Ben Stokes’s men won the second Testat at Trent Bridge by a crushing 241 runs after the West Indies collapsed against the spin of Shoaib Bashir
26 July,2024 07:34 AM IST | Birmingham | AFP
Ollie Pope's innings of 121 at Trent Bridge came from 167 deliveries, a somewhat patient knock by the 26-year-old in comparison to many of his previous centuries at Test level, as England posted a big total of 416 on the opening day's play.
24 July,2024 07:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mark Butcher said that when there was some assistance and a turn on the pitch in the second innings, it was body difficult to play Shoaib Bashir because of his height, pace and bounce. Mark Butcher also heaped praise on captain Ben Stokes for working with Bashir as he was sympathetic to him and set the right fields for him
24 July,2024 06:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
England won the match by 241 runs against West Indies in the Trent Bridge contests and stalwart Joe Root showcased his batting prowess by smashing his 32nd Test century
24 July,2024 03:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shoaib Bashir also spoke about the difference between Indian and England conditions where he made his international debut. The "Three Lions" now leads the series by 2-0 against West Indies
23 July,2024 05:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Root is not the only England batter to have impressed Michael Vaughan in recent times, with the exploits of young gun Harry Brook also catching the eye of the respected commentator and Ashes-winning skipper
23 July,2024 04:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
It was Bashir’s third five-wicket haul in just five Tests but first in England after he twice achieved the feat on spin-friendly Indian pitches earlier this year
23 July,2024 08:39 AM IST | Nottingham | AFP
It also helps England jump up the World Test Championship standings, with the victory catapulting them past South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies into sixth place on the current table. The West Indies fall to ninth on the standings with a 22.22 per cent win-loss percentage following the late fadeout against England
22 July,2024 03:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
At the time of going to press, West Indies were in trouble at 91-6, still needing another 294 runs for victory
22 July,2024 08:44 AM IST | Nottingham | AFP
That turned a bright start for England into a thoroughly underwhelming morning. Resuming 65 ahead with the score being 351-5, they had taken 4-35
21 July,2024 07:52 AM IST | Nottingham | APADVERTISEMENT
