West Indies find a spark

Aug 25, 2017

West Indies were asked to field first, and needed a strong showing after their humiliation at Edgbaston•Getty Images

Kemar Roach then trapped Tom Westley lbw for 3 to boost West Indies' confidence•Getty Images

Jason Holder was the next to strike, as Dawid Malan inside-edged a drive into his stumps•Getty Images

Root looked well set to push on towards his second hundred of the series•Getty Images

But Ben Stokes rode his luck to provide vital late impetus•Getty Images

Stuart Broad was cleaned up by Shannon Gabriel for his 23rd Test duck•Getty Images

They were given the ideal start when Alastair Cook fell to Shannon Gabriel for 11•Getty Images

Mark Stoneman looked solid at the outset of his innings but was third-man out for 19•Getty Images

Joe Root equalled AB de Villiers' world record of 12 consecutive Tests with at least a half-century•Getty Images

But on 58, he mistimed a sweep and was caught at slip off Devendra Bishoo•Getty Images

Moeen Ali counter-attacked for a while before falling for 22•Getty Images

Kieran Powell fell early to James Anderson as West Indies battled to the close•Getty Images

Roach was the wicket-taker once again as England slumped to 37 for 3•Getty Images

But he rode his luck, with Gabriel left incredulous after a terrible drop at slip by Kieron Powell•Getty Images

Jonny Bairstow fell to a very low catch in the slips as England continued to slide in the afternoon•Getty Images

Stokes pressed on to reach his sixth Test century•Getty Images