England won the final test match of the three-match test series against the West Indies by 269 runs. With this win, the English team also clinched the Wisden Trophy by 2-1. Stuart Board has adjourned as the player the match as well as the series. Broad took 10 wickets in the final game, he also scored 62 runs as the number 9 batsmen in the first innings.
Before the start of this series, Broad’s place in the team line was also judged but he showed why he is still the leader of the wolf pack in the English bowling lining-up. He also became the 7th bowler in the history fo test cricket to hunt 500 wickets.
The Wisden Trophy was all about the performances by the all-rounder, Holder in Southampton test, Stokes in Manchester, and now Broad in the final encounter. On the other hand, the West Indies team found their right momentum and their win in the first test match showed their potential to combine as a team. Well, they failed to utilize the opportunities in the second and third test match. West Indies should also be credited to travel England in this pandemic and be the part of cricket restart at the international level.
How players retaliated on the new cricketing laws?
The bio-secure bubble and the new cricketing laws were the biggest challenges for all the participating players. No saliva rule was deteriorated the bowlers dreams and made it hard for the bowling team to maintain the bowling momentum. Dominic Sibley was charged for using Saliva in the second test match and Jofra Archer was dropped after he broked the bio-secure protocol. The new cricketing laws are the night-mare for the cricketers but they have to get in the zone as fast as they can.