Then began the resurrection with Viv Richards and Collis King going hammer and tongs mixed with cautious stroke play. However, in contrast Richards dropped anchor in a well thought out game plan and allowed King to launch into the English bowlers. Richards got into a zone of his own, timing every ball with incredible precision and soon effortlessly began to toy with the bowlers, even the frontline ones. He cut, pulled, glanced and drove with grace, and before long, West Indies had wriggled themselves out from a spot of bother. His unbeaten knock of 138 (3 sixes and eleven fours) ensured that the West Indies reached a comfortable score of 286/9 in 60 overs, though King's herculean innings of 86 runs from 66 balls was also noteworthy.
However, despite forging a good opening partnership between England captain Mike Brearley and Boycott, England were done in by the pace and bounce of the 6ft 8inch frame of Joel Garner who single-handedly demolished the English batting attack. Richards was named the Man of the match in the game.
