The England flags are out in force as Jerome Taylor, bowling from the opposite end to the one at which he has taken all his five previous wickets in the match, begins to Ben Stokes, with two slips and a gully. An inside edge from Stokes goes narrowly past his stumps for a single.

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Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I have never seen a pitch remotely like this in 47 years of coming here. Nothing prepared me for this. It has made for a wonderful spectacle, rather than the tedious days where the bat dominates the ball. This is thrilling for cricket."

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Umpires Billy Bowden and Bruce Oxenford are on the way to the centre. Former England bowler Mike Selvey tweets, external that Jonathan Trott will not field today because of a quad injury - that's a muscle strain, not a motorbike accident.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Permaul was exceptional last night but I watched him in the nets this morning and he wasn't bowling with the same rhythm.

"I would love to see Gary Ballance carry his bat while the others around him play some shots and score quickly. England need to be brave."

Matt Andrews: Both teams to dig in deep batting wise, five day draw... or not.

Henry Ellison: All over by today. England all out 180-200 ahead, WI to win by three wickets. Called it.

This is the 15th series between West Indies and England in the Caribbean and those of us of a more seasoned vintage will recall five successive series victories for the Windies between 1981 and 1998. England have won three, in 1960, 1968 and 2004.

So Graeme Swann goes for West Indies, Ed Smith thinks England. What do you think? Tweet #bbccricket, text 81111 or email tms@bbc.co.uk

Ed Smith
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I think England will win. If I was giving a team talk I would say that someone, probably a left-hander because of the problems caused by Permaul's left-arm spin, should back themselves and be the man to get a 40 or 50 to swing the game in England's favour. "

Big Curtly Ambrose, the West Indies bowling coach, says: "I don't mind chasing 140" and adds: "I think this pitch is the worst of the three in the series."

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I'd rather be in the West Indies camp right now, England only 100 ahead, five down. The batsmen were obviously jittery, however, I wouldn't mind being in the England camp because they have the potential to take the bull by the horns, then they'd be in pole position, but right now I'd rather be West Indies."

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"So, two minutes until we are on air. Impossible to call this match. But the performance of England's spinners could be crucial. First they need 100 runs."

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England 2nd innings: 39-5 from 21 overs - lead by 107

Batsmen: Ballance 12, Stokes 0

Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Trott 9), 13-2 (Cook 4), 18-3 (Bell 0), 28-4 (Root 1), 39-5 (Moeen 8)

Bowling figures: Gabriel 6-4-4-1, Taylor 6-1-16-2, Holder 4-1-7-1 Permaul 4-1-7-1, Samuels 1-1-0-0

West Indies 1st innings: 189 (49.4 overs) - Blackwood 85, Anderson 6-42

England 1st innings: 257 (96.3 overs) - Cook 105, Moeen 58, Taylor 3-36

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That match was in 1999, also against Australia, who had Warne and McGrath in their attack, and a certain BC Lara made an unbeaten 153, with last man Courtney Walsh unbeaten on nought, as the Windies reached 311-9 and won by one wicket.

The West Indies like a run chase you know, and in addition to holding the world Test record for the highest winning fourth innings score, that remarkable 418-7 against Australia in 2003, they also have the record for the highest winning score at the Kensington Oval.

The sun is shining again in Barbados so no unexpected problems with the weather. We welcome your views as always, you can tweet to #bbccricket, you can text 81111 or you can emailtms@bbc.co.uk

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Astonishing day yesterday wasn't it? You can read Jonathan Agnew's thoughts, and he is on air with Test Match Special in around 14 minutes. So England lead by a slender 107 runs, they have five wickets remaining, how many more can they add? How many do they need?

You're very welcome to our third day coverage of the third and final Test between the West Indies and England in Barbados.

Hello everyone. There are 15 wickets remaining in the match, 18 fell yesterday, what on earth is in store for us at the Kensington Oval today?