LONDON – A spirited West Indies gave England a small scare but the world No. 1 side easily shrugged it off to coast to a five-wicket win in the opening Test yesterday, and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The Caribbean side were in with a shout when England stumbled to 57 for four inside the first hour, after resuming the final day on a precarious 10 for two in search of 191 for victory.
However, opener Alistair Cook stroked 79 and Ian Bell an unbeaten 63,to nullify the Windies threat and steer England to a comfortable win at Lord’s.
“We are quite pleased with the way we played. We took the game to the fifth day,” said West Indies captain Darren Sammy.
“There were good performances by some of our players when nobody gave us a chance. We kept coming back and that shows a good team spirit.”
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