England are 373 for 118 at stumps on day three , 74 runs ahead of the West Indies first innings of 299 . Alastair Cook ( 76 ) and Jonathan Trott ( 59 ) put on an opening stand of 125 but could n't reach their centuries . No 5 Joe Root was outstanding reaching a century at a strike rate of 80 and was six not out at stumps . Root 's half-century gave him an England record-equalling 118th Test score of 50 or more - no-one has seven . Gary Ballance was out softly for 77 after Ian Bell played on for one . Moeen Ali ran himself out for a duck .
England are 373 for six at stumps on day three , 74 runs ahead of the West Indies first innings of 299 . Alastair Cook ( 76 ) and Jonathan Trott ( 59 ) put on an opening stand of 125 but could n't reach their centuries . No 5 Joe Root was outstanding reaching a century at a strike rate of 80 and was 118 not out at stumps . Root 's half-century gave him an England record-equalling sixth Test score of 50 or more - no-one has seven . Gary Ballance was out softly for 77 after Ian Bell played on for one . Moeen Ali ran himself out for a duck .