Summary

  • First Test, Antigua

  • Eng 268-6: Bairstow 109*, Foakes 42; Holder 2-15, Seales 2-64, Roach 2-71

  • Bairstow brings up eighth Test ton off 190 balls

  • Foakes falls lbw to Holder for solid 42

  • Bairstow successfully overturns when given out caught behind on 59

  • England slip to 48-4 after winning toss

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 27-3

    We're 45 minutes into the Test and England's number five Ben Stokes makes his way to the middle.

    I genuinely, and perhaps naively, thought this would be a quiet opening session.

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    I give up.

    Lewis, Shropshire

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    The reset button appears to be faulty.

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    Root b Roach 13 (Eng 23-3)

    Oh dear! A wholly misjudged leave from Joe Root and he's bowled.

    The ball before, the England captain edged to the slips and a tough chance was spilled by Jermaine Blackwood.

    So Kemar Roach decided to take his fielders out of the equation. The ball nips back into the right-hander, Root shoulders his arms and it clips the top of off stump.

    As you would expect, the West Indies are jubilant. It's the England wicket any team in world cricket wants.

  5. Eng 23-2

    Beautiful bowling from Seales as he has one skidding through from just back of a length as Lawrence plays and misses.

    Aside from a few wayward deliveries wide of the off stump, Seales has looked pretty solid this afternoon.

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    Look at the positives. Two completed individual innings with 0 ducks. Improvement from 2021.

    Nick, Milton Keynes

  7. Eng 23-2

    England sneak a single as Joe Root nudges to the leg side and takes a quick run.

    Dan Lawrence is off the mark with a single before Root plays a trademark flick through mid-wicket for four.

    A good over for the tourists.

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    Fizzy Bubblech: Imagine my pain, if you can. I support England cricket...and Everton. So far, so bad this week.

  9. Eng 17-2

    The inquest into England batters' failures has already started as TV replays show Zak Crawley's dismissal. The opener's feet were rooted to the spot, his body unbalanced and poor head movement.

    Another maiden.

  10. Tim Peach
    BBC Sport in Antigua

    There is a lot of excitement around West Indies cricket out here about the talent and potential of Jayden Seales. Plus there can't be many current international cricketers who have 'Nigel' as a middle name.

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    Red-ball Replay.

    Duncan Rycroft, Harrogate

  12. Eng 17-2

    A lovely wobble seam from Roach has Root playing inside the line. Maiden from the seamer.

    We said England needed to make a real statement out here but, so far, this really is same old, same old.

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    Aaron Campbell: 17-2... yep Jimmy and Broady certainly were the problem.

    Dan: Death, taxes etc etc.

    Christie W: It’s almost as if the bowling wasn’t the primary issue.

  14. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    For all the talk of 'opportunities' we've heard from Root over the last couple of days, Dan Lawrence has the biggest opportunity here right now.

  15. Eng 17-2

    In comes Dan Lawrence as England see off the over.

    17-2. It's like we've been transported back to the winter.

  16. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BT Sport

    Jayden Seales could set tongues wagging if he performs to his potential in this series.

    That wicket was a bit more Joshua da Silva in it than Seales though! What a catch.

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    Crawley c Da Silva b Seales (Eng 17-2)

    An absolutely stunning grab! You will be hard stretched to find a better catch from a wicket-keeper than this.

    Crawley looks to drive Seales, an inside edge sends the ball through the gap between bat and pad and Joshua Da Silva - who will have been wrong footed - adjusts in a microsecond and leaps to his left to take a terrific one-handed catch. Pure athleticism.

    England are in trouble here.

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    It will be interesting to see how Root does at number three, having done his best to avoid batting there for so long in his career. Especially given how well he did last year at four.

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    Things are looking up for brave new England. The opening partnership lasted two overs.

    Neil B, Borehamwood

  20. Eng 17-1

    England have dealt exclusively in boundaries so far today, but they are gifted a run courtesy of a Roach no-ball.