{"id":23836,"date":"2019-01-31T11:27:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T15:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=23836"},"modified":"2019-01-31T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T15:27:17","slug":"west-indies-won-toss-bowling-vs-england-2nd-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/west-indies-won-toss-bowling-vs-england-2nd-test\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies won toss, bowling vs England \u2013 2nd Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl in the second Test against England at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here Thursday.<\/p>

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The hosts have retained the same XI from the opening Test in Bridgetown which they won by 381 runs inside four days last weekend, to post a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England, meanwhile, have made two changes, bringing in batsman Joe Denly and seamer Stuart Broad at the expense of opener Keaton Jennings and leg-spinner Adil Rashid.<\/p>

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TEAMS:<\/strong><\/p>

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WEST INDIES<\/strong> \u2013 Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Shane Dowrich, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel.
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ENGLAND<\/strong> \u2013 Joe Root (captain), Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Ben Foakes, Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.<\/p>

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UMPIRES<\/strong>: Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney; TV<\/strong> \u2013 Rod Tucker.<\/p>\n

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