Summary

  • England slip from 249-3 to 279-8

  • Crawley 76, Sibley 50, Stokes 46

  • Crawley adds 98 with Stokes

  • Three wickets for Gabriel

  • West Indies led by 114 on first innings

  • First Test, Southampton, day four

  1. Postpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Stokes has absolutely nailed that. He couldn't have timed that any better.

  2. Postpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Isa Guha
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a glorious shot by Stokes. Such balance but such ferocious timing.

  3. Eng 238-3published at 86 overs

    Lead by 124

    Oh Stokesy, Stokesy, Stokesy, stop it.

    Gabriel bowls a decent enough full length delivery and the England skipper times it like a Swiss watchmaker, drilling it down to the mid-on boundary.

    That could very well be the shot of the day.

  4. How's stat?!published at 17:28 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    England's top five have all made 25 in this innings. It is only the fourth time that has happened since 2004.

  5. Eng 230-3published at 17:24 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Stokes 31, Crawley 69

    Roach continues to a recovered Crawley, who doesn't quite time his drive but finds a gap on the leg side for two. Signs of a man who is settled in the middle.

    Another one keeps low from Roach - that uneven bounce in the wicket will be encouraging for the England bowlers in the fourth innings.

  6. Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    This could get messy for West Indies. The next 10 or 15 minutes are very important.

  7. Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    That one was right in the centre of the dart board.

  8. ouch!

    Eng 228-3published at 84.1 overs

    Roach bangs it in and it hits Crawley in quite a delicate place. With no crowd, you can hear the England batsman groan loudly and fall to his knees.

    He's fine. He's smiling. He just needs a breather. So on that note, drinks are taken.

  9. Postpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Southampton

    The Windies are just starting to flag. As that Stokes drive went past mid-off fielder Alzarri Joseph, Joseph turned and held out his hands, as if someone had given him a nibble. The chirp that followed the wicket of Rory Burns seems a long time ago.

  10. Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a lovely cricket shot.

  11. Eng 228-4published at 17:15 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Eng lead by 114

    Expensive over by Gabriel.

    But ... Ben Stokes ... What a player. He plays two exquisite front-foot drives through the covers for back-to-back boundaries. Glorious.

    Zak Crawley also punches through cover for four.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    #bbccricket

    Simon Goodall: Re Clappers at 1656. Spinner Zafar Ansari.

  13. Eng 215-3published at 17:09 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    We will update you with any Jason Holder news.

    Kemar Roach bowls a nice tight line to Stokes, the ball jumping up and striking him on the hand. Stokes removes his gloves, gives his hand a shake. It looks like that will have stung a little.

    Maiden over from Roach.

  14. Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It looks like Jason Holder is off the field. I hope there is not an injury.

  15. Eng 215-3published at 17:05 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Stokes 23, Crawley 62

    Zak Crawley - an opener by trade - is accustomed to playing the new ball and pushes Gabriel to wide third man for three runs, before Stokes pulls for a single.

    As expected, the ball is coming off nicely off the bat as England's lead reaches 101.

    On a side note, I’ve just been reminded that it’s exactly a year since England demolished the Aussies in the World Cup semi-final.

  16. new ball

    New ballpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    New ball taken. Shannon Gabriel comes into the attack. Let's see how this pans out.

  17. Postpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Roston Chase has done a good job of holding an end down. It is time for the big boys to take over.

  18. Eng 211-3published at 16:58 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Nope, no new ball taken just yet as Roston Chase continues.

    He's done well today but these are fairly easy runs for England as they extend the lead with ones and twos.

    Four from the over.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Text 81111

    Wondering how many England batsmen, or players for that matter, have had the initial Z...

    Clappers, relaxing at the caravan

  20. Eng 207-3published at 16:55 British Summer Time 11 July 2020

    Crawley 56, Stokes 21

    Brathwaite darts in a quicker delivery and nearly catches Ben Stokes off guard. But England's stand-in captain gets his bat down just in time.

    So we've raced through a good few overs of spin and the new ball is now available. Will the Windies take it straight away? Or give Chase one more?