[Watch] Joe Root brings out the reverse ramp on Day 4 of ENG vs WI 2nd Test
Ace England batter Joe Root played his first reverse ramp of the ongoing summer, doing so on day four of the 2nd Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The former England captain played the outrageous shot shortly after scoring his 32nd Test hundred with a boundary.
The incident occurred during the 84th over of the innings bowled by Shamar Joseph, an over after reaching three figures. The Yorkshire batter positioned himself and raised the short-of-length delivery over the slip cordon.
The second slip fielder was briefly interested, but it comfortably flew over him despite leaping to take the catch.
The 33-year-old had put away the shot after getting out to the same off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling in the third Test in Rajkot. His wicket sparked England's epic collapse as the tourists lost by 434 runs.
Centuries by Joe Root and Harry Brook set up a target of 385 for West Indies
While the former England captain struck a hundred, Harry Brook deserves equal credit for reaching three figures and doing so for the first time on his home soil. The West Indies hit back with the wickets of Brook, Ben Stokes (8) and Jamie Smith (6) before lunch, but Root did add some valuable runs along with Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson.
Jayden Seales was the pick of the bowlers with four scalps, as England were bundled out for 425, setting up a target of 385 for the visitors.
West Indies batted quite well in the first innings at Trent Bridge, racking up 457 after Kavem Hodge's maiden Test hundred, followed by fifties from Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva.
Despite falling to 386-9 at one stage, the visitors managed to overhaul England's first-innings score of 416, taking a handy 41-run lead.
The West Indies trail the three-match series by 1-0 after losing by an innings and 114 runs at Lord's. Hence, they must win here in Nottingham to keep the series alive.