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Joe Root (AFP)
Joe Root (AFP)

Grenada - Joe Root's sixth Test hundred piloted England to a position of control at 373 for six in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 299 at stumps on the third day of the second Test on Thursday.

Coming in the wake of half-centuries in the drawn first Test in Antigua, the 24-year-old Yorkshireman's unbeaten 118 extended his excellent run of form and ensured the tourists made good use of the first sun-drenched day of the match.

They will go into the penultimate day ahead by 74 runs with Root and Jos Buttler seeking to build on that advantage in the quest for the victory on the last day that escaped them last week at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

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