Immovable Brathwaite blunts England again as second Test drawn

England's victory push was thwarted by West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite's stubborn resistance once more as the second Test in Barbados ended in a draw.

Having been set a notional 282 to win in 65 overs after England declared at lunch, the home side recovered from slipping to 39-3 in the 13th over and 93-5 in the 45th to grind their way to 135-5.

The iron-willed Brathwaite followed his near 12-hour vigil of 160 from 489 balls in West Indies' first knock with an unbeaten 56 off 184 in the second, stalling the top-order collapse by sharing a 150-ball, fourth-wicket stand with fellow first-innings centurion Jermaine Blackwood (27 off 84).

England's hopes were reignited when Jack Leach (3-36) dismissed Blackwood and Jason Holder (0) after tea - Holder out to a superb diving catch from Dan Lawrence at short cover - only for Brathwaite to then enjoy a 123-ball stint at the crease with Joshua Da SIlva (30 off 63).

Brathwaite faced 673 deliveries across his two innings - a record for a West Indies batsman.

The series remains all square at 0-0 heading into next week's third and final game in Grenada, with England now having won just one of their previous 16 Test matches and none of their last eight.

England had earlier boosted their chances of pulling off a final-day heist with three wickets in 12.1 overs as debutant fast bowler Saqib Mahmood (2-21) struck twice and left-arm spinner Leach also picked up an early wicket.

But despite Leach's double strike after tea, England, just like during last week's first Test in Antigua, were unable to chisel out a positive result on day five despite a wholehearted effort.

Captain Joe Root may now be wondering whether he batted on a tad too long in England's second innings of 185-6 - the