- Second Test: England 469-9d & 129-3d; West Indies 287 & 198
- England secure victory by 113 runs in final session of fifth day
The destination of the Wisden Trophy remains unknown after England’s 113‑run victory at Emirates Old Trafford. For the second match in a row the outcome was uncertain at tea on the final day but England’s eager attack would not be denied. Once again the players of both sides have made light of the absence of spectators to provide a compelling contest that had the attributes of proper Mancunian Test cricket – apart from the absence of an elongated worm created by the collection of hundreds of empty plastic beer glasses in the stands.
This victory leaves the England selectors with some wonderful options among the pacemen ahead of the final match, which begins on Friday at the same ground. The sole certainty is that they want to select Ben Stokes – after all he did score 254 runs in the game as well as taking three wickets – but he did pull up in the middle of an over just before the finish to set some alarm bells ringing. He was, of course, man of the match.