Summary

  • First Test, Antigua

  • Eng 268-6: Bairstow 109*, Foakes 42; Holder 2-15, Seales 2-64, Roach 2-71

  • Bairstow brings up eighth Test ton off 190 balls

  • Foakes falls lbw to Holder for solid 42

  • Bairstow successfully overturns when given out caught behind on 59

  • England slip to 48-4 after winning toss

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Matthew Henry

  1. Tim Peach
    BBC Radio 5 Live in Antigua

    Alex Lees was presented with his England cap, number 701, from Jonny Bairstow, who was his Yorkshire team-mate until the opener moved to Durham in 2018

  2. So England debutant Alex Lees won't have to wait long for his first ball in Test cricket.

    Could the 28-year-old be the long-sought-after solution to England's opening batting woes?

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  4. Stokes-Woakes-Foakes - top blokes.

  5. Tim Peach
    BBC Sport in Antigua

    This is the first time that England have fielded the Stokes-Woakes-Foakes combination.

  6. The teams

    West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), John Campbell, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Joshua da Silva (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Veerasammy Permaul, Jayden Seales

    England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (capt), Dan Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Mark Wood, Jack Leach

  7. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite: "We're just thinking about the process and not too far ahead. If we just stuck to our plans then results should take care of themselves.

    "Guys are hungry for this and have put in some hard work.

    "I'm just looking to lead the top order in this game."

  8. England captain Joe Root: "It looks a very dry surface. It looks like it's cracking early in the wind. It will be a challenging first session but I can see it deteriorating in the game.

    "The most important thing is our attitude, it's the one thing we can control. I hope we embrace that challenge and the guys go in with real clarity. It's been made clear what their individual roles are."

  9. Joe Root may still be there, but there is no James Anderson or Stuart Broad.

    Surprisingly, England's two leading Test wicket-takers were left out for this three-match series. A bold and decisive move from the tourists? Or one which they will live to regret?

    Root has confirmed seamer Saqib Mahmood misses from the starting XI out today. We will have full team for you shortly.

  10. England win the toss and bat first
    Breaking

    Joe Root calls correctly and England will bat first.

  11. 'I feel I'm the right man for the job'

    Joe Root says he thought "long and hard" about his future as England captain - but he is the right man to "take the team forward".

    Root's captaincy came under intense scrutiny following the disastrous Ashes defeat in the winter.

    Since then, head coach Chris Silverwood and director of cricket Ashley Giles have departed, but Root says he still has the appetite to lead England.

    "I've got a lot of energy for it," added the 31-year-old Yorkshireman.

    Read more on what Root had to say here.

    I feel I'm the right man for the job - Root on England captaincy

  12. Good afternoon!

    Welcome to our coverage of the first Test between England and West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

    After England's dismal performances in the Ashes down under, Joe Root's men will be looking to bounce back with a statement win.

    We'll have live text coverage, pundit reaction and the best of social media over the next five days.

  13. Time to leave this in the past...

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    And focus on the the next chapter...

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