back of a length outside off, 82mph/132kph and dabbed down into the gully, where it is fielded - and that will be stumps at the end of an action-packed day
England vs West Indies, 3rd Test at Birmingham, ENG v WI, Jul 26 2024 - Live Cricket Score
Stumps • Starts 10:00 AM
3rd Test, Birmingham, July 26 - 30, 2024, West Indies tour of England
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Partnership: 7 Runs, 2 Ov (RR: 3.5) • Last Bat: Mark Wood 0 (8b) • FOW: 31/3 (5.6 Ov)
Reviews Remaining: West Indies - 3 of 3, England - 3 of 3
DRSMatch centre Ground time: 02:15
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Alan Gardnerend of over 8Maiden
ENG: 38/3CRR: 4.75
Ollie Pope6 (11b 1x4)
Joe Root2 (4b)
Jayden Seales 4-1-19-2
Alzarri Joseph 4-2-10-1
6.35pm: So who's day was it in the end? West Indies were seemingly below par after opting to bat and only managing to cobble 282, with fifties from the old salts Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Holder; but Jayden Seales led the charge with the ball to rock England's top order, as 13 wickets fell in apparently blameless batting conditions (though we did see a couple go up and down). The game is moving, that's for certain. Valkerie's report will have the tale of the day, and then we've got the evening Hundred match for you, too. All the cricket, all the time! Until tomorrow, it's goodbye from myself, Karthik and Ranjith. Cheerio!
Here's Chris Woakes speaking to Sky: "When we bowled them out we were really happy, obviously to lose three is not the perfect end of the day. We thought it was a good pitch. It did swing from the start, it was quite windy which helped the away swinger from the far end. We went short for a bit but the ball moved in the day all day. It would have been a harder day of not. Hoping it was cramp, managed to bowl a couple of overs. Back-to-back Test matches, bit of wear and tear, but hopefully fine. Fighting for a bit of rhythm but felt it came out fine. Felt I've got better as the series has gone on. Getting some rewards now, which is nice."
7.6
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Seales to Pope, no run
7.5
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Seales to Pope, no run
bounces him, well directed with Pope looking to come forward, he jump-ducks out of the way
7.4
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Seales to Pope, no run
full length on fourth stump, he gets well forward to block this one
7.3
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Seales to Pope, no run
shooter, but on a wide line! One or two have misbehaved today and this nearly does for Pope, who can't get his bat down
7.2
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Seales to Pope, no run
fullish, sliding in straight, Pope prods it away towards cover
"Two tests are being played simultaneously and all three teams that have batted already wasted their opening stands, England had to do something different to put up a massive total," chuckles Saifi. "I feel they've unlocked it!"
7.1
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Seales to Pope, no run
good length around off stump, blocked on the front foot
Seales to bowl the last over of day one
end of over 77 runs
ENG: 38/3CRR: 5.42
Joe Root2 (4b)
Ollie Pope6 (5b 1x4)
Alzarri Joseph 4-2-10-1
Jayden Seales 3-0-19-2
6.6
2
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 2 runs
shortish at the body and flicked away through backward square leg for two to get going
"Root needs to tie both shoelaces." I think we are going to get one more in regardless of such ploys, Rob
6.5
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Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run
banged into the deck, steered towards point
6.4
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Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run
pitched up, 85mph/137kph on sixth/seventh stump. Root gets well forward and then shoulders arms, in the olden style
6.3
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Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run
back of a length, blocked on off
Root with his first ball
"31/3: I've seen that one before somewhere..." Memories, eh, Rog K?
6.2
1
Alzarri Joseph to Pope, 1 run
back of a length, glanced down to fine leg coming across
6.1
4
Alzarri Joseph to Pope, FOUR runs
overpitched and dispatched through extra cover! Pope leans on to the front foot and caresses his first boundary. No chance of this game staying still
end of over 61 run • 1 wicket
ENG: 31/3CRR: 5.16
Ollie Pope1 (3b)
Jayden Seales 3-0-19-2
Alzarri Joseph 3-2-3-1
Joe Root now trudges out to face the music
5.6
W
Seales to Wood, OUT
searching line, finds the edge - gone! Low catch but Holder is on it today and makes no mistake as he tumbles forward at second slip. Wood was camped in the crease, fending as the ball straightened on him, and England lose another in this bewildering mini-session. Seales with his second, celebrated with gusto
Mark Wood c Holder b Seales 0 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Short leg and leg slip in
5.5
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Seales to Wood, no run
goes full at the stumps, 86mph/139kph. Blocked doughtily by Wood
5.4
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Seales to Wood, no run
hits a length in the channel, Wood happy leaving those alone
5.3
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Seales to Wood, no run
back of a length and heading down the leg side
Rhys: "I like Mark Butcher's line on Sky: 'guilty of driving without due care or attention'." Butch is, of course, a legend
5.2
1
Seales to Pope, 1 run
full, angling in, Pope tickles one through midwicket
5.1
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Seales to Pope, no run
fullish on fourth/fifth stump, Pope gets forward and defends carefully
So, England are 30 for 2, going at six an over with 10 minutes to the close on day one of a Test, having bowled out West Indies for 282... Keeping up?
end of over 5Wicket maiden
ENG: 30/2CRR: 6.00
Mark Wood0 (4b)
Ollie Pope0 (1b)
Alzarri Joseph 3-2-3-1
Jayden Seales 2-0-18-1
"That's a bit of the BazBall I remember," whoops Mike O. "Never wanted 2.0 anyway"
4.6
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Alzarri Joseph to Wood, no run
banged in short, the line is outside off and Wood can drops his hands underneath
4.5
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Alzarri Joseph to Wood, no run
fired in at the stumps, 88mph from Joseph. Wood gets into line
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Partnerships
West IndiesKC BrathwaiteM Louis
50 (70)26 (61)
76 (131)
KC BrathwaiteKSA McKenzie
5 (7)12 (9)
17 (16)
KC BrathwaiteA Athanaze
1 (2)2 (7)
4 (9)
KC BrathwaiteKAR Hodge
5 (7)13 (10)
18 (17)
KAR HodgeJO Holder
0 (1)0 (1)
0 (2)
JO HolderJ Da Silva
54 (99)49 (99)
109 (198)
JO HolderAS Joseph
3 (7)15 (31)
20 (38)
JO HolderG Motie
2 (5)0 (0)
2 (5)
G MotieJNT Seales
8 (8)0 (1)
13 (9)
JNT SealesS Joseph
7 (14)16 (15)
23 (29)
EnglandBM DuckettZ Crawley
3 (11)18 (13)
29 (24)
MA WoodBM Duckett
0 (0)0 (1)
0 (1)
MA WoodOJ Pope
0 (8)1 (3)
2 (11)
JE RootOJ Pope
2 (4)5 (8)
7* (12)
Match details
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Match number | Test no. 2541 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00 |
| Match days | 26,27,28,29,30 July 2024 - day (5-day match) |
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