West Indies vs. England, 2nd Test, Day 1: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

England gained the upper hand after the opening day of the second Test against West Indies in Grenada.

After visiting captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bowl at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George's, the men from the Caribbean reached 188-5 at stumps.

Marlon Samuels wrestled back some of the advantage, however, and will need six more runs on Wednesday to reach his seventh Test century.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
K Brathwaite		b Anderson	1	8	11	0	0
Devon Smith	c Buttler	b Jordan	15	59	37	2	0
Darren Bravo	c Cook	b Broad	35	115	81	5	0
Samuels	not out		94	236	186	13	0
Chanderpaul	c Moeen	b Stokes	1	18	13	0	0
Blackwood	lbw	b Jordan	26	81	58	5	0
Ramdin	not out		6	68	35	1	0
Extras		1nb 1w 4b 4lb	10
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Anderson			15	8	18	1
Broad			16	5	42	1
Jordan			16	3	40	2
Moeen			12	1	45	0
Stokes			10	4	33	1
Trott			1	0	2	0

After rain delayed the start of play by an hour, James Anderson, England’s new all-time leading wicket-taker, made an early breakthrough with an exceptional piece of bowling.

After setting up Kraigg Brathwaite with outswingers in his opening over, he produced a vicious in-ducker to take out the opener’s leg stump with the first ball of his second over.

Brathwaite made only one, and fellow opener Devon Smith went for 15 before he played a lazy drive to Chris Jordan and was caught behind by Jos Buttler, though replays suggested he failed to make any contact.

The hosts reached 36-2 at lunch and the other half of England’s four-pronged seam attack struck in the afternoon session.

Darren Bravo made 35 before edging Stuart Broad to Cook at first slip, and 65-3 turned to 74-4 when veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) steered Ben Stokes to Moeen Ali at point.

Jordan should have picked up a second wicket shortly after tea only for Cook to shell a straightforward slip catch off Samuels, but he removed Jermaine Blackwood leg before wicket for 26 when the skipper successfully reviewed the initial not-out decision. 

Samuels, who was on 32 when he was given his reprieve, took full advantage and struck 13 boundaries in his 186-ball innings, sharing an unbeaten 59-run partnership with captain Denesh Ramdin (6) in the process.

There were three changes to the teams that drew the opening game of the three-match series in Antigua last week, with West Indies preferring Devendra Bishoo to Sulieman Benn in the slow-bowling department and replacing injured paceman Jerome Taylor with Shannon Gabriel.

England brought in the fit-again Ali for off-spinner James Tredwell.