England vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of England, 2020 Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Date & Time: Jul 16-Jul 20, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Alzarri Joseph 1-70(23.1 ov)
116.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, fuller length delivery and angling away from the right-hander, left alone
114.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, back of a length and on the hips, tucked backward of square on the on-side for a single
114.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Stokes gets half-a-stride forward in defence
114.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, Joseph shortens his length and gets some extra bounce off the deck - Stokes has to hurriedly get his bat down as he pushed it to the on-side
114.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Stokes leans well forward on the defensive push
114.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, SIX, lovely, nonchalant on-drive over mid-wicket and it has sailed all the way over the ropes. On a length and at the stumps, Stokes leans forward, high elbow and a straight bat - nothing more than a punch and he posed for the cameras
114.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, full and tailing back into the left-hander, Stokes leans across and drags the drive to mid-on
105.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, banged in halfway down, Sibley gets tall and drops it with soft hands back down the wicket
105.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, really full ball around off, Sibley eases the forward push to mid-off
105.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, the feet are stuck as he looks to defend and the inside edge rolls into the square on the leg-side
105.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fuller and swinging in, Stokes defends with the head on top of the ball
105.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 3 runs, second Test hundred for Sibley. He's delighted as he pumps his fists as he completes the third run. The entire England team are on the balcony applauding a special knock. Stokes too comes over to congratulate him. Superb innings that is full of concentration and determination. A proper Test match hundred. He gets there with a proper cricket shot as well, offers a straight bat on the on-drive and sends it past Gabriel who reluctantly chases after and keeps it to three
105.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, short and at the hips, tucked away backward of square leg
103.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, plays it late as he allows it to cut back into him, drops it with soft hands in front of mid-off and crosses over for a quick single
103.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, shortens the length and angles it across, left alone
103.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, walks towards the bowler and is undone by the inward curl, pushes it off the inner half to mid-on
103.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 84mph fullish delivery around off-stump, Stokes hoists his bat up and lets it pass
103.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, slightly fuller than the previous ball but the inward movement remains, Stokes camps back and jams it off the inside edge onto the pad
103.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, cuts back in from short of length, Stokes tucks it to mid-wicket
101.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, back of a length around off, Stokes sits back and turns it to mid-wicket
101.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, FOUR, shot! That was not a bad delivery by any means. Good length ball around off, Stokes triggers back and forward, presents the full bat face and drives on the rise straight of mid-off. He's into the 90s now and it is a race between him and Sibley as to who will reach the three-figure mark first
101.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 78mph fuller delivery and around off, Stokes checks his forward block to mid-on
101.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, this one comes back into the left hander, Stokes defends with a straight bat
101.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, FOUR, streaky! Another edge that doesn't carry to the fielder. Joseph angles it across the left hander and Stokes is lured into the forward block, the edge bounces in front of the gully fielder and escapes past him. Should have been stopped by Hope
101.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 77mph loosener down leg, Stokes lets it pass and the ball bounces before reaching Dowrich
89.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, very full one, there's still something in this ball, as he digs this swervy ball towards mid-on
89.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, good length ball in the channel outside off, defended compactly. Just the usual.
89.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 2 runs, 134km/h back of a length ball but far too wide outside off, punched off the backfoot towards the cover region for a couple. Runs!
89.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, back of a length ball angling into the body, front-on and defended into the on-side
89.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, up by 14ks! 141km/h, very full this time, and straightens magically and takes the outside edge of the on-driving bat-face, falling just short of 2nd slip!
89.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 127km/h, back of a length ball on off-stump, Sibley gets across and defends off the backfoot
87.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, that's a 143km/h seed! Landing that back of a length ball that pitched on off and squared up Stokes by moving away with the angle, past the outside edge of his half-cocked defence!
87.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Stokes checks an on-drive straight to mid-on
87.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, whoop! 141km/h: it does look like he heard me! Coaxes Stokes into the drive with the slightly wide line, but the away movement off the seam beats him on the outside edge!
87.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, back of a length ball in the channel outside off, Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go
87.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, a fuller length ball just outside off, Stokes checks a drive straight to mid-on
87.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, nice length and headed for middle and off, Stokes drives it on the walk, and on the up, towards mid-on
85.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, good length ball on middle, Sibley defends compactly from the crease
85.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, strays down the leg-side, Sibley misses the glance too, and that's through to Dowrich
85.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, short of length ball that's slowed off the wicket a little, Sibley gets tall and defends off a tall stance
85.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, short of length ball in the channel, straightens, and that's left alone on account of the extra bounce
85.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, right on the money - back of a length ball in line with the off-stump, Sibley gets back and across into a late, compact backfoot defensive
85.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, nice line in the channel outside off, Sibley leaves it alone as it straightens off the seam
83.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, good length ball but a tad too wide due to the angle, and Stokes has no qualms about shouldering arms
83.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, FOUR, fuller length ball on off-stump, a thick outside edge off a tentative drive, without feet, and that's screaming away off the outside edge to the square third man fence for four!
83.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, terrific yorker on middle from Alzarri Joseph, Stokes gets across in his shuffle and just about digs it back out. 129km/h, so not a lot of pace, but that'll make him reconsider his shuffle...
83.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, wayward one down the leg-side, Stokes wants nothing to do with that
83.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 2 runs, a bit of swing into the left-hander, Stokes drives off the inside half towards wide mid-on (Gabriel) who slips a little bit and misfields to allow a second
83.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, straightening from the away angle towards off-stump, Stokes gets front-on and defends off the inside half into the on-side
70.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 3 runs, cracking shot, width on offer from Joseph and Stokes was all over it like a rash, gets on top of the bounce and clatters it in front of square on the off-side, back for the third run
70.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven back at the bowler who makes the stop on his followthrough
70.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, Joseph shortens his length on off, Stokes prods across and jabs it to the on-side
70.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, FOUR, runs are beginning to flow for England - they fought hard and are now making merry, Joseph swings one onto Stokes's pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, no need to run for those
70.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 3 runs, nicely played, a swinging half-volley from Joseph, full and wide of off, Sibley gets across and then caresses the drive in front of square on the off-side, comes back for the third run
70.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 3 runs, streaky, fuller length delivery and a hint of seam away from the left-hander, Stokes was lured into the drive, went with hard hands and squirted it backward of square on the off-side, turns back for the third and brings up his half-century, the 100-run partnership is raised as well
68.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, Stokes gets on top of the ball and punches it to the right of mid-off for a quick single
68.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
68.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Stokes hops across and pushes it to the off-side
68.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, full and a hint of tail back into the left-hander, Stokes has it covered as he drives it to mid-on
68.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Stokes gets well forward on the defensive push
68.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Stokes stands tall and punches it to mid-on
66.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 3 runs, the errors are beginning to creep into West Indies's game - length ball at the stumps, flicked straight to mid-wicket where Campbell made a hash of a simple stop. He has to then chase and costs his team three runs
66.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, defended back at the bowler
66.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, Joseph pushes this one full and down the leg-side, Sibley was looking to flick and missed
66.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, left alone
66.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, Joseph shortens his length outside off, defended with soft hands and the ball dropped by his feet
66.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, worked off the back-foot to mid-wicket
64.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, full and a hint of tail back into the left-hander, Stokes plays with a straight bat as he drives it to mid-on
64.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Sibley stays on the back-foot and works it to the left of mid-wicket for a single
64.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, banged in short and at the stumps, Stokes swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it past square leg for a single
64.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, Joseph shortens his length and cramps Stokes for room on the tuck, placed straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
64.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, tad fuller and around the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat to mid-on
64.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Stokes is hurried onto the pull and mistimes it to mid-wicket
62.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, Joseph shortens his length on off, Stokes prods across and clips it to mid-wicket
62.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Stokes hops across and tucks it to mid-wicket
62.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, full and a hint of swing back into the left-hander, Stokes has it covered as he finds mid-on with the drive
62.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Stokes jams his bat down and squeezes it to the off-side
62.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 3 runs, nicely played, fuller length delivery and shaping away from the right-hander, Sibley waits on it, plays with an open face and steers it behind square on the off-side for three runs
62.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, a gentle loosener from Joseph, full and miles outside off, he's lucky that it's not called as a wide
41.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, Joseph pulls his length back and once again gets the ball to leave the right-hander, Sibley watches it closely before deciding to leave it alone. It was a slightly belated decision from the batter
41.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, full outswinger, squirted towards gully off the outer edge
41.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 135kph, out-shaping ball wide of off, left alone
41.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 139kph, short of length ball on off, Sibley hangs back to tap it on the on-side
41.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 2 runs, 136kph, the line's too straight on this occasion and Sibley works it to deep square leg for a couple
41.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, fuller than good length around the fifth-sixth stump zone, Sibley is happy to let those go through to Dowrich
39.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 136kph, good shape away from the right-hander, Sibley covers his off-stump and lifts the bat up
39.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 133kph, a low full toss and closer to off, Sibley's bat turns at the point of impact and the ball rolls towards mid-on
39.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 135kph, fuller in length and too wide outside off, no shot offered
39.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 135kph, stump-to-stump line, Sibley blocks it down the pitch
39.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 135kph, better from Joseph. Another away-curler, closer to off on this occasion and that forces Sibley into a shot. Pushed defensively to mid-on off the front foot
39.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 137kph, gentle outswinger outside off, easy leave for the right-hander as the line is too wide
37.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 1 run, length ball, leg-lined, tucked towards square leg
37.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 136kph, away-shaping full ball outside off, Sibley lets it go through to the keeper
37.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 140kph! Joseph angles this into the right-hander from wide of the crease, Sibley clips it neatly, but finds the man at square leg
37.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 134kph, outswinger, very full in length and wide of off, Sibley moves across to dig it out towards short cover
37.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 136kph, full and attacking the stumps, Sibley dead-bats it
37.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 135kph, Sibley shoulders arms on seeing the line too wide outside off
35.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 138kph, in-angler on a good length, defended down the pitch
35.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 139kph, in-angler from wide of the crease, Sibley is solid in his defence
35.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 1 run, 139kph, decks in from a length and Stokes plays slightly outside the line of it. The inside edge takes the ball towards backward square leg
35.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 2 runs, 136kph, too full and too straight from Joseph, on the pads and that's been flicked through backward square leg
35.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 136kph, shortened length and Stokes barricades it off the back foot
35.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 139kph, full and slanted across, left alone
33.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, a low full toss to end the over and Stokes drives it straight to mid-off
33.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, short of length ball, Stokes defends from the crease
33.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, peach! A beautiful inswinger at 135kph and Stokes is beaten on the drive. Didn't account for the inward movement and there was a pretty big gap between bat and pad
33.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 135kph, full and attacking the sticks, Stokes defends from the crease
33.2
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 133kph, similar line-and-length, skiddy ball, Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go
33.1
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, 135kph, fuller than good length, going away with the angle outside off, Stokes lets it pass
31.6
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 2 runs, full on middle and leg, worked through square leg for another couple
31.5
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, fuller and angled across the left-hander, Stokes lets it go on line
31.4
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, no run, beautiful delivery! Joseph is closer to the umpire as he delivers the ball. Nipped in from a length at 138kph and Stokes was happy to trust the bounce and shoulder arms. The ball went over the middle-stump
31.3
Alzarri Joseph to Stokes, 2 runs, 137kph, full and curling in on middle, Stokes clips it to mid-wicket and opens his account
31.2
Alzarri Joseph to Root, out Caught by Holder!! Edged and gone! It was a forced bowling change and Joseph gets the big fish. A loose stroke from the England captain. It was a full-and-wide ball outside off which swung away a tad, could have easily been ignored. But, Root in an attempt to go after the pacer, chases it with a flashy drive and perishes. Played well away from his body and got a healthy outside edge. Simple catch for the Windies skipper at second slip. Root c Holder b Alzarri Joseph 23(49) [4s-2]
31.1
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, overpitches outside off, Root crouches and square-drives firmly, but straight to backward point
12.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 1 run, short, width, slapped, but without much timing. A rather tame trickling off the toe-end wide of cover
12.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, fifth-stump, length, and an easier leave
12.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, slightly fuller. Sibley closes his bat, tucks away to leg
12.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 137kph, explodes off the pitch in what's a very-balloony bounce to the keeper. Sibley was planning to defend, but then finds himself doing some sort of an arching back dance in letting it go by
12.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, top of off, and top of it on the defence
12.1
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, 3 runs, 134kph, overcooked freebie outside off .. and Burns makes sure he doesn't get greedy and overhit, instead leaning in, using the pace that's on offer and driving beautifully through sweeper
10.6
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 134kph, and blocks out a maiden. Rather full, on middle, and blocked
10.5
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, a slight back foot shuffle, settling almost behind the line in defence
10.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, near beauty. If only Sibley'd co-operated as well. It comes in, pitches on a length and swings away sharply. Sibley - the buzzkill - refuses to poke into this
10.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 129kph, slants in, hurries past the glance to find the box .. the box that causes man pain
10.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, back of a length, and Sibley just as quickly adjusts off his back foot in keeping out
10.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, full, and Sibley has a massive forward prodding smother
8.6
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, no run, 136kph, skiddy back of a length. Softly jabbed into the pitch
8.5
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, 2 runs, just a push - extending his forward defence as he bunts this down the pitch, and the slope earns him a couple
8.4
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, no run, 134kph, length, going across, and a pressy defence
8.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 1 run, strays into the pads, and gets clipped behind square
8.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 134kph, a late decision to defend, after lining up to leave at first. Done rather well in the end, steering away to point
8.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, really full, just outside off, and swinging further. Sibley doesn't bother
6.6
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, 1 run, 133kph, more quick legs .. this time to mid-wicket's right
6.5
Alzarri Joseph to Rory Burns, no run, 129kph, back of a length again, and easily defended away off the back foot
6.4
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, 1 run, quick tight running. Slightly short, which Sibley goes deep in his crease to and taps softly in front of cover
6.3
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, 134kph, slight outswing, but harmlessly in the fifth-stump zone with Sibley leaving
6.2
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, length, fourth-stump, and a shuffling shouldering of arms
6.1
Alzarri Joseph to Sibley, no run, very full, just outside off, and squeezed out
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