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LIVE: West Indies v England, 1st Test, Day 2

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England endured their second successive difficult morning of the opening Test against West Indies as they were bowled out for 399 shortly before lunch.

A collapse of four for four either side of the drinks break denied England the chance to capitalise on Ian Bell's opening-day century.

All four wickets fell to catches behind the wicket with Ben Stokes the first to fall for 79 and prompt a clatter of wickets that saw Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad both fail to score.

Last-wicket pair Chris Jordan and James Anderson, in his 100th Test, dragged England to a score just short of 400 as they added 38. Anderson enjoyed himself with a breezy 20 before he was last out, popping a catch to short cover. 

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Morning session

5.04pm - LUNCH! West Indies 5/0; Smith 5 Brathwaite 0 - 

4.59pm - A big shout in Broad's first over, however, Billy Bowden turns down the appeal with the ball swinging down leg. Devon Smith picks up the first runs of the innings with a straight-driven three. We're going to get one more over from Anderson.

4.54pm - Anderson begins with a maiden. He got one ball to duck back in significantly to Kraigg Brathwaite. The breeze is quite strong across him from left to right to aid that ball.

4.49pm - The players are heading back out. England should get at least two overs before lunch. Is that enough time for Jimmy, who has been allowed to lead his team-mates out...albeit slightly reluctantly.

4.39pm - WICKET & END OF INNINGS! Anderson c Holder b Samuels 20; England 399 - The ball after Anderson carves Marlon Samuels to the cover rope he pops a simple catch to the close-in fielder on the offside. Jordan remains unbeaten on 21. That last-wicket stand was worth 38, but it has been the Windies' morning.

4.37pm - Jordan has played some good strokes through the off-side to keep the Windies waiting for this wicket, although Anderson has brought the biggest smiles of the morning - not the least after running at Taylor and smacking him for four through midwicket.

4.25pm - Anderson leans back a cuts Roach to the point rope. This is now the third-highest partnership of the innings - 24 runs.

4.13pm - James Anderson is out in the middle for the first time in his 100th Test. He begins by slicing a boundary away for four and then unfurling a textbook on-drive to the rope. He's looked the most at ease of all the batsmen this morning.

4.04pm - WICKET! Broad c Blackwood b Roach 0; Eng 361/9 - England have lost four for 20 this morning. Stuart Broad leans back and drives to Jermaine Blackwood at point. A careless shot when he was not in position to play it.

4pm - We are taking drinks. Three wickets in that first hour and England are 361 for eight.

3.54pm - WICKET! Buttler c Ramdin b Roach 0; Eng 361/8 - This is turning into a very good morning for West Indies as Jos Buttler becomes the third wicket to fall. The wicketkeeper-batsman drives at a full ball and Ramdin holds a sharp chance. Buttler failed to score after 31 minutes at the crease.

3.45pm - REVIEW! Billy Bowden has turned down an lbw shout against Chris Jordan, but the Windies have sent it upstairs. The third umpire feels there is an edge - it was a close call - so we never get to the ball tracking. Jordan gets off the mark later in the over by punching a back-foot drive through cover point for four.

3.40pm - That rain before play might have provided a bit of extra life in the wicket this morning. The West Indian bowlers are, like yesterday morning, getting good reward for bowling full. Curtly Ambrose gave them a long talking to on the field before play - that's reason enough to make sure you stick to the plan.

3.36pm - WICKET! Tredwell c Bravo b Holder 8; Eng 357/7 - A regulation dismisal across the left-hander. James Tredwell drives at a ball slanted across, the ball catches the edge and Darren Bravo has an easy catch at second slip.

3.22pm - WICKET! Stokes c Holder b Taylor 79; Eng 357/6 - Stokes flashes a drive at Taylor, but he steers it into the bucket hands of Jason Holder who was stood a couple of men off the end of the cordon.

3.17pm - As expected it has been a watchful start for England. Jerome Taylor has been given a small telling off for running on the danger zone.

3.03pm - England take six from the opening over, bowled by Kemar Roach, who did find a little bit of swing.

Pre-play news

2.51pm - The second new ball is also only nine overs old so England will want to see what that does first up, especially with a bit of humidity in the air following that rain.

2.45pm - It will be interesting to see England's approach this morning. With the nightwatchman in, and Stokes in sight of a century, they will probably look to build early, but the temptation to accelerate the game will be there once the likes of Jos Buttler and Chris Jordan come to the crease.

2.38pm - Bell spoke to ecb.co.uk after his 22nd Test ton last night and he paid full credit to Joe Root, who he partnered in a 177-run fourth-wicket stand, for helping him steer England away from their early trouble they found themselves in.

2.25pm - Welcome to our live blog from the second day in Antigua. There's a few rain clouds about, but hopefully they will pass in time for a prompt start in about 35 minutes as England look to build on the solid platform set-up by Ian Bell's century yesterday.


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