TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England make history for only the second time since WW2 and Joe Root storms up the all-time runs list as hosts dominate West Indies on Day One at Trent Bridge
History was made as Joe Root climbed further up the all-time run scoring list Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope were the hosts' stars of the day at Trent Bridge England dominated Day One of their second Test against the West Indies England kick-started their second Test against the West Indies with an impressive batting display that saw the hosts eventually bowled out for 416 runs. England kick-started their second Test against the West Indies with an impressive batting display that saw the hosts eventually bowled out for 416 runs West Indies won the toss and decided to put England into bowl - a decision they might now regret England's historic day at the crease Since the Second World War, England have scored more than 416 on the first day of a Test only once: they made 506 for four from just 75 overs against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in December 2022. England’s 50 at Trent Bridge came from 4.2 overs - a record for a Test innings Root climbs ahead in the record books Joe Root made only 14, but it was enough to take him into ninth place on the all-time Test run-scoring list, four ahead of Sri Lankan Mahela Jaywardene’s tally of 11,814. Joe Root made only 14, but it was enough to take him into ninth place on the all-time Test run-scoring list Root is now 49 behind West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
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