Despite Brathwaite 160, England lead West Indies by 136 runs at stumps

Marathon man Kraigg Brathwaite was finally bowled for 160 after nearly 12 hours at the crease before West Indies were dismissed for 411 in their first innings against England on Saturday in a second test most likely headed for a draw.

After toiling for 187.5 overs in the field, England were rewarded with a first innings lead of 96 in a Kensington Oval match where wickets have been at a premium.

The visitors built their overall advantage to 136 runs at stumps, 40 without loss in the second innings at Kensington Oval.

Openers Alex Lees (18) and Zak Crawley (21) were mostly untroubled apart from an lbw decision against Crawley that was overturned on review.

Earlier, Brathwaite faced 489 balls - 487 more than fellow opener John Campbell, when his defences were breached by spinner Jack Leach with a delivery that turned enough to beat the bat and clip off stump.

If Brathwaite's second-highest test score was testimony to his powers of concentration, Leach also displayed relentless accuracy in his 69.5 overs, finishing with figures of 3-118.

Debutants Saqib Mahmood (2-58) and Matt Fisher (1-67) were tidy but not overly dangerous for the most part.

Brathwaite's batting performance is unlikely to win any new converts to the five-day game, but his utter determination not to give away his wicket cheaply was something that has been too often lacking by some of his team mates in recent times.

He went 30 consecutive balls without scoring at one stage just before lunch, eliciting a sarcastic cheer from the crowd when he finally pushed the ball for a couple of runs.

Brathwaite was not that far away from breaking Brian Lara's record for the most balls faced by a West Indies batter - Lara faced 582 balls in making an unbeaten 400 against England