In Pics - 3rd Test: Pope leads England revival against West Indies on Day 1

Ollie Pope's superb 91 not out helped England recover on the first day of the deciding third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Friday. England were in trouble at 122-4, with second Test century-makers Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes, as well as captain Joe Root, all out cheaply.

Pope, who ended the day in sight of his second hundred in 10 career Tests, and the under-pressure Jos Buttler, 56 not out, shared an unbroken stand of 136. England had moved on to 258-4 when bad light forced an early close after West Indies captain Jason Holder had won the toss under grey skies.

England dropped number three batsman Zak Crawley and left-arm paceman Sam Curran following their 113-run win in the second Test, also at the Manchester ground, that squared this three-match series at 1-1, with their places taken by Jofra Archer and veteran spearhead James Anderson.

Root, promoted to number three in Crawley's absence, was in early after opener Sibley, who had frustrated the West Indies with a near eight-hour hundred in the second Test, fell for a five-ball duck when plumb lbw to fast bowler Kemar Roach.

England skipper Root gifted away his wicket away when he for a tight single but was run out for 17 by Roston Chase's direct hit from backward point.

Root's departure then brought in Stokes, who was playing after a quad injury and is still in doubt over his bowling fitness. But with his innings of 176 and 78 not out, pivotal to England's win in the second Test, it was no surprise to see Stokes effectively deployed as a specialist batsman in the team.

Paceman Roach tested Stokes, now the world's top-ranked Test all-rounder, out with a couple of short balls and, having previously moved a couple of deliveries away from the left-handed batsman, clean bowled Stokes with one that seamed back to leave England 92-3.

Burns made a composed fifty before Cornwall, belying his 6ft 6in and some 22 stone frame, held an outstanding one-handed slip catch following a fiercely-edged cut off Chase.

The 22-year-old Pope batted in a mature fashion, although he had a lucky break on 30 when a miscued pull off Shannon Gabriel evaded a diving Chase, running back from mid-on. Pope, however, showed plenty of class en route to a 77-ball fifty.

World Cup winning wicket-keeper Buttler, whose Test future was under a cloud following a run of 13 innings without a fifty, upped the tempo by hoisting Cornwall for two sixes in four balls. Buttler remained unbeaten ob 56 at stumps.