Manchester(Agencies): West
Indies reached lunch on the fourth day on 118-2 in its first innings as England
searched desperately for wickets to give itself a chance at a series-levelling
victory in the second Test on Sunday.
After Day 3 was washed out
entirely by rain, England is left needing another 18 wickets in less than two
days to win at Old Trafford, and may still have to bat again.
The home team's only
breakthrough of the morning came when spinner Dom Bess had success with his
second ball to remove Alzarri Joseph for 32.
West Indies, which continued
on 32-1 in its first innings, moved steadily closer to its first target of 270,
which would see the tourists avoid the follow on and make England's task even
tougher. West Indies is 351 runs behind England's first-innings total.
England made 469-9 declared
after 120 from opener Dom Sibley and 176 from Ben Stokes, and had control of
the test. England also struck early in the West Indies reply to dismiss opener
John Campbell and have the West Indians under pressure late on Friday.
But the weather on Saturday
set England back and the West Indies batting was solid on Sunday morning.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite was
41 not out at lunch and Shai Hope 25 not out for an unbroken partnership of 48.
Brathwaite and Joseph earlier put on a 54-run stand before Joseph was caught
one-handed at short leg by Ollie Pope off Bess.
West Indies won the first of
three tests by four wickets in Southampton, the first cricket Test to be played
since the global coronavirus outbreak.
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