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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">St. George&#39;s (Grenada), April 22 (IANS) Middle-order batsman Marlon Samuels said his main goal is to help put the West Indies in a winning position against England when the second Test enters the second day at the National Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Samuels is unbeaten on 94, six runs away from his seventh Test century, as West Indies recovered to 188\/ when bad light stopped play with 70 overs bowled. Samuels has already anchored two crucial half-century partnerships including an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 59 with captain Denesh Ramdin, who is 6 not out, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;Hopefully we could put on a very big partnership and set the team tomorrow. Getting that 100 is a milestone but the most important thing is to put the team in a winning position. I will have to take my guard all over again when I make a 100 because I am definitely looking to carry on as long as possible,&quot; said Samuels.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">The experienced right-hander has so far batted for four hours and faced 186 balls which pulled the innings around after the home side slipped to 74\/4 after lunch and then 129\/5 in the final session on Monday. Earlier Samuels added 55 for the fifth wicket with Jermaine Blackwood, who made 26 with five boundaries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;It was just like English conditions. I scored a lot of runs in England so I gave it an English approach by leaving alone a lot of balls and let the ball come to me as late as possible on a slow track with ball moving around,&rdquo; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;I like a battle and going out to bat knowing that the conditions are difficult with the English players talking a bit, it kind of motivate me more to dig deep and try to bat out the entire day and put West Indies in a very good position.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Due to the rain on Tuesday, play will start earlier on Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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