Well done England. Feel sorry for the West Indies - once Pope got in, they were never really in this test match. After two very competitive games, it seems they ran out of steam, which given 3 matches in 3 weeks, and 9 weeks in a bubble, not surprised they were fatigued. Full credit to them for coming over and playing - thank you.
Amazing effort by Broad. Some amazing stats out there - he's been averaging 22.5 in the last 2.5 years, and after a slow start to his career, since 'that' spell in 2009 he's averaged around 27. Equal first with the great SF Barnes for most 6-fers or better for England, and second best average (after Philander) of any player when taking 4 or more wickets in an innings.
A nice piece of trivia to end on. Last time England came from behind to win a three match series was in 2008. Guess who didn't play the first test, but featured in the winning side in the 2nd and 3rd?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/141 ... nd-2007-08https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/141 ... nd-2007-08Ok, it wasn't exactly a man-of-the-series performance then, but an interesting bookend. The 2nd test was Broad's second ever test match, he played a useful role in the series, especially in the 3rd with 5 wickets, and England never looked back. There were many disasters in the Peter Moores reign, but the replacing of Hoggard and Harmison for Broad and Anderson in that 2nd test, massively controversial at the time (I remember railing about it on the former TMS boards) has been vindicated by history.