England vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd Test, Day 5: England pacers rattle West Indies chase

Highlights

  • Stuart Broad became just the seventh bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket
  • England set an imposing target of 399 runs for the West Indies to win the Test
  • Play on the fourth day was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of persistent rain
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It has started raining again and there is another interruption. West Indies 87/6 in 26.3 overs
Jason Holder comes to the crease
Overs 26.2: OUT! Terrific effort by Dom Bess, his direct hit from backward point sends Roston Chase back to the pavilion for 7. West Indies 87/6
Overs 24.3: First runs of the session. Pitched up outside off by Woakes, Chase punches it through long off for a couple. West Indies 86/5, need 313 more runs to win
Overs 23.6: Archer completes his over. West Indies 84/5
Players are out in the middle and the play is set to get underway
* It's bright and sunny at the moment, the covers are being removed. Play is expected to resume shortly.
And it's lunch! Rain brings early end to the session. West Indies 84/5 in 23.3 overs (Chase 5*, Blackwood 3*; Broad 3/36, Woakes 2/15)
Rain forced an early lunch on Day 5 before England claimed three West Indies wickets in the session to inch closer towards the series victory. Stuart Broad's agonising wait for 500 Test wickets finally ended when he trapped Kraigg Brathwaite in front. Chris Woakes also chipped in with couple of wickets to leave West Indies tottering at 79/5.
More patchy rain is predicted for Tuesday, offering West Indies a chance of being saved by the weather and drawing the Test, which means they will retain the Wisden Trophy.
Another rain interruption and the covers are on the pitch. West Indies 84/5 in 23.3 overs
Overs 21.6: Blackwood is off the mark with a single. West Indies 81/5
Jermaine Blackwood comes to the crease
Overs 20.6: OUT! Woakes strikes again to remove Brooks for 22. Woakes cuts the ball and pitches off a back of a length. Brooks goes to the back foot, flicks the inside edge and Buttler takes a good catch behind the wickets. West Indies 79/5
Overs 20.2: Chase is off the mark with a couple towards square leg. West Indies 78/4
Overs 19.1: Four! Brooks edges past slip for another four off Archer. West Indies 76/4, need 323 more runs to win
Roston Chase replaces Hope at the crease
Overs 18.3: OUT! This is not required, Hope throws his wicket by playing a mistime pull. Slightly back of a length outside off by Woakes. Hope mistimes a pull and the ball was in the air, Broad takes a simple catch. West Indies 71/4
Overs 17.6: Hope ends the over with another boundary. He exhibits the lovely cover drive and moves to 31 off 37 balls. West Indies 68/3, need 331 more runs to win
Overs 17.4: Four! Short and outside off by Archer. Hope goes to the backfoot and punches through to cover point for four
Jofra Archer comes into the attack
Overs 16.1: Brooks edges it between gully and second slip and the ball races to the fence for four. West Indies 58/3, need 341 more runs to win
Chris Woakes comes into the attack
Overs 15.4: Brooks brings up West Indies 50 with a boundary. Full and outside off stump by Broad, Brooks plays towards point for four. WI 53/3
Overs 13.5: Brooks gets off the mark with a triple, flicks it one through square leg. West Indies 48/3
Shamarh Brooks comes to the crease
Overs 13.3: 500 Test wickets for Stuart Broad! He traps Brathwaite in front for 19 and becomes just the seventh bowler to achieve the milestone. West Indies 45/3
The only bowlers with more than 600 Test wickets are a trio of former spinners -- Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australian Shane Warne (708) and India's Anil Kumble (619).
The only seamers ahead of Broad are his long-time England new-ball colleague James Anderson (589 wickets) and Australia's Glenn McGrath (563) and the West Indies' Courtney Walsh (519).
Overs 13.1: Four! Too wide from Stuart Broad and Brathwaite cuts it through gully for another boundary. West Indies 45/2
Overs 12.4: Four! Full and close to off stump by Anderson. Hope drives through the covers for four. West Indies 41/2
And we are back
*Good News! The rain has stopped and the covers are being removed.
It starts drizzling in Manchester and getting heavier, players walk off the field. West Indies 35/2 in 11.3 overs, require 364 more runs to win
Overs 11.3: Four! Broad pitches it on middle and off and Brathwaite connects it brilliantly and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for four. West Indies 35/2
Overs 10.6:Four! Good start by the West Indies so far. Back of a length by Anderson and Hope flicks to fine leg for four. WI 29/2, need 370 more runs to win
Overs 9.5: Four! Full delivery outside off stump by Broad, Brathwaite takes a good stride forward and punches through short extra cover for four. West Indies 21/2
Overs 9.4: Huge LBW appeal by Broad against Brathwaite. Ball hits on the thigh pad but it's too high
Overs 8.1: Brathwaite scores his first run of the day, he flicks it to mid wicket for a couple. West Indies 16/2, need 383 more runs to win
Overs 7.5: First boundary and runs of Day 5. Full delivery outside off stump by Broad, ball gets a thick outside edge and Shai Hope gets a four. West Indies 14/2
Stuart Broad to start from the other end. He is only one wicket away from becoming just the seventh bowler to take 500 Test wickets
Overs 7: Brathwaite survives the first over of the day. Anderson starts off with a maiden. West Indies 10/2
Good News! England players are out in the middle. Shai Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite to resume West Indies chase. James Anderson to start the proceedings for England
* England will be hoping for the clear weather today so that they get good amount of time to wrap up a successive win and the series.
* Britain's Met Office predicted a cloudy day for Manchester on Tuesday with a 50 percent chance of rain in the afternoon.
Any predictions!

Hello and welcome back, as cricket fans around the world hope for a dry Manchester today, for what could be a fascinating final-day Test match cricket to decide the three-game series, with hosts England favourites to win it, West Indies not out of it yet and weather possibly holding the key to the result. We, at Timesofindia.com, will bring you all the latest as the day progresses at Old Trafford. Stay tuned.
WHERE THE GAME STANDS: Rain kept Stuart Broad waiting for his 500th Test wicket as bad weather frustrated England's bid for a series-clinching win on Monday.
Persistent rain meant the pitch and square remained fully covered and there was no play before lunch, with a fresh, heavy downpour in Manchester shortly before the scheduled interval further hampering prospects of action in the afternoon session.
Broad is just one wicket away from becoming only the seventh bowler to join the '500 club' after taking all six West Indies wickets that fell on day three.
The 34-year-old paceman returned first-innings figures of 6-31 as West Indies were bundled out for 197 in reply to England's 369, which included Broad's dashing 62.
And after England made 226-2 declared in their second innings, featuring Rory Burns' 90 and fifties from captain Joe Root and Dom Sibley, there was still time for Broad to strike twice by removing John Campbell and nightwatchman Kemar Roach.
That left Broad, controversially omitted from West Indies' win in the series opener at Southampton, on 499 Test wickets.
West Indies will resume on 10-2, chasing a unlikely victory target of 399, with the series all square at 1-1.
No team has made more to win in the fourth innings of an Old Trafford Test than England's 294-4 against New Zealand in 2008.
West Indies, who hold the Wisden Trophy after a 2-1 win over Root's men in the Caribbean last year, are bidding for their first Test series win in England since 1988.

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