.Harry Creek's unbeaten fifty helped England towards a sturdy posture at stubs on a see-saw 3rd time of the second Examination against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.England were actually 3-248 in their 2nd innings at Saturday's close, presently a lead of 207 runs.Brook was actually 71 not out and star batsman Joe Root unbeaten on 37, with both having shared an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.England had actually remained in command versus a rebellious West Indies attack as Ben Duckett made 76, his 2nd dashing fifty of the match, and Ollie Pope included 51 to his first-innings 121. However a change of round triggered a change of good luck for the West Indies, along with paceman Alzarri Joseph eliminating both batsmen as England's 1-127 was actually very soon completely transformed right into 3-140. Root as well as Creek, nevertheless, restored England's grip as they racked up quickly against a tiring West Indies rate attack.England opened their second innings 41 operates behind after an aggressive last-wicket position of 71 in between Joshua Da Silva (82 certainly not out) and also Shamar Joseph (thirty three) that took the West Indies to 457. It was the very first time the West Indies had created 450 in an Exam innings for virtually a decade.Watch every sphere of the England v West Indies Examination collection LIVE & unique to Fox Cricket, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary test today > Harry Brook of England. Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesHighest Examination batting average99.94-- Don Bradman (AUS) 63.71-- Harry Creek (ENG) 61.87-- Adam Voges (AUS) 60.97-- Graeme Pollock (RSA) 60.83-- George Headley (WI) * Minimum required twenty inningsZak Crawley, rejected for a duck in England's very first innings, was actually after that unfortunately end for 3 after Jayden Seales deflected a Duckett ride onto the stumps at the bowler's end.But Pope battled back the energy along with three fours off succeeding Seales deliveries.Left-hander Duckett was additionally in fine touch, cleaning off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three fours straight on his way to a 55-ball 50. Yet the initial shipping adhering to the improvement of ball finished a second-wicket collaboration of 119 when Pope outlined Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's great inswinging yorker then had Duckett lbw.Brook, nonetheless, counter-attacked and also completed the 3rd fifty of the innings by smartly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a 5th four in 62 balls faced.Even thus, the West Indies can take heart coming from a hitting performance even more worthy offered they had been actually dismissed for only 121 and also 136 during the course of an innings and also 114-run loss by England at God's. That left 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 returned to on 5-351, 65 operates behind, after Kavem Hodge (120) as well as Alick Athanaze (82) discussed a stand of 175 that rejuvenated them from 84-3. England, in their initial home Exam given that 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or even Stuart Broad-- who in between all of them took 1308 Exam openings-- had battled on Friday.Chris Woakes removed Jason Holder on a cloudy morning and afterwards dismissed Alzarri Joseph as well as Seales with successive shippings just before Shamar Joseph endured the hat-trick ball, along with the seamer taking 4-84." I haven't acquired Jimmy or Stuart Broad at the other end anymore however I have not believed even more stress as a result of that," Woakes said to media reporters." I try to keep in the moment as well as at this phase of my occupation, playing my 50th Examination, I have actually obtained adequate adventure behind me to understand what benefit me." Da Silva, nonetheless, accomplished an 87-ball 50 when he introduced swift bowler Mark Lumber higher over extra-cover for an impressive six.And the wicketkeeper after that took West Indies past 400 along with an opulent uppercut six off Lumber." It was actually more or less what I counted on," Da Silva said." I presumed I will get a handful of additional short rounds from Score Lumber, however it was nice." Boundaries came with each ends, Shamar Joseph drawing prompt bowler Gus Atkinson-- new from 12 gates on launching at Lord's-- for six to smooth the scores.Two rounds later, Atkinson once more fell small as Shamar Joseph lifted him for an additional six that took tiles off the Larwood and Voce Tavern roof.Several of the damaged ceramic tiles poured onto a team of fans seated below." He supports themself with the bat, he participated in some great tries," stated Da Silva.England leader Ben Stokes turned to Origin to beat the stand yet Da Silva struck the part time rewriter for 3 fours as well as a six off succeeding balls.Wood at some point had Shamar Joseph cracking to mid-on, his only arch of an innings where he surpassed 97 mph (156 km/h) and beat the outdoors edge.