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Stokes stung as first clash of all-round captains goes West Indies' way | Andy Bull

West Indies captain Jason Holder took six for 42 as he tore through the England order in the first Test in SouthamptonIn the hour after lunch, the current of the match began to shift. It had been running against England all morning, and they had stumbled to 87 for five. But now Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler were settling in the middle, captain and vice-captain together, the two senior batsmen in this inexperienced lineup. Buttler was lashing his bat at everything wide, Stokes was more cautious, but still studded his cagey play with the occasional emphatic pull shot whenever the bowling dropped too short. He had reason to be circumspect, since he had already been dropped twice, once at fine...

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