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England v West Indies: England lost their both openers in just 17 runs

England v West Indies: England lost their both openers in just 17 runs

In the first Test being played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, England lost openers Lees and Crawley in just 17 runs after captain Joe Root won the toss and decided to bat against the West Indies. The breakthroughs for West Indies came from Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales. James Anderson and Stuart Broad aren’t available for the England team.

Squad:
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), John Campbell, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Joshua da Silva (wicketkeeper), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Veerasammy Permaul, Jayden Seales.

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The England team consists of Joe Root (captain), Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Mark Wood, Jack Leach.

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Aditi Barnwal

m a student of bachelor's pursuing mass communication and journalism. Prior to this I have worked with few foundations as a student journalist in print and also as a content writer.

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