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ENG vs WI, Day 1, First Test Live Score, 3rd T20I: Get the live score updates for Day 1 of the first Test between England vs West Indies from the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Follow the live score and updates for the Day 1 of the First Test between England and West Indies. (AFP)

ENG vs WI, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score and Updates: 

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Day 1 of the first Test match where England takes on the West Indies at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

England have won the toss and opted to bowl first. The decision by Ben Stokes was met with loud cheers from the home crowd who wanted to see Jimmy Anderson end his long and illustrious career a fitting end.

Overcast skies promised to assist swing bowler Anderson, who made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord’s back in 2003.

Both teams had already named their sides for this first of a three-match series, with England handing debuts to the Surrey duo of wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and fast bowler Gus Atkinson.

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson

West Indies XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales