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England faces defeat at home ground by West Indies

England faces defeat at home ground by West Indies

The West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the series by defeating England by four wickets in the first Test after a four-month hiatus in the cricket due to the coronavirus. Acting England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat first. Stokes scored 43 and Jose Butler 35 runs and they were … Read more

WI vs ENG: Jason Holder gets Ben Stokes again to spark England collapse

Jason Holder

At Southampton, the fourth day of the first Test match between England and West Indies saw a flurry of wickets fall after the Jason Holder dismissed his English counterpart Ben Stokes on Saturday.

According to the details, West Indies skipper Jason Holder gets Ben Stokes again to spark England collapse

England were 284-8 in their second innings at the close of the fourth day, a lead of 170 runs in a match that marks international cricket’s return from lockdown.

England fought back during a fourth-wicket partnership of 98 between Zak Crawley and Stokes.

But their 249-4 was soon transformed into 279-8 as five wickets fell for just 30 runs inside the final hour.

No sooner had Stokes fallen, then Crawley was caught and bowled by paceman Joseph for a Test-best 76.

Suddenly, England’s two batsmen at the crease – Pope and Jos Buttler — were both on nought.

Buttler fell for nine when bowled through a huge gap between bat and pad by Joseph.

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