2nd Test
Day-4 Afternoon Session Highlights:
England has set West Indies a target of 385 runs to win following Joe Root’s century
At the Tea of Day-4:
England scored 416 (1st Innings) & 425 (2nd Innings), where as West Indies scored 457 (1st Innings).
So, finally England lead by 384 runs.
England set West Indies a target of 385 runs to win the Trent Bridge Test with four full sessions remaining after Joe Root completed a century in the post-lunch session.
Root, who was batting on 81 when the session began, crafted a wonderful century to score 122 as England were bowled out for 425, extending their lead to 384 in the process.
Root wasted little time moving into the nineties once the session commenced, cutting Kevin Sinclair for a boundary through the covers.
The onus was on the former England skipper to guide the team to a substantial score after West Indies fought back hard by the end of the morning session with three strikes.
In their attempt to polish off the lower order, West Indies took the second new ball straight away, and the plan worked as Chris Woakes edged Shamar Joseph behind to the slip cordon.
Root, who completed his ton in the following over, then opened up against Joseph with two boundaries.
With Gus Atkinson moving to 16 in quick time, there was a real possibility of England easily extending their lead past 400.
However, the visitors struck in quick succession once again, just like they did in the first session.
As a result, 419/7 quickly became 425 all out.
Root hit one straight to covers before Jayden Seales sent Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir packing.
With no team ever chasing over 300 in the fourth innings of a Test match at this venue, the home side would still feel confident of having enough on the board.
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