The score: West Indies 289 & 415/6d beat England 77 & 246 (Burns 84, Stokes 34; Chase 8/60) by 381 runs
Yep. Roston Chase took 8/60. Everything else is a footnote.
Dave Tickner’s verdict here. Full report there. And all you need to know from days one, two and three.
Genuinely. 8/60. Roston Chase.
The second best figures ever for West Indies in a Test against England.
The sixth best figures ever for West Indies against anyone.
Better than Shane Warne’s best against England (8/71).
Better than James Anderson’s career-best (7/42).
England’s supposed batting depth utterly exposed. The last six wickets fell for 31 in 12 overs, all of them to a part-time off-spinner.
Rory Burns’ career-best 84 was his second Test half-century, and represents the one small bright spot for England from the last three days.
Moeen Ali bagged the first pair of his Test career with a shot every bit as sh*tbone awful as his first-innings dismissal. Possibly worse.
Shannon Gabriel only got one wicket for a thrilling post-lunch spell where he tore into Joe Root (gloved to slip but off a no-ball) and Jonny Bairstow (gloved to keeper, not a no-ball).
Shai Hope stood in behind the sticks for Shane Dowrich, who had a dodgy back after all that batting yesterday. Hope was immaculate, finishing the game with a smart legside stumping.
West Indies’ third-biggest victory ever by runs, and biggest since 1980.
England’s joint-seventh heaviest defeat by runs, second heaviest ever inflicted by Not Australia.
There was a time when chasing a target like 360 seemed an impossible task. Steve Pearson recalls England’s five best run chases in ODIs
Ashley Giles thinks there will be one coach overseeing all England matters after Trevor Bayliss steps down.
Does Mark Wood crack the top seven fastest balls of all time? (Spoiler alert, he definitely doesn’t)….
Properly quick fast bowling will always grab the attention.
2019 starts with so much hope. Like a Stokes over to Brathwaite, don’t let this be a wasted opportunity.
Centuries from Jason Roy and Joe Root helped England complete their highest one-day run chase.
As it turns out, you can learn much about cricket while someone has got their hands down your pants…
When you think about it, there’s nothing quite like a cricketing batting collapse…
With Dhawan, of course, the most obvious expression of his enjoyment comes with the bat.
Cooky must still love the game an awful lot. This is brilliant from him…