West Indies vs England Test series 2021-22
2nd Test:
Second Test of the 3 match series between West Indies and England is going to be played at the Kensington Oval, Barbados starting from March 16th 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 161 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 58 times, whereas the opponent won 51 times with 52 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 DLLWD.
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 72 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 27 times and England won 15 times with 30 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 DLWWW.
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 50 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 20 times and England won 10 times with 20 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 DLWWW.
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 561 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 178 times and lost 204 times. 1 game concluded as a tie. 178 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 DLLLW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 1046 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 378 times and lost 315 times. 353 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 DLDLL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Barbados shows the weather would be partly cloudy on all the days, but the third day, when it would be mostly sunny. There would be less chance of rain during the match, as the precipitation percentage would be below 2% to 24%. The temperature would be 29 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 36 to 41 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams selected to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 27 times in 54 games, where the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 6 times and lost 9 times with 12 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLWLW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 11 times and also lost 11 times with 5 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are DLWLL.
The teams never choose to field first since 2011.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first since 2004.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 16 matches from 1978 to 1998.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was 6 matches from 1965 to 1976.
The first batting team won the matches 17 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 20 times with 17 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLWLW.
Visiting team never got a chance to defend the target successfully since 2008.
Overall, 17 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 20 times with 17 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWLW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for West Indies, the team won the toss 32 times in 54 games. The team won 14 times and lost 9 times with 9 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWLD.
The host never won the match after choosing to field first since 2002.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while losing the toss, are WLWDL.
The visiting side never lost the outing after choosing to field first since 1997.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 119 in 1997, and the highest successful chase 308 in 1999.
The first innings lowest total was 94 runs in 1995, and the highest total was 668 runs in 1955. For the second inning, the lowest total was 77 runs in 2019, whereas the highest was 749 runs in 2009. For the third inning, the lowest total was 51 runs (declared inning) in 1935, whereas the highest was 657 runs in 1958. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 81 runs (completed innings) in 2017, whereas the highest was 387 runs in 2008.
The batting average of the first innings is 34.10 and 34.44 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 31.69, and 27.60 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 16 times at the venue. The home side won 6 times. The visiting team won thrice with 7 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies against England at the venue are WWDLD.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a very good record at the venue, as the team won 25 times out of 54 played games and lost 12 times with 17 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are WLWWL.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a very poor record, as the team won thrice and lost 6 times with 7 draws out of 16 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are LLDWD.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
West Indies:
The home side comes with an unchanged XI.
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 S. Mahmood and M. Fisher in place of injured M. Wood and C. Overton.
England Eleven: A. Lees, Z. Crawley, J. Root, D. Lawrence, B. Stokes, J. Bairstow, B. Foakes, C. Woakes, M. Fisher, S. Mahmood, J. Leach
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.
