Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes scalped nine of the ten wickets for England within the fourth innings. Even in their 500th wicket, Stuart Broad and James Anderson, fast-bowling double acts of the deadliest nature, seem to share a sleight of destiny. Their 500th victim was A similar batsman: Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies opener, whose middle-stump Anderson knocked over three years ago, and whose half-forward pad Broad struck plumb ahead of the stumps on Tuesday.

Broad ended the day on 501, which bound up the match and Wisden Trophy for England. Between his two wickets of the day, Chris Woakes collected five for himself Because the tourists surrendered without a whiff of a fight, resisting England bowlers ’onslaught for barely 31 overs. When their innings ended at 129, it seemed their ordeal was finally over, Manchester leg of the series.