England’s dish of the day: Swann and Onions

Debutant Graham Onions had a dream debut as he destroyed the West Indian lower order to put England in a commanding position on day two of the Lords test. Replying to England's 377, the tourists were all out for 152 after a spectacular collapse and were forced to follow on. They finished the day staring at an innings defeat with the score on 39-2.

England began the day looking for quick runs and they got them from Graeme Swann, who raced to 50, bringing up the milestone with a six. Swann ended on 63 not out.

Ravi Bopara also increased his standing in the eyes of the watching public. A patient centurion on the first day, he progressed serenely this morning to an eventual 143. Bopara put on just under a hundred with Swann, before Fidel Edwards cleaned up the last two English wickets in the over after lunch.

Swann then made inroads into the West Indian batting line-up. He struck three times - making him the leading wicket taker in world cricket this year so far - after Stuart Broad took two early wickets. Swann bowled Devon Smith for 46 and then had Shivnarine Chanderpaul, usually so resolute, caught at slip for a golden duck the next ball. After tea, his hold over the West Indian left handers continued with the wicket of Brendan Nash, also caught at slip.

Then Onions (pictured), the Durham seamer, got in on the act, snaring four wickets for two runs in the space of seven balls. He had Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor and Sulieman Benn all caught off edges in one over, before trapping wicketkeeper Dinesh Ramdin and Lionel Baker leg before, finishing with figures of 5/38.

Onions's Test career hadn't actually started too promisingly. He was bowled for a golden duck to end the England innings, and then pulled dismissively for four at the start of an expensive first over. But his devastating contribution to the evening session may well have him pencilled in for a role in the upcoming Ashes series.

James Anderson then stepped up as the West Indies began their second innings, dismissing danger men Gayle and Sarwan to leave the Windies reeling.