England holds a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series.
A three-match Test series is currently going on between England and West Indies cricket teams. The first match of this series was played at Lord’s, in which the host England won a big victory by an innings and 114 runs against the visiting West Indies. The first match between the two teams was over in just 3 days.
On the other hand, the second match of the ongoing Test series between England and West Indies will be played at Trent Bridge Stadium in Nottingham from 18 to 22 July. So, the England cricket team has announced its playing eleven for this match.
Let us tell you that the management has made a change in this playing eleven team of England. Fast bowler Mark Wood has been included in place of James Anderson who played in the first match. So England would like to win this match and win the Test series.
See England cricket team for the second Test match against West Indies:
Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brooke, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir.
James Anderson retired after the first Test match
It is worth noting that after the first Test match at Lord’s, the team’s former veteran fast bowler James Anderson retired from international cricket. In his last farewell match, Anderson batted brilliantly and took a total of 4 wickets.
Apart from this, he is the first fast bowler to cross the record of taking most wickets in Test cricket. It is worth noting that Anderson has taken 704 wickets in 188 Test matches. Also, he is at number three in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket history.