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ENG win 4 - 0 ENG gains 25 points; WI loses 25 points
Draw 2 - 2 WI gains 5 points; ENG loses 5 points
WI win 4 - 0 WI gains 35 points; ENG loses 35 points
Jamaica
11 - 14 March 2004
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� England made the early breakthrough and dismissed Gayle (5) at 1 for 17 and five runs later Sarwan (0) followed back to the pavilion.� West Indies then consolidated, but lost Lara (23) at 3 for 73 shortly before going to lunch at 3 for 81.� England then dismissed Chanderpaul (7) shortly after play resumed at 4 for 101.� Again West Indies consolidated and batted through to be 4 for 185 at tea. England dismissed Smith (108) just after posting his maiden Test century.� Once England dismissed Hinds (84) at 6 for 281, a collapse occurred with Jacobs (38), Sanford (1) and Best (20) dismissed for the addition of only 26 more runs.� At stumps, West Indies was well placed at 9 for 311.
West Indies failed to add to their overnight total and Edwards (1) was caught off the last ball of the second over with the score 311 runs.� Hoggard was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 68 off 18.4 overs.� England began their reply by losing both openers by the time they had reached 33 runs with Trescothick (7) and Vaughan (15) falling in consecutive overs by Edwards.� England consolidated during the remaining overs before going to lunch at 2 for 84. England continued during the afternoon session until a rain interruption around teatime delayed play when the score was 2 for 145. Play then resumed for 20 minutes before stumps.� In the second last over before rain again stopped play, West Indies dismissed Butcher (58) and England ended the day at 3 for 154, still 157 runs in arrears.
Rain interrupted plan throughout the second day.� During an abbreviated morning session, West Indies dismissed Thorpe (19) and Hussain (58) to have England 5 for 209.� During the afternoon session, England lost Flintoff (46) and Read (20) before passing the West Indies first innings total.� England then lost Giles (27), Jones (7) and Harmison (13) in the space of 26 runs to be all out for 339 and a first innings lead of 28 runs.� Edwards (3 for 72 off 19.3 overs) and Best (3 for 57 off 19 overs) shared the bowling honours.� West Indies faced 3.2 overs before rain again ended play to be no wicket for 8 in their second innings.
West Indies resumed on the fourth morning, with the hope of batting themselves into a position to declare and put England under pressure in the final innings.� However, that is as much commentary as their innings deserved from that point.� After Harmison ended the innings with career and venue best figures of 7 for 12 off 12.3 overs, England dismissed West Indies for a national record low of 47 runs (including 5 extras), beating the 51 Australia inflicted during their 16 Test winning streak.� Smith (12) and Jacobs (15) were the only players to reach double figures.� Trescothick (6) and Vaughan (11) took 2.3 overs to win the match for England by ten wickets - before lunch.
Second Test
Port of Spain
19 - 23 March 2004
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� The West Indian openers added 100 runs before Gayle (62), Smith (35) Lara (0) fell in the space of ten runs just before lunch, when the score was 3 for 110.� Rain then delayed play during the afternoon and when play resumed, Chanderpaul (2) fell at 4 for 113.� After a brief period of stability, West Indies then lost Smith (16), Sarwan (21) and Best (1) in the space of six runs.� With Sanford (1) run out in the final half hour, West Indies was 8 for 189 when bad light stopped play. England was seemingly in the better position, provided they could capitalise on the second morning and set a large first innings lead.
West Indies resumed on the second morning with their hopes riding on Jacobs.� However, a needless run out saw Jacobs (40) out at 9 for 202 and when Collins (10) was bowled, West Indies was all out for 208, having lost 10 for 108 runs.� Harmison continued his golden run to be the best of the bowlers with 6 for 61 off 20.1 overs.� England began their reply by losing Vaughan (0) in the first over and Trescothick (1) in the fourth over to be 2 for 8.� Rain intervened in the following over and prevented play for three and a half hours.� When play resumed, England managed to consolidate and took the score to 2 for 54 before rain ended play early for the day.
England consolidated on the third morning and took the score to 128 before Butcher (61) was caught behind.� Shortly before erasing the deficit, England lost Hussain (58) and the later Flintoff (23) at 5 for 218.� Shortly after tea, West Indies then dismissed Read (3) at 6 for 230.� However, that was their only wicket for the session as Thorpe and Giles took the tourists to 6 for 300 and a 92 runs lead at stumps.
West Indies took only twelve overs on the fourth morning to polished off the England tail after dismissing Giles (37), Thorpe (90), Jones (1) and Harmison (0).� England had lost four wickets for four runs to be all out for 319 runs with a first innings lead of 111 runs.� Collins was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 71 off 29 overs.� West Indies added 34 runs before openers Gayle (16) and Devon Smith (17) were out in successive overs by Jones to be 2 for 45.� Early in the afternoon session, England dismissed Sarwan (13) at 3 for 56 before a 102 run partnership between Jacobs and Chanderpaul erased the deficit and took them into the lead again.� However, once Jacobs (70) fell, West Indies lost their remaining six wickets for 51 runs to be all out for 209 runs.� Chanderpaul (42) and Dwayne Smith (14) were the only batsmen to reach double figures.� Jones was the best of the bowlers and claimed his first Test five-for with 5 for 57 off 15 overs.� England clearly wanted to finish on the fourth day and began attacking the 99 run victory target at eight runs per over, despite losing Trescothick (4), and Vaughan (23).� However, when bad light stopped play, England was 2 for 71, just 28 tantalising runs short of victory.
England resumed on the final morning and lost Hussain (5) in the first over.� That was, however, West Indies only cause for celebration as Butcher (46*) and Thorpe (13*) went on to add the required 28 runs for victory in 5 overs without further loss of wickets.� Sanford was the most successful of the bowlers with 2 for 32 off 4 overs.
Third Test
Bridgetown
1 - 3 April 2004
England won the toss and elected to field first.� The decision paid quick dividends after openers Gayle (6) and Ganga (11) were dismissed by the time 20 runs had been scored.� West Indies then slowly consolidated through the remainder of the morning and at lunch the score was 2 for 71.� England dismissed Lara (36) shortly after lunch before struggling to make further inroads.� At tea, West Indies were beginning to take control with the score 3 for 155.� However, England then destroyed the West Indian innings in the following 21 overs.� At the fall of Sarwan (63) at 4 for 167, the West Indies then lost Hinds (5), Jacobs (6), Chanderpaul (50), Collins (7), Best (17) and Edwards (0) to be all out for 224 runs.� Flintoff was the best of the bowlers with career best figures of 5 for 58 off 16.2 overs.� England then faced twelve overs before ending the day at 1 for 20 after Trescothick (2) had been bowled.
West Indies made a good start t the second morning by dismissing Butcher (5) in the fourth over.� Vaughan (17) fell nine runs later at 3 for 33.� After a short recovery, Hussain (17) waqs out shortly before England went to lunch at 4 for 74.� West Indies continued to put pressure on England by dismissing Flintoff (15), Read (13),Giles (11) and Hoggard (0) to have England in trouble at 8 for 162 at tea.� During the evening session, West Indies dismissed Jones (4) and Harmison (3) to have England all out for 226, leaving Thorpe not out on 119 runs, his 13th Test century.� Edwards was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 70 off 20 overs.� West indies quickly erased the two run defect, but lost Gayle (15) shortly before stumps, when the score was 1 for 21.
England took control of the match on the third morning by dismissing Ganga (11),� and then in a Hoggard hat trick, Sarwan (5), Chanderpaul (0), Hinds (0) to have West Indies 5 for 45.� After Jacobs (1) fell, heavy rain swept the ground and an early lunch was taken with the score 6 for 58.� In between more rain interruptions, England dismissed Best (12), Collins (1), Lara (33) and Edwards (2) to have West Indies all out for 94 at tea.� Hoggard was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 35 from 14 overs.� England began their chase for the 93 runs required for victory well, taking the score to 57 before Vaughan (32) was caught.� With two runs required for victory, Trescothick (42) was also caught before England claimed victory by eight wickets.
Fourth Test
Antigua
10 - 14 April 2004
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.� West Indies made a solid start until Ganga (10) fell in the over before drinks at 1 for 33.� England then struggled through the second hour until Gayle (69) was out on the ball before lunch when the score was 1 for 98.� Rain then prevented play throughout the afternoon session.� Play continued after the scheduled tea break and West Indies began accelerating the scoring pace.� England was unable to take any further wickets during the evening session and at stumps, West Indies enjoyed a rare moment in this series, finishing the day on top at 2 for 208.
West Indies resumed on the second morning with Lara quickly posting his 25th Test century.� England's only wicket, Sarwan (90), came shortly before West Indies went to lunch at 3 for 342.� The afternoon became a Lara showcase as he passed 200 while England was only able to dismiss Powell (23).� At tea, West Indies were looking good for a huge first innings score at 4 for 449.� England, like so many other nations, had no idea what to do to stop Lara once he had found that elusive magical element.� In passing 300 for the second time in his career, Lara joined Bradman as the only other Test player to have scored over 300 twice.� Although England dismissed Hinds (36) mid way through the session, by stumps, the English attack was in tatters with the score 5 for 595 and Lara not out on 313 runs.
Lara began the third morning with a chance of retaking the highest individual Test innings record that Matthew Hayden (380) holds.� But only if he and the tail could hang around long enough.� And hang around Jacobs did.� England was unable to dismiss either batsman as Lara moved relentlessly toward the record.� At lunch, West Indies was 5 for 734, with Lara holding the individual Test innings record 390 not out and Jacobs 100 not out.� Soon after play resumed, Lara moved to 400 and he declared at 5 for 751, the highest total against an English team by any nation.� Batty was the most successful of the heavily punished bowlers with 2 for 185 from 52 overs.� England began their reply by losing Vaughan (7) at 1 for 8 and then shortly before tea, Trescothick (16) was also dismissed.� At tea, England was 2 for 48.� During the evening session, West Indies managed to ram home their advantage and begin to remove the draw option from the game.� Dismissing Hussain (3), Butcher (52) and Thorpe (10), West Indies finished the day completely on top with England 5 for 171 and the cream of the batsmen all back in the pavilion.
West Indies continued to press home their massive advantage on the fourth morning and dismissed Jones (38) in the second over.� Later in the session, West Indies dismissed Batty (8) and Hoggard (1) before England went to lunch at 8 for 231.� England continued to resist through the afternoon as Flintoff neared a century.� However, just after Flintoff (102*) posted his third Test century Harmison (5) and Jones (11) were dismissed.� England was all out for 285, 272 short of the follow on target.� Collins was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 76 off 26 overs.� West Indies did not hesitate to enforce the follow on and at tea, England was no wicket for six runs.� Stubborn resistant from England saw them bat through the evening session without losing a wicket.� At stumps, England was 0 for 145, but still facing a rugged final day to avoid defeat.�
To win the Test, West Indies needed to take quick wickets to pile pressure on England.� However, West Indies was only able to dismiss Trescothick (88) during the morning session as England began toughing it out for a draw.� At lunch, England was 1 for 241.� The afternoon session followed a similar pattern as West Indies dismissed Vaughan (140) at 2 for 274 before England made it to tea at 2 for 345.� However, two wickets were too few and despite losing Butcher (61), Hussain (56) and Flintoff (14), England batted through the session to finish at 5 for 422 and to secure a draw.
