IMAGE: West Indies Jason Holder celebrates dismissing Ollie Pope of England during Day 2 of the 1st Test at The Ageas Bowl. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB
West Indies skipper Jason Holder took six wickets and Shannon Gabriel four as England were dismissed for 204 on day two of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday.
IMAGE: West Indies’ Shannon Gabriel of the West Indies successfully appeals for the wicket of Rory Burns. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB
All rounder Holder ended with his best Test bowling figures of six for 42, including the key wickets of Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler after lunch, as West Indies dominated.
Gabriel finished with four for 62.
IMAGE: Joe Denly of England is bowled by Shannon Gabriel. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB
Several England batsmen made starts but Stokes, captaining for the first time, top-scored with 43.
International cricket returned after a 117-day absence on Wednesday because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The match is being played without fans in a 'bio-secure environment' with daily health checks for everyone in the ground, home umpires and a ban on shining the ball with saliva.