West Indies lose three quick wickets before lunch to hand England initiative.
Kraigg Brathwaite reached lunch on 56 not out.
Gus Atkinson struck twice for England as the West Indies frittered away a fighting start to reach lunch on 97 for three in the third Test at Edgbaston.
With the series already lost following heavy defeats at Lord’s and Trent Bridge, the tourists were looking to salvage some pride in Birmingham and appeared to be up for the battle.
Led by skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, who reached lunch on 56 not out, they put on the highest opening stand of the series as he and Mikyle Louis added 76.
But, after waiting almost 22 overs for their first breakthrough, England moved quickly to snatch three wickets in 26 deliveries before lunch.
Atkinson got things moving, finding Louis’ outside edge with a nice ball that shaped away and nestled in Jamie Smith’s gloves. Louis, who had taken 21 deliveries to get off the mark and was beaten on a handful of occasions as he struggled to master the early swing, departed for 26 and opened up his side’s vulnerable middle order.
