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Jack Leach, England's star spinner, shows that he isn't done.

It wasn't Shane Warne, but Jack Leach proved he was still a great Test cricketer.

Although the slow-left armer did not rip through West Indies like the late Australian legend, he gave it his all.


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Jack Leach of England celebrates after he dismisses John Campbell of West Indies on day five
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Windies' opener John Campbell strikes out at Jack Leach and is captured by Craig Overton

Windies had 286 runs to win 71 overs, and they won the game comfortably.

Leach took three quick wickets, making it 67-4 with plenty time remaining. This was the first win in Antigua.

It may have happened, even if Captain Joe Root, who had earlier scored his 24th Test century in the first innings, used the final review to wrap Jason Holder's pads with 22 overs left.

There is clearly distrust in the England setup towards Leach.

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After claiming 28 wickets in six Tests against Sri Lanka and India last spring the 30-year-old was disqualified for nine months. He was then dumped for nine more months.

After he had barely bowled one ball, he was thrown into the Ashes cauldron where he was brutally attacked in the 4-0 hammering.

Leach is an example of perseverance. He bowled like a dream during a marathon spell that ended with figures of 30.1-14.57-3

England's "red-ball reset" could have been worse. They were the side pushing here. But it's only one win in 15.

After four days of dull cricket on a pitch that was a mess, England finally got the spice up yesterday. Yet, it was going to be difficult for England to win 10 wickets.

Chris Woakes, Craig Overton and their first innings counterparts were just as innocent as they were on Wednesday. This left plenty of questions for the Barbados Test.

It will be fascinating to see how Ben Stokes, who has bowled 41 runs - far more than England would like - recovers.

Beginning the day at 217-1, Root and Zak Crawley brought up their 200-partnership before Holder yorked Crawley for 121.

Quick runs were the order for the morning with Dan Lawrence leading with 37 of 35 balls.

Root eased his path to a 24th Ton - surpassing Kevin Pietersen, and only behind Sir Alastair Cook's 33 in England’s all-time rankings.

While it's not clear when the 31-year old will top the chart, this latest ton was his thirteenth as skipper, putting him above Cook.

Root was thrown around his legs by Joseph, and Ben Stokes miscued one high up in the sky on 13, before Ben Foakes was dragged onto his stumps.

HORRRIBLE SWIPE

The West Indies 286 was declared 20 minutes prior to lunch on 349-6.

Crawley dropped opener Campbell on 1 off Leach. He scrambled back from slip to get a top-edged sweep.

It quickly came down to Stokes or Leach being the heroes.

Headingley's 2019 victory against Australia was savioured by the bat. Could they now win with the ball?

Stokes wasn't seen until the 24th over, but he struck with his seventh ball and wrapped Brathwaite with one that kept low on the pad.

Things really heated up when Leach made it 5-9-2 in the next over. Carefree Campbell attempted to launch it over midfield but was stopped by Overton who snatched a rank shot.

Leach was not the only one at the brink of tea. Crawley made up his earlier mistake by taking a sharp catch to his right to dismiss Shamarh brooks.

It was all about survival for the West Indies now, which made Blackwood's terrible swipe right after the break unforgivable.

Leach was a wild hoick, and he was out LBW leaving them at 67-4. He then entered survival mode to secure a draw. Jason Holder and Nkrumah Bonner held firm until the teams shook their hands with five balls remaining.