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ENG win 2 - 0 ENG gains 20 points; WI loses 20 points
Draw 1 - 1 WI gains 10 points; ENG loses 10 points
WI win 2 - 0 WI gains 40 points; ENG loses 40 points
Lord's
22 - 26 July 2004
West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. After dropping Trescothick in the third over, West Indies held their next chance to send Trescothick (16) back to the pavilion at 1 for 29. West Indies dropped their next chance, Key on 16, and that proved costly and decisive. By lunch, England had offered no further chances and was 1 for 91. England continued to make the tourists pay during a chanceless afternoon session during which Strauss posted his second Test century in only his third Test. By tea, England was 1 for 233 and in good spirits to meet the Queen. During the evening session, Key posted his first Test century before Strauss (137) was caught behind at 2 for 320. By the time bad light stopped play, England had well and truly claimed the ascendancy at 2 for 391 from only 84.3 overs with a run rate of 4.6 runs per over.
The second morning saw Key translate his first Test century into his first Test double century before he was eventually caught at 3 for 485 for 221 runs, 205 runs after being dropped on the first morning. West Indies then began a fight back and dismissed Thorpe (19) and Flintoff (6). At lunch, England was still in complete control at 5 for 534. West Indies continued to gain some momentum during the afternoon session and dismissed Geraint Jones (4), Giles (5), Vaughan (103), Simon Jones (4) and Harmison (4) to have England all out for 568. Collins was the most successful bowler with 4 for 113 off 24 overs. West Indies began their reply and at tea, was no wicket for 83 runs from only 14 overs. However, disaster struck when Smith (45) and Gayle (66), Sarwan (1) and Lara (11) were out in the space of 20 runs as West Indies crashed to 4 for 139. By stumps, West Indies was 4 for 208 after Chanderpaul and Bravo led a fight back.
England dismissed Bravo (44) early on the third morning at 5 for 264. However, West Indies continued to fight back for the remainder of the session and at lunch, West Indies was 5 for 304, just 65 runs short of the follow on target. England's hopes rose shortly after play resumed when they dismissed Jacobs (32). However, West Indies then passed the follow on target and went to tea at 6 for 398. Straight after play resumed, Banks (45) was out. While Chanderpaul (128*) posted his eleventh Test century, Best (0), Collins (0) and Edwards (5) failed to keep him company for long and West Indies was all out for 416 runs. Giles was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 129 off 40.4 overs. England began adding to their 152 runs lead and at stumps, was no wicket for 71.
West Indies needed a lot of quick wickets on the fourth morning to have any hope of restricting the final innings target to something achievable. They dismissed Trescothick (45) in the sixth over of the morning at 1 for 86 and then Strauss (35) six overs later at 2 for 104. Key (15) was run out at 3 for 117 before England batted through to lunch to be 3 for 165 with an overall lead of 317 runs. England began to plunder the bowling after lunch and took the total to 233 before Thorpe (38) fell. After Vaughan (101*) became the third man to post centuries in each innings at Lord's, Flintoff (58) was out at 5 for 325, triggering a declaration. Collins was the most successful bowler with 3 for 62 off 14.4 overs. After tea was taken, West Indies began the improbable task of scoring 478 runs for a final innings victory poorly, losing Smith (6) and Sarwan (4) to be 2 for 35. After losing Gayle (81) at 3 for 102, bad light stopped play when the West Indies were tottering at 3 for 114.
Rain offered some hope of a draw to the West Indies on the final morning. However, only ten minutes was lost. After batting steadily through the first hour, Lara (44) became Giles' 100 Test wicket before Bravo (10) and Jacobs (1) also returned to the pavilion on the stroke of lunch, when the score was 6 for 195 and it seemed only a matter of time before England won. When play resumed, Banks (3), Best (3), Collins (2) and Edwards (2) pitifully surrendered, leaving Chanderpaul stranded on 97 not out from an innings of 267 runs. Giles was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 81 off 35 overs while England claimed victory by 210 runs.
Second Test
Edgebaston
29 July - 1 August 2004
England won the toss and elected to bat first. England made a fast start to the innings before losing Strauss (24) at 1 for 77. By lunch, West Indies had made no further breakthroughs and England began taking control with the score at 1 for 105. England continued to plunder the bowling during the afternoon session. Despite losing Key (29) and Vaughan (12), Trescothick posted his seventh Test century before England went to tea at 3 for 204. West Indies dismissed Trescothick (105) shortly after play resumed and later in the session, Thorpe (61) was out at 5 for 262. By stumps, however, England was in complete control at 5 for 313.
West Indies needed to quickly wind up the innings in order to have any chance in the Test. Unfortunately, England had other ideas and lost only Geraint Jones (74) before going to lunch at 6 for 453. West Indies finally gained some momentum after lunch and dismissed Giles (24), Flintoff (167) and Anderson (2) before England declared at 9 for 566 with Harmison (31*) and Hoggard (15*) the not out batsmen. Bravo was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 76 off 24 overs. Needing 367 runs to avoid the risk of following on, West Indies lost Smith (4) and Gayle (7) to be 2 for 12. By tea, West Indies had moved to 2 for 24. Lara and Sarwan then batted through the evening session to take the score to 2 for 184 at stumps, still 183 more runs short of the follow on target.
England dismissed Lara (95) early on day three with the score 3 for 221. However, West Indies then showed courage to bat through to lunch to be 3 for 288, after Sarwan had passed his sixth Test century. However, when Sarwan (139) fell at 4 for 297 with only seventy more runs needed to avoid the follow on, the calypso collapso followed. With Bravo (13), Jacobs (0), Chanderpaul (45), Collins (6), Banks (4) and Collymore (2) falling in the space of 13 runs, West Indies was effectively humbled for 336 runs at tea. Giles was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 65 off 30.3 overs. England declined to enforce the follow on and instead looked to bat the tourists out of the game. West Indies managed to dismiss Strauss (5), Key (4) and Vaughan (3) to have England 3 for 52. However, by stumps, England was again showing a clean set of heals to be 3 for 148, with an overall lead of 378 runs.
West Indies dismissed Trescothick (107) early on the fourth morning after he had posted his eighth Test century. England then searched for fast runs and lost Thorpe (54), Jones (4), Flintoff (20), Giles (15), Harmison (1) and Hoggard (6) to be all out for 248 at lunch. Lawson was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 94 off 21 overs. West Indies began their unlikely chase for 479 runs and a series levelling victory by losing Smith (11) at for 15. West Indies then consolidated and took the score to 54 before Sarwan (14) was out. Lara (13) followed at 3 for 101 before West Indies went to tea at 3 for 139 in just 32 overs. While Gayle was plundering the bowling, the dismissal of Chanderpaul (43) at 4 for 172 triggered another calypso collapso. Bravo (0), Gayle (82), Jacobs (0) and Collins (0) were all out in the space of ten runs. Collymore (10) and Lawson (2) soon followed and West Indies was all out for 222 runs, having lost 7 for 50. Giles was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 57 off 21 overs as England claimed victory by 256 runs.
Third Test
Old Trafford
12 - 16 August 2004
After heavy overnight rain delayed play by an hour, West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. England dismissed Gayle (5) in the fifth over before West Indies then batted through to be 1 for 38 at lunch. England dismissed Sarwan (40) at 2 for 85 and then immediately dropped Joseph. However, England then took the key wicket of Lara (0) at 3 for 97 and later Joseph (45) fell before West Indies went to tea precariously balanced at 4 for 156. However, West Indies regained the initiative during an extended evening session, adding 119 runs for the loss of both Bravo (77) and Chanderpaul (76) shortly before going to stumps well placed at 6 for 275.
Rain again interupted proceedings and prevented any play on the second day. West Indies resumed on the third morning and added 33 runs before Mohammed (23), Collymore (5) and Baugh (68) were dismissed to see West Indies all out for 395 runs. Hoggard was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 83 off 22 overs. England then beagn their reply and immediately lost Trescothick (0) off the second ball of the innings. Key (6) soon followed and when Vaughan (12) was out at 3 for 40, West Indies looked to be well on top. However, England then consolidated and batted through until late in the day they lost Strauss (90) at 4 for 217 and Flintoff (7) at 5 for 227. At stumps, England was 4 for 233, still 162 runs in arrears.
England continued to slowly narrow the first innings lead on the fourth morning and added 65 runs for the loss of Hoggard (23). By lunch, Thorpe had posted his 15th Test century and the score was 6 for 298. However, after lunch, the West Indians finally succeeded in dismissing Thorpe (114) at 7 for 310 and then Jones (12), Giles (10) and Harmison (8) were out in the space of nine runs to see England all out for 330 runs. Bravo was the best of the bowlers with career best figures of 6 for 55 off 26 overs. West Indies began adding to their 65 runs first innings lead, but lost Joseph (15) shortly before going to tea at 1 for 58. With time for a result at a premium, England were able to rip through the West Indian batting. With Gayle's (42) dismissal at 2 for 88, another embarrassing Calypso Collapso saw the loss of eight wickets in the space of 73 runs. Sarwan (60) was the only other batsman to reach double figures and in making seven runs before returning to the pavilion, Lara managed to pass 10,000 Test runs. Eventually, West Indies ended the day at 9 for 161, with an overall lead of only 226 runs.
West Indies managed to hang around eleven more balls on the final morning before Edwards (0) was caught. West Indies was all out for 165 runs, thus setting England a final innings victory target of 231 runs. Harmison was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 44 off 13.4 overs. England quickly found batting treacherous and lost Trescothick (12) and Strauss (12) to be 2 for 27. However, England then managed to bat through to be 2 for 56 at lunch. Rain set in over the lunch break and eight overs were lost before play could resume, further adding pressure to the home side's chase for victory. Despite the conditions favouring the bowlers, England lost only Vaughan (33) during the afternoon session and at tea, England was 3 for 146, just 85 runs from victory. Despite scoring at over five runs per over during the final session, England reached the victory target without losing any further wickets to claim victory by seven wickets. Key (93*) and Flintoff (57*) were the not out batsmen
Fourth Test
The Oval
19 - 21 August 2004
England made a confident start after winning the toss and batting first. After taking the total to 51, West Indies dismissed Strauss (14) and then Trescothick (30) and Key (10) fell 13 runs later for England to be precariously placed at 3 for 64. However, West Indies failed to capitalise on their good fortune and England then went on to consolidate. West Indies ended up chasing the ball around for a further 146 runs before Bell (70) was caught behind. Vaughan (66) fell not long afterwards and England was 5 for 236. West Indies was unable to make any further inroads and at stumps, England was on top at 5 for 313.
On the second morning, West Indies managed to dismiss Jones (22), Flintoff (72), Giles (52) and Hoggard (38). However, England had piled on another 100 runs to be 9 for 413 at lunch. West Indies finally removed Anderson (12) after the final pair had added a total of 60 runs to see England all out for a dominant 470 runs. Lawson (3 for 115 off 24 overs) and Bravo (3 for 117 off 29 overs) shared the bowling honours. West Indies began their reply and quickly lost Gayle (12) at 1 for 19, Joseph (9) at 2 for 22 and then Sarwan (2) at 3 for 26. West Indies then batted through to be 3 for 54 at tea. England dismissed Chanderpaul (14) straight after play resumed. West Indies then took the total to 101 runs before Bravo (16) was the fifth man out. From that point, West Indies lost their remaining batsman at roughly 18 run intervals. With Baugh (6), Collymore (4), Lara (79) and Edwards (0) all falling in the space of five overs, West Indies was all out for 152 runs. Harmison was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 46 off 13 overs. With a first innings lead of 318 runs, England had no hesitation in enforcing the follow on. West Indies made a much better start in their second innings, however, shortly before stumps, England dismissed Joseph (16) and Sarwan (7) to leave the tourists 2 for 84 at stumps.
England managed to dismiss Lara (15) in the first hour of play on the third morning at 3 for 126 and then Gayle (105) in the second hour at 4 for 155. By lunch, West Indies were 4 for 182, still 136 runs short of forcing England to bat again. West Indies continued to resist the seemingly inevitable for most of the afternoon session before Bravo (54) and Chanderpaul (32) were dismissed. At tea, West Indies was 6 for 274. The wickets began to fall more regularly during the evening session as England dismissed Smith (28), Collymore (7), Baugh (34) and Edwards (2) to have West Indies all out for 318 runs. Anderson was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 52 off 15.2 overs. With scores exactly level, England needed only one run to claim a ten wicket victory and a historic seventh consecutive Test victory.
