England wrap up series
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
England 569 for 6 dec (Cook 160, Bopara 108) beat West Indies 310 (Sarwan 100, Anderson 5-87) and 176 (Chanderpaul 47, Anderson 4-38) by an innings and 83 runs.
James Anderson provided a swing-bowling masterclass as England beat West Indies at the Riverside by an innings and 83 runs to wrap up a 2-0 series win.
England needed seven wickets at the start of play and despite morning showers bowled out West Indies for 176 in the third over after lunch.
Anderson finished with 4-38 and excellent match figures of 9-125.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul battled away to make 47, while Tim Bresnan (3-45) claimed his first Test wickets.
With the Wisden Trophy regained in emphatic style, England will be heartened that they have won both Tests by such convincing margins with the first Ashes Test against Australia just seven weeks away.
The opening hour proved frustrating for England, featuring two interruptions and just 7.1 overs of actual cricket, but the rain was actually beneficial to the bowlers as it added some spice to the wicket, providing both swing and a bit of extra pace.
As doubts began to creep into the minds of the West Indies batsmen, England got the ball rolling with wickets from a couple of loose deliveries.
Firstly, Anderson served up a short ball wide of off-stump, but instead of launching a full-blooded cut shot, Lendl Simmons opted for a cautious steer and simply provided Scott Borthwick, a substitute fielder at backward point, with catching practice, reports BBC.
Borthwick claimed a second easy catch to give Bresnan his first Test wicket when Brendan Nash guided a ball travelling down the leg side to square-leg and departed for a single.
James Anderson provided a swing-bowling masterclass as England beat West Indies at the Riverside by an innings and 83 runs to wrap up a 2-0 series win.
England needed seven wickets at the start of play and despite morning showers bowled out West Indies for 176 in the third over after lunch.
Anderson finished with 4-38 and excellent match figures of 9-125.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul battled away to make 47, while Tim Bresnan (3-45) claimed his first Test wickets.
With the Wisden Trophy regained in emphatic style, England will be heartened that they have won both Tests by such convincing margins with the first Ashes Test against Australia just seven weeks away.
The opening hour proved frustrating for England, featuring two interruptions and just 7.1 overs of actual cricket, but the rain was actually beneficial to the bowlers as it added some spice to the wicket, providing both swing and a bit of extra pace.
As doubts began to creep into the minds of the West Indies batsmen, England got the ball rolling with wickets from a couple of loose deliveries.
Firstly, Anderson served up a short ball wide of off-stump, but instead of launching a full-blooded cut shot, Lendl Simmons opted for a cautious steer and simply provided Scott Borthwick, a substitute fielder at backward point, with catching practice, reports BBC.
Borthwick claimed a second easy catch to give Bresnan his first Test wicket when Brendan Nash guided a ball travelling down the leg side to square-leg and departed for a single.