This is probably going to be one of the most historic tours of our time – like the first ever international series or cricket returning to Pakistan or South Africa being reinstated. West Indies has decided to carry on with their tour of England despite all the havoc being created across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, safety precautions are being taken and the games will be played behind closed doors!
Obviously, closed doors isn’t going to be fun for the players who will play who play England in a series of 3 Test matches between 8-28 July where the hosts will also get the chance of playing under a new leader. Everyone has chances of contributing in Test cricket and keep that in mind while selecting players. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (Use code “READAD46“) fantasy preview of the ENG vs WI 1st Test…
Match info
- Tournament: 2020 Windies tour of England.
- Date: 8th July 2020, 3:30pm IST.
- Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England.
- Capacity: 15,000+
- Series status: Round robin stage.
Recent form
- ENG: W W W L D
- WI: W L L L W
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Numbers
- In their last 5 Tests head to head, West Indies leads 3-2.
- Nkrumah Bonner – last represented West Indies in March 2012.
- Rahkeem Cornwall – best Test figures of 7/75 so far.
- Moeen Ali – 17 wickets in only 2 previous Tests at this ground.
England
One person for sure, who we won’t want to leave out will be the England team’s heart and soul, Ben Stokes who is also the 2019 Wisden Cricketer of the Year, having a brilliant last year in cricket, and now captaining England for the first time. Talking about all-rounders, we have Joe Denly also in the 13-member squad who hasn’t lived up to his potential yet in international cricket but he’s a certainly capable cricket.
Having last played in January 2020, James Anderson has been out of action since a while and before that too, because of injury. Now 37-years old, the pacer seems to be in good rhythm and picked 2 wickets in the practice game too. It was a low scoring game and Ollie Pope managed to get himself an unbeaten half-century so this is someone you want to watch out for in this game too.
West Indies
The side will be led by Jason Holder and this guy is a real fighter, contributing with bat and ball and he’s not someone you want to leave out of any fantasy side, regardless of format. He has only 4 wickets in his last 6 ODIs for Windies but he tends to up his game in the longest format. Nkrumah Bonner was a surprise selection but with 2 fifties and 2 centuries for Jamaica in the 2020 FC season, we can understand why he’s here again.
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One person I definitely want in my team and you should have in your MyFab11 (Use code “READAD46“) fantasy team as well is Rahkeem Cornwall. The big man has been creating headlines for years and after his recent debut in India, he’ll be one to watch with 13 wickets in only 2 Tests so far. Opener Shai Hope’s last three international scores read 72, 52, 115 and he’ll be hoping to improve his Test statistics as well.
England vs West Indies Betting
England vs West Indies 2020 – 1st test betting
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England Squad
James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes (c).
West Indies Squad
Kraigg Brathwaite, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shai Hope, Shane Dowrich, Roston Chase, Shemarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Alzarri Joseph, Chemar Holder, John Campbell, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder(c).
ENG vs WI fantasy team
