Young spinner rips through West Indies middle order with career-best haul of five for 41 as England clinch series win with a Test to spare
Chris StocksTRENT BRIDGE — England swept aside a shell-shocked West Indies to clinch this series with a game to spare after Shoaib Bashir bowled them to victory on a dramatic evening in Nottingham.
Yet having reached 61 without loss in pursuit of their target of 385, they collapsed dramatically as they lost all 10 wickets for just 82 runs in 23 overs. For a while, they were comfortable as they began their chase at the start of an extended evening session, reaching the drinks break unscathed and with a healthy chunk of their target chipped off.
Yet it was Bashir, the young spinner who has displaced Jack Leach from the team and who England are investing so much in after his promising start in India, who took centre stage.Kavem Hodge, whose first-innings century helped turn this Test, and Alick Athanaze were Bashir’s next victims as he extracted the turn he needed to make a difference.
Pure pace and spin will be key weapons come the next Ashes series in Australia in 2025-26 and here were two bowlers showing just why on a flat surface that had been hard work to get anything out of for most of this match.
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