Shivnarine Chanderpaul defied England yet again with his fifth consecutive test score in excess of 50 on Sunday as West Indies reached 211 for five at lunch on the third day of the fourth and final test.
West Indies continued their fight-back after slipping to 55 for four on Saturday evening with Chanderpaul on 92 not out at the interval and Denesh Ramdin on seven. Dwayne Bravo (44) and Marlon Samuels (19) were the men out.
England are seeking to finish the series with a third straight victory after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead at Old Trafford last week, following an innings win at Headingley and a draw at Lord's.
The indomitable Chanderpaul, who scored an unbeaten 116 in the last match after he was dropped on 18, punished England once again for another lapse following Ian Bell's drop when he was on nine on Saturday. He is nearing a 16th test century.
The Guyanese left-hander, after facing 159 balls, gave a chanceless display before lunch, though a mix-up with Samuels 20 minutes before the interval forced him to dive into his crease to survive a run out attempt from Kevin Pietersen's throw.
Chanderpaul was then on 86 but he has otherwise been typically dogged and watchful in mostly cloudy conditions favouring England's swing bowlers. He cover drove Matthew Hoggard for four in the third over the day.
Hoggard, after striking Bravo a painful blow in the box with his first ball of the morning, dismissed the Trinidadian all-rounder when his impetuosity took over from the patient approach that had marked his mature innings on Saturday.
Bravo attempted to pull a thigh-high ball on off stump but managed only an inside edge on to his stumps. He added just one run to his overnight tally.
The wicket meant Hoggard became England's sixth-highest wicket-taker in test history, surpassing Alec Bedser's 236 victims. Hoggard took one for 11 in eight overs in the session and has two for 46 from 23 in total.
Samuels's 64-ball effort ended when he was bowled around his legs by left-armer Ryan Sidebottom, who has three for 70. The first day was completely washed out and just 40.4 overs were possible on Saturday.
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