So a test match begins as IPL rolls on. Quite a few players were keen on playing in the IPL rather than play the test matches. Gayle, the West Indies Captain, even joined his team in England just 48 hours before the start of the match as he squeezed in one more IPL game. It will be interesting to see how playing in the IPL affects these players in Tests.
Teams
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) Chris Gayle (capt), Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brendan Nash, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Fidel Edwards
Umpires: Steve Davis (Australia) and Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Timings
Wednesday May 6 – Sunday May 10
Start time 11.00 (10.00GMT)
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