Lunch England 134 for two (Duckett 71, Pope 47*, Root 13*) vs West Indies
West Indies, who gained the toss and surprisingly opted to bowl, made a dream begin with a wicket off the third ball of the match when Alzarri Joseph lined Zak Crawley up with a back-of-a-length supply on course which drew a chunky edge for Alick Athanaze to assemble at third slip. However Duckett and Pope settled right into a 105-run partnership off 112 balls as the previous peppered the perimeter and the latter steadily constructed his innings.
Jason Holder conceded only one run when he was introduced on within the sixth over, by the tip of which England had been 56 for 1, however when Holder continued, Duckett despatched a shorter ball over additional cowl and drove down the bottom to maneuver from 40 to 48. He introduced up his 50 off simply 32 balls guiding Holder for 4 via deep third.
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Joseph was rewarded after bowling glorious lengths and customarily tight strains, nonetheless, when he drew an out of doors edge from Duckett and Holder held on at second slip.
Pope, who had pulled Joseph into the stands for six to maneuver to 43, was dropped on 46 within the remaining over earlier than lunch when he struck a Seales supply laborious in the direction of large gully, the place Athanaze failed to carry on. On the lunch break, Pope was joined by Joe Root on 13 not out.
Valkerie Baynes is a normal editor, ladies’s cricket, at ESPNcricinfo
