Can England restore some dignity, and move on towards the World Cup with a decent performance against the West Indies?
Teams and toss to follow shortly...
Teams and toss to follow shortly...
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West Indies v England (First ODI of three) at The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
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Some breaking team news from Antigua. Batsmen Moeen Ali and Michael Lumb will make their one-day debuts and Ravi Bopara will win his 100th cap.
Captain Broad wins the toss and England will BOWL.
Captain Broad wins the toss and England will BOWL.
Taybha
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Wright and Katie start but selectors have stuck with Bresnan , on the plus side no Dernbach 
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Alex Hales has been denied the chance of making his one-day debut by a strained right thigh, while Eoin Morgan is out with a bruised left knee.
spring hall convert
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That may just be one of the most depressing sentences I've seen about English cricket.
If we can't beat this West Indian mob at the moment, I despair. I know they are a bit more of a threat in one dayers but they've been pitiful of late.
dougdeep
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Good to see Ali in the team. Might as well give some chances to untried talent because the old guard have been under achieving for far too long.
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West Indies: DJ Bravo*, DM Bravo, KA Edwards, JO Holder, SP Narine, KOA Powell, D Ramdin†, R Rampaul, DJG Sammy, LMP Simmons, DR Smith
England: MM Ali, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad*, JC Buttler†, JW Dernbach, CJ Jordan, MJ Lumb, JE Root, BA Stokes, LJ Wright
England: MM Ali, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad*, JC Buttler†, JW Dernbach, CJ Jordan, MJ Lumb, JE Root, BA Stokes, LJ Wright
chucky1973
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Wright and Katie start but selectors have stuck with Bresnan , on the plus side no Dernbach
Dernbach is playing according to BBC?
Taybha
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Please god say that isnt so ! i must of misheard the team ffs
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Someone has heard your prayer!!! Changed on the BBC website now...
England: MJ Lumb, MM Ali, LJ Wright, JE Root, BA Stokes, JC Buttler (wk), RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, CJ Jordan, SCJ Broad (capt), JC Tredwell.
Pevenseagull
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Joe Root opening the bowling... Stuart Broad trying to show himself as an innovative, thinking, spontaneous captain??
Interesting that the 50 over side now has so many Twenty20 specialists and only 2 or 3 of the Test Match starting XI.
Interesting that the 50 over side now has so many Twenty20 specialists and only 2 or 3 of the Test Match starting XI.
Moshe Gariani
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Is this an OFFICIAL thread...?
Umpires?
Umpires?
Moshe Gariani
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Come on Dwayne.
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Official threads are utter drivel. Yes there are two umpires... and probably a few more watching TV and whatever the 3rd/4th/spare umpires do.
Moshe Gariani
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Were loose.
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SMASH! 17-0 (3 overs)
Mackenzie
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I'd love to be there right now.
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Tight overs from Broad and Root... 19-0 (5 overs)