Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph brought the West Indies back in the game as they picked two wickets apiece in the final session to restrict England to 284/8 at stumps on Day 4 in Southampton.The late flurry of wickets began when Jason Holder removed his counterpart Ben Stokes once again in the match who fell four short of his fifty. Before that, Zak Crawley (76 runs) and Ben Stokes (46 runs) dominated the play taking England's lead past three-digit mark. Crawley completed his half-century with a reverse-sweep shot off Roston Chase's bowling. Stokes once again led from the front and played some exquisite drives on either sides of the wicket. Earlier, England openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibely dominated the morning session and kept the West Indies bowlers at bay for the majority of the session. The duo batted sensibly without taking too much risks and added 72 runs for the opening wicket. The only setback for the hosts in the morning session came when Burns lost his patience and threw his wicket away just a few overs before the lunch. After that, Joe Denly and Zak Crawley stitched a small partnership but Denly, like Burns, gifted his wicket and got out for 29 runs. (SCORECARD)
Highlights between England Vs West Indies 1st Test, Day 4 straight from the Ageas Bowl Stadium, Southampton.
What a comeback form the visitors as they derailed the England innings in the final session. Despite that the game is very much in the balance. That's all from us for today. Thank you for tuning in. See you tomorrow.
Alzarri Joseph draws an outside edge from Dom Bess and it goes straight to Shane Dowrich behind the stumps and he makes a complete mess of it and drops it.
West Indies fast bowlers certainly sense a golden opportunity to restrict England for as cheaply as possible. After struggling all day they now have a chance to put pressure on the hosts.
WICKET! Alzarri Joseph cleans up Jos Buttller for his second wicket of the match I England 265/6 lead West Indies by 151 runs. The ball took an inside edge and crashed on to the middle stump. He got out after scoring nine runs.
Jason Holder bowls a nice delivery that nips back in from the surface and hits him just above the knee-roll. The umpire raises his finger but Jos Buttler immediately goes for the review. The replay shows the ball would have gone on to miss the stumps. Buttler survives thanks to DRS.
WICKET! Alazarri Joseph gets his first wicket of the match as he sends England's top-socrer Zak Crawley packing for 76. England 253/5 lead West Indies by 139 runs.
Jason Holder was bang on with his field placement as he has stationed two fielders in the gully. He reaped the reward and finished with a wicket maiden over.
Ben Stokes takes a couple of strides down the pitch and Kemar Roach pitches it short and puts England skipper in trouble who only manages a leading edge which falls safely.
FIFTY! Zak Crawley brings up his half-century with an excellent reverse-sweep shot that fetches him a boundary. England 184/3 lead West Indies by 70 runs.
England skipper Ben Stokes opens his account with a boundary straight down the ground. Jason Holder pitched it way too full and Stokes gave it the treatment it deserved.
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