England have named an unchanged 14-man squad for the third and last Take a look at in opposition to West Indies at Edgbaston from Friday as they give the impression of being to clinch a 3-0 sequence sweep.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir’s five-wicket haul at Trent Bridge on Sunday bowled England to a 241-run victory on day 4 of the second Take a look at and right into a 2-0 sequence lead.
The hosts had gained the opening Take a look at at Lord’s by an innings and 114 runs as their all-time document wicket-taker James Anderson retired on a excessive earlier than changing into bowling mentor and fellow seamer Gus Atkinson claimed a 12-wicket match haul on debut.
Mark Wooden changed Anderson within the XI at Trent Bridge and hit a prime velocity of 97.1mph throughout a sport through which he bowled the quickest over recorded by an England bowler at residence.
Wooden left the sector late on the second day however bowled the next morning and likewise on day 4, when he dismissed West Indies’ Kevin Sinclair with a brute of a brief supply.
Nevertheless, England could decide to be cautious with a participant who has had damage issues up to now.
The uncapped Dillon Pennington in addition to Matthew Potts, who made the newest of his six Take a look at appearances in opposition to Eire final summer season, are the spare seamers within the group.
Pennington, 25, operates within the mid-80s in miles per hour and has taken 31 wickets in eight County Championship video games for Nottinghamshire this season, at a median of 23.80.
Requested whether or not Pennington ought to be handed a debut, Sky Sports activities pundit and former England seamer Stuart Broad mentioned: “I’m not a fan of constructing adjustments for the sake of it.
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Highlights from day 4 of the second Take a look at at Trent Bridge as Shoaib Bashir’s five-wicket haul shredded West Indies for 143 and secured England a sequence win
“We need to protect Wood after the pace he has bowled and the heat in the second Test.
“I in all probability would not play him at Edgbaston however carry him again in opposition to Sri Lanka later in the summertime. I’d make one change – Pennington for Wooden.
“I need to see if Atkinson can go back-to-back-to-back. I need to see him bowl overs and front up physically.”
Watch day one of many third Take a look at between England and West Indies, at Edgbaston, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Sky Sports activities Major Occasion from 10am on Friday July 26 (11am first ball).
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