Summary

  • West Indies 98-2 at close - target 438

  • Eng 333-7 dec: Ballance 122, Buttler 59*

  • First Test, day four, Antigua

  • Get involved: #bbccricket; tms@bbc.co.uk

  1. Postpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    So, England trot back out to the middle, sniffing for wickets before the tea interval. Jimmy Anderson has the ball, and if you were at all tempted to think this is a done deal, I'm hearing that there are showers forecast for tomorrow...

  2. In defence of Cookpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Andrew, London: No Duncan in Richmond (19:01), you miss the point. Bat on, humiliate them and break their spirit for the entire series.

    Dave, Leyton: I think Cook didn't declare because he has total faith in his bowlers. He had about half an hour, in which both [players] on the crease started to try and hit big. Nothing wrong with that. Total confidence in his captaincy - he just needs to find confidence in his batting again.

  3. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    David Neill: Buttler entertaining, Root class and hopefully Ballance has silenced some doubters. Time for Jimmy to get that record.

    David (another one): Don't watch much cricket but if England's openers actually performed, they would be a huge force in the game.

    Peter Jarvis: Ballance played very responsibly in the anchor role - KP can't do that and that's why Ballance is in the team and KP isn't.

  4. Postpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It won't be a walkover, as West Indies have some resilient players - Brathwaite, Bravo and Chanderpaul will be key. But I don't think they can get the runs. Can they play out 130 overs? Potentially - if Chanderpaul can bat up to 100 overs. I'm sure they're trying, but they don't look like they're committed, the body language was droopy."

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  5. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Tony Cozier
    BBC Test Match Special

    "West Indies did score 418 to win that time in Antigua in 418, but that was at the Recreation Ground where many batting records have fallen."

  6. Royalist stops playpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Jason in Cumbria: On 6 September 1997 our match at St Bees v Whitehaven 3rds was briefly interrupted by a "radgie royalist" who was disgusted that we were not busy paying our respects to the late Princess Diana. He stormed onto the pitch with a camcorder to capture the faces of the offending players only to be swiftly rebutted by our opening bowler's bare backside!

  7. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    West Indies need 438 to win

    England 333-7 dec (86 overs)

    Ballance 122, Root 59, Buttler 59*

    Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Trott 4), 20-2 (Cook 13), 52-3 (Bell 11), 166-4 (Root 59), 226-5 (Stokes 35), 281-6 (Ballance 122), 333-7 (Jordan 13)

    Bowling figures: Taylor 14-5-42-2, Roach 14-1-53-1, Holder 17-5-63-1, Benn 26-3-115-2, Samuels 15-0-53-0

    First innings: England 399; West Indies 295

    Full scorecard

  8. Postpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Sir Viv Richards
    Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's happening over and over again with West Indies. Nobody is standing up to be counted for them."

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  9. Postpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Tony Cozier
    BBC Test Match Special

    "The difference between the two teams in the field, all day, doesn't suggest West Indies will be able to survive the amount of time they've been asked to."

  10. England have declaredpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Alastair Cook calls his troops in, with the lead looking healthy enough to prevent any thoughts of a successful West Indies chase. And it looks like England will have time for a brief fusillade at the West Indies openers before tea...

  11. WICKETpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Jordan holes out to the man on the fence at mid-wicket. And...

    Scorecard

  12. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Sir Viv Richards
    Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "No fielding team loves this situation. It's been taken out of your hands - it hurts, and I know it's hurting the Windies boys now."

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  13. When to declare?published at 19:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Duncan, Richmond: I'm sorry but if Cook thinks England can't defend 410 then he's not fit to be captain... and there's already serious questions there... weak, weak, weak! Declare!

  14. Eng 327-6 (lead by 431)published at 19:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    An eventful over ends. West Indies are toiling now, just waiting to be put out of their misery.

    Jos Buttler plays hook shotImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "The ball went for four, but the umpire has forgotten to signal the four leg byes, or four runs - which may confuse the scorers for a while."

  16. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Ed Smith
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "West Indies will be happy with the time being wasted here. It's probably why Ramdin used that review for the previous one."

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  17. Not outpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    That's a shocker from the umpire. The ball was heading so far down leg that it didn't even pitch in line. Buttler survives again.

  18. Umpire reviewpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Although perhaps not for long. Holder thinks he's got Buttler lbw, and this time Steve Davis agrees. But Buttler has reviewed it...

  19. Not outpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Missed it by a couple of furlongs. On we go...

  20. Umpire reviewpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 16 April 2015

    Jason Holder follows Jos Buttler as he backs away to leg, Buttler swings, and West Indies appeal for a caught behind. We're going to have a look...