Summary

  • England close on 217-1: Crawley 117*, Root 84*

  • Tourists lead by 153 runs as rain ends play early

  • Root & Crawley's stand worth unbeaten 193

  • WI 375: Bonner 123, Brathwaite 55; Stokes 2-42, Leach 2-79

  • First Test, day four, Antigua

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad, Matthew Henry and Harry Everett

  1. Eng 72-1

    Lead by 8

    Joe Root is side-stepping his way to the middle, playing a few drives as he goes.

    Jason Holder is going to bowl after the break.

  2. 'The day I was dropped for a celebrity' sounds like a whole different discussion topic.

    Play will get back under way in a couple of minutes.

  3. Cricket's biggest robbery

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    In summer of 99, being shunted from opener slot to 12th man on Saturday morning just to accommodate last minute call up to the team, Sir Mick Jagger and so he could open the batting with his 12 year old son (at the time). It was an honour to meet them both but I'm still slightly cross. I was feeling good that day. Shout out to Saumur cricket club in France.

    Niall Thorburn

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  4. I'm not sure Busted have ever made it into our live text before. I'm not proud.

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    I've been to the year 3000. Not much has changed but we've stopped mentioning James Hildreth.

    Stuart, Grantham

  6. It has amused me to see golf Twitter getting annoyed about some rain stopping play in an ongoing tournament. Welcome to our world.

  7. And now you've wasted your one published contribution with that, Simon.

  8. Cricket's biggest robbery

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    Cricket’s biggest robbery is that you never publish my witty contributions.

    Simon, Leicestershire

  9. It has not been the Test debut Alex Lees will have hoped for. His dismissal today, lbw to Kemar Roach to a straight ball from round the wicket, was almost identical to the first innings.

    Teams will have noticed that already.

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  10. Zak Crawley is a strange player, isn't he?

    He's looked pretty good today. Other times, less so.

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  11. One day, possibly in 2057, we might go a day without someone tweeting us about James Hildreth.

  12. Cricket's biggest robbery

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    Simon Goodall: James Hildreth never getting a chance in Test Cricket, is not only robbery, it's baffling.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    England have been batting under a lot of pressure and have a lead, but still a long way to go. One or two deliveries are starting to misbehave now, a couple with more bounce than you'd expect, a couple scuttling along the ground, but nothing too difficult, and England moving along busily. If England can set West Indies 200 to win, that might take some getting.

  14. That's quite the compliment.

    Hello everyone.

  15. That's me done for a bit. Tagging in Mr Matthew Henry. In the theme of robberies, he will no doubt steal your heart with his top-notch live texting.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent in Antigua

    England's session, this. Zak Crawley has been fluent after his reprieve before getting off the mark. Joe Root has batted carefully.

  17. Eng 72-1

    Lead by 8

    Beautiful from Joe Root. He's up on his toes, angles his blade, softens his hands and guides the ball down to the third-man boundary.

    Five from Alzarri Joseph's over. Time for lunch.

    Crawley has played very well. Root has looked solid. England's session.

  18. Eng 67-1

    Just the one wayward delivery from Permaul which is cut through point for two.

    The umpires look at their watches. Will we get another one in before lunch? Yes, is the answer.

  19. Cricket's biggest robbery

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    Alex Rose: Cricket's biggest robbery was in the 1980s when I had Steve Gatting (Mike's professional footballing brother) caught in the covers off a skyer for 4 but given not out and he didn't walk. He went on to make 96 caught in the covers off my second spell bowling.

  20. Eng 65-1

    Lead by 1

    Edged and four. Joe Root opened the face of the bat ever so slightly and played with soft hands as the ball pierced through the slip cordon.

    And with that boundary, England now lead.