.Harry Creek's unbeaten fifty directed England towards a tough posture at stumps on a see-saw third day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.England were actually 3-248 in their second innings at Sunday's close, presently a lead of 207 runs.Brook was 71 not out and also star batsman Joe Origin unbeaten on 37, with the pair having discussed an unbroken stand of 108 in 23.4 overs.England had actually been in management versus a stubborn West Indies assault as Ben Duckett made 76, his second dashing fifty of the match, and also Ollie Pope included 51 to his first-innings 121. But an improvement of round resulted in an improvement of luck for the West Indies, with paceman Alzarri Joseph eliminating each batsmen as England's 1-127 was actually quickly improved into 3-140. Root as well as Creek, nonetheless, restored England's grip as they racked up briskly against a tiring West Indies pace attack.England opened their 2nd innings 41 operates responsible for after a hostile last-wicket position of 71 between Joshua Da Silva (82 certainly not out) and Shamar Joseph (thirty three) that took the West Indies to 457. It was the very first time the West Indies had created 450 in a Test innings for almost a decade.Watch every ball of the England v West Indies Examination set LIVE & unique to Fox Cricket, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > Harry Creek of England. Image through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesHighest Test hitting 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 initial 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 battled back the momentum with 3 fours off successive Seales deliveries.Left-hander Duckett was likewise in fine touch, capturing off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three fours in a row on his technique to a 55-ball 50. Yet the first shipping following the improvement of reception finished a second-wicket relationship of 119 when Pope outlined Alzarri Joseph to Sinclair in the gully. The bowler's superb inswinging yorker at that point possessed Duckett lbw.Brook, however, counter-attacked and also accomplished the third fifty of the innings by smartly check-driving Alzarri Joseph to the long-off rope for a fifth four in 62 rounds faced.Even therefore, the West Indies can take heart from a batting functionality even more praiseworthy offered they had actually been put away for just 121 as well as 136 during the course of an innings and also 114-run defeat through England at God's. That left them 1-0 down in this particular three-match series.Shamar Joseph of the West Indies. Photo by David Rogers/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesWest Indies returned to on 5-351, 65 runs responsible for, after Kavem Hodge (120) and Alick Athanaze (82) shared a position of 175 that restored them coming from 84-3. England, in their very first home Test since 2012 without either of the retired duo James Anderson or Stuart Broad-- who in between them took 1308 Examination openings-- had actually strained on Friday.Chris Woakes cleared away Jason Holder on a clouded early morning and then put away Alzarri Joseph and Seales with subsequent deliveries before Shamar Joseph endured the hat-trick ball, with the seamer taking 4-84." I haven't received Jimmy or Stuart Broad at the other end any more but I haven't felt much more pressure due to that," Woakes told press reporters." I try to remain in the instant and also at this phase of my profession, playing my 50th Exam, I've obtained adequate expertise responsible for me to know what help me." Da Silva, nonetheless, completed an 87-ball 50 when he released quick bowler Result Lumber higher over extra-cover for an incredible six.And the wicketkeeper at that point took West Indies past 400 along with a lavish uppercut six off Timber." It was virtually what I anticipated," Da Silva said." I assumed I will acquire a couple of even more short rounds from Score Lumber, yet it behaved." Limits came at each ends, Shamar Joseph drawing quick bowler Gus Atkinson-- new coming from 12 openings on launching at Lord's-- for six to level the scores.Two rounds eventually, Atkinson once more went down small as Shamar Joseph hoisted him for an additional six that knocked tiles off the Larwood and also Voce Tavern roof.Several of the destroyed floor tiles cascaded onto a group of observers seated listed below." He supports themself with the bat, he played some terrific tries," pointed out Da Silva.England captain Ben Stokes looked to Root to beat the stand but Da Silva clubbed the part-time content spinner for three fours and a six off succeeding balls.Wood at some point had Shamar Joseph chipping to mid-on, his only wicket of an innings where he topped 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) as well as beat the outside edge.