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James Anderson accepted England are "up against it" after ending day three of the first #raisethebat Test 99 runs adrift of the West Indies.

Ben Stokes was the pick of the England bowlers on day three of the first #raisethebat Test and the all-rounder continues to give his side a "good dilemma", according to Rob Key.

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shane Dowrich struck fifties as West Indies turned the screw on England by earning a 114-run first-innings lead on day three of the first #raisethebat Test.

Makhaya Ntini was a ferocious fast bowler, taking 390 Test wickets for South Africa in an international career that spanned 13 years.

Seamer Stuart Broad has told Sky Sports he sought reassurances over his future after being dropped from England's first Test of the summer left him "frustrated, angry and gutted".

Counties will compete for the Bob Willis Trophy when this summer's red-ball cricket tournament gets under way in August.