“Ben Stokes’ Priceless Reaction to His Doppelganger in the Crowd Has Everyone Laughing”

England Test captain Ben Stokes had a memorable moment during the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, when he spotted a fan in the crowd who looked remarkably like him. The cameras picked up the doppelganger and broadcasted him, leading to Stokes’ amusing reaction that had James Anderson and the commentators laughing.

In the match itself, Joe Root and Harry Brook both scored centuries, setting a daunting target of 385 runs for the West Indies. England, dismissed for 425 in their second innings, enforced an early tea on the fourth day. Root scored 122, and Brook contributed 109, achieving the milestone of England scoring over 400 runs in both innings of a Test match for the first time in 147 years.

The West Indies had scored 457 in their first innings, so they faced a challenging record chase to level the series. England’s highest successful fourth-innings chase at Trent Bridge was 299-5 against New Zealand in 2022.

Root’s century elevated him to eighth place on the list of all-time Test run-scorers, surpassing Shivnarine Chanderpaul. He is now one century away from matching Alastair Cook’s England record of 33 Test hundreds.

Root and Brook formed a pivotal partnership, adding 189 runs in 41 overs. Brook reached his first Test century in England with a brisk 118-ball innings, including 12 fours, while Root’s more classic style saw him reach his century in 158 balls, with seven fours.

Brook’s innings ended when he was caught behind for 109, leading to a brief collapse as Stokes and Jamie Smith were dismissed cheaply. Despite this, Root continued his elegant innings before being caught at short extra-cover off Holder.

Seales, who had earlier missed opportunities to dismiss Atkinson and Wood, eventually ended England’s innings with figures of 4-97 from 22.2 overs.