By Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent at Old Trafford

A day of contrasting fortunes was truncated by a ferocious storm with England marginally ahead.

At 108-4, and with Brian Lara out for a fifth ball duck, the West Indies were on the verge of collapse.

It is through promising young players such as Bravo that West Indies' recovery in Test cricket must be forged

But a fighting partnership of 157 between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo rescued the tourists before Matthew Hoggard removed them both in successive overs.

For the first time in the series, West Indies batted first having made four changes to the team that was heavily defeated at Edgbaston.

Sylvester Joseph, who bats in the middle order in domestic cricket, replaced opener Devon Smith and immediately found himself under pressure because of the loss of his partner Chris Gayle for five.

But although Steve Harmison found some steepling bounce now and then, the conditions were generally benign, and Joseph and Ramnaresh Sarwan were rarely troubled as they took the score to 85-1.

Cheered on by the near full house, Andrew Flintoff came on to bowl a typically intimidating spell from the Statham End and Sarwan, aiming a loose drive, played on for 40.

In came Lara to face the man who first shook him up in Barbados and has continued to unsettle him ever since. The outcome was the result of a perfectly executed plan.

When playing himself in, Lara has developed a habit of jumping a long way towards his off stump. This leaves his leg stump completely exposed and vulnerable to a straight yorker.

Lara fell to a perfectly planned leg-stump yorker

This is precisely the delivery Flintoff produced and, after the ball flicked Lara's left boot, it cannoned into his stumps leaving Lara to contemplate the 13th duck of his long Test career.

Four overs later, Joseph edged to third slip for 45, and England were very much in command.

However, Bravo has promised a great deal this summer and it is through promising young players such as him that West Indies' recovery in Test cricket must be forged.

He has developed some exciting strokes, and although Michael Vaughan brought on Ashley Giles to tease him, the youngster showed great sense.

He and Chanderpaul - who has become accustomed to batting in a crisis this summer - knuckled down.

Both had centuries in their sights, but with the storm clouds gathering in the west, Hoggard returned from the Stretford End, and found their outside edges in successive overs.

Bravo's 77 came from 106 balls, while Chanderpaul batted three hours for his 76.

Baugh gave a brief glimpse of some exciting strokes - he drove Harmison over his head twice.

But the first flash of lightening was enough for the umpires to take the players from the field.