.Ollie Pope rode his chance to a hundred as England finished the very first day of the 2nd Examination against the West Indies at Trent Link on Thursday in a strong position at 416 all out.Both edges had reason to experience distressed, with the West Indies falling four catches-- Pope was actually reprieved two times-- as well as wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva skipping a trudging, while many England batsmen provided their openings away.England opener Ben Duckett released the innings with a quick 71, after fellow opener Zak Crawley fell for a duck, along with England competing to fifty in a mere 4.2 overs-- the quickest an edge have actually reached that total in an Examination match." Sadly our company lost an opening in the 1st over but the stress Ben Duckett returned on the West Indies bowlers was lesson," Pope said to Skies Sports after stubs "It took the tension off me." It is actually such a simple scoring ground. The outfield is super. It's a lovely place to bat," he added.Watch every round of the England v West Indies Exam series LIVE & special to Fox Cricket, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free test today > Duckett's innings was significantly in the sense of 'Bazball', the nickname for England's aggressive type of Examination cricket under captain Ben Stokes and also train Brendon McCullum.Yet for all his idea in such a vibrant strategy, few England cricketers are actually much better at playing a suit scenario than Stokes, that on Thursday created a gauged 69 off 108 balls.But along with West Indies missing paceman Shamar Joseph, that broke in the final over just before herbal tea, and also the attack relatively at his forgiveness, Stokes holed out off Kavem Hodge to give the part-time content spinner a very first Examination wicket.Jamie Johnson, clean from a scurrying 70 on debut in the course of England's crushing innings and 114-run gain in the initial Examination at Lord's recently, additionally gave his opening to Hodge.Kevin Sinclair of the West Indies. Picture through David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesOff-spinner Kevin Sinclair was actually just called in to the group on Thursday morning after Gudakesh Motie quit with health problem yet the 24-year-old came back audio figures of 2-73 in 22 overs, making a remarkable celebratory backflip when Harry Brook toe-ended to quick leg." I assume our experts did fantastic," Sinclair told the BBC." Possessing said that, we took down a few-- our team placed Pope down a number of opportunities as well as he acquired a hundred in order that injure our team a little." The West Indies at some point bowled England out when Alzarri Joseph (3-98 in 15.3 overs) possessed No. 11 Shoaib Bashir saw in the slips up to end play for the day.Earlier, Pope was actually dropped on 46 by Alick Athanaze at backward point and once again on 54 due to the generally trustworthy Jason Holder at 2nd slip.But the England vice-captain's fortune ran out when he was superbly found through Hodge, higher over his mind in the beginning lapse, off Alzarri Joseph to finish a 167-ball innings, consisting of 15 fours and also a 6, and also a stand of 80 along with Stokes.Fastest crew fifties in Tests26 balls-- England vs West Indies at Nottingham, 202427 rounds-- England vs South Africa at The Oval, 199430 spheres-- England vs Sri Lanka at Manchester, 200232 spheres-- Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Karachi, 200433 spheres-- India vs England at Chennai, 200833 spheres-- India vs West Indies at Port of Spain, 2023 * Where records is availableEngland's Ollie Pope commemorates his century. Photograph through Darren Staples/ AFPSource: AFPWest Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite gained the throw and also opted to bowl in spite of sunny disorders seemingly excellent for batting.Yet his decision was actually logical provided the West Indies were dismissed for just 121 and 136 at Lord's. It took West Indies just 3 spheres to hit, along with Crawley edging an excellent shipment from Alzarri Joseph low to 3rd lapse, where a diving Athanaze kept a fine catch.But England quickly recovered the initiative as Duckett attacked 4 successive fours in the second over of the suit coming from Jayden Seales.The left-hander racked up 56 runs in borders alone, thanks to 14 fours, on his Nottinghamshire home ground prior to he was actually rejected quickly prior to lunch time when edging Shamar Joseph to second lapse, where dominating all-rounder Owner kept an alright low catch.Duckett's departure finished a second-wicket alliance of 105 in 19 overs along with Pope. England are actually finding a win that will secure the three-match series along with one Test to spare.This was their 1st suit since James Anderson retired from worldwide obligation along with 704 Exam wickets-- the absolute most by any swift bowler-- complying with the God's Test.It was likewise England's very first home Test because 2012 without either Anderson or even longtime new-ball partner Stuart Broad, that bailed out after last year's Ashes.