England Men v West Indies - 3 Test Match Series in July 2024

Friday 12th July 2024 - Men's International Test Match Series - Day 3 of 5 - Lord's Cricket Ground - England won the toss and decided to field

West Indies - 121 all out (41.4 overs) Louis 27, Hodge 24, Athanaze 23, Atkinson 7-45

England - 371 all out (90 overs) Crawley 76, Pope 57, Brook 50, Root 68, Smith 70, Seales 4-77

West Indies - 136 all out (47 overs) Athanaze 22, Holder 20, Motie 31 not out, Anderson 3-32, Atkinson 5-61

England win by an innings and 114 runs

IMO not a cricket match at all, very poor, WI batted for 88.4 overs in 2 innings, England batted for 90 once.
Just about 2 full days play overs wise, WI best batter score was by a bower Motie who hit 31 not out...

Friday 19th July 2024 - Men's International Test Match Series - Day 2 of 5 - West Indies won the toss and decided to field

England - 416 all out (88.3 overs) Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69, Woakes 37, Hodge 2-44, Sinclair 2-73

West Indies - 351-5 (84 overs) Hodge 120, Athanaze 82, Brathwaite 48, Da Silva 32 not out, Bashir 2-100

West Indies trail England by 65 runs with 5 wickets remaining

Wow, what a great 2 days of this test match so far, 767 runs for 15 wickets, we have a possible 5 day match on our hands...

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Match report by Stephan Shemilt, Chief Cricket Writer at Trent Bridge.
Kavem Hodge’s maiden century rallied West Indies and defied England on a compelling second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Hodge, a 31-year-old playing only his fourth Test, should have been caught on 16 by Joe Root, but instead went on to make 120 to breathe life into the tourists and the series.
From 84-3 in response to England’s 416, Hodge added 175 for the fourth wicket with the similarly impressive Alick Athanaze, who contributed 82.
Hodge reached his century by driving Ben Stokes for four and celebrated by leaping into the arms of batting partner Jason Holder.
He was eventually lbw to Chris Woakes, leaving Holder and Joshua da Silva to take West Indies to 351-5, 65 behind.
In sapping heat, England worked hard in their first day in the field since the retirement of bowler James Anderson.
Mark Wood enthralled the crowd with some lightning-fast bowling, but had to leave the field in the evening session with what England hope is nothing more serious than cramp.

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Well, Well, Well, What a batting collapse that was by the West Indies.......Well done Bashir taking a 5 for.

Friday 26th July 2024 - Men's International Test Match Series - Edgbaston, Birmingham - 3rd Test.

Report by Stephan Shemilt, Chief cricket writer at Edgbaston.

Captain Ben Stokes says opportunities for fast bowlers will come “naturally” after England named an unchanged team for the third Test against West Indies on Friday.

The home side have already won the series 2-0 but have resisted the opportunity to recall Matthew Potts or hand a debut to Dillon Pennington at Edgbaston.

James Anderson retired after the first Test following talks with the England management, who indicated they want to build the experience of younger bowlers.

"At the moment we have stuck with the same team because we don't feel it's necessary to change," said Stokes.

Following the West Indies series, there is a break of almost a month before three Tests against Sri Lanka.

So far this summer, the only change England have made to their XI is moving on from Anderson. England's all-time leading wicket-taker played in the first Test at Lord's, then was replaced for the second Test by Mark Wood.

Since Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge of the England side two years ago, they have looked to avoid rotating their bowlers where possible.

And Stokes said it is not "difficult" for England to simultaneously play their strongest team and give opportunities to bowlers.

Friday 26th July 2024 - Men's International Test Match Series - Edgbaston, Birmingham - 3rd Test - Day 1 of 5 - West Indies won the toss and decided to bat

West Indies - 282 all out (75.1 overs) Brathwaite 61, Holder 59, Da Silva 49, Lois 26, Atkinson 4-67, Woakes 3-69

England - 38-3 (8 overs) Crawley 18, Pope 6 not out, Root 2 not out, Seales 2-19, Joseph 1-10

Close: England trail West Indies by 244 runs with 7 wickets remaining


Match report by Timothy Abraham, BBC Sport Journalist at Edgbaston.
England can still rack up a huge total against West Indies at Edgbaston despite losing late wickets on day one of the third Test, according to Chris Woakes.

Openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were dismissed before the close along with nightwatcher Mark Wood to leave England on 38-3 in response to West Indies’ 282.

Both Crawley and Duckett were out playing expansive drives and Woakes acknowledged on this occasion their attacking style "didn't come quite come off".

The all-rounder, however, is confident England's middle order can make amends on a pitch which still looks good for batting.

Joe Root and Ollie Pope will resume unbeaten on two and six respectively on Saturday.

"Naturally you'd like to go into the close no more than one down, so you have to give credit to the West Indies for coming out in what's a tricky period I suppose to take three wickets," said Woakes, in familiar surroundings as a Warwickshire player.

"We always try and take the positive option, particularly the two openers - they always look to make it hard for the opening bowlers.

"But at the same time it's still a good batting surface and going into day two we've still got two top players at the crease and then a middle order which can build partnerships and hopefully put on some big runs."

Sunday 28th July 2024 - Men's International Test Match Series - Edgbaston, Birmingham - 3rd Test - Day 3 of 5 - West Indies won the toss and decided to bat

West Indies - 282 all out (75.1 overs) Brathwaite 61, Holder 59, Da Silva 49, Lois 26, Atkinson 4-67, Woakes 3-69

England - 376 all out (75.4 overs) Root 87, Smith 95, Woakes 62, Stokes 54, Seales 3-79, Joseph 4-122

West Indies - 175 all out (52 overs) Louis 57, Hodge 55, Holder 12, Woakes 1-8, Wood 5-40, Atkinson 2-28

England - 87-0 (7.2 overs) Ben Stokes 57 not out, Ben Duckett 25 not out

England win by 10 wickets (Yet another 3-day test match, i hope Sri Lanka will challenge us more than the WI have.


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England captain Ben Stokes on opening the batting:
"Everyone in the changing room said they'd do it, but I said I would. It was about keeping everyone in the same position. A couple hit the middle of the bat, I was seeing it quite well.
"Colly's the record man in the dressing room, he likes to keep track - he told me [about his fastest England fifty] upstairs.
"Wood was unbelievable this afternoon. That was his reward he deserved after last week. To see him bowling not just fast but with extreme skill. And when the ball's swinging he's very difficult to face. That's why you want express pace in your team. When the game's there to take hold of, you throw him the ball. It's reward he got for a fairly luckless six or seven days of Test cricket.
"Not only with the bat, I think Jamie's been incredibly tidy behind the stumps without being noticeable. The two big innings that he played were a great sign of him understanding that role without really playing it all that much. A sign of his character is that he was happy with his 95, he wasn't thinking about his personal milestone, he put the team first."

On being a fourth seamer: "It makes a massive difference, I feel like I've got plenty more. I quite liked using Woody and Bash together, for their contrast. It massively helps the team out, in terms of the shape of the team, but it's also good for me too.
"You've got to take every game as it comes. Fast bowling is tough on the body, a few guys might rest The Hundred to make sure they're ready for Sri Lanka."


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England bowler and player of the match Mark Wood:
"I was in a bit of a bad fettle actually at lunch and I was wondering if it was something I was doing wrong or if I wasn't quite getting the right length.
"I had a great conversation with Jimmy [Anderson], and a couple of the other backroom staff, and he just said, rather than thinking about the outcome, to start thinking about the skill element.
"So, after the lunch break, all I tried to do was focus on running hard again and that skill element of moving the ball. So I got into that rhythm of it clicking because I wasn't thinking about the other stuff. That first wicket gave me a lot of confidence and I was able to push on from there."

On whether it has been a frustrating Test Series for him: "Yes, I think so. I'm really proud that I managed to keep my pace up throughout, but I was disappointed that I wasn't getting wickets.
"If I ever face a high-pacer [like myself] at the tail end, I'm always thinking that I won't be able to last long [at the crease], but I just couldn't get any wickets!
"So, it was frustrating - yes."