Kemar Roach set his sights on even greater success after the fast bowler became the ninth Antillean, and the first since 1994, to take 200 test wickets. Barbados' fast bowler, Roach, reached the milestone when he had Englishman Chris Woakes playing during the second day of the third Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Despite Roach's eventual return from 4-72, England still made 369 in their first innings, thanks mainly to tailender Stuart Broad's run 62. And on the stumps, the West CWSIndies had plummeted to 137-6, a deficit of 232 runs, to give England the lead in the deciding match of a series of three Tests, currently all square at 1-1.
But Roach, 32, was understandably proud of his accomplishment by becoming the first West Indies bowler since Curtly Ambrose 26 years ago to take 200 test wickets.
"I guess I had that milestone on my mind too much, I had some restless nights," Roach told the BBC, who was shocked when the West Indies beat England in the opening game of this series.
"It's good to get over that barrier now and see how many more I can get. 300 would be great."
"I will work hard to get there and see how many I can get past 300," added Roach, now in his 59th test after his debut in 2009.
Roach was initially a fast express, capable of rebounding 90 mph.
But his career began to take a different direction in 2014 when he was involved in a car accident in Barbados after suffering shoulder and ankle injuries on both sides of that incident.
Struggling to regain speed, Roach became increasingly expensive and was abandoned by the West Indies for 18 months.
But he was retired from his last tour of England three years ago, and has since become an effective artist, with his use of the crease and increased movement through the air and out of the seam, offsetting a decrease in brute speed.
Since 2017, he has taken 79 wickets in 22 tests at a paltry average of less than 23 each.
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