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Eng vs WI: 'Do it your way', Root's message to Stokes ahead of 1st Test

Stokes also said he will try to pick brains of some of the more experienced players in the side to help him on the field

Eng vs WI, 1st Test: West Indies can't last five days, says Brian Lara

The 51-year-old former skipper said while West Indies' boast of a formidable bowling attack, their batting department is a concern, which is precisely the reason behind his statement.

Would have picked Buttler as stand-in captain over Stokes: Kevin Pietersen

Stokes was named as England's stand-in captain after Root left the bio-secure bubble and returned to Sheffield for the birth of his second child

Eng vs WI, 1st Test preview: Cricket returns in a bio-secure environment

This will be the first time when international cricket will be played with new set of changed rules put forward by ICC looking at the coronavirus threat

Eng vs WI playing 11: Vaughan picks Anderson over Broad for first Test

The Three Lions' have a variety of fast-bowling options to pick from and Vaughan feels one between Anderson and Broad should play the first Test, alongside Jofra Archer and Mark Wood

Windies hoping to emulate Headingley 2017 performance: Coach Phil Simmons

A batting failure saw West Indies lose the opening match against England in Birmingham by an innings and 209 runs during its last Test tour in 2017

Eng vs WI 1st Test: Absence of fans won't affect intensity, says Ollie Pope

The three-Test series will be played behind close doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic

England names 13-man squad for 1st Test vs WI, excludes Bairstow, Moeen Ali

Apart from the squad, nine players will remain at the venue as Test reserves

Eng vs WI: Sam Curran tests negative for Covid-19, to resume training

Curran, who went into self-isolation in his hotel room at the Ageas Bowl after he felt ill, had given his sample on Thursday

England to join Windies in wearing 'Black Lives Matter' logo during Tests

The decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board was fully supported by the England players led by Test skipper Joe Root and stand-in captain for the opening Test, Ben Stokes.

Taking a knee isn't enough to tackle racism, says Carlos Brathwaite

Taking a knee has become a popular symbol to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which gained momentum following the killing of George Floyd

Shannon Gabriel named in West Indies squad for England Test series

Gabirel was among the reserves when the West Indies players landed in England but proved his fitness with impressive performances in the two inter-squad warm-up matches at the Old Trafford

Want to be compared with Pakistan players instead of Kohli: Babar Azam

Talented batsman Babar Azam has insisted he doesn't want to be compared with Indian skipper Virat Kohli but instead with legendary Pakistan batsmen like Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Coach Simmons joins Windies squad after mandatory quarantine, Covid-19 test

Cricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt confirmed that there is no threat to Simmons' job

Eng vs WI: England's Sam Curran undergoes Covid-19 test after feeling sick

England all-rounder Sam Curran gave his sample on Thursday and is currently self-isolating in his hotel room at the Ageas Bowl

Eng vs WI: Third match to be named as 'Ruth Strauss Foundation Test'

England and West Indies will lock horns in three-Test series, beginning July 8 and this will mark the return of international cricket

Phil Simmons' job safe despite attending funeral: Cricket Windies chief

Simmons found himself in a soup after Cricket West Indies board member Conde Riley, who also heads the Barbados Cricket Association, had sought his 'immediate removal'

Eng vs Pak: Shoaib Akhtar urges Pakistan to go for win, not settle for draw

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has urged the team to not settle for a draw but go for victory in their upcoming series against England.

Eng vs WI: Mark Wood expects Stokes to do brilliant job as England captain

Stokes has never led a side in first-class cricket but will be captaining the national team for the first time in his career

Second group of corona-negative Pakistan players to depart for UK on Friday

From Manchester, all the six players will be transported to Worcester and will integrate with the squad after they test negative in England and Wales Cricket Board's testing programme, says PCB