.Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty directed England in the direction of a solid posture at stubs on a see-saw third time of the 2nd Exam against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.England were actually 3-248 in their 2nd innings at Sunday's shut, presently a lead of 207 runs.Brook was actually 71 not out and also star batsman Joe Origin unbeaten on 37, with the pair having shared an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.England had remained in command versus a stubborn West Indies strike as Ben Duckett made 76, his 2nd dashing fifty of the suit, and also Ollie Pope included 51 to his first-innings 121. Yet an improvement of sphere caused an improvement of luck for the West Indies, along with paceman Alzarri Joseph eliminating each batsmen as England's 1-127 was very soon completely transformed into 3-140. Root as well as Creek, nonetheless, recovered England's hold as they racked up briskly against a tiring West Indies pace attack.England opened their 2nd innings 41 operates responsible for after an aggressive last-wicket stand of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 certainly not out) and Shamar Joseph (thirty three) that took the West Indies to 457. It was the first time the West Indies had created 450 in a Test innings for nearly a decade.Watch every ball of the England v West Indies Examination set LIVE & exclusive to Fox Cricket, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free trial today > Harry Brook of England. Image through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesHighest Test hitting average99.94-- Don Bradman (AUS) 63.71-- Harry Brook (ENG) 61.87-- Adam Voges (AUS) 60.97-- Graeme Pollock (RSA) 60.83-- George Headley (WI) * Minimum twenty inningsZak Crawley, pushed aside for a duck in England's initial innings, was at that point unfortunately run out for 3 after Jayden Seales deflected a Duckett travel onto the stumps at the bowler's end.But Pope wrestled back the momentum along with 3 fours off subsequent Seales deliveries.Left-hander Duckett was actually additionally in great contact, sweeping off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for 3 fours in a row on his means to a 55-ball fifty. Yet the initial distribution observing the modification of reception finished a second-wicket alliance of 119 when Pope outlined Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's excellent inswinging yorker at that point possessed Duckett lbw.Brook, nonetheless, counter-attacked and completed the third fifty of the innings through smartly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a 5th 4 in 62 spheres faced.Even therefore, the West Indies might take heart from a hitting functionality all the more praiseworthy provided they had been dismissed for simply 121 and also 136 in the course of an innings and also 114-run defeat through England at God's. That left all of them 1-0 down in this particular three-match series.Shamar Joseph of the West Indies. Photo by David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWest Indies returned to on 5-351, 65 operates responsible for, after Kavem Hodge (120) and Alick Athanaze (82) discussed a stand of 175 that restored all of them from 84-3. England, in their initial home Test since 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or even Stuart Broad-- that between all of them took 1308 Exam wickets-- had struggled on Friday.Chris Woakes cleared away Jason Holder on a clouded early morning and then dismissed Alzarri Joseph and Seales with successive distributions just before Shamar Joseph survived the hat-trick ball, along with the seamer taking 4-84." I haven't obtained Jimmy or Stuart Broad at the other end any more yet I have not believed even more stress as a result of that," Woakes informed press reporters." I make an effort to keep in the instant as well as at this stage of my profession, playing my 50th Examination, I've got sufficient adventure behind me to understand what work with me." Da Silva, having said that, finished an 87-ball 50 when he released swift bowler Sign Hardwood high over extra-cover for an amazing six.And the wicketkeeper at that point took West Indies past 400 with a grandiose uppercut six off Wood." It was actually more or less what I expected," Da Silva pointed out." I thought I would certainly get a few additional quick balls coming from Mark Timber, yet it was nice." Limits came at both ends, Shamar Joseph drawing swift bowler Gus Atkinson-- fresh from 12 arches on launching at God's-- for six to level the scores.Two rounds later on, Atkinson once more went down small as Shamar Joseph raised him for one more 6 that knocked ceramic tiles off the Larwood as well as Voce Saloon roof.Several of the ruined ceramic tiles cascaded onto a group of viewers settled below." He backs himself along with the bat, he played some terrific tries," said Da Silva.England captain Ben Stokes relied on Origin to beat the stand yet Da Silva struck the part-time spinner for 3 fours and a six off subsequent balls.Wood at some point possessed Shamar Joseph chipping to mid-on, his only arch of an innings where he bested 97 mph (156 km/h) and also beat the outdoors side.