The West Indies and England drew a 2d directly Take a look at in Barbados, leaving their collection to be made up our minds within the 3rd and ultimate Take a look at in Grenada.
England didn’t claim its 2d innings till all through the lunch smash on Sunday, when it was once 185-6 and led via 281 runs at Kensington Oval.
That introduced the West Indies 282 runs to win from 65 overs at greater than 4 an over. That was once no assist to the England bowlers, and too steep for the batsmen to assault.
The house aspect dug in on a pitch with little existence in it and, after some early drama, held out for all 65 overs to complete on 135-5 at slightly two runs consistent with over.
Captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who batted for almost 12 hours within the first innings for 160, recommended the aspect to protection in the second one with any other huge effort. He batted greater than 4 hours for 56 runs from 184 balls.
England’s Ben Stokes, again, celebrates the dismissal of West Indies’ Jermaine Blackwood all through day 5 in their 2d cricket Take a look at fit on the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photograph/Ricardo Mazalan)
England earned some hope when it diminished West Indies to 39-3 within the thirteenth over.
Spinner Jack Leach were given John Campbell out for 10 in his first over after a assessment, and new rapid bowler Saqib Mahmood were given edges from Shamarh Brooks and Nkrumah Bonner into the fingers of Joe Root.
Jermaine Blackwood reunited with Brathwaite, and the pair which blended for 183 from 69 overs within the first innings, shared 50 from 25 overs on Sunday. Then Blackwood was once Leach’s 2d wicket of the day for 27 from 84.
Leach additionally bagged Jason Holder for a duck as he ended up bowling 94.5 overs general, essentially the most via an Englishman in a check in 60 years. He took six wickets within the fit.
West Indies was once 5 down with 20 overs to head however Brathwaite, on his house flooring, refused to go away.
England’s captain Joe Root, proper, shakes fingers with West Indies’ captain Kraigg Brathwaite on the finish of day 5 in their 2d cricket Take a look at fit on the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, March 20, 2022. The fit resulted in a draw. (AP Photograph/Ricardo Mazalan)
He were given to his half-century with 10 overs left. He blocked out his final 16 deliveries. Brathwaite handed Brian Lara to stand essentially the most deliveries (673) in one check via a West Indies participant.
Joshua Da Silva was once so much bolder, taking barriers off Root, Dan Lawrence and Ben Stokes to attain 30 no longer out from 63.
The West Indies totaled 411 and 135-5 in respond to England’s declarations at 507-9 and 185-6.
England was once batting initially of the day, resuming from 40 with out loss.
It had to make fast runs and, between 3 rain delays, were given them.
Stokes made 19 off 18, Jonny Bairstow 29 off 25, and Lawrence a team-high 41 from 39. Spinner Veerasammy Permaul took 2-29 for 5 wickets general within the fit.
However after a daring declaration in Antigua at the final day of the primary check, England left its declaration too past due at the final day in Barbados.
The 3rd Take a look at begins on Thursday.
