ENG vs WI, 1st Test: Where England lost the Southampton opener
Cricket | July 13, 2020 17:43 ISTToss was never an issue, but a team can expect little about making an early impact in a match with a first-innings total of just 204.
Toss was never an issue, but a team can expect little about making an early impact in a match with a first-innings total of just 204.
The Windies gunned down England's target of 200 at The Ageas Bowl, winning by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match #raisethebat series.
Holder, who himself took a Test-best 6-42 in England's lowly first innings 204, said Gabriel is quite a handful when is fit and healthy and that's what he did in Southampton.
Hussain lauded West Indies for their fine performance, however, he did mention that England missed a trick by not picking Broad for the crucial opening Test of the three-match series.
Many current and former players from the cricketing fraternity hailed the Windies team on beating England at their home on the resumption of cricket after almost four months.
It was the first time since 2012 that Broad has missed a home Test, stretching back to 51 consecutive matches
Holder however was more descriptive about how West Indies fought back on day 4 on a pitch of uneven bounce and little on offer for the pacers.
Jermaine Blackwood top-scored with 95 as West Indies overcame an early wobble to win by four wickets in the final session. John Campbell hit the winning run.
West Indies beat the hosts by four wickets to take a much-needed 1-0 lead in the series.
Hussain, did not just slam the match officials, but also the poor practicing methods of the players while opining that this missed runs could affect England given the tight scenario of the ongoing Test.
On Day 4, from being 168/3 at Tea, England were reduced to 284/8 in the final session with a lead of 170 runs at Stumps.
England vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 5: Jermaine Blackwood's gritty 95 guided West Indies to a four-wicket win in Southampton against the hosts
Denly could manage only 18 and 29 in the first Test against the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl. He has not passed the 50-run mark in his last eight innings.
The West Indies' pace attack took five wickets in the final session of day four to reduce England to 284-8 at stumps at an empty Rose Bowl on Saturday
Holder, for the second time in the Southampton opener, dismissed England's stand-in skipper Stokes, drawing that outside edge of the angled-in delivery
Sachin reckons that no matter what percentage of the ball strikes the wickets during an lbw call, the signal should be out, contrary to the existing rule.
Earlier on day 3, Broad said that he was disappointed at being left out for the match and that he found it hard to understand
England vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 4: Zak Crawley scored an impressive 76 but West Indies fought back in style in the final session of the day
The West Indies, resuming the day on 57-1, was all out for 318 less than an hour before stumps on the first full day of the rain-affected test.
With the dismissal of Joseph, Stokes joined former England all-rounder and the legendary, Ian Botham and four other greats of the game in the club of 4000 Test runs and 150-plus wickets.
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