England Faces Tough Challenge as Jayden Seales Shines on Day One of Final Test

Jayden Seales took two crucial wickets to put England on the back foot at 38 for three at the close of play on the first day of the final test against the West Indies. England trails by 244 runs after dismissing the visitors for 282 despite a strong start by Kraigg Brathwaite and Jason Holder.

Seamer Jayden Seales took two key wickets late in the day, leaving England struggling at 38 for three in response to the West Indies' first innings score of 282 on the first day of the third and final test at Edgbaston on Friday. Ollie Pope (6 not out) and Joe Root (2 not out) will need to stabilize England's innings as they still trail by 244 runs.

Zak Crawley was dismissed for 18, chasing a wide delivery from Seales (2-19) and being caught by Jason Holder at second slip. Ben Duckett followed, playing an Alzarri Joseph delivery onto his stumps. Nightwatchman Mark Wood fell for a duck, edging Seales to Holder, who took another excellent catch in the slips.

England's seamer Chris Woakes told SkySports, 'To lose three wickets is not ideal, but we should be happy to bowl them out for what we did on what we felt was a good pitch.' England convincingly won the first two tests, by an innings and 114 runs at Lord’s and 241 runs at Trent Bridge.