07/09Result
3rd Test, West Indies tour of England at London, Sep 7-9 2017
England won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland
07/09Result
3rd Test, West Indies tour of England at London, Sep 7-9 2017
England won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland

4.56pm Griff of Marlow: "So, Stokes is on a hat-trick next innings?" Indeed he will be. But for now, it's over to Cook and Stoneman ...

4.55pm Hypocaust: "Stokes' 6 wickets at a cost of just 22 runs is the 'cheapest' 6+ wicket haul in Tests at Lord's. Previous best was Illingworth's 6-29 runs v India in 1967."

4.48pm What a spell from Ben Stokes. Career-best figures of 6 for 22 as he becomes one of those rare cricketers to etch his name on both the batting and bowling honours boards at Lord's.

Alex Chapman: "Is it safe to say that Headingley was just a flash in the pan? Or do the West Indies have another special performance in them yet?" I think it was probably both. There's no reason they can't produce another flash in the same rather singed pan sometime soon. But I doubt, on this evidence, that it will happen this week...

That sounds like a good question to tweet to #PoliteEnquiries (don't forget the hashtag). Mel and George are braced to field all your swinging queries

MikeB: "Marvellous commentator's curse on your colleagues there Miller old chap!" I do my best...

57.3
W
Stokes to Gabriel, OUT, humungous inswing, the stumps are splattered, and Stokes has stolen the King of Swing's thunder!

ST Gabriel b Stokes 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Worrying times for Jimmy's 500th. And thoughts with all my colleagues in the press box who are just hovering with their fingers over the send button on their 500-word Jimmy eulogy page leads

57.2
W
Stokes to Roach, OUT, edged and gone, Anderson of all people dives like a rampant salmon from fourth slip in front of third, and Stokes has his fifth!

KAJ Roach c Anderson b Stokes 0 (8m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

57.1
0
Stokes to Roach, no run, outside off, through to the keeper

END OF OVER:
57 | 4 Runs | WI: 123/8

  • Devendra Bishoo13 (44b)
  • Kemar Roach0 (2b)
  • James Anderson16-7-31-2
  • Ben Stokes14-6-22-4
56.6
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, beaten again! "Wasted on thee, lad," as Fred Trueman would have said. Shape, pace, dip, nip, swing, and nibble all on show. And areas. Don't forget areas
56.5
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, another snorter curls over the top of off, as Ottis Gibson and Trevor Bayliss chuckle on the balcony
56.4
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, good grief, how did that miss? Miss the edge, of bat, of off stump ... that was unplayable on every level. Even the umpire winced at that one!
56.3
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, beaten by the one that swings away! Jimmy is pulling out his full repertoire of tricks here...
56.2
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, huge inducker to the left-hander, and Bishoo had no idea about this as he let it fizz over his stumps! So close!
56.1
4
Anderson to Bishoo, FOUR, outside edge, down through the cordon, and there is Bishoo's 500 Test runs! What utter scenes... of massive indifference as the ball dribbles over the rope

END OF OVER:
56 | (wicket maiden) | WI: 119/8

  • Kemar Roach0 (2b)
  • Devendra Bishoo9 (38b)
  • Ben Stokes14-6-22-4
  • James Anderson15-7-27-2

So Jimmy ... what have you got? You're running out of wickets!

55.6
0
Stokes to Roach, no run, more inswing, but left alone outside off this time

Shreyanshu: "How can one compare 500 wickets to 500 run in a career?" Because they both involve the number 500? Honestly, some people...

55.5
0
Stokes to Roach, no run, takes the edge as it climbs from a full length. Fenced into the cordon
55.4
W
Stokes to Holder, OUT, that is stunning! Massive inswing from Stokes, a Jimmy-esque change-up as the ball bursts through Holder's startled and flimsy defences, curling like a sun-bathing python into the base of middle stump!

JO Holder b Stokes 9 (50m 36b 1x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

55.3
0
Stokes to Holder, no run, good shape on a wide line, Holder stretches forward but leaves alone
55.2
0
Stokes to Holder, no run, left alone outside off stump
55.1
0
Stokes to Holder, no run, round the wicket, defended into the leg side

Stokes to continue. He's bowling more overs in one spell that he has done all series!

END OF OVER:
55 | (maiden) | WI: 119/7

  • Devendra Bishoo9 (38b)
  • Jason Holder9 (32b)
  • James Anderson15-7-27-2
  • Ben Stokes13-5-22-3

Chris: "Has it been difficult to score today, or are the wickets keeping the scoring down? Can't help feeling that the low run rate (for modern times) isn't helping WI here - even a relatively steady 3 runs an over would have put them on 162/7 which would look a bit more healthy." Valid. Not a lot of running between the wickets

54.6
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, fuller and wider. Left alone
54.5
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, ripper. Really exploding through to Bairstow's gloves, hitting the seam, climbing sharply and straightening. Can't play that
54.4
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, tidy. Angling in from round the wicket, nipping away

Tom: "Anderson on 499 wickets, Bishoo on 499 runs. Who will win the race to 500?" We are all on the edges of our seats

54.3
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, wide line, no stroke again
54.2
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, left alone outside off stump, lots of swing, but almost too much as Bishoo isn't lured
54.1
0
Anderson to Bishoo, no run, outside off, swinging away, no stroke offered

4.27pm Hello again. What do we have in store tonight then? If England get their way, James Anderson will soon claim his 500th Test wicket and they'll have a good 20 overs of innings-building before stumps. But West Indies had plenty to say about such presumptions at Headingley. Still time for a twist to today's innings?

Jamie Dow: "What's this I'm hearing about a Broad heel injury?" That's all we know so far. He's had problems with the fat pad in his left heel for a few years, and it seems to have flared up today. We'll bring you more when we hear it

END OF OVER:
54 | 4 Runs | WI: 119/7

  • Jason Holder9 (32b)
  • Devendra Bishoo9 (32b)
  • Ben Stokes13-5-22-3
  • James Anderson14-6-27-2

That's tea after a fine session for England. They took five wickets, three of them for Stokes in a 13-over spell, while Roland-Jones did the other damage. Been tricky batting conditions, England build good pressure and there were a few loose shots. Can West Indies edge to 150+? Can Anderson bag No. 500?. We'll be back at 4.30pm to find out.

53.6
0
Stokes to Holder, no run, short of a length, angled down the leg side

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Jimmy's best

0

No. of better bowling figures for Anderson in Tests than the 7 for 43 in this innings. His previous best was 7/42 v NZ, Nottingham, 2008.

Jimmy Gets there

500

Wickets for Anderson. He becomes the first English player, 3rd fast bowler, and sixth bowler overall to get there.

Lord's low

1958

Last time the first innings for both sides yielded fewer runs at Lord's than the 317 runs in this game. Overall, this is the fifth-lowest first innings aggregate at the Lord's.

All-round Stokes

1

No. of times Stokes has scored a fifty-plus and taken a five-for in the same Test. This Test is his first such match.

Stokes' double

8

No. of players to hit a century and also take a five-for in Tests at Lord's, including Stokes. He had hit a century v NZ in 2015 and a five-for in this game.

Toss hit back

1997

Last time WI lost their first 7 wkts for fewer runs when winning the toss and batting first, than the 101 in this match.

A long back

1988

Last time West Indies won a Test at Lord's. Since then, in 7 Tests, they have lost five and drawn two. England have won two of their last 7 Lord's Tests and drawn three.