England vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of England, 2017 Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham Date & Time: Aug 17-Aug 21, 02:00 PM LOCAL
James Anderson 3-34(15 ov)
46.6
Anderson to Blackwood, out Miguel Cummins Run Out!! It's all over! Looks for a quick single to have the strike for the next over but Westley charged in from the on-side and struck the sticks down from a close range. The ball nibbled in, Blackwood dinked it away, charged down for a single and Miguel Cummins never looked like making it as he was slow off the blocks. Blackwood remains stranded! Windies will bat again. Miguel Cummins run out (Westley) 0(1)
46.5
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, almost drags it on! The length ball decked in sharply and the cemented feet try to jab it out for the ball to inside edge it onto his boot
46.4
Anderson to Blackwood, 2 runs, too straight, too full, clipped away into the on-side. Before the man at deep mid mops it up, a couple is taken
46.3
Anderson to Blackwood, FOUR, slightly short, Blackwood manufactures a dab past the slips for a four. Again the wrists work on top of the bounce and ensure it was kept down
46.2
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, drops his wrists down and uses soft hands to tap the ball down outside off as the ball seemed to be creeping up
46.1
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, full toss, Blackwood just pushes it away into the off-side as he was not expecting it
44.6
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, in-ducker and the batsman is easily onto the back foot to block it
44.5
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, shortens his length a bit, gets the ball to nibble away and Alzarri Joseph misses the line of the ball as he almost edges it to the keeper as it left him
44.4
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, back to the length, Alzarri Joseph stays his crease and offers a dead solid bat
44.3
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, a very uncomfortable looking duck under the short ball as Anderson hurled in the bouncer
44.2
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, another length ball outside off and Alzarri Joseph is more than pleased to barricade it into the off-side
44.1
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, length ball just outside off and Alzarri Joseph squares up into a block into the deck
42.6
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, lays his bat onto the length ball outside off and the ball races away into the fence through the covers. The room was there for the batsman and he cashes in
42.5
Anderson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, length ball darting in and Alzarri Joseph stays inside the line of the ball to defend it down into the turf
42.4
Anderson to Blackwood, 1 run, dinked into the on-side with a loose bottom hand and a quick single is nabbed. Two balls for Alzarri Joseph to face and survive
42.3
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, awkward push into the off-side with a bat held slightly horizontally. The ball again tended to rise a bit outside off and the batsman jabbed it out with soft hands
42.2
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, and again, some spongy bounce from a length and the slant into the batsman forces Blackwood to tuck it off into the deck on the on-side
42.1
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, back of a length delivery with some dart into the batsman. The ball jumps off as well and Blackwood is forced to let his bottom hand go off the handle. Jabbed into the off-side
22.6
Anderson to Blackwood, FOUR, he didn't time the previous one that well in the over, but has creamed this. Stands tall again, and punches on top of the bounce through cover. The ball races away. Was on a short of length and that allowed Blackwood to go back and play the punch
22.5
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, hits a good length and attacks off, Blackwood shows the full face of the bat to block
22.4
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, good length on off, Blackwood defends
22.3
Anderson to Blackwood, 2 runs, that's a confident stroke. Standing tall and punching the ball on top of its bounce, will get two as the ball goes through cover
22.2
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, so nearly another. It rose from a good length and surprised Blackwood, who did well not to jab at it with full force, the half-hearted attempt results in the ball landing well in front of point
22.1
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, pitched up outside off, Blackwood gets forward to defend
20.6
Anderson to Blackwood, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Blackwood covers his stumps and shoulders arms
20.5
Anderson to Roston Chase, out Bowled!! And, he's gone. Chase never looked comfortable in his brief stay and departs for a 11-ball duck. Anderson and Broad have been ruthless offering no freebies. This time, Anderson shortens his length a tad and the ball nips in sharply. All Chase manages to do is hop and get an inside edge. The pink ball cannons onto the stumps. Chase was too late to bring his bat down and that led to his downfall. Roston Chase b Anderson 0(11)
20.4
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, ah! Good length ball outside off, Chase decides to let it go at the last moment
20.3
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, ah! Tentative batting. Goodish length outside off, Chase is in two minds - whether to play or not. He is too late to pull his bat back and toe-ends it to the cordon
20.2
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, sharp bouncer, Chase spots it late and evades it by half-ducking under it
20.1
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, very full just outside off, pushed to short cover
18.6
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, appeal for lbw and umpire Marais Erasmus turns it down. Inside edge! Inswinging good length delivery, Chase looks to block and gets a big inside edge onto his front pad. If there had been no bat, that would have been plumb
18.5
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, sees the line wide of off and watchfully shoulders arms does Chase
18.4
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, full and hint of inswing, Chase defends it from the crease
18.3
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, sharp in-seamer, Chase Chase doesn't account for the inward movement and luckily gets an inside edge onto his pad trying to block
18.2
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, in the blockhole outside off, dug out towards backward point
18.1
Anderson to Roston Chase, no run, full and swinging away, left alone
16.6
Anderson to Kyle Hope, out Caught by Stokes!! There's the breakthrough. No looseners from the Swing King. The Windies have already been rattled. What a ball! Back of a length delivery that jags in and Hope was surprised by the bounce as well. The batsman brings his bat down in an attempt to block and the ball flies to gully off the shoulder of the bat. Stokes makes no mistake. Kyle Hope c Stokes b Anderson 25(47) [4s-4]
16.5
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, good length delivery, Hope fences it to point
16.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, clipped to mid-wicket
16.3
Anderson to K Powell, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery on the pads, Powell misses the flick. The ball rolls to fine leg off is pads
16.2
Anderson to K Powell, no run, angles in and seams away, Powell flirts and gets beaten on the outside edge
16.1
Anderson to K Powell, no run, length ball shaping in towards off, not a great deal of movement. A half a stride forward to block that. Oopsy! It has started drizzling...quite heavily at that too
14.6
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, stays a bit sidewards to an away going delivery and is happy to leave the ball on line, which was well outside off
14.5
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, pitches on middle, some shape away from the right hander but the batsman squares his stance up to jab it into the on-side
14.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, fuller length delivery swinging away, Kyle Hope has no business playing at those, leaves!
14.3
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, squares his stance up a bit and barricades the length ball out into the off-side
14.2
Anderson to Kyle Hope, 2 runs, slightly pitched up and Kyle Hope drives it, albeit tentatively but enough to get a couple past mid-off
14.1
Anderson to Kyle Hope, FOUR, back footed punch into the covers and that will run away. Breaking the shackles there with some positive strokeplay
12.6
Anderson to K Powell, no run, lands on middle and off, snakes away and misses the outer edge on the drive. Loose from Powell and impeccable from Anderson
12.5
Anderson to K Powell, no run, pitches it up, again giving it the chance to bend back in. Powell gets the bat down in time to drive it back
12.4
Anderson to K Powell, no run, down leg, Powell misses the clip down to fine leg
12.3
Anderson to K Powell, no run, very close to the poles, the batsman has a look at the line, sure of his off-pole's whereabouts, Powell leaves it
12.2
Anderson to K Powell, no run, gets the bat down to a delivery closer to the sticks and dinks it down into the on-side
12.1
Anderson to K Powell, no run, a wishful drive attempted with a fling of the arms into the stroke. Only air is what he connects with as the ball left him late
10.6
Anderson to K Powell, no run, pitches in line, straightens, thuds the pad and goes to the slip cordon. No bat, but it was hitting the batsman above the knee-roll. Enough doubts for umpire Erasmus to rule it not out. Root and Co. dont review either
10.5
Anderson to K Powell, no run, hides his bat as the ball dangled away from him
10.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, 1 run, allows the ball some swing time by landing it full and on the sticks. The batsman gets the ball away into the off-side from a soft leading edge as he tried to play inside the line of the ball
10.3
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, plays it ahead of his pads and clips the length ball to find the man at mid-wicket
10.2
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, pushes the ball down with a straightish bat back to the bowler
10.1
Anderson to K Powell, 1 run, onto the hips, tucked away behind square for a single
8.6
Anderson to K Powell, 1 run, fullish just outside off, a mere extension of forward defence. And a quick single to short extra cover. Tea time at Edgbaston
8.5
Anderson to K Powell, no run, far away from the left-hander, no shot offered
8.4
Anderson to K Powell, no run, back of a length, around middle and leg, Powell gets comfy with the line and flicks him away towards square leg
8.3
Anderson to K Powell, no run, slants it in around off-stump, Powell - with a bit of a closed bat face - pushes it back at Anderson
8.2
Anderson to K Powell, no run, patted into the off-side
8.1
Anderson to K Powell, no run, oh...the outside edges aren't obliging Anderson. He tries his best to trick them, but they fall tantalizingly short of Anderson's zone
6.6
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, a quizzical expression from Anderson. Angles in, makes the batsman play and gets it to deviate late to frighten the outside edge. What a cracker of a delivery that
6.5
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, homing in on off, Hope hops back to block
6.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, in the outside off window, shoulders arms
6.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, wide, too wide outside off, YJB had some stretching to do to his right
6.3
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, enough room outside off to let that go
6.2
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, seam pointing towards second slip, lands in line with off and squares Hope up on the outside edge. Hope was in two minds, lucky to have not nicked it
6.1
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, fuller and curving away after pitching, Hope lets it pass
4.6
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, gets across and taps the ball down the pitch
4.5
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, shout for lbw. Not out. Height could have been an issue here. Swung in from a length and pinged him just above the knee roll, Hope played all around it. The front foot was quite stuck. The cordon got excited, but Anderson wasn't quite confident
4.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, targets the stumps and hits Hope around the box. He was expecting an outswinger, but this one was an inswinger, shuffles a tad and gets beaten on the inside edge. The skid might have done him too
4.3
Anderson to K Powell, 1 run, gets too straight and gets picked off the pads
4.2
Anderson to K Powell, no run, and again! This one moves away farther, but the length is short enough to zing past the outside edge
4.1
Anderson to K Powell, no run, lands in line with off, nibbles away a fraction to rip past the outside edge. Powell had no clue about that
2.6
Anderson to Kyle Hope, 2 runs, through extra cover this time, relatively full, Hope picks the gap with a punchy-drive
2.5
Anderson to Kyle Hope, FOUR, on the pads, a juicy full one to get off the mark. Kyle Hope kicks off his Test match career with a boundary through mid-wicket. Against James Anderson. You don't get that often
2.4
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, huge cry for lbw. England are not reviewing this. Height? Maybe. Root doesn't get any solid response from his mates, he decides not to review. Inswinger, pitched on a length and decked back in to catch Hope on the shuffle. Past the inside edge and pins on the knee roll....just clipping the top of leg, umpire's call says technology
2.3
Anderson to Kyle Hope, no run, outside off, left alone to the keeper
2.2
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, out Caught by Bairstow!! Top nut from Anderson. How do you play that? Set him up with a few inswingers in the first over and now he gets one to swerve away - just enough - off the deck. Brathwaite pushes hard off the front foot and ekes a feather of a nick to the keeper. Brathwaite looked guilty the moment appeal was made, and he walked away soon after the umpire's verdict. Kraigg Brathwaite c Bairstow b Anderson 0(8)
2.1
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pitched up, might have expected some swing; but there's none of it. Driven off the toe-end to mid-off
0.6
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, sharp movement, might have been off the seam I assume, nothing doing from Brathwaite. Quality first over from Jimmy
0.5
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, watches keenly for the line and defends it with the straightest of bats
0.4
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pitches just outside off and opens him up with a peach. The away swinger. Made Brathwaite look very ordinary, if you want to give benefit of doubt to the batsman: Played inside the line you could say
0.3
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, this one moves the other way round. Brathwaite is in no mood to fiddle at that
0.2
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, another corridor tester, swung in, Brathwaite hops across and shoulders arms
0.1
Anderson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, inswinger right away, brings it back from around fifth stump corridor, Brathwaite leaves it alone
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