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Tom Davies (now) and Taha Hashim at Lord's (earlier)

England v West Indies: first cricket Test, day two – as it happened

England's James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Alick Athanaze caught by Jamie Smith.
England's James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Alick Athanaze caught by Jamie Smith. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

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Summing up

So, a day of full-spectrum England dominance. We saw Joe Root then Jamie Smith, on debut, build on the overnight score to give England what will almost certainly be an unassailable lead, before their seamers made more inroads into a fragile West Indies batting lineup, with Jimmy Anderson, inevitably, excelling and Gus Atkinson and Ben Stokes again contributing.

West Indies look outplayed out there, but they can take consolation from the performance of Gudakesh Motie, who bowled Stokes with a beauty and generally looks a spin threat. But England should finish this off swiftly tomorrow.

Thanks again for all your emails and Withnail allusions. The sky is beginning to bruise though, so time to leave. I’ll leave you with our initial match report. Stay on site for more. Bye.

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