Sachin Tendulkar lauds Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes for 'bailing England out of tricky position'

Sachin Tendulkar has come forward and lauded Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes for anchoring English innings after y lost three wickets early on during Day 1 of ongoing 2nd Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester. This is a must-win contest for hosts as y will be hoping to settle score while Windies will be er to seal three-match Test series by registering yet ar win like y had done during previous Test at Southampton last week. 

'y applied mselves very well': Sachin Tendulkar

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Sachin congratulated Sibley and Stokes for stitching up an important partnership to bail out England from a tricky position as y both applied mselves very well & have batted patiently to shift balance in this Test. Master Blaster n mentioned that it has been a great battle between bat and ball during first session of play on Day 2.

Will England settle scores or will West Indies seal series?

After y were outplayed by a spirited West Indian team at as Bowl in Southampton, this is a must-win match for England to stay alive in three-match Test series as hosts look to settle scores at Old Trafford. England will be pumped up by return of ir regular Test skipper Joe Root who had missed previous match as he was on paternity leave. Meanwhile, star pacers James Anderson and Mark Wood have been rested for this contest.

Windies skipper Jason Holder won toss and elected to bowl first. decision seemed to be spot on as Roston Chase picked up two scalps while Alzarri Joseph contributed with one wicket as hosts were reduced to 81/3 as even skipper Joe Root (23) could t make much of an impact. Opener Dom Sibley and middle-order batsman Ben Stokes n took matters in ir own hands and ensured that visitors had  reason to celebrate any furr as y added 260 runs for fourth-wicket stand. Both tched up brilliant centuries as hosts were eyeing a huge first-innings total. Even though Sibley was dismissed for 120, Stokes is still going strong at 172 as England are 378/5 after 139 overs during tea break on Day 2. 

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