West Indies vs England 2022 News
England were only 10 runs ahead with two wickets in hand in their second innings, on 103 for eight at the close.
Chasing England`s 204, West Indies slipped to 95-6 half hour before tea and were in danger of being bundled out. However, Da Silva mustered all the courage and skill he could find and came to his side`s rescue with a well-constructed 54 not out that guided West Indies to 232-8 at the close.
Tailenders Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood struck a partnership and took the team's total beyond the 150-run mark.
England declared setting West Indies a winning target of 286 from 71 overs in that contest in Antigua which was ultimately drawn.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite batted for nearly 12 hours before being bowled for 160 runs.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was at his brutal best on Day 2 of the second West Indies vs England Test.
England pace bowler Matt Fisher collected a wicket with his second ball on debut as the visitors turned the screws on West Indies in the second test in Barbados on Thursday.
Not that Joe Root was without a bit of luck, dropped by the keeper when on 34, not long after he appeared to get an edge to a Jason Holder delivery that West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite opted not to review.
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England fast bowler Mark Wood has already been ruled out of remaining of England’s tour of the West Indies following acute pain in the right elbow.
Brathwaite opined that Root should have shook hands much earlier to accept the draw but the England skipper played on until five balls remained.
After more than nine hours at the crease, Nkrumah Bonner was out just before stumps for 123, his highest Test innings on a day when only 171 runs were scored at an average of less than two an over.
After openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell scored freely in an 83-run stand, West Indies lost three quick wickets as the visitors fought back to the delight of the travelling Barmy Army.
A fighting unbeaten century from England middle-order batter Jonny Bairstow -- his eighth Test ton -- saw England recover from a disastrous start on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies to post 268/6 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Wednesday (IST).
It was also a pretty good day for Jonny Bairstow, who scored most of his runs square of the wicket as he bided his time before punishing anything loose in a knock that included 17 fours.
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England skipper Joe Root is all fired up for the West Indies Test series and says England are very much committed to win the series.
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Joe Root-led England side, which is rebuilding following the 0-4 Ashes debacle in Australia recently and will be going into the inaugural Test of the three-match series without Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad.
England`s all-time leading test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were the highest-profile casualties as the country`s cricket board (ECB) reacted to the drubbing in Australia with sweeping changes to the squad for the three-test tour of West Indies next month.
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