West Indies vs England Test series 2021-22
3rd Test:
Third and last Test of the 3 match series between West Indies and England is going to be played at the National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada starting from March 24th 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 162 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 58 times, whereas the opponent won 51 times with 53 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 DDLLW.
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 73 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 27 times and England won 15 times with 31 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 DDLWW.
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 51 times. Out of them, West Indies received victories 20 times and England won 10 times with 21 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 DDLWW.
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 562 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 178 times and lost 204 times. 1 game concluded as a tie. 179 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 DDLLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 1047 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 378 times and lost 315 times. 354 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 DDLDL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Grenada shows the weather would be mostly sunny on the first day and partly cloudy on the remaining four days. There would be less chance of rain during the match, as the precipitation percentage would be below 7% to 21%. The temperature would be 28 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 35 to 39 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams selected to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 0 times in 3 games.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are – – – – -.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 2 times and never lost, yet with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWD – -.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 2 matches from 2009 to present.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was 1 match in 2002.
The first batting team won the matches 0 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 2 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLD – -.
The home team never got a chance to defend the target successfully, till date.
Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and never lost, yet with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWD – -.
The teams never lost a match after winning the toss, till date.
Home Side:
Particularly, for West Indies, the team won the toss 1 time in 3 games. The team neither won nor lost the game.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while winning the toss, are D – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue, while losing the toss, are LL – – -.
The visiting side never lost the outing after winning the toss, till date.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was not recorded, yet, and the highest successful chase 215 in 2009.
The first innings lowest total was 237 runs in 2009, and the highest total was 373 runs in 2002. For the second inning, the lowest total was 232 runs in 2009, whereas the highest was 470 runs in 2002. For the third inning, the lowest total was 209 runs in 2009, whereas the highest was 307 runs in 2015. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was not recorded, till date, whereas the highest was 217 runs in 2009.
The batting average of the first innings is 30.30 and 38.86 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 30.88, and 51.57 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 1 time at the venue. The home side is still searching for the first win. The visiting team won the only plated encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies against England at the venue are L – – – -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an extremely poor record at the venue, as the team never won, yet out of 3 played games and lost 2 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are LLD – -.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a good record, as the team won in an only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are W – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
West Indies:
The home side would like to go with K. Mayers in place of S. Brooks and A. Phillip in place of J. Seales.
West Indies Eleven: K. Breathwaite, J. Campbell, N. Bonner, K. Mayers, J. Blackwood, J. Holder, J. da Silva, A. Joseph, K. Roach, V. Permaul, A. Phillip
England:
The team would like to go with C. Overton in place of M. Fisher.
England Eleven: A. Lees, Z. Crawley, J. Root, D. Lawrence, B. Stokes, J. Bairstow, B. Foakes, C. Woakes, C. Overton, 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”.
