ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today's Match Between England and West Indies

England are back to Test Cricket. While this Test seems to mark the end of an era, the change in guard seems to be taking place. Stuart Broad has retired and James Anderson is going to be joining him shortly taking away buckets of experience from the bowling attack. With the bat, England are going in without Jonny Bairstow, who has been in indifferent form yet again. Mark Wood is also being left out with an eye on managing his workload for the future. With the ball, Jack Leach continues to stay out leaving England with some new spinners to try.

West Indies are coming in with some fond memories of England. They have won a Test apiece on their last two visits here and beat England at home in their recent Test series. They are on a high after beating Australia at the Gabba in their last Test and will believe that they are a Test side more than able to compete.

ENG vs WI Match Details

Date: July 10th, 2024

Time:  3:30 PM IST

Venue: Lords, London

ENG vs WI Weather Report

London is likely to be good with the occasional shower throughout the Test.

ENG vs WI Pitch Report

Lords generally do swing early on. Their could be some cloud cover and that will make bowling first a better choice.

ENG vs WI Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	ENG Won	WI Won	Tie	Draw
Overall	163	51	59	0	53
At Lords	21	10	4	0	7
In the last Five Matches	5	12	1	0	2

ENG vs WI Predicted Playing XI

ENG Playing XI

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson

WI Playing XI

Kraigg Brathwaite, Mikyle Louis, Kirk Mckenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kevam Hodge, Joshua De Silva, Jason Holder, Kevin Sinclair, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

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ENG vs WI Key Players

James Anderson

Lords is going to be all about one man. James Anderson, at 700 wickets, gets ready for his Final Test where he started his career. He is eight wickets away from Shane Warne and Anderson will be eager to go out on a high after carrying England on his shoulders for so many years.

Shamar Joseph

While one quick bows out another makes his way in. Shamar Joseph was phenomenal in Australia. He had Steve Smith under a lot of discomfort with his bowling and was the primary reason behind the Gabba win. He is at another iconic stadium and will be hoping to breach through it and run in happiness once more.

ENG vs WI Match Tips

England could be favorites with home advantage and a talented line-up.

Match Prediction: England Will Win The Match