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MANCHESTER:
Ben Stokes
‘ impressive 176 took England to an imposing first-innings score of 469-9 declared in the second Test against the West Indies at
Old Trafford
on Friday.
The tourists, faced with a tricky hour to bat until stumps on the second day, lost John Campbell to the recalled
Sam Curran
and were 32-1 at the close.
They could have lost nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph to the penultimate ball of the day but the hosts, looking to level the series, opted against reviewing a Curran lbw shout.
Earlier,
Dom Sibley
made a painstaking 120 and put on 260 with Stokes after England had been in trouble at 81-3 on Thursday following the loss of returning captain Joe Root.
An excellent day 👊Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/OngNindE11#ENGvWI https://t.co/CH6a9Nhorm
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) 1595009257000
England had been forced into a late change to their pace attack after fast bowler J