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The Guardian - UK
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James Wallace (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)

England wrap up 10-wicket rout of West Indies: third cricket Test, day three – as it happened

Ben Stokes scores the fastest fifty in english Test match history as his side demolish West Indies by ten wickets at Edgbaston.
Ben Stokes scores the fastest fifty in english Test match history as his side demolish West Indies by ten wickets at Edgbaston. Photograph: Stu Forster/ECB/Getty Images

PS: Brendon McCullum has confirmed Zak Crawley has a fractured finger, so he might be a doubt for the start of the Sri Lanka series.

Ben Stokes lifts the Richards-Botham Trophy to signal the end of a fun, if brief series. It was done and dusted in 10 days and just 718 overs, which makes it the third shortest three-match series since the first World War.

The two at the top of the list are England v Pakistan in 1978 (662 overs) and, yep, England v South Africa in 2022 (just 569 overs).

On that slightly dull note, let’s wrap things up. Thanks for your company and emails throughout the series – bye!

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