England move closer to series whitewash
James Anderson took five wickets in the first innings
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Sunday, 17, May 2009 08:53
England closed in on a series victory after forcing the West Indies to follow on in the second Test at the Riverside.
The Windies ended day four on 115-3, still 144 behind England's first innings total.
England had earlier enforced the follow-on after bowling the tourists out for 315 with James Anderson taking 5-87 and Chris Broad finishing with 3-62.
And that reflected a dominant day for the home side's bowlers after the Windies had threatened a comeback.
Resuming on 95-3, the dangerous pairing of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan began the recovery with the latter bringing up 50.
Chanderpaul played an anchor role, making 23 runs from 103 balls, before edging a vicious delivery from Broad to wicket-keeper Matt Prior.
Sarwan continued his fine innings and brought up his career 15th Test ton before lunch after pulling a short ball from Broad for a boundary.
But Broad soon got his revenge after a bouncer that struck the ex-skipper's glove and was caught by Tim Bresnan at gully.
The tourists collapsed after lunch with Brendon Nash (10) being bowled by Anderson, while Jerome Taylor was trapped lbw by Graeme Onions for ten to leave the Windies on 216-7.
Sulemann Benn made a quick-fire 35 before a suicidal run out, while at the other end Dinesh Ramdin made his half-century with two successive boundaries.
After tea, Fidel Edwards (11) was dismissed by Broad while Ramdin fell to Anderson as the Windies were skittled out for 310.
The Windies responded aggressively after being asked to follow on with skipper Chris Gayle smashing four boundaries and two sixes.
Gayle and Devon Smith put on 55 before the latter was trapped lbw by Graeme Swann for 11.
The crucial moment came in Graeme Onions' second spell. The seamer, who had been smashed around by Gayle, responded with a double break.
He trapped Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw for 22 and in the same over got Gayle (54) to edge to slip to leave the tourists on 89-3.
Bad light then stopped play to leave England needing seven wickets on the final day to move towards a 2-0 series victory.