22 Apr 2015

Rain halts Windies recovery

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Marlon Samuels (AFP)

St. George's - Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin have made cautious progress through a rain-shortened morning as the West Indies reached 210 for five at lunch on the second day of the second Test against England on Wednesday.

Only 40 minutes' play was possible at the National Stadium with 22 runs added off 8.5 overs shared between seamers Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan.

Within sight of a seventh Test hundred in his 100th innings, Samuels curbed the aggression which saw him dominate the final session on the first day.

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