England’s Ben Stokes (2L) and England’s Stuart Broad (2R) congratulate England’s Dom Bess (L) and England’s Ollie Pope after they took the wicket of West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England on July 19, 2020. AFP
In the morning session on Day 4, West Indies scored 86 runs for the loss of only one wicket.
A sunny start to Day 4 would need to be matched with quick wickets if England wanted to force the issue in the second Test against West Indies in Manchester.
Young Alzarri Joseph (32), who’s promised his teammates that he will score a Test hundred sooner or later, dug in with Kraigg Brathwaite also chipping away at time.
Joseph, who was dropped when Zak Crawley and Ben Stokes did not communicate well in the slips, presented the straight bat on numerous occasions through the first hour.
The duo put on 54 runs for the second wicket and forced Joe Root to turn to Dom Bess, who struck in his very first over and accounted for the nightwatchman thanks to a sharp catch from Ollie Pope at forward short leg.
England failed to take advantage and allowed the new man Shai Hope to settle in even as Brathwaite held up things at his end. As lunch drew closer Bess seemed to be England’s best hope of a second wicket in the morning session however Hope and Brathwaite played to the plan and stayed patient.
The duo put on 48 runs together, with Hope (25*) taking on the aggressor’s role and hitting five boundaries, as West Indies went into lunch at 118/2, trailing England by 351 runs. Brathwaite remained unbeaten on 41.
“Jofra Archer has been fined an undisclosed amount and received an official written warning after admitting to breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols on Monday 13 July when he made an unauthorised visit to his home in Hove,” said an ECB statement.
Former England spinner Giles said Thursday that Archer’s breach of the regulations was a potential “disaster” that could have cost “tens of millions of pounds” amid fears it could scupper an international programme taking place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But Giles added: “Young men make mistakes... Jof will learn from it.
“He is a fine young man, incredibly polite, works hard and is a great asset to this team.”
Meanwhile England star Ben Stokes said Friday: “We really need to be there to support Jofra right now.”
Thursday saw an apologetic Archer say he was “extremely sorry”, adding: “I fully accept the consequences of my actions.” AFP
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