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Journalism of Courage
England and West Indies drew the first Test Monday with only 20 of the 98 scheduled overs bowled on the final day at Lord’s due to bad light and rain.
Chris Gayle hit an unbeaten 47 and Daren Ganga 31 not out to take the West Indies to 89-0 at stumps, still 311 behind England after only 81 minutes were played. Gayle hit seven fours from 64 balls, while Ganga had four boundaries in 69 deliveries.
The West Indies resumed on 7-0, but rain stopped play only 34 minutes and eight overs later. An early lunch was taken with West Indies on 42-0.
Gayle scooped the third ball of Steve Harmison’s opening over just too high for Owais Shah at short midwicket in a lucky escape. But he recovered and hit Liam Plunkett for consecutive boundaries, heading to lunch on 24 with Ganga on 9. Gayle kept attacking Plunkett with occasional success as if the Test could still be won.
As well as playing and missing at his legcutters, Gayle flayed Plunkett for a boundary over the slips and then flat-batted the ball over mid-off to leave the seam bowler with figures of 0-48 off 11 overs.
Scoreboard
England, 1st Innings: 553-5 declared
West Indies, 1st Innings: 437
England, 2nd Innings: 284-8 declared.
West Indies, 2nd Innings
Chris Gayle not out 47, Daren Ganga not out 31,
Extras: (4b, 3lb, 3w, 1nb) 11
Total: (for no loss, 22 overs) 89
Bowling: Steve Harmison 8-1-21-0, Liam Plunkett 11-1-48-0, Monty Panesar 3-0-13-0
