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England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Report: <\/strong>Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty guided England into a strong position at stumps on a see-saw third day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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England were 248-3 in their second innings at Saturday's close, already a lead of 207 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brook was 71 not out and star batsman Joe Root unbeaten on 37, with the pair having shared an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England had been in control against a wayward West Indies attack as Ben Duckett made 76, his second dashing fifty of the match, and Ollie Pope added 51 to his first-innings 121.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But a change of ball led to a change of luck for the West Indies, with paceman Alzarri Joseph removing both batsmen as England's 127-1 was soon transformed into 140-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Root and Brook, however, restored England's grip as they scored briskly against a tiring West Indies pace attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England opened their second innings 41 runs behind after an aggressive last-wicket stand of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 not out) and Shamar Joseph (33) that took the West Indies to 457.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was the first time the West Indies had made 450 in a Test innings for nearly a decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Zak Crawley, dismissed for a duck in England's first innings, was then unluckily run out for three after Jayden Seales deflected a Duckett drive onto the stumps at the bowler's end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But Pope wrestled back the momentum with three fours off successive Seales deliveries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Left-hander Duckett was also in fine touch, sweeping off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three fours in a row on his way to a 55-ball 50.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But the first delivery following the change of ball ended a second-wicket partnership of 119 when Pope edged Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's excellent inswinging yorker then had Duckett lbw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brook, however, counter-attacked and completed the third fifty of the innings by stylishly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a fifth four in 62 balls faced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Even so, the West Indies could take heart from a batting performance all the more creditable given they had been dismissed for just 121 and 136 during an innings and 114-run defeat by England at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

That left them 1-0 down in this three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Da Silva rampage<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

West Indies resumed on 351-5, 65 runs behind, after Kavem Hodge (120) and Alick Athanaze (82) shared a stand of 175 that revived them from 84-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England, in their first home Test since 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or Stuart Broad -- who between them took 1,308 Test wickets -- had struggled on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chris Woakes removed Jason Holder on an overcast morning and then dismissed Alzarri Joseph and Seales with successive deliveries before Shamar Joseph survived the hat-trick ball, with the seamer taking 4-84.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I haven't got Jimmy or Stuart Broad at the other end any more but I haven't felt more pressure because of that," Woakes told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I try to stay in the moment and at this stage of my career, playing my 50th Test, I've got enough experience behind me to know what works for me."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Da Silva, however, completed an 87-ball 50 when he launched fast bowler Mark Wood high over extra-cover for a spectacular six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

And the wicketkeeper then took West Indies past 400 with an extravagant uppercut six off Wood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was pretty much what I expected," said Da Silva.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I thought I'd get a few more short balls from Mark Wood but it was nice."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Boundaries came at both ends, Shamar Joseph pulling fast bowler Gus Atkinson -- fresh from 12 wickets on debut at Lord's -- for six to level the scores.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Two balls later, Atkinson again dropped short as Shamar Joseph hoisted him for another six that knocked tiles off the Larwood and Voce Tavern roof.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"He backs himself with the bat, he played some terrific shots," said Da Silva.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England captain Ben Stokes turned to Root to break the stand but Da Silva clubbed the part-time spinner for three fours and a six off successive balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Wood eventually had Shamar Joseph chipping to mid-on, his only wicket of an innings where he topped 97 mph (156 kmh) and beat the outside edge.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/England-vs-West-Indies-2nd-Test.jpg", "alt_img": "England vs West Indies Trent Bridge Test Day 3 Report", "alt_title": "West Indies tour of England 2024", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Report On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Report: Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty guided England into a strong position at stumps on a see-saw third day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.\r\n", "seo_keywords": "England Vs West Indies, Trent Bridge Test, West Indies Tour England 2024, Harry Brook, Joshua Da Silva", "tag": null, "tagging": "England Vs West Indies, Trent Bridge Test, West Indies Tour England 2024, Harry Brook, Joshua Da Silva", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-day-3-report", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1437", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-07-21 09:16:23", "updated": "2024-07-21 09:16:23", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "England Vs West Indies, Trent Bridge Test, West Indies Tour England 2024, Harry Brook, Joshua Da Silva", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2024-07-21 09:16:23", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-day-3-report-148838" }