ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction 2024: Team Previews

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ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction: The first test match of the series is going to be played on the foundation of cricket stadium Lords on July 10th, 2024, which is going to start at 3:30 PM IST between England and West Indies.

Team Preview of ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

England will look to rebuild their team from this series, and it is going to be one of the most memorable days for all the cricket fans who will witness the greatest test bowler, James Anderson, play his last match, which is going to be the sad part for all England fans. It is going to be one of the most important phases for England, which will look to keep giving chances to a new generation to take responsibility, especially in the bowling unit after Stuart Broad, and now it will be James Anderson after this match.

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West Indies will look to do what they did against Australia in their last test match in January, as they won the match by eight runs. It was a match to remember for the West Indies in which Shamar Joseph picked seven wickets to win the first test match on Australian soil after 27 years, even after he got injured in the first innings. They recently played against the First Class Counties XI team, which ended in a draw, but the thing in that match was Shamar Joseph did not bowl any over, which seems a bit odd.

It is going to be a great match between the two rebuilding teams, but England will look to win both matches to set their tone high for the upcoming test series, which is going to be against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. We might see a few debutants in the series, too, who will look to be the successor of their legendary cricketers who retire from the test. Jamie Smith will make the debut in the first match against the West Indies in the absence of Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow. Gus Atkinson will be another bowler who is going to make his debut.

The other interesting fact about the match-up between England and West Indies is that in the last six matches, both have won 2-2 matches, but West Indies won the last match against the England side on England soil and that too by ten wickets which is a great achievement by him. Shamar Joseph also said in an interview that he always looked up to James Anderson and would look to ruin the farewell match for him.

He is such an amazing player. Someone I have looked up to. Someone who is very good at this level. You could say he’s perfect because he has a lot of wickets at this level. Definitely, I would want to ruin that farewell for him,”
Joseph Said

Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between England and the West Indies. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats.

When and Where To Watch ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

Match	England vs West Indies 1st Test Match Prediction 2024
Date & Time	July 10, 2024, 3: 30 PM IST
Venue	Lord’s Cricket Stadium, London
Where to Watch	Hotstar+

Player Injury Report For ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

There is no latest injury news from both teams.

ENG vs WI Head-to-Head Test Record

Match Played	163
England Won	51
West Indies Won	59
Tie/NR	0/0

Weather Conditions For ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction of Lord’s Cricket Stadium, London

There is 5% rain during the match, but we might see the match happening.

Pitch Report of Lord’s Cricket Stadium, London, In ENG vs WI 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

Match Played	145 Matches
Batting first won	52 Matches won
Batting second won	42 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	310 Runs
Highest Team innings total	729/6 by AUS
Lowest Team innings total	38/10 by IRE

Lord’s Cricket Stadium, London pitch has always favored the pace bowlers due to overcast conditions and grass on the pitch, and this time also, it is said to favor the pacers. The pace bowlers will enjoy the first two days, but on the 3rd and 4th days, the batter will get a pitch to bat on as the average score in the 3rd innings is higher than the other three.

Important players for the England Team in the match against West Indies

1. Joe Root will look to find his form once again, and he does have a great average against the West Indies side in the Test Matches. He averaged 53.13 and also took four wickets.

2. Ben Stokes will be the best captaincy choice after he starts to do bowling once again. He has an average of 47.79 and took 38 wickets in 15 matches.

3. Chris Woakes will be going to return to the test squad, and he has taken 18 wickets in 6 matches. He also averages 32.14 runs in 6 matches, which is amazing and makes him a good vice-captaincy choice.

Important players for the West Indies Team in the match against the England Team

1. Alzarri Joseph will be key for the West Indies to give them a good start when bowling. He has taken 23 wickets in 9 matches and can score some handy runs when in need.

2. Shamar Joseph was the hero for the West Indies, and he will try to do so once again as he has taken 13 wickets in 2 test matches, which makes him the captaincy pic for the grand league team.

3. Jason Holder will look to perform well with bat and bowl because the West Indies team will need it. He did well in the recent first-class matches, and he took 37 wickets in 14 matches against the England side.