Stuart Broad led England's charge with bat and ball, grabbing the initiative for his side on day two of the must-win third Test against the West Indies.
Broad began his memorable outing with a devil-may-care knock of 62, rolling back the years for his highest score since 2013, before returning to his day job and dismissing two of the tourists' top five.
His dual efforts helped steer England into a position of strength, helping them overcome an early flurry of wickets to post 369 and playing a central role in keeping the reply to 137 for six.
With a concerning weather forecast England may yet need the follow-on to push for the victory they need to reclaim the Wisden Trophy 2-1, but with a lead of 232 that option remains in play.
Broad was reunited with long-time partner James Anderson for the first time in over six months, the veteran duo having been kept apart for the first two matches of the series, and they wasted no time finding a familiar groove.
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Anderson was typically classy and controlled, matching Broad's figures of two for 17 while Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes each chipped in.
While that hardly qualifies as a surprising return given their peerless combined record, nobody expected Broad to register England's third fastest half-century in Tests. Once a player with genuine all-round prospects, he has drifted towards genuine tailender status and frequently come in last at number 11 in the past year.
Yet England needed him to deliver here and he did so in joyous fashion.
The first hour was claimed emphatically by the bowling side, with Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach serving up a storm with the second new ball to take the score from 258 for four to 280 for eight.
The first victims were Ollie Pope and his hopes of a second Test hundred. After some brilliant strokeplay on the first evening he had a brief and torrid stay, failing to add to his 91, dropped by Rahkeem Cornwall at slip and finally losing his stumps to the charging Gabriel.
Woakes came and went quickly, dragging down his stumps to make the Roach the ninth West Indian to 200 wickets and the first since Curtly Ambrose in 1994. Both pacemen struck again with low catches from Jason Holder at slip, Buttler (67) nicking Gabriel and Archer beaten by Roach.
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That made it four wickets for 18 in 24 deliveries, with England yet to wake up. Broad was quick to change that, hooking his fourth ball for six to leave Roach wide-eyed then lifting Gabriel over cover.
The introduction of Holder only accelerated things, with Broad blazing seven boundaries off skipper as he dropped too short and wide in a painful spell. Broad looked delighted with himself, not least when bringing up his fifty with a full-blooded pull that left him behind only Sir Ian Botham in balls taken and level with Allan Lamb and Andrew Flintoff.
The fun eventually stopped when he pinged a Roston Chase full toss to Jermaine Blackwood on the ropes, with Anderson last man out for 11 leaving Dom Bess stranded on 18no.
The West Indies began their response immediately after lunch and never really managed to get on top in the face of some high-class bowling.
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England left their opponents 59 for three in the middle session, then took another two in the evening before bad light denied them another 30 minutes.
A buoyant Broad got things moving with the important wicket of the dogged Kraigg Brathwaite, who fiddled at one that demanded attention outside stump and fed Joe Root at slip.
Anderson should have joined in when John Campbell to second slip on 10, but Ben Stokes shelled a regulation chance in the cordon. Campbell and Shai Hope offered some resistance as they put on 43 but England struck twice in the run-up to tea, Archer coming on first change and conjuring an unplayable short ball that Campbell fended uncomfortably to gully.
Anderson made it three after switching to the end that bears his name, Hope edging a wonderful delivery that demanded a shot but left nowhere to go.
A shortened closing session of just over 22 overs brought two more successes as the pressure continued to build, Anderson taking care of Shamarh Brooks moments after the restart with a textbook delivery that kissed the inside edge on its way to Buttler.
Woakes was the only one of England's quartet without a wicket but he ended that in some style, jagging one back in to Blackwood and knocking over middle stump. Archer endured a luckless last burst and was halted mid-over by the fading light.
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05:02 PM
End of day two: West Indies 137/6, trail by 232
A good day for England in the end, despite a wobble at the start. Stuart Broad blazed with the bat and then was part of an accurate, effective performance from the four-pronged seam attack. The hosts are in an excellent position.
04:59 PM
Bad light stopped play
Dowrich hops back to Archer and plays a tentative prod. And then Richard Kettleborough says it is too dark.
04:56 PM
OVER 47: WI 137/6 (Holder 24 Dowrich 10)
Dowrich is hit again, this time as he attempts to pull Woakes. He then misses a similar shot, the ball looping off his thigh pad to Stokes at leg-slip.
Third time lucky, Dowrich connects and gets off strike with a single to fine leg. Three dots to Holder, so Archer might be kept on for an eighth over in this spell. Yep, that is happening.
04:52 PM
OVER 46: WI 136/6 (Holder 24 Dowrich 9)
Holder and Dowrich trundle a leisurely two after the former's drive through point. A single into the leg side gives Archer a single delivery at Dowrich. Ollie Pope takes his helmet and moves to short-leg...
...argh! Dowrich is all at sea. He takes his eyes off the ball and hangs his bat out in front of himself. It lobs over a diving Burns at gully.
04:47 PM
OVER 45: WI 132/6 ( Holder 21 Dowrich 8)
The light meter is unused. We will stay out there for now.
Holder works Woakes to leg for one and then Dowrich swings an eye-catching pull shot down to deep-backward square. Four runs.
Three successive fours for Holder! Two go down to third man off the outside half of the bat thanks to his soft hands. In between, there is a very tidy on-drive.
Evidently frustrated, Archer zings one past the outside edge next. Unperturbed, Holder nudges a single off his hip to keep the strike. Uh oh... the light meter is out.
04:36 PM
OVER 43: WI 114/6 ( Holder 7 Dowrich 4)
He may have bagged a pair in the second Test, but Dowrich is confident enough to drive handsomely at his first ball. The wicketkeeper picks up four.
Woakes readjusts and beats the outside edge to end the over.
04:34 PM
Wicket!!
Having farmed the strike, Holder does not keep it long and whips a single.
That gives Woakes a look at Blackwood and that is all he needs!
Full and straight with a touch of movement, the delivery clatters into middle stump.
Blackwood b Woakes 26 FoW West Indies 110/6
04:29 PM
OVER 42: WI 109/5 (Blackwood 26 Holder 6)
A diving stop from Pope at point saves at least a couple as Holder leans into a drive. Archer is denied a maiden when Holder drops back and pushes one to the right of mid-on.
04:25 PM
OVER 41: WI 108/5 (Blackwood 26 Holder 5)
Full and straight from Woakes and driven straight for four by Blackwood. Crisp shot.
The bowler pulls back his length but Blackwood uses the width and steers another couple through the covers. Good batting.
04:18 PM
OVER 40: WI 102/5 ( Blackwood 20 Holder 5)
Ben Stokes moves to leg slip and England are going to ask Archer to pepper Blackwood.
He does so, but offers a bit too much width on his third ball and Blackwood flips a forehand/cut shot to the point boundary for one.
Holder is content to duck away.
04:13 PM
OVER 39: WI 101/5 ( Blackwood 19 Holder 5)
Holder plays out a maiden from Woakes. Meanwhile, Broad has popped to the dressing room for his long-sleeved jumper.
04:11 PM
First-pump, appeal - in that order
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Blackwood gets some width from Archer and tucks in gratefully. First he is up on his toes punching a couple. The next ball is wider still from Archer and a more breezy drive brings four.
Archer overcompensates, going full and straight, and that is a lovely shot. Blackwood drives four to the left of mid-on. Ten from the over and West Indies reach three figures.
04:05 PM
OVER 37: WI 91/5 ( Blackwood 9 Holder 5)
The over starts with a run out chance and a trip to the third umpire. It was Bess at mid-wicket, who hit the stumps after Blackwood called through Holder. It's not out, and there are four overthrows as well.
Big appeal for lbw... and England review after Richard Kettleborough turns it down. Good decision. It was going over the top. Another nip-backer hit Holder on the knee-roll. England drop down to two reviews.
03:59 PM
OVER 36: WI 86/5 ( Blackwood 4 Holder 5)
Archer has Holder hopping and the tourists pick up four leg byes when the ball deflects of their captain's back and crosses the boundary.
Deep in his crease, Holder then swings four through mid-wicket.
Chris Woakes is returning.
03:55 PM
OVER 35: WI 78/5 ( Blackwood 4 Holder 1)
It's been a difficult day for the wicketkeepers with lots of post-bat wobble and Buttler ships four byes to Holder's first ball.
West Indies' skipper gets off the mark with a push into the off side.
Broad nips one back and Chase is hit on the pads, bang in front. Broad does not even turn around at Richard Kettleborough before punching the air. When he does look back, the finger is up.
Chase lbw b Broad 9 FoW West Indies 73/5
03:48 PM
OVER 34: WI 73/4 (Chase 9 Blackwood 4)
Blackwood slices a defensive push through cover before Chase edges. He played with soft hands and the ball bounces short of Ben Stokes at second slip. They run two.
More convincingly is Chase's next shot, a glance through square leg for three.
Archer has Blackwood hopping, but the batsman is able to defend.
03:42 PM
OVER 33: WI 67/4 (Chase 4 Blackwood 3)
Nice batting from Chase, who opens the face to add two through point. Those are the only runs from the over, though, and Broad beats the bat with his last delivery.
Here comes Archer, then.
03:38 PM
OVER 32: WI 65/4 (Chase 2 Blackwood 3)
The batsmen cross for a leg bye as Anderson creeps too straight. Blackwood works a single through mid-wicket and then Chase spins to pull. He picks up one via his glove.
Archer is starting to warm up. But one more over of Broad first.
03:33 PM
OVER 31: WI 62/4 (Chase 1 Blackwood 2)
Whoosh. Blackwood throws his hands at a full ball from Broad that swings away and passes the bat.
Blackwood connects pretty firmly with the next delivery but it's a dot thanks to Broad's stop.
Dominic Bess then fields a squeezed drive at mid-wicket and another maiden is completed.
03:31 PM
Anderson from The Anderson End
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03:30 PM
OVER 30: WI 62/4 (Chase 1 Blackwood 2)
Groans from England's slip cordon as Chase leaves on length and the ball gets very close to the top of off stump.
He then releases from wide of the crease and angles the ball in, but Chase is alert. A maiden. Three runs in five overs since tea.
03:25 PM
OVER 29: WI 62/4 (Chase 1 Blackwood 2)
Chase plays across his front pad to bandana-clad Broad but there is no run until he drops his hands on the ball and runs it just past gully. They cross for one.
Blackwood hangs deep in his crease and defends from there to finish the over.
03:21 PM
OVER 28: WI 61/4 (Chase 0 Blackwood 2)
Anderson strays into the pads and Blackwood nudges two. He misses the next ball, though, and is given out by umpire Michael Gough!
Blackwood reviews straightaway, and with good reason. Ball-tracking shows that it was sliding past leg stump and West Indies remain just four down.
03:16 PM
OVER 27: WI 59/4 (Chase 0 Blackwood 0)
And now a maiden for Broad. Chase defends solidly enough but then fiddles outside off and misses. He attempts to make it look like a leave but he is fooling nobody.
03:12 PM
OVER 26: WI 59/4 (Chase 0 Blackwood 0)
Another wicket maiden for Anderson, who now has the most wickets for England against the West Indies. That nick-off took him past Fred Trueman on to 87. Stuart Broad is into England's attack.
03:09 PM
Wicket!!
More clever, clever bowling from Anderson. He angles two away from Shamarh Brooks. The next delivery holds its line and a thin inside edge is gobbled up by Jos Buttler. Trouble for the tourists.
Brooks c Buttler b Anderson FoW West Indies 59/4
03:06 PM
Evening session underway
The players are out and James Anderson is ready to go from his own end.
02:50 PM
Shared around
There has been a wicket each for Broad, Archer and Anderson. Woakes has looked good, too.
02:45 PM
Tea: WI 59/3, trail by 310 runs
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02:43 PM
OVER 25: WI 59/3 (Brooks 4 Chase 0)
Brooks picks up a single with another push in front of point and Woakes attacks the pads of Chase. West Indies' number five is equal to the challenge. That will be tea.
Roston Chase begins watchfully. A wicket maiden for Anderson.
02:36 PM
Wicket!!
Superb from Anderson at The Anderson End! He angles the ball into Hope and gets it to straighten off the surface. Hope is squared up and feathers through to Buttler. West Indies are three down.
Hope c Buttler b Anderson 17 FoW West Indies 58/3
02:34 PM
OVER 23: WI 58/2 (Hope 17 Brooks 3)
It's a switch of ends for Woakes. Interesting. Was that a caught-and-bowled chance? It wasn't, but Brooks is very nearly run out at the non-striker's end after a firm drive from Hope.
Hope gets down the other end with a tuck off his hip and Brooks rotates the strike promptly, pushing towards point. Then there is an aerial flick from Hope that will have worried him. It lands well short of deep-backward square leg, though.
02:27 PM
OVER 22: WI 55/2 (Hope 15 Brooks 2)
A maiden to settle in from Anderson, although Brooks does not look troubled and leaves well outside off.
02:23 PM
OVER 21: WI 55/2 (Hope 15 Brooks 2)
Brooks flicks Archer fine for one and then Hope beats Dominic Bess at square leg, picking up two. The bowler responds with a bouncer, which spears back towards Hope.
There's a loose play-and-miss next, before a drive to Ollie Pope at point.
James Anderson will replace Woakes, coming in from the end named after him. How good must that feel?
02:19 PM
OVER 20: WI 52/2 (Hope 13 Brooks 1)
Lovely from Woakes, who brings Brooks forward and takes the ball away. Jos Buttler gathers. Brooks is back to flick a single next ball, getting off the mark.
Woakes stays full to Hope, who hits mid-on with a drive and then punches through mid-off for four. Comfortably the shot of his innings so far.
02:15 PM
OVER 19: WI 47/2 (Hope 9 Brooks 0)
The struggle continues for Hope, who swishes outside off and gets an earful from Ben Stokes. "Fifty for four, here, fellas... fifty for four," says Joe Root.
Hope responds to an Archer bouncer well by getting forward and pushing two past mid-off.
02:13 PM
OVER 18: WI 45/2 (Hope 7 Brooks 0)
Shamarh Brooks is the new man and isn't on strike straightaway because Campbell's dismissal marked the end of Archer's over.
Woakes' tidy spell continues with just one from the over, a nudge from Hope into the leg side.
Campbell does seem to like feeling bat on ball and even inadvertently connects with an Archer delivery when attempting to shoulder arms. No harm done, though.
Well, not initially. After a convincing forward defensive from Campbell, Archer has had enough and zips into the pitch just short of a length. The ball spits at Campbell, who can only fend to Rory Burns at gully. Another Archer snorter.
Campbell c Burns b Archer 31 FoW West Indies 44/2
02:02 PM
OVER 16: WI 44/1 (Hope 6 Campbell 32)
Full from Woakes and Campbell leans forward and eases a single through extra cover, causing James Anderson to arc around from mid-off to stop it. That brings Hope on strike, and a mistimed drive gets England's slip cordon chirping.
There's a sweeter on-drive but it's cut off.
01:58 PM
OVER 15: WI 43/1 (Hope 6 Campbell 31)
Campbell presses forward and turns his wrists to pick up a single out to deep-backward square before Hope picks up four in the same direction - the right-hander edging down and through gully and down to the boundary.
Hope seems fairly jumpy and jittery at the crease but his hands are good enough to play out the rest of a probing over.
01:54 PM
OVER 14: WI 38/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 30)
Campbell swivels on a pull but the delivery from Woakes skids on and hits him in a pretty dangerous area. The West Indies opener then goes to 30 with a push down the ground. "NO... yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" is the call.
Woakes examines Hope, spearing in towards off stump. Four dots and Hope has two from 32 deliveries. He looks calm, though.
01:51 PM
Leading the reply
John Campbell has started nicely.
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01:49 PM
OVER 13: WI 37/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 29)
Hello everyone. Charlie here as Archer begins his second over of this innings.
He starts full and shies at the stumps as John Campbell, who has look solid thus far, blocks it back to him. The Jamaican is then on his toes to nudge Archer around the corner for a single.
Hope plays and misses outside off and then there's a big appeal. The ball brushed Hope's pocket on the way through to Jos Buttler.
A couple of blocks up the pitch end the over.
01:42 PM
OVER 12: WI 36/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 28)
Woakes replaces Broad, too - the double switch by England.
Campbell takes a gigantic swipe at Woakes, looking to heave him through midwicket, but he gets nowhere near it. No such luck for England with the next delivery, however, as Campbell leans back and tanks Woakes for four through midwicket. Campbell pinches a single to end the over and that's drinks.
That's all from me for today, folks. I now leave you in the more-than-capable hands of Charlie Morgan to finish off the day.
01:36 PM
Broad's 50
01:36 PM
OVER 11: WI 31/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 23)
Archer on for Anderson now, his first spell with the ball since the Ageas Bowl, after missing the last Test at Old Trafford due to breaking the teams' bio-secure bubble.
More danger for Hope! Was there bat? Not sure, but it didn't carry in any case, as the ball ricocheted off Hope's pad. He's still looking shaky out there.
Archer ends with some quicker, shorter stuff, leaking four wides in the process - no chance for Buttler there, with the speed gun touching 90.
Ultra-edge shows there was a nick from Hope, incidentally,; lucky boy.
01:31 PM
OVER 10: WI 26/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 23)
Broad wider on the crease now, attacking Campbell from a wider angle, but that naturally allows the West Indies opener to clip him through the leg side for two.
And that's another lovely strike from Campbell, driving through cover for four.
01:27 PM
OVER 9: WI 20/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 17)
Shot of the West Indies's innings so far from Campbell, as he absolutely marmalises a shorter Anderson delivery through cover, with it rocketing to the boundary in quick time.
Campbell tries to fight off a wasp, while the umpires reckon they've spotted a problem with the ball. Yep, they have, and it's changed.
01:21 PM
OVER 8: WI 15/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 12)
A quick Campbell single, a dab into the off-side, spoils Broad's hopes of a maiden, and it would have been England's first, too.
A good over nonetheless from Broad; a tidy line.
01:18 PM
OVER 7: WI 14/1 (Hope 2 Campbell 11)
Hope inside-edges Anderson down to fine leg for a single, in quite nervy fashion once again, before Campbell finds a quick single through cover.
Hope still not looking comfortable and Campbell was dropped last ever. England need to be capitalising on this shaky West Indian period.
01:13 PM
OVER 6: WI 12/1 (Hope 1 Campbell 10)
Broad to Hope, who is still yet to get off the mark.
England's bowler - and morning saviour - continued to pin Hope back, and he's looking a touch uncomfortable. before getting off the mark at the end of the over in rather cumbersome fashion, a jump and a flick off the body through square-leg for a single.
01:09 PM
OVER 5: WI 11/1 (Hope 0 Campbell 10)
Two more for Campbell through cover, off Anderson this time, as West Indies's opener looks to up the ante.
Campbell looks to be in control for the rest of the over, but he edges off the final ball! It shoots over to Stokes but he puts it down. England's talisman will be disappointed, but at least we know he's human...
01:05 PM
OVER 4: WI 9/1 (Hope 0 Campbell 8)
A nice tussle between Broad and Campbell, with the latter pushing the former down the ground for two to start with.
Huge chutzpah from Campbell as he leaves one that's swinging violently into him, missing off-stump narrowly.
West Indies's opener finds more runs down the ground, before a quick single ends it.
01:02 PM
OVER 3: WI 4/1 (Hope 0 Campbell 3)
A lovely, well timed nudge through cover from Campbell off Anderson gets him off the mark for two, before he pinches another single through the same area.
A peach from Anderson to Hope follows, holding its line past Hope's attempted defensive shot, missing the edge by a whisker. And the next ball is almost a carbon copy.
More encouraging signs for England.
12:56 PM
OVER 2: WI 1/1 (Hope 0 Campbell 0)
A massive lbw shout for Hope's first ball, but it looks to be going down leg and England opt against reviewing. Good call.
Momentum all with the home side currently, but Hope survives the over.
12:53 PM
Wicket!! Brathwaite c Root b Broad 1
What a start!
Broad from the other end; England's ever-dependable double-act.
An early lbw shout against Brathwaite but it's too high. West Indies' dangerous opener nicks the next one to Root at first slip and Broad has picked up where he left off with the bat.
12:49 PM
OVER 1: WI 1/0 (Brathwaite 1 Campbell 0)
Anderson to begin for England then, under the floodlit cloud cover, and there are some hints of swing, with the ball moving late.
Nothing to massively disturb Brathwaite early on, and he gets off the mark with a clip through midwicket.
12:44 PM
Afternoon session
The players are on the way out and we will have some more cricket very shortly. The rain seems to be holding off, and now begins an intriguing session after a topsy-turvy morning, with both teams grappling for control.
12:28 PM
England's morning
First to go was Ollie Pope, who could not add to his overnight score of 91:
WICKET! Pope fails to capitalise on that dropped chance as Gabriel cleans him up for 91. England 262-5:#ENGvWI
James Anderson has played more reverse sweeps against spinners, in Test cricket, than Kevin Pietersen. #ENGvWI
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 25, 2020
12:05 PM
Lunch - England 369 all out
That will be lunch, too, with England posting a first-innings total of 369, a sum which looked very unlikely just over an hour ago when Pope, Buttler, Woakes and Archer all fell in quick succession.
But Broad and Bess - the latter of whom finished unbeaten - really frustrated the West Indies and turned England's fortunes around. Broad's quickfire 62 really got England back into the game as there chances began to slide.
Now they have posted a decent score, with a realistic chance of defending it.
12:04 PM
Wicket!! Anderson c Cornwall b Holder 11
A delightful clip off the hips from Anderson off Holder gives England three more.
Sorry, did I just hear Andrew Strauss describe that as "Lara-esque"? Steady now, Andrew...
Anderson's joy is short-lived as he finds a thick outside-edge which is lapped up by Cornwall at first slip.
12:02 PM
OVER 111: ENG 365/9 (Anderson 8 Bess 17)
Cornwall to Bess, and it's another good over from the big man, just a single off it, for Anderson through the covers.
11:59 AM
OVER 110: ENG 364/9 (Anderson 7 Bess 17)
Well he's giving it a good go!
He follows Bess' lead with the reverse-sweep, and with more success! It wasn't convincing but he picks up four between the 'keeper and slip.
Anderson picks up another single and he's made a decent enough start.
11:57 AM
OVER 109: ENG 358/9 (Anderson 2 Bess 16)
And the new man is off the mark with a slash off the back foot through the off-side for two.
Surely he can't do a Broad and stick around?
11:52 AM
OVER 108: ENG 356/9 (Anderson 0 Bess 16)
Anderson is the new man in but, as the batsmen crossed, it's Bess to face the rest of the over.
He attempts that reverse-sweep again, and there is a nick - please stop doing that! - but, try as he might, Cornwall simply cannot get to it quickly enough.
Anderson on strike to the big man now.
11:49 AM
Wicket!! Broad c Blackwood b Chase 62
Well it was fun while it lasted.
It's a low full toss from Chase, a bit of a rank ball, but Broad can only find it with the toe of the bat, and he sticks it straight down Blackwood's throat at deep-midwicket.
A great knock regardless, but it was quite a soft, easy dismissal in the end. And a massive boost for the visitors, who have been flagging. FoW 356/9
11:47 AM
OVER 107: ENG 356/8 (Broad 62 Bess 16)
West Indies stop the rot, sort of...
It's a maiden from Cornwall, which featured a wholly unnecessary, extravagant and - ultimately - botched attempt at a reverse-sweep from Bess.
Less of that please.
11:45 AM
OVER 106: ENG 356/8 (Broad 62 Bess 16)
Another fine shot from Broad, with great feet movement, opening up his stumps away to push a fuller Chase ball through extra cover, picking up two.
Broad and Bess share singles - with another hint of a West Indian misfield - as the visitors seem to be just dying to get in for lunch.
11:42 AM
OVER 105: ENG 350/8 (Broad 58 Bess 14)
The West Indies are unravelling a touch here after such a promising start this morning. That's seven more runs of Cornwall's over, all from Broad's bat.
There's a single and a two, but the shot which embodies the current situation is a nice sweep that Broad plays behind square. It should be fielded, but there's an awful misfield and the ball runs away for four.
Chase is going to come on from the other end as West Indies try to desperately halt this late England surge.
11:39 AM
OVER 104: ENG 343/8 (Broad 51 Bess 14)
Bess returns the strike to Broad with a glance off his pads through midwicket for a single.
And Broad reaches an unlikely 50. The fifth-fastest Test 50 in English history. He brings up the half-century with a whip through the leg side for four.
None of the 633 Test half-centuries scored for England since 2000 have been quicker than Stuart Broad's 33-ball effort today. #ENGvWI
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 25, 2020
11:34 AM
OVER 103: ENG 337/8 (Broad 46 Bess 13)
A single for both batsmen off Cornwall who continues to bowl tightly, if without venom.
I'm not sure spin is the way to get these two out, however - West Indies looked so dangerous this morning with pace at both ends.
11:31 AM
OVER 102: ENG 335/8 (Broad 45 Bess 12)
Bess tracks back towards his stumps before tickling a single through leg.
Broad has another go - it's really enjoying himself - and thrashes a majestic drive through cover for four off Holder, before pilfering another single to keep the strike.
He's rapidly approaching 50.
11:26 AM
OVER 101: ENG 329/8 (Broad 40 Bess 11)
Cornwall comes on for West Indies and, after a steady if ineffective day yesterday, West Indies will be hoping that he can break up what is turning into quite an irritating partnership for them.
Bess flicks a shorter one through point for a single - another tidy over from Cornwall.
11:24 AM
OVER 100: ENG 327/8 (Broad 39 Bess 10)
Broad chucks his bat wildly at a Holder shorter ball and it flies into the sky, heading over the boundary rope at fine-leg with one bounce.
What a shot to follow up! He opens up his stumps again and absolute crunches Holder down the ground for four. What a knock this is turning into from the Nottinghamshire man.
He pinches a single off the penultimate ball in the over, and Bess blocks the last.
There is life for England after a moribund morning.
11:18 AM
OVER 99: ENG 318/8 (Broad 30 Bess 10)
Broad goes again, but he doesn't get much on it and it's fielded comfortably by the man at mid-on.
Broad opens up his stumps again for Roach to attack, but he manages to get bat to ball and jab it away through cover.
Barmy that Roach does not test Broad with a yorker, as England's batsman thrashes a straight drive down the pitch, picking up three more runs, as Chase does well to save the boundary.
11:14 AM
OVER 98: ENG 315/8 (Broad 27 Bess 10)
More runs for Broad, but it's streaky again, as he outside-edges through the slips down to third man for four.
And again! Broad gets more on it this time and it lofts over the slips, finding another boundary. This could get quite frustrating for the West Indies.
And it is, as Broad lets rip... again! Another four, in the air again, this time through deep-midwicket, before nabbing a single with a glance behind square.
A great over for England.
11:08 AM
OVER 97: ENG 302/8 (Broad 14 Bess 10)
Bess poaches a single through cover with a leading edge before Roach comes round the wicket to Broad.
Broad pulls another short ball to deep square-leg before Bess sees out the over without incident.
11:01 AM
OVER 96: ENG 300/8 (Broad 13 Bess 9)
Bess with a nicely timed cover drive picks up a single before Broad has another go - this time at Gabriel!
He almost chops on - he's got no idea where this goes - as he ferociously flings his bat at a shorter ball, with it narrowly missing the stumps before disappearing down to fine leg, where it's cut off before the boundary.
And there's the 300 for England with another risky Broad stroke. He backs off to open up the off-side, leaving his stumps completely open, before driving Gabriel through covers for four. He flicks away a full-toss for no run to end the over.
And that's drinks.
10:56 AM
OVER 95: ENG 293/8 (Broad 8 Bess 7)
Bess watching Roach well here, not being drawn into anything silly.
Broad gets the strike after leg-bye and he absolutely dispatches a shorter delivery for six over deep midwicket. What a shot that is.
10:52 AM
Woakes's stumps in a mess
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10:50 AM
OVER 94: ENG 286/8 (Broad 2 Bess 7)
Good running from England as Broad dabs a shorter Gabriel ball for a single that was also a no ball. That will do.
Another poor delivery from Gabriel, really, a juicy full toss outside off that just does not make the boundary, Bess picking up two.
Bess digs out a fuller one skilfully before pinching a quick single through point with the final ball of the over to keep the strike.
10:45 AM
OVER 93: ENG 281/8 (Broad 1 Bess 4)
Roach starts off with some short stuff to Broad, the new man clipping the ball away from his body to get off the mark.
With just Anderson to come, will we see these two playing some shots?
10:41 AM
Wicket!! Archer c Holder b Roach 3
It's four for Roach and England are tumbling.
It's angling in to Archer on a decent length, and his defensive shot is tentative to say the least as he prods another easy catch to Holder in the slips.
This is going into full-on disaster mode for England. FoW 280/8
10:38 AM
OVER 92: ENG 278/7 (Archer 1 Bess 4)
England have just lost 3/10 off 17 balls, which is quite disastrous at any time, let alone when you needed your final true batsmen to bed in and keep scoring runs.
A bizarre no-ball - Archer calls Bess through for a single, but he was chatting to the umpire, presumably because Gabriel's front foot was about half a metre beyond the crease, and he wanted to tell him such.
Bess scoops a short-of-a-length ball to backward point for four to get off the mark.
10:34 AM
Wicket!! Buttler c Holder b Gabriel 67
Buttler hammers a shorter ball from Gabriel through midwicket for four - don't bother chasing that, lads!
But another wonderful delivery from Gabriel follows, straightening up off the pitch and Buttler cannot help but slide it away to Holder at first slip, who takes a good catch down to his left.
You don't want to use the word 'capitulation', but it's not far off from England. FoW 272/7
10:27 AM
Wicket!! Woakes b Roach 1
Woakes is tempted by a waft outside off-stump but thankfully gets nothing on it and he seemed to have settled a bit before... disaster.
He's looking to play a slightly shorter ball into the off-side, but it finds a bottom-edge and he only succeeds in dragging on. Concerning this, for England. Can the rain come back, please?
That was the last ball of the over, too, so Bess is spared the Gabriel welcome.
FoW 267/6
10:23 AM
OVER 90: ENG 267/5 (Buttler 63 Woakes 1)
New man Woakes to be welcomed by Gabriel then and, with the way the West Indies paceman has begun this morning - good luck!
Woakes looks assured, however, and crashes a straight drive into the opposite wicket - removing one of the stumps in the process - and scurries through for a single in the process.
A classy shot off the legs through midwicket from Buttler just about makes the boundary rope, before an emphatic block ends the over. Better.
10:17 AM
Wicket!! Pope b Gabriel 91
Oh it's fabulous and Gabriel has made a real mess of Pope's stumps, careering off the seam into the stumps, with Pope playing all round it, trying to flick it into the on-side.
It's a real shaky start from England, and the complete antithesis to Pope's innings on Friday. FOW 262/5
10:16 AM
OVER 89: ENG 262/4 (Buttler 59 Pope 91)
With West Indies tails up, Buttler stifles some momentum with a jab through mid-on for 2, before leaving the rest of the over alone, steadying the ship patiently.
10:13 AM
OVER 88: ENG 259/4 (Buttler 57 Pope 91)
It's all happening!
An absolute jaffa from Gabriel, who gets Buttler to cover his stumps with a ball angling in to him off a length, before it nips away off the seam, beating the outside edge.
And a huge appeal for lbw next ball, but Buttler seems to have hit it and no one seems too interested to follow-up after the initial screaming. Buttler is trapped lbw next ball and it looks plumb, but Gabriel is called for a no ball by the on-field umpire!
England scamper through for a single but then Pope nicks the final ball - another beauty from Gabriel - to Cornwall at first slip and the big man puts down an easy chance... real Jekyll and Hyde from West Indies here.
10:07 AM
OVER 87: ENG 258/4 (Buttler 56 Pope 91)
Roach resumes after a decent day yesterday (2-56) and there is more joy for him as he gets Pope to play-and-miss at one outside of off-stump that moves slightly away off the seam.
And another nibble outside off at the end of the over from Pope, but he gets now bat on it and it flies through to Dowrich behind.
A good start from the visitors - back-to-back maidens.
10:01 AM
OVER 86: ENG 258/4 (Buttler 56 Pope 91)
Gabriel resumes his over that was halted last night for bad light - just two balls.
Buttler with an exceptional leave first up, the ball narrowly missing off-stump, before he leaves alone a really wide one.
09:59 AM
The cover is off!
And we will be starting on time - it's a miracle.
The floodlights are on but there is some blue sky about.
Here we go!
09:57 AM
Update
Old Trafford seems dry but the cover is still on the square. Officially, it seems as if we will be kicking off at 11am, with England restarting on 258/4, but they are cutting it fine.
Here are the players warming up outside, rain-free this morning:
Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes - REUTERS Ollie Pope and Archer playing football (I thought that was banned?) - REUTERS Dom Sibley, Stuart Broad and Dom Bess jogging - GETTY IMAGES
09:48 AM
Let's hope he can pick up where he left off...
91 - Ollie Pope is closing in on his maiden Test century in England; he found more control later in the day, with his run tempo following suit. Teetering. #ENGvWIpic.twitter.com/dRoIevoC89
“It’s a really nice feeling, because I’ve missed out on those first two games,” said Pope, who has so far added an unbroken 136 for the fifth-wicket with Jos Buttler, who ended his 14-innings run without a Test half-century by making a vital 56 not out.
“You walk back to your hotel after you’ve got out in the last two overs of the day, and you’re looking back over the cricket ground. There’s no escape from it - can’t have a coffee, can’t see your family. You can naturally think about your batting and your failures a little bit more than normal. So to get a few runs on Friday was a nice feeling.”
England's Ollie Pope takes a break during play on the first day of the third Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester - GETTY IMAGES
09:29 AM
The weather
If English people do love talking about the weather as much as the stereotype says they do, then there is going to be a lot of chatter this morning.
This is the current scene at Emirates Old Trafford - looks like it's a bit brighter than expected:
Emirates Old Trafford this morning - GETTY IMAGES
However, our Chief Cricket Correspondent offered an optimistic perspective on Friday night:
Heavy rain in Manchester now which is bad news for walking home but possibly good news for the cricket. It might have blown through before play
Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport's live coverage of the second day of the third and deciding Test between England and West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
I have bad news for you: if it is not currently raining in Manchester, it will be at some point, according to every single weather forecasting platform that I have checked this morning. Skies are gloomy above Old Trafford as it stands, but the forecast is not looking as dismal as it did when I first woke up this morning - 8am, for those interested - and so we might get slightly more cricket than we first anticipated. That will suit England after they finished last night narrowly in the ascendancy.
After struggling through the first two sessions, with only Rory Burns posting a score above 20, Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler dug in with uncharacteristic - for Buttler, at least - poise. Pope ended the day on an unbeaten 91 - his first Test score of note on home soil - while Buttler managed to put his middling form in Test cricket to one side to finish on 56 not out. But the job is far from done.
These two must continue to bat. After leaving out Zak Crawley and picking Ben Stokes as a specialist batsman - the allrounder is unable to bowl - England opted for an extended bowling attack, meaning that once this Pope-Buttler partnership is broken, we are into the tail.
West Indies started strongly on Friday but they will be disappointed that they were unable to capitalise on their early momentum, with Pope and Buttler all over them like a cheap suit in that final session. The visitors will probably not be hoping for rain - far from it, as an early wicket or two would put them back in the driving seat - but precipitation in northern England would certainly not be met with ire in their camp. A reminder that the visitors will retain the Wisden Trophy even if the match is a draw.
The stage is set for another compelling day of Test cricket, but will the elements allow it?
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