Summary

  1. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 18 July

    That's all from us today.

    Take a read of Stephan Shemilt's report from day one at Trent Bridge, while highlights of today's play have just started on BBC Two - they'll also be available on iPlayer at the end of broadcast.

    We'll be back with you tomorrow morning at 10:30 BST for the West Indies' first innings, with play getting underway at 11:00.

    Have a good evening.

  2. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 18 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    You don't really judge a pitch until both teams have batted and bowled on it.

    I think England's attack will get enough tomorrow, if they get it in the right zone. The way that England caught at Lord's was exceptional, so it will be whether they can back up their catching here.

    If they do, I would expect England to bowl the West Indies out and be batting just after tea.

  3. 'We came back and did fairly well'published at 19:01 British Summer Time 18 July

    West Indies spinner Kevin Sinclair, speaking to BBC Test Match Special: "I think we did brilliant. Having said that, we put down a few - we put Pope down a couple of times and he got a hundred so that hurt us a bit.

    "We did fairly well to bowl them out. Too much runs in the end but I would say it was a good day for us as a team.

    "I think we came back and did fairly well. We got the crucial wickets to put us right back in the game.

    "It's something we've spoke about but we were guilty of bowling too many boundary balls today. But we pulled it back.

    "As a group, as a young team, on any given day we can show the world what we're capable of."

  4. 'Dropped catches made a big difference today'published at 18:59 British Summer Time 18 July

    England century-maker Ollie Pope, speaking to BBC Test Match Special: "Really good day. The way we went about it, being put in to bat and putting 416 on the board is a really strong day.

    "Happy to get the three figures and make it count."

    On coming in at 0-1: "I felt all right. That's the nature of batting at three, sometimes you come in at 200-1, other times at 0-1.

    "Unfortunately Zak missed out today but I felt good, I knew it was a pretty good pitch and it helps when Ben Duckett at the other end hits the second over for 19.

    "Suddenly you look up and the scoreboard has moved quite quickly."

    On partnership with Duckett: "It makes a big difference, coming in at 0-1 you always feel a little bit of pressure because you don't want to be 0-2 but after Ducky's over, you look up and we're on 40-odd and the ball is back in our court.

    "He batted beautifully for that 70."

    On his sixth Test hundred: "It's nice to make them count. It's nice to do it against different attacks and hopefully I can cash in for the rest of this series and the rest of the summer."

    On the pitch: "I think we tried to put them under pressure as an attack but whenever they were able to stack up a couple of overs in the right area, there were a couple of play and misses. Dropped catches made a big difference today, which I'm always grateful for as a batter.

    "It's a good pitch but there is enough balls in there to take 20 wickets in this game."

    On being dropped: "You're pretty grateful at the start! I was just waiting on a little bit of luck, which came my way. You're relieved but then you turn around and it's 'right, let's make the most of this.'

    "It's a nice feeling and it sometimes gets you back in your box."

  5. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 18 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    If they had caught their chances today - Pope was dropped twice, Brook was dropped quite simply, Holder dropped a catch - they would've probably bowled England out for around 300.

    After that, it would've been a really good day for the West Indies!

    They will come out to bat tomorrow, it will be a good pitch, but you just look at 416 runs with West Indies' inexperience in their batting department and I think that is a big score for them to chase.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 18 July

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    Imagine we'd put someone in and they posted 400 on day 1. The same pundits and fans would go ballistic - for goodness sake, it's utterly bizarre - 400 in a day and Pope gets a ton - rejoice!

    Grumpy Garfield, Teddington

  7. Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 18 July

    The West Indies continued to miss chances, but steadily took wickets in the evening session.

    Chris Woakes brought up his side's 400 not long before Shoaib Bashir was dismissed in the final over of the day, as England closed on 416.

  8. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 18 July

    It wasn't always pretty.

    The West Indies dropped Pope twice and Harry Brook once, while England lost batters to some ugly shots.

  9. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 18 July

    Let's take a look back then, shall we?

    England lost Zak Crawley early doors, but Ben Duckett plundered the West Indies attack as England rapidly reached fifty.

    After Duckett's dismissal, Ollie Pope took over, reaching his hundred in the afternoon session.

  10. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 18 July

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's hard to say England have missed out when they got 400 runs, but it does feel like they are a few short. You would think 450 would have been par on that wicket, wouldn't you?

    But they did get it in that right area and the West Indies bowlers do get it through at a decent enough pace. There were some really good balls bowled.

    We will know a lot more an hour into tomorrow about how England will bowl on this surface...

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 18 July

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    Entertaining and effective innings against limited opposition that will surely be beaten and beaten comfortably. No problems there. The only issue for debate is whether, against Australia, batsman will have to price their wickets higher and be more ruthless to win and whether such habits need to be built now.

    Stuart

  12. Postpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 18 July

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on Test Match Special

    I'm thinking of Kraigg Brathwaite. He wins the toss and he bowls England out on day one, so he will be delighted. But then he will look at the scoreboard and he will see 416 runs, so he won't be as pleased as he could've been!

    From both teams, at times, there has been some brilliant stuff. We have also seen some garbage from both teams, so it's been a bizarre day!

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 18 July

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    Re: Joe 18.23. There are a large percentage of England fans in both cricket and football who truly come alive when they get something, anything to complain about.

    Craig, Driffield

  14. Postpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 18 July

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    A curious day comes to an end! There were lots of runs, some great shots, some poor bowling, some good bowling, in-between a lack of control.

    Again, if you are Brathwaite and you win the toss and bowl this side out, then you would have taken it at the beginning of the day. You wouldn't have taken the 400 runs because I don't think you ever really think a side would get 400 within a day, but they have done!

  15. Postpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 18 July

    As the Test Match Special team are saying, it's been a strange day.

    England lost Zak Crawley from the third ball, but Ben Duckett turned on the run tap in the first few overs to kill any momentum the West Indies might have taken from that early wicket.

    Ollie Pope didn't look entirely fluent, but he worked his way to a hundred, while, bar Joe Root, the remaining batters down to number eight all struck over 35.

    However, a number of them got out to some ugly shots, while the West Indies spilled a number of catches and may come to wonder what could have been.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 18 July

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    Whatever you think of so called Bazball, and that phrase should be outlawed, if the object of the day was to score a lot of runs quickly and put pressure on the Windies when they bat then, even with a few wasteful shots, it’s mission accomplished.

    Joe, commuting

  17. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 18 July

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    That was quite a lively session, without feeling particularly lively.

  18. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 18 July

    Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It does feel like England are a few short. You'd think 450 was about par. But when West Indies bowlers got it in the right area, there was the occasional play and miss and some good balls bowled.

    We will know a lot more an hour into tomorrow about whether this is a par score or a long way above it.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 88.3 overs

    Bashir c Holder b A Joseph 5 (Eng 416 all out)

    And that's the end of innings, and today's play.

    As in the previous over, it's a four then a wicket - Bashir skewing an edge past the slips to the boundary, then edging Joseph into the bucket hands of Jason Holder for the simplest of his four catches in this innings.

    England walk off having scored 416 in the day, but will have mixed feelings about some of the shots that led to dismissals.

  20. Eng 410-9published at 88 overs

    Bashir has his first run of the series, pulling the ball square.

    Wood then fends off a snorter, taking a single to retain the strike for the final over of the day.