Steve Harmison took 6-46 and made a Test best 36 not out as England forced the West Indies to follow on after bowling them out for 152 on the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Oval.
The visitors finished on 84-2, still 234 in arrears, at the close.
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Brian Lara is still there on one not out and Chris Gayle unbeaten on 59, and after his first innings lone stand when he made 79 the West Indies captain has not given the game up yet.
"Today was very disappointing but the pitch is very good for batting and bowlers have to work hard for their wickets. We have got to fight now," Lara said.
Harmison, who has had a quiet time in the last three Tests against the West Indies, topped a memorable day by having Sylvester Joseph caught behind to give him 100 Test match wickets in his 23rd game.
He swiftly embarked on his second century when he had Ramnaresh Sarwan brilliantly caught by Ian Bell at gully. For the series, Harmison now has 16 wickets at an average of 27.5.
Harmison closed with figures of 2-14 from four overs in the second innings and in the day he took 8-60 from 17 hostile overs.
In the West Indies first innings, Harmison nipped out openers Chris Gayle and Joseph to set England on their way.
The lone pocket of resistance came from captain Lara, who made 79 from 93 balls with 14 fours, before he was eighth man out with the score on 148.
Dwayne Smith could not bat because of a side strain and when Lara holed out off Harmison, the West Indies were in disarray.
Following on, opener Chris Gayle became the first man in Test history to hit six consecutive fours off an over when he laid into Matthew Hoggard and raced to his half-century off 36 balls but the damage had already been done.
Once Harmison had got rid of the West Indian openers in the first innings Michael Vaughan threw Andrew Flintoff into the attack.
Flintoff has got the better of Lara in this series chiefly by attacking his leg stump and almost claimed the visiting captain's scalp with his first delivery.
The Lancastrian could not work his magic over Lara but managed to induce Ramnaresh Sarwan into edging to Andrew Strauss at slip and the West Indian tail failed to wag.
In England's innings, Hoggard, Ashley Giles and Harmison had the satisfaction of all equalling or surpassing their best Test scores as England nursed their total from 321-7 to 470.
Hoggard hit 38, Giles 52 and Harmison an aggressive 36 with three sixes as England recovered from the early loss of overnight batsmen Flintoff and Geraint Jones.
Jones went from the fifth ball of the day when he edged Corey Collymore to slip and Flintoff departed when he mis-timed a pull and was caught at mid-on.
England lead the four-match series 3-0 and a win in this game will give them seven consecutive Test victories for the first time since 1929.
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Chaminda Vaas produced timely efforts with both bat and ball as Sri Lanka scored a three-wicket win over South Africa in the first one-day international at the Premdasa Stadium on Friday.
Vaas took four wickets to restrict South Africa to 263-9 and then chipped in with a useful 18 runs as Sri Lanka made a successful chase under lights in a thrilling match, the first in a series of five.
Tillakaratne Dilshan (38 not out) saw the team through with one over to spare in the company of Kaushal Lokuarachchi, who sealed the win with a huge six over mid-wicket off Shaun Pollock.
Sri Lanka's difficult run-chase was made easier by captain Marvan Atapattu and left-handed opener Avishka Gunawardene who scored half-centuries.
Atapattu laid the foundation with a crucial 65 off 82 balls with five fours.
The skipper added 66 for the second wicket with Gunawardene (51), who hit seven fours before getting a leading-edge that gave Herschelle Gibbs an easy catch at point off Makhaya Ntini.
Atapattu too fell to Ntini as South Africa seemed to bounce back, but Dilshan took control of the situation, adding 33 crucial runs for the seventh wicket with Vaas.
Earlier, Jacques Kallis (74) and Mark Boucher (58) helped South Africa post a competitive total after electing to bat.
Kallis batted well during his 48th half-century as he hit five fours and two sixes in an 85-ball knock, even as other top-order batsmen failed to come up with big contributions in the day-night game.
Boucher then took over, hitting five fours and a six in his 47-ball stand. He was out trying a lofted shot as Gunawardene took a well-judged catch at long-on off left-arm seamer Vaas.
Kallis was lucky to escape on 33 when wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara failed to latch on to a difficult chance off leg-spinner Lokuarachchi. He was later out, caught and bowled by Chandana.
He added 77 for the second wicket with captain Graeme Smith (38), who was bowled by Lokuarachchi between bat and pad.
South Africa lost quick wickets later in the innings, with Vaas pegging them back after they were cruising along at 241-5 in the 47th over.
Vaas removed Boucher, Lance Klusener and debutant Jean Paul-Duminy in quick succession to finish with 4-33.
He had earlier dismissed Gibbs, who was out for nought. The opener scored just four runs in two innings of the second Test here after missing the opening match because of a sprained ankle.
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