Moeen asks the question against Samuels, who was hiding his bat but still convinces Bruce Oxenford that he's playing a shot. Better from the brilliantly bearded Moeen, who has landed on a better length. On those surrounding hills, some local children try to get a kite flying. No joy.

Julia Ball in Stevenage: A "moll-buzzer" is archaic street slang for a pick pocket who targets women. "Buzzing" is picking pockets so presumably a "Buzzer" would be someone who steals on the sly....which is exactly what you do when "stealing" runs for an overthrow.

Simon Gleaden in Redford: I think "buzzers" as a term for overthrows originates at Eton College and that it was the Old Etonians Brian Johnston and Henry Blofeld who popularised it by using it on TMS.

Still Stokes, but his duel with Samuels is on hold as Ramdin negotiates an over of in-duckers with some watchful defence. Good pace from Stokes, who touches 90mph. He's charging towards that hotel-type building and, beyond that, some small white houses built into the hills that surround the ground. In the stands, the Barmy Army sing their version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I'm fairly certain it has something to do with which beer they will be on later.

William Lambie in Birmingham: The problem is that grounds want four sell-out days with last-minute ticket sales for day five, and they're all terrified, after the amounts they have to shell out on getting a Test match in the first place, of losing money. So the ICC needs to cover ticket losses in the event of an early finish to encourage surfaces more conducive to a result.

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It will be Moeen Ali, who immediately gets one to turn sharply through Ramdin's gate. Beats everyone and goes for a bye. When Samuels gets down to the business end, a horrible long hop is pulled to the boundary. In all honesty, Moeen isn't having the best of days, while Samuels is eyeing a hundred before the close. This stand is worth 44 from only nine overs.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I would have left Rashid in England to play county cricket. I would probably have left Broad and Jimmy at home as well. It is going to be a heavy summer with Tests and ODIs against New Zealand and we have to play better against the Australians this summer. If we had had a good World Cup they may well not have come but I think the selectors chose the best team to save a few people's jobs."

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Still Stokes v Samuels, the feisty Durham all-rounder v the laconic biffer from Jamaica. A word from Stokes, a word back from Samuels. Stokes will be pleased to see that from Marlon, the fact he's managed to get a word out mean he might not be fully focussed on his batting. Some big reverse hoop, clipped for a couple, Samuels having a word has he jogs past. Ah, Stokes breaks first, hurling the ball back at Samuels and giving away some overthrows. Steve Davis has another word. I reckon a twirl of Moeen Ali might be the way to go against the rampaging Samuels.

Ian Lawrence: Instead of a penalty shoot-out (see 21:52) why not rule that a team has won if the team batting last do not get within 80-100 (maybe 150) runs of the team bowling's second innings total?

That way, the third innings team need to bat and make a big enough total to negate the 80-100 runs rule and might just get bowled out in the process, thus allowing the fourth innings team to chase a total that might be achievable if only to force the draw?

In a 27-run partnership, Ramdin had contributed nothing before sweetly driving Broad straight down the ground for four. Broad responds by finding a hint of reverse swing, arcing the ball back in to the right-hander, who has to skip around to keep it out. Still plenty of clapping and drumming in the crowd, who are beign entertained more now that at any other point in the day.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Everybody will struggle to score but there will come a moment in the game when a batsman will work really hard and then there will be 20 minutes when they will get runs. He has lost his patience. When he first started to play cricket he did so with such ease, lazy, no trouble timing the ball. He does not think too much. The best thing Ramdin can do is keep him off strike and let him calm down. He could have been out a few times in these last five minutes."

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It's almost as if Marlon Samuels has passed 50 and has decided that every ball now has to go to the boundary. Did you ever play Brian Lara Cricket and try hitting everything for six? A bit like that. He's throwing the bat at the spider-like Ben Stokes, with the result being a slash over point for four, a couple through extra cover and a thick edge between third slip and gully for four. Stokes, not renowned for being able to keep his emotions in check, is boiling like a kettle, with umpire Steve Davis having a word. Samuels living dangerously, but moving the score on. This is the most watchable cricket of the day.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"Except from the one mistake when he should have been caught, he's played splendidly. He's held the innings together after being one of the three to give their wickets away with bad shots in Antigua."

Marlon Samuels' three-and-a-quarter hour duty has yielded a 22nd Test half-century, completed by punching Stuart Broad down the ground. Next ball, Samuels looks to celebrate by launching the ball off the island, succeeding in hitting only fresh air and almost dislocating his shoulders. Broad, never short of something insightful to say, offers Marlon some batting tips. Samuels then biffs over cover for four. Nice contest.

Brain Mainwaring: Dominic Cork. Robbie Williams. Slash (Guns n Roses). Stoke on Trent. Let me entertain you.

Neil Reader in Ipswich: Best I can do for my home town of Ipswich is 80's legend Nik Kershaw and Aussie opener Shane Watson (ok he is Ipswich, Queensland).

Grenville, do you mean a shootout exactly like they do in football? So if the match is drawn, they stick some goals on the outfield and take five kicks from the spot? Wicketkeeper goes in goal? I'm not sure it would catch on, but I'd like to know which international cricketers you'd back in a penalty shootout. Chris Jordan, who seems to have been bowling all day, has a good root around Marlon Samuels by employing a full length. When Jordan drops short, Samuels takes four through point.

Grenville Cross in Pretoria, SA: A friend of mine from Slovakia who knows nothing about cricket could not believe that after five days playing the last Test ended a draw. Something must be done. Why don't they have a shoot out like they do in football?

Broad strains his way towards the diminutive Ramdin, who has two slips, two gullies and a shortish mid-on for company. Some back-of-a-length stuff has captain Ramdin jumping about, but the wicketkeeper remains. It's getting darker and there are no floodlights. Bad lightingtons to stop play at some point?

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If England had bowled to their best in this match then the West Indies would have been seven or eight down now. We have seen England get teams in these positions plenty of times in last couple of years but have allowed them to go on and get 320-350 - with the likes of Haddin and Holder in the last Test getting away."

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So the Windies are five down and England have also dropped three catches. It hasn't felt like a bowling performance good enough to create eight wicket-taking chances, yet Cook will feel like his side are justifying his decision to bowl first. Marlon Samuels, well on with an emotionless, gum-chewing vigil, plays back a Jordan maiden as the band continues with its wall of sound from the stands.

WI 130-5 after 55 overs

Not out batsmen: Samuels 44, Ramdin 0

Bowling figures: Anderson 15-8-18-1, Broad 12-4-26-1, Jordan 14-2-35-2, Moeen 8-1-27-0, Stokes 5-2-17-1

England won toss and chose to field