Butcher injury mars England's day

England XII 320 and 50 for 1 (Trescothick 21*) lead Jamaica 281 (Ventura 52, Findlay 51) by 89 runs
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Mark Butcher grimaces after twisting his ankle in a freak incident

England struggled with the ball on the second day of their tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, but the on-field action was overshadowed by a freak injury to Mark Butcher in the morning session.

Butcher, who is one of only three members of the party to have previous experience of a Caribbean tour, was fielding at mid-off when he moved to catch a ball being returned to the bowler. He appeared to go over on his ankle and collapsed to the ground, to the initial amusement of his team-mates. But he had to be carried off the field and was taken to hospital.

That incident compounded a fairly nondescript day for England's bowlers - if the aim was to give the six-man attack as much practice as possible, the derisory over-rate didn't give too much of a clue. They all toiled hard in the heat but none stood out. James Anderson finished with the best figures (3 for 42) - but they flattered him and he often appeared to be doing more than strolling in.

Matthew Hoggard also took three wickets (3 for 47) but at least looked to have rediscovered his pace and hostility. The problems facing England's bowlers in the Caribbean - namely unresponsive pitches and a ball that doesn't swing after a dozen overs - have been brought home early on.

Danza Hyatt and Shawn Findlay, who had resumed on 25 for 2, started confidently, taking 12 overs to rattle off another 48 runs before Andrew Flintoff picked up his first wicket of the tour, extracting Hyatt for 21, via a smart catch at first slip from Marcus Trescothick (71 for 3). Findlay went on to reach a deserved half-century, but on 51 he was snapped up by Nasser Hussain off Ashley Giles, as England finished the morning session on a positive note.

Party pooper: Mario Ventura on his way to 51

Mario Ventura made a slow 51 in the afternoon - it took a run-out to remove him - and England were again frustrated by late-order resistance as Evon McInnis bludgeoned a 27-ball 41 to take Jamaica within 39 runs of the England total.

Faced with a tricky 11 overs before the close, England opened with Marcus Trescothick and Graham Thorpe. Trescothick looked marginally more assured than he had yesterday, but Thorpe was disappointingly cut off for 18. England's concerns regarding Butcher's fitness were emphasised when Paul Collingwood, not in the original 12-man side, came out to bat at No. 3.

Perhaps the best news for England was the return to training of Simon Jones, who arrived in Kingston late on Monday evening. He had delayed his departure for the Caribbean after suffering from sore shins, but bowled for about 15 minutes in the Sabina Park nets without any ill-effects, and is likely to feature in Friday's warm-up match against a Vice Chancellor's XI.