11.20am: Bairstow takes the applause as he walks from the field, his 140 a towering contribution to the scorecard - England's next-highest individual score was 42 from Ben Foakes. That is a very decent total, dredged up from the depths of 48 for 4, with Bairstow and the lower order doing a fine recovery job. Four wickets for Jayden Seales helped limit the damage, and West Indies will be hoping 300 is only around par - though they've been brittle with the bat over the last 12 months, and will need a couple of the top order to make an early statement for the series. Back in a few for the reply
JM Bairstow c Holder b Joseph 140 (388m 259b 21x4 0x6) SR: 54.05
"Time for Jonny to go up 2-3 gears from here!!" yips J I Pearce
END OF OVER:100 | 5 Runs | ENG: 311/9
- Jack Leach4 (2b)
- Jonny Bairstow140 (256b)
- Kemar Roach21-3-86-2
- Alzarri Joseph20-2-70-1
Three slips for Roach to Leach
"Last man Leachy and a swashbuckling middle order ginger ninja… do we dare to dream." Another 70-odd from here would be dreamland for England, Mitch_A