England vs West Indies Match Preview, 2nd Test

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England (ENG) will take on West Indies (WI) in the second Test of the series, at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, on July 22. Notably, the hosts will be without the service of James Anderson as the star pacer retired from international cricket with the culmination of the first Test at Lord’s. Regarding the Test, England put up a dominant performance to win the game with an innings and 114 runs. Gus Atkinson dazzled with the ball for England.

Atkinson picked seven wickets and followed it up with a five-wicket haul in the second innings. With his contribution, the hosts now lead the three-match series by 1-0. Another positive outcome for England was the intent shown by the debutant, Jamie Smith, as the batter smashed 70 runs. On the other hand, the West Indies batter looked uncomfortable against the swinging ball and had no answer to questions posed by Atkinson. Gudakesh Moties was the top score with 31 runs, showing the lack of contribution from the batters.

With Anderson turning mentor for the rest of the games in the Test series, England have called up Mark Wood for the second Test. The fact that five batters from England notched up half-centuries shows how dominant England have been in batting.

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