England hold upper hand after second day dominated by Ben Stokes

After an evening declaration gave England a chance to bowl at West Indies' batsmen, John Campbell was dismissed by Sam Curran, before Kraigg Brathwaite and Alzarri Joseph fought successfully to the close

• Scorecard: England v West Indies

England ended the second day of the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford in charge, after racking up 469 for 9 in their first innings and then taking one West Indian wicket before the close of play on Friday.

Sam Curran trapped John Campbell in front and would have had a second wicket as well, had the hosts opted to review an lbw appeal against nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph in Friday’s final over.

Earlier in the day, England had continued to assert their dominance, following on the from the position of strength cultivated on the first day by Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes.

The pair reached their centuries – Sibley on the stroke of lunch and Stokes, who was stuck on 99 during the interval, just afterwards.

The first session was one of attrition; Sibley added just four runs in the first hour, while Stokes was regularly challenged by Kemar Roach, Joseph, Jason Holder and Shannon Gabriel. There was no reward, however.

When the afternoon came, the home side upped the ante; Joseph briefly left the field in pain, while Gabriel also struggled at times with a niggle.

As England looked to shift gears, Sibley was caught on the legside boundary for 120 to give Roston Chase his third wicket. He was soon followed by Ollie Pope who was struck on the pad by a delivery that spun sharply.

Stokes, meanwhile, began to open his shoulders. He planted Joseph for six over mid-on and looked in imperious form. His downfall came when he became too inventive, reverse-sweeping Roach to Shane Dowrich, giving the seamer his first Test wicket in 521 deliveries, a run stretching almost 11 months. Chris Woakes, in for his first game of the summer, edged the next ball to slip to give Roach is second.

From there, England’s lower order had licence to thrill: Jos Buttler made 40 before holing out in the deep, while Curran was caught at point to complete Chase’s second five-wicket haul against England.

It was left to Stuart Broad and Dom Bess to put the finishing touches to England’s highest score in a home Test for three years. They added 42 unbroken runs in 6.3 overs, before Joe Root called time, so his bowlers could have a late-evening dart at West Indies’ tired batsmen.

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