England vs West Indies 3rd Test, Preview: Windies hope to create history at Lords

The England middle order comprising of
Tom Westley, Dawid Malan and Jonny
Bairstow have looked vulnerable under
pressure and hence with the Ashes coming
up, the selectors will have a keen eye on
them.
By: Express Web Desk |
Updated: September 6, 2017 10:26 pm
With the series tied at 1-1, the third and
final Test against England will start
Thursday at Lords. (Source: AP)
England and the
West Indies clash
in the third and
final test at
Lords. With the
Windies win in
the second test at
Headingley the
series is all
square and has
set up an exciting
contest in the
home of cricket.
For England, the
task will be clear
to tighten their
socks and get
their act
together. While
skipper Joe Root
has maintained his consistent form the
onus will be on the others to deliver. The
England middle order comprising of Tom
Westley, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow
have looked vulnerable under pressure
and hence with the Ashes coming up, the
selectors will have a keen eye on them. The
bowling also looked a bit insipid and
hence James Anderson and Moeen Ali need
to pick up wickets and provide
breakthroughs consistently. Ben Stokes is
another player who has not looked
menacing with the ball. While England is
expected to win the match and secure the
series, West Indies have proved their
mettle and will be looking to pull one more
win and prove that the last win was not a
flash in the pan.
Meanwhile, after match-winning knocks
by Kraigg Braithwaite and Shai Hope, the
Windies will be looking at the duo to
replicate their form. However, the likes of
Kyle Hope and Roston Chase have
struggled in the series and hence they too
need to come good with the bat. However,
one area that Windies will look to improve
upon is their fielding. In the past couple of
Test several catches have been dropped
and if Windies are looking for a win then
they simply cannot afford to let chances
slip by.
Squads
England
Joe Root (captain), Moeen Ali, James
Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart
Broad, Alastair Cook, Mason Crane, Dawid
Malan, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes,
Mark Stoneman, Tom Westley, Chris
Woakes.
West Indies
Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Braithwaite,
Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood,
Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane
Dowrich (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Shimron
Hetmyer, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope, Alzarri
Joseph, Kieran Powell, Raymon Reifer,
Kemar Roach.

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