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Ben Stokes was in the mood on the second morning of the Barbados Test, overshadowing unbeaten centurion Joe Root as his fearless hitting powered England to a formidable 369 for three at lunch.
Dan Lawrence's last-over impetuousness cost him a maiden Test hundred but Joe Root's composed, unbeaten century guided England to a comfortable 244 for three at the close of the first day of the second Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
England batting coach Marcus Trescothick praised skipper Joe Root for his fiery knock against West Indies on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. At Stumps, England's score read 244/3 with Joe Root currently standing unbeaten at the crease at the score of 119. "Great day, really positive day for us. To be in this position, we are very happy where we are. We had a great platform to go from. To put the West Indies bowlers under pressure, it was a great partnership," said Marcus Trescothick after the play on Day 1 ended.
Unbeaten ton by England skipper Joe Root and a powerful knock by Daniel Lawrence gave visitors a stronghold against West Indies on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. At Stumps, England's score read 244/3 with Joe Root currently standing unbeaten at the crease at the score of 119. Opting to bat first, the Three Lions got off to a horrendous start as they lost Zak Crawley in the fourth over of the match by Jayden Seales, with the team's total at 4/1. Opener Alex Heels was then joined by Root and played a brief stint.
Jayden Seales took a wicket in his second over but England otherwise survived the first session unscathed to reach 47 for one at lunch on day one of the second test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
West Indies vs England 2nd Test Live Score: Jayden Seales removed England opener Zak Crawley for a duck but captain Joe Root and young opener steadied the visitors' ship in the second Test against West Indies at Bridgetown in Bardbados. Root won the toss and chose to bat first and handed debuts to Saqib Mahmood and Matthew Fisher. The latter only learned of his inclusion in the final 11 this morning when fast-medium bowler Craig Overton fell ill overnight and was ruled out of consideration. West Indies on the other hand have retained the same XI from the drawn first Test which ended four days ago in Antigua.
Zak Crawley and Joe Root put England on a firmer footing on day four of the first Test against the West Indies, sharing unbeaten half-centuries to move their side into the lead in Antigua.
Zak Crawley hit his second Test hundred as England dominated West Indies on day four of the first Test to set up an outside chance of victory.