England vs West Indies Tests Jan-Feb 2019: WI Win 2-1 (Wisden Trophy) — Roach 5/17 Barbados (ESPNcricinfo Bowling of Year), Holder 202*, Chase 8/60, Wood 5/41 Saint Lucia

West Indies won the three-match Wisden Trophy Test series against England in January-February 2019 by 2-1. 1st Test Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (Jan 23-26): WI won by 381 runs — WI 289 & 415/6d; ENG 77 & 246. Kemar Roach took 5/17 in England's 1st innings of 77 — named ESPNcricinfo's Test Bowling Performance of 2019. Jason Holder scored 202* in WI's 2nd innings, his maiden Test double century. Roston Chase took 8/60 in England's 2nd innings, his career-best figures. James Anderson took 5/46 in WI's 1st innings. 2nd Test Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (Jan 31-Feb 2): WI won by 10 wickets — ENG 187 & 132; WI 306 & 17/0. Roach took 4/30 and 4/52 — 8 wickets in the match. Joe Denly made his England Test debut. West Indies sealed the Wisden Trophy with this result. 3rd Test Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (Feb 9-13): England won by 232 runs — WI 154 & 252; ENG 277 & 361/5d. Joe Root scored 122 and reached 2,000 Test runs as England captain during the innings. Mark Wood took 5/41 in WI's 1st innings — his maiden Test five-wicket haul. Chase scored 102* in WI's 2nd innings in a losing cause. Jason Holder was absent — suspended by the ICC for slow over-rate violations; Kraigg Brathwaite captained WI in the 3rd Test. Player of the Series: Kemar Roach — 18 wickets. Joe Root captained England; Jason Holder captained WI Tests 1-2.

Roach 5/17 and England's Collapse to 77: A Dominant Barbados Win

Kemar Roach's 5/17 at Barbados — 11 overs, 7 maidens, 5 wickets in England's 1st innings of 77 — was the defining bowling spell of the series and one of the great short-pitched seam-bowling performances of the decade. England, dismissed in a session, never recovered in the 1st Test. Roston Chase's 8/60 in England's 2nd innings of 246 — career-best figures from a part-time spinner bowling heavy overs to rest the pacemen — completed the demolition as WI won by 381 runs. Jason Holder's unbeaten 202 in West Indies' 415/6 declared gave them a match total that put the contest beyond doubt: his patient double century was the batting anchor that allowed Chase's spinners to take wickets freely. James Anderson's 5/46 in WI's 1st innings of 289 had given England a flickering hope, but it was extinguished by Roach in England's 1st innings.

Antigua: Roach 8/82 and the Wisden Trophy Won in Three Days

West Indies wrapped up the Wisden Trophy at Antigua in just three days. Kemar Roach's 4/30 and 4/52 — 8 wickets in the match — took his series tally to 17 as England were dismissed for 187 and 132, never threatening West Indies' 306 in their 1st innings. WI chased just 17 to win and did so in 17 balls without loss. Joe Denly made his England Test debut in this match, becoming the latest in a long line of openers England tried in their search for Cook's replacement. West Indies' consecutive wins — 381 runs at Barbados and 10 wickets at Antigua — confirmed Holder's side had outplayed England at home comprehensively.

Saint Lucia: Root 122, Wood's Maiden Five-For, England's Consolation

England's 232-run consolation win in Saint Lucia — the first ever Test at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground — gave them their sole positive result. Joe Root's 122 in England's 277 also took him past 2,000 Test runs as England captain. Mark Wood's 5/41 in West Indies' 1st innings of 154 — his maiden Test five-wicket haul — gave England a quick first-innings advantage. Despite Chase's unbeaten 102 in WI's 2nd innings of 252, England's 361/5 declared had already set a target of 468 and the margin of 232 runs was comfortable. Roach's 18-wicket series tally — including the 5/17 at Barbados (ESPNcricinfo Test Bowling Performance of 2019) — made him the overwhelming Player of the Series.