West Indies vs England: John Turner Gets Wicket Number 1 & 2 In International Cricket, Double Blow Jolts Home Team Early

West Indies vs England: John Turner has struck early twice in the second ODI of the three-match series to put the home team on the backfoot.

West Indies vs England: John Turner produced early breakthroughs for the Three Lions in the second ODI against West Indies.

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West Indies vs England: England are bowling first in the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday (November 2). While they lost the series opener, the Three Lions are on top early in the second match with the help of John Turner's early wickets. The young right-arm speedster got rid of Brandon King and Evin Lewis in quick succession to help the tourists take early control in the 50-overs fixture.

While Turner got rid of King to get his maiden international wicket with a ball that tempted the batter to go for the drive, got the edge and was caught at backward point, he then got his second wicket soon after, getting rid of Evin Lewis. For the second wicket, Turner went wide of the crease and dugged in a short-pitch ball which Lewis only managed to tickle down the leg through to the keeper.

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That first England wicket feeling! ☝️

Brilliant start by John Turner who has two wickets in his first two overs 🙌

Match centre: https://t.co/q1eOEABnWo

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🚨 John Turner has his first wicket in international cricket! 🚨

An early breakthrough after a great catch from Jordan Cox - follow the match centre here: https://t.co/Kqwo2BrN0X

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Second International Outing For Turner

Notably, this is Turner's second international outing. The Hampshire cricketer has featured in 5 first-class matches, 18 List A matches and 27 T20s before getting to play his first international match for England. The speedster has 14 wickets in his young first-class career, while having 35 wickets in his List A career. He has 42 wickets in his T20 career so far.

Turner made his internatinal debut earlier in the series, featuring in the series opener on October 31. However, he had gone wicketless on that occasion, conceding 26 runs in his 5 overs.