Broad shines in big England win

Stuart Broad grabbed the limelight as England beat the West Indies in the landmark day-night Test at Edgbaston, wrapping up victory by an innings and 209 runs on Saturday.

England surged to a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after the Windies lost 19 wickets for 261 runs on the third day of the first Test. TheWindies were bowled out for 168 in the first innings after England had declared on 514 for 8 on the back of Alistair Cook’s 243 and Joe Root’s 136 while the visitors then suffered from another batting collapse as it was bundled for just 137 in its second stand.

Broad took 3 for 34 runs in 10 overs, including a spell of three for four in just 11 balls that took him past Ian Botham’s tally of 383 Test wickets. Broad thus became the second most prolific wicket-taker in English Test history, with only James Anderson, who did the early damage, ahead of him.

The Windies’ first innings - where Jermaine Blackwood’s 79 not out accounted for nearly half the total- had barely ended, when Anderson struck sending Kieran Powell back after the visitor was forced to follow on.

The Windies were 42 for 2 when Kyle Hope, the debutant, was lbw to Toby Roland-Jones. Shai Hope hung in for a while before nicking Ben Stokes to second slip Root. Kraigg Brathwaite (40) resisted for 107 minutes and hit seven fours before he was lbw on review to Moeen Ali to leave them 76 for 4 at tea.

Blackwood struck two sixes and nine fours, offering some resistance with his 49-ball half-century but was stumped by Jonny Bairstow off Moeen before Broad struck. He had Roston Chase plumb lbw and next ball Jason Holder was out for a duck as he edged to Cook at slip.

Broad, who had drawn level with Botham, now had a shot at an unprecedented third career Test hat-trick. Kemar Roach, however, survived the hat-trick ball, but Broad was soon celebrating again, bowling Shane Dowrich to top Botham’s mark.

Roland-Jones ended the match when he had Alzarri Joseph caught in the slips by Stokes.

Earlier, the Windies, resuming their first innings on 44 for 1, lost seven wickets for 89 runs in 23 overs in the first session as it slumped to 145 for 8 at lunch.

Anderson struck early when Kyle Hope was caught at gully for his overnight 25. The wickets kept tumbling with only Blackwood, who drove Roland-Jones for two straight fours, offering some resistance. He showed plenty of character too when, after being hit on the helmet by Stokes, cut the bowler’s next delivery for four. Blackwood completed a 49-ball fifty and later hit both Moeen and Broad for well-struck straight sixes.

The West Indies’ first innings came to a close when Miguel Cummins was run out by Tom Westley’s throw from midwicket as Blackwood tried to keep the strike.

Windies couldn't improve on its effort even in the second innings, bringing an early end to the game.

The second Test is scheduled to start from August 25 at Headingley.