Jason Holder 9, Jermaine Blackwood 9; Jofra Archer 6: England v West Indies player ratings

Tourists win first Test at the Rose Bowl by four wickets

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  ENGLAND RATINGS: 1) Rory Burns – 6: Didn’t register a milestone in either innings, yet his stickability still played a part in blunting the impressive West Indies quicks. Getty

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  2) Dom Sibley – 6: Bounced back from the nightmarish start of an opening day duck to lead a dogged rearguard in the second innings. PA

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  3) Joe Denly – 5: Batted like a condemned man, as he faced 128 balls for 47 in the match. Might have been his last chance for England. PA

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  4) Zak Crawley – 7: He made a hundred for England in Sri Lanka in the last innings before lockdown, and continued his steady emergence with a classy 76. Getty

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  5) Ben Stokes – 8: Whether he picked the right XI or made the right call at the toss is debatable. What isn’t is his lion heart. What a leader. AFP

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  6) Ollie Pope – 4: A brace of 12s in the match for the rising star of English batting suggested some lockdown rustiness. AP

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  7) Jos Buttler – 5: Still seems conflicted as to how to go about Test batting – which is a worry after six years and 42 matches. AP

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  8) Dom Bess – 5: Bowled economically but when England needed a cutting edge in the fourth innings he fell a little short. Getty

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  9) Jofra Archer – 6: He was “bowling toothpaste” in the first innings, according to ex Windies bowler Tino Best. In the second, he threatened to clean everyone up. Getty

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  10) Mark Wood – 6: On the balance of the game, maybe England should have gone with Stuart Broad instead. Still, though, his pace is frightening. Getty

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  11) James Anderson – 6: Economical throughout, and got through a big body of work unscathed, but England could have done with more incisiveness on the last day. AFP

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  2) John Campbell – 6: Tempting to say he was plucky to return to bat late in the day despite his toe injury. But surely he would not have missed it for the world. Reuters

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  WEST INDIES RATINGS: 1) Kraigg Brathwaite – 7: His doughtiness was the bedrock of West Indies’ first innings. He was undone by Archer when they needed him in the second. AFP

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  3) Shai Hope – 4: An underwhelming display on his return to the country where he had his finest hour in Test cricket, with 16 and 9. Getty

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  4) Shamarh Brooks – 5: Looked smart in the first innings, then edged behind and wasted a review. Could do nothing against an on-song Archer in the second. Reuters

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  5) Roston Chase – 7: Resilient with the bat in both innings – before receiving a brutal bouncer from Archer in the second – and a decent hand with the ball, too. AP

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  6) Jermaine Blackwood – 9: A career-defining innings? Possibly. Gave it away when the winning line was in sight, but his last-day 95 was still decisive. AP

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  7) Shane Dowrich – 7: Grassed an important chance, but was otherwise excellent with the gloves and played two valuable knocks. AFP

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  8) Jason Holder – 9: Started out with six wickets, ended it at the crease when victory was sealed, and led with typical grace throughout. Reuters

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  9) Alzarri Joseph – 7: His two-wicket burst on the fourth evening tilted the game back in his side’s favour. Getty

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  10) Kemar Roach – 7: His accuracy on the first day – his first six overs went for just two – was remarkable given the extended break in the lead up. Did not deserve to go wicketless. Getty

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  11) Shannon Gabriel – 9: Brilliant in the first innings, and roused his weary body for a vital push at the end of Day 4 and the start of the last. Reuters

West Indies beat England by four wickets on the final day of the first international Test since the coronavirus break.

A 95-run knock by Jermaine Blackwood helped earn his team victory at the Rose Bowl after being set 200 on the dot to win by England.

England made early inroads into the West Indies batting lineup on day five as the visitors reduced them to 27-3 before Blackwood began to set the foundations for a big win for the Caribbean side, albeit behind closed doors.

"It was a nerve-wracking start after losing quick three wickets and Campbell to injury," Windies captain Jason Holder told BBC. "But Roston and Jermaine put on a good partnership and settled the nerves. From there we could build on.

"I missed the Barmy Army but it was a level playing field without the crowds. It's been a good start back to international cricket, it sets the series up quite nicely."

Earlier, England were bowled out for 313 in their second innings after resuming on 284-8, with the overnight pair of Archer and Mark Wood failing to offer much resistance.

Shannon Gabriel finished with figures of 5-75 – his sixth five-wicket haul in Tests – while Chase and Alzarri Joseph picked up two wickets apiece.