Windies in command

ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA, March 22: The West Indies took complete control of the final Test against England today, the third morning of the conte...

ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA, March 22: The West Indies took complete control of the final Test against England today, the third morning of the contest.

The home side moved from their overnight 126 for zero to 236 for one in reply to England’s paltry 127 and had already closed out any chance of a comeback by Mike Atherton’s side.

Philo Wallace, who fell to Dean Headley’s persistence for 92, was England’s only victim of the session and the West Indies are in position to add hugely to their lead of 109 through out the remainder of the day. Wallace played into his stumps after an aggressive 135-ball innings, which dominated an opening stand of 167 with Lambert.

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England (1st innings): MA Atherton c Ramnaraine b Ambrose 15, AJ Stewart b Rose 22, MA Butcher c Lara b Ambrose 0, DW Headley c Lara b Ambrose 1, N Hussain c Holder b Ramnaraine 37, GP Thorpe lbw Ramnaraine 5, MR Ramprakash c Chanderpaul b Ramnaraine 14, RC Russell c Lambert b Ramnaraine 0, AR Caddick not out 1, AR Fraser b Walsh 9, PCTufnell not out 2. Extras: (b1, lb2, nb11): 14. Total: (all out) 127.

Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-27, 3-38, 4-57, 5-66, 6-105, 7-105, 8-105, 9-117, 10-127.

Bowling: Walsh 25.5-8-52-2, Ambrose 17-6-28-3, Ramnaraine 17-5-29-4, Hooper 1-1-0-0, Lambert 1-0-1-0, Rose 9-4-14-1.

West Indies (1st innings): C Lambert batting 81, P Wallace b Headley 92, B Lara batting 42. Extras: (lb-7, nb-14) 21. Total: (for one wicket) 236.

Fall of wicket: 1-167

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Bowling: Caddick 6-0-46-0, Fraser 9-2-31-0, Headley 13-0-65-1, Tufnell 17-1-59-0, Ramprakash 9-0-28-0.