West Indies are 79/6, trail by 171 runs.

2024.07.12

With a 171-run deficit, the West Indies concluded Day 2 of the Lord’s Test against England at 79/6. Ben Stokes and James Anderson both delivered outstanding ball-handling outings.

With the help of dominant half-centuries from Harry Brook and Jamie Smith, who made his Test debut, England got off to a great start on Day 2 of the Lord’s Test, amassing 371 runs in response to the visitors’ first innings score of 121. With seasoned bowlers James Anderson and Ben Stokes at the forefront, England’s speed bowling attack controlled the match, building on their impressive batting display. England’s dominant position in the match was further cemented when their impressive performance limited the Windies to a precarious 79/6 at stumps on the second day. Windies mainstay Jason Holder was dismissed by Gus Atkinson on the last ball.

As the visitors scored 121 runs in the first innings, England responded with an outstanding total of 371 runs thanks to dominating half-centuries from Jamie Smith and Harry Brook. This was England’s incredible start to Day 2 of the Lord’s Test. James Anderson and Ben Stokes, two seasoned bowlers, spearheaded England’s fast bowling attack, which built on their impressive batting display. With veteran Windies batsman Jason Holder out to Gus Atkinson on the penultimate ball, England’s dominant position in the match was cemented after their outstanding performance limited the Windies to a perilous 79/6 by stumps on the second day.

After lunch, a 42-run partnership between Woakes and Smith effectively contained the spin danger and anchored England’s innings. England had reached 329/6 by the 80th over, but Jayden Seales hit with the new ball, bowling Woakes out and halting England’s momentum. Holder compounded England’s problems by dismissing Atkinson, his rookie, for a golden duck. Nonetheless, England’s total was supported by Smith’s resolute fifty on his debut, which enabled them to reach 371 and take a dominating advantage of 250 runs.

With the new ball in hand, England’s bowlers grabbed control and built a sizable advantage. The West Indies were suffering at 36/3 after Anderson and Stokes struck early to dismiss Kirk McKenzie, Mikyle Louis, and Kraigg Brathwaite. After a little while, Holder and Alick Athanaze offered some resistance, but Kavem Hodge fell shortly after, and the Windies finished the day at 79/6. England’s hold was reinforced when Anderson removed Athanaze in the 29th over and Atkinson removed Holder in the 35th over, leaving the visitors behind by 171 runs at the end of play.

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