West Indies fight but England in control

Wed, Apr 15, '15

The second day of the series involved a similar scenario to the first, with West Indies dominating the opening session but England ending with the advantage. The home side's quicks had another excellent morning to restrict England to 399 but their reply was a stuttering affair as they stumbled to 155 for 4.

There was good bowling on display throughout the day, firstly by West Indies' pace trio and then the collective five-man England unit led by James Anderson, who moved one wicket closer to breaking Ian Botham's Test record. Successes were hard-earned, as they should be, and Chris Jordan's brilliant low catch at slip brought Kraigg Brathwaite's scalp to leave West Indies tottering on 99 for 4. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, in a familiar role, and Jermaine Blackwood, who was given a life on 21 when Ben Stokes overstepped having taken the edge, battled to the close with West Indies still 244 behind.