Seconds out, round two. Samuels blocks out Stokes for four dots, then pushes a single. This isn't quite as popcorn-worthy as we'd hoped so far. Come on, whack him Marlon! Bounce him Ben! What happened to you guys?

Thank you Stephan. West Indies just creeping up on the England total, like a cyclist settling into the slipstream of his opponent, poised for the inevitable overtake. Root's golden arm hasn't quite displayed its usual lustre today, and when he drops short, Brathwaite bunts him to the square-leg boundary, narrowly missing the man at short leg.

Andy: Italia 90 England squad member Neil Webb became a postman in Reading.

Ben Stokes gets the chance he's been waiting for since last night, marking out his run with Marlon Samuels on strike. It's strangely subdued to begin with - no chat, no histrionics, just a drive through the covers for a couple. If you'd had that on pay-per-view, you'd be disappointed with the first round. On come the drinks, so I'll give way to James Gheerbrant.

Wayne: I have it on good authority (my mate Barry who used to be a roadie for Hawkwind - or so he says) that the England team have organised a Red Arrows flypast to coincide with Marlon's dismissal. Can't wait!

Brathwaite has found himself camped at Joe Root's end, with all attempts to score a run being stifled, mainly by the work of short fine leg. I'll be honest, Root v Brathwaite is hardly one of the great Test match duels, not quite in the same league of Atherton v Donald. Hello, we might be about to get what we all came to see...

Steve Hepton: Plunkett and Rashid both in for the next test or it'll be a drawn series. Sometimes you have to take risks to win!

Matt Roberts: You're not going to win a test match with your two 'strike' bowlers bowling below 80mph.

Jim, that is excellent chat, opening up the very niche conversation of sporting postmen. Samuels, as he does, is staying leg-side of the ball, slashing Broad behind point for a couple with the follow through of Rory McIlroy. Broad, though, is giving Marlon a decent examination around the off stump, sending numerous cherries down Geoffrey's Corridor of Uncertainty. I once had some trouble in the Corridor of Uncertainty. Couldn't find the bathroom.

Jim Sheeran in Bristol: My postman in the 1990s was the last man to play cricket and football for England, Arthur Milton, a Bristolian who played for Arsenal and Gloucestershire.

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Stokes is dropping the least subtle hint that he wants a bowl, wheeling his arm around like a man trying to take off. I wonder if he's got a plan for a send-off to Samuels? A little dance? A sign? A guard of honour? Still the turgid battle between Root and Braithwaite. More dots than Bletchley Park.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"If a guy gets runs in the first innings, they often come out full of self-confidence in the second innings. What this field does is encourage Marlon Samuels to really go for any ball that is there to be hit, which brings the two slips and gully into play."

Samuels has plenty of company as Broad gallops in. Two slips, a gully, two catchers on the off side, one on the leg. Ooooffff, that's a flirt with danger throwing his hands through a wide one to loft over those two straight catchers for four. Was that Ben Stokes chirping up earlier in the over? Maybe not directly at Marlon, but still with something to say.

Did Bravo have to play at that? I'm not sure. Broad's angle from round the wicket perhaps just drew him into poking at one that would not have troubled the off stump. Ultimately, England have winkled Bravo out and can have a go at their mate Marlon. I wonder if Ben Stokes is starting to wheel his arms around? For now, he watches various versions of Kraigg Braithwaite defending a Joe Root maiden.

Ed Mehen: Finally a wicket! Only 4 hours since the last one. Come on England, get it going!

David: If Cook doesn't give stokes a bowl at Samuels he is a joke of a captain. Should be an easy it's your moment Ben, win this Test.

Here's fun, Marlon Samuels is the new man. Ben Stokes makes a point of covering his mouth as Samuels walks to the crease, not saying a word. Either that, or he's trying to stifle his laughter.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The patience pays off for England. Stuart Broad persisted with the off-side field, Bravo was a little bit lazy with his foot movement and got a little tickle behind. This is a time to try and get wickets in clusters."

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Gone! Do not adjust your screen, England really have made a breakthrough. The plan to bore out Darren Bravo has worked, with Stuart Broad the man to get a little tickle through to Jos Buttler. The ball was consistently hung outside the off stump and, in the end, Bravo was just half-heartedly poking with a defensive stroke. After what seems like three days of trying, England have opened up and end.

Stewart Pickering: Anybody mentioned Andy Goram? Only man to have played International Cricket and Football for Scotland. Was playing cricket whilst a pro footballer up until 1991 when Walter Smith told him to concentrate on his football.

Joe Root continues his longish spell, round the wicket to the right-handed Brathwaite, who almost chops on to his stumps when trying to cut one that gets a little too close. On Chanderpaul, his son is named Tagenarine, but my man James Gheerbrant tells me that he is referred to as 'Brendan'. How bizarre. While we're on the subject, why is Jonathan Trott's nickname 'Booger'?

Tony Cozier
BBC Test Match Special

"You can see some fight in the West Indies team, which they haven't had for some time. They fought doggedly to stave off defeat in the first Test and they are fighting hard to erase the deficit in this match."