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The 2nd Test between England and West Indies will begin in durham from
Thursday May 14 – Monday May 18 , Start time 11.00 (10.00GMT).
England’s home season was launched in the most emphatic of styles in the 1st test at Lord’s with a 10-wicket win, England lead the 2 match series by 1-0.
These two teams met on this ground two years ago and England won by seven wickets , but not before another masterclass from Shivnarine Chanderpaul. England have a 100% record at Chester-le-Street having beaten Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and West Indies.
Pitch and conditions The forecast at Chester le street changes by the day, but the first 2 days have a reasonable chance of staying fine although the weekend is more uncertain.
There’s a cold wind, too. so West Indies will need all those sweaters. After taking a few years to settle down, Chester-le-Street is now a solid all-round wicket which rewards batsmen and bowlers.
England (probable) 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ravi Bopara, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Stuart Broad, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Graham Onions, 11 James Anderson
West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Devon Smith, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Lendl Simmons, 5 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 6 Brendan Nash, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Darren Sammy, 9 Jerome Taylor, 10 Sulieman Benn, 11 Fidel Edwards
Quotes
"To be honest with you, there’s a possibility I might give it up – I will be giving it up, shortly." Chris Gayle serves notice of his impending resignation, assuming he isn’t pushed first
