Without a doubt, West Indies were the committed side in the opening Test of the 3-match Test series between England and West Indies. Now coming from the win at Southampton, there is no urge for Jason Holder, the West Indies captain to make any change in their Playing XI as it was a complete team performance that edged them the winning advantage. Even John Campbell, who was hit by Jofra Archer’s toe crusher, looked comfortable when he came back to bat at the finishing end.
England missed many chances during Windies’ last innings, and that cost them big. Ben Stokes as a captain was impressive, but leaving out Stuart Broad on a pitch that bounced indifferently must have hurt, especially in the 4th innings. It’ll be interesting to see how England choose their XI for this game, with Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran available along with Broad, who was frustrated after being dropped. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (Use code “READAD46“) fantasy preview and the cricket predictions of the ENG vs WI 2nd Test…
Match info
- Tournament: 2020 Windies tour of England.
- Date: 16th July 2020, 3:30pm IST.
- Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England.
- Capacity: 26,000+
- Series status: Windies leads the 3-match series 1-0.
Recent form
- ENG: L W W W L
- WI: W W L L L
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Numbers
- In their last 5 Tests head to head, West Indies leads 3-2.
- Joe Denly – no century in 28 Test innings so far.
- In the last 9 Tests at this ground, there’s been only 1 draw.
- James Anderson – 28 wickets in just 7 Tests at this ground.
England
If one Player who looked confident enough to be in your fantasy team from the home side, it is their captain Ben Stokes. He was both the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker for his team in the 1st Test. Jofra Archer looked in his destructing mode on the Last Day. He struck thrice for his team on that day, when the other bowlers looked clueless on the Windies defence.
In the batting order, Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley looked impressive in the 2nd innings along with their captain. James Anderson and Stuart Broad might add concrete to your fantasy team with their match-winning capability but strictly based on the pitch conditions. Moreover, Joe Root will be back as captain in the 2nd Test, whom you would have to add to your batting line-up.
West Indies
There were 5 match winners for West Indies at Southampton. Kraigg Brathwaite in the first innings was brilliant, along with his captain Jason Holder, who claimed his career-best bowling performance in that innings. Roston Chase contributed with both bat and ball by adding 84 runs distributed evenly over both innings and only bowled in the 2nd innings to pick 2. Jermaine Blackwell’s 95 in the 4th innings was a game-changer in the opening game. Coming in at 6 in the chase, when the score was 27 for 3 and Campbell retired hurt, the 28-year old Jamaican made sure he stayed there till the very end.
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His partnerships 73 with Chase, 68 with Shane Dowrich, and finally 21 with Holder took the game away from the home side. Last but not least, the Player of the match, Shannon Gabriel should be in your MyFab11 (Use code “READAD46“) fantasy team, with his 9-wicket haul in the game being too fast for the English to handle. And, not to forget Shai Hope, who had very less to contribute in the winning Test, but looked comfortable and convincing in his short spanned knock in the final innings.
England vs West Indies Betting
England vs West Indies 2020 – 2nd test betting
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England Squad
James Anderson, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes (c).
West Indies Squad
Rahkeem Cornwall, Shai Hope, Shane Dowrich, Roston Chase, Shemarh Brooks, Nkrumah Bonner, Alzarri Joseph, Chemar Holder, John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder (c).
ENG vs WI fantasy team
