Key occasions
The gamers emerge beneath gray skies. Zaida James goes to open the bowling to the brand new England opening pair of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones. Let’s play!
Confirmed Teams:
England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Em Arlott, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), 2 Qiana Joseph, 3 Ziana James, 4 Shemaine Campbelle, Gajnabi, Mandy Mangru (wk), Aaliyah Alleyne, Jahira Claxton, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews confirms she would have selected to bowl first anyway and counsel that there may well be some the aid of the wicket early on.
I feel the wicket appears to be like all proper however it will get slightly slower,”
says Sciver-Brunt after opting for to bat.
There are ODI debuts for Em Arlott and Linsey Smith. Alice Capsey replaces Heather Knight and it seems like there’s exchange afoot on the best of the batting orde – Amy Jones moved as much as open and Emma Lamb in the beginning drop.
We have 9 video games earlier than the World Cup begins so it’s a really perfect likelihood to start out having a look ahead to that.”
England win the toss and select to bat first
Good information! The rain has handed over and the coin has been tossed. Nat Sciver-Brunt wins it and comes to a decision to have first use of the wicket. There are rumblings that the England XI will come with a few debutants as Charlotte Edwards appears to be like to shake up the ODI group.
Raining these days – toss not on time
Gah! –Those clouds are striking about and creating a nuisance of themselves in Derby, we’ll have slightly of a extend to the toss and get started time. More as we get it…
In the interim – why no longer have a learn of Emma John’s piece at the globetrotting Sikander Raza:
Preamble
James Wallace
Hello and welcome to the OBO of the primary ODI between England and West Indies from Derby.
Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt shall be quietly content material with how the early days in their reign as England Head Coach and Captain have long gone with a 3-0 blank sweep of West Indies within the T20Is. There are gray clouds although, and no longer simply those rolling in over the Peak District and looming over the county floor at Derby as we talk.
Former captain Heather Knight is out for all of the summer season with a hamstring harm that she sustained within the ultimate T20I in Chelmsford on Monday, an actual disgrace for her for my part and England’s batting card is weakened with out her elegance and enjoy in it. That ultimate fit additionally noticed England slip into outdated and dangerous behavior from the iciness of discontent simply long gone as a sequence of catches have been fluffed.
Edwards has promised upper requirements around the board and so all eyes on England’s fielding as of late, in addition to their batting and bowling after all – which has been beautiful just right.
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