England are closing in on victory in the first Test at Lord's after reducing West Indies to 120-4 - still 35 in arrears - with two days to go.
Only Shivnarine Chanderpaul, with a typically dogged unbeaten 34 from 95 balls, and Marlon Samuels (26 not out) offered sustained resistance on a pitch that has flattened out the longer the game has gone on.
The obstinate Chanderpaul survived a brace of early edges and a late referral for lbw to frustrate England but, with time on their side and the West Indies tail weak, a home win remains the most likely outcome.
Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann took a wicket apiece on a day that began with a flurry of wickets and runs before fizzling out into a battle of attrition.
England added a further 139 to their overnight 259 to open up a first-innings lead of 155, thanks in part to Ian Bell's patient 60.
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