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Sri Lanka failed to build on Lahiru Kumara's four-for on a truncated second day in which only 59 overs were possible

Dowrich and Holder's unbroken 79-run stand repairs West Indies after fast bowlers scythe through top order on a lively Kensington Oval deck

Sam Hain hit a career-best unbeaten 145, then Chris Jordan and Liam Dawson combined to wreck the West Indies A reply, as England Lions romped to a second impressive victory

The West Indies captain also asked his batsmen to convert starts into bigger scores, something they have lacked in the last couple of series

They are 1-0 down and will be led by Suranga Lakmal in Dinesh Chandimal's absence. West Indies, meanwhile, have won their two most recent Tests at the Kensington Oval

Shai Hope walked away with the three biggest prizes at the CWI awards ceremony held on June 20 in Barbados

The allrounder takes over the leadership from Kumar Sangakkara after missing the previous season because of a doping ban

The former West Indies batsman is not among the 33 players invited to camp to be held from June 21-24 in Texas. Former USA captain Steven Taylor, however, has made the cut

Paul is uncapped at Test level but has an impressive first-class average of 17.35 across 14 appearances

Only once has a West Indian bowler struck more than the 13 times he did in a single Test match, and that was back in 1976

Sri Lanka denied series-levelling win as 32.3 overs lost to weather on rainy final day in St Lucia

Two dashing innings - a confident 87 off 117 from Kusal Mendis, and a stroke filled 62 off 70 from Niroshan Dickwella - propelled Sri Lanka to a 287-run lead in St Lucia, edging them ahead in the Test

By not pleading guilty to the charge laid by the ICC, Chandimal will attend a hearing by match referee Javagal Srinath after the conclusion of the Test

Sri Lanka's quicks scythed through the West Indies lower order, and finished only 13 runs behind for the loss of one wicket by stumps

The players refused to take the field for more than an hour after umpires informed them of their decision to change the ball

Only 42.3 overs were possible due to intermittent showers, enough time for the opener to score a fifty and the fast bowler to show some menace

The West Indies pacer said hitting the right lengths helped extract good bounce from a slow surface

Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach shared nine wickets as West Indies took the first-day honours

After decimating Sri Lanka by 226 runs at Port-of-Spain, Jason Holder will hope for a repeat showing from his side

Holder also praised Shane Dowrich's partnerships with himself, Devendra Bishoo and Kemar Roach - the result of which was their first innings total of 414 for 8