Summary

  • First Test in Antigua ends in a draw

  • England take four wickets for eight runs before Bonner & Holder dig in

  • Windies close on 147-4: Bonner 37*, Holder 38*; Leach 3-57

  • Injured Wood did not bowl in second innings

  • Eng 349-6d: Crawley 121, Root 109; Joseph 3-78

  1. WI 89-4published at 48 overs

    Minimum 23 overs remaining

    Well, the action is something, but he is getting some turn. He did get Bonner out in the first innings, remember.

    Yes, he had a hundred to his name. But still.

  2. Postpublished at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2022

    Those calling for Dan Lawrence earlier - your wish has been granted.

  3. WI 88-4published at 47 overs

    Minimum 24 overs remaining

    What a shout, Jon. I have absolutely no shame in admitting that Paddington is possibly my favourite film.

    Anyway, Jack Leach has now bowled 20 overs. This is proving to be a momentous effort between him and Stokes, in particular.

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    Ben Stokes is Paddington. Same colour, and both love a hard stare. Not sure if he likes marmalade sandwiches though.

    Jon, Manchester.

  5. Postpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2022

    Tim Peach
    BBC Sport in Antigua

    Ben Stokes has now bowled 37 overs in this Test. He's going to be run into the ground if he has to bowl anything nearing that again in the second Test in Barbados which starts on Wednesday.

  6. WI 87-4published at 46 overs

    Minimum 25 overs remaining

    Here comes Stokes again, starting proceedings after drinks.

    The clock is ticking for Joe Root now. He's rotated his bowlers nicely but it was always going to be difficult to take 10 wickets with such inconsistency - Stokes and Leach causing all sorts of problems, Overton and Woakes nothing at all.

    And on that note, Nkrumah Bonner crunches a short ball to the mid-wicket boundary.

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    Ben Stokes as Captain America - always has a positive attitude and regularly saves the day!

    Rachel from Stoke

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    WI 83-4published at 45 overs

    Target 286

    Ben Foakes standing up to the stumps to seamers is a sight to behold. Jason Holder pokes at one outside the off stump to Chris Woakes, and somehow the ball nestles into Foakes' gloves without making a sound.

    Holder corrects his mistake two balls later though, guiding the ball down to the third boundary for four.

    Time for a drink.

  9. WI 79-4published at 44 overs

    Minimum 27 overs remaining

    Ben Stokes as movie characters. Superman? Terminator?

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2022

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    Arjun SIngh: Injury or not, Stokes is bowling with some wonderful rhythm that was missing in the Ashes. Love to see it.

  11. WI 78-4published at 43 overs

    Minimum 28 overs remaining

    Chris Woakes continues to struggle to extract anything from this pitch, although there aren't many out there who could, if we're being honest.

    Proper digging in from Nkrumah Bonner though, who has five from 51 balls.

  12. Postpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2022

    There is plenty of love for Dan Lawrence's bowling out there.

    I hate to disappoint you all but you'll have to wait a little longer for that. Here's Chris Woakes.

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    Time for Daniel Muttiah Lawrence.

    Olly from Surrey

  14. Postpublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2022

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    England are doing their best - it would be a remarkable win if they're able to pull this off on a featherbed of a pitch.

    The tourists are hoping to prey on more mistakes like the Blackwood one, but there's the experience of Holder and first innings centurion Bonner out there at the moment...

  15. WI 77-4published at 42 overs

    Target 286

    Surprising absolutely no one, Ben Stokes is steaming in and giving it absolutely everything. What a joy he is.

    He somehow finds some bounce in the pitch to rear up off a length and take Nkrumah Bonner's edge, but the ball falls short of the fielder at point.

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    Mark: Give Dan Lawrence a bowl

  17. WI 73-4published at 41 overs

    Minimum 30 overs remaining

    Big appeal for an lbw on Jason Holder - followed by a conference between about six fielders, bowler and keeper, who chirp 'bat, no bat, bat, no bat' for the 15 allocated seconds before Root opts against using up his last review.

    Replays show it was missing the stumps, so that's a wise move.

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    Adam Savoury: Imagine how many overs Stokes would have bowled in this Test if England weren’t monitoring his workload.

  19. WI 73-4published at 40 overs

    Target 286

    The machine that is Ben Stokes is back again. With Woakes and Overton looking ineffective, he will - worryingly - have to bowl a lot of overs again today.

    He pins Nkrumah Bonner awkwardly on his side with a well-directed short ball at the end of his over - he's not tired yet.

  20. WI 72-4published at 39 overs

    Minimum 32 overs remaining

    Craig Overton is in perilously close at second slip to Leach and is perched on his knees.

    I'm sure it is tactical but it just looks as if he's having a little rest. It's a tactic I could certainly get on board with, anyway.