Ben Duckett and Harry Brook have helped to turn a frustrating third morning at Trent Bridge into a 207-run lead for England against the West Indies in the second test.

Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook made half centuries to lift England to 248-3 and a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Duckett scored 76,

Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope shared their second century partnership of the match as England bounced back from a frustrating third morning against the West Indies to move ahead at Trent Bridge. The tourists made life hard for the English attack as a last-wicket stand of 71 between Josh Da Silva and Shamar Joseph gave them an unlikely first-innings lead of 41.

Ollie Pope’s century helped England punish a careless West Indies side on the first day of the second test at Trent Bridge.

Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope proved a thorn in the side of the West Indies again as England started to regain the initiative in the second Test on Saturday. It was the first time the West Indies had made 450 in a Test innings for nearly a decade.