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Welcome back to Soul of Sport, Mail Sport's photographic look at the best action across the sporting world.
For our latest episode, our man ANDY HOOPER was pitchside at Trent Bridge for Day Two of England's second Test against the West Indies.
England ran out eventual winners on Sunday as they took a 2-0 lead in the Test series, but the weekend showcased the best of sport as records were broken and fans basked in the summer sun.
The Windies showed their fight as they went toe-to-toe with England at the crease on Day Two with families, stag dos, fancy dress and the Barmy Army in tow.
Our cameraman captured the action using Nikon Z8 and Z9 cameras with 24-70mm and 70-200 lenses.
Relief and joy on show as England's young spin bowler Shoaib Bashir begins to find his groove
England fans soak up the atmosphere - and the beer - in the baking sun
A rare summertime sight of England's skyline as sun and blue sky finally arrive at Trent Bridge
Mark Wood is captured airborne as he reached speeds of 97mph on day two at Trent Bridge
Hat: check. Sunglasses: check. Fresh beard trim: check. Ben Stokes cuts a cool figure as England try to find a way to break down West Indies' batsmen
A pirate-themed stag do prepare to walk the Trent Bridge plank as fans get in the spirit of their Caribbean visitors
The calm before the storm as England's players walk out through a tunnel of St George's flags held aloft by youngsters who will likely have dreams of matching their heroes
Pure ecstasy takes hold of Kavem Hodge as the West Indies batsmen celebrates scoring a historic century at Trent Bridge - much to the disdain of Stokes (right)
Some of cricket's more wizened supporters take shade at the back of one of the stands and refuse to look away from the action unfolding
One side shows people going about their business in the street while just metres over the other side shows sporting history being made
Any guesses for what team this fan was supporting as England and West Indies do battle? Red and white crosses fastened to every piece of clothing in a glorious show of loyalty
No, these blue inscriptions aren't pieces of graffiti etched in the grass or points showing builders where to erect scaffolding, these marks show bowlers where to start their run ups
Oh so close for Stokes as the England captain watches his ball creep agonisingly wide of sealing another valuable wicket
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