England captain Joe Root ensured his side enjoyed an excellent start to the second Test against the West Indies as he scored a brilliant hundred in Barbados.
Root enjoyed an excellent 164-run partnership with Dan Lawrence to put England in charge, after opener Alex Lees showed some promise with a patient 30. After once again winning the toss and opting to bat first, England opener Zak Crawley was unable to build on his brilliant hundred in Antigua, falling for a seven-ball duck in his very next innings as he was caught behind off Jayden Seales.
Captain Root, following on from his excellent century in the first Test, then shared a good partnership with Alex Lees. With Root looking much more fluent and continuing where he left off in Antigua, Lees battled hard after getting dismissed for single figure scores on his debut.
