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.Ollie Pope used his chance to a hundred as England ended the very first day of the 2nd Exam versus the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Thursday in a commanding placement at 416 all out.Both edges had reason to experience distressed, along with the West Indies losing four catches-- Pope was reprieved twice-- as well as wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva skipping a trudging, while numerous England batsmen gave their openings away.England opener Ben Duckett introduced the innings along with a rapid 71, after fellow opener Zak Crawley succumbed to a duck, with England dashing to 50 in a simple 4.2 overs-- the quickest a side have actually hit that overall in an Exam match." Sadly our company dropped a wicket in the very first over however the pressure Ben Duckett returned on the West Indies bowlers was training class," Pope told Sky Athletics after stubs "It took the pressure off me." It is actually such a quick scoring ground. The outfield is actually lightning. It's a wonderful area to baseball bat," he added.Watch every sphere of the England v West Indies Exam collection LIVE &amp exclusive to Fox Cricket, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free test today &gt Duckett's innings was quite in the feeling of 'Bazball', the nickname for England's hostile design of Test cricket under captain Ben Stokes as well as coach Brendon McCullum.Yet for all his idea in such a bold technique, handful of England cricketers are actually much better at playing a match circumstance than Stokes, who on Thursday created a determined 69 off 108 balls.But along with West Indies missing out on paceman Shamar Joseph, that broke in the last over prior to herbal tea, and also the assault relatively at his mercy, Stokes holed out off Kavem Hodge to provide the part-time article spinner a very first Exam wicket.Jamie Smith, new from a rushing 70 on launching throughout England's squashing innings and 114-run gain in the 1st Exam at God's last week, additionally gave his wicket to Hodge.Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies. Photograph by David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesOff-spinner Kevin Sinclair was actually only named in to the group on Thursday hangover Gudakesh Motie left with health problem however the 24-year-old gave back sound figures of 2-73 in 22 overs, creating an excellent celebratory backflip when Harry Creek toe-ended to short lower leg." I believe we carried out brilliant," Sinclair told the BBC." Possessing stated that, our experts set down a handful of-- we placed Pope down a number of times as well as he received a hundred so that injure our team a bit." The West Indies ultimately bowled England out when Alzarri Joseph (3-98 in 15.3 overs) possessed No. 11 Shoaib Bashir caught in the slips to end bet the day.Earlier, Pope was lost on 46 by Alick Athanaze at in reverse point and once again on 54 due to the usually reliable Jason Owner at 2nd slip.But the England vice-captain's luck ended when he was actually wonderfully caught by Hodge, high above his head initially slip, off Alzarri Joseph to end a 167-ball innings, including 15 fours and also a 6, as well as a stand of 80 with Stokes.Fastest staff fifties in Tests26 balls-- England vs West Indies at Nottingham, 202427 spheres-- England vs South Africa at The Oval, 199430 spheres-- England vs Sri Lanka at Manchester, 200232 spheres-- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi, 200433 spheres-- India vs England at Chennai, 200833 balls-- India vs West Indies at Slot of Spain, 2023 * Where information is actually availableEngland's Ollie Pope celebrates his century. Picture through Darren Staples/ AFPSource: AFPWest Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite succeeded the toss as well as chose to bowl despite sunny disorders relatively ideal for batting.Yet his selection was actually reasonable given the West Indies were put away for only 121 and 136 at God's. It took West Indies just 3 balls to strike, along with Crawley edging an exceptional delivery from Alzarri Joseph low to third slip, where a diving Athanaze held an alright catch.But England soon gained back the effort as Duckett attacked four successive fours in the second over of the suit from Jayden Seales.The left-hander racked up 56 operates in limits alone, courtesy of 14 fours, on his Nottinghamshire home ground just before he was actually pushed aside not long prior to lunch when edging Shamar Joseph to second lapse, where dominating all-rounder Holder kept an alright reduced catch.Duckett's exit finished a second-wicket relationship of 105 in 19 overs along with Pope. England are looking for a gain that will secure the three-match series along with one Examination to spare.This was their initial suit because James Anderson retired from international role with 704 Test openings-- the most through any kind of fast bowler-- adhering to the God's Test.It was actually likewise England's first home Test given that 2012 without either Anderson or even long time new-ball companion Stuart Broad, who bailed out after last year's Ashes.