West Indies vs England Test series 2021-22
1st Test:
First Test of the 3 match series between West Indies and England is going to be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua starting from March 8th 2022.
West Indies vs England History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the thirty ninth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 17 times. Whereas the opponent won 15 times. 6 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 8 series in a span of 18 years, from 1997-98 to 2015, where West Indies won 2 times and England won 6 times.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 7 series from 1976 to 1991.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 13 series from 1973 to 2000.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 4 series from 2000 to 2008-09.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 4 series (twice) from 2000 to 2008-09 and 2009 to 2018-19.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are LWLDL.
Matches:
The teams completed 160 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 58 times, whereas the opponent won 51 times with 51 draws.
The teams played 19 consecutive tests without any draw from 1999 to 2018, in which West Indies won 3 times and England won 16 times.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 4 matches from 1981 to 1983.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 5 matches from 1990 to 1995.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 13 matches from 1999 to 2010.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 16 matches from 1998 to 2010.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are LLWDL.
England vs West Indies Test series / Wisden Trophy 2020 – 3rd Test
Caribbean Backyard:
Series:
When touring West Indies by England, the teams met to play bilateral series 16 times, out of them, the host won 9 series and the visitors won thrice. 4 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 7 series in a span of 34 years, from 1980–81 to 2015, where West Indies won 6 series, whereas England won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 5 series from 1980-81 to 2003-04.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 6 series from 1973-74 to 2003-04.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 2 series from 1959-60 to 1973-74.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 4 series from 1953-54 to 1980-81.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are WDWLW.
Matches:
When England visited, the teams faced each other 71 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 27 times and England won 15 times with 29 draws.
The teams played consecutive 6 tests (twice) without any draw from 1986 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1994, both the times, in which West Indies won 5 games whereas England won 1 match.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 5 matches (twice) from 1986 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1994.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 9 matches (twice) from 1935 to 1954 and from 1981 to 1990.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 3 matches from 2004 to 2004.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 13 matches from 1954 to 1974.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are LWWWL.
Wisden Trophy in Caribbean Backyard:
Series:
When touring West Indies by England, the teams met to play bilateral series 11 times, out of them, the host won 7 series and the visitors won twice. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 7 series in a span of 34 years, from 1980–81 to 2015, where West Indies won 6 series, whereas England won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 5 series from 1980-81 to 2003-04.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 6 series from 1973-74 to 2003-04.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 1 series (twice) in 1967-68 and in 2003-04.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 2 series from 1967-68 to 1980-81.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are WDWLW.
Matches:
When England visited, the teams faced each other 49 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 20 times and England won 10 times with 19 draws.
The teams played consecutive 6 tests (twice) without any draw from 1986 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1994, both the times, in which West Indies won 5 games whereas England won 1 match.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against England was 5 matches (twice) from 1986 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1994.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against England was 9 matches from 1981 to 1990.
The consecutive winning streak for England against West Indies was 3 matches from 2004 to 2004.
The longest undefeated streak for England against West Indies was 6 matches from 2009 to 2015.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies against England are LWWWL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the eighth rank (West Indies (75)) and fourth rank (England (101)) teams. The host is 26 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 560 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 178 times and lost 204 times. 1 game concluded as a tie. 177 outings were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 8 points with a (1) position in the ranking, while becoming the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 7 points without any impact in the ranking, while becoming the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will earn 6 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will gain 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies are LLLWL.
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2021-22 Test Series – 2nd Test
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 1045 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 378 times and lost 315 times. 352 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the ranking, as being the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 7 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, as being the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 5 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will lose 2 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are LDLLL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Antigua shows the weather would be pretty sunny on the first day, partly cloudy on the second day, fourth day and last day, and mostly sunny on the third day. There would be very less chance of rain during the match, as the precipitation percentage would be below 16% to 24%. The temperature would be between 27 to 28 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 26 to 30 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams selected to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 3 times in 10 games, where the selection behaves neutral to the teams, as the the teams won once and lost also once with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLD – -.
The teams never lost a match after choosing to bat first since 2012.
The teams never choose to bat first after winning the toss since 2016.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 2 times and lost 1 time with 4 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are DDLWW.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first since 2019.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 4 matches from 2016 to 2021.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was 2 matches (twice) from 2008 to 2012 and from 2021 to present.
The first batting team won the matches 2 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 3 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are DDWLL.
Visiting team never got a chance to chase the target, till date.
Overall, 3 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 2 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are DDLWW.
The teams never won an outing after winning the toss since 2019.
Home Side:
Particularly, for West Indies, the team won the toss 6 times in 10 games. The team won 2 times and lost once with 3 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while winning the toss, are DLWWD.
The host never choose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while losing the toss, are DLWD -.
The visiting side never lost the outing after winning the toss since 1993.
The foreign team never lost the outing after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2012.
The visiting team never choose to bat after winning the toss since 2016.
The foreign side never won a game after choosing to field first, yet.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 418 in 2019, and the highest successful chase 102 in 2012.
The first innings lowest total was 43 runs (completed innings) in 2018, and the highest total was 566 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 222 runs in 2019, whereas the highest was 522 runs in 2012. For the third inning, the lowest total was 132 runs in 2019, whereas the highest was 476 runs in 2021. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 100 (completed innings) in 2019, whereas the highest was 350 runs in 2015.
The batting average of the first innings is 33.96 and 31.94 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 33.17, and 43.58 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 3 times at the venue. The home side won once. The visiting team is still searching for the win with a couple (2) of draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies against England at the venue are WDD – -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an above average record at the venue, as the team won 3 times out of 10 played games and lost 2 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are DDLWW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has an extremely poor record, as the team never won, yet and lost once with a couple (2) of draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are LDD – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
West Indies:
The home side comes with a spinner and three pacers, as a team has an all-rounder with spin and a bowling all-rounder with pace.
West Indies Eleven: K. Breathwaite, J. Campbell, S. Brooks, N. Bonner, J. Blackwood, J. Holder, J. da Silva, A. Joseph, K. Roach, V. Permaul, J. Seales
England:
The team comes with a pacer and a spinner, as the team has two all-rounders and a bowling all-rounder, all with pace.
England Eleven: A. Lees, Z. Crawley, J. Root, D. Lawrence, B. Stokes, J. Bairstow, B. Foakes, C. Woakes, C. Overton, M. Wood, J. Leach
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.
