England vs West Indies, 3rd Test Day 1: As it happened

Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler smashed half-century each as England reached 258 for four in their first-innings against West Indies at stumps on Day 1 of the third Test in Manchester.

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Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler smashed a half-century each as England reached 258 for four in their first-innings against West Indies before bad light forced early stumps on the opening day of the third Test at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Friday.

At stumps, Pope and Buttler were batting at the crease at their respective scores of 91 and 56.

Asked to bat first, the hosts lost opener Dom Sibley for a duck.Skipper Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes too failed to add much to their side's innings and were departed for 17 and 20 runs, respectively.

Opener Rory Burns then smashed a calm and composed knock of 57 runs before being removed by Roston Chase.

Pope and Buttler then joined forces as the duo not only smashed a half-century each but also stitched a huge partnership of 136 runs for the fifth wicket to put England in a good position at the end of the day.

Here are the highlights:

24 July 2020

22:59 IST

STUMPS!

22:57 IST

England reached 258 for four in their first-innings against West Indies before bad light forced early stumps. England 258/4 (85.4 overs)

22:17 IST

Ollie Pope (78) and Jos Buttler (47) have brought up more than 100-run partnership for the fifth wicket in England's first-innings against the West Indies.The Caribbean side, on the other hand, is eagerly looking for a wicket now. England 236/4 (79 overs)

21:43 IST

Ollie Pope (63) has brought up a half-century as England have crossed the 200-run mark in their first-innings against West Indies. The England batsman has also brought up more than 80-run stand with Jos Buttler (30).The Caribbean side, on the other hand, is looking to break the stand. England 205/4 (69.1 overs)

21:05 IST

England have crossed the 150-run mark in their first-innings against the West Indies, with Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope batting at the crease at their respective scores of 11 and 31. England 151/4 (60 overs)

20:34 IST

England have reached 131 for four in their first-innings against West Indies at Tea. Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of two and 24. England  131/4 (53 overs)

19:53 IST

WICKET!! Soon after scoring a half-century, opener Rory Burns was taken by Rahkeem Cornwall at slip on the fourth ball of the 48th over from Roston Chase. England have now lost four wickets in their first-innings. England 122/4 (48 overs)

19:17 IST

England have crossed the 100-run mark in their first-innings against the West Indies. Meanwhile, Rory Burns (50) has brought up a half-century off 126 deliveries. He reached the mark by picking up a single off a Shannon Gabriel delivery in the 41st over. England 104/3 (41 overs)

18:52 IST

WICKET!! Ben Stokes departed for 20 runs after being clean bowled on the last ball of the 35th over from Kemar Roach. England are now down by three wickets. England 92/3 (35 overs)

18:38 IST

Rory Burns (44) continues to stay strong at the crease as he is inching closer to half-century, while Ben Stokes is currently batting at 14 as England have crossed the 80-run mark in their first-innings against the Caribbean side. West Indies 84/2 (32 overs)

17:39 IST

England were reduced to 66 for two in their first innings against West Indies at Lunch on the opening day of the third Test. Rory Burns and Ben Stokes are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 33 and seven. England 66/2 (27 overs)

England reach lunch on 66/2 after some testing bowling from West Indies.#ENGvWI SCORECARD  https://t.co/cyr5kcI2bj pic.twitter.com/u3KRjdMSZA

— ICC (@ICC) July 24, 2020

17:19 IST

Ben Stokes is the new batsman in for England!

17:09 IST

WICKET!! Joe Root looked to take a single after Rory Burns smashed a Rahkeem Cornwall delivery towards the third man. Roston Chase then threw the ball at the wicket-keeper's end, only to see his throw flick the bail to depart Root for 17. England 52/2 (22 overs)

16:21 IST

After losing opener Dom Sibley for a duck, Rory Burns (6) and Joe Root (3) are now batting cautiously at the crease as England have reached just 14 for one after nine overs. England 14/1(9 overs)

15:37 IST

WICKET! Kemar Roach gave breakthrough to the West Indies as early as in the very first over. Dom Sibley fell for duck after being caught leg before wicket on the last ball of the opening over. England 1/1 (1 over)

15:33 IST

Openers Dom Sibley and Rory Burns have walked down the crease to begin England's first innings. Kemar Roach will begin the proceedings for the Caribbean side. 

15:28 IST

If West Indies win the third Test in Manchester, it will be their first Test series victory in England since 1988.

15:24 IST

West Indies' Rahkeem Cornwall will be making his first appearance of the ongoing series.England, on the other hand, have brought in Jimmy Anderson and Jofra Archer in place of Zak Crawley and Sam Curran.

Rahkeem Cornwall will be making his first appearance of the series 

England meanwhile have brought in Jimmy Anderson and Jofra Archer to replace Zak Crawley and Sam Curran #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/U4d0gMqfxa

— ICC (@ICC) July 24, 2020

15:20 IST

While West Indies have retained Shai Hope and John Campbell for the final match, fast bowler Jofra Archer has returned to the England squad after missing out the second Test for violating biosecurity protocols.

15:19 IST

West Indies win the toss, opt to bowl first against England in third Test.

West Indies have won the toss and are going to bowl first  #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/3TczFzjDAw

— ICC (@ICC) July 24, 2020

15:17 IST

Lineups:

England Playing XI: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

West Indies Playing XI: Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, 10 Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel