Debutant Lees opens after Root wins toss
England have made six changes to their Test XI as they seek to put their Australian nightmare behind them.
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England win toss and will bat against West Indies
England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test of the three-match series in Antigua on Tuesday.
West Indies vs England, 1st Test, Live Score Updates: England Win Toss, Opt To Bat
West Indies vs England, 1st Test, Live Score Updates:England captain Joe Root has won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies in the first Test being played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. Kraigg Brathwaite-led West Indies will hope to start on a positive note against an English side that lacks the services of veteran pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson. Root, on the other hand, will aim to put side the Ashes debacle and start afresh. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Five key talking points ahead of England’s Test series against the West Indies
England’s Test team are desperate to arrest their slide after an Ashes thrashing, with the West Indies standing in their way.
England step into the unknown without Anderson and Broad in West Indies Tests
England cricket will take its first tentative steps into a new era when the first Test against the West Indies begins in Antigua on Tuesday.
England include Saqib Mahmood to Test squad vs West Indies as paceman Ollie Robinson ruled out for first Test
Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England's first Test against the West Indies in Antigua after suffering a back spasm, with uncapped seamer Saqib Mahmood brought into the squad. Robinson pulled up midway through an over during a warm-up match against a Cricket West Indies President's XI and was unable to take part in training on Sunday.
England in West Indies: Ollie Robinson ruled out of first Test with back injury
England seam bowler Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the first Test against West Indies with a back injury.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad snubs loom large over England amid Ollie Robinson fears
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