WI tour of England, July 8-28

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England squad for first Test: Ben Stokes (capt), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Reserves: James Bracey, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone
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England: 1 Rory Burns, 2 Dom Sibley, 3 Joe Denly, 4 Zak Crawley, 5 Ben Stokes (capt), 6 Ollie Pope, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Dom Bess, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Mark Wood, 11 James Anderson.

West Indies: 1 John Campbell, 2 Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 Shamarh Brooks, 4 Shai Hope, 5 Roston Chase, 6 Jermaine Blackwood, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder (capt), 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shannon Gabriel.
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Only 17.4 overs today. England 35/1.
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Michael Holding comes off his long run and delivers some of his most lethal bouncers ... at white supremacy:
"Viewers watching England’s first Test of the summer were given an uncompromising alternative to cakes and sixes ...
Michael Holding's eloquence leads Sky's unflinching masterpiece on race

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Michael Holding and Ebony Rainford-Brent speak passionately about ending white supremacy (click for more)

Michael Holding leads emotional discussion about educating society on racism (click for more)

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West Indies assistant coach Roddy Estwick also admitted Holding's words had made an impression on the West Indian dressing-room: 'It was good to see an icon of West Indies cricket come out and speak in such a strong and commanding way.'
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Well said, Mikey....
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England 204 all out

Stokes 43

Holder 6-42
Gabriel 4-62
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"Perhaps we now understand why Jason Holder is the No 1 ranked Test all-rounder in the world.

Holder enjoyed a day of almost non-stop glory and satisfaction by seizing six wickets and then watching his batsmen consolidate his team’s strong position ..."
HOLDER-ING ON West Indies firmly on top in first Test as brilliant Jason Holder takes six England wickets
"It’s because there is a huge gap between the way you expect Holder to bowl and the way he actually does. He is a 6ft 7in man who bowls like he is in late middle‑age, slinging down savvy military medium, making the ball move a little this way and that. It’s resolutely unsexy. And he is so ungainly with it, with an approach something like a galumphing giraffe and a delivery stride that makes him look like he’s slipped on a damp patch ..."
Stokes stung as first clash of all-round captains goes West Indies' way

"Usually, when we think fast bowling, we think speed. More so when we think Caribbean fast bowling. Holder is the tallest fast bowler in Test cricket. He is strong. Yet he is not quick. And so the perception builds about him, that he's somehow lesser.

Yet fast bowling is not just speed. Control, discipline and, most importantly, skills - it is this package that makes a fast bowler complete and this that has made Holder one of the best fast bowlers in all conditions, on any continent, with any ball in the past few years ..."
Guess who? Jason Holder the best one-change fast bowler in Test cricket since 2018

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Holder bowls career-best 6-42 as England struggle: England v West Indies Highlights 1st Test, Day 2
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West Indies 318 all out

Brathwaite 65
Dowrich 61

Stokes 4-49
Anderson 3-62
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England 313 all out

Sibley 50
Crawley 76

Gabriel 5-75
Joseph 2-45
Chase 2-71

Target 200
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