England Tour of the West Indies 2022.

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The third test at The National Cricket Stadium in St George's, Grenada starts in about 10 minutes. West Indies won the toss and will bowl first, the pitch has a good covering of grass, has several patches on a good length and some cracks underneath.

In terms of team news, both sides have made one change each. Kyle Mayers replaces Veerasammy Permaul, this leaves the Windies with no specialist spinner for the game but does strengthen their batting, all the way to number nine with Joseph a bowling all-rounder. For England, Craig Overton replaces Matthew Fisher, Ollie Robinson still not fully fit to take his place in the side.

West Indies XI: Kraigg Brathwaite*, John Campbell, Shamarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, ason Holder, Joshua Da Silva+, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales

England XI: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, 3 Joe Root*, Dan Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes+, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood.
 
England rolled for 204.. Tailenders Leach and Mammood saved much embarrassment with a vital partnership. Windies bowlers sharing the wickets.

Bit harsh on Fisher to be dumped after one match.
 
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England finished at 204 all out in the last over of the day. They had slumped to 7/67 but the tail wagged as Jack Leach made 41 and Saqib Mahmood scored 49 to help England pass 200. Mahmood's top score from number 11 is the 12th time that a number 11 has top scored in a test innings. Leach and Mahmood making the two highest scores from numbers 10 and 11 is only the second time this has happened in test history, 137 years after the first and only previous occasion.

West Indies will be looking for a good start when play resumes in under half an hour.
 
England grab their first breakthrough. Stokes get Brathwaite LBW with a ball that keeps low and hits Brathwaite in line and in front of the stumps. Brathwaite doesn't both with the review.

West Indies are 1/51 after 17 overs, John Campbell has progressed to 31 from 46 balls.
 
West Indies are 3/71 at lunch, losing two wickets not long before the lunch break. Kemargh Brooks was adjudged LBW to one that kept low from Saqib Mahmood while John Campbell was caught down the leg-side from Craig Overton which was originally given not out but overturned after a review.

England came back well in that session after the Windies started well. Pretty even you would say at this stage heading into the lunch break.
 
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Windies looked like scoring less than England but held on to pass them. Stumps West Indies 8/232.
 
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Similar to England's innings, West Indies' tail wagged to propel them to 8/232 at stumps led by Josh Da Silva's 54 not out, all-rounder Kyle Mayers made 28 as did Alzarri Joseph while Kemar Roach was 25 not out at the close of play. Earlier, West Indies had slumped to 6/95 and then 7/128 upon Mayers' dismissal before the Windies' tail went to work.

Roach was dismissed the fifth over of the day today without adding to his overnight total to leave the Windies at 9/245 and they have progressed to 9/269, leading by 65 runs. Da Silva remains at the crease on 79 with Seales on six not out.
 
Wow, wat an innings by Josh Da Silva! Da Silva notches his maiden test century with a straight pull down the ground off Craig Overton and celebrates in delight! He looks pretty tired too, 255 balls faced overall.

West Indies move to 9/297, leading by 93 runs. This partnership is worth 52 runs.
 
West Indies finish at 297 all out. Seales chips a delivery from Root back to the England captain and he is out caught and bowled. The Windies have a lead of 93 runs and Da Silva finishes on 100 not out, a fine achievement.

England will commence their second innings after the lunch break in 40 minutes' time.
 
Stumps 8-103. A lead of 10. England on the brink of losing this series. There is still some batting with Woakes and Leach but they will need to add at least 100 more to give the the Pom bowlers something to aim for. Yes a terrific century by Da Silva but he had good support from the Windies tail.
 
England resumed at 8/103 on day four. Kemar Roach picked up both of England's remaining wickets in the morning session, Chris Woakes fell to a brilliant catch at leg gully by Jason Holder for 19 while Jack Leach was given out caught behind via DRS for four having faced 55 balls. England's second innings closed at 120 all out setting West Indies 28 runs for victory.

The Windies knocked off the runs quickly, taking just 4.5 overs in the chase. Kraigg Brathwaite scored 20 not out from 21 balls to ensure West Indies finished the game off before the lunch break, securing victory by 10 wickets and the series 1-0.

Josh Da Silva was named Player of the Match while Kraigg Brathwaite secured the Player of the Series award.

West Indies have a bit of a break before their next international engagement which is a short tour of the Netherlands with three ODI's from 31 May. England head home to begin their county cricket season which starts on 7 April.
 
England will host the NZ Black Caps for a three tester starting in June. Kiwis have a good chance as their bowlers are suited to the conditions plus the Poms are in deplorable form. Need big changes to be competitive again.
 
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