England vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 1: As it happened

The toss for the second Test between England and West Indies in Manchester has been delayed due to rain.

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Opener Dom Sibley and all-rounder Ben Stokes smashed a half-century each to guide England to 207 for three at stumps on the opening day of the second Test at Old Trafford Cricket Stadium in Manchester on Thursday.

At stumps, Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes were batting at the crease at their respective scores of 86 and 59. 

Asked to bat first, England lost Rory Burns and Zak Crawley cheaply for 15 and duck, respectively, while Joe Root departed for 23 runs after being caught by Jason Holder at slip on a Alzarri Joseph delivery.

For West Indies, Roston Chase bagged two wickets while conceding 53 runs. Alzarri Joseph also added a wicket to his account.

Here are the highlights:

17 July 2020

00:27 IST

STUMPS!

00:26 IST

England reached 207 for three in their first innings against West Indies at stumps of Day 1. England 207/3 (82 overs)

23:35 IST

Ben Stokes and Dom Sibley continue to remain steady at the crease at their respective scores of 59 and 82 as England crossed the 200-run mark against the West Indies. England 203/3 (76.4 overs)

23:08 IST

FIFTY!! Ben Stokes (54) has brought up a half-century off 119 deliveries. He achieved the mark by picking up three runs on the first ball of the 71st over. England 193/3 (70.6 overs)

22:26 IST

Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes continue to remain at the crease at their respective scores of 60 and 38 as England cross 150-run mark in their first innings against West Indies. England 153/3 (63 overs)

21:43 IST

FIFTY!! Dom Sibley has brought up a half-century off 164 balls. He achieved the mark by picking up a single on the last delivery of 52nd over from Roston Chase. England  120/3 (52 overs)

21:00 IST

Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes are currently batting at their respective scores of 46 and 18 as England reach 112 for three in their first innings at Tea. England 112/3 (46 overs)

20:47 IST

Dom Sibley (unbeaten at 44) continues to remain steady at the crease, while Ben Stokes (23) has also settled at the crease as England have crossed the 100-run mark in their first innings of the second Test against West Indies. England 100/3 (43.2 overs)

20:05 IST

Ben Stokes is the new batsman in for England!

19:59 IST

#WICKET!! Soon After bringing up a 50-run stand with Dom Sibley (35), Joe Root (23) was caught by Jason Holder at slip on a Alzarri Joseph delivery in the 32nd over. England 83/3 (31.5 overs)

19:15 IST

Joe Root (20) and Dom Sibley (29) have now settled at the crease and brought up a 50-run partnership for the third wicket after losing Rory Burns and Zak Crawley cheaply. The West Indies, on the other hand, are now looking to break this stand. England 81/2 (31 overs)

 partnership between Root and Sibley 

They have rebuilt well after Chase's double strike.#ENGvWI SCORECARD  https://t.co/y31bzuEeOH pic.twitter.com/dqrvXpE6LQ

— ICC (@ICC) July 16, 2020

19:13 IST

Opener Dom Sibley and skipper Joe Root are currently batting at their respective scores of 19 and 13 as England managed to cross the 50-run mark in their first innings. The duo is looking to stitch a crucial partnership after losing Rory Burns (15) and Zak Crawley (0) cheaply. England 53/2 (22 overs)

18:54 IST

Skipper Joe Root is the new batsman in for England.

18:43 IST

WICKET!! Roston Chase strikes again after Lunch. Zakh Crawley, who came to bat at No.3 spot, flicked the first delivery after Lunch round the corner, only to see West Indies skipper Jason Holder grab a  low catch at leg slip. England 30/2 (14 overs)

18:12 IST

England reach 29/1 in the first innings against West Indies at Lunch. England 29/1 (13.2 overs)

18:02 IST

WICKET!! Roston Chase gave the breakthrough to West Indies as Rory Burns (15) was caught leg before wicket on the second delivery of 14th over. England 29/1 (13.2 overs)

17:33 IST

Rory Burns (0) and Dom Sibley (4) are off to a slow start for England as they added just 10 runs in the first seven overs. Meanwhile, Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel have managed to put the England batsmen under pressure from the word go.England 10/0 (7 overs)

17:01 IST

Rory Burns and Dom Sibley have walked down the crease to begin England's innings. Kemar Roach to open the attack for the Caribbean side.

16:31 IST

West Indies win the toss, opt to bowl against England!

Jason Holder has won the toss and chosen to bowl first #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/ei5da35f8J

— ICC (@ICC) July 16, 2020

16:01 IST

UPDATE: The rain has stopped in Manchester. The toss for the clash will now take place at 4:30 p.m IST (12 pm GMT), which means the match will begin at 5 p.m IST. It will be a short one hour session, with lunch taking place at 6 pm IST.

We will get under way at 12.30! 

Toss at 12pm.

Match Centre: https://t.co/NixqzQlP5a#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/18pCAPfJd5

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 16, 2020

15:34 IST

Meanwhile, regular captain Joe Root has returned to lead the England side in the second Test. He missed the opening Test in order to attend the birth of his second child and all-rounder Ben Stokes led the team in his absence.

England's returning captain Joe Root had favourable things to say about the Old Trafford pitch for the second #ENGvWI Test.

WATCH  pic.twitter.com/EoA5wKPqJa

— ICC (@ICC) July 16, 2020

15:22 IST

The toss has been delayed due to rain.

Wet weather has delayed the toss in Manchester #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/NfyNezOaP6

— ICC (@ICC) July 16, 2020

15:20 IST

The first day of the second Test will begin shortly!