England vs West Indies: Ben Stokes Wins Toss, James Anderson’s Final Test Begins

England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bowl first against West Indies in the first Test of a three-match series at Lords. The series is part of the ICC World Test Championship.

James Anderson, with 700 wickets, is playing his final Test. The second Test will be at Trent Bridge from July 18-22, and the third at Edgbaston from July 26-30.

England’s Playing XI

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.

West Indies’ Playing XI

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales.