All over bar the shouting?
Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan chugged along to their first half-centuries of the series, as England made the perfect start to their second innings, after following on a massive 466 runs in arrears
The Wisden Bulletin by Andrew Miller
13-Apr-2004
9.55am England 285 (Flintoff 102*) and 145 for 0 (Trescothick 74*, Vaughan 61*) trail West Indies 751 for 5 dec (Lara 400*, Jacobs 107*) by 321 runs
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Brian Lara may have scotched England's prospects of a whitewash, but Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick will still have history in their sights as they resume on 145 for 0 in the second innings this morning. If England can bat out the remaining 90 overs of this match - and last night's efforts suggest it ought to be a formality - then they will have inflicted West Indies' heaviest home series defeat for nearly half a century.
Only one side in history has pulled off a 3-0 away win in the Caribbean - Ian Johnson's 1954-55 Australians, whose team included such luminaries as Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Neil Harvey. Mind you, the West Indies weren't exactly a bad side either, boasting the three Ws and a young Garry Sobers among others.
Last night's evening session was a joyous occasion for the massed banks of England fans, who had already witnessed a third Test century for Andrew Flintoff, and were in fine voice as Trescothick and Vaughan produced their best form of the series. England dare not relax yet - they are still a massive 321 runs from avoiding an innings defeat - but this series is, quite literally, all over bar the shouting.