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ENG v WI 2024, ENG vs WI 2nd Test Match Report, July 18 – 22, 2024

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ENG v WI 2024, ENG vs WI 2nd Test Match Report, July 18 - 22, 2024

England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69, A Joseph 3-98) vs West Indies

Ollie Pope’s century mixed with fifties from Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes led England to a robust place on the opening day of the second Check as West Indies have been left to remorse squandered alternatives at Trent Bridge.

Pope constructed on a blistering begin by Duckett, who peppered the boundary on his solution to 71 off simply 59 balls. The duo shared a 105-run stand for the second wicket after Zak Crawley fell to the third ball of the match, lined up by Alzarri Joseph with a back-of-a-length supply which drew a chunky edge and flew to Alick Athanaze at third slip.

Pope went on to succeed in 121 off 167 balls, his sixth Check century and second this yr after his 196 in opposition to India in January. Stokes made 69 earlier than he despatched Kavem Hodge’s 14th ball straight to deep midwicket with England 342 for six. Left-arm spinner Hodge had entered the assault within the 68th over and ended up with 2 for 44 off 10 overs with a hand in two extra dismissals, catching each Pope and Gus Atkinson within the slips.

Stokes, Jamie Smith and Atkinson fell for 28 runs within the house of seven.2 overs however by the shut, the hosts have been all out for 416, mushy dismissals taking a number of the shine off their innings.

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite stated upon profitable the toss and sending England in on a welcoming batting floor underneath clear skies that he needed extra self-discipline from his bowlers following a heavy innings defeat within the first Check at Lord’s. At instances, they put England’s batters underneath strain however West Indies gave away too many probabilities with the ball and within the discipline.

Pope rode his luck after being dropped on 46 within the last over earlier than lunch when he struck a Jayden Seales supply exhausting in the direction of broad gully the place Athanaze failed to carry on. The vacationers gave him one other life on 54 when he slashed Shamar Joseph to second slip, Jason Holder the perpetrator this time.

Harry Brook punished some wayward line and size from Alzarri Joseph with three consecutive fours earlier than being dropped on 24 at gully.

Brook had arrived at 142 for 3 when Joe Root fell shortly after lunch to a fluffed pull which flew straight to mid-on. Seales’ coronary heart was in his mouth as Alzarri Joseph juggled the ball twice earlier than grabbing it for good.

Brook moved to 30 with a simple six over deep level off Alzarri Joseph and as much as then, he and Pope had added 10 additional fours inside the first hour of the afternoon session.

However Brook fell trying to paddle Kevin Sinclair – a late inclusion after Gudakesh Motie awoke feeling unwell – and succeeded solely in sending a toe-end excessive in the direction of midwicket, the place Kirk McKenzie swallowed the catch.

Pope introduced up his century with 4 off Seales over sq. leg then, including to West Indies woes, Shamar Joseph hobbled off the sector halfway via his twelfth over – the final earlier than tea – clutching a cramping left leg. The vacationers may take some consolation from Pope’s dismissal, nevertheless, driving at Alzarri Joseph and the ball ballooning to Hodge.

Smith had placed on 61 runs with Stokes, smashing Hodge for six past deep midwicket within the course of earlier than thumping one other down the bottom, however Hodge responded subsequent ball when Smith tried an analogous shot and picked out Holder within the deep, persevering with the development of soppy dismissals for England.

After surviving a missed stumping, Mark Wooden was dropped by Mikyle Louis diving forwards at level off Sinclair, persevering with that different undesirable theme for West Indies.

The guests took the second new ball after 86 overs and Jayden Seales and Alzarri Joseph used it to prise out the final two wickets, Chris Woakes for 37 and Shoaib Bashir for five.

Regardless of the upcoming arrival of his first little one, Duckett had been supremely targeted within the center. He discovered the boundary 4 instances in a row off Seales within the second over, two superb further cowl drives bookending a lower in entrance of level and a clip via midwicket. He helped himself to 2 extra in Seales’ subsequent over and one other, off Alzarri Joseph, introduced up England’s fifty in simply 26 balls, the quickest for any workforce in Exams.

Holder conceded only one run when he was introduced on within the sixth over however was quickly dispatched over further cowl by Duckett, who introduced up his fifty off simply 32 balls guiding Holder for 4 via deep third.

It was Sinclair and Shamar Joseph who discovered some management for West Indies after the primary drinks break, however Duckett threatened to interrupt free when he lunged ahead to comb a full supply from Sinclair for 4 to deliver up England’s hundred and punished a large one from Shamar Joseph via the covers. Shamar Joseph lastly broke via when he drew an out of doors edge from Duckett and Holder held on at second slip.

Valkerie Baynes is a normal editor, girls’s cricket, at ESPNcricinfo

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