England have moved off the underside of the ICC World Take a look at Championship standings and saved in contact with the competitors pacesetters with a complete 241-run victory over the West Indies within the second Take a look at of their sequence in Nottingham. The hosts wrapped up the series-clinching triumph late on the fourth day, with spinner Shoaib Bashir (5/41) claiming the third five-wicket haul of his profession to assist England dismiss the West Indies for 143 in pursuit of 385 for victory, as per an ICC press launch.

It means England now maintain a 2-0 sequence lead within the three-match sequence towards the West Indies and Ben Stokes’ facet will get the possibility to clinch a sequence sweep when the third and last Take a look at commences in Birmingham on Friday.

It additionally helps England soar up the World Take a look at Championship standings, with the victory catapulting them previous South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies into sixth place on the present desk.

Following the ultimate match of the sequence towards the West Indies, England host Sri Lanka for 3 Assessments on dwelling soil from the tip of subsequent month after which embark on excursions of Pakistan in October and New Zealand in November and December for additional three-match sequence, the discharge added.

The West Indies fall to ninth on the standings with a 22.22 % win-loss share following the late fadeout towards England at Trent Bridge and have seven Assessments remaining this era towards England (one), South Africa (two), Bangladesh (two) and Pakistan (two).

England have named an unchanged squad for the ultimate match of the sequence, whereas the West Indies might be hoping to regain spinner Gudakesh Motie after he missed the second Take a look at as a result of sickness.

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