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
Ben Stokes 2-30(14.4 ov)
67.4
Stokes to Gabriel, no run, 132kph, the full sucker delivery after the bouncers. But it's wasted down leg
67.3
Stokes to Gabriel, no run, 137kph, well, well. He sits some more. Okay, slog coming?!
67.2
Stokes to Gabriel, no run, bumper, but short enough to spot early and sit
67.1
Stokes to Gabriel, no run, length, and Gabriel will block, full-faced
65.6
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, out Caught by Dom Bess!! This was coming. Joseph clearly wasn't planning on holding back, and as is evident now, doesn't plan on keeping his drive down either. He slices a wide full one, and it's right down point's throat. Alzarri Joseph c Dom Bess b Stokes 9(17) [4s-1]
65.5
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, near trickle over onto the stumps. Joseph and his soft back foot defences, dropping the ball by his feet that I0$ avoids the leg-stump
65.4
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, cuts back in big time off a length, smashing Joseph on the inside of his front thigh. Literally painful times
65.3
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, full, wide, overcooked. Joseph goes after, freeing up his arms and nailing it through extra cover
65.2
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, tries the bouncer. And isn't bothered with
65.1
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, serious snorting beauty. On a back of a length, kicking up and close enough in the channel to get Joseph poking to whizz over his splice
63.6
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, full again, Joseph drives it back at the bowler - Stokes collects it and has a shy at the striker's end, it's wide of Buttler though who can't stop it cleanly and allows a run
63.5
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR .. those high elbows. Take that Lara! Stokes pitches it up for a change and gets it close in for Joseph to not have to reach out either. So he drives, full-faced, fuller-elegance
63.4
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, gets behind the line, and has some authority in keeping it out
63.3
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, skidding into the tummy, and beats Joseph on the glance to go past his bat and ricochet up off his chest guard to short leg
63.2
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 136kph, and he'll duck again. Bumper
63.1
Stokes to Alzarri Joseph, no run, obviously a bouncer. Joseph's not falling for this, not yet. He'll sit under
61.6
Stokes to Holder, 1 run, and pinches the strike back as well, soft-handing this nudge wide of mid-wicket
61.5
Stokes to Holder, no run, 131kph, the floaty full tease outside off. Holder presses in front, giving the impression of getting sucked in on the drive. It's a leave, surprise surprise
61.4
Stokes to Holder, no run, 125kph, bouncer. Ducked
61.3
Stokes to Holder, 2 runs, strays into the legs with a slight bit of perhaps reverse in as well. Tucked, into mid-wicket
61.2
Stokes to Holder, no run, length, tight on the stumps. Nothing fancy, just defences
61.1
Stokes to Holder, no run, short, a bit of tempting width, but no, with less than 90 minutes left, Holder ain't slogging. That's Gabriel's job. So this one's politely stabbed to point
48.6
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short of length ball just outside off, Shamarh Brooks hops and pokes it towards cover point
48.5
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, skids through on off-stump from a length, Shamarh Brooks gets forward and defends late
48.4
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, another short one, much more composed this time, is Shamarh Brooks, with an elegant drop onto the knee and some neat evasive action
48.3
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short one again, banged in, but down the leg-side
48.2
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short at the head, a mere 132km/h, Shamarh Brooks has the top of his helmet facing the bowler, ducks dangerously
48.1
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short of length ball on off-stump, punched off a hop towards the bowler
46.6
Stokes to Holder, no run, didn't I0$ to do anything from a short of length, but it did I1$ I suppose - beaten on the compact backfoot defensive - missed everything completely...
46.5
Stokes to Holder, no run, rising steeply towards off-stump, Holder gets tall to drop it into the wicket with a loose bottomhand
46.4
Stokes to Holder, no run, short ball, very short, Holder ducks comfortably under it, with a slightly more open stance
46.3
Stokes to Holder, no run, into the hips, Holder glances recklessly, and that's fallen just short of Root at leg gully!
46.2
Stokes to Holder, no run, rising into the ribs, Holder hops and tucks it behind square leg
46.1
Stokes to Holder, no run, zips through on middle and leg, defended from the crease towards mid-on
44.6
Stokes to Holder, no run, back of a length ball on middle and leg, defended off the backfoot
44.5
Stokes to Holder, no run, another bouncer but way off target, down leg-side, and Holder has a little duck again
44.4
Stokes to Holder, no run, another short one, and another little routine duck from Holder
44.3
Stokes to Holder, no run, yet another short ball, correct line this time, but far too much bounce - Holder ducks again
44.2
Stokes to Holder, no run, short ball, Holder easily ducks under this - not quite on target
44.1
Stokes to Holder, no run, zips through low from a back of a length, he allows it to pass on account of the angle
42.6
Stokes to Dowrich, no run, bouncer angling across off-stump, 136km/h, Dowrich gets across and defends off the backfoot
42.5
Stokes to Dowrich, no run, predictably a short ball into the arm-pit, Dowrich hops and drops it into the on-side off the sticker
42.4
Stokes to Blackwood, out Caught by Buttler!! Ben Stokes, you beauty! He makes things happen and once again he has put England right back in front. Kept persisting with the short ball stuff, Blackwood decides to play the pull/hook this time, he's on one-leg but the ball gets big on him and lobs off the glove to the left of Buttler, who covers good ground and even dives to take it inches from the ground. Memories of Geriant Jones at Edgbaston come to memory with that wicket. Blackwood c Buttler b Stokes 55(88) [4s-7]
42.3
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, bouncer down leg, Blackwood ducks and allows it to sail over
42.2
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, short of length around off, Blackwood hops and defends it back down the wicket
42.1
Stokes to Blackwood, 4 runs, Stokes are you even human? This is committment at the highest level. Back of a length delivery and Brooks punches it through the vacant mid-off region, Stokes gives chase and it is a long one, even hauls the ball in before it touches the boundary rope but the batsmen had run four. This after he has bowled seven overs on the trot. Just incredible!
40.6
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 2 runs, on the hips and Brooks clips it away behind square on the leg-side, for a brace
40.5
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, another delivery wasted down leg, Brooks stays his ground and lets it pass
40.4
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, down leg and Brooks has nothing to do with it, left alone
40.3
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short of length around off, Brooks rides the bounce and pats it to gully
40.2
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, bouncer on off-stump, Brooks ducks and allows it to sail over. Much more like it
40.1
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short and angled across from round the wicket, Brooks moves around in the crease and thought about slapping it into the off-side, but decides against it. He gets a long stare from Stokes
38.6
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, that's a good leave. This short ball kept coming at Blackwood and he does well to quickly get underneath it. A good testing over from Stokesy
38.5
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, bumper down leg, a much easier duck for Blackwood
38.4
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, short of length angled across off, Blackwood hops and stabs it into the off-side
38.3
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, aimed for the ribs and Blackwood gets into all sorts of tangle, fends it off the glove towards short leg
38.2
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, uhhhh! Just short of short leg. Stokes gets this short ball above the chest, Blackwood hops and manages to get the ball down in the nick of time, falling safely in front of Pope
38.1
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, bouncer barrage continues.. Blackwood ducks and is not interested in playing that
36.6
Stokes to Blackwood, 1 run, awkwardly played. But the end result is Blackwood is still out there. Short and well-directed at the body, Blackwood gets inside the line and fends, the ball hits the glove and rolls towards fine leg
36.5
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, back of a length and Brooks easily nudges it to the right of mid-on
36.4
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, bumper around leg-stump, Brooks is down on his haunches to evade this
36.3
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 2 runs, on a length and around off, Brooks angles his forward block behind square on the off-side and scampers back for the second
36.2
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, short of length around off, Brooks drops it with soft hands to the vacant short leg region
36.1
Stokes to Blackwood, 1 run, short and at the body, Blackwood pulls it along the ground backward of square leg
34.6
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, nicely played. Right behind the short of length delivery and defends it with a straight bat
34.5
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, jumps with the rising short of length delivery and turns it safely towards mid-wicket
34.4
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, short of length around off, Blackwood hops and knocks it to cover
34.3
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, angles the bouncer into the batsman, Blackwood ducks inside the line and lets it pass. He played that a bit awkwardly
34.2
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, as predicted it is the bumper, Blackwood manages to sit down and evade it. He lost his balance and fell on the back, but that won't matter until he survives
34.1
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, short of length at the hips, Brooks tucks it to backward square leg
32.6
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, on a length and outside off, Brooks lifts his bat and lets it go
32.5
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, floats one outside off and Brooks resists, has a wry smile at Stokes after he has let go
32.4
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Brooks ducks and allows it to sail over
32.3
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, back of a length angled in, Brooks turns it to square leg
32.2
Stokes to Blackwood, 3 runs, follows it up with a full delivery, Blackwood is stuck to the crease but his good hand-eye coordination allows him to drive it past cover
32.1
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, banged in halfway down, Blackwood rides the bounce and fends it into the off-side
30.6
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 2 runs, banged into the surface and barely gets it above the hip, Brooks tucks it to deep square leg and picks up a couple
30.5
Stokes to Blackwood, 1 run, stays in the crease and taps the good length delivery in front of square on the off-side, calls for the single and gets it with ease
30.4
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, fuller and around off, Blackwood defends with a straight bat to mid-on
30.3
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, uhhh! Close to the edge. Angled in on a fullish length, Blackwood is drawn into the forward push and the ball straightens to beat the outside edge. He puts his head down in disappointment
30.2
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, short of length around off, Blackwood rides the bounce and drops it into the off-side
30.1
Stokes to Blackwood, no run, fuller than a good length and outside off, Blackwood lifts his bat and lets it go
28.6
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, another loose shot to end the over. This was short and outside off, but doesn't bounce as much as Brooks expected, he looks to cut but the ball sneaks past the under-edge
28.5
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, 2 runs, short of length on off and middle, Brooks tucks it to deep square leg, two more
28.4
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, shortens the length around off, Brooks hops and ekes out an inside edge onto the thigh pad
28.3
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, oh! The sucker delivery. Full and outside off, Stokes' natural angle makes the batsman think he can drive, but the ball shapes away at the last moment to beat the outside edge. Brooks needs to be careful when looking to drive
28.2
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, on a length and outside off, Brooks prods across and defends to point
28.1
Stokes to Shamarh Brooks, no run, gentle loosener at 80mph, Brooks shoulders arms outside off
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