Rain worn out the fourth day’s play at Outdated Trafford on Monday to frustrate England’s bid for a series-clinching win over the West Indies and keep Stuart Broad waiting for his 500th Test wicket. Dangerous climate meant the entire of the penultimate day’s play within the deciding third Check was washed out, with the umpires lastly abandoning any hope of motion quickly after Four:00 pm (1500 GMT). England do, nonetheless, nonetheless have sooner or later left to press for a win that might see them take the three-match sequence 2-1.
Broad is only one wicket away from turning into solely the seventh bowler to hitch the “500 membership” after taking all six West Indies wickets that fell on Sunday.
The 34-year-old paceman returned first-innings figures of 6-31 as West Indies had been bundled out for 197 in reply to England’s 369, which included Broad’s dashing 62.
And after England made 226-2 declared of their second innings, that includes Rory Burns’ 90 and fifties from captain Joe Root and Dom Sibley, there was still time for Broad to strike twice by eradicating John Campbell and nightwatchman Kemar Roach.
That left Broad, controversially omitted from West Indies’ win within the sequence opener at Southampton, on 499 Check wickets.
The one bowlers with greater than 600 Check wickets are a trio of former spinners — Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australian Shane Warne (708) and India’s Anil Kumble (619).
The one seamers forward of Broad are his long-time England new-ball colleague James Anderson (589 wickets) and Australia’s Glenn McGrath (563) and the West Indies’ Courtney Walsh (519), each of whom are retired.
West Indies will resume on 10-2, chasing an unlikely victory goal of 399.
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No facet has made extra to win within the fourth innings of an Outdated Trafford Check than England’s 294-Four towards New Zealand in 2008.
West Indies, who maintain the Wisden Trophy after a 2-1 win over Root’s males within the Caribbean final 12 months, are bidding for his or her first Check sequence success in England since 1988.
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