BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite survived a testing interval to hit a half-century, however three wickets – two to pacer Gus Atkinson – within the remaining half-hour earlier than lunch undermined his onerous work towards hosts England within the third Take a look at of the Richards-Botham Trophy Collection on Friday.
Brathwaite was left unbeaten on 56, and the Caribbean facet wobbled to 97 for 3 of their first innings on the interval on the primary day of the match at Edgbaston after they gained the toss and determined to bat.
The West Indies captain defied a number of blows to the physique from the England pacers to succeed in 50 for the primary time in 9 Take a look at innings, spanning greater than a 12 months, when he nudged his seventieth ball from his reverse quantity Ben Stokes by backward sq. leg for a single.
Brathwaite and fellow opener Mikyle Louis received by a testing first hour and shared 76 for the primary wicket. Nonetheless, Atkinson eliminated Louis and left-hander Alick Athanaze to finish the session with two for 40 from overs, and tearaway quick bowler Mark Wooden claimed Kirk McKenzie to damage lunch for the guests.
Louis was caught behind off Atkinson for 26, and left-hander McKenzie hit three boundaries in 12 in a short keep on the crease earlier than he was overwhelmed for tempo and bowled by Wooden and Athanaze, one of many batting heroes from the second Take a look at at Trent Bridge, was bowled for 2, dragging on an ill-advised pull.
West Indies had been pressured to make one change to their line-up from the earlier Take a look at, whereas England are unchanged.
The Caribbean facet was pressured to rule out off-spinner Kevin Sinclair after he sustained a fractured forearm when he was struck by a bouncer from Wooden that dismissed him within the second Take a look at.
Left-arm spinner and fellow Guyanese Gudakesh Motie, who got here down with the flu and missed the second Take a look at, returns to the line-up after recovering from the sickness.
The guests path 2-0 within the three-match sequence after they misplaced the primary Take a look at that ended two Fridays in the past – inside three days – by an innings and 114 runs at Lord’s, and the second Take a look at that completed final Sunday – inside 4 days – by 241 runs at Trent Bridge.
The Caribbean facet have gained 4 and misplaced three of their ten earlier Checks at Edgbaston, with two defeats coming of their final three visits in 2004 and 2017, the primary pink-ball Take a look at in England.
West Indies pacer Jayden Seales, who’s taking part in his thirteenth Take a look at, requires solely three wickets to succeed in 50 in his profession, and England grasp batsman Joe Root, on 11 940 Take a look at runs, requires solely 14 to overhaul former West Indies captain Brian Lara at No. 7 on the all-time listing of scorers within the format.
Yet another hundred and Root may also draw stage with Alastair Cook dinner, on 33, for essentially the most by an England batter.
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