West Indies vs. England cricket series: 3rd Test squads, ODI fixtures, TV and radio

West Indies vs. England 3rd Test match

• When: 9-13 February 2019 
• Where: Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium, St Lucia 
• Daily start time: 2pm GMT 
• TV channel: live on Sky Sports Cricket 
• Radio coverage: talkSPORT 2

England will play a Test match for the first time ever in St Lucia and Joe Root’s side are aiming to restore some pride after losing the series to the West Indies.

Following heavy defeats in Barbados and Antigua, England players head to St Lucia knowing that there’s only one four-day Test against Ireland before facing Australia in the Ashes this summer.  

One player who could stake a claim for an Ashes spot is Joe Denly. The 32-year-old made his Test debut in Antigua and is expected to feature at the top of the batting order again in St Lucia.

Hoping to make an impression as an opening batsman, Denly told The Guardian: “For me personally it has to be about this next game. [But] playing in an Ashes series is an absolute dream and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about it a little bit.

“It is important to try to not think about it as much as possible and have a real focus on trying to get a score in this next Test and prove to those guys who think I am a stopgap, makeshift opener that I have got a future as an opener in Test cricket. Hopefully I can.”

Gayle in Windies ODI squad

When the final Test match finishes next week the West Indies and England will then focus on the five-match one-day international (ODI) series.

Windies have named a 14-man squad for the first two ODIs and have included iconic batsman Chris Gayle. The 39-year-old last played for his nation in July.

The first two ODIs take place at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.

West Indies 14-man ODI squad

Jason Holder (captain), Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas

Squads

West Indies Test squad

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 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)

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
• 2nd Test, Antigua: West Indies won by ten wickets
• 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.