.Harry Brook's unbeaten fifty directed England towards a tough position at stubs on a see-saw third day of the second Exam against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.England were actually 3-248 in their 2nd innings at Sunday's close, already a top of 207 runs.Brook was actually 71 not out and star batsman Joe Origin unbeaten on 37, along with both having actually shared an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.England had been in management against a wayward West Indies attack as Ben Duckett created 76, his 2nd dashing fifty of the match, as well as Ollie Pope incorporated 51 to his first-innings 121. However a change of ball resulted in an adjustment of fortune for the West Indies, along with paceman Alzarri Joseph eliminating each batsmen as England's 1-127 was actually soon transformed right into 3-140. Root and also Creek, nevertheless, brought back England's hold as they scored briskly versus an exhausting West Indies rate attack.England opened their 2nd innings 41 runs responsible for after a hostile last-wicket position of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 not out) and Shamar Joseph (thirty three) that took the West Indies to 457. It was actually the very first time the West Indies had created 450 in an Examination innings for nearly a decade.Watch every sphere of the England v West Indies Exam collection LIVE & exclusive to Fox Cricket, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free test today > Harry Creek of England. Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesHighest Test batting average99.94-- Don Bradman (AUS) 63.71-- Harry Brook (ENG) 61.87-- Adam Voges (AUS) 60.97-- Graeme Pollock (RSA) 60.83-- George Headley (WI) * Minimum required twenty inningsZak Crawley, pushed aside for a duck in England's very first innings, was actually then unluckily end for 3 after Jayden Seales dispersed a Duckett ride onto the stumps at the bowler's end.But Pope wrestled back the energy with three fours off subsequent Seales deliveries.Left-hander Duckett was likewise in great contact, capturing off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three fours in a row on his way to a 55-ball 50. However the first shipping observing the modification of ball finished a second-wicket alliance of 119 when Pope outlined Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's exceptional inswinging yorker then had Duckett lbw.Brook, having said that, counter-attacked and also completed the 3rd fifty of the innings by stylishly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a 5th 4 in 62 rounds faced.Even so, the West Indies could take heart coming from a batting efficiency all the more creditable given they had been actually dismissed for only 121 and 136 in the course of an innings and also 114-run loss by England at Lord's. That left them 1-0 down in this particular three-match series.Shamar Joseph of the West Indies. Image through 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) shared a position of 175 that restored all of them from 84-3. England, in their first home Exam because 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or even Stuart Broad-- who in between all of them took 1308 Test arches-- had had a hard time on Friday.Chris Woakes removed Jason Owner on a cloudy early morning and after that dismissed Alzarri Joseph as well as Seales with subsequent shipments before Shamar Joseph made it through the hat-trick ball, with the seamer taking 4-84." I haven't acquired Jimmy or even Stuart Broad at the various other end anymore but I haven't felt much more stress as a result of that," Woakes informed press reporters." I try to remain in the moment as well as at this phase of my profession, playing my 50th Exam, I've acquired adequate expertise responsible for me to understand what work with me." Da Silva, however, finished an 87-ball fifty when he introduced fast bowler Result Timber higher over extra-cover for a spectacular six.And the wicketkeeper at that point took West Indies past 400 with an extravagant uppercut six off Hardwood." It was actually basically what I counted on," Da Silva claimed." I assumed I would certainly get a few even more brief spheres from Mark Hardwood, but it behaved." Boundaries came with both ends, Shamar Joseph taking fast bowler Gus Atkinson-- clean from 12 gates on debut at God's-- for six to level the scores.Two balls later, Atkinson again dropped small as Shamar Joseph lifted him for another 6 that took ceramic tiles off the Larwood and also Voce Saloon roof.Several of the ruined ceramic tiles poured onto a group of observers settled below." He backs themself with the baseball bat, he played some great gos," claimed Da Silva.England captain Ben Stokes turned to Origin to beat the platform but Da Silva struck the part time spinner for three fours and also a 6 off successive balls.Wood ultimately possessed Shamar Joseph breaking to mid-on, his only wicket of an innings where he exceeded 97 mph (156 km/h) and beat the outside side.