VIDEO | Kemar Roach copies Stuart Broad's ā€˜celebrappealā€™ in an agressive manner following Sibley dismissal

VIDEO | Kemar Roach copies Stuart Broad's ā€˜celebrappealā€™ in an agressive manner following Sibley dismissal

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Kemar Roach got West Indies off the mark with Sibley's wicket

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Following a dry patch in his bowling spell, Kemar Roach finally struck to catch Dom Sibley right in-front and unleashed a celebrappeal, followed by a wild roar with skipper Jason Holder. On the other hand, England were reduced early on in the innings after opting to bench Zak Crawley from the XI.

West Indiesā€™ skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bowl first in overcast conditions at Old Trafford in Manchester. Whilst there were doubts over the Windiesā€™ pacer Shannon Gabrielā€™s fitness ahead of the clash, Holder confirmed the tall pacerā€™s place in the playing XI. However, it was not Gabriel who delivered the first blow for the visitors as fellow pacer Kemar Roach decided to unleash an in-swinger catching Dom Sibley off-guard.Ā 

Sibley was nicely set up in front of his stumps by Roach, who delivered two balls well outside off the right-handerā€™s off stumps into the eight or ninth stump channel before thundering one back into Sibley. The banana swinger, delivered wide of the crease by Roach caught the right-hander packing, with the ball hitting the stumps right in front.Ā 

However, away from Sibleyā€™s disappointment, it was the 32-year-old who delivered a scathing celebrappeal, one that has found its home in Englandā€™s cricketing books after Stuart Broad's celebration against Ireland. The pacer, even before the umpire raised his hands, was busy celebrating with the rest of his team before unleashing a ferocious roar with skipper Holder after returning to his familiar form. It left England in a bit of mess, at 1-1 after the end of the very first over of the crucial fixture against the Windies in Manchester.

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