Day three: Devon Smith and night-watchman Daren Powell resume with West Indies 55-1 in reply to England's 566-9 declared James Anderson tries his best to save some runs with an athletic dive as the second-wicket pair frustrate England Steve Harmison, who is struggling with sickness, fires down a delivery which scoots through low on the uneven pitch but misses the stumps 109-2: Graeme Swann finally makes the breakthrough when Smith plays a rash stroke, misses the ball and has his stumps rearranged Powell continues to frustrate - he just makes his ground as wicketkeeper Matt Prior whips off the bails Skipper Andrew Strauss celebrates as Paul Collingwood holds on at slip to dismiss Powell off Swann as the hosts reach 132-3 at lunch Sarwan, who hit a century in the first Test, is in magnificent form at a sun-kissed Antigua Recreation Ground Ryan Hinds blasts a huge six off Kevin Pietersen before Andrew Flintoff has him caught behind for 27 and the hosts are 200-4 One run later and Stuart Broad gets a bit of lift and Shivnarine Chanderpaul - the rock of the Windies side - edges behind for one Sarwan hits a flurry of boundaries but Swann gets him for 94 when the left-hander fires straight into Flintoff's safe hands at mid-wicket Denesh Ramdin hits his first delivery straight back to Swann and the spinner is on a hat-trick but Jerome Taylor survives Swann celebrates after securing his first five-wicket haul in only his third Test when he has Sulieman Benn trapped leg before Having struggled with illness and a hip injury, Flintoff ends up with 3-47 after dismissing Taylor for 19 and ending the Windies innings on 285 England decide to bat again but lose Strauss for 14 before reaching stumps on 31-1 and a lead of 312
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