A blended appearance from England's bowlers permitted West Indies to edge an attritional second day of the principal Test in Antigua.
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| England in West Indies: Tourists bowlers blunted on attritional second day in Antigua |
The vacationers took 4-44 PM meeting yet battled in any case as West Indies shut on 202-4, 109 runs behind.
Without James Anderson and Stuart Broad, England were unruly with the new ball and the hosts hustled to 83-0, skipper Kraigg Brathwaite making 55 from 70 balls.
Britain's seamers, helped by some unfortunate shot-production, wrestled back the force yet Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder dulled the bowling in the last meeting with a vigilant, solid stand of 75.
Britain had before added 43 runs for their last four wickets prior to being excused for 311.
Jonny Bairstow, who continued on 109, was last man out for 140, while 20-year-old seamer Jayden Seales took 4-79 for the hosts toward the beginning of a day hindered by a progression of short downpour delays.
West Indies hold the edge.
The very beginning was about whether England's hitters could answer their Ashes embarrassment. After West Indies immediately wrapped up the lower-request toward the beginning of the day meeting, consideration went to England's new-look bowling assault on day two.
When England decided to plan ahead and leave Anderson and Broad, their two driving wicket-takers in Tests who have given little indication of dialing back, out of this series correlations were continuously going to be made.
Eventually, notwithstanding all taking a wicket, this crease assault of Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Mark Wood and all-rounder Ben Stokes permitted West Indies to move into the ascendency.
In the veterans' nonattendance, Woakes was the head of the assault however was especially rebellious on a sluggish pitch with little help through the air.
Overton, opening the bowling for England interestingly, seldom undermined either side of making the primary leap forward. He had opener John Campbell got down the leg side for 35.
Wood conveyed the most danger, as truly bowling with express speed.
He created an examining spell of opposite swing after tea yet Holder, who scored a twofold century on England's last visit to the Caribbean, baffled the vacationers again and, having come in at 127-4 with England on top, found capable help in 33-year-old Bonner, playing his tenth Test
Holder finished unbeaten on 43 and Bonner 34, guaranteeing West Indies hold the edge in this Test.
Britain retaliate after sad beginning.
The reality England restricted the scoring guaranteed West Indies couldn't pull away subsequent to being gifted a fast beginning.
In a 10-over spell before lunch England neglected to hold their line and length or set out open doors.
Brathwaite, normally the grittiest of openers, had the option to rush to his quickest Test fifty from 62 balls, the bowling showered down the two sides of the wicket.
Left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who was exact however generally pleasant all through, was welcomed on after only eight overs and every one of the five bowlers were utilized by 23 overs.
Started into life by Overton's bouncer to excuse Campbell, England improved, nonetheless.
Wood disrupted Brathwaite with a guard and the opener sliced a full, wide ball to ravine. Shamarh Brooks scratched Stokes to initially slip for 18 and Woakes had Jermaine Blackwood gotten after an audit showed a circled get taken at ravine had flicked inside edge before thigh cushion.
The sluggish pitch and a conditioning ball didn't assist England's with questing for wickets late in the day.
Prior, Bairstow did basically guarantee they passed 300 interestingly this colder time of year at the 6th endeavor before he skied a catch off Alzarri Joseph while attempting to add fast lower-request runs.
'Our lengths were poor' - response
Britain bowler Mark Wood: "It was somewhat aloof. There were parts we bowled all around well and parts we were disheartened with how we bowled. The initial 15-20 overs we didn't take care of business. Whenever we returned after lunch we did all around well.
"There is such a lot of talk around Broad and Anderson we realize we will be contrasted with them. We need to give our all. We are never going to be a Jimmy and Broady.
"The disheartening piece for us is we didn't get the beginning right."
Jonathan Agnew: "I can comprehend Chris Woakes being apprehensive. For quite a long time it has been Broad and Anderson. He has gigantic boots to fill.
"It is an exceptionally sluggish pitch. There isn't anything in it by any means.
"It was a truly important organization among Bonner and Holder. The second new ball will most likely decide if England have a lead out of this."