England trounce West Indies by nine wickets

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England beat West Indies by nine wickets to win the third Test at Lord’s on Saturday.

The West Indies could not build on the slight advantage they had after the first innings, bowling out England at just 194. James Anderson took two early wickets at the start of play on Saturday.

The Windies were 6-153 in their second innings at lunch and had a fragile lead of just 82 runs with four wickets in hand. Later, the Windies were bowled out after scoring 177, with a lead of just 107.

England finished on 107 for one as they won with more than two days to spare. Victory saw England take the three-match series 2-1.

Mark Stoneman was 40 not out and Tom Westley 44 not out. Earlier, James Anderson took his Test-best innings figures of seven for 42, a haul that included his 500th Test wicket, as West Indies were dismissed for 177 in their second innings.

This was the second time this series that a match had ended inside three days after England won the first Test – the inaugural day/night Test in Britain – by an innings and 209 runs at Edgbaston last month.

West Indies, however, then recorded a shock five-wicket win in the second Test at Headingley.