England Vs West Indies, 3rd Test at Barbados, 01 May, 2015
Match Teams: England Vs West Indies
Match Venue: Played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Match scheduled to begin at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT, 7:30 PM IST)
Toss: England, who chose to bat first
Recent Matches results
West Indies: W D L D L
England :W D W W W L
Preview:One of those in need of a positive series result is Alastair Cook, who is steadily rebuilding his mandate to rule. Most commentators have observed an improvement in his batting, with the cover drive coming back into his game and more discipline outside off. Two pleasing half-centuries in Grenada boosted his stock further and if he can manage a century in Barbados, any question of his position will surely be put to bed for the summer. Likewise Peter Moores is on the cusp of a series win to shore up his own position but uncertainty will still remain with the restructuring of England's management ongoing.
Match Stats: There have been 99 Test centuries at the Kensington Oval
England have a fair record in Barbados, winning three and drawing seven of their 14 Tests on the island
Shivnarine Chanderpaul made his first Test century at the Kensington Oval, 137 against India in 1997
Chanderpaul needs 71 runs to pass Brian Lara as West Indies' leading Test run-scorer
Teams : West Indies team: DS Smith, K Brathwaite, DM Bravo, MN Samuels, S Chanderpaul, D Ramdin(c)(wk), CR Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, KAJ Roach, JO Holder, JE Taylor, SJ Benn, D Bishoo, ST Gabriel,Veerasammy Permaul, Shai Hope
England team: AN Cook(c), IR Bell, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett, IJL Trott, JC Buttler(wk), JC Tredwell, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Gary Ballance, Adam Lyth, Joe Root, Chris Jordan,Mark Wood, Moeen Ali