England Cricket. (Source – England Cricket)
In this article, we will discuss the Match Preview: England vs West Indies, 3rd Test. England and the West Indies are all set to take on each other in the third and final Test of their ongoing series. The result has already come forth, with England winning the first two Tests in a dominant fashion. Both the sides will face off one last time in the red-ball seres at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 26.
The first Test at Lord’s saw England register a win by an innings and 114 runs and the Ben Stokes-led side followed it up with another massive win at Trent Bridge to take an unassailable lead in the series.
Compared to the first Test, the West Indies heavily improved upon their performance in the second clash, as the Kraigg Brathwaite-led side managed 457 runs in the first innings at Trent Bridge as compared to the sub-140 dismissals in both the innings at Lord’s. However, the hosts’ incredible bowling unit bundled Windies bundled out for 143 as England won the second Test by 231 runs.
West Indies will hope for an improved showing in their upcoming game and will aim to register a consolation win against England as a series win is now off the cards.
Match Details
| Match | Venue | Date and Time |
| England vs West Indies, 3rd Test | Edgbaston in Birmingham | Friday-Tuesday, July 26-July 30, 3:30 PM IST |
Head-To-Head Records
| Matches | Won by England | Won by West Indies | Draw | No Result | First-ever Fixture | Most-recent Fixture |
| 165 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 00 | June 23, 1928 | July 21, 2024 |
ENG vs WI Probable Playing XIs
England
England have named an unchanged squad for the third and final Test and could field a similar lineup from their second Test, with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett as the openers. Joe Root and Harry Brook are in fine form and there is little reason for the hosts to change a working setup.
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
West Indies
Led by Brathwaite, the Windies will hope for an improved performance in the third Test, with the likes of Kirk McKenzie, Kavem Hodge, and Shamar Joseph expected to feature once more.
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie/Kevin Sinclair, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales