West Indies v England: third Test, day three – live!

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88th over: West Indies 236-8 (Da Silva 58, Roach 25) At the other end it’s Chris Woakes, who finally had a good spell yesterday – though two of his three wickets came from bowling half-way down, so they were not very Woakesian. Da Silva has a waft too, fending at a lifter, but when Woakes drops short again he plays a superb shot, a front-foot pull for three. Given two goes at Roach, Woakes rather wastes them by not bowling at the off bail. West Indies lead by 32.

87th over: West Indies 233-8 (Da Silva 55, Roach 25) Joshua Da Silva, the batter of the match so far, takes a single first ball, showing plenty of faith in Kemar Roach. Mahmood finds some outswing, but it’s too wide of Roach’s off stump until the fifth ball, which temps Roach into a tail-ender’s waft. And so does the sixth, pitched deliciously full. I’m trying to remember the last England bowler who was brave enough to bowl this length at the start of his Test career. Maybe Darren Gough?

The players are out there and the nearly new ball is in the hands of Saqib Mahmood, England’s find of the tour.

“Crossword pedantry” is the subject line of the next email. It’s not a gambit that would prise the door open everywhere, but the OBO is in no position to carp. “I’ve just done the quick crossword,” says Ric Latham, “and was disappointed with 24A - ‘Individual who’s often stumped? (6-6).’ Unless there’s some statistical evidence that keepers are out that way more often than their colleagues, it’s a poor clue.” It is! And by way of responding in kind, can I ask you to use single quotes next time, to save us having to change them?

The first email of the day