England captain Alastair Cook celebrates scoring a century during the first day of the final Test of a three-match series against West Indies at the Kensington Oval Stadium in Bridgetown Friday. — Reuters
BRIDGETOWN — Jimmy Anderson produced another devastating new ball spell to reduce West Indies to 37 for three at lunch on the second day of the third and final Test at Kensington Oval Saturday. Anderson took all three wickets as the West Indies' top order again struggled to cope with his swing and movement. I t was a good session for bowlers with six wickets falling before lunch after West Indies paceman Jerome Taylor wrapped up the England tail in rapid fashion as the tourists were dismissed for 257. England added just 17 runs to its overnight total and will be disappointed with that score on what looked to be a decent batting surface, albeit one that now looks dry and is showing signs of breaking up. Taylor removed Chris Jordan (3), caught down the legside by captain Denesh Ramdin, and then clean bowled Stuart Broad (10). Jos Buttler (3 not out) ran out of partners after James Anderson was bowled by a fine in-swinger from Taylor who ended with figures of three for 36. But Anderson looked eager to get down to his main job and it did not take long for him to make an impact. Kraigg Brathwaite edged the Lancastrian to Chris Jordan and then Test debutant Shai Hope was snaffled up by Cook, whose low catch was subject to review. Marlon Samuels looked in aggressive mood but he badly misjudged an inswinger from Anderson, opting to leave a ball which swung back in and thumped him on the pads for a clear lbw. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Darren Bravo, who had been dropped by Cook off Broad, saw West Indies through to lunch and they will have to build a major partnership if they are to halt England's momentum. Cook made his first Test century in almost two years but lost his wicket in the final over of the day as the tourists ended the first day on 240 for seven Friday. Cook's fine, considered innings of 105, guided England away from a shaky start after it lost its first three wickets for just 38 runs in Barbados. The England captain scored his last century against New Zealand at Headingley in May, 2013, but his delight at ending that barren spell will be tempered by the disappointment at losing his wicket just before the close. Cook attempted to cut off-spinner Marlon Samuels but edged the ball into the gloves of West Indies skipper and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin. That final twist in the day's events will have left the host happy and it will hope to get through England's tail in good time Saturday. England won the toss and elected to bat on what was a good batting track but it suffered early setbacks. However, Cook and Moeen Ali (58) settled in to build a major partnership. — Reuters
