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13-Feb-2019 04:05:00 GMT
WI vs Eng - 3rd Test, St Lucia, day 4

Chase century in vain as England beat West Indies

England 277 (Stokes 79, Buttler 67, Roach 4-48) and 361 for 5 dec (Root 122, Denly 69, Buttler 56) beat West Indies 154 (Wood 5-41, Moeen 4-36) and 252 (Chase 102*, Anderson 3-27, Moeen 3-99) by 232 runs

St Lucia: England ended a disappointing Test series with the consolation of a comprehensive victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the third and final Test in St Lucia on Tuesday.

Thrashed in the first two matches of the series to surrender the Wisden Trophy after ten years in English possession, the tourists gained a measure of consolation in completing a 232-run victory with a day to spare.

England added 36 runs to their overnight total to set the Windies a hefty target of 485, which the hosts never looked like reaching despite Chase making a brilliant unbeaten 102 off 191 deliveries.

Keemo Paul continued thigh damage on day three yet limped out to the center with Chase two shy of a fifth Test century, yet the match was more than seven balls after he made it to three figures.

Paul was gotten and bowled by Ben Stokes (2-30) as England got a relief win - their first in Tests in the Caribbean since 2004 - for a 2-1 arrangement annihilation, the Windies bowled out for 252.

James Anderson (3-27) got England off to an incredible begin when he had John Campbell for a brilliant duck from simply the third wad of the innings, yet he owed a ton to Moeen Ali for a remarkable one-gave catch in the ravine.

Feeds figured out how to clutch an outside edge from remain in captain Kraigg Brathwaite (8) off Anderson however Jos Buttler mysteriously put down Shai Hope in the slips to leave Stuart Broad (0-22) in dismay.

A fine conveyance from Anderson drew a scratch from Darren Bravo (0) that flew directly to Root at first slip and, subsequent to seeming to pick up certainty, Hope went for 14 by holing out to point off Mark Wood (1-52) as the Windies went to lunch at 35-4.

A 45-run association among Chase and Hetmyer stemmed the tide however the last was run out when Jonny Bairstow sent the stumps flying from a splendid Joe Denly toss.

Buttler about created an exciting, one-gave plunging get at midwicket to evacuate Shane Dowrich (19), yet Moeen (3-99) took care of business with a full conveyance that Stokes snaffled at slip.


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