West Indies vs England 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score And Updates

West Indies vs England 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score And Updates: England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes started Day 2 of the second Test match against West Indies at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on a solid note. Centurion Root and Stokes looked well-settled in front of the West Indies who are striving for wickets after a tough first day. Captain Brathwaite did get the wicket of Dan Lawrence to stop him from getting a hundred in the last over on Wednesday but the opening day belonged to England thanks to a superlative ton by Root.

Six!

FOUR! Improvisation! A flatter ball, on middle. Stokes reverse sweeps it t o point for a boundary. 1 50-run stand up between these two. So, easy right now for the English batters.

On the pads, nudged to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller and on off. Blocked out.

Length and outside off. Ben hits it on the off side.

FOUR! 'Catch it' is the call but the ball goes well over mid off. Length and on off. Stokes mistimes his loft but clears mid off to bag a boundary.

Length and on middle. Stokes bunts it to mid on.

Outside off, on a length. Stokes works it to covers.

Tossed up, on middle. Stokes skips down and eases it to long on for a run.

Slower this time, on middle. Stokes leans and defends it.

Flatter and on middle, flicked on the leg side.

Tossed up, outside off. Stokes reaches to the pitch of the ball to block it out.

Flatter and spinning around off. Stokes has his stumps covered.

Full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Spin for the first time today as Veerasammy Permaul comes into the attack. He bowled 22 overs on Day 1 and got a wicket while giving away 61 runs.

Good end to the over from Alzarri Joseph! Another angler outside off. Stokes looks to