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 . The second Test starts in just over two weeks time with England facing Pakistan who have won all five Tests so far this year including beating India by seven wickets last week. 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 .