Ben Strokes joined his captain Joe root and together they put up a partnership of 129. Root scored 153 runs, and with the help of a quick century from Ben strokes, England declared against the West Indies on 507 for 9 wickets on the second day of the second test at Oval. West Indies scored 71 for a loss of one wicket by the end of the day. Matthew Fisher got rid of John Campbell with the second ball of his career. After the wicket of John Campbell, both captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Shamarh Brooks look quite comfortable against England's bowling attack.
Earlier when Stokes walked to the middle without runs beside Root, who resumed on 119 and the team on 244-3. Stokes started scoring at a good pace he reached his half-century with a six. By lunch, England reached 369/3 and strokes scored 89 off 92 balls. Stokes reached his 11th test hundred off 114 balls.