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England vs West Indies 2020, 3rd Test, Day 3 – Twitter Reactions

By Yash Mittal

Updated - 27 Jul 2020, 01:17 AM

Stuart Broad closes in on 500 Test wickets [Photo-Twitter]

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England have asserted themselves into the driver’s seat after a near-perfect day of Test match cricket that saw them bowl the West Indies out in the first innings, set-up a lead and then have them two down at the close of the third days play. West Indies finished the day at 2-10 after Stuart Broad, who took all the six West Indian wickets to fall, continued his imperious display late in the day to take his overall wickets tally to 499. It was typical Stuart Broad- probing outside the off-stump before inducing an outside edge.

It was a day when Stuart Broad once again testified why he is such an irresistible force in English conditions and why he should never have been dropped from the playing XI in the first Test.

Just like the second day, West Indies started the third morning on a positive note. Jason Holder, who brought up his 2000th Test run during his innings, stiched a 50-run-stand for the 7th wicket with Shane Dowrich and took the visitors past the 150-run mark.

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Stuart Broad [Photo-Twitter]
But just as it looked like the duo will stage some sort of a recovery, Stuart Broad once again came up a brilliant spell that saw the West Indies lose their last four wickets for 19 runs. Stuart Broad [6-31] claimed all of those four wickets as he finished with a six-wicket haul, taking his overall wicket tally to 497. With an overall lead of 170 runs, England openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley then proceeded to ground the West Indian attack into the dust, courtesy a dodged 114-run-stand- England’s 1st 100+ opening stand in home Tests since 2016.

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Rory Burns 90 and 50s from Joe Rot and Dom Sibley helped England take a 399 lead

England, West Indies
Rory Burns [Photo-Twitter]
Burns completed his second half-century of the game- the first time he has done that in his Test career- while Dom Sibley registered his second 50 of the series after having endured a duck in the first innings. Jason Holder finally gave West Indies the elusive wicket when he trapped Sibley in front of the wicket. In the process, he also became just the 5th captain to register a double of 1000+ runs and 100+ wickets in Test cricket.

Captain Joe Root gave England’s innings a much-needed acceleration. The England captain played some gorgeous stroked during his run-a-ball innings, and along with Rory Burns took England’s lead past the 350-run mark. Root [68*] registered his 50 with an authoritative stroke down the ground off Kemar Roach and followed it up two more boundaries in the same over to signal England’s intent of a potential declaration before the close of play.

Rory Burns [90] too played some strokes in an attempt to get his hundred quickly, and the southpaw died for his teams cause when he top-edged, one straight to the keeper, leading to an eventual declaration at an overall lead of 399.

 

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the 3rd days play between England and West Indies:

https://twitter.com/benjonescricket/status/1287430779858046976?s=19

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