Bad light stops play in Manchester and it brings stumps as well. West Indies finish Day 2 at 137/6 in 47.1 overs, trail by 232 runs. (Holder 24*, Dowrich 10*; Anderson 2/17, Broad 2/17)Just like the first day, England went into the dressing room with head held high at the end of the second day’s play. England pace battery fired in unison to reduce West Indies to 137/6 at stumps. James Anderson and Stuart Broad were the pick of the bowlers for England, chipping in with two wickets each. Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder tried reviving West Indies innings with a decent sixth-wicket stand. But Chris Woakes shattered Windies hopes with a wicket of Blackwood. Holder and Shane Dowrich are the last hopes for West Indies and they need to be there atleast for an hour on Day 3 to avoid the follow-on.
Over 44.6: Short ball by Woakes and Dowrich pulls it to square leg for four.
West Indies 132/6, trail by 237 runsOver 43.3: Three fours in a row for Holder. He needs to be there for the West Indies to save the follow-on.
WI 126/6, trail by 243 runs Over 42.4: Dowrich opens his account with a four. Fuller in length by Woakes and Dowrich drives through the covers.
WI 114/6Shane Dowrich comes to the creaseOver 42.3: OUT! Chris Woakes uproots Blackwood middle stump. Blackwood goes for a drive with lack of footwork, leaves a huge gap and the ball goes past between bat and pad to hit the stump.
West Indies 110/6, trail by 259 runsOver 40.3: Overpitched delivery by Woakes and Blackwood hits straight down the ground for four.
West Indies 106/5West Indies need another 68 runs to avoid the follow-on40 overs gone and it's time for drinks. West Indies 102/5, trail by 267 runsOver 37.6: What a way to end the over. Archer overpitches around middle and off. Blackwood connects it beautifully as he brings up West Indies 100 with a nice on-drive boundary.
WI 101/5, trail by 268 runsOver 37.4: Short and outside off stump by Archer and Blackwood punches it away through cover-point again for a boundary
Over 37.3: Solid backfoot punch by Blackwood on shortish delivery outside off stump by Archer, gets a couple.
WI 93/5Over 36.1: Blackwood plays it to short mid wicket and takes a tight single. And a direct it from Bess ricochets and goes to the boundary to give extra four runs.
West Indies 91/5, trail by 278 runsOver 35.5: Holder flicks it away to mid wicket for his first boundary.
West Indies 86/5Over 35.3: Four leg byes! Holder stays inside the line and the ball smacks him on the back before going to the fine leg boundary.
Over 34.3: Four byes! Holder moves towards the off side and leaves the ball. It wobbles through Buttler's gloves and races away to the fence.
West Indies77/5Jason Holder comes to the creaseOver 34.2: OUT! Second wicket for Broad as he traps Chase in front for 9.
West Indies 73/5, trail by 296 runsOver 33.3: Archer bowls slightly leg-sidish, Chase works it behind square leg, gets a triple.
WI 73/4Over 33.2: Edge from Chase doesn't carry at slip and goes past Stokes's hand as he gets couple of runs.
WI 70/4Jofra Archer comes back into the attackOver 32.1: Fullish delivery outside off stump by Broad, Chase drives through point with an open face for a couple.
West Indies67/4, trail by 302 runsOver 30.2: It was full and outside off stump by Broad. Blackwood goes for cover drive, misses it completely.
West Indies 62/4Over 28.3: Chase gets off the mark with a single, he opens the face of the bat and plays it to gully.
West Indies 62/4 trail by 307 runsOver 27.3: Blackwood is trapped in front by Anderson, huge appeal by England players and umpire Michael Gough says OUT. Blackwood goes for a review immediately. Ultra-Edge confirms no bat involved but ball clearly missing the leg. Umpire changes his decision. Huge sigh of relief for Blackwood and West Indies
Over 27.2: Blackwood is off the mark with a double, he plays it to backward square leg.
West Indies 61/4Jermaine Blackwood replaces Brooks at the creaseOver 25.3: OUT! Anderson strikes in the first over of the post tea session. Another beauty by him, Brooks on the backfoot and thin inside edge goes to Buttler behind the wickets.
West Indies 59/4 The third and lest session gets underwayAnd it's teaWest Indies 59/3 at tea on Day 2, trail England by 310 runsIt turned out to be a good session for England, claiming three wickets to put West Indies in trouble. Stuart Broad struck in his first over to dismiss Kraigg Brathwaite cheaply. John Campbell and Shai Hope added 43 runs for the second in an effort to revive West Indies innings. But Jofra Archer and James Anderson shifted momentum in Englnd's way by producing unplayable deliveries to remove Campbell and Hope respectively.
Most Test wickets for Eng vs WI86 Fred Trueman/James Anderson
72 John Snow
70 Angus Fraser
64 Stuart Broad
61 Ian Botham
60 Steve Harmison
Roston Chase comes to the creaseOver 23.2: OUT! What a delivery from Anderson. It was full length and middle-and-off line. Hope was forced to play it and the ball gets the outside edge. Buttler grabs a simple catch behind the wickets.
West Indies 58/3Over 22.3: Short of length by Woakes, Hope gets inside the line and plays it to fine leg for a single.
WI 56/2Over 22: Anderson begins his second spell with a maiden.
West Indies 55/2, trail by 314 runsJames Anderson comes back into the attackOver 19.6: Hope brings up West Indies fifty with a lovely boundary. Woakes overpitches it around off and Hope hits it cleanly in the gap
Over 18.6: Fuller length delivery by Archer, Hope plays it to mid off for a couple.
West Indies 47/2Shamarh Brooks comes to the creaseOver 16.6: OUT! Short and bouncy delivery by Archer, Campbell fails to read it, gets a top edge and Rory Burns takes a simple catch at slip. Campbell makes 32 off 50 balls.
West Indies 44/2Over 14.2: Hope gets his first boundary. He opens the face of the bat and plays it to third man for four.
West Indies 43/1Over 12.4: Appeal by Archer and Buttler for caught behind against Hope. Umpire Richard Kettleborough says NOT OUT
Over 12.3: Hope is beaten by Archer's full delivery.
West Indies 37/1It's time for the drinksOver 11.4: Four! Short delivery by Woakes, Campbell connects it brilliantly and hammers it over mid wicket for a boundary.
West Indies35/1Chris Woakes comes into the attackOver 10.5:5 Wides! Welcome runs for West Indies. Short ball by Archer that goes down the leg side, Buttler has no chance to stop it.
WI 31/1Over 10.3: Hope gets beaten by Archer beauty as it takes faint edge which fall short of Stokes at second slip
Jofra Archer comes into the attackOver 9.3: Campbell is slowly getting into the act, length outside off by Broad and Campbell drives through the covers for four.
West Indies 26/1Ball has been replaced after Campbell's shot seemed to have damaged the seamOver 8.4: Short and wide by Anderson and Campbell flashes it hard through cover point, first boundary of the innings.
West Indies19/1Over 7.6: Runs are coming in singles and doubles only. 8 overs gone, no boundary by West Indies so far.
15/1Over 5.6: Shai Hope finally opens his account with a single on his 12th delivery. It was short of length by Broad, Hope pushes it down to fine leg.
WI 12/1Over 4.6: Dropped! Campbell gets a life, Ben Stokes drops a regular chance at second slip. Frustration for Anderson.
WI 11/1 Over 3.5: Fuller delivery again by Broad and Campbell pushes it down the ground for a couple.
WI 8/1Over 3.3: Campbell punches it to mid on for a double off Broad.
West Indies 6/1Over 2.1: Campbell is off the mark, he pushes through extra cover for a couple.
WI 3/1Shai Hope replaces Brathwaite at the creaseOver 1.4: OUT! Broad strikes in his first over, removes Brathwaite for 1. Good length delivery from Broad and the ball takes the outside edge. Skipper Root makes no mistake at first slip.
West Indies 1/1Over 1.1: Half-hearted appeal by Broad for LBW, ball hits on the pad of Brathwaite and was going slightly going down leg.
West Indies 1/0Stuart Broad shares the new ballOver 0.6: Brathwaite gets off the with a single to mid-wicket.
West Indies 1/0England players make their way to the field. John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite are also out in the middle to open West Indies inningsJames Anderson to start the proceedings for EnglandWhat a session it has been. Having finished Day 1 on top, England started poorly on Day 2 as they were put in trouble. From 258/4 to 280/8, the hosts found themselves in a precarious situation. Ollie Pope could not add a run to his overnight score while Jos Buttler also failed to get going. West Indies pacers Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel wrecked havoc early in the day to leave England in tatters. But Stuart Broad came to his team’s rescue with a quick-fire fifty that helped England post respectable 369 in the first innings. Broad hit the joint-third fastest Test half century for England off just 33 balls.
Over 111.5: Anderson edges it to Cornwall at slip and
England all out for 369 in first innings at lunch. Holder gets his first wicket
Over 111.2: Anderson plays it to backward square leg and picks up 3 crucial runs for his team.
England 368/9Jason Holder is back into the attackOver 107.2: Broad's excellent knock of 62 off 45 balls comes to an end. Low full toss by Chase, Broad connects brilliantly but it goes straight to deep midwicket where Blackwood takes a good catch.
England 356/9Over 105.6: Six runs scored in Chase's first over of the day.
England 356/8Roston Chase comes into the attackOver 104.5: 350 comes up for England thanks to Broad's fifty that leads England's revival after suffering early blows in the morning
Over 103.5: Broad slams a quick-fire fifty in just 33 balls. He gets to his 13th Test half-century with a boundary through square leg.
England 342/8Over 103.1: Short and bounce by Holder and Bess get beaten by the bounce as the ball goes past off outside edge.
England 337/8Over 101.5: Broad picks up another four off Holder. He drives through the covers.
England 334/8Over 101.4: Fifty-run partnership comes up between Broad and Dominic Bess for the 9th wicket.
England 330/8Rahkeem Cornwall comes into the attackOver 99.3: There's no stopping Broad at the moment, he moves to 38 in no time. Holder pitches it up in the slot and Broad lofts him over mid-off for four. England
326/8Over 99.2: Broad is after Holder, another short by Windies skipper and Broad top-edges over the keeper for four.
England 322/8Over 98.6: Broad picks up 3 runs, plays to long on and Chase makes a long chase from mid on and manages to save a run after some sloppy effort. England
318/8Over 97.4: Broad is dealing in boundaries only, he steps away and slaps this over the covers. Third boundary of the over for him.
England 314/8Over 97.3: Broad picks up another four. Well outside off by Holder and Broad cuts it uppishly over the cordon.
England 310/8Over 97.1: Broad plays it tho third man and the ball races away to the fence for four.
England 306/8Jason Holder is back into the attackIt's time for drinks after action-packed one hourOver 95.5: Broad drives through the covers for four and brings up 300 for England. Pitched up delivery on the stumps by Gabriel
Over 95.6: Something to cheer for England this morning. Stuart Broad hammers Roach for maximum over deep mid-wicket with a pull shot.
England 293/8Over 92.4: West Indies are on a roll, Roach gets another one. New man Jofra Archer departs for 3. Another edge and Holder takes another catch.
England 280/8Over 91.4: Gabriel strikes again to put West Indies on top. Buttler falls for 67. Good length delivery by Gabriel, Buttler was forced to play it, ball takes an outside edge and Holder gets low to his left and grabs it safely.
England 272/7 Over 90.6: OUT! Roach takes his 200th Test wicket. Back of a length delivery and Woakes plays on to his bottom of the off stumps.
England 267/6Chris Woakes comes to the creaseOver 89.1: OUT! Gabriel strikes to clean up Pope on his overnight score of 91. Pope fails to capitalise on the chance he gets. It was a pacy delivery by Gabriel, Pope gets beaten while trying to flick it away and the ball hits the pad and deflects onto the stumps.
England 262/5Over 87.6: Dropped! Pope gets a life early in the day, Cornwall drops a simple chance at first slip. Gabriel is clearly not happy with Cornwall's effort
. England 260/4Over 87.6: Buttler is trapped on the pad again but umpire signals No Ball. First runs of the day for England
Over 87.3: Loud shout by Gabriel for LBW against Buttler. The ball is struck on the front pad and the umpire says No
Over 87.2: Now, Gabriel beats Buttler with his length delivery outside off
Over 86.6: What a way to end the over. Pope is beaten again on the length delivery outside off by Roach.
England 258/4Over 86.3: Full length delivery outside off by Roach, Pope gets beaten and the ball goes past outside edge.
England 258/4Kemar Roach to start from the other endOllie Pope and Jos Buttler are out in the middle to resume England innings on Day 2. Pope is just nine runs away from his second Test hundredShannon Gabriel will complete his overnight over* Hello and welcome to TimesofIndia.com's live coverage of the second day of the third and final Test between hosts England and West Indies in Manchester.
* There was a drizzle in Manchester early morning . But no worries, the sun is out, covers are off and we are all set to have a scheduled start.
After a tough Day 1 of the series decider, England comfortably sit at 258 for 4 with Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler well set at 91* and 56* respectively.