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West Indies’ captain Jason Holder called correctly at the toss and secured first batting use of the Lord’s surface in the third Investec Test. In the deciding Test of the series, they had the chance to make the running for the first time.

The tourists were unchanged from Headingley, with Devendra Bishoo keeping his place despite his erratic deployment during West Indies’ series-levelling victory. England had named their XI on the previous day, with Toby Roland-Jones recalled for a Test on his home ground at the expense of Chris Woakes.

The first September Test to be held at Lord’s was greeted by a cool morning with plenty of low cloud and, with James Anderson three wickets away from 500 in Tests, it could be considered a brave move by Holder. A buoyant West Indies XI, most of whom have never played at Lord’s before, know they must rise to the occasion.

Lord’s provided the perfect start for Joe Root’s captaincy when England began their Test summer with a crushing victory over South Africa in July. It was 2013 the last time they won both fixtures at Lord’s but Root will be keen that England’s undulating progress ends on an incline ahead of the Ashes.

For West Indies, the promise of Headingley still hung crisply in the air. This is the season of “mists and mellow fruitfulness” and Holder’s side remain hopeful that something fruitful is just beginning.

England: 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Mark Stoneman, 3 Tom Westley, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Dawid Malan, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Toby Roland-Jones, 10 Stuart Broad 11 James Anderson

West Indies: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 Kieran Powell, 3 Kyle Hope, 4 Shai Hope, 5 Roston Chase, 6 Jermaine Blackwood, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder (capt), 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Devendra Bishoo, 11 Shannon Gabriel

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Source: ESPN Crickinfo