West Indies 180-4 (74 overs) - trail by 219 runs

Batsmen: Chanderpaul 41*, Blackwood 43*

Fall of wickets: 19-1 (Smith 11), 42-2 (Bravo 10), 89-3 (Samuels 33), 99-4 (Brathwaite 39)

Bowling figures: Anderson 16-8-43-1, Broad 17-2-47-1, Jordan 13-4-29-1, Stokes 12-2-37-0, Tredwell 16-8-22-1

England 399: Bell 143, Root 83, Stokes 79; Roach 4-94

West Indies won toss

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Another life for Jermaine Blackwood, again Stokes is the bowler - but he's not to blame as the right-hander is dropped by James Tredwell diving to his left, standing at about a fourth slip position. (Just two slip in - one at first, one at fourth). A hard chance but one England needed to take. If Blackwood has a favourite shot, it must be the loft over extra cover as earlier in the over, such a waft brought him another four - his sixth.

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Richie Macca: Only two things can survive a nuclear holocaust: One of them is cockroaches, and the other is Shivnarine Chanderpaul!

Chris Parker: If Chanderpaul was English he'd have never been as good, that technique would have been taught out of him, same with Lara.

"A typical Caribbean day", notes Tony Cozier on TMS as the sun beats down, while Graeme Swann feels his telepathic link with Alastair Cook is working as Anderson is off and off-spinner James Tredwell is going to bowl from the Ambrose End - where he's not bowled so far in this game. A maiden means it's still 24 more needed to avoid the follow-on.

Philippe Garcia: Er, last time I checked pollock, bass & brill all had bones inside, not an exoskeleton. Squid has neither.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Ben Stokes is just hiding the ball as he runs up to bowl, which normally means there's a hint of reverse swing. James Anderson was just getting it to tail back in to the batsman's pads."

After two overs of Broad without making the breakthrough, England turn to fellow right-arm seamer Ben Stokes. When you need a wicket, even a run-out will do - and Chanderpaul takes a slightly risky single to test the arm of the pacey Chris Jordan at backward point. This stand is now worth 77.

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Paul in Wimbledon: Michael Prawn - when he was on song and the cover drive flowing it took a while to 'winkle' him out.

Nigel Roberts: The skipper of any world crustacean XI would have to be Bob Shrimpson.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If I was in Alastair Cook's shoes, Broad and Anderson have bowled tidily but they don't look dangerous. I'd ask Jordan, Stokes and Tredwell to come in hard for 10 overs and save my strike bowlers - give them an hour's rest."

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With the new ball available in 10 overs' time, it'll be interesting to see how long England keep Anderson along, given that I'm sure he'll take the new ball. Blackwood nudges Anderson for two, and Aggers leaves the TMS box to get a picture of that white bird/wampa...

Huw James, Dorset: How about Sea-Urchin Tendulkar?

Adam Hallissey: Douglas Sardine.

James Leatherland, Derbyshire: Tillakaratne Krillshan must be opening the batting.

A landmark was passed in that last over - Chanderpaul has overtaken Mahela Jayawardene's total of 11,814 Test runs, putting him seventh on the all-time list. His next target is Brian Lara on 11,953. It's as though the two batsmen have switched personalities, as after that flurry from Chanderpaul, Blackwood adds a gentle single against Broad.

The white bird/wampa is now dancing in the stands. We'll bring you pictures if we can.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Alastair Cook has got a very off-side-heavy field. The ball is definitely tailing across Chanderpaul. If I was Cook, I'd get square-leg out and get him catching in the gully."

George in London: Re 14:42. I know Aaron was probably being facetious, but I'd like to see an over or two from Ballance before the new ball. Even if he only lands three or four an over, leg-spin is always challenging to face…

West Indies tuck into Anderson, as Blackwood adds a single and it's Chanderpaul breaking the shackles with a brace of boundaries, driving Jimmy through the covers and cracking another four through point. A two means that having taken 106 balls to score 30, he now has 40 from 110.

Meanwhile, cricket fans in the Caribbean are known for their eccentric costumes, but there's someone at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium dressed in some sort of a huge, full-length white (sheepskin?) bird outfit giving them a passing resemblance to a Hoth Wampa from The Empire Strikes Back. Tauntauns beware.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If Chanderpaul was English, I wonder if would he have made it to the top...?"

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James Gutteridge: England pace attack desperately needing something different. Plunkett or Finn obvious options but what about Mark Footitt?

Anderson's new-ball partner Stuart Broad will bowl from the Sir Andy Roberts End - I nearly typed Andy Roberts bowling from the Stuart Broad End, how England could do with a fiery fast bowler like ex-West Indies, Antigua, Hampshire and Leicestershire paceman Roberts.

Chanderpaul takes a fresh guard, banging a bail into the crease as is his habit - and sees off a maiden over without an attacking shot. As is his habit.

Mark Solomons, Loughton: Geoffrey Boycott was always a shellfish batsman.

Peter Lofty: Chaminda Bass, Prawn Pollock (double whammy), Brill Tufnell, Squid Lawrence.

Send in your nominations for the Crustacean XI (see 14:58 for explanation)...

A round of applause breaks out around the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium - possibly for the finish of the England supporters' a cappella rendition of "Jerusalem" - but West Indian hearts are briefly in mouths as Blackwood, who struggled to keep the ball down at times yesterday, skies the ball just wide of mid-on and away for four.