England captain Joe Root made headlines on Day 1 of the second Test against West Indies in Barbados after the right-hander notched up a ton during the course. Batting first, the visitors lost an early wicket after Jayden Seales removed Zak Crawley for zero. Crawley was caught by Joshua Da Silva.
Later, his opening partner Alex Lees was joined by skipper Root who came out to bat at number three and the two stitched a partnership of 76 runs before Lees was trapped in front of the stumps by Permaul for 30.
Daniel Lawrence walked out next, at number four and he along with Root frustrated the West Indies bowlers and put up a stand of 164 runs. Lawrence was eventually undone by Jason Holder for 91 while Root remained unbeaten at 119 on the first day of the second Test.
England concluded the day’s proceedings at 244/3.
“Great day, really positive day for us. To be in this position, we are very happy where we are. We had a great platform to go from. To put the West Indies bowlers under pressure, it was a great partnership. [On Root] To have the discipline and the approach, it's a real example for everyone else in the side. To get a hundred last week and repeat it again, it's superb to watch,” England's batting coach Marcus Trescothick said after the day’s play.
The first clash between the two sides had ended in a draw.