Onions makes Windies sweat in first Test

LONDON: Fast bowler Graham Onions took five wickets, including three in an over, on his Test debut to leave the West Indies contemplating the prospect of defeat inside three days at Lord's.

The tourists were made to follow-on after a dramatic second day collapse in the first of this two-Test series with England off-spinner Graeme Swann also having a day to remember.

On his home debut, he made a Test-best 63 not out and then sparked the tourists' slump with two wickets in two balls before tea, including the prize scalp of Shivnarine Chanderpaul for a golden duck.

West Indies were bowled out for 152 in reply to England's first innings 377, 26 runs shy of avoiding the follow-on, with openers Devon Smith (46) and captain Chris Gayle (28) the only batsmen to make more than 17.

Durham quick Onions took five wickets for 38 runs in 9.3 overs to grab a place on the bowlers' honors board at Lord's.

Before the close James Anderson took his first two wickets of the match, with Gayle, who only arrived in England on Monday, out for nought when he edged the Lancashire paceman to Swann.

At stumps, West Indies in their second innings were 39 for two, still 186 runs behind. But they had at least avoided the fate of their 2000 predecessors who were beaten by England inside two days at Headingley.