England's lower order batted with grit to tip the scales in favour of England in the final session of the fourth day of the second test. England declared at 490/8 to leave West Indies a target of 322 runs. West Indies were 5 without loss at the end of the day.

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Earlier, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes added a 117-run stand for the eighth wicket, to build on the work of Joe Root, Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes to tire out a three-man pace attack. After losing skipper Joe Root for 72 in the morning session a patient 61 off 186 balls from Dawid Malan and a more aggressive 58 from Ben Stokes gave England confidence of setting West Indies a challenging total to chase.

Malan and Stokes put on 91 runs for the fifth wicket before Stokes was well caught by Kraigg Brathwaite on the long-off boundary.

Spinner Roston Chase bowled Malan before picking up the crucial wicket of Jonny Bairstow (18), who dragged on when reverse-sweeping.

West Indies had earned a 169-run lead from the first innings but now face a challenging total on the final day as they look to level the three-test series.

Earlier, Root was caught at gully by Shai Hope who grabbed the ball at the second attempt after the England captain was unable to keep down a sharply rising delivery from Shannon Gabriel.