Welcome to the highlights of the first day of the third and final England vs West Indies Test in Birmingham on Friday (July 26, 2024). (Streaming | More Cricket News)
England vs West Indies 3rd Test Toss Update
West Indies skipper Kraigg Braithwaite won the toss and has elected to bat first.
England vs West Indies 3rd Test Playing XIs
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir.
West Indies Playing XI: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva(w), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales
After a strong start which saw West Indies reach 76 for no loss, England struck in quick successions to reduce the Caribbean side to 115/5. Joshua da Silva and Jason Holder then put up a partnership which took West Indies past 200. Some late order resistance helped the West Indies get to 282.
Kraigg Braithwaite top scored with 61 while Holder got 51 and da Silva fell just a run short of half-century. For England, Gus Atkinson took four wickets and Chris Woakes got two.
Before stumps, Alzarri Joseph dismissed Ben Duckett and Jayden Seales took the wickets of Zak Crawly and Ollie Pope to reduce the hosts to 38/3
