2nd Test PIX: Duckett, Pope, Brook extend England's lead over Windies

Images from Day 3 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Saturday.

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IMAGE: Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope yet again gave England a blitzkrieg start. Photograph: ICC/X

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, Pope 51 and Brook 71 not out as England fought back well after West Indies took a first-innings lead of 41 thanks to an entertaining last-wicket partnership of 71 between Joshua Da Silva and Shamar Joseph.

IMAGE: Harry Brook celebrates his half century. Photograph: ICC/X

England lost opener Zak Crawley for three when he was unluckily run out at the non-striker's end after Duckett's drive was parried on to the stumps by the hand of bowler Jayden Seales.

Duckett struck 11 fours before he was trapped lbw by Alzarri Joseph and Pope contributed again following his first-innings century before being caught at gully by Kevin Sinclair off Joseph.

Brook and Joe Root, however, weathered the storm in an unbroken stand of 108 and Root was 37 not out at the close.

IMAGE: England's Mark Wood celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' Shamar Joseph, caught out by Gus Atkinson. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

England picked up four wickets in the morning and looked set to establish a first-innings lead before Da Silva and Shamar Joseph guided West Indies to 457 all out to leave the match finely poised.

Da Silva finished unbeaten on 82, including three sixes, and Joseph hit two maximums, one smashing tiles on the pavilion roof, in his 33 before he was caught by Gus Atkinson off Mark Wood.

IMAGE: West Indies' Shamar Joseph in action. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

After West Indies had resumed on 351-5, Jason Holder was caught by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith off Chris Woakes for 27 and Sinclair slashed Atkinson to gully where Brook held a sharp catch.

Alzarri Joseph edged Woakes to Smith for 10 and the experienced England seamer bowled Seales first ball.

Shamar Joseph survived the hat-trick delivery but Da Silva moved to his fifth Test fifty and found a willing partner in Joseph to give a fluctuating game another twist.

IMAGE: West Indies' Joshua Da Silva in action. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

England won the first match of the three-Test series by an innings and 114 runs at Lord's.

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