Summary

  • Sibley 86*, Stokes 59*

  • Sibley dropped on 68 by Holder

  • Fourth-wicket stand worth 126

  • England recover from 29-2 and 81-3

  • Root 23, Burns 15, Crawley 0

  • Chase strikes twice in two balls

  • 2nd Test, Emirates Old Trafford, day 1

  • W Indies won toss; lead 1-0 in series

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Amy Lofthouse

  1. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was short and wide and got what it deserved.

  2. Eng 68-2

    I'm not saying that I've got lazier during lockdown, but this is normally the time of day I'd be heading for an afternoon nap.

    I'll have to settle for Dom Sibley crashing a filthy ball from Shannon Gabriel away for four. Short, wide, hoicked behind square.

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    West Indies haven't been great in the field. They have just looked off it.

  4. Eng 64-2

    Jason Holder has brought himself back on to bowl, and he can only watch Dom Sibley pinch a single as the close fielder makes a mess of stopping the ball.

  5. Sigh.

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    Chase's Status has soared here.

    Joe B (behind a sofa)

  7. Eng 63-2

    Shannon Gabriel looks pleasingly grumpy today.

    A short ball, still tailing down the leg side, is dealt with easily by Dom Sibley. Joe Root has an unconvincing swish at the final ball of the over but survives a half-heated appeal for caught behind.

  8. He didn't, Tom. But he also didn't get a century either, which is what's cost him his place.

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    Did Denly ever get a duck for England?

    Tom, Bristol

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That was perfect timing and placement. The England captain is starting to look OK.

  11. Eng 62-2

    I'm still not used to there being no applause when someone hits a boundary. There's a polite smattering from the England balcony as Joe Root sends a lovely clip off his legs racing away for four.

    Kemar Roach's response to being hit for four is to cannon his final ball of the over into Root's knee. Ouch.

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    Chris Podd: Zak Crawley, in five Tests, has opened, batted four and now batted three. For a young Test batsman is this befuddled movement at all helpful?

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    On another day that would have gone straight onto Root's stumps. He is a lucky boy. That could have gone anywhere.

  14. Eng 58-2

    Ugh. Joe Root aims a shot through extra cover and ends up under-edging the ball just past his stumps.

    Hands on head for Shannon Gabriel as Root jogs past him for a single, before Dom Sibley slaps his bat down on an attempted yorker.

  15. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I wonder whether Shannon Gabriel will test Joe Root with some short balls.

  16. A change - here's Shannon Gabriel, who bowled a terrible new-ball spell this morning.

  17. Eng 55-2

    Play and a miss from Dom Sibley, fishing once again outside his off stump, but Kemar Roach's wait for a wicket goes on.

    Kemar RoachReuters

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    He has picked up a couple of bonus wickets.

  19. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    West Indies have been much better in the afternoon.

    It is getting to the stage where Chase might have to have a breather.

    Roston ChaseAFP

  20. Eng 53-2

    My favourite thing about the James Anderson End is, during the World Cup, when Jimmy was working as a summariser for TMS, he tried to park at that bit of the ground, and was told he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself to point out that he was that James Anderson, and so ended up driving off and parking halfway down the road. An actual hero.