Overnight rain gave England some reason to hope to expect more than the three wickets they managed on Friday. More moisture in the surface? Some assistance in the air? Wishful thinking.
It was, all told, a taxing day’s play – perhaps the most turgid of the series so far. England did at least finally bowl West Indies out for 411, squeezing the remaining six first-innings wickets out of 70.5 overs. England retaining a lead of 96, thanks to 3-118 from Jack Leach and two each for Ben Stokes and Saqib Mahmood.
