WI vs ENG 1st Test, Day 1: Jonny Bairstow supported England’s sinking ship on the first day of the first Test between West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Bairstow scored a brilliant century after the top order faltered badly, taking the visiting team to a score of 268 for the loss of 6 wickets by the end of the day. Bairstow 109 and Chris Woakes are present on the crease after scoring 24 runs. Kimar Roach, Jayden Seals and Jason Holder took 2-2 wickets for the Windies on the first day.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, England had a very disappointing start. New openers Alex Lees (4) and Jack Crowley (9) returned to the pavilion on the score of just 17. After this, batting captain Joe Root also could not face the bowling attack of the Windies for long. In 2021, Root, who scored the most runs in Test cricket, was bowled by Kimar Roach on a personal score of 13 and showed the way to the pavilion.
After this, Daniel Lawrence (20) and Ben Stokes (36) who came to bat also could not stay on the crease for long. There was a time when half the English team had returned to the pavilion at 115, then Bairstow took charge of England’s innings and took the team to a good score on the first day with a brilliant century. By the end of the day, the visiting team got another blow in the form of wicket-keeper Ben Foakes who returned to the pavilion after scoring 42 runs in 87 balls. Bairstow shared a 99-run partnership with Fox.
Talking about Bairstow’s innings, facing 216 balls, he has scored an unbeaten 109 with the help of 17 fours. Woakes is supporting him by scoring 24 runs in 51 balls with the help of 3 fours.
Looking at the West Indies bowling, Jason Holder was the most lethal and economical bowler, by bowling 5 consecutive maiden overs at the beginning of the innings, Holder put a lot of pressure on the English team, as a result, he managed to show the way to the pavilion to two batsmen. Holder bowled 9 maidens out of 16 overs on the first day and spent 15 runs.