West Indies skipper Daren Ganga admits his side "face a tough ask" to save the third Test against England after they collapsed spectacularly on day two.The tourists were 216-4 but lost 6-13 in 44 balls before England ended the day 34-1, 170 ahead on a lively pitch.
"It's very disappointing the manner in which we batted. We laid a foundation to get close to 300 or even in excess.
"But that collapse was very dismal, we played right into the hands of England and they are in control," Ganga said.
"It's going to be a tough ask for us to get wickets and put them under pressure to give us a chance in the Test match."
Ryan Sidebottom took three wickets and spinner Monty Panesar four to leave the West Indies facing the prospect of chasing a bit target on a wearing pitch.
The cracks are opening up a bit, some of the balls are keeping low, and it's spinning and bouncing
Ganga on the pitch
Ganga insists his men can still cause England problems if they show more application.
"The track is deteriorating, there are going to be opportunities for us to get wickets, so we'll be coming at them very hard in the first session," he explained.
"The cracks are opening up a bit, some of the balls are keeping low, and it's spinning and bouncing.
"It's about getting the right strategies. England have played well, we just didn't cope well with our batting."
Meanwhile, Ganga said the visitors were "happy" with match referee Alan Hurst's decision to dismiss a query from them about England's pace bowlers practising on the square between innings.
Players are forbidden from taking part in practice on or near the pitch and a bowler contravening the rule may be banned for bowling for 30 minutes.
But Harmison took the new ball for England when play resumed.
"From my understanding they actually bowled on the strip we're playing on. The management spotted it, we raised the issue and it was settled," Ganga added.
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