England had been in control of the match after two days, scoring 570 for seven before bowling West Indies out for 146 and then reducing them to 22 for two when following on.
Captain Michael Vaughan scored a fluent 103 on his return to Test action after 18 months on the sidelines on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Headingley on Friday.
The West Indies were 74 for 3, still trailing Pakistan by 205 runs, at the close of the third day in the first Test on Monday.
Rajneesh Gupta and Ian Bishop glance at Universal Boss's ODI record and highlight 5 Gayleforce knocks.
Lara said he would pack the top order with experienced batsmen in the tri-series final against Australia.
In the absence of Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indies will rely on the youngsters to perform against Sri Lanka in the Test series.
while Daren Ganga walked away with the Test Player of the Year award at the WIPA 2006 awards function in Barbados on Tuesday.
The recent ODI tour of the Windies have cost the players their top slots.
Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo and Fidel Edwards are also eligible for selection for the second Test against South Africa.
Bennett King is optimistic ahead of next week's first Test against South Africa, despite the contract dispute that has robbed him of seven players, including skipper Brian Lara.
Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 98 lifted the West Indies from a precarious position in the second ODI.
Pakistan are well on course for victory in the third and final Test against West Indies on Friday after reducing the tourists to 144 for four wickets at lunch.
Set an improbable 444 to win the third Test against Pakistan, the West Indies were 39 for 2 in their second innings at close on day 4.
The two players were fined half their match fees for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
The West Indies Cricket Board has announced a 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Sabina Park, Jamaica, starting on Thursday.
The Indian seamer was clobbered by Ramnaresh Sarwan for six successive fours on day 2 of the third Test.
West Indies named an unchanged 14-man squad for the third ODI against India
West Indies captain Brian Lara is one of seven senior players who will not be selected for the home series because of a sponsorship dispute.
West Indies selectors called off spinner Omari Banks into their squad on Tuesday for the second Test against Bangladesh at Kingston, Jamaica.
West Indies recovered from an early batting collapse to post 257 and then reduced New Zealand to 98 for 4 on day two of the first Test.
The West Indies captain missed the first one-day international after aggravating a finger injury.
International XI captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to bowl in the tsunami appeal one-day match against the MCC at Lord's.
The Indian captain will be aiming to restore his dented reputation after being drafted in as a late replacement for Ramnaresh Sarwan in Tuesday's match.
West Indies were further depleted when Jerome Taylor was declared unfit for the first Test against South Africa.
The first Test starts on March 31 in Guyana but West Indies will be without Lara and six other leading players because of a contract dispute.
Leg spinner Danish Kaneria's 4 for 36 and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's unbeaten century brought Pakistan close to their first Test win in the West Indies in 17 years.
West Indies named their 14-man squad for the third test against Australia starting on Thursday in Barbados.
James Sutherland called it an "ugly incident" which sent a poor message to fans.
He regains the job three years after he gave it up.
An unbeaten century from opener Chris Gayle guided West Indies into Saturday's triangular series final.
Pedro Collins took six wickets for 53 runs to bowl West Indies to an innings and 99 runs victory in the second Test against Bangladesh.
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