BRIDGETOWN, March 28: Graham Thorpe continued his fine form while wicket-keeper Geraint Jones pressed his Test claims as England turned the screw on day two of their three-day tour match against a Carib Beer XI.
Meanwhile, West Indies have recalled fast bowler Fidel Edwards to their squad for the third Test starting on Thursday.
Squad: Brian Lara (captain), Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Ricardo Powell, Daren Ganga, Ryan Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Corey Collymore, Tino Best, Fidel Edwards, Pedro Collins.
Scoreboard
CARIB BEER XI (1st Innings) 129
ENGLAND (1st Innings, overnight 121-3):
M.E. Trescothick b Banks 50
M.A. Butcher c Marshall b Washington 17
P.D. Collingwood st Ramdin b Mohammed 20
G.P. Thorpe c sub b Willett 88
C.M.W. Read c Ramdin b Mohammed 9
G.I. Jones c sub b Lawson 66
R. Clarke c Joseph b Lawson 35
A.F. Giles c Ramdin b Lawson 22
G.J. Batty lbw b Lawson 0
M.J. Hoggard b Mohammed 10
J.M. Anderson not out 1
EXTRAS (B-8, NB-21) 29
TOTAL (all out, 102 overs) 347
FALL OF WKTS: 1-30, 2-72, 3-120, 4-142, 5-259, 6-285, 7-325, 8-325, 9-336.
BOWLING: Lawson 29-3-94-4; Washington 6-0-15-1; Rampaul 18-3-58-0; Mohammed 28-1-114-3; Banks 9-3-22-1; Bravo 5-1-22-0; Ganga 4-1-9-0; Willett 3-0-5-1.
