Tame draw in West Indies vs England in Barbados

Alastair Cook celebrates his eighth Test century

West Indies’ bid for a victory over England in the fourth Test on Monday that would have given them an unbeatable series lead ended in a draw, following solid batting from the visitors led by Alastair Cook.

England, trailing by 149 runs on first innings, finished on 279 for two in their second innings when “time” was called on play about an hour and 10 minutes before the scheduled close on the last day at Kensington Oval.

In the three previous innings in the series, West Indies had been able to knock Cook over between 50 and 100, but this time the England vice captain batted determinedly and broke his drought of Test hundreds with a purposeful, undefeated 139.

The result means that West Indies still lead the five-Test series 1-0, following an innings and 23-run victory in the opening Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica, the aborted second Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, and a draw in the third Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground.

The fifth and final Test starts on Friday at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

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