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West Indies controlled day three of the third Test at Old Trafford but England were kept in the hunt by fourth-wicket pair Graham Thorpe and Andrew Strauss.

The hosts trailed by 162 runs on 233-5 at stumps, with Thorpe unbeaten on 89 and Strauss making 90.

They put on 177 together after England had slumped to 40-3, but Dwayne Bravo put the Windies back on top with two late wickets to return figures of 3-36.

The visitors earlier declared on 395-9 after Carlton Baugh contributed 68.

They were a bowler short after Pedro Collins was struck on the chin by an Andrew Flintoff bouncer earlier in the day.

An ideal start to England's day would have been a swift closure to West Indies' first innings after Friday's washout.

With dark clouds swirling overhead they had conditions to suit, but the seamers were stubbornly short throughout the morning session.

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The departures of Dave Mohammed and Corey Collymore were negated by the improvised strokeplay of Baugh, who scored boundaries almost at will behind the wicket.

Steve Harmison, whose first four overs cost 32 runs, was the greatest offender, while a Flintoff bouncer was 'ramped' by Baugh over the keeper's head to the fence.

Another Flintoff riser later in the session was directed with greater precision, striking Collins on the underside of the chin. The blow cut Collins open, and he left the field immediately to receive eight stitches.

Baugh, meanwhile, registered his maiden Test half-century by cover-driving Harmison to the fence, one of 10 boundaries.

He fell on the stroke of lunch, miscuing James Anderson into the hands of Vaughan to reduce the Windies to 395-9 from an overnight 275-6.

It was understood Collins was fit to return to the middle, and England emerged after the interval expecting him to take his place in the final wicket with Fidel Edwards.

Played a typically dogged innings just when England needed it

Brian Lara had other ideas, waiting until the fielders were in place before announcing the declaration.

The move clearly bemused Vaughan, though it was entirely legitimate and Collins did not return to the field for the rest of the day.

The England skipper's perplexity soon turned to anxiety as England lost three early wickets, starting with Marcus Trescothick who was caught in slip off Fidel Edwards for a second-ball duck.

Rob Key, keen to return to form after a disappointing second Test, will have to wait until the second innings to do so after his off-stump was uprooted by a wonderful Collymore leg-cutter.

And soon after England were close to panic stations on 40-3 when Bravo bowled Vaughan off his pads.

But the Windies loosened their grip just when the Test was theirs for the taking.

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Thorpe and Strauss meandered through an extended evening session, the former receiving a life when looping left-arm spinner Mohammed to a fumbling Sarwan at backward point.

But Bravo swung the pendulum back West Indies' way, first bowling Strauss, who had faced 227 balls, off an inside edge and then trapping Flintoff leg before for seven.

Thorpe, whose 15th Test ton will be on Sunday's agenda, was joined at the end of a marathon 48-over evening session by nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard, unbeaten on three.

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.