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2m ago 10.19 EDT 10th over: West Indies 82-1 (Charles 29, Hope 48) A blustery breeze blows across the ground as Buttler, Brook and Dawson convene for a rethink. They need an end to this partnership. Dawson’s continuing with his darts and keeps Hope on strike for two balls until a swipe to deep points gets him a single. Charles scampers a single of his own before Hope gets another one. Whatever the chat was at the top of the over worked as only three runs were scored. Halfway through the innings, I’d say West Indies are edging it. Just. Time for drinks. Share

7m ago 10.14 EDT 9th over: West Indies 79-1 (Charles 28, Hope 46) Charles recognises that he has to go fetch Bethell’s darts and the big unit creates his own length with big strides forward. He has to reach for his slow sweep but gets enough wood on it to clear the man sweeping on the leg side. Then he swats a missile straight back to Bethell who can maybe count himself lucky that he didn’t get a hand to it. 13 runs off that one. Suddenly West Indies are ticking along quite nicely at 8.7. They’ve hit 51 off the last five. Share

10m ago 10.10 EDT 8th over: West Indies 66-1 (Charles 17, Hope 44) Adil Rashid joins the party. Will be interesting to see how he approaches this. Will he give one a bit of air? Not just yet. Like Bethell and Dawson he’s flatter and quicker through the air. Seven runs – all run – off that over, including a couple for Charles that’s chopped through point after a misfield. Share

13m ago 10.08 EDT 7th over: West Indies 59-1 (Charles 13, Hope 41) It’s going to be a trial by spin for a while I reckon. Bethell is up next, landing back of a length darts. It’s a smart strategy given the dimensions of the ground and he gets away with just four singles. Share

17m ago 10.04 EDT 6th over: West Indies 55-1 (Charles 11, Hope 39) Carse is getting carted. Bit harsh maybe. It’s brilliant batting from Hope who is such a natural timer of the ball. Twice he gives himself room to swing his arms and launches sixes down the ground. That’s the end of the powerplay. Despite Carse going at 15 an over, I think England will be OK with how that went. View image in fullscreen West Indies batsman Shai Hope in batting action watched by Jos Buttler. Photograph: Harry Trump/Getty Images Share Updated at 10.20 EDT

21m ago 09.59 EDT 5th over: West Indies 40-1 (Charles 11, Hope 25) Dawson is back into the attack and starts with a wide down the leg side. The straight boundaries are very short so he doesn’t want to float it up, but that means there’s little margin for error with his length. Twice Dawson drags down and twice Charles cuts for four off the back foot. England review for a caught behind appeal that was turned down, but it missed both glove and bat as Charles attempted to sweep. Share

28m ago 09.53 EDT 4th over: West Indies 28-1 (Charles 2, Hope 24) Carse into the attack and he gets the business from Hope as this over goes for 15. A spray onto the pads is clipped fine for four so Carse adjusts his line but it’s in the slot and Hope wallops it down the ground for six. So Carse adjusts his length but it’s short enough for Hope to throw his hands at it and carve it down to deep third for four. Charles is struggling, though, and wafts aimlessly at a slower ball that somehow squirts past Buttler for a bye. Share

32m ago 09.49 EDT 3rd over: West Indies 12-1 (Charles 2, Hope 9) Another top set from Wood, holding a tight line and tucking up Charles. Hope managed a single off the first ball but Charles couldn’t get a run off the next five. Wood was zipping it through between a good length and the occasional yorker. Very impressive so far. Share

34m ago 09.46 EDT Long delay here as they sort out the sightscreen behind Wood’s arm. Or is it an issue with an advertisement screen? Either way, that took a while. They’re back now. Share

40m ago 09.41 EDT 2nd over: West Indies 11-1 (Charles 2, Hope 8) Dawson’s finger spin opens the other end and he’s testing the Windies batters with a full length and a brisk pace. One drag down, though, is thumped over midwicket by Hope for six. Two singles elsewhere. Share

43m ago 09.38 EDT 1st over: West Indies 3-1 (Charles 1, Hope 1) Brilliant opening from Wood. A wicket first ball with a piercing yorker, he kept it full and swining throughout. A beamer first up to Hope meant there was a free hit on offer, but the Windies skipper could only manage a single to mid-on. An inside edge onto the thigh pad gets Charles off the mark. Share

49m ago 09.32 EDT WICKET! Lewis lbw Wood 0 (West Indies 0-1) He’s got him first ball! A snorter of a yorker beats Lewis for pace and bangs him right in front. The batter reviews but it’s more in hope than anything. Maybe he thought he made contact with the ball as he attempted to dig it out, but there’s a gap between leather and willow. A stunning start for Wood and England. Share

52m ago 09.28 EDT The players are now geared up and ready to roll. Brook leads his troops out and the Windies openers, Charles and Lewis, two powerful hitters, follow. Wood has his cap off. Looks like he’ll take the new ball first up. Share

1h ago 09.09 EDT Sue in Southampton is having some technical difficulties. “Hi there, Is it just me or is there no sound on Channel 5?” Have you tried turning it off and then on again, Sue? Anyone else having similar issues? Share

1h ago 09.08 EDT Teams Changes for both sides from Friday. Luke Wood is in for England in place of Matthew Potts. Brook backing him to add pace from that left arm. Akeal Hosein is straight into the team with Andre Russell missing out with an injury. England: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood. West Indies: Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (c, wk), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherfod, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein. Share Updated at 09.23 EDT

1h ago 09.03 EDT Brook wins the toss and bowls first “We want to chase”, says Brook, who keeps winning at life. Shai Hope would have bowled first as well. Share

2h ago 08.45 EDT I do know that West Indies will be boosted by the return of Akeal Hosein. The world’s second best bowler – according to the ICC’s metrics at least – had some visa issues entering the UK. Hosein, and his fellow Trinadadian Jyd Goolie, were unable to travel following recent changes to UK visa entry requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens, which came into effect on April 23 and May 12, 2025. These changes required the players to submit visa applications and attend mandatory in-person appointments. Share Updated at 09.23 EDT

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