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England, one Test down in the five-match series, enjoyed quite a good start to the Second Test at Lord's, restricting the West Indies to 267 for nine by the close

By close of play of the 1st day of this Test match, # 1503 overall, the West Indies had given away, or was it England had taken away, most of the advantages they, the West Indies, may have had at the end of the 1st session, when they were 70-0

Sherwin Campbell and Wavell Hinds staged their own carnival of cricket at Lord's this afternoon to set West Indies up for a big first innings total in the second Cornhill Test match against England

Dominic Cork and Darren Gough left West Indies reeling at Lord's today after taking six wickets with a ferocious late afternoon spell of pace bowling

Dominic Cork, with a memorable bowling performance on his return to Test cricket after a twenty-month absence and a very commendable effort from Darren Gough, restricted West Indies to a moderate score after the tourists seemed well on the way to

In nicely overcast conditions, and with the pitch expected to give the faster bowlers some help, as it always does at Southampton, the West Indies did the correct thing first

New Zealand "A", who have taken this four day game with the West Indies as seriously as playing a Test match, had a very difficult task on their hands

Starting the 3rd day at 50-0, the West Indies, generally, made excellent use of the good batting conditions to give their early order batsmen some very much needed batting practice in their last first class innings before the 2nd Test, despite the

The West Indies made up with their bowling and fielding on the 2nd day what they lost by their batting on the 1st

Having won the toss and electing to bat first, the West Indies squandered a golden opportunity to capitalize on a good batting pitch, with very consistent bounce, and a fairly fast outfield, all which should have enabled them to make a big score, and

Birmingham- The all-for-one, one-for-all team ethic that has been the most heartening aspect of Jimmy Adams' leadership was obvious again as the West Indies batted their way into a powerful position on the second day of the first Test yesterday

The West Indies, through their captain, Jimmy Adams, have not only extended their overnight lead from 157, but have certainly put themselves in a position to win this 1st Test match

The gloomiest prognosis for the rest of this series must have England being systematically out-played and heading toward an overwhelming defeat

The period between lunch and tea brought new headaches for England

The fat lady tuned up early in the game, perhaps when the West Indies led on the 2nd day bu 157, but only started singing at 6:15pm on the 3rd afternoon, for it was then that the West Indies won their 1st Test match away from home since February

LUNCH Interval: With the sun finally winning the battle, the West Indies too will be very pleased with their morning's work, thanks again to the incomparable Courtney Walsh

The morning session had everything a cricket afficianado could want; runs, wickets, slashing strokes and even missed chances

The West Indies moved into a position of ascendancy during this 5th period of the game

The West Indies closed the 2nd day in a comfortable, if not all together commanding position, but at least, they look more likely to win from here

The mantle of invincibility which West Indies once wore, through the seventies and eighties, may no longer be there but those shoulders can still hold responsibility when the call comes