By Rory Dollard, Press Association Cricket Correspondent
Published: 00:50 GMT, 25 January 2019 | Updated: 00:51 GMT, 25 January 2019
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Moeen Ali admitted England's players sensed they were on the way to a major collapse as soon as Kemar Roach worked up a head of steam in Barbados.
West Indian quick Roach conjured a sensational spell of fast bowling on day two of the first Test, taking five for 17 as the tourists were rolled over for 77.
Play will resume on Friday with England 339 behind, on course for a three-day defeat despite a fightback with the ball leaving the hosts 127 for six.
Moeen Ali could sense an England collapse was coming as the West Indies attack excelled
England's score was the lowest ever Test innings at the famous Kensington Oval, instantly calling to mind the previous Caribbean calamities in Trinidad, where they made 46 in 1994, and Jamaica when they were skittled for 51 a decade ago.
The current crop are no strangers to collapsing either, most recently rolled over for 58 in Auckland last March.
Roach deserved endless credit for his inspired performance on home soil, while Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph and Shannon Gabriel offered faultless support, combining to create a crushing feeling of inevitability that unsettled the tourists.
Moeen, who
