Both captains - Kane Williamson and Jason Holder - wanted to bowl first on a luminous green pitch at Seddon Park on the first day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and the West Indies
West Indies would like to make some changes in its playing 11 as Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph looked stiff in second Test. Check Eng vs WI live telecast and weather details here
Sibley and Stokes dug deep in the third session to defy the West Indies bowlers. At Stumps, Sibley had faced 253 balls while Stokes had absorbed 159 deliveries
West Indies, who arrived in England on June 9 and trained in a bio-secure environment after that, beat the home side by four wickets on Sunday on the final day of the first Test
The toss for England vs West Indies 2nd test would take place at 3:00 pm IST. Check Eng vs WI 2nd Test tentative playing 11, weather forecast, pitch report, head to head stats, live streaming details
West Indies skipper Jason Holder has praised his side's bowlers after their four-wicket win over England in the first Test
Jermaine Blackwood plays a magnificent inning of 95 runs on Day 5 of 1st Test as international cricket successfully returns in a bio-secure environment
As Windies scalped five wickets on the final session of day four against England, Windies coach Phil Simmons has said that he was pleased with the performance of all bowlers.The coach also added that all bowlers displayed patience throughout the day and as a result, the team bagged five wickets in the final session of the day.His remarks came after the conclusion of day four of the first Test. Windies has restricted England to 284/8 and as a result, the hosts have a lead of just 170."It showed the persistence of the bowlers. We'd been fighting all day and Stokes and Zak started to take the bowling apart. But the persistence of Jason was rewarded and then Alzarri's spell was a huge spell too," ESPNCricinfo quoted Simmons as saying."I'm extremely pleased with the way the bowlers bowled today - both when two batters Rory Burns and Dom Sibley batted before lunch and more so when Stokes and Crawley were trying to take it away from us," he added.Adding further, he said: "The patience we ...
Jason Holder took a career-best 6-42 and won the first round of his private duel with England all-rounder Ben Stokes as West Indies cricket team took control of the 1st Test at the Ageas Bowl on Day 2
The first session of the day was washed off and the toss took place after Lunch
Gabirel was among the reserves when the West Indies players landed in England but proved his fitness with impressive performances in the two inter-squad warm-up matches at the Old Trafford
England and West Indies will be playing three Test matches behind closed doors, beginning July 8.
The England-West Indies series will be the first international cricket contest since March when coronavirus halted all sporting action
Gabriel insisted that he is not harbouring any hard feelings towards the hosts as Windies cricket team prepares to take on England in a Test series, beginning July 8
Team has worked on its fitness, which was a key in success of West Indies pace attack of '70 and '80s, but insisted the current crop needs to forge their own identity, says bowling coach Roddy Estwick
Ahead of the England series in March, Gayle had said that he planned to retire following the ODI World Cup but he changed his mind during the tournament and has made himself available for this series
Gabriel's remarks were in breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, for which he was also docked 75% of his match fees