The 3rd Test Match between England and West Indies ended in a dull draw as no play was possible on the 5th and final day due to heavy downpour. West Indies had been bowled out for 426 in their first innings and England were 221/5 at Stumps on Day 4. This Test Match would be remembered for the fantastic batting performance by Tino Best and the record last wicket stand that he shared with Denesh Ramdin. Tino Best notched up the highest Test Score by a No. 11 batsman when he scored 95 in 112 balls. This was also a special Test for Denesh Ramdin because he silenced his critics by scoring 107*. After he got to his 100, he took out a note from his pocket and held it towards the commentary box. "YEA VIV TALK NAH"-These were the words written in the note and surely Denesh Ramdin had a point to prove in the test match.
England have ended up winning the 3 Test Series 2-0 and also retain their No.1 status in Test Cricket. England were upto the mark through out the test series and deserved the victory. All their batsman apart from Jonny Bairstow played substantial knocks when the team required them to. Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad had bowled exceedingly well in Test Series and were the main cause for their team's victory. Tim Bresnan performed both with the bat and the ball and showed why he deserves a place in the England Team.
Although West Indies have lost the Test Series, they were the side that provided the entertainment to the crowd. There were a few sporadic pieces of brilliance by the Windies players but they failed collectively as a unit. Shiv Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin and Darren Sammy were superb with the bat on various occasions and who could forget the knock by Tino Best in the final test. Kemar Roach was the only bowler who bowled consistently well and troubled the England batsman. Darren Bravo was once again disappointing because he promises a lot with the bat but fails to deliver. Inspite of all these things, the West Indies camp will be happy with the performance of the team because they have shown signs of improvement. They would like to improve in the ODI Series which starts on Saturday.
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