15 August 2004	Sunday	28 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425

MANCHESTER, Aug 14: England avoided the follow-on in the third Test against West Indies when they reached 196 for three in reply to the tourists' first innings 395 for nine declared on the third day at Old Trafford here Saturday.

Andrew Strauss was 80 not out and Graham Thorpe 72 not out.

Earlier, wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh played some imaginative shots in a splendid maiden Test half century to take West Indies to 395 for nine declared.

In reply England stumbled to 86 for three at tea, as West Indies took control for the first real time in the series.

Marcus Trescothick (0) edged Fidel Edwards to Ramnaresh Sarwan in the slips second ball and Robert Key (6) played around a seaming Corey Collymore delivery which clipped off stump.

Captain Michael Vaughan was then bowled by a Dwayne Bravo yorker for 12. Andrew Strauss played some streaky shots through the slips but remained on 37 at the interval with Graham Thorpe 17 not out.

The tourists had resumed day three on 275 for six after the second day in Manchester was washed out by rain, with Baugh quickly setting about bossing some loose England bowling.

He fell for 68 to the last ball before lunch, trying to flick James Anderson to the on side only to find a leading edge to Vaughan around mid off.

Pedro Collins was earlier cut under his chin by a short Andrew Flintoff ball, forcing him to leave the field retired hurt.

Scoreboard

WEST INDIES (1st Innings, overnight 275-6):

C.H. Gayle c Strauss b Hoggard 5

S.C. Joseph c Thorpe c Harmison 45

R.R. Sarwan b Flintoff 40

B.C. Lara b Flintoff 0

S. Chanderpaul c Jones b Hoggard 76

D.J.J. Bravo c Jones b Hoggard 77

C.S. Baugh c Vaughan b Anderson 68

D. Mohammed c Strauss b Flintoff 23

P.T. Collins not out 19

C.D. Collymore b Hoggard 5

F.H. Edwards not out 4

EXTRAS (B-9, LB-14, W-6, NB-4) 33

TOTAL (for nine decl, 94.3 overs) 395

FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-85, 3-97, 4-108, 5-265, 6-266, 7-308, 8-383, 9-395.

BOWLING: Hoggard 22-3-83-4 (2nb, 1w); Harmison 26-5-94-1 (1nb); Flintoff 20-5-79-3 (1nb, 1w); Anderson 11.3-1-49-1; Giles 15-0-67-0.

ENGLAND (1st Innings):

M.E. Trescothick c Sarwan b Edwards 0

A.J. Strauss not out 37

R.W.T. Key b Collymore 6

M.P. Vaughan b Bravo 12

G.P. Thorpe not out 17

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-8, NB-4) 14

TOTAL (for three wkts, 31 overs) 86

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-13, 3-40.

TO BAT: A. Flintoff, G.O. Jones, A.F. Giles, M.J. Hoggard, S.J. Harmison, J.M. Anderson.

BOWLING (to-date): Edwards 7-1-21-1; Collymore 9-2-21-1; Bravo 7-0-22-1; Joseph 2-0-8-0; Gayle 4-1-7-0; Mohammed 2-0-5-0.-Reuters