Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions: West Indies vs England, 1st Test: 8th March

The West Indies vs England, 1st Test will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

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In the last five matches between the two teams, England have won 3 while West Indies have won 2. The last encounter between the two sides saw England beat West Indies by 269 runs.

Kraigg Brathwaite is the top run-scorer for West Indies with 675 runs from his last 10 matches at an average of 33 and a strike rate of 37.

Kyle Mayers has also made 636 runs from his last 10 matches.

Kemar Roach has been the best bowler for West Indies and has picked up 27 wickets from his last 8 matches while bowling at an economy rate of 2.76 and a strike rate of 51.

Jason Holder has also picked up 22 wickets from his last 8 matches.

Joe Root is the top run-scorer for England with 901 runs from his last 10 matches at an average of 50 and a strike rate of 54.

Jonny Bairstow has also made 378 runs from his last 6 matches.

Mark Wood has been the best bowler for England and has picked up 24 wickets from his last 6 matches while bowling at an economy rate of 3.64 and a strike rate of 47.

Squad

England - Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Joe Root (c), Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Fisher, Ollie Pope, Matthew Parkinson

West Indies - Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Veerasammy Permaul, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales