“It doesn’t make much sense,” says Cook, chewing over the result, “to play Overton when he can’t bowl. Pepper is a better batter and a better fielder when Overton can’t bowl.”
A mystery indeed. Maybe we will find out tomorrow in the final match of series, which rolls along at 8pm GMT. We suspect there will be at least one change after Liam Livingstone hurt his knee in the field taking that spectacular catch – what an unlucky run of injuries he has had.
And so, with West Indies breathing life into the series with that spectacular chase, I will say goodnight. We’ll be back tomorrow in time for the toss. Thanks for your company – bye!
Powell: “It has been a series where if you win the toss, you seem to win the game. But the guys put in a good performance today. We decided that maybe five bowlers isn’t our best suit. Alzarri Joseph is very important for us, we just need the other bowlers to keep getting close to his standards. To be honest we don’t have a lot of bowlers, it is an opportunity for bowlers in the Caribbean to keep putting in good performances. It’s been tough for the bowling group this series but they are trying. There’s still a lot to play for tomorrow.”
