West Indies Tour
In March, 2004, England embarked on a tour of the Caribbean, and Jones was included in the squad. In the first Test against the West Indies, at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, Jones had match figures of 3-72, dismissing Brian Lara, Ridley Jacobs and Ryan Hinds, as England won the Test match by 10 wickets. In the second Test, Jones took the wicket of Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the first innings, before taking 5-57 in the second, dismissing the first four batsmen (Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ridley Jacobs) and Pedro Collins. It was Jones' first five-for in Test cricket, and England won the match by 7 wickets. In the third Test at Bridgetown, Barbados, Jones took just one wicket, in the first innings, that of Collins once again, and did not bowl in the second innings, as England won the match by 8 wickets, and led the series by 3-0. The final Test of the series was equally uneventful for Jones personally, as he took just one wicket, in a first innings in which Brian Lara scored a world record 400 not out. England won the four match series 3-0.
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