West Indies vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of West Indies, 2019 Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Date & Time: Jan 23-Jan 27, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Roach 5-17(11 ov)
25.6
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, follows the full delivery with a shorter one. Sam Curran rides the bounce and punches it on the up towards cover. All fielders are in the right place
25.5
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, Curran is getting impatient! Not able to get those boundaries, as he usually does. Chases an outswinger but is too late to bring his bat down, beaten all ends up
25.4
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, curving away from the batsman on a full length, Sam Curran goes for a drive with lack of conviction, only to get it off his willow's inside half towards mid-on
25.3
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, bangs this short around off, Sam Curran is on his back foot as he knocks it back to Roach
25.2
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, on a length, in the channel outside off, Sam Curran slices it to gully
25.1
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, tad short around off, Sam Curran camps back and knocks it in front of cover
23.6
Roach to Foakes, no run, directed at the stumps on a good length, Foakes tucks it to short mid
23.5
Roach to Foakes, no run, rides the bounce on the short ball and carves it to point
23.4
Roach to Foakes, no run, back of a length around off, skidding along the deck and Foakes brings his bat down just in time to dab it in front of point. A better line might have caused a bit of trouble
23.3
Roach to Foakes, no run, tailing into the batsman late, a length delivery that's been left alone
23.2
Roach to Foakes, no run, relentless line, relentless length. Tempts him with an outswinger in the channel outside off, Foakes plays a drive away from his body and almost gets a feather to it
23.1
Roach to Foakes, no run, rising short ball in the channel outside off, Foakes plays it with his bat angled towards point. That probably hit the maker's name
21.6
Roach to Sam Curran, FOUR, fifty up for England and it has taken ages to get there. A wide delivery outside off, tad short and Sam Curran flashes at it. The outside edge is induced and it flies over the cordon and runs down to the fence
21.5
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, hits the deck hard and extracts some bounce, Sam Curran keeps his eyes on the ball and fends it away to the off side
21.4
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, banged short on leg and the batsman ducks for cover
21.3
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, Curran knows only way! To go after it. Goes fishing at a widish delivery, an expansive drive that gets beaten all ends up, there was a hint of away swing on that
21.2
Roach to Sam Curran, no run, welcomes the new comer with a short ball, Sam Curran watchfully ducks
21.1
Roach to Buttler, out Caught by Dowrich!! This is stuff of dreams. Kemar Roach is on a roll. He has a fifer in the blink of an eye. Ever heard of the word relentless? Roach is living that definition ball after ball. Unveils a corker of a seed outside off stump, gets a lot of lift on the delivery and Buttler's fending dance could only gift him a ticket back to the pavilion. Done him for pace and bounce, smacks the splice and settles in the mitts of the keeper. Buttler c Dowrich b Roach 4(14) [4s-1]
19.6
Roach to Foakes, no run, length outside off stump, Foakes lets it go
19.5
Roach to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Alzarri Joseph!! Moeen Ali gone first ball. England are crumbling. It's like someone has exhumed the Ashes demons for Moeen Ali. Gets a fiery short ball first up and Moeen Ali was in all sorts, had no idea where the ball was heading and played the pull shot in hope. In hope of not getting hit on the body [Wasn't that short afterall]. A thick top-edge flies down to fine leg where Joseph collects it calmly inches inside the ropes. Roach on a hat-trick! Moeen Ali c Alzarri Joseph b Roach 0(1)
19.4
Roach to Stokes, out Lbw!! Roach continues to strike. He's been impeccable after lunch and is claiming the rewards for his hard work. Went wide of the crease and angled it in off the seam, it snakes back and pins Stokes on the back pad. Looked to be hitting leg peg real time and technology seemed to agree on that. Stokes lbw b Roach 0(17)
19.3
Roach to Stokes, no run, stays side-on and punches the good length delivery to cover
19.2
Roach to Stokes, no run, short and swung a long way away outside off, Stokes shuffles forward and sees it sail past him
19.1
Roach to Stokes, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in to the left-hander, Stokes lets it pass on length
17.6
Roach to Stokes, no run, reads the length early and shoulders arms
17.5
Roach to Stokes, no run, full and wide, Stokes lets it pass
17.4
Roach to Stokes, no run, shuffles across and gets betaen by pace, the ball flicks the thigh pad and lands in the diving mitts of Dowrich. A mild appeal, but no dice from umpire Chris Gaffaney
17.3
Roach to Stokes, no run, pushes it fuller and gets some swing away from the left-hander, not close enough to make Stokes play
17.2
Roach to Stokes, no run, bowls it on a length in the channel, Stokes leaves
17.1
Roach to Stokes, no run, back of a length wide of off-stump, Stokes opens the face and guides off the toe-end to point
15.6
Roach to Stokes, no run, shuffles forward and across to block the ball back to the bowler
15.5
Roach to Stokes, no run, sets him up perfectly and nearly draws the edge. A juicy outswinger and Stokes can't help but flirt at it, with hard hands too. No luck, no edge
15.4
Roach to Stokes, no run, brave leave from Stokes, left it on length but it moved back a great deal and went over middle and off
15.3
Roach to Stokes, no run, brings closer to off but doesn't quite challenge the batsman with his length, nothing doing from Stokes
15.2
Roach to Stokes, no run, back of a length swerving away outside off, left
15.1
Roach to Stokes, no run, trusts the bounce and leaves this on length
13.6
Roach to Stokes, no run, bumper outside off stump, Stokes lets it go
13.5
Roach to Bairstow, out Bowled!! ELBOW-ED ON, if I may say so. Bairstow stands gobsmacked and takes a while before taking the long walk back to the pavilion. Bairstow kept shuffling across and tried playing more often than not, Roach's smart enough to understand the batsman's tactics and he cleverly got this to deck back from a length, didn't quite bounce as much but it just fizzes off the pitch and deflects off the elbow onto off peg. Bairstow b Roach 12(17) [4s-1]
13.4
Roach to Bairstow, FOUR, serves a half-volley outside off and that's dispatched with disdain. Bairstow unleashes the bottom hand power through extra cover
13.3
Roach to Bairstow, no run, lands it on a length and gets it to curve back in around fifth stump, Bairstow looks to push at it and ends up playing inside the line of it
13.2
Roach to Bairstow, no run, back of a length on off, patted back to the bowler
13.1
Roach to Bairstow, no run, gets on his tippy toes and glides the short of length delivery to point
11.6
Roach to Root, no run, good length outside off, Root shoulders arms
11.5
Roach to Rory Burns, out Bowled!! Dragged on, or should I say rolled on! Roach pumps his fist, turns his back against the batsman and sports a thumbs up to someone in the dressing room. A fullish inswinger outside off, Burns got across and pushed at it gently off the front foot, the bat face was slightly late in getting down and that meant it rolled back onto the stumps off the thick inside half of the splice. Rory Burns b Roach 2(26)
11.4
Roach to Bairstow, 3 runs, pitched up outside off and Bairstow is onto it in a flash, times the drive straight of mid-off and buys three easy runs
11.3
Roach to Bairstow, 2 runs, prods at an inswinger and sends the inside edge rolling to deep backward square
11.2
Roach to Bairstow, no run, fullish and swinging in outside off, Bairstow lets it pass
11.1
Roach to Bairstow, no run, length delivery outside off, Bairstow lets it go
4.6
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, very full in length, outside off and too wide for the batsman to have a go
4.5
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, goes fishing outside off and almost feathers i behind. Good delivery, angled into the batsman and went undeviated to the keeper
4.4
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, straight and skidding along the deck outside off, left alone by Rory Burns
4.3
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, drifting down the leg side, touch wide and Rory Burns fails to get any wood on his glance
4.2
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, in the channel outside off, length ball that shapes into the left-hander, Burns shoulders arms
4.1
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, sticks to his line outside off, 131kph and tailing into the batsman, left alone though
2.6
Roach to Jennings, FOUR, first boundary of the bat for England! This was in the air for a while and just about eludes the diving fielder at point. Jennings had played it uppishly towards the off side and not keeping it on the ground, might have cost him his wicket
2.5
Roach to Jennings, no run, swinging down the leg side, a length delivery at 133ks and Jennings fails to get bat on his glance. Good take by Dowrich down the leg side
2.4
Roach to Jennings, no run, seaming away from the batsman in the channel outside off, Jennings plants his front foot out in order to block it but the ball shapes away a tad and he's beaten all ends up
2.3
Roach to Jennings, no run, gem of a delivery! In the channel outside off and sticks to its path. Jennings has a feeble poke and gets beaten on his outside edge, was very close to be a caught behind
2.2
Roach to Jennings, no run, nudges this one in front of short mid-wicket, does Jennings
2.1
Roach to Jennings, no run, pitched on a full length outside off, Jennings lifts his bat
0.6
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, maiden for Roach and the last ball of the over is a peach. Pitched on a length just outside off and Rory Burns feels for it, beaten all ends up
0.5
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, on a good length outside off, Rory Burns has left it once again. Not tempting enough for the batsman these lines by Roach
0.4
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, fires this one wide outside off, Rory Burns doesn't bother to chase that
0.3
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, 133ks, in the channel outside off and swinging into the batsman from round the wicket, Rory Burns shoulders arms
0.2
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, in the channel outside off, Rory Burns lets it through to the keeper
0.1
Roach to Rory Burns, no run, starts off with an inswinging full length ball and Rory Burns defends it off his front foot
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