England v/s West Indies: Joe Root’s men wrap up day-night Test against hapless Windies
Stuart Broad hogged the limelight in the dark as England routed a hopelessly outclassed West Indies in the landmark day-night test match at Edgbaston, wrapping up victory by an innings and 209 runs on Saturday.
Broad became the second most prolific wicket taker in English test history, taking his 384th scalp on a remarkable day for the home attack as they shared around 19 wickets to put the visitors’ callow batting line-up to the sword.
The paceman went past Ian Botham’s haul of 383 wickets while ripping the heart out of the visitors’ second innings to move to second on the England all-time list behind his strike partner James Anderson, who also enjoyed a big day.
Watching in the Sky Sports commentary box amid an excited full-house enjoying the conclusion to the first day-night test to be staged in England, Botham enthused: “It’s fantastic. It would have been an anti-climax (for Broad) to do it in Leeds in (the second test) with the atmosphere as great as it is here.” The great all-rounder then added with a laugh: “It just makes me feel bloody old!”
On a cold, damp day, England had been, first, inspired by Anderson and Toby Roland-Jones as they forced the …read more
