Brathwaite, Blackwood frustrate England as tourists' rue non-review

​​​England were left to rue a costly non-review as West Indies cut their arrears in the second Test to 219 runs on day three thanks to centuries from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood.

Blackwood (102 off 215 balls) would been dismissed for nought, and West Indies reduced to 101-4, had Joe Root called for DRS when Ben Stokes pinned the batter on the pad during the morning session in Barbados.

Blackwood was also reprieved on 65 - Saqib Mahmood denied a first Test wicket after overstepping while smashing the stumps with a dipping yorker - as West Indies closed on 288-4 in reply to England's 507-9.

Blackwood did fall before stumps, trapped lbw by part-time spinner Dan Lawrence as his fourth-wicket partnership with the unbeaten Brathwaite (109no off 337) ended on an assiduous 183 from 411 deliveries.

Brathwaite notched his 10th Test century, third against England and first on his home ground during an innings of immense concentration, with Blackwood sealing his third Test hundred and second against Root's men, against whom he now averages close to 46.

There were positives for England with Jack Leach drawing appreciable turn at times - as well as bowling more erratically at other stages - Matthew Fisher showing control and extracting bounce, and Mahmood finding reverse swing.

But the gentle nature of the pitch raised the questions of whether leg-spinner Matt Parkinson would have been an asset and whether they tourists the tools to take 20 wickets.

It also highlighted the void left by the loss of the side's quickest bowler Mark Wood, who now faces an extended spell on the sidelines with a right elbow issue.

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West Indies and England will resume the second Test at 2pm UK time on Saturday. Follow