PHOTOS: England vs WI\, 2nd Test\, Day 1

PHOTOS: England vs WI, 2nd Test, Day 1

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IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.

 West Indies' Roston Chase celebrates after dismissing England's Rory Burns

IMAGE: West Indies' Roston Chase celebrates after dismissing England's Rory Burns. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images for ECB

England lost opener Rory Burns on the stroke of lunch as they finished the first session at 29-1 against the West Indies in the second Test in Manchester on Thursday.

 

After the start was delayed due to rain, West Indies won the toss and skipper Jason Holder chose to bowl first to take advantage of the overcast conditions, with the lights also switched on at Old Trafford.

England's Rory Burns and Dom Sibley run between the wickets as West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph looks on 

IMAGE: England's Rory Burns and Dom Sibley run between the wickets as West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph looks on. Photograph: Jon Super/Pool via Getty Images

Burns and Dom Sibley managed to see off 13 overs of the Windies' pace attack but Burns lost his wicket in the last over before lunch as spinner Roston Chase struck with his second delivery to trap the opener lbw for 15.

England are without Jofra Archer after the fast bowler breached the team's bio-secure protocols while top order batsman Joe Denly has been dropped to make way for captain Joe Root, who missed the first Test to attend the birth of his child.

Mark Wood and James Anderson have also been rested with the trio of Stuart Broad, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes named in the playing 11.

Members of the West Indies team and England's Rory Burns take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement

IMAGE: Members of the West Indies team and England's Rory Burns take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

"With both (Wood and Anderson) having come back from two very serious injuries, it seemed very high-risk to play them in this game," Root said.

"We're blessed with some fantastic players waiting in the wings. We've definitely got an attack that can take 20 wickets."

West Indies, who won the first Test in Southampton by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, named an unchanged team.

The series is being played in a bio-secure bubble without spectators in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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