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| West Indies Vs. England Second Test Highlights, Barbados |
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- England's 507 for 9 declared is their first score of over 500 since they made 578 against India at Chennai in 2020-21, seventeen Tests ago.
- Joe Root's fifth century against West Indies leaves him just one behind the record for an English player shared by Sir Alastair Cook, Sir Andrew Strauss, Allan Lamb and Colin Cowdrey.
- Root's century is his fourth as captain against West Indies, just one behind Strauss's record. Michael Vaughan also scored four centuries as captain against West Indies.
- The West Indian first innings (187.5 overs) is their sixth longest at Bridgetown. Their longest (241.3 overs) was against India in 1961-62. The longest ever innings on the ground was Pakistan's 657 for 8 in 1957-58 which lasted 319 overs.
- Kraigg Brathwaite faced 673 ballis in the match, the fourth-highest by any captain and the joint-thirteenth most by a player. The most by a player is 977 by Wally Hammond for England against Australia at Adelaide in 1928-29 whilst by a captain, Bob Simpson's 749 for Australia against England at Manchester in 1964 heads the list.
- Brathwaite's feat is the most by any West Indian player, and the most by any player at Bridgetown. Alec Stewart's 540 balls received in 1993-94 was the previous highest on the ground.
- Brathwaite's first innings 160 in 710 minutes is the second-longest innings at Bridgetown but still significantly behind Hanif Mohammad's 970-minute vigil in 1957-58. Brathwaite's innings is the twenty-second longest of all time and the third longest for West Indies. Only Brian Lara, twice, has batted longer for West Indies in one innings.
- Brathwaite's 955 minutes batting at the crease is the most by any player in a match overtaking Stephen Fleming's 950 minutes for New Zealand against Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS) in 2002-03.
- Although Jack Leach's 69.5 overs is only the 57th most by a bowler in one Test innings, it is the tenth most by an England bowler. The most by any bowler Is Sonny Ramadhin (98 overs) for West Indies against England at Birmingham in 1957. The most by an England bowler is by George Geary (81 overs) against Australia at Melbourne in 1928-29.
- Leach's 94.5 overs in the match is the 17th most by an England player but is the most by any bowler at Bridgetown. The previous ground record was Lance Gibbs (91.2 overs) for West Indies against Australia in 1964-65.
- Ben Stokes's first innings 120 included six sixes, the joint second most by any player at Bridgetown. The most is by Jason Holder (8) against England in 2018-19.
- The match saw the tenth occasion of four or more centuries being scored in a Bridgetown Test. The record is five, twice, between West Indies and Australia in 1964-65, and West Indies and England in 2008-09.
- The match saw the sixth occasion of both captains making 150 (or more) in one innings of the same Test.
- Root overtook Cook's England record of 11 scores of over 150 in a career.
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