Simon Hughes
BBC Test Match Special

On Twitter:, external "Good comment from Athers - '20 years ago if a batsman was pinned in the Caribbean, it wouldn't have been from a straight drive off a spinner'."

There seems to be some sort of contretemps brewing between Gary Ballance and Sulieman Benn - Benn apparently took exception to the vigorous way in which Ballance celebrated his century and has treated him to a few hard stares. England add three singles from the giant spinner's latest over.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Ballance, once he's finished batting, will have to ice that - then he can put his feet up and watch his team-mates field for the rest of the day!"

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Ballance is made of tough stuff - he looks like the sort of man who would medicate a broken limb with an ice pack and a rich tea biscuit. He's OK to carry on.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Buttler's absolutely creamed that, it could have broken Ballance's arm."

Jos Buttler has cleaned up Gary Ballance here - he gets full hold of a loopy delivery from Marlon Samuels and wallops it into the right bicep of the cowering Ballance. Magic spray please!

Ballance removes his helmet and allows himself a celebratory wipe of his sweaty brow. An excellent job. Buttler then shows wrists of Jahangir Khan to slap a preposterously skilful reverse sweep behind square for four.

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James in Boldon: A few years ago we were watching our local first team (Boldon CC) and a police helicopter hovered overhead. A burglar then vaulted over the boundary fence, persued by CID. My mate rugby-tackled the burglar and another spectator sat on him until he was cuffed and escorted away!

Paddy Byers: A tour match for our Sunday league side was stopped when the police arrived to tell the ref that his house had been burgled. (A football match, does it count?)

Buttler gets his first boundary with a powerful reverse sweep for four, but he nearly bites off more than he can chew next ball - pulling aerially to offer a hard chance which Kraigg Brathwaite can't quite pouch at midwicket. A couple of let-offs already for Jos.

Alan Wallace: We had a delayed start because Bobby Charlton was on the outfield being filmed for a training video. He then joined us for a knock-up before taking my opening bowlers to the bar while we batted first.

A swept two takes Ballance to 105, England's lead to one shy of 350 and Benn's figures to 1-75 from 21.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Four hundreds in nine Tests. Wow."

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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"Herbert Sutcliffe scored five hundreds in his first nine Tests, a record for England. Only two other players have got four hundreds in their first nine Tests: Andrew Strauss and Peter Parfitt."

There it is! Gary Ballance gets to his fourth Test century - and his first away from England - with a clobbered four down the ground. He removes his helmet and punches the air, a grimace of satisfaction on his face - what a gutsy innings from the number three after a run of low scores.

Ballance is creeping towards his landmark here like a burglar stealing down a moonlit garden path - he inches to 99 with a top edge to third man and a nudge into the leg side.

Edward Page: A pub match for my pub team, the Snowdrop, was halted when the military police turned up to arrest one of the opposition who was AWOL. He bolted over a hedge and was not seen again.

Ballance moves two closer to his hundred with a delicate paddle sweep very fine down the leg side.

Cries of 'Get him, get him!' as Ballance pushes Samuels into the covers and Blackwood (I think) pounces on the ball and fizzes a throw at the stumps - would have had Buttler out by two feet if he'd hit.

Dan Johnson: I remember watching Test matches in the summer on the BBC, including a certain Mr Boycott, and my Dad coming home at lunchtime and booting my brother and I out of the house to get some 'fresh air'. We had to hide at the bottom of the garden until he had gone back to the office before sneaking back in to resume play.

Gary Ballance is one hit away from his fourth Test century now - those slow, loopy off-breaks of Sulieman Benn must look mighty tempting. Benn keeps it tight though, and Ballance remains watchful - a maiden.