West Indies managed to capture three wickets in the morning session at Trent Bridge on the fourth day but England pushed their lead beyond 300 thanks to Harry Brook’s century and Joe Root’s unbeaten 81. West Indies endured a very frustrating toil with the two right-handers looking very comfortable at the crease.
The 189-run partnership finally came to an end when Brook edged behind and then a few overs later, Ben Stokes returned to the pavilion after finding the fielder stationed at deep square leg. The finishing touches to the mini Caribbean comeback were applied when Kevin Sinclair managed to pick up a wicket off the final ball of the session, leaving Root stranded on 81 at the other end.
Earlier, the hosts started promisngly on the third day with Chris Woakes claiming three wickets in a 10-over spell to leave the visitors at 386/9, still trailing by 30 runs. However, the decision to decision to drop the field back for Joshua Da Silva in an attempt to bowl more at No.11 Shamar Joseph meant there were runs on offer for the keeper-bat, who went from 44 to 82* in a final-wicket partnership of 71. The important last-wicket alliance helped West Indies fetch a 41-run lead.
Brief Scores: England 416 & 348/6 (Harry Brook 109, Joe Root 81*) lead West Indies 457 by 307 runs
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