.Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty assisted England towards a sturdy position at stumps on a see-saw 3rd time of the 2nd Examination versus the West Indies at Trent Bridge.England were 3-248 in their 2nd innings at Saturday's shut, actually a top of 207 runs.Brook was 71 certainly not out and also star batsman Joe Root unbeaten on 37, with the pair having shared an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.England had been in control versus a stubborn West Indies strike as Ben Duckett created 76, his second dashing fifty of the match, and Ollie Pope incorporated 51 to his first-innings 121. Yet a modification of sphere triggered an improvement of good luck for the West Indies, along with paceman Alzarri Joseph taking out both batsmen as England's 1-127 was quickly enhanced in to 3-140. Origin and also Brook, nonetheless, recovered England's grip as they racked up quickly versus an exhausting West Indies speed attack.England opened their second innings 41 operates responsible for after a hostile last-wicket position of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 not out) as well as Shamar Joseph (33) that took the West Indies to 457. It was actually the very first time the West Indies had made 450 in an Examination innings for nearly a decade.Watch every ball of the England v West Indies Examination series LIVE & unique to Fox Cricket, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > Harry Creek of England. Picture by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesHighest Exam batting 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, rejected for a duck in England's initial innings, was actually then unluckily go out for 3 after Jayden Seales dispersed a Duckett travel onto the stubs at the bowler's end.But Pope battled back the drive along with three fours off subsequent Seales deliveries.Left-hander Duckett was also in alright touch, cleaning off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three fours in a row on his means to a 55-ball fifty. However the first shipment adhering to the improvement of ball ended a second-wicket relationship of 119 when Pope edged Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's great inswinging yorker at that point had Duckett lbw.Brook, nonetheless, counter-attacked and completed the 3rd fifty of the innings by stylishly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a fifth 4 in 62 rounds faced.Even therefore, the West Indies could perk up coming from a batting efficiency even more worthy provided they had actually been actually dismissed for merely 121 and also 136 in the course of an innings as well as 114-run loss by England at Lord's. That left all of them 1-0 down in this particular three-match series.Shamar Joseph of the West Indies. Picture by David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWest Indies resumed on 5-351, 65 runs behind, after Kavem Hodge (120) and also Alick Athanaze (82) shared a stand of 175 that revitalized them from 84-3. England, in their very first home Exam due to the fact that 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or even Stuart Broad-- who in between all of them took 1308 Examination arches-- had had a hard time on Friday.Chris Woakes cleared away Jason Owner on an overcast early morning and afterwards dismissed Alzarri Joseph and Seales with subsequent shippings just before Shamar Joseph made it through the hat-trick round, along with the seamer taking 4-84." I haven't got Jimmy or even Stuart Broad at the various other end any more however I haven't felt a lot more stress due to that," Woakes said to media reporters." I attempt to keep in the second as well as at this stage of my career, playing my 50th Examination, I've got adequate experience responsible for me to know what work with me." Da Silva, however, completed an 87-ball fifty when he introduced prompt bowler Sign Hardwood higher over extra-cover for a magnificent six.And the wicketkeeper at that point took West Indies past 400 along with a grandiose uppercut 6 off Hardwood." It was actually more or less what I anticipated," Da Silva said." I assumed I 'd get a few additional short balls from Score Wood, but it behaved." Boundaries came with each ends, Shamar Joseph pulling prompt bowler Gus Atkinson-- clean from 12 gates on debut at God's-- for six to smooth the scores.Two balls later on, Atkinson once again went down short as Shamar Joseph raised him for one more 6 that knocked floor tiles off the Larwood and also Voce Pub roof.Several of the ruined ceramic tiles cascaded onto a team of spectators seated below." He supports themself with the bat, he participated in some great shots," claimed Da Silva.England leader Ben Stokes relied on Origin to break the platform however Da Silva clubbed the part time rewriter for three fours as well as a six off successive balls.Wood ultimately possessed Shamar Joseph breaking to mid-on, his only opening of an innings where he exceeded 97 mph (156 km/h) as well as beat the outside edge.