-Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their option to a commanding place within the second take a look at towards West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
Though Dan Lawrence fell for 91 with what turned out to be the ultimate ball of the primary day, England took the honours after profitable the toss, reaching 244 for 3 at stumps on a flat Kensington Oval pitch in Bridgetown.
After a draw on a sluggish observe in Antigua final week, many hoped for a livelier strip on a floor the place not one of the seven earlier exams had been drawn, not that Root had any complaints after making his twenty fifth take a look at century.
Serenaded by a singing Barmy Military that periodically chanted “Joe Root” to the tune of the Beatles’ Hey Jude, his efficiency earned the reward of England batting coach Marcus Trescothick, who described his captain’s knock as “magnificent”.
“To have the self-discipline and the method to the way in which he’s going about his enterprise is an actual instance to all people else in our facet and in English cricket about learn how to go about enjoying take a look at cricket,” Trescothick mentioned.
“The starvation and want to maintain coming again, after getting 100 final week, to do it once more is good to look at. It’s tremendous for the change room to see him doing so effectively.”
Not that Root was with out a little bit of luck, dropped by the keeper when on 34, not lengthy after he appeared to get an edge to a Jason Holder supply that West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite opted to not overview.
West Indies’ largely fruitless day within the area went from dangerous to worse late on when Alzarri Joseph didn't take a pointy however regulation likelihood at slip that will have despatched Lawrence packing for 72.
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The fake pas left bowler Jayden Seales struggling to include his frustration, however the dwelling crew’s temper improved considerably when Lawrence spooned a easy catch to cowl off Holder to finish a 164-run partnership with Root.
Root has scored greater than 2,000 runs because the begin of 2021, almost double the following greatest haul, and has made eight centuries, his solely comparatively lean patch coming in a dropping Ashes sequence in Australia.
Earlier, Seales received West Indies off to a great begin when he eliminated first take a look at centurion Zak Crawley for a seven-ball duck, beating the 24-year-old with an outswinger that was caught-behind.
Fellow opener Alex Lees, coming off two failures in Antigua, confirmed dedication to not give his wicket away cheaply, enjoying with comprehensible warning.
He made 30 earlier than being out plum lbw to spinner Veerasammy Permaul, lasting 138 balls and enjoying his half in taking the shine off the brand new ball.
England made two adjustments from the primary take a look at, with tempo bowlers Matt Fisher and Saqib Mahmood making their take a look at debuts after coming in for Craig Overton and Mark Wooden.
West Indies had been unchanged.
The groups are enjoying a three-test sequence within the Caribbean.
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