England, West Indies 2nd Test starts today

England will take an unbeatable lead in their three-match series against the West Indies if they win the second Test at Trent Bridge starting here on Friday.And, after a five-wicket victory in the first Test at Lords, few would bet against Andrew Strausss number one ranked side going 2-0 up in Nottingham.The West Indies did take the first Test into the fifth day and twice had England wobbling as they pursued a modest target of 191.The likes of opener Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell and Kirk Edwards can expect their techniques to be tested again by James Anderson and Stuart Broad, man-of-the-match at Lords with an 11-wicket haul, at a Trent Bridge ground renowned for aiding swing bowling.West Indies have won just twice in their last 31 Tests and are without a win in 15 Tests in England, a run including 13 defeats.They badly need someone in the top order to lend more support to Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels, who made 86 in the second innings at Lords.Shiv and Marlon are leading from the front and the younger players are taking a pattern from their book, said West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin.The West Indies suffered another setback when fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who took four wickets on debut at Lords, was subsequently ruled out of the tour with a back injury.Gabriels absence will mean at least one change for the West Indies with fit-again Ravi Rampaul set to come in ahead of Tino Best, summoned from the Caribbean on Tuesday.And they could add some much needed variety to their attack by recalling spinner Shane Shillingford.Despite taking 10 wickets in his previous Test appearance against Australia, Shillingford was omitted at Lords where Samuels part-time slow bowling posed few problems.England all-rounder Tim Bresnan may have celebrated his 12th win in as many career Test appearances at Lords but a match return of one for 144 has left his place vulnerable to a challenge from pacemen Steven Finn and Graham Onions.