50 for Mikyle Louispublished at 30.4 overs

30.4 overs

WI 112-3

And what a way to do it. Mikyle Louis brings up his maiden Test half-century by giving Bashir a bash.

I don't think anyone expected that, perhaps not even Louis himself!

Kavem Hodge's first pair of boundaries were nicks through the slips. However, his next couple were super duper. Don't believe me? Watch the below.

Carlos Brathwaite
Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Sounds

Mikyle Louis has played nicely. I like the fact that he seems more sure of how and where he wants to score his runs.

Lots going on in that six balls. West Indies bring up their team 100, while this pair have put on 50 between them in under 10 overs. Pick of the shots was a drive from Louis that went to mid-off's left before crossing the rope.

Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport at Edgbaston

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Ventured right to the back of the West Stand upper tier - the highest point for spectators in the ground. The fans here are starting to sizzle in the sun. Definitely a day to 'slip, slap, slop' as the great late Richie Benaud used to say.

Short point in for Mikyle Louis. England have a plan.

The lesser spotted yorker first up after the water break...and it almost works. Kavem Hodge jams his bat down on the ball, which subsequently bounces over the stumps.

The first hour negotiated for the loss of just Athanaze. I think the West Indies would have taken that.

Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

It slightly surprises me that we've seen an hours cricket and we haven't seen Gus Atkinson or Chris Woakes.

There were obviously some rumours that Woakes had issues in his quads yesterday.

And there is parity. Every run from here pushes the West Indies into the lead.

An hour gone almost and no Woakes or Atkinson...yes.

Mikyle Louis's turn to stroke Stokes to the boundary. Shot. Two from parity.

Checked drive from Hodge bounces up and over Stokes and the beats the diving Chris Woakes at mid-off. That was a John Karelse-esque attempt at a stop from Woakes. Hodge gets four.

Bashir comes around the wicket to the right-handed Kavem Hodge.

And a couple of balls later, with Hodge waltzing at him, Bashir fires the ball back in his direction. He does so with a grin, naturally.

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Trail by 14. The West Indies have settled down a touch here. They were a little flustered in and around that Bashir wicket, and there was a danger of a proper collapse. These two have now added 27. Hodge has 24 of them.

Bashir through another over.

Now it is time for Ben Stokes.

Or should that be eggs? I'm reliably informed by Timothy Abraham that Shoaib likes his scrambled.

Here he is taking a wicket not so long ago...

Hodge's third boundary is a good 'un. A couple of streaky edges got him up and running, but he moves into double figures with a well-timed pull.

His fourth arrives immediately. Wood looks to go a little fuller, but overcompensates. Hodge punches it to the cover boundary. This is the Hodge we saw make a Trent Bridge century.

Deficit is now 30. Bashir bowled that last ball a little quicker. 59mph.

Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

By Mark Wood's standards he's quite grumpy today. He deserves a wicket.

Kavem Hodge is not looking comfortable against Wood.

Jamie Smith went up for a catch but I'm pretty sure that flicked Hodge's right pocket. The next delivery takes the outside edge and flies away for four.

Just like at Trent Bridge, Wood is just not getting the wickets his efforts deserve. 4-160 so far in the series paints only about 20% of the picture. Ben Stokes knows that, though, and wraps his muscular arms around his Durham pal.