ENG vs WI, 2nd Test: Sachin Tendulkar expects Stuart Broad to have 'plenty to show' on the field
Cricket | Jul 18, 2020, 03:26 PM ISTBroad was surprisingly dropped in England's first Test against West Indies, which they eventually lost.
Broad was surprisingly dropped in England's first Test against West Indies, which they eventually lost.
Stokes' innings, coupled with his 260-run stand with Dom Sibley who himself scored 120 off 372 deliveries, helped put England firmly in the driver's seat
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England vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 2: England finished day 2 on a high after stunning centuries from Dominic Sibley and Ben Stokes. West Indies closed on 32/1 in response to England's 469/9
Giving themselves an hour to bowl at the visitors, England profited by dismissing John Campbell on 12 to leave West Indies 32-1 at stumps and seeking a face-saving draw.
Stokes slammed 10 fours and a six en route his century, as he was patient in his sensible innings dictated by the conditions.
Reaching the triple-figure, only the second time in his career which spans 13 innings, off 307 deliveries, Sibley joined the list of one of the slowest Test centuries by an English batsman this century.
The 34-year-old Denly, who has played 15 Tests for England, was dropped from the ongoing second Test against the West Indies after scoring 18 and 29 in the two innings respectively in the series opener at Southampton.
Dominic Sibley dug deep to hold one end up but Alzarri Joseph built on from Roston Chase's early inroads by sending skipper Joe Root back in the hut as England were 112/3 at Tea on the opening day of the second Test at Old Trafford.
Sibley was on 86 not out — his second-highest Test score in just his eighth match — and Stokes was unbeaten on 59 at stumps.
Tendulkar said that the dampness on the pitch may help the spinners get grip and make life difficult for the batsmen.
Citing the example of Nelson Mandela, Holding ripped into Archer, stating sacrifices should be made for the larger good.
Archer was on Thursday dropped from the second Test against the West Indies for breaking the team's bio-secure protocol and will now undergo two COVID-19 tests during a five-day isolation period.
Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test of the ongoing series against West Indies as he breached the bio-secure protocols.
Jofra Archer has been excluded from the second Test against West Indies after he breached the bio-secure protocols.
With Root absent, England lost the first test against the West Indies last week in what was the first international cricket match since the sport's shutdown
West Indies have never won a series in England since their 4-0 win in 1988 under the great Vivian Richards.
England have rested James Anderson and Mark Wood as part of their rotation policy with Stuart Broad likely to make a Manchester return.
Young batsman Zak Crawley will retain his place in the playing XI for the second Test following his impressive 76 in Southampton.
Since 2019, Buttler's average dropped from 44.70 in 2018 to 25.10 that calendar year. And in 2020, he managed only 125 runs in seven innings with no half-century scores.
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