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Shai Hope (L) chats with Joe Root
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England v West Indies: Third Test start time, TV channel, latest betting odds and team news

07:51 · THU September 07, 2017

After an astonishing West Indies victory at Headingley, the sides head to Lord’s for a winner-takes-all series decider, while England captain Joe Root goes for a record 13th consecutive Test with 50-plus score.

After an astonishing West Indies victory at Headingley, the sides head to Lord’s for a winner-takes-all series decider, while England captain Joe Root goes for a record 13th consecutive Test with 50-plus score.

England look set to keep faith with the side that lost that thriller in Leeds, while West Indies looked a far more complete team for the return of Shannon Gabriel with the new ball. Sparingly-used leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo looks the most vulnerable member of their Headingley XI at HQ.

Our guide contains team news, start times, TV channel information, stats and latest news from both camps, while Dave Tickner provides his best bets.

England v West Indies: Third Test contents

  1. Match details
  2. Team news
  3. Betting tips
  4. Key stats
  5. Quotes
  6. Latest news
  7. Series fixtures & results

England v West Indies: Third Test key details

Dates: Thursday September 7 – Monday September 11
Session times: 1100-1300, 1340-1540, 1600-1800 BST
TV Channel: Sky Sports Cricket (404)
Venue: Lord’s, London
Sky Bet odds: England 30/100, Draw 9/2, West Indies 8/1

England v West Indies: Third Test team news

Toby Roland-Jones celebrates a wicket

England have made just one change from the defeat at Headingley, with Toby Roland-Jones returning on his home ground in place of Chris Woakes, who looked short of a gallop at Leeds.

It means Tom Westley, Mark Stoneman and Dawid Malan all get one final chance to seal a place in England's top five ahead of the Ashes this winter.

Devendra Bishoo's place may come under threat after being conspicuously under-bowled in Leeds, but it's likely the Windies will be unchanged after such a famous victory.

England team: Joe Root (Yorkshire, captain), Alastair Cook (Essex), Mark Stoneman (Surrey), Tom Westley (Essex), Dawid Malan (Middlesex), Ben Stokes (Durham), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire, wk), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), James Anderson (Lancashire). Also in squad: Mason Crane (Hampshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

West Indies squad: Jason Holder (capt), Kraigg Braithwaite (vice-capt), Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Kieran Powell, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach

England v West Indies: Third Test betting tips

"The consistency he has found with the bat has not translated to the bowling crease, but he remains capable of eye-catching and match-turning interventions. He’s also fond of taking a ridiculous catch or two, which doesn’t hurt."

Click here to find out who Dave Tickner is backing to be man of the match at Lord's

England v West Indies: Third Test key stats

LORD’S

Overall: 134 Tests: 52 home wins, 31 away wins, 49 draws, 2 neutral wins
Last 10 England Tests: 4 home wins, 4 away wins, 2 draw
Last Test: July 6-9 2017: England (458 & 233) beat South Africa (361 & 119) by 211 runs
England v West Indies: 20 Tests: 9 home wins, 4 away wins, 7 draws
Last England v West Indies Test: May 17-21 2012: England (398 & 193-5) beat West Indies (243 & 345) by five wickets

ENGLAND

Last 10 Tests (most recent first): LWWWLWLLLL
Last 10 home Tests (most recent first): LWWWLWLWWL

Last 10 Tests - top batsmen

  1. Joe Root 1091 runs @ 57.42 2x100 9x50
  2. Alastair Cook 763 runs @ 40.15 1x100 3x50
  3. Jonny Bairstow 674 runs @ 37.44 6x50
  4. Ben Stokes 655 runs @ 34.47 2x100 4x50
  5. Moeen Ali 622 runs @ 34.55 1x100 4x50

Last 10 Tests - top bowlers

  1. Moeen Ali 37 wkts @ 30.72 2x5w 1x10w
  2. James Anderson 34 wkts @ 20.32 2x5w
  3. Stuart Broad 25 wkts @ 31.24
  4. Ben Stokes 17 wkts @ 43.64 1x5w
  5. Adil Rashid 16 wkts @ 42.68

WEST INDIES

Last 10 Tests (most recent first): WLLWLWLLDL
Last 10 away Tests (most recent first): WLWLLDLLLL

Last 10 Tests - top batsmen

  1. Kraigg Brathwaite 798 runs @ 49.87 2x100 4x50
  2. Roston Chase 609 runs @ 38.06 2x100 3x50
  3. Shai Hope 485 runs @ 44.09 2x100 1x50
  4. Jermaine Blackwood 384 runs @ 34.90 2x50
  5. Darren Bravo 371 runs @ 41.22 1x100 2x50

Last 10 Tests - top bowlers

  1. Shannon Gabriel 33 wkts @ 27.81 2x5w
  2. Devendra Bishoo 29 wkts @ 32.27 1x5w 1x10w
  3. Jason Holder 23 wkts @ 32.60 1x5w
  4. Roston Chase 19 wkts @ 48.57
  5. Alzarri Joseph 15 wkts @ 38.86
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England v West Indies: Third Test key quotes

ENGLAND

Joe Root on Roland-Jones replacing Woakes: "Home conditions, he (Roland-Jones) obviously knows the surfaces and is bowling very well at the moment.

"It's obviously very difficult to leave somebody like Chris out, he's been a consistent performer in Test cricket for England. But this is a team I think is going to win this week.

"There's plenty of cricket to be played throughout the rest of this summer and he's a fantastic performer across all formats. I fully expect him to come back strong."

Root on bouncing back: "Credit to the West Indies they played very well last week, but we're a strong side and we've shown over the course of this summer and in the past that we've been able to come back from difficult weeks and this is another opportunity for us to show good character and do just that," Root said.

"I thought we showed great character last week, coming back into the game after a poor start.

"The way we came from a difficult position to get into a position where we could potentially win the game was a great effort and this is another opportunity for us to win a series, so that's the way we will be looking at it and we must make sure we start well and hopefully carry that forward.

"Every time you go out there and play Test cricket you are going to have to show great character and mental strength and physical fitness to come out on top.

"We go into every game trying win, I know that sounds pretty obvious but you want good results in behind you going into a big series like that (the Ashes), but more importantly we want to make sure that we play well this week and win this series."

James Anderson on defeat in Leeds: "It was disappointing for us after such a performance at Edgbaston, we thought we could build on that and close out the series at Headingley.

"As bowlers we were confident we could bowl them out but full credit to the West Indies, I thought they played fantastically well that last day.

"I thought the West Indies came back very strong - which we expected them to do - and we didn't play at our best at all, which is really frustrating for us as we are trying to build momentum.

"But is makes for an exciting Test match here, a decider, that extra pressure will find out a bit more about people's character and things like that so it should be an exciting week."

With one eye on this winter's Ashes series in Australia, Anderson believes getting a result at Lord's is of high importance.

He added: "You're always trying to win Test match series. It's very important to try to build momentum and with this team going forward I think we really need to get some momentum going as it's an important winter for us.

"We've done some good things over the few months, or maybe 12 months, but not quite got that consistency going yet and that's something that we're really striving for."

WEST INDIES

West Indies coach Stuart Law on Shai Hope: "I think the fact he wasn't over the top in his celebrations just means he's hungry, he's driven. He doesn't want to stop where he's at now; he wants to keep going. I think that's a great sign.

"He's a tough cookie. He's pretty good now, but he's got the potential to go great.

"I'm immensely proud of the boys ... to come out and produce what they did was an amazing turnaround.

"I did say we can play the game. A lot of people weren't giving us that credit.

"I've seen these guys at close quarters; I've talked to them. Just the responses they give you, there's immense confidence there.

"There's probably a couple that doubted their ability to cope at this level, but I hope those doubts are now well and truly put to bed and they can start flourishing.

"I think I learned a bit (at Headingley), and I think the players actually learned themselves they can go out and achieve against a world-class attack.

"It's not going to be easy. We're going to have to work twice (as hard) as we did at Headingley, but we know we can stand up and fight."

England v West Indies: Third Test latest news

Joe Root in the nets at Lord's

England v West Indies: Test series fixtures & results

August 17-19: First Test, Edgbaston: England won by an innings and 209 runs

August 25-29: Second Test, Headingley: West Indies won by five wickets

September 7-11: Third Test, Lord’s

Series level at 1-1 with one to play