PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - A day that started brightly for West Indies turned gloomy literally and figuratively after Steve Harmison again ripped the heart out of their batting and rain swiped a large chunk out of the opening day of the second cricket Test at Queen's Park Oval today. Choosing to bat, West Indies reached 189 for eight when bad light stopped play 10 overs early after Harmison, whose seven wickets in the opening Test in Jamaica condemned the home team to their lowest total in Tests, bagged five for 48 from 17 overs. Gayle hit 12 fours and one six to race to the top score of 62 from 81 balls in just under two hours and seemed to have nullified the threat of Harmison and company after West Indies chose to use the hard, true pitch first. Bowling a second spell from the Queen's Park Cricket Club end, Harmison turned the match dramatically after openers Chris Gayle and Devon Smith shared exactly 100 to partially deliver West Indies from the problems that faced their batting in the opening Test last Sunday when they were dismissed for 47. 'BEST IS STILL TO COME' "I have a gut feeling that the best cricket of this match is still to come," Lara told reporters at the post-play news conference. "Obviously, I am disappointed after a great start, but if the last two wickets can make a few more runs on Saturday, then I don't think we're out of this match." Using all of his 6-ft, 5-in frame to gain appreciable bounce, the fast bowler removed Gayle, Smith and West Indies captain Brian Lara in the space of eight balls just prior to lunch to bring England, who leads the four Test series 1-0, back into the match after the two left-handed openers looked like they would bat through the morning period. "I honestly think I bowled better here than I did on Sunday," Harmison said. "I think I put the ball in better areas - obviously not in the first spell, but in my second spell." Gayle, playing forward tentatively, was caught behind off the fourth ball of Harmison's new spell and, in the fast bowler's next over, Smith was lbw for 35 playing back and Lara fended a sharply lifting delivery to be caught at gully off the first and fifth balls. 110 FOR THREE AT LUNCH This left West Indies on 110 for three at the lunch interval and the rain had started to soak the ground even as the players retreated to the pavilion. Only 30 minutes of cricket was possible after lunch, but West Indies could not even get through that short period without losing Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Low on confidence and form, the experienced left-hander lasted just 13 balls before he chased a short, wide ball from Simon Jones and was caught behind for 11 to leave Dwayne Smith and West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan to bat the side through to 127 for four when rain prompted tea. Two careless strokes brought the downfall of Smith and Sarwan, both to Harmison as West Indies slipped further into the mire and put paid any hopes they had of a comeback from these two. Smith had smashed Harmison over mid wicket for six, tried to repeat the stroke off the same bowler, and deceived by the bounce of the delivery was caught at square leg for 16 before Sarwan followed five balls later, for the umpteenth time in recent matches caught at second leg after being squared up by a ball moving away. West Indies were 143 for six leaving Ridley Jacobs as usual to carry the fight with the bowlers. For all his pretensions of being a batsman, Tino Best looked out of his depth before Matthew Hoggard had him caught behind for one to put him out of his misery and Adam Sanford was carelessly run out for one by Michael Vaughan's throw from deep fine leg to the 'keeper. West Indies, who have not lost a series to England on home soil since 1968, were forced to make two changes with batsman Dwayne Smith replacing the ill Ryan Hinds and left-arm medium-fast bowler Pedro Collins coming back for his brother, Fidel Edwards. England were unchanged. SOURCE: WINDIESCRICKET.COM