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.Ollie Pope used his luck to a hundred as England ended the very first time of the second Examination against the West Indies at Trent Link on Thursday in a commanding posture at 416 all out.Both edges possessed main reason to really feel irritated, with the West Indies losing four catches-- Pope was reprieved two times-- and wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva missing a trudging, while several England batsmen gave their arches away.England opener Ben Duckett launched the innings along with a quick 71, after fellow opener Zak Crawley succumbed to a duck, with England dashing to 50 in a plain 4.2 overs-- the quickest a side have actually hit that total in an Exam match." Sadly our team shed an opening in the initial over but the stress Ben Duckett returned on the West Indies bowlers was training class," Pope said to Sky Sports after stubs "It took the pressure off me." It's such a quick scoring ground. The outfield is super. It's an attractive area to baseball bat," he added.Watch every ball of the England v West Indies Examination set LIVE &amp special to Fox Cricket, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free trial today &gt Duckett's innings was significantly in the spirit of 'Bazball', the label for England's aggressive type of Test cricket under leader Ben Stokes as well as coach Brendon McCullum.Yet for all his idea in such a vibrant technique, few England cricketers are actually much better at playing a suit circumstance than Stokes, that on Thursday created an evaluated 69 off 108 balls.But along with West Indies missing paceman Shamar Joseph, who broke in the last over just before tea, as well as the assault seemingly at his grace, Stirs holed out off Kavem Hodge to offer the part time rewriter a very first Examination wicket.Jamie Smith, new from a scurrying 70 on launching during England's pulverizing innings and also 114-run succeed in the initial Test at God's recently, also donated his gate to Hodge.Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies. Photograph through David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesOff-spinner Kevin Sinclair was actually merely referred to as into the crew on Thursday hangover Gudakesh Motie quit with illness yet the 24-year-old sent back sound numbers of 2-73 in 22 overs, making an excellent celebratory backflip when Harry Creek toe-ended to brief lower leg." I presume our company performed brilliant," Sinclair told the BBC." Possessing pointed out that, our experts put down a couple of-- our experts placed Pope down a number of times and also he obtained a hundred to ensure that injure our team a little." The West Indies at some point bowled England out when Alzarri Joseph (3-98 in 15.3 overs) possessed No. 11 Shoaib Bashir found in the slips up to finish bet the day.Earlier, Pope was actually dropped on 46 by Alick Athanaze at backward factor and once again on 54 due to the commonly trusted Jason Owner at 2nd slip.But the England vice-captain's luck ran out when he was actually wonderfully seen through Hodge, high over his mind at first slip, off Alzarri Joseph to end a 167-ball innings, including 15 fours and a 6, as well as a platform of 80 along with Stokes.Fastest staff fifties in Tests26 spheres-- England vs West Indies at Nottingham, 202427 balls-- England vs South Africa at The Oval, 199430 balls-- England vs Sri Lanka at Manchester, 200232 balls-- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi, 200433 spheres-- India vs England at Chennai, 200833 spheres-- India vs West Indies at Slot of Spain, 2023 * Where information is availableEngland's Ollie Pope celebrates his century. Photograph by Darren Staples/ AFPSource: AFPWest Indies leader Kraigg Brathwaite gained the throw as well as opted to bowl even with bright conditions apparently ideal for batting.Yet his selection was actually understandable provided the West Indies were actually put away for just 121 and also 136 at God's. It took West Indies simply 3 balls to attack, with Crawley edging an exceptional distribution coming from Alzarri Joseph reduced to third lapse, where a scuba diving Athanaze held an alright catch.But England quickly regained the effort as Duckett struck four succeeding fours in the second over of the suit from Jayden Seales.The left-hander scored 56 runs in perimeters alone, courtesy of 14 fours, on his Nottinghamshire home ground just before he was actually pushed aside not long before lunch when edging Shamar Joseph to 2nd slip, where looming all-rounder Holder kept an alright reduced catch.Duckett's departure ended a second-wicket relationship of 105 in 19 overs along with Pope. England are actually seeking a win that would certainly clinch the three-match series with one Test to spare.This was their initial match because James Anderson retired from international responsibility with 704 Exam openings-- the absolute most through any fast bowler-- adhering to the Lord's Test.It was also England's first home Examination given that 2012 without either Anderson or longtime new-ball companion Stuart Broad, that bowed out after in 2015's Ashes.