Watch: Jason Holder Leads From The Front; Removes Ben Stokes For 43 As His Third Wicket

West Indies coach Phil Simmons stressed the importance of Jason Holder getting the better of Ben Stokes before the start of the first Test. While Jason Holder holds the upper hand over Ben Stokes as far as the all-rounder’s rankings are concerned in Tests, the West Indian captain misses out on credit, according to him. However, in the ongoing Test match at Southampton, Holder showed why he is as influential as Ben Stokes.

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Holder proved it by getting the wicket of Ben Stokes, a massive of breakthrough in the context of the game. The seamer bowled a full delivery that nipped around just a fraction to take the edge to the keeper. Behind the stumps, Shane Dowrich took a simple catch to remove the southpaw for 43 on his 96th delivery. The wicket also brought an end to a threatening stand between Jos Buttler and the stand-in-captain of 67.

Huge wicket for the tourists.

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Jason Holder also gets Jos Buttler:

At the time of penning this down, the Barbados all-rounder pegged England further back by picking up his fourth. The 28-year old also removed Jos Buttler, who scored a valuable 35 as the hosts lost seven wickets. England started the day at 35-1 as the first day could accommodate only 17.4 overs across 82 minutes of play.

The Three Lions lost Rory Burns and Joe Denly within the space of eight overs to Shannon Gabriel, who also sent back Dom Sibley for a duck yesterday. The captain spearheaded from the front to take the scalps of Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Stokes, Buttler, and the latest victim being Jofra Archer. The Englishmen are currently teetering at 166-8 after electing to bat first.

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