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England vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 3: As it happened
West Indies will look to take a good first-innings lead against England when the two sides head into the third day of the opening Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground in Southampton on Friday.
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England reached 14/0 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the opening Test, still trailing West Indies by 100 runs at Ageas Bowl in Southampton. England 14/0 (9.5 overs)
Rory Burns and Dom Sibley have walked down the crease to begin England's second innings. Kemar Roach to open the attack for West Indies.
Innings Break!
West Indies were bundled out for 318 runs in their first innings against England. The Caribbean side, however, has taken a 114-run lead over the hosts. West Indies 318
WICKET!! West Indies have now lost eight wickets. Alzarri Joseph was bowled out by Ben Stokes in the 99th over to depart for 18 runs. The Caribbean side has now taken over 100-run lead over England. West Indies 306/8 (99 overs)
Alzarri Joseph joins Shane Dowrich at the crease!
WICKET!! Ben Stokes strikes for England. Jason Holder departed for five after he scored a pull shot down the throat of fine leg, only to see Jofra Archer grab a catch. West Indies 286/7 (95 overs)
Jason Holder is the new batsman in for West Indies!
WICKET!!! Roston Chase, who was looking good at the crease, fell just three runs short of a half-century after being caught leg before wicket by James Anderson in the 89th over. West Indies are now down by six wickets, but they have taken a 65-run first-innings lead over England. West Indies 267/6 (89 overs)
West Indies reached 235 for five at Tea, with Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase batting at the crease at their respective score of 30 and 25. England, on the other hand, have managed to remove Shamarh Brooks and Jermaine Blackwood after Lunch. West Indies 235/5 (80 overs)
Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase continue to stand strong at their respective scores of 30 and 25 as the Caribbean side has crossed the 230-run mark. England, on the other hand, are eagerly looking for a wicket now. West Indies 235/5 (78.3 overs)
Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 18 and 13 as West Indies crossed the 200-run mark in their first innings against England. West Indies 205/5 (69 overs)
WICKET!! Jermaine Blackwood (12) smashed the last delivery of the 67th over from Dom Bess towards mid-off, only to see James Anderson grab a catch. West Indies are now down by five wickets and they currently trail England by 18 runs. West Indies 186/5 (61 overs)
Jermaine Blackwood is the new batsman in for West Indies!
WICKET!! A good 39-run innings from Shamarh Brooks comes to an end as he is caught by Jos Buttler behind the wicket off a James Anderson delivery in the 56th over. West Indies 173/4 (56 overs)
Roston Chase is the new batsman in for West Indies!
WICKET!! After notching up a half-century, opener Kraigg Brathwait (65) was caught leg before wicket by Ben Stokes in the 42nd over. The West Indies now trail by just 64 runs with seven wickets left in the first innings. West Indies 140/3 (42 overs)
Shamarh Brooks is the new batsman in for West Indies !
WICKET!! Dom Bess strikes for England. Hope (16) was caught by Ben Stokes at first slip on the third ball of 35th over from Bess. With this, a 59-run partnership for the second wicket between Hope and Brathwaite also came to an end. West Indies 103/2 (35 overs)
Brathwaite and Hope continue to remain unbeaten at the crease at their respective scores of 48 and 16. The duo has guided the side past 100-run mark to reduce the side's gap to just 103 runs in the first innings. England, on the other hand, missed a good chance to bowl out Hope on the fourth ball of 34th over after Jofra Archer delivered a no-ball. West Indies 101/1 (34 overs)
Brathwaite and Hope are currently looking calm and composed at the crease and batting at their respective scores of 28 and three. The England bowlers, on the other hand, have managed to concede just nine runs in the last five overs. The Caribbean side is now trailing by 138 runs. West Indies 66/1 (25 overs)
Unlike the opening two days, it's a bright sunny day in Southampton on Friday.
Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope have walked down the crease to resume West Indies' first innings. Mark Wood to complete his fourth over for England.
The third day of the first Test between England and West Indies will begin soon.
England reached 15 for 0 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the opening Test against West Indies at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground in Southampton on Friday.
At the end of the day's play, the hosts were still trailing the Caribbean side by 100 runs, with Rory Burns (unbeaten at 10) and Dom Sibley (unbeaten at 5) batting at the crease.
Earlier in the day, Kraigg Brathwaite (65) and Shane Dowrich (61) smashed a half-century each, while Roston Chase (47) and Shamarh Brooks (39) also notched up crucial knocks to help West Indies post 318 runs before being bundle out and take a 114-run lead over England in the first innings.
Stand-in skipper Stokes was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts with his figures of four for 49, followed by James Anderson's three for 62.Meanwhile, Dom Bess and Mark Wood bagged two and a wicket, respectively.
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