Teams’ hopes of result washed away

The West Indies resumed on 7-0, but rain stopped play only 34 minutes and eight overs later. An early lunch was taken with West Indies on 42-0.

Gayle scooped the third ball of Steve Harmison’s opening over just too high for Owais Shah at short midwicket in a lucky escape. But he recovered and hit Liam Plunkett for consecutive boundaries, heading to lunch on 24 with Ganga on 9. Gayle kept attacking Plunkett with occasional success as if the Test could still be won.

As well as playing and missing at his legcutters, Gayle flayed Plunkett for a boundary over the slips and then flat-batted the ball over mid-off to leave the seam bowler with figures of 0-48 off 11 overs.

Scoreboard

England, 1st Innings: 553-5 declared

West Indies, 1st Innings: 437

England, 2nd Innings: 284-8 declared.

West Indies, 2nd Innings

Chris Gayle not out 47, Daren Ganga not out 31,

Extras: (4b, 3lb, 3w, 1nb) 11

Total: (for no loss, 22 overs) 89

Bowling: Steve Harmison 8-1-21-0, Liam Plunkett 11-1-48-0, Monty Panesar 3-0-13-0