North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda: England's dogged perseverance paid off in two gritty sessions of play with the West Indies restricted to 155 for four in reply to the tourists' first innings total of 399 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday.


English players celebrate after Chris Jordan (3rd R) caught Kraigg Brathwaite for 39 runs off the bowling of James Tredwell (2nd L) on day two of the first test match between West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium in St John's, Antigua. Pic/AFP 

Despite the capitulation of their lower-order in the morning's play when only 58 runs were added to an already formidable overnight position of 341 for five, the English bowlers worked hard for their reward on an unresponsive pitch and should have had more success in the final hour to claim a potentially decisive advantage.