article_snippet.sent: A day that featured a fourth Test century in only Chris Jordan ninth match for Gary Ballance ended with the leader of England’s attack still waiting for the wicket that will bring the leader of England’s attack level with Sir Ian Botham’s Test record.
article_snippet.sent: So well did Gary Ballance and England bat that Alastair Cook was able to set West Indies a target of 438 in just over four sessions that would even surpass their own world record successful Test chase.
article_snippet.sent: Yet so solidly did West Indies begin their attempt to emerge unscathed from this first of three Tests that it became pertinent to remember world record was set in none other than Antigua and featured a century by a certain Shiv Chanderpaul.
article_snippet.sent: it remains highly unlikely that West Indies will today surpass the 418 for seven they made to defeat Australia at the old St John’s Rec 12 years ago.
article_snippet.sent: When West Indies grafted firm favourites way to 90 for one on this fourth day
article_snippet.sent: England timed both the pace of England batting and England declaration to perfection, scoring quickly enough to set West Indies that world record breaking target and giving themselves 130 overs to bowl themselves out.
article_snippet.sent: This was the Ballance of last season, the white shirt seemingly a much better fit than the blue of limited-overs cricket, and the white shirt is quite simply a run machine in the ultimate form of the game.
article_snippet.sent: Stuart Broad (centre) celebrates with Stuart Broad (centre) England team-mates after taking the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite .
article_snippet.sent: With Anderson in the form that saw Anderson take only two of the four wickets Anderson needed at the start of this Test to surpass Botham’s tally of 383 in the first innings it was left to Stuart Broad (centre) to strike the first blow for England.
article_snippet.sent: An absolute brute of a delivery saw Kraigg Braithwaite fending to short leg and Broad quickly pointing to the dressing room to salute the role that bowling coach Ottis Gibson, who knows West Indies inside out having been their coach until earlier this year, played in the dismissal.
highlights_snippet.sent: Stuart Broad struck early, clean bowling out Kraigg Braithwaite .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: England finished the day eight wickets from victory in first Test .