Anderson equals record as England pick up three wickets

ByReuters

Published 17/04/2015 at 16:16 GMT

James Anderson became England's joint highest test wicket-taker as the touring side reduced West Indies to 162 for five at lunch on the final day of the first test in Antigua on Friday.

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England lead by 275 runs and need five more wickets in two sessions to win the opening match of the three-test series.

Fast bowler Anderson equalled Ian Botham's haul of 383 victims when Marlon Samuels, on 23, flashed at a wide ball and was well caught by James Tredwell in the gully.

Off-spinner Tredwell had earlier tempted Devon Smith to try to drive him over the top but the opener holed out to Gary Ballance at mid-on for 65.

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Tredwell should have dismissed Samuels in his next over, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler missing a difficult stumping chance from a sharply turning delivery.

But Samuels soon fell to a full delivery from Anderson before Shivnarine Chanderpaul and first-innings centurion Jermaine Blackwood dropped anchor.

The limpet-like Chanderpaul looked well set for another marathon knock but, on 13, he was trapped lbw by part-time spinner Joe Root to give England's victory hopes a major lift.

Blackwood was unbeaten on 19 at the interval with captain Denesh Ramdin on four.

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