England in West Indies: Joe Root admits he could have been "a bit braver" with declaration

After England had to settle for another draw in the second Test against West Indies, Joe Root admitted he could have been a bit braver with his declaration.

On the final day, Root left his side for two sessions to take 10 of the home team's total of 282 in 65 overs.

The West Indies did not try to chase down the other team.

It is frustrating not to win, but the way we played was a brilliant effort on a very placid surface.

It feels like a faster scoring ground here and we could have been a bit braver with the declaration.

I thought they might have a chance at chasing, but it wasn't the case.

England took three early wickets and Jack Leach claimed two more after tea, but the hosts were able to counter with a 184-ball century from Carlos Brathwaite, and the hosts ended the day at 135-5.

In the first Test, he declared West Indies 286 in 71 overs only for his bowlers to come up six runs short, but in the second he waited even longer to call his team in.

England's winless run stretches to seven Tests after the failure to dismiss the hosts on a slow pitch.

Maybe we could have pulled out 10 overs earlier, but it would have been difficult for any side to defend 236 in 70 overs.

We didn't try to go for a miracle win in 30 overs, making sure we had 340 on the board, but the more confident you get, the braver you might get with those decisions.

The most important thing is to keep finding ways of giving ourselves a chance to win Tests because we are finding positions where we are on top and commanding the game.

'I can't ask any more of the group'

The three-Test series is level at zero going into the final match which will be held in Grenada on Thursday.

Despite the result, Root said he couldn't ask any more of the group.

Ben Stokes scored 120 and Dan Lawrence 91 in the firstinnings. Saqib Mahmood took an impressive 4-79 on debut in the Test, while Jack Leach took six in 94.5 overs.

England scored 507-9 in the first half of the game and passed 500 for the first time in over a year.

In terms of where we have been this winter and where we are starting to see improvements is a really promising thing from us.

We will see ourselves winning a Test match here if we keep putting ourselves in these positions.

The batting group is slowly building the confidence back up and getting to where they need to be in this format.