Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table After ENG vs WI 2nd Test 2024

England defeated West Indies by 241 runs to win the second Test match at Trent Bridge. Chasing 325 to win, West Indies were bowled out for 143 in the second innings as England claimed a big victory.

With this win, England has moved up to the sixth position on the WTC points table. West Indies, on the other hand, have fallen back to 10th. England now has 45 points from 12 Test matches with five wins and six losses with a PCT of 31.25.

West Indies, on the other hand, lost another Test series to England in England. With one Test match to go, they are trailing by 0-2. The Windies now have just one win from six Test matches and a PCT point of 22.22.

West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. England piled up a mammoth first innings total of 416 with Ollie Pope scoring 121. Ben Duckett scored 71 operating the batting and Ben Stokes scored 69 batting lower down the order.

West Indies responded by scoring 457 runs and taking a 41-run lea. A century from Kavem Hodge (120) and an unbeaten 82 from keeper-batter Joshua Da Silva (82*) allowed West Indies to surpass ENgland's first innings total. England then responded brilliantly by scoring 425 in the second innings.

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Joe Root scored his 32 test ton and equaled Steve Smith and Kane Williamson among modern greats. He is now only behind Alastair Cook (33) with most centuries for England. Ben Duckett followed up his 71 with 76, Pope followed up his ton with 51 and Joe Root scored 122. Harry Brook scored his fifth Test ton (109) ha helped England post 425 in their second innings.

Chasing 385 to win, West Indies were expected to do better in the second innings after their resilience in the first innings. However, things did not go as expected and the side was bowled out for 143. Shoaib Bashir, the England spinner ripped apart the batting lineup with his spell of 5/41. Gus Atkinson and Chri Woakes picked up two each and Mark Wood picked up one each.

West Indies, thus lost yet another Test series where they were completely outplayed in the second innings. The openers added 61 and the side lost their last nine wickets for just 80-od runs. The skipper lamented the batting collapse.

"We weren't expecting it after a decent start, but it is history now and we need to look for the future. We need to stay mentally tough and we have a number of Test matches remaining this year" said Brathwaite.

England skipper Ben Stokes, on the other hand, was a happy skipper. He continued his winning run as the captain of the Test side with his side playing an aggressive brand of cricket. England for the very first time in their Test history scored over 400-plus in the two innings of a Test match.

"In team sport, you want a few individuals to stand up. What shouldn't get lost in all this is that partnership between Brook and Root last night when the ball was swinging. We played well today again and if we are being brutally honest, we could have got more in the first innings. This week has been great for the progression as a team and as individuals" said Stokes after England's commanding victory.

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