England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1: Ben Stokes & Dom Sibley put England on Top

England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 ar Old Trafford

Manchester: England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 at Old Trafford is over. At the end of the day, the England team has scored 207 runs losing 3 wickets. Hosts batsmen Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes are at the crease. Sibley played a brilliant game, scoring 86 runs in 253 balls, while Stokes remained unbeaten with 59 runs in 159 balls.

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England did not have a good start, Rory Burns 15, Jacques Crowley Zero, and Joe Root 23 run out. Roston Chase of West Indies got 2 and Alzari Joseph got 1 wicket.

West Indian captain Jason Holder decided to bowl first after winning the toss against England. The toss was delayed due to rain in the morning. The match started at 12:30 pm local time after a delay of 90 minutes. England's team is playing without fast bowler Jofra Archer, who has been dropped from the team for breaking the rules related to Quarantine.

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England has also given rest to James Anderson and Mark Wood for the match. The team has replaced Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, and Sam Curran in the fast bowling attack. In this match, Joe Root has returned to the England team as captain. He did not play in the first Test due to the birth of his second child. The root is included in the place of Joe Denly. At the same time, the West Indies have not made any change in the team that won the first Test in Southampton.