Bonner continued his grit game and made sure that England bowlers throw the towel down. He along with Permaul drained England’s bowlers. The likes of Stokes who earlier in the day has changed the course too had an off color day. Permaul took small strides and scored runs and used feet against Leach.
Joe Root once again was seen helpless as of now his captaincy is by no means great. Mark Wood once again was not given the ball in hand, there may be a possibility that he is injured or going some work on his shoulder, he has had problem with this, earlier during India Test Series in England 2021; he was sidelined due to a Jarred Shoulder. Chris Woakes used all the tricks in the book but West Indies batters were ready for it. With only few overs left for the 2nd new ball, England needs to quickly take it and make sure that West Indies aren’t touching the landmark of 100 runs lead.
West Indies batsman Nkrumah Bonner has silenced all the critics by facing more than 350 odd balls. Sticking to the Crease at this pitch was an arduous task, the tail-enders have faced more than 150 balls which speaks volumes of hard work which bowlers are putting in with the bat too. Bonner’s one stand out feature has been that he hasn’t lost his concentration by any means, he gave one opportunity when he was dropped in slip by Zak Crawley on the bowling of Jack Leach; other than that he has been solid as a Rock. Bonner would be thrilled to know that his knock would open West Indies account in the Richards-Botham Trophy 2022.
Day 4 would be a Fascinating Contest where Caribbean Fast Bowlers would be Roaring to Knock off England’s Out of form batters. The debutant Alex Lees would be tested as earlier he was undone by the sheer brilliance by Kemar Roach. Skipper Joe Root who now has gone back to No.3 position would be wary of the fact that he needs to be more than ever chary as there are high chances that he may come into bat on the very 2nd ball. The Invincible Stokes will have to use all his experience to give England a chance in the 1st Test Match. West Indies on the other hand would sense that they have this Test Match under their control, only they can lose from here onwards which can happen due to their unpredictable nar
ture, which is far away but this possibilities can’t be ignored. England and West Indies have had this unpredictable tag, so who knows what lies ahead on the 4th Day. All in all, just like 3rd Day the Cricket World would witness an intriguing day of Test Match where the Momentum is with West Indies.
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