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I need to think of a witty handover but I'm too hungry so I can't be bothered. Here's Amy Lofthouse...
Summary
Campbell 12 - Curran overturns lbw
Eng 469-9 dec: Stokes 176, Sibley 120
Sibley & Stokes add 260 for 4th wicket
Buttler 40, Bess 31*; Chase 5-72
2nd Test, Emirates Old Trafford, day 2
West Indies lead three-Test series 1-0
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Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match SpecialThis puts a lot of pressure on the West Indies batting unit. If England bat the whole day and get 450, that could easily bat West Indies out of the game.
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A slow but good session for England.
Lunch - Eng 264-3published at 13:01 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
Sibley 101, Stokes 99
Careful! Stokes has a nibble but the ball spins past his edge.
Stokes doesn't strike me as a man to get nervous but he might have a few butterflies as he digests his lunchtime sarnies.
Eng 264-3published at 107.5 overs
A block...
Eng 264-3published at 107.4 overs
Two for Stokes. He's now on 99. Joe Root is on his feet in anticipation in the dressing room.
There are two balls before lunch...
How's stat?!published at 12:57 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianIt is the slowest Test hundred since November 2014, when Tamim Iqbal reached a century for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe, which also came from 312 balls.
Eng 262-3published at 107 overs
Sibley 101, Stokes 97
Someone has tweeted in to tell us Sibley's hundred was slower than Geoffrey's slowest in his full England career. Now that is some going.
We're going to have one over of spin before lunch. Will Ben Stokes be tempted?
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Andy M Morley: There’s something enjoyable about a Boycottesque opener that accumulates runs with little risk. Well done Dom Sibley.
Alex Mc: This bloke just keeps on batting, forget about the run rate he just bats & bats & bats. Top moment for him, well played Sibley.
Eng 261-3published at 106.3 overs
I feel like I've just met Henry's dad for the first time. Now, can Stokes join Sibley in the bio-secure hundred club?
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Darren Dyer: I'm pretty sure I've had four birthdays since Dom Sibley started his innings.
Eng 261-3published at 106 overs
Sibley 101, Stokes 96
We joke about Sibley's scoring rate but that is a superb effort and a crucial innings for his team. Well batted, Sibbers.
It's not pretty but effective.
It seems he and Ben Stokes forgot about not being allowed to hug too.
How's stat?!published at 12:51 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianDom Sibley's century came from 312 balls, with four fours. It's his second in eight Tests. It's the third slowest England century of the millenium so far after two by Michael Atherton against Pakistan and West Indies in 2000.
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Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match SpecialThat is a very healthy place to be. Joe Root has got a huge smile on his face.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match SpecialThat has been an innings of perspiration and dedication from Dom Sibley. He has done it his way. He's battled it out there.
100 to Sibleypublished at 105.2 overs
He's done it!
A few claps echo around this empty ground.
Dominic Sibley punches the air before removing his helmet. It's his second Test century and has come from 312 balls.
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Luke Terry: The year is 2096. The Earth is scorched and barren, a mere memory to the new race of humanoids who now live in orbit around the sun. Dom Sibley moves to 98*.
Eng 257-3published at 105.1 overs
Another single to Stokes. Can Sibley do it this time?!
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