ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 4: Broad and Woaks held West Indies to 287

ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 4

Manchester: England have scored 37 runs for 2 wickets in their second innings till the end of the game on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match here on Sunday against the West Indies. England's total lead has now been 219 runs. Ben Stokes was playing 16 and captain Joe Root was on 8 at stumps. The West Indies were all out for 287 after the hosts declared their first innings at 469 for 9 wickets.

Earlier, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes took 3–3 wickets with the new ball, bowling out West Indies for 287 in the first innings to give England a 182-run lead here on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match. The West Indies, however, managed to save the follow-on earlier. For him, Craig Brathwaite (75), Shamar Brooks (68) and Roston Chase (51) scored half-centuries.

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England had made clear their intentions by sending Jos Buttler and Stokes to open the innings and that they wanted to call the West Indies to bat as soon as possible after gaining a good lead. Kemar Roach (2 wickets for 14 runs), however, bowled Butler (0) in his first over. After this Roach also scattered the gills of new batsman Jock Crowley (10).

Earlier, Broad (three for 66) and Vox (three for 42) were the most successful bowlers for England. Sam Currain took 2 while Stokes and Dom Bess took 1–1 wickets. The West Indies looked in good shape at 227 for 4 at tea time but Broad showed his old color with the new ball and within 10 runs Brooks and West Indies' 4-wicket win in the first Test match including Jermaine Blackwood There was a panic in the West Indies camp with 3 wickets.

He lbw to Brooks while Blackwood is bowled out and does not allow him to open the account. Broad then sent wicketkeeper batsman Shane Dorich to the pavilion at zero. Captain Jason Holder also scored 2 runs which caught Root in slip at the ball of Woaks.

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At such a time, Chase hit Karren with 2 fours to take the score to 270 runs and thus saved the West Indies from the follow-on. Soon after Chase completed his half-century, Vox was out lbw. Its England had to resort to the Decision Review System (DRS). Brooks hit 11 fours playing 137 balls while Chase included 7 fours in his 85-ball innings.

Brathwaite had two half-century partnerships with night watchman Aljari Joseph (32) and 53 with Shai Hope (25) before Stokes was caught back. He played 165 balls in his innings and hit 8 fours.

The third day's play is in the process of equalizing England with a 3-match series after the rain fell but in the first 2 sessions he could not achieve the expected successes. In the first session, he was able to dismiss only Joseph, whose spinner was caught by one hand by Ollie Pope at short leg off Base.

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Sam Curran took his second wicket at the start of the second season by catching Hope behind the wicket on an off cutter. Brathwaite was leading his innings well but he lost his wicket due to the concentration of Stokes on the ball. West Indies won the first Test in Southampton by 4 wickets and kept a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.