Bairstow leads England fightback against West Indies: first Test, day one – live reaction!

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Over-by-over report: England finished the day on 268-6 but were 48-4 before Jonny Bairstow came to the crease.

I think Joe Root will be the happier of the two-captains after that inspired recovery from a soggy dot-to-dot start. West Indies bowled well in fits and starts before that superb Jonny Bairstow innings, from battler to aggressor in stages one, two and three, accompanied by Stokes, Foakes, and Woakes. Here he is post-match, looking gloriously happy:

“It feels amazing to be honest, I’ve been fortunate enough to be on a few tours here and it feels amazing, its great fun playing over here. We’ve spoken about partnerships and how crucial it can be and if we can continue that tomorrow it is really important. I think theres’s still plenty in it, that far end is going to be interesting by the end. It’s had a full day of sunshine and wind on it. We’re going to try and get as many as possible in this first innings and when we do bowl its about being patience, I think its going to be about being attritional.”

That’s it from me, thanks for all the messages and sorry I didn’t get to them all. We’re back tomorrow - see you then! Good night.

86th over: England 268-6 (Bairstow 109, Woakes 24) With a dash into the legside, the fifty partnership comes up in 96 balls and there’s a stat on Sky about Bairstow and England and fifty partnerships which I don’t quite catch but I think is impressive. Oh and that’s gorgeous from Woakes, he dips the knee and sends the ball flying through extra cover for four. Seales rubs his hands and shakes his head in disappointment. Here’s the last ball of the day: defended with aplomb, straight back down the pitch by Woakes. He and Bairstow hug, Brathwaite doles out a hug