England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 3

Day 3 Board Shines Again as 

England Eye Series Win! 

At Old Trafford 

England v West Indies 3rd Test 2020

Five balls left in the oven that was started yesterday play.

Oh lovely shot languid drive through mid off and brings four. Well, this might be the challenge here for england this morning haven't quite had the venom they're looking for.

Lovely shot just taking that jason hold it square right on top of its bounce. There's room four here what a rarity not all run four.

Well, the better directs today a bit of style 156-6.

Catch that's the end of holder you can't say definitely that there is something behind the line but there is doubt and they say usually it goes to the bowler. Closer look at it can't say that there is anything behind. This is called the no ball.

That's a good shot very safe and that means they have avoided the follow on the west indies.

Oh, that's close and I think yes but he's asking to go upstairs, I think this is just desperation.

West Indies went for a review and they lost that review  

Umpire Voice “Ball tracking, please Okay, we've got pitching outside off impacting line hitting the stumps I'll go back to uh richard on field stay with your original decision. You're on screen now Richard”

England got 7^th wicket of Holder goes for 46. It was Board got them break through 

Lovely shot down the ground that's a gorgeous way to get off the mark. Terrific shot!

Oh, surely yes says richard kettleberry. There will be a chat between the batsman as to whether to review we're going upstairs.

West Indies went for a review and they lost that review 

Umpire Voice” Okay, pitching outside off impacting line hitting the stumps, uh Richard Uh, when you're on screen, please stay with the original decision. You're on screen now”

England got 8^th wicket of Cornwall goes for 10. It was Board got them break through 

Edge and good catch good low catch from joe root broad has five. England have nine wonderful from broad.

England got 9^th wicket of Roach goes for golden duck. It was Board got them break through

Pulled away through straight mid wicket a handsome shot for four.

Oh what a shot flare from dowrich archer won't stop that, that's a gorgeous shot.

Up in the air woakes says mine innings over broad has six that's been an outstanding performance from him today.

England got 10^th wicket of Dowrich goes for 37. It was Board got them break through

West indies are all out for 197. Grabs the ball quickly there broad and rightly, so he's going to keep this one now it's positive batting from the top order no need to extend that lead as quickly as they can in case we lose a whole chunk of time because of the rain.

England Start Their Second Inning Having Lead Of 172

Off the pair off the mark with a nicely tucked away boundary to the leg side for four. Yeah, we'll see a lot of that from dom sibley.

Last ball before lunch squirt it away go down to third man, and it will go away for four two boundaries in the over for sibley he moves to eight england 10-0. Good morning for england. I know they would love to have made the west indies follow on but uh dowrich and holder played well and avoided the follow-on but after that broad at his best bold west indies out and england have a healthy lead with a lot of batting and they could have some fun this afternoon.

England were 10-0 End of Session 1 (Lunch Session) 

Whoa, he always got hit there. I think he'll need some help that is him straight in the face another change out there the silver he's going to take over take the gloves playing conditions state that subs can keep wicket with the permission of the umpires. They've got permission.

Straight to it. Nicely played play that on purpose. No third man takes the boundary.

The situation is that england need to push on and sibley gets this through the lagside for his third boundary 26-0.

Missfield! Despairing dive in the deep that ultimately was futile.

And the welcome boundary for burns and for England.

Nicely played mid-off is wide holder is up mid-off, but he's very wide and I don't think he should be wide for sibley because the way sibley plays with that closed face and very strong grip. It's quite hard for sibley to get the ball through extra cover.

Very full again and swept hard by burns. So that's two successful sweeps now for rostan chase.

Edged but past gully there's a fine golly and two slips and that attempted push through the offside has gone between them both for four.

Wicketless session England 86-0 32 over bold 28 in the afternoon session. So even with spinners on west indies is not hurrying through their overs England's lead is a substantial one. They lead by 258.

England were 86-0 End of Session 2 (Tea Session)

50 for dom sibley. Gets one through the offside. It might just trickle for four it does england 110-0.

Confident on that shot and 50 for rory burns.

Very close this time again playing across that front pad.

England went for a review and they lost that review  

Umpire voice “Okay, go for the review okay pitching outside off impacting line hitting the stumps”

West indies got 1^st wicket of Sibley goes for 56.  Holder got the first wicket of the England 2^nd Innings 

And as expected root uses his feet and keeps some impetus going. Yeah, we talked about dom sibley not being able to access the ball as he comes down the pitch but this is a great example of how to access the ball.

Nice shot beneficial shot for england another boundary. Yeah, rory burns has had his problems against the offspring so far this series but as he he's in his goes on. He's looking more and more confident.

Just came down against the spin through the gap as michael atherton said he saw him in the nets this morning with graham thought practicing against offspring opening up angles there's a good example of it.

Aerial reverse and away, I reckon that will kick on it does very good over for england 10 from it 152-1.

Back in his crease there something stokes has done. Well now root copies it way back in his crease and picking him off.

Reverse there cornwall was going as he often does cornwall is quite aware. It's slip we saw it in the first innings.

Swept hard will the sweeper cut it off no four more to root.

It's gone over long off it's long on that's in place. So another problem.

I'll be a bit more than 50 that will go to 53. Another half century for joe root. Well, that's a glorious shot from gerry he enjoyed that one 49th test 50,

Took a long time to see exactly where it had gone or chasing in vain.

That's a good shot that looked quite easy very expensive over that from roach.

Gone straight up and the catch taken they'll run straight off I think no point in hanging around any longer root got to his half century. Burns has failed to get to his landmark of three figures.

West indies got 2^nd wicket of Rory goes for 90.  Rostan Chase got the only second wicket of the England 2^nd Innings 

So just omega 399 to win for the west indies.

West Indies Start Their Second Innings 399 To win

Oh excited it's gone terrific start. It's that man broad again.

England got 1^st wicket of Compbell goes for golden duck.  Board got the first wicket of the West Indies 2^nd Innings 

Oh gone outside edge a walk off it's roach.

England got 1^st wicket of Roach goes for 4.  Board got the second wicket of the West Indies 2^nd Innings 

Outside edge sure to slip and races away for four.

That's the end of proceedings for today west indies, they're in a heap of trouble at 10-2 an excellent six overs there with a new ball for the old firm anderson and broad. The players stroll off and lot to reflect on for the west indies. They've got the promise of weather tomorrow.

Day 3 Stumps