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.Ollie Pope rode his luck to a hundred as England ended the 1st day of the 2nd Exam against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a commanding placement at 416 all out.Both edges possessed explanation to really feel disappointed, along with the West Indies dropping four catches-- Pope was actually reprieved twice-- and also wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva missing out on a trudging, while several England batsmen gave their arches away.England opener Ben Duckett released the innings along with a fast 71, after fellow opener Zak Crawley succumbed to a duck, along with England competing to 50 in a simple 4.2 overs-- the quickest an edge have actually reached that total in a Test match." Unfortunately we dropped a gate in the 1st over however the pressure Ben Duckett put back on the West Indies bowlers was actually class," Pope told Sky Sports after stumps "It took the tension off me." It's such a fast racking up ground. The outfield is actually lightning. It is actually a beautiful area to baseball bat," he added.Watch every sphere of the England v West Indies Test series LIVE &amp unique to Fox Cricket, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free test today &gt Duckett's innings was actually very much in the sense of 'Bazball', the label for England's aggressive type of Test cricket under captain Ben Stokes and also trainer Brendon McCullum.Yet for all his idea in such a bold technique, few England cricketers are actually much better at playing a suit circumstance than Stokes, who on Thursday helped make a gauged 69 off 108 balls.But along with West Indies skipping paceman Shamar Joseph, who malfunctioned in the final over prior to herbal tea, and the assault relatively at his forgiveness, Stokes holed out off Kavem Hodge to give the part time spinner a first Test wicket.Jamie Smith, fresh from a dashing 70 on launching in the course of England's crushing innings and 114-run succeed in the 1st Examination at Lord's last week, likewise contributed his arch to Hodge.Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies. Photo by David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesOff-spinner Kevin Sinclair was only called right into the group on Thursday morning after Gudakesh Motie left along with ailment yet the 24-year-old returned audio amounts of 2-73 in 22 overs, producing an exceptional commemorative backflip when Harry Creek toe-ended to quick leg." I think our experts carried out dazzling," Sinclair informed the BBC." Possessing stated that, we set down a handful of-- our company put Pope down a number of opportunities as well as he acquired a hundred in order that harm our team a little bit." The West Indies at some point bowled England out when Alzarri Joseph (3-98 in 15.3 overs) had No. 11 Shoaib Bashir found in the slips up to end bet the day.Earlier, Pope was actually dropped on 46 by Alick Athanaze at in reverse factor as well as again on 54 due to the often dependable Jason Holder at second slip.But the England vice-captain's good fortune ended when he was actually superbly seen through Hodge, higher over his head at first lapse, off Alzarri Joseph to end a 167-ball innings, including 15 fours and also a six, and a stand of 80 along with Stokes.Fastest group fifties in Tests26 rounds-- England vs West Indies at Nottingham, 202427 spheres-- England vs South Africa at The Oval, 199430 spheres-- England vs Sri Lanka at Manchester, 200232 spheres-- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi, 200433 rounds-- India vs England at Chennai, 200833 rounds-- India vs West Indies at Slot of Spain, 2023 * Where data is availableEngland's Ollie Pope commemorates his century. Image through Darren Staples/ AFPSource: AFPWest Indies leader Kraigg Brathwaite gained the toss and also chose to bowl in spite of warm ailments apparently excellent for batting.Yet his decision was reasonable offered the West Indies were actually put away for simply 121 and 136 at God's. It took West Indies just 3 spheres to attack, with Crawley edging a great shipping coming from Alzarri Joseph reduced to 3rd slip, where a diving Athanaze stored a great catch.But England soon gained back the effort as Duckett hit 4 succeeding fours in the 2nd over of the match coming from Jayden Seales.The left-hander scored 56 operates in boundaries alone, thanks to 14 fours, on his Nottinghamshire home ground before he was actually rejected quickly prior to lunch time when edging Shamar Joseph to 2nd slip, where towering all-rounder Holder held a great reduced catch.Duckett's exit ended a second-wicket collaboration of 105 in 19 overs along with Pope. England are seeking a succeed that would certainly secure the three-match series with one Exam to spare.This was their very first match due to the fact that James Anderson retired from international duty along with 704 Test gates-- the absolute most through any sort of rapid bowler-- complying with the Lord's Test.It was additionally England's initial home Test due to the fact that 2012 without either Anderson or even long time new-ball partner Stuart Broad, that bailed out after in 2015's Ashes.