England playing 11 for third test vs West Indies
England have named an unchanged playing 11 for the third and final test against West Indies, starting July 26.
The Bazball brigade dominated the series so far and recorded victories in the first two games and are looking to continue the winning momentum to complete the 3-0 whitewash.
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The Ben Stokes-led side won the first test by an innings and 114 runs. While secured a win by 241 runs in the second. Despite the absence of great James Anderson, who took the retirement from international cricket after the first test, team England won the second test by a big margin.
New entrant Gus Atkinson has shown good skills and has bagged 16 wickets in 2 matches. While young Shoaib Bashir also grabbed the limelight after taking a fifer in the second innings of penultimate match of the series.
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Ollie Pope has maintained his consistency with the bat and is leading the most runs chart with 229 after 3 innings.
Experienced campaigner Joe Root continued to remain the backbone of team England and displayed his ability in yet another test series at home.
💯 Joe Root 100
💯 Harry Brook 100
🖐️ Shoaib Bashir fiferWatch all of the highlights as Shoaib Bashir bowls England to victory on Day 4! 📺👇
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Root, who scored his 32nd test hundred with a brilliant 122-run knock has become the eighth highest leading run-scorer of all time in the longest format of the game.
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While Harry Brook and Ben Duckett also played their part well by providing the host side strength with their batting.
Jayden Seales seemed in good form and has collected 10 wickets so far for West Indies. The in-consistent batting line-up is the main cause of concern for the visitors, as only Kavem Hodge managed to score a ton among Caribbean batters after four innings.
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Edgbaston will host the third and final test of the series, beginning from July 26, at 3:30 PM IST onwards.
England Playing 11 for 3rd Test vs West Indies
Batters: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook
All-rounder: Ben Stokes (captain)
Wicketkeeper: Jamie Smith
Bowlers: Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir
