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5 talking points as England's top order frailties exposed again after West Indies collapse

Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood produced a remarkable rescue job as they shared a 90-run last-wicket partnership to push England up to a first-innings total of 204 after collapsing to 114-9.

After getting put in to bat by the hosts, England lost two early wickets to the medium pace of Kyle Mayers when Zak Crawley and captain Joe Root both fell cheaply. Crawley chipped a catch to short extra cover for seven and Root was promptly removed in Mayers' next over for a duck, getting caught behind by Joshua Da Silva.

Dan Lawrence then became the third England wicket to fall in the morning session when the impressive Jayden Seales pinned him lbw for just eight. After Alex Lees and Ben Stokes saw England through to lunch on 46-3, the visitors suffered an all-too familiar collapse after the break.

When Stokes was out for two inexplicably looking to take the attack to the West Indies and miscuing a pull shot straight back to Alzarri Joseph, it triggered a collapse that saw England lose three wickets for no runs.

Lees, who had impressed in the morning session and was the only England batter to reach double figures, was then getting caught behind off Roach for 31 the following over. And Jonny Bairstow soon followed, falling to Joseph for a duck.

Seales produced an absolute beauty to bowl Ben Foakes for just seven, leaving England in complete disarray at 67-7. Bowlers Chris Woakes and Craig Overton did fare slightly better, adding 25 and 14 respectively.

However, with England 114-9 when Woakes was cleaned up by Seales, the unlikely pairing of Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood managed to guide the visitors to a first-innings total of 204. They shared a last-wicket partnership of 90 runs, with both players passing 40 as the ball got softer

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