uk 189 to 3 (Crawley 76, Pope 57) lead West Indies 121 (Atkinson 7-45) 68 points
On slow pitches he was the fastest England bowler, repeatedly reaching 90mph/145kph and maintaining an average speed of 86mph/138kph. He adjusted his grip subtly but generally used a scramble seam to move the ball to either side of the surface.
The first breakthrough for West Indies came from Seales, who narrowly missed Ben Duckett to Joshua Da Silva. Crawley and Pope were effective after the poor light cut, scoring nearly five runs per over. Both were knocked out before the end, but Joe Root and Harry Brook remained unbeaten.
He struck again in his third over, slapping a full ball to left-hander Kirk McKenzie, whose thick outside edge flew quickly to Jack Crawley at second slip. After his first five-over spell, he was 2 for 2, with four maidens and a scoring shot.
Hodge stood at the non-striker’s end, saw three wickets fall off four balls, and decided it was up to him to lay up on the cut to lift West Indies to a respectable total when Chris Woakes gave him the width. The ball flew right off the middle of his bat and Ollie Pope took a superb diving catch tight at point. Hodge threw his head back in disbelief.
Atkinson’s record was briefly broken by Alzari Joseph, who hit four boundaries in five balls – two wrist whips through square leg, a textbook straight drive and a sumptuous lofted extra cover drive that had Antigua’s Vivian Richards standing up in the hospitality box to applaud.
But he soon gave Atkinson his sixth with a swish to mid-on in the air, and two balls later Shamar Joseph was comically caught at Pope point, losing his footing as he tried to drag him to the leg side. Anderson ended the innings with an inswinger, hitting Seals right in front.
Anderson occasionally hit the bat, but bowled a little too short, especially in the first spell. He was joined by his close family and daughters Ruby and Lola, who led England to the national anthem from the pavilion balcony, ringing the five-minute bell as the Lord’s crowd applauded.
The first St Kitts player to play Test cricket for the West Indies, Lewis was handed the cap by Richards and played with incredible confidence, believing this was only his eighth first-team appearance. He hit back-to-back boundaries in Anderson’s first over, lost nine runs, and his 27 made him West Indies’ top scorer.
When the umpire took players off in the evening session due to bad lighting, Crawley and Pope outplayed him. Holder thought they were stuck lbw, but the decision review system saved both players. Pope was out, but the inswinger was expected to miss leg, and Holder persuaded Brathwaite to review Crawley’s not-out decision, which was upheld.
Shamar Joseph, playing his first First-Class match since West Indies’ famous victory at the Gabba, bowled nine overs without a wicket and suffered cramps. His namesake Alzarri, who has played T20s for the past six months, lacked rhythm and consistency. He bowled three no-balls and gave away 6.6 runs per over.
Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98
