Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR, to long-on

Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, no run

Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, no run, back of length and shapes back in towards middle and leg. Pope tucks it towards mid-wicket from his crease

Ollie Pope, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Alzarri Joseph to Crawley, out Caught by Athanaze!! Third ball wicket!! That's more like the Alzarri Joseph we know... A back of length delivery onto off, gets some steep bounce once again and squares up Zak Crawley. Crawley c Athanaze b Alzarri Joseph 0(3)

Alzarri Joseph to Crawley, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Alzarri Joseph to Crawley, no run, steep bounce!! Alzarri Joseph is awake after a tepid first Test and that bouncer will surely wake up Zak Crawley too... A back of length delivery that bounces nastily and Crawley cops a blow on his chest

Alzarri Joseph to Crawley, no run, a length ball that hits the deck hard and shapes away slightly after pitching.

Crawley and Duckett are at the crease. Crawley is on strike. Alzarri Joseph will open the attack

A sunny morning in Nottingham as the players walk out to the field.

Kraigg Brathwaite | WI Captain: We'll have a bowl first, looks like a good cricket pitch, want to utlise what we get today. We could be a lot more disciplined with the ball. Sinclair comes in as Motie has the flu. We have to score at least 300 runs in the first innings. (On the Gabba win) Can take a lot of confidence, coming off a loss and winning at Gabba. We have to be disciplined and we can do great things

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir

West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva(w), Alzarri Joseph, Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales

West Indies have won the toss and have opted to field

Team news coming in: Kevin Sinclair set to replace Moite for West Indies. Mark Wood comes in for James Anderon

West Indies were totally outplayed in the first Test. Their bowlers lacked match sharpness as a bit of white ball hangover afflicted Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph. Jayden Seales, who played a bit of red ball cricket in the English county, was the pick of their bowlers and looked more battle ready than his peers. Their batting also lacked bite, as the pace of Gus Atkinson blew them apart in both innings. Their skipper called for their batters to show more application and grit, and with a bit more acclimatization to English conditions, we can expect a better batting performance. West Indies were poor in the first Test, but count them out at your peril. The last time somehow called them ‘pathetic’ and ‘hopeless’, Kraigg Brathwaite responded by showing the size of his muscles as a Shamar Joseph inspired performance got them a famous win in Gabba. Will the West Indies fight back or will the Bazball bullying of England continue? We’re not too far from the toss, folks…

10:01 AM Local Time: So for the first time since 2003, a certain James Anderson won’t be eligible for selection for England in red ball cricket. A new era for England’s fast bowlers and Gus Atkinson auditioned for the part perfectly with a Man of the Match performance on Test debut. A fresh and fit Mark Wood is expected to replace Anderson for this Test, and that might be the only expected change in this team that performed admirably in their first game of the summer. The something new of Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson seems to be blending in perfectly with the something old of Root, Stokes and Crawley to give West Indies the blues at Lord’s.

Preview:

James Anderson has retired, the baton has been passed, and it's time for England's new breed of pacers to take the legacy forward. Gus Atkinson provided glimpses of that at Lord's, picking up a 12-wicket haul in his debut match, and England will be hoping for more of that as they move to Nottingham, looking for another clinical show to seal the three-Test series against West Indies. For the visiting side, who are a young team with plenty of talented players, it's about displaying their skills and showing the requisite patience in the Test arena as they will be keen to put behind the innings loss and take inspiration from the Gabba turnaround earlier this year in their bid to level the series.

Although Anderson has retired, there isn't a shortage of experience in the pace attack with the presence of Chris Woakes and the addition of Mark Wood to the squad. With Ben Stokes also proving his bowling fitness in the previous game, England have a well-rounded pace attack, and Anderson is still in the dressing room as the bowling mentor. England's pace attack was so effective at Lord's that they didn't require the bowling services of spinner Shoaib Bashir who was part of the eleven, but the 20-year old offspinner might have a role to play in the second Test.

After the series defeat to India, England head coach Brendon McCullum admitted that they had to refine their batting approach. In terms of scoring rate, they got the total of 371 against West Indies at a rate of 4.12 an over but it did seem like a measured 'Bazball' approach where they didn't go hammer and tongs but showed some restraint and discipline. They might, however, look at a better conversion rate from the batting perspective as there were five fifty-plus scores in the last game but no one reached three figures. One of the half-centurions was debutant Jamie Smith who showed a lot of maturity batting with the lower order along with his assurance behind the stumps.

For West Indies, their batting was a complete letdown as they were bowled out for 121 and 136 to suffer an innings defeat, with No. 9 Gudakesh Motie's 31 not out in the second innings being the highest score. Opener Mikyle Louis looked impressive in the limited time that he spent at the crease while the likes of Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge also showed some promise. But West Indies need their batters to spend longer periods at the crease to give their bowlers, who impressed in bits in the first Test, some support.

When: July 10-14 at 11:00 AM Local Time (3:30 PM IST)

Where: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

What to expect: The last time England played here was when the idea of the 'Bazball' style of play was beginning to take shape. It was at this venue where the hosts pulled off a chase of 299 against New Zealand, riding on Jonny Bairstow's exceptional batting in the final innings. It was a high-scoring game with both teams crossing 500 in the first innings and the ground has been good for the batters in recent times as well, going by the County matches played here. On the weather front, rain is forecast for the third day.

Team news:

England: As expected, it is a straight swap for the retired Anderson as England announced the eleven two days before the match, bringing Wood into the eleven. However, a last-minute change could be forced on England with Ben Duckett and his partner expecting their first child any moment from now. Should the left-hander take the paternity leave, Dan Lawrence shall replace him in the XI.

Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett/Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir

West Indies: Shamar Joseph picked up a hamstring strain during the first Test but he was seen bowling in the nets ahead of the second game. In case he isn't completely fit, West Indies have the option of replacing him with the uncapped Jeremiah Louis, brother of Mikyle Louis who debuted in the first match.

Probable XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph / Jeremiah Louis, Jayden Seales

Did you know?

- This will be the first home Test for England since 2012 without either James Anderson or Stuart Broad in the playing eleven. The last time England played in Nottingham without either of these two players was in 2006

- England have won only one Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge, in 2012. The Caribbean side has won four Tests, with four more games ending in a draw at this venue, but their last win here was back in 1991

- Alick Athanaze, with 213 runs in nine innings, is the highest run-getter for West Indies in the current World Test Championship cycle, and he is placed 40th among the top run-getters in WTC 2023-25

What they said

"I see it as an opportunity for someone like Chris Woakes to take up the leadership role in the bowling unit. Woaksy is a very experienced bowler, a very experienced player. We have been so used to Jimmy and Broady doing that. But we don't have them. I see that as an opportunity for Woaksy." - Ben Stokes has a positive take on England's seam-bowling transition

We admit that the side we have, it is young and emerging... but we are still very positive about how we are approaching the second Test. Everybody's in good spirits. We've been catching up with the players one-on-one and this will really be the first time that we'll be settled as a squad" West Indies head coach Andre Coley.

Squads: