1st Time In 147 Years: England Set ‘Quickest’ World Report In Excellent Show Of Hitting vs West Indies

England went on a rampage in opposition to West Indies within the second Take a look at 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 Take a look at criket {that a} workforce 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 in opposition to South Africa in 1994 at The Oval. 

Quickest workforce 50s in Take a look at cricket: (the place recognized)

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 Take a look at in opposition to England at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

With sunny blue skies overhead, situations appeared very best for batting on a lightly-grassed pitch.

However Brathwaite’s choice was comprehensible given his facet had been bowled out for simply 121 and 136 throughout an innings and 114-run defeat by England within the first Take a look at at Lord’s final week.

“It seems an excellent cricket pitch, however I feel we’ll utilise what we get right this moment,” Brathwaite mentioned, with the West Indies seeking to degree the three-match sequence at 1-1.

“With the ball, we could possibly be a number of extra disciplined. That is one factor we have talked about.

“Batting sensible, we have to construct partnerships and rating at the least 300 runs within the first innings.”

England captain Ben Stokes added: “It was a troublesome one if we might have received the toss. I am going to hold to myself what we had 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 responsibility with 704 Take a look at wickets — a file for any tempo bowler within the format — following the Lord’s Take a look at.

However the West Indies, who had deliberate to be unchanged, had been pressured to make a late alteration when spinner Gudakesh Motie wakened 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 go 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 Take a look at.

Sinclair made a fifty on his Take a look at 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