dismissal. Duckett runs to his right and slides to take a safe catch. Atkinson holds the red cherry aloft and soaks in the applause from the crowd. A moment to cherish for the rest of the life for the man from Chelsea.
W
42.2
Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! A good change in length from Gus Atkinson. 11th scalp for him in this Test. Atkinson steams in from over the stumps and cannons a vicious yorker, aiming at the off-pole, Shamar Joseph clears his front leg for room to access the off side and swings the bat hard, but meets only thin air. The ball though, powers into the off-stump and uproots the peg. Atkinson kept bowling back-of-a-length deliveries and Joseph would have thought that this might also be a half-tracker, but a cunning length variation from Atkinson this. Straight into the blockhole. No 5-fer for Anderson in his last dance, but a highly likely one for Atkinson in both innings. England is just a scalp away from a clinical win.
4
43.5
James Anderson to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Shot! Too full and on off from Anderson, Gudakesh Motie with a slight prod ahead, drives it through the covers for a boundary.
4
44.6
Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! That's powered away by Motie! Full length on the off stump, Motie clears the front leg and hits through mid off for a boundary.
4
45.2
James Anderson to Jayden Seales, FOUR! Nice shot down the ground! Anderson overpitches with a beautiful seam position, looking to shape into the batter from that angle, but the ball doesn't move a bit. Jayden Seales plants his front foot ahead and spanks it down the ground for a boundary.
4
46.2
Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR! Hacked! A bumper on the middle, Gudakesh Motie sways from the line, clearing his front leg and bends to his right to pull it away. However, the ball is too close to pull and takes the top over the keeper's head for a boundary.
W
46.6
Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Gus Atkinson wraps up in style with a sensational 5-fer. He ends up with 12 wickets in his first Test. England clinically win by an inning and 114 runs. Gus Atkinson bends his back and bangs a short-pitched delivery on the stumps, Jayden Seales reacts quickly to the length, readies himself for the pull shot, and transfers the weight on the back foot. He does connect the shot well and pulls in the air towards the deep square leg area. However, he couldn't power away the ball over the fence and Ben Duckett stationed right on the boundary at deep square leg, judges the catch well and grabs it safely over his head. All good things do come to an end, they say! James Anderson ends his illustrious 21-year Test career on that note with 704 wickets to his name in 188 matches.