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Over-by-over report: After a draw in the first Test, can either side take the initiative in the second? Find out with our team of writers.
It’s been a day of ebb and flow. England lost Zak Crawley for a duck and batted like snails for the first half of the day, but Alex Lees got his first decent go, Dan Lawrence produced his finest knock, and Joe Root, as usual, showed them all how it’s done – with a little help from a dropped catch. A top order that looked ropey a week ago now has some substance (Lees), some style (Crawley and Lawrence) and someone who oozes both (no need for his name). We’ll be back at 2pm GMT tomorrow to see if they can cash in. Thanks for your company, your correspondence and your stout defence of opening batters with a stout defence.
Lawrence goes four, four... out! An uppish drive to cover, and that’s a simple catch for Brathwaite. What a shame: it would have been a terrific first Test hundred.
89.5 overs: England 244-3 (Root 119) Holder had dished up a weary half-volley, which Lawrence cover-drove for four. The next ball was a better length, and he still off-drove it, on the up, for four more! Intoxicating stuff. And sure enough, he drove without due care and attention. So Jason Holder gets a late victory, but the day belongs to Joe Root, who just carried on where he left off in Antigua.
Yet another one. Root hooks Seales for a single to reach his 25th Test hundred and his second in a. row. He gets a hug from Lawrence and smiles that great big smile of his. You can smile and smile, it seems, and not be a villain.
70th over: England 195-2 (Root 106, Lawrence 55) In the whole of the morning session, there were 47 runs. Since tea, we’ve already had 59. This over from
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