england have won the second test against the west indies at old trafford in the closing stages of the final day. andy swiss has been watching the action. so, who's up for some final—day fireworks? england's first task was to bat themselves out of sight. commentator: where's that gone? well, as usual with ben stokes, quite a long way. with no crowd, of course, the west indies had to fetch the ball themselves. and they ended up fetching it rather a lot — as stokes did, well, what stokes always seems to do. his blistering 78 pushing england's lead beyond 300, another dazzling display before the captain decided that was enough. to win, england now needed all ten west indies wickets — no problem, it seemed. stuart broad, left out of the last match, bowling like a man with a point to prove. the west indies reduced to 37—4 —

surely, game over? well, not quite, asjermaine blackwood and sharmarh brooks led a spirited fightback. was victory slipping from england's grasp? but in stokes, they have a man with a midas touch. jos buttler with the catch, and blackwood was finally gone. england's talisman had done it again. brooks, though, was still frustrating them. but when sam curran eventually trapped him for a fine 62, england needed just three more wickets. and soon it was two, as dom bess conjured a beauty. the west indies skipperjason holder gone, to leave england closing in on victory. and eventually, it was all over, england completing a thrilling wind. they had certainly had to wait for but after an enthralling day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. ; day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. england