NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom – Harry Brook’s unbeaten fifty guided England right into a commanding place at stumps on the third day of the second Take a look at towards the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
England closed Saturday on 248-3 of their second innings, main by 207 runs.
Brook, not out on 71, and star batsman Joe Root, unbeaten on 37, constructed a strong partnership, sharing an unbroken stand of 108 in simply over 23 overs. England maintained management towards a wavering West Indies assault, with Ben Duckett contributing 76, his second brisk fifty of the match, and Ollie Pope including 51 to his first-innings 121.
The West Indies briefly fought again after a change of ball altered their luck, with paceman Alzarri Joseph dismissing each Duckett and Pope, turning England’s strong place of 127-1 right into a shaky 140-3. Nonetheless, Root and Brook stabilized the innings, scoring briskly towards a tiring West Indies tempo assault.
England started their second innings trailing by 41 runs, because of a resilient last-wicket partnership of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 not out) and Shamar Joseph (33), which lifted the West Indies to 457. This marked the primary time in practically a decade that the West Indies had posted a complete of 450 in a Take a look at innings.
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Was sadly run out for 3
Zak Crawley, out for a duck in England’s first innings, was sadly run out for 3 when Jayden Seales deflected a Duckett drive onto the stumps on the non-striker’s finish. Pope then regained momentum with three consecutive fours off Seales, whereas Duckett swept off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for 3 fours in succession, reaching a 55-ball fifty.
Nonetheless, the primary supply following the ball change ended the second-wicket partnership of 119, as Pope edged Joseph to Sinclair within the gully. Joseph then bowled Duckett lbw with an inswinging yorker.
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Brook counter-attacked and accomplished the third fifty of the innings by driving Joseph elegantly to the long-off boundary, accumulating 5 fours in 62 balls. Regardless of setbacks, the West Indies might draw some confidence from their batting efficiency, which confirmed important enchancment from their innings-and-114-run defeat at Lord’s.
The West Indies resumed on 351-5, 65 runs behind, with Kavem Hodge (120) and Alick Athanaze (82) sharing a 175-run partnership that revived their innings from 84-3. England, enjoying their first residence Take a look at since 2012 with out the retired duo James Anderson or Stuart Broad, struggled on Friday.
Chris Woakes eliminated Jason Holder on an overcast morning after which dismissed Joseph and Seales with successive deliveries earlier than Shamar Joseph survived the hat-trick ball, ending with figures of 4-84.
Boundaries flowed
“I haven’t bought Jimmy or Stuart Broad on the different finish any extra however I haven’t felt extra strain due to that,” Woakes informed reporters. “I attempt to keep within the second; and at this stage of my profession, enjoying my fiftieth Take a look at, I’ve bought sufficient expertise behind me to know what works for me.”
Da Silva reached an 87-ball fifty by launching quick bowler Mark Wooden excessive over further cowl for a spectacular six, and later took the West Indies previous 400 with an extravagant uppercut six off Wooden.
“It was just about what I anticipated,” Da Silva stated. “I assumed I’d get a couple of extra brief balls from Mark Wooden but it surely was good.”
Boundaries flowed from each ends, with Shamar Joseph pulling Gus Atkinson for six to degree the scores. Atkinson, contemporary from 12 wickets on debut at Lord’s, conceded one other six as Joseph despatched him onto the roof of the Larwood & Voce Tavern.
“He backs himself with the bat; he performed some terrific pictures,” stated Da Silva.
England Captain Ben Stokes turned to Root to interrupt the stand, however Da Silva attacked the part-time spinner for 3 fours and a six in succession. Wooden ultimately had Shamar Joseph chipping to mid-on, his solely wicket of an innings throughout which he constantly greatly surprised 97 mph (156 km/h) and repeatedly beat the bat.
