ENG vs WI Head to Head Records-1st Test, West Indies tour of England 2024

England and West Indies take on each other in the ENG vs WI first Test at Lord's. The match starts at 3.30 pm IST on July 10 with a Test series to be won for both teams.

England will be led by Ben Stokes and this is the final Test match for James Anderson. The veteran England pacer sits on 187 Test matches with 700 wickets. He will retire as the player with the second-most Test caps to his name with 188. He has a chance to add to his tally of wickets.

England have already named their playing XI for the first Test. Uncapped wicket-keeper batter Jamie Smith is all set to make his Test debut at Lords as will pacer Gus Atkinson. England playing at home is a different challenge for the visiting teas and with Ben Stokes as captain, he will play with an attacking mindset to win every game.

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A few senior players have been dropped from the Test squad for this series. The players missing for this series from the last one that played against India are Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, and Mark Wood while off-spinner Shoaib Bashir retains his place. The off-spinner is the specialist spinner in the side.

West Indies will be led by Kraigg Brathwaite. He has been the torchbearer for the white-ball format in the team. Meanwhile, veteran pacer Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the series with a knee injury. Cricket West Indies has named Jeremiah Louis as his replacement. Jason Holder who missed the T20 World Cup with an injury has been added to the side.

ENG vs WI Head To Head Records In Tests

ENG vs WI Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

The two teams have played 163 Test matches with England winning 51 matches while West Indies winning 59. As many as 53 matches ended in a draw.

ENG vs WI: Last 5 Encounters

In the last five Test matches between the two teams, West Indies have won one while England have won two matches. Three matches ended in a draw.

ENG vs WI: Trends and Patterns

England have won more matches at home than the Windies have. Meanwhile, the Windies have more away wins than England. England have 36 home wins and just 15 away wins.

The Windies, on the other hand, have won 28 matches at home and 31 away. This time around, though they face a stiffer challenge against England who are playing at home.

ENG vs WI Head to Head Records-1st Test, 2024

Matches Played-163

England Won - 51

West Indies Won - 59

Most Runs For England: Graham Thorpe:1740

Most Wickets For England: James Anderson - 87

Most Runs For West Indies: Brian Lara: 2983

Most Wickets For West Indies: Courtney Walsh-101

Conclusion

The two teams resume their rivalry in a fresh WTC season. West Indies are placed sixth on the table while England are placed last. The last time when the two teams played West Indies won 1-0. England lost their last Test series against India 4-1 while West Indies managed to draw 1-1 against Australia.

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