WI President XI vs ENG Live: England vs West Indies Cricket Board President XI – England began their warm-up match against the West Indies Cricket Board President XI in a 4-day match. England opted to bat first and now stands comfortably at 251-4 at stumps on Day 1 with Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, and Joe Root each scoring half-centuries. Bryan Charles was the standout player for the WI CBP after scalping 3 wickets. Follow England tour of West Indies updates on InsideSport.IN
England openers registered comfortable scores after both Alex Lees and Zak Crawley after registering 65 and 62 respectively. Skipper Joe Root scored a half-century and was dismissed at 54. Star player Ben Stokes failed with the bat after scoring just 11 runs. Middle-order batters Dan Lawrence and Jonny Bairstow are at the crease on 46 and 4 not out respectively. Bryan Charles bagged 3 wickets while Shermon Lewis scalped a solitary wicket.
WI President XI vs ENG Live: England stands firm on Day 1, Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Joe Root shines after scoring half-centuries
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | b Charles | 65 | 214 | 6 | 1 | 30.37 | |||
| Zak Crawley | b Charles | 62 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 58.49 | |||
| Joe Root (c) | b Lewis | 54 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 51.42 | |||
| Dan Lawrence | not out | 46 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 63.01 | |||
| Ben Stokes | c Athanaze b Charles | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 36.66 | |||
| Jonny Bairstow † | not out | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 7, w 1) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (90 Ov, RR: 2.78) | 251/4 | |||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston McSween | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shermon Lewis | 15 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3.20 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Archibald | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Charles | 30 | 7 | 88 | 3 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymon Reifer | 15 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Springer | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3.42 | 0 | 1 |
| Alick Athanaze | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
WI President XI vs ENG Live: England stands firm on Day 1, Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Joe Root shines after scoring half-centuries
England opted for a new squad in comparison to the squad that lost 4-0 at the hands of Australia in the Ashes 2022. As many as 8 changes in the squad with the exclusion of experienced pacers in the form of James Anderson and Stuart Broad will be a tough challenge for the English side. The blame for England’s failure can mainly be credited to the batters who failed miserably in the series, it would be interesting the check out the new bowling unit of England in this upcoming series.
West Indies, on the other hand, will be eyeing to win the test series and this might be a perfect opportunity for the Caribbean side to take advantage of the English side which is going through a rough patch. The match between England vs West Indies Cricket Board President XI will take place at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua.
WI President XI vs ENG Live: England stands firm on Day 1, Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Joe Root shines after scoring half-centuries
West Indies vs England
1st Test: 8-13th March 2022, Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds
2nd Test: 16-21st March 2022, Kensington Oval
3rd Test: 24-29th March 2022, Grenada National Cricket Stadium
West Indies Cricket Board President XI Squad: Alick Athanaze, Jeremy Solozano, Keacy Carty, Sheyne Moseley, Raymon Reifer, Bryan Charles, Shane Dowrich (c & wk), Devon Thomas, Colin Archibald, Shermon Lewis, Preston McSween, Shamar Springer.
England Squad: Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Matthew Fisher, Ben Foakes, Daniel Lawrence, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
WI President XI vs ENG Live: England stands firm on Day 1, Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Joe Root shines after scoring half-centuries
