Test cricket may be known for making big scores with slow batting, but it seems that the England team has started playing it like T-20. Ever since Brendan McCullum became the coach of England, he remains in the news for his aggressive batting. Baseball was created by combining McCullum’s surname Base. By adopting this, England batsmen are seen batting aggressively in Test cricket. On Thursday, England wreaked such havoc in the second Test match against West Indies that it became a world record.
The first wicket fell in the very first over
The first batsman of the England team was out in the very first over. After Jack Crowley returned to the pavilion after taking one wicket in the first over, it was expected that the number two and three batsmen would play cautiously, but the storm of runs on the field left everyone stunned.
Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope wreaked havoc
English batsmen Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope together scored 50 runs in just 4.2 overs i.e. 26 balls. Meanwhile, both of them hit 10 fours. With this, England created history. He scored the fastest Test half-century on the first day of a Test match. England broke its first record in this matter. He scored a half-century in 27 balls against South Africa at the Oval in 1994.
England did this feat three times
The special thing is that England has achieved this feat not once or twice but thrice. In the match played in Manchester in 2002, England scored 50 runs in 4.6 overs against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also has this record registered once. They made this record in 2004 against Pakistan in Karachi in 5.2 overs. When India made this record against England in Chennai in 2008. Team India made this record in 5.3 overs.
