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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 10, 2024, 15:13:26 IST
Live Cricket Score ENG vs WI: England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first in the opening Test of the series against West Indies at Lord's. Both the teams had announced their playing elevens in advance. The match holds a special status as it marks the end of a 188-Test career of world's most prolific fast bowler, England's James Anderson, who is only pacer in the game's history to take 700 Test wickets.
West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Mikyle Louis (On debut), Alick Athanaze, Kirk Mckenzie, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales.
England (Playing XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK) (On debut), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson (On debut), Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.
ENG vs WI Live: Both the teams had announced their playing elevens in advance
TOSS - The coin goes up for the first time in this series and it lands in the favour of Ben Stokes. England have opted to BOWL first.
The 41-year-old Anderson is the only fast bowler in the game's history to take 700 Test wickets and the team will try to make the occasion a memorable one by helping him sign off on a winning note.
It's a momentous occasion in the history of Test cricket as the format's most prolific fast bowler, England's James Anderson, begins his last international match in the form of his 188th Test.
Great to have you back on Timesofindia.com, where our continued coverage of cricket from around the globe continues with West Indies kicking off their tour of England with the first Test at the iconic Lord's cricket ground in London.
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