England batting coach Marcus Trescothick has praised Joe Root for his brilliant batting display as the England skipper scored a century against West Indies on Day One of the second Test match, currently being played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. Root scored his 25th Test century of his career against West Indies in the second Test match and it was also his eighth century in his 19 Tests since the start of the year 2021.
England skipper is currently batting at 119 (not out) off 246 balls as the visitors ended the first day’s play scoring 244 runs losing three wickets.
Trescothick's praise
England batting coach Trescothick said that it was a “really positive day" for them and while talking about England skipper’s batting show he said that it was “a real example for everyone else in the side."
"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," said Marcus Trescothick after the play on first day of the second Test match came to an end.
"[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. [Conditions] We expected it to do a bit early, there was spongy bounce throughout the day," the batting coach further added.
Crucial partnership
Earlier, the visitors had lost their opening batter Zak Crawley in the fourth over of the match after the 24-year-old batsman departed without scoring a single run. Later, skipper Root along with Dan Lawrence (91 runs off 150 balls) registered a solid partnership of 164 runs off 271 balls.
Previously, Root played a crucial part in notching a brilliant partnership of 76 runs off 251 balls along with Alex Lees (30 runs off 138 balls).
On the other hand, West Indies bowlers- Jayden Seales, Veerasammy Permaul and Jason Holder picked up one wicket each for the hosts.
Previously, the first Test match of the series resulted in a draw.
