England start the post-James Anderson era with the second of a three-match Test series against the West Indies today.
Ben Stokes’ men haven’t played any Test cricket since the tour of India earlier this year, but they are back on home soil and got off to a great start at Lord’s
Anderson played his final Test against the Windies, and England trashed their opponents by an innings and 114 runs.
Attention now turns to the second Test and what the future will look like for the hosts without their greatest-ever bowler in the team.
England vs West Indies: How to follow
The whole series will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Cricket.
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Alternatively, viewers can purchase one-day or one-month passes from NOW TV, starting at £11.98.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout the series from Jon Norman and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.
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England vs West Indies series
First Test
- Lord’s, London – England win by an innings and 114 runs
Second Test
- July 18-22 – Trent Bridge, Nottingham – 11am
Third Test
- July 26-30 – Edgbaston, Birmingham – 11am
England vs West Indies: Teams
England team for second Test: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood
West Indies team for second Test: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athnaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph
Toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to field
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Rod Tucker, Nitin Menon, Javagal Srinath, Alex Wharf
England vs West Indies: What has been said?
As much as Stokes is gutted to lose Anderson, he’s now looking ahead at the next phase of England’s development.
He said: “Without sounding too over the top, there was always going to be a time where that was going to hit English cricket.
“There are going to be opportunities for guys throughout the rest of the summer and over the next 18 months to two years.
“It’s a really exciting time to be a fast bowler in England.
“It is very exciting, the prospect of seeing Gus Atkinson bowl at one end and Mark Wood at the other.”
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