Summary

  • England slip from 249-3 to 279-8

  • Crawley 76, Sibley 50, Stokes 46

  • Crawley adds 98 with Stokes

  • Three wickets for Gabriel

  • West Indies led by 114 on first innings

  • First Test, Southampton, day four

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Matthew Henry

  1. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport at Southampton

    Magical.

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  2. Eng 85-1

    Trail by 29

    We'll have to check it on Hake-eye.

    Six runs from Alzarri Joseph's first over after lunch with Sibley taking a quick single off the final ball. It was tight - and Joseph gives the fielder a glare for his stiff effort - but good intent from Sibbers.

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    Re: Ashley’s FBW decision, probably beaten by the angle.

    James, Dorset.

  4. Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    He took it on straight away, first ball. They're hard catches to take but I don't think he picked it up or expected the batsman to go for it first up. I think Joe Denly has got away with it.

  5. Eng 80-1

    Joe Denly is insistent on trying to get out pulling. He whacks his first ball after the break out to deep square leg and it bounces just in front of the fielder.

  6. Eng 79-1

    Sibley 31, Denly 1

    A maiden to start from Roach. Sibley is happy to let the ball go by. He has 31 from 129 balls. It's not thrilling batting but, in my mind, we can't moan when England bat aggressively and then do it again when they bat slowly.

  7. Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I'd be telling Gabriel that you got three overs here and you've got to go and bang it in hard.

  8. Eng 79-1

    The one thing I would say on that Burns dismissal is I have definitely seen him cut in the air like that before. I remember a few Australians yelping in anticipation last summer. Only so long you're going to get away with it.

    It is Kemar Roach to start us off and he is greeted by a solid Dom Sibley block.

  9. Alastair Cook
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I've just seen Rory Burns at lunch. He walked past me and looked me with that knowing look and pretended to kick everything he saw with frustration.

    I'd say 99.9 times out of a 100 you'd back Burns to knock it in the gap for one or cut it for four. He just made a mistake. And that's what batting is about,. If you make mistakes like that then you don't make the big scores.

    He will be kicking himself. There was a hundred out there for him today.

  10. WI 79-1

    Trail by 35

    How heavy is a mole? Would you notice the extra weight in your bag? Probably not.

    Here come the players.

    Judging by Kemar Roach's purposeful stride I reckon he's going to begin with the ball.

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    At Old Glossop CC there was a dead mole doing the rounds in first team kit bags a few years ago. Nobody would admit to anything though. Guilty as charged!

    David Donnelly

  12. He always did bowl well with Morne Mackrel.

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    Vernon Flounder?

    Matt, Haywards Heath

  14. Thanks Kal.

    Your tweets and texts have had me sniggering this morning. Keep them coming.

    We always say it but this is another crucial session.

  15. That's me done for now. Matt Henry will take you through the afternoon session.

  16. Dom Sibley and Joe Denly will be brushing the crumbs off their whites about now. We're moments away from the afternoon session.

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    Regarding Ashley's fish. Was it a Kemar Roach, and did Alastair Cook it?

    Colin, Machynlleth

  18. The best name of the day so far.

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    I approve of Ashley's message.

    Henry Salmon, Elephant and Castle

  20. The players will be back out there in 10 minutes. Don't leave your seat. This could be a pivotal little session.