EXPLAINED: West indies v england third test day one live | Rare Historical Photos

It’s been a day of two halves. First West Indies’ seamers walked all over England’s top and middle order, with only Alex Lees resisting for more than about five minutes. Then the fightback began – first through Chris Woakes, now a batter who bowls rather than the other way round, and then Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood. Leach passed 26 in a Test for the first time when not opening the batting, and Mahmood passed 26 for the first time in his first-class career. They showed grit and gumption, they had some luck but they also played some fine shots. Tail-end runs count double, and the momentum is now with England – though, if the pitch flattens out, their total of 204 could still be made to look small, much as the West Indies’ fast bowlers were this evening.

Thanks for your company and correspondence, and sorry not to get through all of it. This mad old game of ours was just too enthralling. Join us at 2pm GMT tomorrow to see what happens next.