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West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday as Shamar Joseph was passed fit.
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Watch: 'Unicorn Balloon Stops Play' In 2nd England vs West Indies Test, Crowd Reaction Is Pure Gold
There have been many instances when a cricket match was paused due to bad weather, a pitch invasion or untimely injuries issues. However, a hilarious incident took place during the recently-concluded second Test between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Amid England's second innings on the fourth day, a unicorn-shaped balloon appeared on the outfield and the incident left the crowd in splits. While the match was paused briefly, a ground staff member immediately rushed to the ground to remove the balloon.
Ollie Pope Says England Can Make 600 Test Runs In A Day's Play
Ollie Pope reckons England breach the 600-run mark inside a day's play in Test cricket while ruling out any let up to their ultra aggressive 'Bazball' approach with the bat. England hold the record for the most runs scored in a day when they piled up 588 for 6 on the second day of the Manchester Test against India in 1936, and Pope believes the current side under Ben Stokes can eclipse that. "Sometimes we might score 280 to 300 in a day but that's OK and probably because we're reading situations. There might also be a day where we go and get 500 to 600 at some point in the future as well. And that's a cool thing to have," Pope was quoting as saying by 'BBC Sport'.
'Can Overtake Sachin Tendulkar': England Great's "Special" Praise For Joe Root
Former captain Michael Vaughan has lauded Joe Root for being a special batter and has predicted that he could overtake Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs by a batter in the history of men's Test cricket. On Sunday, Root smashed 122 off 178 balls, his 32nd Test hundred, during England's 241-run win over the West Indies at Nottingham to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Root, who now has 11,940 Test runs, has also become the eighth-highest run-getter in Test cricket, going past the likes of Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene (11,814) and the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,867).
Watch: Ben Stokes' Priceless Reaction After Spotting His Doppelganger Leaves Everyone In Splits
England Test captain Ben Stokes gave a funny reaction after spotting his look-alike in the crowd during his team's second Test match against West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The cameras in the stadium picked the man, who looked similar to Stokes, and showed it on the broadcast. Stokes, for a moment, smiled after noticing the man and then gave a really funny reaction to it. James Anderson, who was sitting beside Stokes as well as the commentators all were left in splits.
England Beat West Indies By 241 Runs In Second Test, Take Unassailable 2-0 Lead In Series
England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. The West Indies, set 385 to win, collapsed to 143 all out as they lost all 10 wickets in 23 overs on the fourth day, with 20-year-old off-spinner Shoaib Bashir taking Test-best figures of 5-41. Earlier, the Yorkshire duo of Joe Root (122) and Harry Brook (109) both made hundreds in England's second innings 425. West Indies had actually led by 41 runs on first innings after making 457 in reply to England's 416. It was an encouraging display by the tourists, who had been twice bowled out cheaply during an innings and 114-run defeat in the first Test at Lord's.
Root makes hundred, England set Windies 385 for victory
NOTTINGHAM, England :Joe Root compiled a stylish century to lead England to 425 all out and set West Indies a victory target of 385 at tea on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
Brook hits a century as England lead Windies by 307 runs
NOTTINGHAM, England : Harry Brook made his first test century on home soil to lift England to 348-6 and a lead of 307 runs over West Indies at lunch on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.