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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ali Martin at the Grenada National Cricket Stadium

Joshua Da Silva stands firm to give West Indies narrow lead over England

West Indies' Joshua Da Silva (centre) has words with England’s Ben Stokes during a flare-up on his way to a defiant unbeaten half-century.
West Indies' Joshua Da Silva (centre) has words with England’s Ben Stokes during a flare-up on his way to a defiant unbeaten half-century. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

Grenada is playing host to an absorbing series decider between West Indies and England, if not always by way of quality out in the middle then certainly in terms of injecting some much needed Caribbean soul into proceedings.

The steel drummers have been wonderfully relentless and the locals have already turned up in good numbers for what is the island’s first Test match in seven years; the arrival of the weekend promises a further rise here, so too a match situation which, after two topsy-turvy days, appears on a knife edge.

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