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West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales
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The sun’s out in Birmingham and Kraigg Brathwaite’s going to have a bat under it. The other good news for the visitors: Shamar Joseph remains in the XI.
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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the third and final match of this Test series between England and West Indies. Yep, the main stuff is done: Jimmy’s testimonial, the direction of the Richards-Botham trophy, the arrivals of two very promising cricketers from Surrey. But this is still a Test match, at Edgbaston, and there’s nothing more tantalising than the opening morning of a five-dayer.
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England are unchanged but West Indies have been forced into at least one: a Mark Wood thunderbolts in Nottingham fractured Kevin Sinclair’s forearm, bringing Gudakesh Motie’s left-arm tweak back into the mix. Shamar Joseph could be out with the flu which would be disappointing. He’s thoroughly watchable with both bat and ball.
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Here’s my wish for the next few days: a proper game. Lord’s was one-sided and Trent Bridge had its moments, but West Indies’ fourth-day collapse ruined the fun. Let’s get to five. Pretty please.
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I’ll be with you for the next few hours so please send in your thoughts, queries, song requests, favourite pizza toppings, what you’re reading at the moment, hopes, dreams, fears, whatever you fancy.
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To those asking questions Here Overseas links to listen to TMS.
team
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicket), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Mikhail Lewis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanadze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Shields
West Indies won the coin toss and will bat first.
The sun will be shining in Birmingham and Kraigg Brathwaite will be batting. Another piece of good news for the visitors is that Shamar Joseph remains in the starting line-up.
Scott Oliver, club cricket’s greatest storyteller, has done something about Sobers. enjoy.
There are also rumours that Mark Wood could hit 100mph. It’s always amusing to see how Nick Knight handled the fastest delivery ever, 100.2mph, delivered by Shoaib Akhtar against England in 2003, with such composure.
Here’s the pre-match reading. Firstly, Ali talks about how England are improving their Test game.
preamble
Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to the third and final match of the Test series between England and the West Indies. Yes, the main things are over – the Jimmy memorial, the progress of the Richards Botham Trophy, the arrival of two promising cricketers from Surrey. But it’s still a Test match at Edgbaston, and nothing is more enchanting than the morning of the opening day of the five-day match.
England remain unchanged but the West Indies have at least one injury to their name – Kevin Sinclair broke his forearm after a thunderous hit from Mark Wood in Nottingham and Gudakesh Moti’s sprained left arm is again a problem. Shamar Joseph is likely to be out with flu, which is a shame, as he is a force to be reckoned with both batting and bowling.
My hopes for the next few days are: Proper The match. Lord’s was one-sided, Trent Bridge had its moments but West Indies’ collapse on day four ruined the fun. Give it 5. Please.
I’ll be with you all for the next few hours, so I want you to share your thoughts, questions, song requests, your favorite pizza toppings, the book you’re reading right now, your hopes, dreams, fears, and more.
