West Indies building insurmountable lead over hapless Poms

England endured a despairing morning in the field as West Indies pair Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich all but batted the tourists out of the first Test.

West Indies added 110 runs without loss to their second-innings total to reach lunch on 6-237 on day three of the first Test against England, turning a commanding lead into a virtually unbeatable one in Barbados.

Already 339 runs ahead at the start of play, Jason Holder and Shane Dowrich were rarely troubled by the England attack at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Friday.

West Indies went for a well-earned lunch, with captain Holder on 80 and Dowrich on 61, leading by 449 runs with eight sessions left and every incentive to bat on rather than to declare.

After 18 wickets fell on day two, the first session on Friday provided a stark contrast on a pitch that posed few problems for the batsmen.

Holder, a handy number eight with a test average of more than 30, was particularly aggressive, helping himself to three sixes as he scored at a rate of almost a run a ball.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid came in for severe punishment, giving up 42 runs in seven overs, including two sixes to Holder, who also hoisted Sam Curran over the boundary.