ENG vs WI | England pacers reign supreme as West Indies falter on Day 2 at Lord's

The overnight batters, Joe Root and Harry Brook resumed the second day with a measured approach, bringing the 200 runs quickly. The West Indies pace trio of Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, and Alzarri Joseph did not get enough out of the conditions as the English pair extended the fourth wicket stand to 91. Following continuous fielding changes, the plot to bowl short worked against Brook who fell after scoring a fifty. With England’s score reading 250/4 halfway through the session, Gudakesh Motie’s jaffa cleaned up Ben Stokes to bring the visitors back into the game. Subsequently, Jamie Smith kept ticking the scorecard before Motie made further inroads by bamboozling Joe Root at the cusp of Lunch with England’s score read 293/6 with Chris Woakes and Smith at the crease. 

Post lunch, Woakes and Smith stabilised the stage by forging a 42-run partnership, effectively handling the spin attack from Motie and Kraigg Brathwaite. By the 80th over, England advanced the score to 329/6 before Seales worked his magic with the new ball, dismissing Woakes in the 82nd over. Jason Holder further dented England’s chase by scalping Gus Atkinson for a golden duck. However, Smith looked determined from the other end and scored fifty off 98 balls in his debut match. His valiant fight with the tail was monumental as England ended their tally at 371, securing a commanding lead of 250 runs. 

An early tea was followed by the dominance of English bowlers with the new ball as James Anderson and Ben Stokes drew early blood to remove Kraigg Brathwaite, Kirk McKenzie and Mikyle Louis, leaving the Windies scorecard at 36/3 in 18 overs.  The woes continued for the visitors as Kavem Hodge was dismissed in the 19th over, with England's pacers exerting dominance. However, Jason Holder and Alick Athanaze steadied the ship, guiding the Windies to 53/4 by the end of 26 overs. West Indies were inching closer to an innings defeat when Anderson dismissed Athanaze in the 29th over, leaving the score at 55/5. With Jason Holder's wicket falling in the 35th over, the day ended with the West Indies at 79/6 at stumps, trailing by 171 runs.

Legend

Wicket No. 701 for James Anderson. He's a legend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿��🔥    

— Ahmad Raja (@aman49872041) 

Milestone reached

JAMES ANDERSON COMPLETED 40,000 BALLS IN TEST CRICKET



He just got older. His dedication is admirable



- This is absolutely crazy...!!!! 

— Satya marriwada (@satyamaariwada) 

Calm and composed

Jamie Smith is quite calm and composed. Looks like a great talent.

— IRANNA MAHOOR (@ImIranna) 

Half century

Jamie Smith gets to 50 on his Test debut 🏴��󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🔥 

— ᴍᴀɴᴏᴊ ᴍ. ꜱᴀᴛʜᴇ 🖤 (@heyyy_manooj) 

Did it well

England's top order batters did their job well in the Lord's Test! 👏



✅ Zak Crawley - 76 off 89

✅ Jamie Smith - 70 off 119

✅ Joe Root - 68 off 114

✅ Ollie Pope - 57 off 74

✅ Harry Brook – 50 off 64 |  |  

— 🅼🅺 🆅🅴🆁🅼🅰 🇮🇳 (@_mkverma) 

The list

Bowlers to bowl 40K + deliveries in Tests 🏏



44,039 - Muttiah Muralitharan

40,850 - Anil Kumble

40,705 - Shane Warne

40,000 - James Anderson   

— Ammar (@AMustafa82234) 

Domination continues

Harry Brook continued to dominate the World Cricket. 

— Faiz Fazel (@theFaizFazel) 

What a player

Harry Brook is on the runs again. Shock.



His eighth half-century in Test cricket - what a player 🙌 

— ᴍᴀɴᴏᴊ ᴍ. ꜱᴀᴛʜᴇ 🖤 (@heyyy_manooj) 

Almost there

𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 just 7 50s Away from Breaking an all time Record of Most 50s in Test!



Most 50s in Test



68 - Sachin Tendulkar

66 - S Chanderpaul

63 - Allan Border

63 - Rahul Dravid

62 - Ricky Ponting

62 - Joe Root* 

— Shailu (@Shailu_15Jul)