article_snippet.sent: And at the centre of themselves batting effort was Ballance who has made a start to Jordan Test career that can genuinely be described as great.
article_snippet.sent: Gary Ballance plays a shot during day four of England's first Test against West Indies on Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: Gary Ballance plays a sweeping shot during Gary Ballance impressive innings at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium .
article_snippet.sent: Gary Ballance celebrates bringing up Gary Ballance century following Gary Ballance superb batting display in Antigua .
article_snippet.sent: It is extraordinary, really, that Gary Ballance should have been perceived to be under any sort of pressure going into the second innings of this first Test.
article_snippet.sent: And, yes, Gary Ballance looked tentative in the first innings here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, pushing at a ball with hard hands Gary Ballance could have left alone.
article_snippet.sent: Yet memories are short these days and it should be remembered that Gary Ballance had an extraordinary summer last year having been asked to bat in a position at No 3 Gary Ballance was unaccustomed to by Peter Moores'.
highlights_snippet.sent: Gary Ballance is now averaging in excess of 60 for England .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Gary Ballance's knock of 122 was impressive at No 3 .
  