England battled back into contention on the third day of the second Test against West Indies as Mark Stoneman\u2019s first half-century and captain Joe Root\u2019s unbeaten 45 helped wipe out a sizeable first-innings deficit.<\/p>\n
West Indies added 98 runs to their overnight total at a sun-drenched Headingley as they were bowled out for 427 \u2014 a lead of 169 \u2014 and England were 171\/3 at the close, two runs ahead.<\/p>\n
England had struggled to 94\/3 before Root and Dawid Malan dug in for a 77-run partnership that left the match finely balanced. West Indies skipper Jason Holder, who earlier shared a 75-run partnership with Jermaine Blackwood, removed England opener Alastair Cook for 23 after he and Stoneman put on 58 for the first wicket.<\/p>\n
Holder then had Tom Westley caught behind for eight, the England batsman rashly chasing a wide one. When the impressive Shannon Gabriel clattered Stoneman\u2019s off stump with a pearl of a delivery after the opener had played diligently for 52 England still trailed by 75 runs. Had Kyle Hope held a head high catch when Root, on 10, edged Kemar Roach to fifth slip England would have been staring at an unthinkable defeat, having crushed West Indies in a one-sided first Test. But the chance went down and Root, who also successfully reviewed an lbw decision, could make them pay on Monday when England will hope to build a lead.<\/p>\n
Brief Scores: England: 258 and 171\/3 (Root 45*, Malan 21*); West Indies: 427 (S Hope 147, Brathwaite 134; Anderson 5-76).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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