Jimmy Anderson’s final Test continued uneventfully with England’s victory clearly inevitable, with West Indies finishing with 79 for six on the second day at home, 171 runs away from the home side batting again .
But the 41-year-old missed out on a brilliant moment when a planned guard of honor as he came out to bat – perhaps his last – was cut short by the visitors’ gleeful celebrations of Michail Luiz’s direct strike from long-off. destroy.
“We talked about it,” West Indies bowler Jayden Seales said, “but the result of the game took us all the way to the Swiss chalet, so it was very difficult to do a guard of honor for the great man – luckily Jayden Sen caught up with him.
Anderson was also denied the chance to emulate Stuart Broad’s feat of scoring six in the final Test, with Jamie Smith stranded at deep to become Anderson’s face with the ball before England The last one out. “It’s a little disappointing that I couldn’t hit another six and give him his moment,” Smith said. “I think that’s one thing I regret from that game.”
Smith described his first experience with England as “surreal” and “unbelievable” after scoring 70 points to help his side dominate. “I absolutely loved it. From our three days of training, it was a very surreal feeling to be in and around the team,” the 23-year-old said. “Then coming in and competing, the last two days have been incredible.
“I’ve been committed to playing for England so I’m just taking it all in. I’m loving it so far and it’s the most amazing feeling, to have the support of all the team and to perform there. It’s a very Welcoming environment. I feel like I perform my best when I’m relaxed, so this is perfect for me.
After Gus Atkinson took seven wickets on the first day of play, Smith became the latest budding debutant under captain Ben Stokes, although the bowler Hand is only the fifth player under England’s current captain to take five wickets on debut, but Smith was the first batsman to score a half-century.
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“Honestly, the message is very light-hearted,” Smith said. “They say go out and play your natural game. I like to be very aggressive and on top of my game, which suits the style they’re going for. I’m okay [on Wednesday] Until about 11 o’clock, when the first ball dropped, and then I didn’t catch a ball in a couple of overs, which might make you more nervous, but today with the bat, which is my main skill, I’m going through I feel very confident after having a strong season – I’m really excited to go out and prove that I’m good enough and get to this level.
The West Indies were aggressive on the field but failed to score enough runs to give themselves a chance of victory. “I thought we played pretty well in some areas,” said Sears, who took four wickets. “I think we haven’t been as consistent as we wanted to be, but it’s frustrating to see where we are now. If we had played better the first day, we probably wouldn’t be in this position, but that’s all That’s the past. There are always positives – you take that in a Test match when you bowl out a team for 371 – but our performance on the first day was not enough.
