Day one photos

England made a double breakthrough late on day one to regain the advantage over West Indies in the third Test.

On a see-saw day the tourists recovered from four wickets down with a fifth-wicket stand of 157 between Shiv Chanderpaul (76) and Dwayne Bravo (77).

But Matthew Hoggard had both men caught behind just before a storm hit Old Trafford, ending play 40 minutes early.

West Indies reached 275-6 at the close, with Carlton Baugh unbeaten on nine and Dave Mohammed yet to score.

Neither Bravo nor Chanderpaul had looked like succumbing in a stand that zipped along at almost four runs per over as England paid for their aggressiveness.

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Bravo's innings was a career high, spanning 106 balls with 10 fours, while Chanderpaul faced 115 deliveries, including a six off Andrew Flintoff to bring up his 32nd Test half-century.

However, in successive overs both batsmen gained thin edges to wicket-keeper Geraint Jones.

The momentum of the innings fell just as it had done when Andrew Flintoff made a similar strike in mid-afternoon, which had left the tourists 97-3.

Bravo and Chanderpaul took the fight to England

Ramnaresh Sarwan played on for 40 and Brian Lara was bowled by a leg -stump Yorker for the 13th duck of his career, and was left still seven short of 10,000 career runs.

Debutant Sylvester Joseph survived a drop by Graham Thorpe when he had made 34 but fell on 45, a fence outside off stump proving less difficult for the slip fielder.

Joseph, who replaced Devon Smith, was one of four new faces in a side overhauled after their 256-run defeat at Edgbaston a fortnight ago.

Spinner Mohammed replaced Omari Banks, Baugh took over from injured wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards came into the pace corps for Jermaine Lawson.

The changes made little difference when Hoggard had Chris Gayle caught poking to cover in the fifth over, the opener relaxing between blazing overs from Steve Harmison.

But England's over-confidence allowed Joseph's stand of 75 with Sarwan and the fifth-wicket partnership that threatened to swing the match West Indies' way.

Flintoff and Giles took particularly heavy punishment as skipper Michael Vaughan experimented with various fields.

Baugh, an aggressive batsman who has played three Tests, began with no intention of batting out the day, hooking Harmison for four before bad light and then rain hit.

After the day that began an hour late because of a waterlogged outfield, the sides can expect a lengthy day two, and England have more work to do before finishing the tourists off.

England: Michael Vaughan (Capt), Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss, Robert Key, Graham Thorpe, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones (Wkt), Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson.

West Indies: Brian Lara (Capt), Chris Gayle, Sylvester Joseph, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Carlton Baugh (Wkt), Dave Mohammed, Corey Collymore, Pedro Collins, Fidel Edwards.