WI vs ENG: Possible England Playing 11 for 2nd Test

ENG Playing 11: The 2nd Test between West Indies and England will be played in Barbados from March 16, Wednesday. After a humiliating Ashes defeat, Joe Root & Co’s re-set didn’t start off on a good note as they were reduced to 48/4 in the very first session after opting to bat. However, Jonny Bairstow’s first innings hundred and Joe Root’s second innings ton helped England set the home side a target of 286 in 71 overs. Though the game was heading towards the draw, England bounced back by reducing Windies to 67 for 4 shortly after tea. But Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder batted out 35.4 overs to secure a draw and keep the series level.

Barring the first session of the opening day, England got better and better throughout the game and will be hoping to continue the momentum and take a crucial lead in the three-match series.

Team News

Mark Wood is unlikely to play after suffering an elbow injury in Antigua Test
Saqib Mahmood or Ollie Robinson is likely to take up his place

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ENG Playing 11 (likely)

Zak Crawley and Alex Lees will open the innings again followed by Joe Root at number 03
Dan Lawrence, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, will bat in the middle order
Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Jack Leach, and one of Saqib Mahmood or Ollie Robinson are likely to form the attack

Zak Crawley
Alex Lees
Joe Root
Dan Lawrence
Jonny Bairstow
Ben Stokes
Ben Foakes (wk)
Chris Woakes
Ollie Robinson/Saqib Mahmood
Jack Leach
Craig Overton

England Squad

Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson

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Joe Root is a key batter for England. He was the top run-scorer for the side in the recently concluded Ashes 2022, scoring 322 runs in 5 matches at an average of 32.20, and slammed a ton in the second innings of the opening Test. In two innings he scored 122 runs at an average of 61.00

Matches	Runs	Average	Recent form
115	9722	49.35	122, 45, 24 & 1, 78, 86 & 3

Jonny Bairstow is the leading run-scorer for England with 155 runs in 2 innings, including a hundred. He also slammed a ton in the practice game ahead of the Antigua Test and also scored a hundred in the last Ashes Test.