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MANCHESTER, Aug 16: Robert Key's unbeaten 93 guided England to a seven-wicket win over West Indies on the final day of the third Test on Monday and gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Key steadied his side after a poor start as they chased 1, a record fourth-innings winning total at Old Trafford. It was England's ninth win in 10 Tests. Andrew Flintoff (57 not out) hit two sixes and Michael Vaughan (33) also batted well on a deteriorating pitch after Steve Harmison's four for 44 had helped bowl out West Indies for 165.
Meanwhile, uncapped Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell has been called into England's squad as cover for the injured Graham Thorpe for the fourth Test. Thorpe broke his finger while making 114 in the first innings in this Test making him doubtful for the final match of the series starting at The Oval on Thursday.
SQUAD: Michael Vaughan, (captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Stephen Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones, Simon Jones, Robert Key, Andrew Strauss, Graham Thorpe, Marcus Trescothick.
SCOREBOARD
WEST INDIES (1st Innings) 395-9 declared (D.J.J. Bravo 77, S. Chanderpaul 76, C.S. Baugh 68; M.J. Hoggard 4-83).
ENGLAND (1st Innings):
M.E. Trescothick c Sarwan b Edwards 0
A.J. Strauss b Bravo 90
R.W.T. Key b Collymore 6
M.P. Vaughan b Bravo 12
G.P. Thorpe c Lara b Bravo 114
A. Flintoff lbw b Bravo 7
M.J. Hoggard c Sarwan b Collymore 23
G.O. Jones b Bravo 12
A.F. Giles c and b Bravo 10
S.J. Harmison lbw b Collins 3
J.M. Anderson not out 1
EXTRAS (B-10, LB-15, W-18, NB-9) 52
TOTAL (all out, 112.2 overs) 330
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-13, 3-40, 4-217, 5-227, 6-283, 7-310, 8-321, 9-322.
BOWLING: Edwards 18-2-68-1 (5nb, 3w); Collymore 26-6-66-2 (2nb, 1w); Bravo 26-6-55-6 (1nb, 1w); Joseph 2-0-8-0 (1nb, 1w); Gayle 4-1-7-0; Mohammed 26-2-77-0; Collins 10.2-1-24-1
WEST INDIES (2nd Innings, overnight 161-9):
C.H. Gayle c Hoggard b Giles 42
S.C. Joseph c Vaughan b Flintoff 15
R.R. Sarwan c T'cothick b Harmison 60
B.C. Lara c Strauss b Flintoff 7
S. Chanderpaul c Vaughan b Flintoff 2
D.J.J. Bravo c Flintoff b Giles 6
C.S. Baugh c sub b Harmison 3
D. Mohammed c Key b Giles 9
P.T. Collins b Harmison 8
C.D. Collymore not out 5
F.H. Edwards c Flintoff b Harmison 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-4, W-1, NB-1) 8
TOTAL (all out, 59.4 overs) 165
FALL OF WKTS: 1-41, 2-88, 3-95, 4-99, 5-110, 6-121, 7-146, 8-152, 9-161.
BOWLING: Hoggard 7-0-21-0 (1w); Harmison 13.4-3-44-4; Flintoff 12-1-26-3 (1nb); Giles 22-6-46-3; Anderson 5-1-22-0.
ENGLAND (2nd Innings):
M.E. Trescothick b Collymore 12
A.J. Strauss c C'paul b Collins 12
R.W.T. Key not out 93
M.P. Vaughan c Lara b Gayle 33
A. Flintoff not out 57
EXTRAS (B-7, LB-3, NB-14) 24
TOTAL (for three wkts, 65.4 overs) 231
FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-27, 3-111.
BOWLING: Edwards 11-0-51-0 (6nb); Collymore 16-7-33-1 (3nb); Collins 8-2-24-1 (5nb); Bravo 12-3-41-0; Mohammed 6-0-25-0; Gayle 8.4-0-32-1; Sarwan 4-0-15-0.
RESULT: England won by seven wickets.
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Graham Thorpe. -Reuters
