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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ali Martin at Kensington Oval

England frustrated by Kraigg Brathwaite again as second Test ends in draw

England's Joe Root shakes hands with West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite after drawing the second Test.
England's Joe Root shakes hands with West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite after drawing the second Test. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

For the second successive Test match it was England making all the running on the final day, throwing everything they could muster at West Indies only to end up shaking hands on another draw due to Kraigg Brathwaite’s remarkable powers of concentration.

West Indies had been set 282 for victory from a minimum of 65 overs after England had thrashed 185 for six by lunch and declared for the second time in the match. This equation was not too dissimilar to that in Antigua last week when it was 286 from 71; so, too, the early switch to survival mode by West Indies after the loss of three quick wickets.

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