ENG vs WI, 3rd Test: England Take On Windies In Series Decider At Old Trafford In Manchester

With the series drawn level at 1-1, both England and West Indies will come out all guns blazing on the green turf at Manchester with an aim to win the #raisethebat series and lift the Wisden Trophy

Joe Root and Jason Holder (Image: Getty)

The Wisden Trophy is up for the taking as hosts England lock horns with West Indies in the third and final Test of the 3-match series at the Emirates Old Trafford Ground in Manchester. The Test match is scheduled to get underway at 3:30 pm (IST) with the toss taking place at 3 pm (IST). With the series drawn level at 1-1, both teams will try to put forth in their top game forward on the green turf at Manchester with an aim to win the #raisethebat series. West Indies are the current holders of the Wisden Trophy after they beat England by a margin of 2-1 in the last Test series played out between the two sides in the Caribbean. England made a resounding comeback in the second Test at Old Trafford with an emphatic 113-run win after losing the series opener at Southampton to West Indies by 4 wickets. The chief architect of England's win was their premier all-rounder Ben Stokes who notched up 176 and 78* in his two outings with the bat and picked up three wickets with the ball. Meanwhile seamer Stuart Broad who was overlooked for the first test made a comeback into the team scalping six wickets to contribute to the team's win. West Indies had taken a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the opening Test of the 3-Test series played at the Aegeas Oval in Hampshire.The series opener also marked the resumption of international cricket after a long hiatus of over 100 days due to the covid-19 pandemic. England 14-man Squad: Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood