Nine-wicket win gives England series

England won their seventh successive home series as they made stately work of their target of 108 to win the second Test at Trent Bridge by nine wickets with more than a day to spare. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook made the game safe in an opening stand of 89 after dismissing West Indies for 165 shortly after lunch on another sun-drunk day in Nottingham.

A hard-earned but ultimately convincing victory put England 2-0 up with Edgbaston to play, but they are under no illusions that the real challenge lies in wait later this summer with the visit of South Africa. West Indies restricted the first-innings deficit to 58, only for a crazed batting session on the third evening to prevent them contesting the Test keenly deep into the final day.

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