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Editor’s Pick(Final Test): England - West Indies

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England won the first test. West Indies won the second. It is always a thrill when the last and final match of the series is a decider. Not that the 9-0 whitewash victory that India marvellously accomplished during the tour of Sri Lanka was not appreciated. Well Indians most definitely did. A lot of memes around it hitting the net as well. That is expected of course. The lions defeated in their own dens. Thrashed mercilessly. Clean sweep. Emphatic win. Domination. No shortage of words there, that much I tell you.

So back to today’s match. It will be intriguing of course. The suspense does help. Will West Indies defeat England in their own - hmm what’s the Brit word for den?

My lineup
Batsmen
Joe Root
Kraigg Brathwaite
Alastair Cook
J Blackwood
Bowlers
Toby Roland
K Roach
Shannon Gabriel
James Anderson
Stuart Broad
All-Rounder
Ben Stokes
Wicket-Keeper
Shai Hope

Hope created history literally by defeating England in front of their home crowd by five wickets. It is really not easy to do so when the audience supports the opponent.
I have faith in experience - Hence Broad and Anderson. I have hope in Hope too.

Indu

P.S. Please note that the above-expressed opinions are purely the Editor’s. We do not take responsibility, nor can we guarantee the performance of the players. All the best !!!

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