With the Test series between England the West Indies, international cricket is expected to restart after a significant break of nearly four months. The first test is scheduled to play at Southampton’s The Rose Bowl, even as the hosts are lacking their usual skipper Joe Root. Ben Stokes will lead in his absence as the squad has strengthened the visitors with the inclusion of Shannon Gabriel.
Weather
The first two days of the match may be experiencing rains while the weather is good on the rest of the days.
Pitch
Wait for a pitch to support the pacers in the game. The spinners that late on the fourth day join the game. The wise choice should be to win the toss and bat at first.
Probable Playing XIs
England
Ben Stokes (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, Dominic Sibley, Dom Bess, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
West Indies
Jason Holder (c), Shane Dowrich (wk), Shai Hope, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
England vs West Indies 1st Test Dream 11:
Ben Stokes (c), Shai Hope (wk), Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, Jason Holder, Joe Denly, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, James Anderson
England is the healthy favourites for this game according to the odds given by Baji.Live, while a draw is the second possibility. So we are backing England to reign supreme in this game as per our cricket expert prediction.
