Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood were the tailend heroes as they made up for a vintage calypso collapso from their batters.
Their final wicket partnership of 90 was a remarkable performance that dragged this innings away from the horrors of recent times and gave England a foothold in the match. Mahmood’s off drive for four in the final over of the day brought him just one run away from a maiden first class fifty and it was the least he deserved.
But before he could raise his bat, Jermaine Blackwood bowled him to end the innings at 204 - a far cry from when the scoreboard read 114-9. With 37 overs left in the day’s play, Mahmood strode to the wicket, and no-one would have expected to still see him and Leach together as the players walked off at the close.
