England won their seventh successive home series as they made grand work of their target of 108 to win the second Test at Trent Bridge by nine wickets with more than a day to spare. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook made the game safe in an opening stand of 89 after dismissing West Indies for 165 shortly after lunch on another day in Nottingham.
A hard-earned but ultimately forceful victory put England 2-0 up with Edgbaston to play, but they are under no illusions that the real challenge lies in wait later this summer with the visit of South Africa. West Indies restricted the first-innings deficit to 58, only for a crazed batting session on the third evening to stop them contesting the Test eagerly deep into the final day.
Strauss, naturally, was the more confident of England's openers after centuries in the first two Tests and three boundaries in an over; including two pulls, in Kemar Roach's third over, assert that there would be no final twist. England's captain, though, did not quite see his side home, out for 41 as Marlon Samuels picked up a soft wicket when he drove a full ball to extra cover.
A hard-earned but ultimately forceful victory put England 2-0 up with Edgbaston to play, but they are under no illusions that the real challenge lies in wait later this summer with the visit of South Africa. West Indies restricted the first-innings deficit to 58, only for a crazed batting session on the third evening to stop them contesting the Test eagerly deep into the final day.
Strauss, naturally, was the more confident of England's openers after centuries in the first two Tests and three boundaries in an over; including two pulls, in Kemar Roach's third over, assert that there would be no final twist. England's captain, though, did not quite see his side home, out for 41 as Marlon Samuels picked up a soft wicket when he drove a full ball to extra cover.
0 comments:
Post a Comment