England v West Indies Warm-up Match Preview

Team England demonstrated reasonable cricket in the recently concluded Carlton MID ODI Tri-Series by qualifying for the final spot and lost the important game against the hosts, Australia. The Englishmen were defeated twice by Australia in the pool matches but they beat the formidable Indian side in the remaining two games as the Men in Blue were unable to win even a single one. West Indies toured South Africa, lost the five One Day International series at 1-4 and they were beaten all ends up by the home side. The Caribbeans will enter their first warm game vs. England and will try to gain their confidence while grasping it.

Players to watch

Ian Bell was the supreme batsman of England in the Carlton MID ODI Tri-Series and powered 247 runs at an awesome average of 61.75 with one hundred along with a fifty. James Taylor, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan and Joe Root are their compatible batsmen. Moeen Ali and Ravi Bopara have emerged into fine all-rounders while they carry a lethal bowling attack comprising Steven Finn, Chris Woakes, James Anderson, James Tredwell and Stuart Broad.

Marlon Samuels top scored with 196 runs in five games vs. South Africa while Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin can be dangerous on their day. Darren Sammy and Andre Russell are world class all-rounders and rest of their bowling will be looked after by Jason Holder, Jerome Taylor, Kemar Roach, Nikita Miller, Sheldon Cottrell and Sulieman Benn.

Time & Venue

Monday, February 9, 2015 @ 03:30 GMT, 14:30 local at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Weather

Mostly sunny during day with the temperatures around 20-28ᵒC.

Toss

The winning skipper will opt to bat first.

The Pitch

The wicket favoured the bowlers more than the batsmen during the Tri-Series.

Teams

England – (From) Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, James Taylor, Joe Root, Alex Hales, Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Gary Balance, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn.

West Indies – (From) Jason Holder (C), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor.

Prediction

England will be the favourite to win the encounter.