Cook slams double ton as England amass 514

birmingham — West Indies were 13 for one in reply to England’s first innings 514 for eight declared at tea on the second day of the first Test at Edgbaston on Friday.

Kieran Powell was five not out and Kyle Hope seven not out in what was the first day/night Test staged in England.

Earlier, Alastair Cook’s double century ensured West Indies continued to struggle in the inaugural day/night Test. England were 449 for four at lunch on the second day, with opening batsman and former captain Cook 213 not out after more than eight hours at the crease.

It was his second double century at this level at Edgbaston, with Cook having made 294 — his highest Test score — against India at the Birmingham ground six years ago.

England resumed in an immensely strong position of 348 for three in the first of this threematch series and the 50th Test at Edgbaston. Cook was 153 not out — his tenth score of 150 or more in Tests equalling the England record shared by Leonard Hutton, Walter Hammond and Kevin Pietersen. Together with current skipper Joe Root, who made 136 after winning the toss, he’d put on 248 for the third wicket.—