Chris Woakes issues England rallying cry ahead of 'huge' Sunday morning - after Ben Duckett and Co flummoxed West Indies to build up dominant lead of 207 on day three

Chris Woakes urged England to turn the screw on West Indies after half-centuries from Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook gave them a lead of 207 with two days of the second Test in Nottingham still to go.

Woakes, who picked up four wickets as the tourists extended their first innings to 457 in reply to England’s 416, admitted the first hour on Sunday morning would be crucial as Brook and Joe Root seek to build on a high-class fourth-wicket stand of 108.

‘You want as many runs as possible,’ he said. ‘There are still two days to play, and we want to be bowling at them as much as possible on day five, when the wicket might get more variable bounce.

‘The morning will be huge. That first hour, we want to try to build that lead up to 250, 300, then hopefully kick on and get a big lead. The more the merrier.’

Woakes, who looked in better rhythm than he had in the first Test at Lord’s, defended England’s tactics to West Indies’ last pair of Josh Da Silva and Shamar Joseph, who added a crucial 71.

‘It’s not always going to be perfect,’ he said. ‘Fair play to them. You don’t expect the No 11 to hit a couple into the stands.’

Da Silva, who finished with 82 not out, said: ‘I’m not really sure what their plan was. It worked in my favour. Whatever happens in the morning will set up the rest of the Test.’