England extend lead over West Indies to 221

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) England extended their overall lead over West Indies to 221 at tea on the fourth day of the first test today after Monty Panesar recorded a test best of six for 129.

At the interval England were 105 for two in their second innings after bowling West Indies out for 437. Corey Collymore, who took two for 15 from six overs with the new ball, dismissed acting captain Andrew Strauss (24) and Owais Shah (4).

Alastair Cook, one of England's four century-makers in the first innings, was 52 not out.

In the morning session left-arm spinner Panesar completed his fourth five-wicket haul in test matches, winning two further lbw decisions from umpire Asad Rauf. After bowling Devon Smith with his first ball of the match, each of his remaining victims were lbw.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul drove his first delivery on Sunday, a full toss, through cover for four but was given out lbw three balls later for a patient 74 from 193 balls.

Jerome Taylor showed his team mates how to play spin by moving down the pitch and on-driving a four from the final ball of Panesar's first over.

Taylor continued to bat attractively, taking boundaries off Panesar and Powell joined in the fun by hooking Steve Harmison for four when the fast bowler took over from Liam Plunkett at the Pavilion End.

Harmison finally got his first wicket of the match when Taylor on 21 sliced a catch to substitute Lee Hodgson at point, fielding in place of Matthew Hoggard who left the field with a thigh strain yesterday.

Powell played two of the best shots of the match, moving outside his leg stump to off-drive Harmison for four and taking another four off the next ball with a classical cover-drive.

He took his score to a test best 36 before Panesar wrapped up the innings when Collymore (1) was hit on the pads in front of his stumps.

Strauss survived a difficult chance on 10 off Powell to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who failed to gather a low edge, but fell to Collymore guiding the ball to Runako Morton at second slip.

Owais Shah, playing his second test as a replacement for the injured Andrew Flintoff, struck a fine off-drive for four but was then caught by Ramdin down the leg side off his glove to complete a miserable match after making six in the first innings.

Cook was in good touch again, driving and pulling eight boundaries in his fourth test half-century from 72 balls.

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