Stuart Broad of England celebrates taking the wicket of John Campbell of the West Indies with his teammates. (Reuters Pho …read more
MANCHESTER: England had the West Indies reeling at 10 for two wickets after setting an impressive goal of 399 runs to win the third and final test at Old Trafford with Stuart broad again dominating as he walked away from 500 Test wickets.
Broad, who had taken four wickets in the morning’s first tourist innings, continued to eliminate opener John Campbell without scoring and then night watchman Kemar Roach (4) after the West Indies were in the final six days of the day. .
England had declared 226 for two in their second inning as Rory Burns scored 90, Joe Root a quickfire 68 and Dom Sibley 56.
They accelerated the speed of execution in the Sunday afternoon session, seeking to build a big lead, but still left enough time to return to the West Indies and win the Test.
England sped up at the prospect of Monday’s game being heavily curtailed by the rain, leaving them the game on Tuesday’s final day to attempt the engineer’s victory and take the series 2-1.
The burns had to sacrifice the personal milestone of a century of testing to give England a chance to confront tourists in the gloom of the afternoon, searching for an early road.
He abandoned the studied approach that took him to the 80s to cut the ball and was out when he skied roulette. Roston Chase straight up in the air and caught.
Root was not out, scoring his runs with just 56 balls when he went after bowling with a signature touch.
Sibley was the first England wicket to fall after a 114-run association with Burns, a leg caught before wicket by Windies captain Jason Holder.
England started their second inning just before lunch after Broad finished 6-31 in 14 overs, clearing the tail to fire the West Indies by 197 in the first innings and giving their team a 172-run lead.
But England took a frustrating 54 minutes to make a breakthrough after the West Indies resumed at 137-6, given the possibility of being asked to hit again.
Holder led the fight while scoring 46 major runs to help his team avoid follow-up before Broad made him win.
The series is leveled after the West Indies won by four wickets at Southampton before England had a 113-race victory at Old Trafford.
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