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Cricket News: Jack Leach sends down 10th most deliveries for England in history | Jack Leach sends down 69.5 overs: the 10th most overs bowled by Englishman in single innings

England spinner Jack Leach sent down a huge 69.5 overs in the second Test against West Indies at Barbados, as the home side batted a remarkable 187.5 overs.

Leach’s 69.5 overs is now the tenth-most overs bowled by an Englishman in a single innings in Test history. He toiled away for 419 deliveries – just seven less than Phil Tufnell’s 426 against New Zealand in Wellington in 1992 – finishing with 3/118 as the Windies ground England into the dirt.

Jack Leach sends down nearly 70 overs after Kraigg Brathwaite bats over 700 minutes

The Barbados Test also saw the 25th instance of a batsman batting over 700 minutes in a Test innings. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s almighty vigil of 160 off 489 balls lasted 710 minutes, which is the 21st longest innings by minutes.

Also, only Brian Lara has batted longer for West Indies in their proud Test history. The great left-hander batted 778 minutes for his world-record 400* against England in 2004, which remains the highest Test score to date. His 375 – his previous record – took 766 minutes to achieve in 1994.

It was Leach who ended Brathwaite’s marathon knock with a peach. The left-arm spinner pitched the delivery in line with the stumps, which turned to take the opener’s off stump.

2nd West Indies vs England Test also heading for a draw

After the first Test ended in a stalemate thanks to Nkrumah Bonner’s excellent fight, the second Test is also heading in the same direction. West Indies’ 187.5 overs batted has taken so much time out of the game that England lead by just 136 runs at stumps on day four.

Seeking just their second series win in West Indies since 1968, England will push hard in similar fashion to the first Test, where they set West Indies 286 in 71 overs.

However, after such a marathon effort spanning more than two days worth of overs, it will take a huge effort from England and poor batting from West Indies to see a result in this Test. Should it end in a draw, the series will have a decider to be played at Grenada starting in just a few days’ time on March 24.

The three-match series is following a similar pattern to Australia’s tour of Pakistan, which included the borest of bore draws in Rawalpindi. Both sides will contest the decider in Lahore starting Monday.