An explosive spell from fast bowler Stuart Broad on the evening of Day 4 has kept alive England’s hopes of winning the second Test against West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Broad, who was su✃rprisingly left out of the first Test at Ageas Oval, picked three wicket🐽s in just 14 deliveries with the second new ball to inspire the home side after West Indies looked to be batting towards a position of safety.
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3⃣ wickets
1⃣ ru𒆙n doing Stuart Bro𒅌ad things with the new ball.— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge)
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite made 75 and Shamarh Brooks too completed his halဣf-century, but when the latter was trapped lbw by Br🌸oad for 68 West Indies slid from 242-4 to 260-8.
All-rounder Roston Chase (51) helped the visitors in crossing the follow-on mark, only for Chris Woakes to remove him and Shannon Gabriel in the same over to bowl West Indies out for 287💮 in their first innings.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler opened the batting for England in their second innings. However, in a chaotic 40 minutes of play, Buttler fell for 🍷a duck, and Zak Crawley got out on 10 to leave England at 37-2, leading by 219.
Kemar Roach has another one 💥
Zak Crawley's middle stump is sent cartwheeling and England are two down.
— ICC (@ICC)
The Joe Root-led side will continue the quest for quick run♏s on the last and final day, setting up a declaration before looking to take the ten wickets that would level the three-match series at 1-1.
🏴 STUMPS 🌴
Root and Stokes will be looking to add quick runs to England's 219-run lead tomorrow morning.
— ICC (@ICC)
Brief scores: England 469/9d & 37/2 (Ben Stokes 16 not out; Kemar Roach 2-14) lead West Indies 287 (Kraigg Brathwaite 75, Shamarh Brooks 68, Roston Chase 51; Chris Woakes 3-42, Stuart Broad 3-66) by 219 runs.
