West Indies vs. England cricket series: 2nd Test teams, tour fixtures, TV and radio

West Indies vs. England 2nd Test

• When: 31 January to 4 February 2019 
• Where: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua 
• Daily start time: 2pm GMT 
• TV channel: live on Sky Sports Cricket
• Radio coverage: talkSPORT 2

After their 381-run thrashing in the first Test against the West Indies England will head to Antigua looking to bounce back in the three-match series.

Joe Root’s side were well under-par in Barbados and suffered a batting collapse in the first innings which saw them bowled out for just 77.

England opener Rory Burns says the squad must learn their lessons from the Barbados defeat and focus on levelling the series against the fired-up Windies.

He told Sky Sports: “Finishing the Test there was obviously disappointment that we hadn’t performed as well as we wanted to.

“But leaving the ground it was, ‘how do we respond, how do we come back from that?’ and almost to use it as a lesson and something to build on, placing a higher value on your wicket and transfer pressure back onto bowlers if they bowl well.

“There are a few meetings before and after [the match] where we’ll talk about these things and how we get better and how we keep improving. It’s a bit of a blip but how do we take that forward? How do we use that as a lesson and improve?”

The second Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua starts on Thursday 31 January. Play begins at 2pm (UK time).

Denly set for Test debut

Joe Denly will make his Test debut for England after it was confirmed the 32-year-old will replace Keaton Jennings. England skipper Joe Root also confirmed that Stuart Broad has replaced Adil Rashid.

Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of his debut, Denly said: “I am extremely proud, it has been a long time coming. I have had to wait a long time for it and there have been some ups and downs along the way but I am very excited.

“I’ve had thousands of messages come in and I’m thankful for the messages and support. I found on Tuesday afternoon that I would play, I was in the gym doing some bicep curls, as you do, and Rooty came in said he wanted me to make my debut this week opening the batting.”

West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl. Captain Jason Holder said: “There’s a bit of grass cover on it so hopefully our fast bowlers can put it in the right area and get some early wickets. We’ve prepared well and we know what’s at stake.”

Root added: “We’d have bowled first as well. It’s still an opportunity to go out and make a big first innings score. You’re always looking for continuity as much as possible.”

Teams

• West Indies XI: Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Shane Dowrich (wicketkeeper), Jason Holder (captain), Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel
• England XI: Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (captain), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Ben Foakes (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson

2nd Test TV and radio coverage 

Sky Sports Cricket will broadcast live from Antigua, coverage starts on Thursday at 1.30pm. TalkSPORT will bring live radio commentary from 1pm.

When is the 3rd Test?

The final Test of the three-match series takes place from 9-13 February in St Lucia. As well as the three Test matches, England take on the Windies in five one-day internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 (T20) games.

Squads

England 16-man Test squad

Joe Root (Yorkshire, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire); Mark Wood (Durham)

West Indies Test squad

Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, Oshane Thomas (cover for Joseph)

England 15-man ODI squad

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), David Willey (Yorkshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)

Results, fixtures and TV guide (all times UK)

Test results and fixtres

• 1st Test, Barbados: West Indies won by 381 runs
• 31 January-4 February 2019: 2nd Test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (2pm)
• 9-13 February 2019: 3rd Test at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (2pm)

One-day warm-up match

• 17 February 2019: Vice Chancellor’s XI vs. England (2pm; Three Ws Oval, Barbados)

One-day international (ODI) matches

• 20 February 2019: 1st ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados (3pm)
• 22 February 2019: 2nd ODI at Kensington Oval, Barbados (3pm)
• 25 February 2019: 3rd ODI at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada (1.30pm)
• 27 February 2019: 4th ODI at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada (1.30pm)
• 2 March 2019: 5th ODI at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (3pm)

International Twenty20s (IT20)

• 5 March 2019: 1st IT20 at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia (8pm)
• 8 March 2019: 2nd IT20 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis (8pm)
• 10 March 2019: 3rd IT20 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis (8pm)

TV and radio coverage

The West Indies vs. England cricket series will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket. Sky’s punditry team will include David Lloyd, Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton. Radio commentary will be broadcast on talkSPORT.