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Matthew Cooper

5 talking points as West Indies take slim lead over England as series hangs in the balance

After the West Indies earned a slender 28-run first-innings lead in the third and final Test against England in Grenada, we are set for a second-innings shoot-out which will determine who wins the series.

After a brilliant 90-run last-wicket partnership between Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood pushed England up to a first-innings total of 204, Joe Root's side began the day looking to make the most of the momentum they had wrestled back from the West Indies. With Chris Woakes and Craig Overton taking the new ball, England were desperate to make early inroads much like the hosts did on day one.

However, England did not bowl very well in the first hour, with the seamers failing to really challenge Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell as they put on a 50-run opening partnership. Star all-rounder Ben Stokes did make a much-needed breakthrough for England when he got Brathwaite out lbw with a ball that kept low.

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