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West Indies tour of England, 2024, 1st Test, London, Jul 10th, 2024

West Indies

(41.4 ov) 121/10 (46.6 ov) 136/10

England

(89.6 ov) 371/10

Complete England won by an innings and 114 runs

The toss is next, do stay tuned.
For West Indies, Jason Holder returns after missing the Australia tour due to his T20 commitments and he will be a key figure with his all-round skills. He will lead a four-pronged seam attack with the Brisbane hero Shamar Joseph the cynosure of all eyes. Gudakesh Motie will be the lone spinner.
One bit of confirmed news  is that both teams announced their playing XIs well in advance. Gus Atkinson the Surrey quick will debut and there's a return for Chris Woakes who is back after the death of his father. He last played a Test for England against Australia in July 2023 in the Ashes. Harry Brook returns at 5 after missing the India tour due to personal reasons. Jamie Smith from Surrey will don the wicketkeeping gloves and debuts as England move on from Jonny Bairstow. and Ben Foakes. The rest of the England side bears a familiar look.
So how will West Indies fare in England where they have not won a series since 1988? It will be tough with such a young and inexperienced side, but as they showed in Brisbane, West Indies can't be taken lightly.
"Obviously he's a legend of the game, he's very consistent," Brathwaite said. "He hits a line and length, then could determine whether it goes in or out, and that was obviously a skill in itself. Facing him in England is a good challenge, you've really got to be on it. But once you come out on the positive side by getting runs, it really gives you a lot of confidence."
Brathwaite was all praise for the departing Anderson but said they have plans for him.
"We have our plans, so believe in your plan. And enjoy it as well. Because it's always a great series playing here in England. And we truly look forward to it."
"My advice to all the younger boys in the group, like Mikyle making his debut, is don't just expect to play for West Indies, expect to be the first to score 30 hundreds. You got to think big, you know. Don't think too small.
"It's a young group, especially the batsmen, they have a lot of time to learn because obviously playing Test cricket it takes a while to really understand. You're always learning on the job, but it's a very decent team, for sure."
"I think they're young and exciting," he said. "Kirk McKenzie got a few fifties in Australia, which was good, Hodge got a nice 80 (71) as well, and Alick got some confidence to show he can do it consistently. The more games they play, the better. They have a lot of talent and we are fully 100% behind them."
Brathwaite is confident though that the youngsters are ready and learning on the job.
Yet such is the inexperience in this West Indies' batting order that from numbers 3-5 McKenzie, Athanaze, and Hodge, boast a combined tally of nine caps and 453 runs between them. Brathwaite will be partnered at the top by debutant Mikyle Louis who is set to become the first player from the island of St Kitts to play for West Indies in Tests.
Even though it's hard to move on from Anderson and all the associated brouhaha, there's a Test match being played and that's the bigger picture. West Indies come into this game on the back of a stunning 8-run win against Australia in Brisbane - their last Test before this one.
With such a long and distinguished career, Anderson is every statsman's delight. Here's our very down Deepu Narayanan with a cracker of a piece making sense of his incredible feats in this exhaustive stats special. Go ahead and savor. Trust me it's a beauty.
He added: "Coming off the back of seven-for last week, obviously I feel like I'm still bowling as well as I ever have. I knew it had to end at some point, whether it's now or a year or two years. The fact that it's now is just something that I've got to deal with and accept."
"It's really impossible to say. I probably thought before the last away Ashes that I wouldn't make [it] 18 months before that because of the way the game is and the age I was getting to. I can completely understand the decision and the way the team and management want to go. As I've said, the last couple of months I've made peace with that and I'm excited to see what the future holds."
"It's always difficult to answer that sort of question," he said. "You never know what's going to happen. It's 18 months away. It's a long time. Throughout my whole career, I've never really focused on too far ahead. I've always tried to take it series by series and focus on those little goals. as my career has gone on.
With the Ashes still 18 months away, the decision was taken with Stokes, McCullum and Key feeling that was a bit too far away for Anderson. When asked if he could have stayed fit enough to play in the 2025-26 Ashes, Anderson said it was "impossible to say".
"I saw their point of view and appreciated them taking the time out to lay it out for me, the reasoning and stuff like that. Since then I've come to terms with it and made peace with that decision. Just looking forward to one more game and then see what's ahead."
"I wouldn't say it was a surprise because when the three big dogs invited to a hotel in Manchester for a chat I didn't think it was just a normal appraisal. I had a suspicion that that was going to be the case. I think they were surprised at how calm I was when I reacted. I think I was probably surprised at my reaction. I wasn't overly emotional about it or angry about it or anything.

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