England bowl out West Indies to level Test match series at Old Trafford

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Jul 2020, 18:52 BST
England's Ollie Pope takes the winning catch to dismiss West Indies' Kemar Roach Picture: Michael Steele/NMC Pool/PAEngland's Ollie Pope takes the winning catch to dismiss West Indies' Kemar Roach Picture: Michael Steele/NMC Pool/PA
England's Ollie Pope takes the winning catch to dismiss West Indies' Kemar Roach Picture: Michael Steele/NMC Pool/PA
BEN STOKES’S brilliance took a familiar spot in centre stage as England levelled their series against the West Indies with a 113-run victory late on the final day of the second Test.

Stokes produced his second sensational knock of the match, backing up his first-innings 176 with an adrenaline-fuelled 78 not out that cemented a dominant lead of 311, and picked up two important wickets as England finished their opponents off for 198.

Stuart Broad, who conjured a superb three-wicket blast with the new ball, had suggested his side could “take a risk” with their morning declaration but Stokes ensured no such gamble would be necessary.

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Having been bumped up to open on Sunday evening for the first time in his professional career, he pounded 62 from 39 balls to claim the lion’s share of an 11-over onslaught that added 92 runs to the lead.