England went on a rampage towards West Indies within the second Check at Trent Bridge on Thursday. In an outstanding show of power-hitting Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope went on a rampage as England reached the rating of fifty in simply 4.2 overs. That is the primary time within the 147 years historical past of Check criket {that a} staff reached 50-run mark in much less that 27 balls. In doing so, England broke their very own file of reaching 50 in 4.3 overs towards South Africa in 1994 at The Oval.
Quickest staff 50s in Check cricket: (the place identified)
4.2 overs – England vs WI, Nottingham, 2024
4.3 overs – England vs SA, The Oval, 1994
4.6 overs – England vs SL, Manchester, 2002
5.2 overs – Sri Lanka vs PAK, Karachi, 2004
5.3 overs – India vs ENG, Chennai, 2008
5.3 overs – India vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite received the toss and elected to discipline within the second Check towards England at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
With sunny blue skies overhead, situations appeared superb for batting on a lightly-grassed pitch.
However Brathwaite’s choice was comprehensible given his aspect had been bowled out for simply 121 and 136 throughout an innings and 114-run defeat by England within the first Check at Lord’s final week.
“It seems to be a superb cricket pitch, however I feel we’ll utilise what we get at this time,” Brathwaite stated, with the West Indies seeking to stage the three-match sequence at 1-1.
“With the ball, we may very well be a whole lot of extra disciplined. That is one factor we have talked about.
“Batting clever, we have to construct partnerships and rating no less than 300 runs within the first innings.”
England captain Ben Stokes added: “It was a troublesome one if we would have received the toss. I am going to preserve to myself what we have been going to do.”
Either side had already named their groups earlier than the toss, with England recalling quick bowler Mark Wooden after veteran seamer James Anderson retired from worldwide obligation with 704 Check wickets — a file for any tempo bowler within the format — following the Lord’s Check.
However the West Indies, who had deliberate to be unchanged, have been compelled to make a late alteration when spinner Gudakesh Motie awakened with ‘flu on the morning of the sport and dropped out.
It was a blow to the vacationers, with Motie the one considered one of their batsmen to cross 30 at Lord’s, the place he was additionally the West Indies’ most spectacular bowler.
His place was taken by spin-bowling all-rounder Kevin Sinclair, who got here in for his second profession Check.
Sinclair made a fifty on his Check debut when the West Indies produced a surprising upset to beat Australia by eight runs in Brisbane in January.
Groups:
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (capt), Jamie Smith (wkt), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wooden, Shoaib Bashir
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wkt), Kevin Sinclair, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (RSA), Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
With AFP inputs
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