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.Ollie Pope rode his luck to a hundred as England ended the initial day of the 2nd Exam against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a powerful position at 416 all out.Both sides possessed cause to really feel aggravated, with the West Indies dropping 4 catches-- Pope was actually reprieved twice-- as well as wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva missing out on a stumbling, while several England batsmen gave their arches away.England opener Ben Duckett introduced the innings with a quick 71, after fellow opener Zak Crawley fell for a duck, with England dashing to fifty in a mere 4.2 overs-- the quickest an edge have hit that overall in a Test match." However our team shed an opening in the very first over yet the pressure Ben Duckett put back on the West Indies bowlers was actually training class," Pope said to Sky Athletics after stumps "It took the stress off me." It is actually such a fast scoring ground. The outfield is super. It is actually a wonderful location to baseball bat," he added.Watch every sphere of the England v West Indies Exam set LIVE &amp special to Fox Cricket, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today &gt Duckett's innings was very much in the sense of 'Bazball', the label for England's hostile design of Examination cricket under leader Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.Yet for all his opinion in such a vibrant method, handful of England cricketers are actually better at playing a match circumstance than Stokes, who on Thursday made an evaluated 69 off 108 balls.But along with West Indies overlooking paceman Shamar Joseph, that broke down in the last over before herbal tea, and the attack relatively at his mercy, Stokes holed out off Kavem Hodge to provide the part-time spinner a very first Test wicket.Jamie Johnson, clean coming from a rushing 70 on debut in the course of England's squashing innings as well as 114-run gain in the first Examination at God's last week, likewise contributed his opening to Hodge.Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies. Photo through David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesOff-spinner Kevin Sinclair was actually merely named into the crew on Thursday hangover Gudakesh Motie left along with illness yet the 24-year-old came back sound bodies of 2-73 in 22 overs, making an exceptional celebratory backflip when Harry Brook toe-ended to quick leg." I presume we carried out great," Sinclair informed the BBC." Having pointed out that, we put down a handful of-- our company put Pope down a couple of times and he got a hundred to ensure that injure our team a bit." The West Indies at some point bowled England out when Alzarri Joseph (3-98 in 15.3 overs) possessed No. 11 Shoaib Bashir got in the slips to end play for the day.Earlier, Pope was actually fallen on 46 by Alick Athanaze at in reverse aspect and also once again on 54 due to the usually dependable Jason Owner at 2nd slip.But the England vice-captain's luck went out when he was actually remarkably found by Hodge, high above his head in the beginning slip, off Alzarri Joseph to end a 167-ball innings, including 15 fours and also a six, and a stand of 80 along with Stokes.Fastest group fifties in Tests26 spheres-- England vs West Indies at Nottingham, 202427 balls-- England vs South Africa at The Oval, 199430 rounds-- England vs Sri Lanka at Manchester, 200232 balls-- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi, 200433 rounds-- India vs England at Chennai, 200833 spheres-- India vs West Indies at Port of Spain, 2023 * Where data is actually availableEngland's Ollie Pope commemorates his century. Picture through Darren Staples/ AFPSource: AFPWest Indies leader Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss as well as decided to bowl in spite of bright ailments seemingly excellent for batting.Yet his selection was actually logical given the West Indies were actually dismissed for simply 121 as well as 136 at God's. It took West Indies just three rounds to attack, with Crawley edging a great shipping from Alzarri Joseph reduced to third slip, where a diving Athanaze kept a great catch.But England very soon gained back the project as Duckett attacked four successive fours in the 2nd over of the suit coming from Jayden Seales.The left-hander racked up 56 runs in perimeters alone, thanks to 14 fours, on his Nottinghamshire home ground just before he was rejected not long before lunch time when edging Shamar Joseph to second lapse, where looming all-rounder Holder held a great low catch.Duckett's leave finished a second-wicket partnership of 105 in 19 overs along with Pope. England are actually seeking a win that would secure the three-match collection with one Test to spare.This was their 1st suit since James Anderson retired from global obligation with 704 Examination openings-- the best through any kind of quick bowler-- complying with the God's Test.It was actually also England's first home Exam because 2012 without either Anderson or long time new-ball partner Stuart Broad, that bowed out after in 2014's Ashes.